Alfred Choral Designs

A reflection on the candle as a symbol of peace, this simple yet elegant selection is appropriate for choirs of all ages, at any time of year. The beautiful single-octave melody (from D to D) is sung...

Bring out the sentimental side of Christmas at your holiday concert this year. A touching text reminisces about many delights during this special time of year. Logical choral writing, and an unforgett...

It's a whirlwind trip through a baker's dozen of beloved Christmas favorites! Quoting brief phrases from songs like 'We Three Kings,' 'Jingle Bells,' and 'The Hallelujah Chorus,' this piece cleverly w...

A Christmas classic is given a cool treatment in this new arrangement by Andy Beck. Featuring a lilting jazz waltz accompaniment and sweet choral harmonies, this is a great way to perk up your holiday...

A triumphant fanfare motive is echoed across the choir before breaking into a joyous refrain, punctuated with rhythmic handclaps. Suitable for concert, festival, and church use, this celebratory chora...

Three favorite spirituals are cleverly combined in this mini-medley. Call-and-response arranging makes for memorable interplay between voices, eventually leading to an innovative mash-up. Staging sugg...

Add some multicultural flair to holiday concerts with this lively arrangement of the Puerto Rican Christmas carol! The playful 'la la' section and syncopated verses come even more alive with the addit...

This rhythmic rendition of the traditional carol is a blast! The funky feel craves choreography (on the Step One! DVD and at alfred.com/video), a likely addition, as accessible writing will make note...

Here's a gorgeous setting of the text from 'Angels We Have Heard on High' that includes a beautifully arranged verse of 'Silent Night.' Featuring long legato lines, expressive phrasing, and warm chora...

Mozart's 'Rondo alla Turca' is the basis for this innovative twist on 'Jingle Bells!' Your audience will love catching the rapid text as the familiar and sequential melody is volleyed through the choi...

A symbolic ascending fifth opens the main melodic idea in this bright original for Christmas. Taking inspiration from 'Angels We Have Heard on High,' the chorus moves in a new harmonic direction, whil...

Written in a 1940s swing style, this choral confection will get your singers right in the sweet tooth! Chock full of accessible harmonies with lots of built-in repetition, plus a fun-filled spoken wor...

An easily-sung pentatonic melody, a text rich in imagery, and a supportive piano part make this soothing song an ideal selection for beginning choirs. The patterning of the optional bell, triangle, an...

This high-energy original Christmas spiritual is not to be missed! A driving gospel chorus alternates with contrasting verses, then a quote from 'Angels We Have Heard on High' introduces a lively, han...

This swingin' arrangement gives the old favorite children's song a fantastic update! Jazzy rhythms and hip harmonies abound in the accompaniment, while the vocal parts remain simple and accessible for...

Patriotic and uplifting, the lyrics of 'America' are set to a sweeping new melody, which leads into a stirring original chorus. A fully-harmonized refrain from 'America the Beautiful' also appears as...

What better way for your developing choir to spread holiday cheer than a partner song arrangement of a favorite Christmas carol? Terrific writing for those who are just learning to sing in harmony, so...

You know this Christmas carol, but you've never heard it like this before! Alan Billingsley's contemporary interpretation brings the traditional tune up to date. The SATB voicing sounds great a cappel...

PianoTrax 8 CD contains accompaniment tracks for the following 26 choral publications: Abendlied * Brothers in Song * Call Me Friend * Count the Stars * The Flu Fugue * The Glendy Burk * I Can See the...

Recorded by over 500 artists such as Kenny Rogers & Wynonna Judd, Natalie Cole, Reba McEntire, Rascal Flatts, and Pentatonix, this tender Christmas ballad is considered a modern classic. Appropriate f...

Bossa nova (Portuguese for 'new trend') is a musical genre that began in Brazil in the 1950s. The combination of samba rhythms, jazz sonorities, and lyrical melodies created a new, sophisticated style...

This change-of-pace charmer recreates the conversation between a pair of birds as they observe children singing. The birds consider what the sounds are, why the sounds are made, and most importantly,...

This playful arrangement of a Nicaraguan folk song encapsulates a broader message of diversity and inclusion across the world - because 'all the nations like bananas!' Just a little Spanish, but a lot...

Sung ostinatos join one by one in the opening of this rhythmic arrangement of the authentic Ghanaian folk song. Unison lines, block triads, and a reset of the dynamics in the choral bridge are a blast...

A spry and enchanting adaptation of Edvard Grieg's magical piano solo, this choral arrangement conjures up heaps of holiday cheer with its clever lyrics and jaunty classical feel. Festive and fun!