Mattie Stepanek was 14 when he died but his poetry and enthusiasm caught the notice of celebrities and presidents. Ron Kean has taken Mattie's Christmas poem of peace for all the world and created a melody that helps the messages…

Shirley McRae is well-known for her excellent arrangements of folk songs for young voices and this new setting continues her forward trend. With a bouncing piano part enhanced by a percussive triangle along with a dancingclarinet…

The Cradle and the Cross

This wonderful text of Robert Louis Stevenson celebrates life in this sensational piece for high school and college. You can almost feel the mist of the highland meadows and will enjoy the calm of contentment as the song finishes.

2-Part and Piano-In gentle flowing lines this sensitive setting of the Emily Dickenson poem makes an excellent feature for treble choir accompanied by piano and flute. In an easy ballad style with simple syncopations this work …

Eternal Grace

Selected for the Ron Kean Multicultural Series this piece utilizes sounds from African folk songs. With a myriad of percussion instruments the rhythm is set. A joyful chorus emerges with an occasional solo interjection.

The Tale of Two Toads

This energetic processional for a cappella voices and percussion defies categorization. This fun original work includes some alternate text ideas that make it useful for almost any occasion. The rhythms are hypnotic and the harmon…

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