The Welsh folksong Tra Bo Dau arranged by Meirion Wynn Jones for SATB choir. Piano accompaniment is included for rehearsal purposes only. The collecting of Tra Bo Dau in 1906 by the Bangor academic J. Lloyd Williams (1854-1945) from the singing of his wife and sister-in-law proved to be an act of great consequence for the future of folk music in Wales - leading as it did to the founding of the We…

Daughters Of Jerusalem

Music by Lionel Daunais Poem by Guillaume Apollinaire-Music by Lionel Daunais. Poem by Guillaume Apollinaire. French poet Guillaume Apollinaire's musing on lost love takes on a quintessential French sound. Easily accessible to a good high school choir. In French with a singable English translation by Jon Washburn. SATB A Cappella Click Here to hear a demonstration

Fiddler On The Roof is a musical composed by Jerry Bock. Set in the Pale of Settlement of Imperial Russia in 1905 the story centres on Tevye the father of five daughters and his attempts to maintain his Jewish religious and cultural traditions as outside influences encroach upon the family's lives.The original Broadway production of the show had the first musical theatre run in history to surpa…

from Season of Wonders-Uses: AdventScripture: Zechariah 9:9; Zephaniah 3:14With cheerful abandon this carol “re-tooling” is filled with sparkling grace! A new text for Advent brings this well-known Englishcarol into liturgical use earlier in the season and connects Old Testament prophecy with Mary's jubilation. This unique perspective swirls with a dance-like theme that heightens the …

Daughters of Promise Women of Faith

'Ave verum was commissioned early in 2011 by Edward Rowntree for the birthday of his father John Rowntree director of music at Douai Abbey in the UK. My aim was to write a piece both short and simple suitable for regular liturgical use. There are of course many wonderful settings of this text already not least those by William Byrd and Edward Elgar both of which I sang as a boy. In this ins…

Nico Muhly's Looking Up for SATB and Orchestra. Programme note:Looking Up is a piece for large chorus and orchestra and is in three sections played without pause. In the 16th century a variety of psalters in meter were printed in England with the idea of making psalm-singing something that could happen easily at home with the rhyming meter being an aid to memorization. These translations are …

Uses: Easter Scripture: Matthew 28:7 The Neo-Renaissance flavor provides a beautiful backdrop for this novel Eastertide anthem. The optional Hand Drum and Tambourine will add a nice color to your worship presentation. Availableseparately: SATB BonusTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:35.

The most famous American Christmas carol family is undisputably the Burt family. The carols of Bates and Alfred Burt and the Christmas carol cards they sent are now part of our hymnody and folklore. Abbie Burt Betinis is the greatgranddaughter of Bates and grand niece of Alfred and is continuing the tradition with freshness and craftsmanship. A noted and often commissioned composer in her own rig…