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Walton Music

Similar in style to Gibbs' arrangements of Now Let Me Fly and Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, this stunning arrangement highlights the conviction of the traditional spiritual through rich choral textures and a solid rhythmic drive. With slow cadence and a minor key that expresses the longing for better days, it allows more advanced treble choirs to explore the historical context with musical sensitivity.

I Know I Been Changed

SSAA Octavo divisi

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Endeavor Music Publishing

Brimming with energy and joy, this original work features an uplifting text, infectious melodies, and rhythmic verses, making it a joy to perform, see, and hear! With gospel flair in the vocal harmonies and accompaniment, it is a perfect way to open or close a concert. Add the body percussion notated in the score to encourage creativity and improvisation.

I've Got Joy

SAB Octavo w/ Body Percussion

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This is amazing! A tremendously fun and interesting setting of the traditional spiritual Elijah Rock, this arrangement for double choir goes well beyond eight parts in some places. Challenging and virtuosic, with exciting rhythmic interplay between the voices, this requires a strong and developed ensemble. The result is well worth the work!

Elijah!

SATB/SATB Octavo  Double Choir, or SSAATTBB

Gentry Publications

Here is an original concert gospel work with a fierce piano accompaniment that will bring excitement and variety to your next performance. Quoting the familiar spiritual Roll, Jordan, Roll and with repeated percussive effects in the empowering lyrics, this piece bridges styles and context to create a variety of educational opportunities along with a high performance value. A great closer!

Sign Me Up

SATB Octavo

A great new gospel song, this tune is destined to be a hit! The title is the refrain that answers every hardship that can come our way. Excellent energy, colorful blue notes, and rocking rhythms are the characteristics that make this song's meaningful lyrics pop!

Love Will Find a Way

Lawson-Gould

The motet-like setting of this traditional spiritual features a soprano melody with accompanying voices in flowing choral lines. Lyrical and lovely, this is a classical setting of the well-known spiritual.

Deep River

Colla Voce Music LLC

If you have an expressive soloist, consider this slow, soulful spiritual arrangement, expertly edited by Henry Leck of the Indianapolis Children's Choir.

City Called Heaven

Alliance Music Publications, Inc.

"There's a better day a-coming" with an exciting a cappella arrangement of this traditional spiritual. With some divisi towards the end, this will both challenge and inspire your singers!

I Don' Feel No Ways Tired

SATB Octavo  divisi

Brimming with upbeat gospel style, this arrangement partners two traditional spirituals, Come and Go to That Land and I'll Be Singing Up There. With a stylized piano accompaniment that can be further enhanced with bass and drums, an opportunity to feature soloists, and a stacking gospel bridge that vamps right until the close, it's a strong and memorable closer for either concerts or services.

Come and Go (To That Land)

Based on the idea that "where there is love, God is there", this uplifting original work reminds us that we are the carriers and beacons of love and hope. Written in a modern gospel style with optional rhythm section that stays mostly in three parts throughout, this is an energetic and engaging selection for treble choirs.

God Is There

SSA Octavo or SSA(A)

Mark Foster

Capturing the importance of the Eloise Greenfield poem and the dramatic story of Harriet Tubman's life, this original work also includes the spirituals If I Got My Ticket and Go Down, Moses. Tubman was a conductor of the Underground Railroad and often was referred to as the "Moses" of her people.

Harriet Tubman

Hal Leonard Corporation

This traditional spiritual carries a universal message of optimism and hope for a brighter tomorrow. Repetition of text and melody along with growing dynamics create a powerfully dramatic effect throughout the piece. Foot taps, beginning in the anthem's middle section, simulate the feeling of a march that intensifies the spirit of determination and resolve.

Ev'rything's Gonna Be Alright

Alfred Music Publishing

Opening with just a shaker and unison voices, the percussion ostinatos (notated in the score) and traditional choral harmonies gradually unfold into full harmony. Well-planned key changes ensure successful a cappella modulations for younger choirs in this traditional African-American Spiritual arrangement designed just for them.

Gonna Sing

Three-Part Mixed Octavo

Choristers Guild

This favorite traditional spiritual gets a fresh setting that choirs of all ages will enjoy. With a rhythmic vocal ostinato, it allows each section to shine as they sing the melody. The piano part locks in a fun groove that complements the layered vocal lines, and the sections with handclaps really punctuate the performance.

Oh, Sinner Man

SAB Octavo

Little David, Play on Your Harp

Adapted from the gospel-style interpretation of the hymn His Eye Is on the Sparrow originally performed and recorded by the Georgia Mass Choir, this setting is an inspirational choice for gospel, church, and concert choirs.

I Sing Because I'm Happy

Once the gospel swing gets started, it just never lets up in this powerful selection that is a dynamic musical statement for today's choirs. Its 9/8 meter coupled with an expressive, hopeful text is compelling enough, but the bluesy piano accompaniment and the generous use of seventh chords make this a completely irresistible choral feature.

Shine on Me

Podd Brothers Music

Feel the rhythm, embrace the joy, and let your spirits soar with this vibrant rendition of a gospel standard. Perfect for both sacred and secular occasions, this upbeat concert gospel arrangement will infuse your choir performance with infectious and uplifting energy. From its punchy rhythms to its soul-stirring harmonies, every note resonates with a message of hope and resilience.

The Storm Is Passing Over

Recognized for its connection to the Underground Railroad by signaling the direction north, this traditional spiritual offers many teaching moments. This exciting arrangement is rhythmic and well supported by the piano accompaniment, and each choral line has the opportunity to sing the melody as well as independent harmony lines and stacked ostinatos that create an exciting texture.

Follow the Drinking Gourd

Balancing deep tradition with fresh energy, this vibrant arrangement reimagines the classic spiritual with the drive and spirit of modern gospel music. Careful attention to ranges and accessibility makes this possible for choirs of all ages, and the creative harmonic writing makes this a joy to sing!

My Lord, What a Mornin'

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