Hallelujah: Gospels and Spirituals for Mixed Choir

This dynamic collection includes 30 traditional spirituals and gospel songs arranged for mixed choir. Utilizing catchy rhythms, grooves, blue notes, and principles of call and response, these rousing arrangements will be a delight to perform and thrilling for the audience. Some selections are a cappella, but others use piano accompaniment. There is occasional divisi in the choral parts, and there are solo or small ensemble features included in some of the arrangements. Many of these arrangements were specially commissioned for the collection, including those of Courtney Carey, Marques L. A. Garrett, Uzee Brown Jr, Mark Sirett, John Hoybye, and Thomas Gabriel, among others. Moderate in difficulty, this collection explores the diversity of the spiritual and gospel styles, with performance tips from the editors along with a CD recording with a selection of the arrangements that will help with learning the pieces and the styles. Useful for concerts and festivals as well as church services, these pieces are deeply rooted in historical culture and style with high performance value for modern choirs. Titles include: Amazing Grace; Go Down Moses; Kumbaya; Deep River; Down by the Riverside, Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho and many others.