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This beautiful, flowing setting of the English folksong "The Turtle Dove" is ideal for middle school choirs. With strong lines for divisi sopranos and altos, the baritones mainly feature on the melody, which sits nicely in the cambiata/baritone range. Work on crafting rounded vowels and legato phrases together.

The Turtle Dove

SSAB

Your singers will love this raucous sea shanty, designed for changed and changing voices and ideal for middle schoolers. Its call-and-response structure is easy to pick up, and the chorus sections gradually grow in harmony and complexity. Accompanied by a fiddle, try adding some hornpipe-style choreography in the interludes. Clapping and percussion will bring maximum performance value!

Bound for South Australia

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Who doesn't want to sing about flamingos?! Your young singers will love the driving rock feel and 7/8 chorus. Musically interesting and weirdly informative, there's a section in the middle to do the "flamingo dance" (see notes) that is sure to make audiences smile. Perform in unison, 2-part or 3-part.

Flamingo!

Two/Three-Part Octavo

Have some fun with your middle school cambiata and changed voices! Students love this silly song, which tells a dark story. Primarily 2-part, it features four solos which can be sung in alto or tenor register. Create a performance using props, flamboyant acting, and optional dancing at the end!

The Old Carrion Crow

Originally scored for Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone and Bass, Orlando Gibbons' poignant madrigal is made accessible to middle school and early high school choirs in this arrangement for SSAB. The arrangement stays true to Gibbons' beautiful suspensions and harmonic relations, capturing the sadness of the dying swan and all she represents. A great way to introduce Renaissance counterpoint to your singers.

The Silver Swan

This upbeat song carries the message of embracing your identity and staying true to yourself. Easy to pick up but not childish, it's perfect for upper-elementary groups (especially if they only have class once a week, or you need an extra last-minute concert piece!). Written for two-part treble, with a driving piano part, and a soaring descant at the end. Encourage your students to celebrate themselves!

Proud to be Me

Two-Part

The lyrics of this nineteenth-century English folksong receive a beautiful new setting for SSAB voices. The piano accompaniment rolls like the waves of the sea, and the minor melody captures the anxious anticipation of the woman awaiting the return of her lover's ship. Every vocal line is interesting, but elements of repetition keep it within the reach of advanced middle school and developing high school choirs. A great option for choirs with upper voices that can confidently sing in three or more parts, but smaller numbers of lower voices.

Blow The Wind Southerly

A lilting and poignant piece for unaccompanied upper voices about noticing those around you, especially those that are more introverted or easily pushed aside by others. Ideal for high school treble choirs, it will explore your singers' ranges, dynamic contrasts, and legato phrasing.

I See You

SSAA

These five short SAB pieces can be sung as a concert set, or used  to punctuate a dramatic interpretation of Shakespeare's Macbeth (such as the script abridged by Utah Shakespeare Festival (https://www.bard.org/lesson-plans/shakespeare-power-hourmacbeth/ - link supplied with permission). Each piece captures a moment from the play, from the menacing "Fair is Foul", to the poignant "Out, Out Brief Candle". A great opportunity for choirs or mixed performing arts groups to explore Shakespeare!

Five Macbeth Miniatures

A beautiful, haunting setting of Emily Bronte's poem, about feeling powerless to move as the snow storm sets in. All the vocal lines are florid and interesting, and the piano part represents the gentle but relentless snow falling. A great choice for groups whose balance best fits SSAB repertoire.

The Night Is Darkening Round Me

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