Go back to basics with this collection of five canons: Non Nobis, Domine; Jubilate Deo; Music; Dona Nobis Pacem and An Irish Blessing. Teach vocal production, diction, phrasing, and
Intrigues by the parallel images of a mother embracing her child at birth and again at death, the composer asked his mother, Laurie F. Gauger, to write a Christmas text that was equal parts lullaby and
A folk song from the Republic of Georgia, this a cappella piece is presented in a solo texture with choral refrain. The narrow choral ranges are typical of many Georgian folk songs, and can be sung nicely
Originally known as Glad Tidings, this hymn was translated by Makua Laiana, an early missionary who arrived in Hawai'i in 1831 and spent the remainder of his life amongst the Hawaiian people.
The second in a set of three French Canadian spiritual songs of the Nativity which date back to the medieval Mystery plays that still come to life at Christmas time in Quebec and France. The Noels
Shosholoza is a traditional South African work song that originated with the miners and railroad track layers, but later became a song associated with the freedom struggles of apartheid.
I first heard Sto mi e milo sung in a concert by a women’s choir on tour. I was handed a scribbled sheet of manuscript that had been notated by one of the singers. As this music is often
"This we know. The earth does not belong to us; we belong to the earth. This we know. All things are connected like the blood that unites one family. All things are connected. Whatever befalls the earth,
The third in a set of three French Canadian spiritual songs of the Nativity which date back to the medieval Mystery plays that still come to life at Christmas time in Quebec and France. The Noels
This exciting work is freely based on three melodies sung by the Krahó tribe - a group of native Brazilian Indians living in the forests of northern Brazil. Percussive rhythms and vocal layers
Poignant and powerful, this a cappella arrangement of this Zulu prayer for peace captures the unashamedly emotional content of the song. Beautiful hymnlike harmonies embrace the solo line in a tender
The first in a set of three French Canadian spiritual songs of the Nativity which date back to the medieval Mystery plays that still come to life at Christmas time in Quebec and France. The Noels
Written for the Epiphany of Christ to the Gentiles represented by the Magi, this work is in Latin and uses Matthew 2:10-11 as the basis for the text. Homophonic in nature, lovely harmonic progressions and