This unique call-and-response piece inspired by African folk idioms is a truly unforgettable worship offering. The choir sings in English and Swahili, with a pronunciation guide and alternate English text

"Gloria in excelsis deo" is a text we hear most often at Christmas time, but this unique setting can be done throughout the year. It successfully captures the spirit and joy of the South African

Three of the most well-known South African folk songs have been arranged for mixed choir in a cappella arrangements that are stylistically accurate and exciting to sing! Detailed performance notes include

This energetic setting of a much-loved African American spiritual will have your audience clapping in the aisles! With a general text about the joy of music and singing, all will have fun learning and

Written to commemorate the 1963 bombing of a Birmingham, Alabama church, this a cappella arrangement includes several stanzas not often heard in other versions of the traditional African-American spiritual.

An uplifting and traditional African-American spiritual about meeting in the heavenly home. Rhythmically challenging. Equally effective in concert or worship settings.

This setting of the African American spiritual is varied and creative, with vocal percussion and a chill but supportive piano part.

This impressive work is filled with wonderful rhythms. Featuring African drums and hand claps, it is composed for tenor solo (performable by soprano) with choral backup. A joyful, vibrant work!

The African American spiritual Steal Away is combined with original material in this creative setting. A prominent tenor solo appears at the beginning, then gives way to the choir and returns again

A deeply moving lament that seeks to capture the feelings of African American slaves, their existence being so dire that "going home" in death was, for many, a welcome relief. This arrangement has a slow

Your choir is sure to have fun with this! The call-and-response texture adds a distinct African ambience to the Swahili text. The ranges of both the soloist and choir are easily manageable, making the

A setting of a South African hymn in the isiZulu language. Written for solo and choir, the solo sections may be sung by a small group. Djembes may be included for concert performances, and body movement is

A newly discovered composition by a noted African American composer, this piece was sung regularly at Howard University under the composer's direction.

A reissue of a contrapuntal choral anthem by one of the most prominent of African American composers. The text is based on Isaiah 52:7-8 (King James translation), which is a Christmas text but also may be

The composer uses an adaptation of the traditional African American spiritual text but provides new music which is at once introspective, thankful, and triumphant. The slow tempo allows for much expression

This traditional spiritual is sensitively arranged by one of today's prominent African American composers. The setting contains a hint of Lift Every Voice and Sing and is part of the Duke Chapel

An interesting spiritual written after the Civil War and after the slaves were freed. However, as the struggles of African Americans continued, it has become a prominent song in the march for equality, even

Written by a former director of the School of Music at Howard University, this lovely setting of Psalm 130 may be sung a cappella or lightly accompanied by organ or piano. This gem will be a great addition

This vibrant and celebrative piece, written in the style of an African-American spiritual, is written for soprano or mezzo-soprano solo, SATB divisi and piano. The piece gradually builds in intensity and