Songs about the Human Experience

Lovely lyrical melodic lines are paired with Sara Teasdale's text that celebrates the beauty of life. Available in a variety of voicings, it is an ideal piece to develop tone, phrasing, and artistry in

"I am you are me...." This innovative original uses a clever text and pop-style music to create an environment of togetherness among members of the choir. Community - that's what it's all about. Each vocal

This Chorus America commission is an accessible work for treble or mixed choir which explores the real-life consequences of bullying - evoking a spirit of empathy not with sugar-coated niceties but with

A big, bold piano introduction sets the stage for this powerful and inspirational song. "Let the harmonies of freedom ring" is a message for this time and all times. The gospel feel of this original song

This unaccompanied piece contrasts a simple unison motif with quick ostinato in the lower voices. The homophonic refrain clearly declaims, "All forces have been steadily employed to complete

This musical "instruction manual" is as whimsical as the singing planet which inspired it. A genre-defying showpiece evoking both the ethereal and the "grooving", How To Sing Like a Planet offers up equal

With text adapted from Walt Whitman's Song of the Open Road, this boisterous original concert work is brimming with rhythmic excitement! From the riveting dynamics to its strong lyrical message,

This sweet and simple original song, with a lilting melody and folk-like harmonies, illustrates the impact of the relationships that we build throughout our lives. Optimistic about the future, the text

This three-movement suite for tenor-bass choirs is intended to elevate conversations regarding mental health. The composer brings his sense of the dramatic to this powerful score. The first movement,

"The pure, the bright, the beautiful ... the striving after better hopes ... these things shall never die." The positive and affirming words of Charles Dickens are richly set for lower voices. Beginning

This song by Francis Smith Thomas, a close friend of the Martin Luther King, Jr. family, was inspired by the words of a woman who participated in the Montgomery bus boycott, a pivotal event in the civil

From poet Linda Studley comes an empowering text: "We are the ones who take the chance, who sing the song, who step the dance, who dare to try...." Treble choirs will revel in this setting of the text which

This beautiful ballad, arranged for The King's Singers, has a text that speaks of hope for a better and sweeter world where war and division are distant memories. Filled with characteristically rich and

This a cappella original uses an uplifting text to express the joy of living life to the fullest. Using legato phrases, rubato, divisi, and jazz-influenced harmonies, the rich choral writing is emotional

This is the third song in a four-song set titled Appalachian Stories. After opening with a fiddle solo, the choral writing is reminiscent of a hymn at first, then segues into a dance-like feel as

A banjo-like piano accompaniment and expressive fiddle stylings lend folk authenticity to this plaintive and moving choral setting of Stephen Foster's classic song. The text is set simply but fully, with

Slumber, My Darling is one of Stephen Foster's more mature compositions, displaying the melodic dignity associated with German Romanticism. Using a soft rolling accompaniment that alternates with a

James Whitcomb Riley's enduring text reminds us to always hold onto our childhood memories. The texture has ample unison lines for developing tone and blend in treble choirs, and the sections of harmony

This piece, which sets the words of a beloved school administrator, opens with an optional solo and then erupts with joy and passion. Independent vocal lines create lovely cascading moments, and the mixed

With a text inspired by the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, this a cappella piece uses changing meter and ethereal choral writing to create wonderful harmonic and melodic moments. Atmospheric and haunting,

A short pairing of two folk songs, this brief but sensitive lullaby features the American folk song, All the Pretty Little Horses, and the Welsh folk melody, Suo Gan. Beautiful in its

This beautiful song cycle on three of American poet Emily Dickinson's most treasured texts will be a lovely choice for treble choirs. Each of the three selections may be performed separately, or perform

In this innovative arrangement, Stanley M. Hoffman takes Henry Purcell's most popular solo aria, Dido's Lament, from his opera Dido and Aeneas, and reimagines it as an a cappella work

Cast in three sections, this piece opens with the chorus singing a triumphant call to action. The second section introduces a simple theme which is sung by the upper and the lower voices