Multicultural & World Music

With a 16th-century text by St. Teresa of Avila, this piece has a definite ancient-modern feel. Layers of chant-like a cappella harmonies with conservative ranges are augmented by percussion for conga,

This upbeat traditional isiXhosa song from South Africa is a memorable and enjoyable statement for choirs. The authentic a cappella setting includes a guide to the suggested simple choral movement along

Made popular by the award-winning group Sweet Honey in the Rock, this South African folk song was shared with the arranger by the group using the text that they had learned from an indigenous South African.

This traditional huayno from the Andes region is arranged here with the constitutive elements of the original folk song in mind. Andean percussion and pan pipes, or siku, along with

Here's a standard art song for arranged for your treble choir! A longtime favorite of solo vocal students, this traditional French folk song offers the opportunity to improve articulation and precision of

A fascinating mix of English and Arabic text reinforces the universal message to open our minds, hearts, and hands to each other. The lively piano accompaniment, notated djembe percussion part, and

Are you looking for an exciting and fully engaging piece to get your choirs moving and motivated about singing? This piece features stomping, clapping, and patting to embellish the rhythmic Swahili text. An

The delightful children's poem Pegasos by Antonio Machado is brought to life by Eduardo Cota with a playful piano part, time signature changes, and accessible vocal lines. Imagine a fair full of lights,

Inspired by a traditional medieval chant and a poem by the Sufi mystic Rumi, this piece reminds us that music lives within each person. There is some simple body percussion, and a drum and shaker may also

Here's a traditional isiZulu celebratory song expressing thankfulness to God for walking beside us. A soloist is present throughout most of the call-and-response arrangement, and the choral harmonies vary

This celebratory African song is a Kenyan Samia/Banyala victory song traditionally performed during wrestling matches. Over time, the context changed to include the celebration of any form of success,

Traditionally sung to celebrate a victory by a group of winners in a competition, this South African "bragging" song is tons of fun to sing. In five parts throughout, with the first sopranos taking the call

Based on a traditional Hawaiian chant with original music, this rousing work for advanced treble choirs brings all the drama of a volcanic eruption normally associated with destruction. But in Hawaiian

Combining melodic and rhythmic fragments from island cultures throughout the Pacific, this exciting work for tenor-bass choirs uses a Latin text and a variety of two-, three- and four-part harmonic textures

Here is a lively and energetic selection from Bulgaria. With an asymmetrical meter and some nice cluster chords, this traditional folk song also includes hand clapping for a rhythmic piece that is both

This traditional Irish folk song has been beautifully arranged for advanced treble ensembles with violin, flute, and bodhran. The music is energetic and full of drive, singing of better days ahead.

"We shall sing! We shall jump! We shall shine! We shall fly!" These opening lyrics in this third piece from the suite Three Spanish Songs for tenor-bass choirs are nothing but joy!

Here is the second song in the suite Three Spanish Songs for tenor-bass choir. This music is powerful and energetic, with a stylistic piano part that helps drive the energy of the piece.

This first piece in the suite Three Spanish Songs is a darkly romantic setting of its lyrics: "Your eyes are saying something to me, but what they are saying I do not know." 

This cheerful a cappella original reimagines the sound of bagpipes with vocables, making it really fun to sing. After a hearty opening statement, the piece becomes an up-tempo 6/8 Celtic dance in minor.

"The whole world is a very narrow bridge and the main thing is not to be afraid at all." Set in the original Hebrew, with dramatic rhythmic intensity, this setting of an 18th-century text by Rebbe

Here is a traditional Yorta Yorta folk song from Australia that is full of energy and style. A cappella divisi harmonies surround this melody and will invite discussion of the language and cultural context

This joyful Cuban love song has been around for some time, and this choral arrangement brings it into the concert hall. You cannot resist moving when singing this song, and adding a little percussion