Multicultural & World Music

The Pretoria Youth Choir from South Africa under their director Lhente-Mari Pitout has traveled the world spreading the joy of traditional South African music. Now this music finds a new home with the

Perform this engaging pair of authentic Asian folk songs separately or as a set. Singers will embrace imitating percussion instruments in the Chinese Flower Drum Song and adore echoing the lyrical

This traditional canoe song from Polynesia sounds very impressive with handclaps and percussion instruments adding to the choral texture. The echoing voice parts suggest people communicating from canoe to

Pulitzer prizewinning composer Shulamit Ran provides a grand statement in praise of the pursuit of knowledge. Wisdom, understanding, and learning are highlighted as the means to justice, judgment, and

"Ubuntu", the essence of being human through society, simply means we need each other, are made better by each other, and cannot exist as human beings in isolation. With traditional text based on

Uplifting, celebratory, accessible and fun to sing, developing mixed choirs will love learning and performing this original song of praise. Add the notated percussion parts for djembe and shaker to create

Starting with a unison chant by a treble trio, this arrangement of an African piece gradually adds layers of sound, building to a dramatic ending. The celebratory text lauds the value of water in our world

The text of this Namibian folk song translates as "Lord, you are up there and we are down here. Have mercy on us and show us your love." Though unaccompanied, this accessible arrangement creates a pulsing

This beautiful Zulu prayer speakes to themes of gratefulness and hope. Very moving, with a dramatic rise and fall. Acheivable by many levels. Includes translation and pronunciation guides.

This welcoming piece translates as "Rejoice!" and is an energetic, rhythmic, festive way to open your concert. Body percussion, stamping, clapping, and snapping all add to the crisp a cappella choral

Composed during the Holocaust and often sung at Holocaust memorial services, this haunting piece has been arranged for SATB choir and cello. The cello establishes a mournful tone while the choir sings

This song represents Egyptian life at the beginning of the 20th century. This setting uses the original melody created by Egyptian composer Sayyid Darwish but arranges the work for mixed a cappella voices,

Mosadi o mopila so is a popular traditional wedding song sung in Setswana, one of the eleven official languages of South Africa. Set for a cappella voices with the option to use cabasa, bongos, and

Combining the traditions of Orthodox Jewish music with the counterculture of the 1960s, Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach created Jewish folk revival music including this, his most famous melody. Beginning with a slow

A gentle, lilting setting of a traditional Navajo prayer with an optional Navajo flute introduction. An excellent concert closer or quiet encore.

This piece is playful, rhythmic, and fun, balancing triple effect in some voices against duple effect in other voices throughout. Many of the words are examples of onomatopoeia: not actual words, but text

With a text written as an homage to traditional Irish love ballads, the music stays true to this pupose. While modern in feel, the music is modal with a true Gaelic quality. The piano accompaniment, violin

A lovely setting of a lyrical melody and a flowing harmonic structure that creates imagery and emotions that will resonate with anyone who has found themselves in love. In Hebrew throughout, with a

This lively, upbeat setting of the morning liturgy is perfect for any level of mixed choir. The text outlines ways to live an honorable life, and the music features easy-to-learn canon-like voicing,

This upbeat a cappella piece is truly a celebration. Including vocal percussion throughout, the dynamic rhythms, contrasting sections, interplay between the vocal lines and the text "Therefore, let's enjoy

This work is an exploration of sounds with human voice. The text is taken from the terminology used for various Malay traditional dance movements. Inspired by an exotic Indonesian Malay scale, the music

A fascinating Sioux legend is at work in this exciting piece. To be sung with gusto, the lyrics are short and repetitive, with pure vowels and many letter K's, the latter adding percussive interest to the

This work, whose title translates as "Even though a power dominates"  was composed for one of the girl's barracks in the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp during the Holocaust.  Its intent was

This original concert work captures the exuberance and revelry of a great celebration. Sudden dynamic shifts, contrasting articulations, and shifting polymetric rhythms occur throughout, culminating in a