SATB Multicultural Choral Music

This traditional Hassidic melody is here set for advanced mixed choir and optional klezmer band. The San Francisco Choral Artists premiered this arrangement. It will take an accomplished ensemble to bring

Following in the footsteps of his popular Hands Are Knockin', the composer returns with another original containing a positive and uplifting message. With a fun piano part and speech-driven rhythms

This is a popular Indonesian folk song about the game of tug of war from the island of Maluku in the Moluccas. It is a call to live in togetherness, even though there are differences that attract each

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

"Hheshe" is a greeting in the isiZulu language of South Africa. It celebrates and embraces life and the blessing of seeing one another every day. Tremendously fun and festive!

This Hebrew folk song is set in an easy, tasteful lyrical arrangement with a flowing piano accompaniment and flute obbligato. Sing in the original Hebrew or with the singable English lyrics included. The

This tremendously fun arrangement of a South African greeting song exclaims, "Iyo hlonolofatsa, Ka lebitso la ntate," which translates as, "Bless everything in the name of the Father." Featuring a soloist,

A setting of the famous Russian poem by Mikhail Lermontov, reflecting on the poignancy and beauty of nature. This six-minute work is in two parts, first using the original Russian text before being

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

This traditional South African song celebrates life and the paradise that is to come. An upbeat a cappella texture is punctuated with the rhythmic text and singable melody in a dynamic world music selection

From West Africa comes this celebratory chant honoring one's ancestors. It is an invitation for all to gather and bring their energy together in celebration. Beginning with a wash of vocal sound, the solo

Iddemdem Malida is an Itneg (Philippines) victory chant. This creative arrangement begins with some improvised solos over a pedal tone along with wind and bird sounds. Then the real chant begins

Celebrating the relationship between Estonian and Latvian folk music, this was written in honor of Estonia's 100th anniversary. This contemporary a cappella setting for mixed voices features a fresh vibe,

Feel the rolling of the waves in the flowing piano accompaniment that lies beneath the lyrical choral lines in this original concert work from Taiwan. The melodic writing is exceptional, and the harmonic

Beautifully melodic, with a great beat and a great message, this "world music" piece has a text in Swahili which translates as, "We have a right." Imbakwa was written for the score of a film about

The use of a djembe imparts a traditional African feeling to this easy original a cappella work. The Gatsnahos text, inspired by John Donne, has a theme of friendship and unity that all can relate to. "We

Set to the hymn tune AMAZING GRACE, this piece uses authentic Cherokee language for the text and crafts an accompaniment with optional percussion and flute or violin. Phonetic text is provided to aid