Three-Part Treble with Optional Hand Percussion-When I Sing is a new ChroalQuest work by Rosephanye Powell that expresses the joys of choral singing! The text written in collaboration with the girls chorus of Auburn Junior High School in Alabama moves from I to We in this rhythmic soulful piece and gives young singers the opportunity to experiment with circle song structure. ChoralQuest« an exciting series of new music and accompanying curricula for middle-level choir is a program published by the American Composers Forum. The series is designed to breathe new life into the available repertoire for choral students in middle school and junior high. At the heart of this program are new works written by a diverse group ofleading American composers who have created challenging pieces that are a true departure from standard middle school repertoire. Based on the success of ACF's decade-long BandQuest« program ChoralQuest has a residency component in which the composer works collaboratively with a middle school as they create their new piece. Visit www.choralquest.org to learn more about this innovative series and emailchoralquest@composersforum.org to request a free downloadable audio catalog.

Judith Clurman Choral Series-Broadway composer Andrew Lippa composed this work for the Brooklyn Youth Chorus to a text by Emily Dickinson. The uplifting message unfolds above an accompaniment that alternates between flowing lines and stately chords.

The driving rhythmic pulse and bright happy text of this classic pop song from 1967 by the Turtles will be an awesome closer for treble choirs of all ages! With the melody of the verse primarily in Part III the full choir sings the choruses and the interludes. The layered vocal patterns of the extended ending are impressive but easily learned.

Lilting tones over the steady drone of the highland pipes will transport you to the highlands of Scotland in this delightful setting that will have everyone whistling along! A charming multicultural addition to your concert! Duration: ca. 3:00.

In this one of Schuberts first and most successful artsongs Gretchen reflects on her sudden infatuation with Faust. The piano accompaniment with its relentless sixteenth notes in the right hand depicts both Gretchens accumulating madness andthe perpetual motion of the spinning wheel.

This gospel-flavored work is a setting of lyrics by famed Harlem Renaissance composer/poet James Rosamund Johnson depicting the power of music to change darkness to light and sadness to joy. A wonderful selection for combined choirs and festival performances!

Gerakina is a Greek folk song that dances with lively spirit! Enhance your performance by adding movement or percussion the publication includes a pronunciation guide for the easily-learned Greek phrases. Duration: ca. 1:30.

Clara Schumann's dramatic setting of the poem Lorelei was a birthday gift to her husband Robert in 1843. Her mastery of the keyboard is evident in this exciting and descriptive accompaniment that features driving eighth-note figures reminiscent of Schubert's Erlkönig.

Throughout their history African American spirituals have been sung in a variety of contexts from plantation fields to places of worship to concert halls. The genre has served the purpose of communicating messages of faith hope inspiration equality and freedom. This setting has special significance related to the Civil Rights Movement and the struggle for justice and equality.