Mary Donnelly George L.O. Strid: Folksong Partners Around the World: Mixed Choir

Donnelly and Strid have arranged the traditional Chinese folk song Mo Li Hua into a delightful display of trebled voiced beauty accompanied by a gentle piano with optional soprano recorder and various Orff instruments and percussion. A wonderful multi-cultural selection for any time of year and offers both Chinese and English language.

Singer Edition 5-Pak-A musical for young performers by Mary Donnelly and George L.O. Strid. Discover the magic and wonder of wishes come true in the fairytale favourite when Cinderella meets her Prince Charming. (Duration 55 minutes)

Discovery Level 2-On This Merry Christmas Day by George Strid and Mary Donnelly for SSA choir with piano accompaniment.

Flexible Favorites for Unison and Part-Singing Fun!-Flexible Favorites for Unison and Part-Singing Fun! Folksongs are not only fun to sing but teach multicultural heritage and provide a better understanding of music concepts with repetitive rhythms and melodies. So what betterway to introduce young singers to beginning part-singing than with folksongs! The popular writing team of Mary Donnelly and George Strid add their creative touch to twelve folksong favorites with this flexible collection that canbe used throughout the elementary grades. The reproducible singer songsheets feature each folksong and its partner on separate pages for a variety of teaching options. Teach these folksong favorites in the lower grades. Whensingers are ready teach the partner song and you've added twelve more songs to their singing repertoire. For further challenge partner them up for twelve more performance options! A helpful teaching sequence and extensionactivities are also included. Accompany your singers live with simple piano parts printed in the Teacher Edition or use quality recordings on the Performance/Accompaniment CD available separately or in the Classroom Kit. Freshnew originals partnered with these folksong favorites: Zum Gali Gali A-Tisket A-Tasket She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain Down the River Here We Go Looby Loo Mi Chacra Shake the Papaya Down The Crocodile Look There Is theSteamer Yankee Doodle My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean Shoo Fly Don't Bother Me. Suggested for grades 1-6.

Incorporating poems by Bronte and Rossetti, Donnelly and Strid have created a wonderful setting that moves along like a bouncing breeze in 3/4 time. The addition of flute adds sparkle to the 2-part and 3-part mixed voicings accompanied by a simple, but spirited piano accompaniment.

A gentle and beautiful song arranged for 3 part female choir by George L.O. Strid.

Song of Peace is an intimate and thoughtful song arranged for two-part voices and Piano with additional words and music by Mary Donnelly. This piece has been arranged by George L.O. Strid.

with O Christmas Tree-Your young singers will sparkle like the lights on the tree with this charming and easily-learned partner song with “O Christmas Tree.” Delightful lyrics describing ornaments garland and fragrant pine branches combinewith the traditional carol for a perfect holiday showcase. Available separately: 2-Part ShowTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:00.

This charming anthem invites one and all to join the angel chorus and celebrate the birth of Jesus. A lilting piano accompaniment brings a festive flair to the piece as the choir recounts the joy and wonder of the first Christmas morning. An optional flute part adds to the spirit of merriment and jubilee. Available separately: Unison/opt. 2-Part Treble CelebrationTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:17 ScorePlay - click to view score with recording.