Ave Maria (Daniel Pinkham) and Benedictus (Dale Warland)-Daniel Pinkham (1923-2006) produced works in virtually every genre primarily religious in nature. His Ave Maria is a short unaccompanied work for women's voices that displays his interest in plainchantand medievally-influenced modal writing. Dale Warland's Benedictus complements the Pinkham nicely for an excellent showcase for women's chorus in high school and up.

In Czechoslovakia there is a strange walled-in fortress called Terezin. During World War II it was used as a concentration camp for Jews from all over Europe. Fifteen thousand of these children passed through the Terezin camp between 1942 and 1944; of these only about 100 lived to tell about it.The poems selected for this suite are representative of the poetry written by the children during their stay in Terezin. They reveal the children's horror and disbelief at living conditions in the ghetto their longing to leave their childish humour beauty not seen by adults and conviction of survival.I. At Terezin (poem by Teddy)II. I'd Like to Go Alone (poemby Alena Synkova)III. The Little Mouse (poem by Miroslav Kosek Hanus Lowy and Bachner)IV. The Garden (poem by Franta Bass)V. The Butterfly (poem by Pavel Friedmann)Translated into English by Jeanne Nemcova.

John Jacob Niles well-known as a folklorist and traditional music performer composed this tender setting now arranged for mixed and treble choirs. Available for SATB SAB and SA. Performance Time: Approx. 4:30.

No. 3 from Night Songs-Performed by the National ACDA Elementary Honor Choir in 2005 this is the third selection in the Night Songs suite. Swirling sounds dance in this buoyant setting of poetry by Leslie Perkins. Performance Time: Approx.3:00