I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray a traditional spiritual arranged for SATB a cappella by Moses Hogan. Performance time approx. 3.00.

A Spiritual Reflection is an African-American spiritual piece which has been beautifully arranged by Moses Hogan for SATB (divisi) a cappella. The song is based on I Am A Poor Pilgrim and Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child and a piano accompaniment is scored for rehearsal purposes.

Originally featuring artists such as R. Kelly Mary J. Blige Bono and Crystal Lewis this Grammy Award-nominated Kirk Franklin gospel original reminds us all that no one should go through this world alone. Arranged by Andre Williams for SATB choir and Piano.

This is an enormously popular arrangement set in an up-tempo gospel style. You'll raise the roof with this one! Available: SATB 3-Part Mixed. Performance Time: Approx. 3:25.

Based on a Traditional Spiritual and arranged by Rolla A. Dilworth on commission from the Jubilate Children's Choir of the North Shore. Like a lot of African-American spirituals there is a stong emphasis on rhythmic style and a powerful use of harmony to give the song weight. Also available for SATB SAB SSA and 2-Part.

John Rutter's Down By The Riverside for SATB (with divisions and optional audience) and Piano/Orchestra.

These five spirituals for unaccompanied chorus despite the occasional appearance of complexity are basically simple: the harmony indeed is of the simplest possible. The apparent complexity arises primarily from the number of parts which are not however all real parts. These in fact seldom comprise more than the traditional four. Lines are frequently doubled at the octave rather in the manner of organ registration so that the chorus needs to be thought of as an organ-like body producing a homogeneous sound at many levels of the chords and melodies. Thus the numbers and even the kinds of voices needed to produce these chords and melodies in the most effective manner mustbe selected by the conductor from the whole body of the chorus according to the conditions of performance. Great latitude can be taken in this respect even to the extent of using low female voices for the high registers of written tenor parts or high male voices for the low registers of written alto parts etc.The only parts which are strictly differentiated are those marked Leader. These should be an individual voice standing out from the choir sufficiently to lead the singing both in the words and in the music. They need not be soloists engaged from outside.If the spirituals are performed in this way the apparent complexity of certain printed pages will disappear. Any reasonably sized chorus with four good leaders can produce the effect required.

Stacey Gibbs has built a reputation for outstanding arrangements of spirituals. Many ACDA performances and commissions later we are proud to announce the Stacey Gibbs Choral Series. Only Stacey could deliver a new setting of this famous spiritual that honors its heritage and breathes new life at the same time. College choirs high school chamber choirs and church choirs will enjoy this new setting.

Contemporary gospel song arranged by Moses Hogan for soprano alto tenor and bass singing a capella.

A classic Appalachian folk song as only The King's Singers could perform it! Wonderful harmonies accent the moving lyric. Performance Time: Approx. 2:35

Regina Coeli taken from Vladmir Godar's choral cycle Mater and arranged for accompanied SATB chorus. Godar’s large and varied output includes an oratorio works for orchestra chorus numerous chamber works educational pieces and a number of award-winning film scores. His haunting music was little known outside Eastern Europe until ECM Records released his vocal cycle Mater in 2006 which features stunning performances from Czech singer Iva Bittova. This piece is from Faber's Choral Signature Series which introduces a wealth of new or recently written choral music to choirs in search of fresh repertoire. the series draws in a rich diversity ofliving composers and includes both lighter and more challenging contemporary works offering a thrilling array of varied styles.

Robert Ray brings us this rhythmic gospel tune that's a joy to teach and perform. Powerful message music! Available: SATB Instrumental Pak ShowTrax CD.

. . . for Choirs Collections-Spirituals For Choirs is an exciting collection of 20 specially commissioned arrangements for a cappella and accompanied SATB choir. The contents reflect the richness and diversity of the spiritual tradition including many much-loved favorites alongside exquisite discoveries that are less well known. Each piece is bursting with freshness and invention to provide singers with inspirational moving and above all enjoyable repertoire. With a mixture of large and small-scale pieces there???s something here for every choir whatever its forces or levels of expertise.