Category: COMMUNITY CHOIRS
Composer: Jaakko Mäntyjärvi
Arranger: NA
Publisher: Sulasol
Edition: 343
Voicing: Various
Setting: –
Reviewer:
Rick Kvam
Choral Arts Ensemble
R&R Chair Community Choirs
1. Come Away Death [3:00]
2. Lullaby [3:00]
3. Double, Double, Toil and Trouble [3:30]
4. Full Fathom Five [2:25]
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Category: COMMUNITY CHOIRS
Composer: Stephen Chatman
Arranger: NA
Publisher: Galaxy Music
Edition: EC.7.0582
Voicing: SATB
Setting: a cappella
Reviewer:
Rick Kvam
Choral Arts Ensemble
R&R Chair Community Choirs
This is an intimate setting so perfectly suited to the text by Sara Teasdale. The composer has written without bar lines, encouraging phrasing by […]
Category: COMMUNITY CHOIRS
Composer: Carol Barnett
Arranger: NA
Publisher: G. Schirmer
Edition: HL.50601113
Voicing: SATB divisi
Setting: Harp
Reviewer:
Rick Kvam
Choral Arts Ensemble
R&R Chair Community Choirs
Carol Barnett has created a playful, witty setting to match the poetry of Rabindranath Tagore. She explores the sound world of Northern India, with […]
Category: COMMUNITY CHOIRS
Composer: Gioachino Rossini
Arranger: Daryl Runswick
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Edition: HL.8743751
Voicing: SSATTB
Setting: a cappella
Reviewer:
Rick Kvam
Choral Arts Ensemble
R&R Chair Community Choirs
Almost every choral concert could use a little more humor. This work was arranged for the King’s Singers recording, A Tribute to the […]
Category: COMMUNITY CHOIRS
Composer: Daniel Kallman
Arranger: NA
Publisher: Kallman Creates
Edition: –
Voicing: SATB
Setting: Piano
Reviewer:
Rick Kvam
Choral Arts Ensemble
R&R Chair Community Choirs
Dan Kallman created an entirely new melody for this familiar carol in 2002, and it has been a favorite of both our singers and audiences […]
Category: COMMUNITY CHOIRS
Composer: Eriks Esenvalds
Arranger: NA
Publisher: Musica Baltica
Edition: MB2189
Voicing: SSATTB
Setting: a cappella
Reviewer:
Rick Kvam
Choral Arts Ensemble
R&R Chair Community Choirs
Ešenvalds wrote this piece for the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain in 2017. It is homophonic, generally in six parts, and requires some […]
Category: COMMUNITY CHOIRS
Composer: Francisco Nunez and Jim Papoulis
Arranger: NA
Publisher: HL
Edition: 48021034
Voicing: SATB
Setting: –
Reviewer:
Audrey Riddle
Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs
SON Star Program Author
Set in a fun, high-paced, very energetic way, this arrangement of the holiday classic is really fun to sing. This arrangement works with singers from […]
Category: COMMUNITY CHOIRS
Composer: John Lennon / Paul McCartney
Arranger: Ward Swingle
Publisher: UNC Jazz Press
Edition: VJ1994
Voicing: –
Setting: –
Reviewer:
Timothy Sawyer
University of Northwestern-St. Paul
R&R Chair Community Choirs
As sung by The Swingle Singers
This iconic song made famous by the Beatles is […]
Category: COMMUNITY CHOIRS
Composer: Elaine Hagenberg
Arranger: –
Publisher: Hinshaw Music
Edition: HMC-2488
Voicing: –
Setting: –
Reviewer:
Timothy Sawyer
University of Northwestern-St. Paul
R&R Chair Community Choirs
Many US choirs have been recently taken with the music of Elaine Hagenberg, and in particular her piece “O […]
Category: COMMUNITY CHOIRS
Composer: Howard Helvey
Arranger: –
Publisher: Hinshaw Music
Edition: HMC-1971
Voicing: –
Setting: –
Reviewer:
Timothy Sawyer
University of Northwestern-St. Paul
R&R Chair Community Choirs
This Sacred a cappella motet is an accessible piece, a setting of a beautiful verse from the traditional Latin […]