recommended by Jen Sper and Lisa Springer, School Choral Music Specialists Dance for Love by Z. Randall Stroope, SAB with pianoNow available for SAB choirs! Here we are implored to “dance for beauty, dance for laughter, dance for love” in… Read More ›
Creative Choral Programming
I Celebrate Myself: Poetic Texts for Choir
recommended by Jen Sper and Lisa Springer, School Choral Music Specialists I Celebrate Myself by Michael John Trotta, SSAA a cappellaThis unaccompanied piece contrasts a simple unison motif with quick ostinato in the lower voices. The homophonic refrain clearly declaims,… Read More ›
May Wind, Set Me Free: Creative Spring Programming for High School Choirs
recommended by Jen Sper and Lisa Springer, School Choral Music Specialists May Wind (Set Me Free) by Jacob Narverud, SATB with pianoNarverud’s setting of this evocative Sara Teasdale poem tells a story about how experiencing nature and music can inspire… Read More ›
Spark of Light: Creative Programming for Tenor/Bass Choir
recommended by Jen Sper and Lisa Springer, School Choral Music Specialists Spark of Light by Andrew Steffen, TBB with pianoSteffan’s writing crackles with energy and interest! The pulsating piano accompaniment enhances the interesting and varied vocal lines set to lyrics… Read More ›
Reimagined Classics for Choir
recommended by Jen Sper and Lisa Springer, School Choral Music Specialists Songbird arr. Paul Langford, SATB with pianoSinger/songwriter Eva Cassidy left us too soon. The title song of her posthumous album has become iconic at weddings and celebrations of life…. Read More ›
Measure Me, Sky: Poetic Texts for Choir
recommended by Jen Sper and Lora Moore, School Choral Music Specialists Measure Me, Sky! by Jonathan Reid, SATB with pianoSATB voices and piano combine in floating melodic lines and resonant harmonies, lending an ethereal quality to this delightful piece in… Read More ›
Creative Programming: For College Choirs
recommended by Jen Sper and Lora Moore, School Choral Music Specialists The Red-Gold Darkness of Rain by Dominick DiOrio, SATB divisi with pianoThis unique work, set to an Amy Lowell poem, has the feeling of a soundscape and will appeal… Read More ›
Creative Programming: New Choral Textures
recommended by Jen Sper and Lora Moore, School Choral Music Specialists Dawn and Dusk (Fajar dan Senja) by Ken Steven, SATB divisi a cappellaFajar dan Senja II or in English “Dawn and Dusk II” is an exploration of sounds with… Read More ›