World Music A Cappella Arrangements

Bernice Johnson Reagon : A Cappella Arrangements

Review: Founded by Bernice Johnson Reagon, Sweet Honey in the Rock has been a vital and innovative presence in the music culture with songs and performances that nourish the soul and give courage to singers and listeners. The setting of Matthew 11:28-30'Come Unto Me' is a comforting solace for the weary, with layered vocal phrases and soothing harmonies. 'I Remember, I Believe' combines elements of gospel, blues and spirituals into a rich vocal tapestry that reflects on the Hebrew tradition of 'remembering' as the basis of faith. Mesmerizing and powerful! 'Seven Principles' celebrates the traditions of Kwanzaa in a steady, purposeful style with optional percussion and adaptable vocal parts for any combination of voices.

Songlist: Come Unto Me, Seven Principles, I Remember, I Believe

Bob Chilcott : North American Folksongs

Review: Bob Chilcott joined the King's Singers in 1987 and sang tenor in the group for 12 years while also serving as their primary arranger. This collection includes 8 favorite North American folksongs, now available for the first time in a single volume. Piano for rehearsal only.

Songlist: Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair, Feller From Fortune, The Gift To Be Simple, The Golden Variety, I Bought Me A Cat, L'Habitant De Saint Barbe, The Lazy Man, She's Like The Swallow

Einojuhani Rautavaara : Our Joyful'st Feast

Review: This Christmas carol, commissioned by the Finnish broadcasting company Yle and first performed in Helsinki by Helsinki Chamber Choir, conducted by Nils Schweckendiek, is based on three texts, two by William Shakespeare and one by George Wither. The largely homophonic textures combine with Rautavaara's characteristically rich and often chromatic harmonies to form a very effective and satisfying work, a bit different from the usual Christmas offering.

Songlist: Our Joyful'st Feast

Mollie Stone & Patty Cuyler : Traditional Choral Music From South Africa Vol 1

Review: Six South African songs for SATB or treble choir. Teaching DVD with voice parts, dance movements, pronunciation tracks and performances. Book includes tips for teaching and performing, pronunciation guide, background information for the songs and more. In addition to the book and teaching DVD is access to an online resource site with source recording downloads and video links.

Songlist: Mrs Galo, Mmamoshimane, Modimo rea go boka, Njengebhadi libhadula, Koloi ya Eliya, Ndandihlehi

Mollie Stone & Patty Cuyler : Traditional Choral Music From South Africa Vol 2

Review: Six South African songs for SATB or treble choir. Teaching DVD with voice parts, dance movements, pronunciation tracks and performances. Book includes tips for teaching and performing, pronunciation guide, background information for the songs and more. In addition to the book and teaching DVD is access to an online resource site with source recording downloads and video links.

Songlist: Likhon' ithemba lam, Re dibini, Ndisondela Kuwe, Swilo yini, Sesimfumene, Iindonga za Jeriko

Paul J. Christiansen : Beautiful the Sky: Four Scandinavian Carols

Review: Beautiful the Sky is a collection of beloved Scandinavian Christmas anthems by Paul J. Christiansen, edited by his son Erik Christiansen. These gorgeous settings evoke a sense of their homeland and would stand as beautiful additions to your church's Christmas worship service or concert program. The texts are presented in both English and the original language.

Songlist: Christmas Comes Again, This Happy Christmas, Joyous Christmas Song, Oh, How Beautiful the Sky

Review: Mixed voice arrangements by David Brunner, Irving Fine, Glenn Koponen, Gregory Rose, and R. Wilding-White collected for the first time in a complete edition. Includes the original notes on the songs.

Songlist: The Boatmen's Dance, The Dodger, Long Time Ago, Simple Gifts, I Bought Me a Cat, The Little Horses, Zion's Walls, The Golden Willow Tree, At the River, Ching-a-ring Chaw

Review: Here is a new and powerful collection of songs from South Africa, celebrating the country's freedom! Following the popular first collection Freedom Is Coming, the songs in this new set are for mixed voices with solos, finger-snapping, optional drum accompaniment and more! In English and African languages.

Songlist: Forward, Performance Suggestions , Freedom Is In Your Hand, Ewe Thina (We Walk His Way), Oh Yini (Where Are You?), Sithi Jabula (My Joy Is Jesus), Hosanna Nkosi Phezulu (Hosanna Praised Be God on High), Azisenzeni na? (What Have We Done?), We Shall Never Die, Honono, I Live and Move

Review: 15 moving songs from South Africa arranged for four-part voices, complete with a foreword, musical instructions, illustrations and commentary.

Songlist: Freedom Is Coming, Asikhatali, Gabi, Gabi, Ipharadisi, Singabahambayo, Siph' amandla, Akanamandla, Bamthatha, Vula Botha, Shumayela, Nkosi, Nkosi, Siyahamba, Haleluya! Pelo Tsa Rona, Thuma Mina, We Shall Not Give Up The Fight

Review: 'Many people think it is a comparatively easy task to write a composition on found folk tunes... This way of thinking is completely erroneous. To handle folk tunes is one of the most difficult tasks; equally difficult, if not more so, than to write a major original composition. If we keep in mind that borrowing a tune means being bound by its individual peculiarity, we shall understand one part of the difficulty. Another is created by the special character of folk tune. We must penetrate it, feel it, and bring out its sharp contours by the appropriate setting... It must be a work of inspiration just as much as any other composition.' - Bela Bartok. Includes English text.

Songlist: Five Slovak Folksongs

Review: Bob Chilcott and Susan Knight have searched the globe for vibrant, exciting music representing a wide range of choral traditions and styles-from a powerful arrangement of an old Armenian hymn to a percussive Dominican 'villancico,' a carol in the style of Nigerian art music, a Polish folk carol, a new arrangement of popular Canadian carol, and much more besides. Each piece may be sung in its original language or in English, and pronunciation guides are provided for those who wish to sing the original texts. This collection will help to refresh the repertoire of choirs the world over, with most pieces suitable for choirs of all sizes and abilities.

Songlist: Villancio De La Falta De Fe, Khorurd Metz, Southern Cross, Kuttun Kantak, Nu Is Die Roe Van Jesse, Acalanto Para O Menino Jesus, The Huron Carol, Notre Divin Maitre, Llega la Navidad, Nuud ole, Jeesus, Kiidetud, Tuikkikaa, Oi Joulun Tahtoset, Ainsi Que Parmi La Pree, Suser Die Glocken Nie Klingen, Krismas Dodzi Vo, Nagykarcsony Ejszakajan, Immanuel Oss I Natt, Carul Failte, Infant Joy, Jajang, Jajang, Ahgi Yesu, Dedziet Skalu, Putietguni, Lullaby Carol, Amuworo Ayi Out Nwa, Det Hev Ei Rose Sprunge, Hej, Hej, Lelija!, Ena Noc Polna Veselja, Susa Ninna, Ett Nyfott Barn, Im Silbernen Wassergrund, My Dancing Day, Who Is The Baby, Nino Lindo

Bob Chilcot (Edited by) : World Carols for Choirs SSAA

Review: Bob Chilcott and Susan Knight have searched the globe for vibrant, exciting music representing a wide range of choral traditions and styles-from a powerful arrangement of an old Armenian hymn to a percussive Dominican 'villancico,' a carol in the style of Nigerian art music, a Polish folk carol, a new arrangement of popular Canadian carol, and much more besides. Each piece may be sung in its original language or in English, and pronunciation guides are provided for those who wish to sing the original texts. This collection will help to refresh the repertoire of choirs the world over, with most pieces suitable for choirs of all sizes and abilities.

Songlist: Looys parats (The Light of Glory), An Australian Christmas, Oi Bethleem! (O Bethlehem!), Omnes nu laet ons gode loven (Now Let Us All Praise God), Acalentando Jesus (Sleep, little Savior), The Huron Carol, Notre divin Maitre (Our master, Lord Jesus), Cantemos a Maria (Let us sing to Mary), Nuud ole, Jeesus, kiidetud (Now blessed by thou, Christ Jesu), On lapsi syntynyt meille (A Son to us is given), Vieux Noel pour les Tout-petits (Awake, awake!), Nikolauslied (St Nicholas Song), Pastoral (Angels Bright), Jol, Oigbhean a chanaim (I sing of a maiden), The Divine Image, Ju nashuhtdah (Jesus is born), Sudrabina lietins lija (See the silver rain is falling), Indigo I, Amuworo ayi otu nwa (For unto us a child is born), Det hev ei rose sprunge (A spotless rose), Tarice-lamance w cudownej stajence (Joyous Dances), Susa ninna, Ett Nyfott Barn (A Newborn Child), Auf, ihr Hirten, von dem Schlaf (Wake up shephers from your sleep), Sussex Carol, Jesus, Jesus, rest your head, Who is the baby?, Ananaya, nanay (Christmas Carol)

Review: An uplifting and joyful concert setting of four texts exploring man's relationship with the earth. Brimming with energy, the work has a wonderful freshness and vitality. Chilcott selects a range of evocative texts from ancient Chinese, Aztec, Eskimo, and native American cultures. Chilcott's skill for capturing the essence and meaning of words in music shines throughout the work.

Songlist: When the Sun Rises, The Earth, The Innermost House, Come to the Great World

Review: This exciting collection by Bob Chilcott gives a jazzy twist to nine favourite folk songs from around the world. The spiral-bound edition is accompanied by a fantastic backing CD, allowing choirs to perform with jazz-trio accompaniment. Bob Chilcott currently conducts the chorus at the Royal College of Music in London and is in great demand as a guest conductor and leader of choral workshops worldwide.

Songlist: Composer's Note, A La Claire Fontaine (There by the Crystal Fountain), En La Macarenita (Down in Macarena), Hush, Little Baby, Sakura (Cherry Tree), Scarborough Fair, Tell My Ma, The House of the Rising Sun, Tuoll' On Mun Kultani (There is my Loved one), Waltzing Matilda, CD Tracklist and Credits

Review: SongStream 2: An American Journey is a second collection of ten songs for youth choirs, largely scored for SAB with some divisi and optional parts. These exciting, accessible, and stylistically varied pieces take you on a journey from Canada through North to Central and South America. They include original pieces and arrangements with a strong regional flavour, among them folk-songs, a spiritual, and new arrangements of popular tunes. Arrangements by editors Peter Hunt and Bob Chilcott appear alongside those by native composers, in a collection that will communicate directly with young singers and freshen any concert programme.

Songlist: Amazing Grace, Buffalo Gals, Erosion, El Gavilan (The Sparrowhawk), The Pessimist, Les Raftsmen, Senora Santa Ana, Take flight, Wanting Memories, Wayfarin' Strange

Review: Celtic music is enjoying a well-deserved revival. This revival may have been inspired by historical Hollywood epics, by popular dance acts such as 'Riverdance', by Michael Flatley or purely by the emotional power of Celtic melodies. The songs all tell stories that have been passed down through successive generations, with more facets than any other kind of traditional music: some are melancholy dirges, some playful and lively dance tunes. This book brings together 20 of these traditional melodies in contemporary, modern arrangements for mixed chorus. In them you will find homophonic movements, sweeping melodic lines, vocal imitations of Celtic instruments and rousing rhythms. The irresistible charm of this music will leave no choral singer unmoved and is bound to find favour with audiences.

Songlist: Londonderry Air, Auld Lang Syne, Amazing Grace, Early One Morning, Lullaby, Dacw "Nghariad I Lawr Yn Y Berllan, Carrickfergus, Sally Gardens, Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go?, Whiskey In The Jar, An Irish Blessing, Riverdance, All Through The Night, Gin A Body, Believe Me, Scarbourough Fair, Greensleeves, The First Noel, Botany Bay, The Wild Rover

Review: A collection of the most beautiful international evening songs and lullabies in atmospheric arrangements for mixed choir. Apart from classical pieces in German, the present new and modern arrangements comprise Spanish, Swedish, Scottish, French, and Indian tunes, among others. The pieces are suited for concerts, services, celebrations, or as encore pieces.

Songlist: A la nanita, Abend wird es wieder, Abends will ich schlafen geh'n, Ade nun zur guten Nacht, All Night, All Day, Au claire de la lune, Bajuschi Baju, Der Mond ist aufgegangen, Egening Rise, Guten Abend, gut' Nacht, Guter Mond, Hush, Little Baby, Hush-a-ba Birdie Croon, Irish Lullaby, Kein schoner Land, Limu, limu lima, Sally Gardens, Schlaf, Kindchen, schlaf, Schlaflied, Solvejgs Lied, Thula Thula, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, Vierzehn Englein, Weibt du wieviel Sternlein stehen

Review: As a Distinguished Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance, a prolific composer and recipient of the prestigious Charles Ives Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Chen Yi blends Chinese and Western traditions, transcending cultural and musical boundaries. This is a collection of her works for unaccompanied treble voices including Chinese Mountain Songs commission for Kitka by commissioning grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Rockefeller Foundation.

Songlist: Chinese Mountain Songs, Looking at the Sea, With Flowers Blooming, When Will the Scholartree Blossom?, A Ma Lei A Ho, Gathering in the Naked Oats, Mt' Wuzhi, Ga Da Mei Lin

Review: As a Distinguished Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance, a prolific composer and recipient of the prestigious Charles Ives Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Chen Yi blends Chinese and Western traditions, transcending cultural and musical boundaries.

Songlist: Sakura, Sakura, Arirang, Xuan, Written on a Rainy Night (Tang poem), Landscape, Know You How Many Petals Falling?

Review: Commissioned by and dedicated to the Singapore Youth Choir, under the direction of Jennifer Tham, who premiered the works in July 2004 for their 40th anniversary celebration. Chen's unique musical language brings ancient texts and melodies into the current day; the resulting blending is still indicative of both realms. For better concert choirs looking for a diverse yet challenging program.

Songlist: A Single Bamboo Can Easily Bend, A Horseherd's Mountain Song, The Flowing Stream, The Sun Is Rising With Our Joy

Review: 'Njalo' is a 16 song glimpse into the world of Christianity as it presently exists in the African tradition. The production of this book was a cross-cultural collaboration between Patrick Matsikenyiri, a Zimbabwan missionary and Dan Damon, who provided very singable, English translations of these songs. Together, they created a volume with a variety of worship expressions, including songs of praise ('Baningyeti Bayawe'), thanksgiving ('Wonai'), invocation ('Mweya Mutsvene Uyai Pano'), and commitment ('Ndai Wona Hama Yakanaka'). These songs also bear the brokeness of Zimbabwean society where so many people live under the burdens of political oppression, economical turmoil, family brokeness, and the scourge of HIV/AIDS. See especially 'Zviro Zvacho Zvanyanya.' Includes CD.

Songlist: Always, God, We Thank You, If The Lord Would Appear Before Me, He Is There Forever, Let Us Praise The Lord Our God, There's No One In The World Like Jesus, If I'm Without Love, This Is Not Our Homeland, Holy Spirit Come By Here, Shepard God To You We Pray, I Have A Good Friend, It's Jesus, The Light Of God Comes, Those Who Wait Upon The Lord, Behold, Life Is Broken At It's Core

Review: From the Faber Choral Programme Series. Each volume presents a group or groups of compatible pieces designed to form the basis of a 'block' within a choral concert program. Imaginative, versatile and a wonderful addition to SATB concert repertoire.

Songlist: Bobby Shaftoe, Dance To Your Daddy (Dance To Thy Daddy), The Frog And The Crow, Scarborough Fair, She Moved Through The Fair

Review: Premiered at the 2007 ACDA convention in Miami, this compelling work displays the result of Fanshawe's 10 year odyssey across the islands of the Pacific as it blends indigenous field recordings with live singers and instrumentalists. This is the single chorus edition and includes: Hulo hulo, Muli tu pe, 'Otuhaka.

Songlist: Hulo Hulo, Muli Tu Pe, Otuhaka

Review: Premiered at the 2007 ACDA convention in Miami, this compelling work displays the result of Fanshawe's 10 year odyssey across the islands of the Pacific as it blends indigenous field recordings with live singers and instrumentalists. This is the double chorus edition and includes: Hulo hulo, Muli tu pe, 'Otuhaka.

Songlist: Hulo Hulo, Muli Tu Pe, Otuhaka

Review: Intended as a 'community songbook, with music written for several connected circles of singers in Vermont' (including Village Harmony). The book, which is accompanied by a disc with recordings of all of the compositions, includes twenty-five of Don Jamison's beloved and imaginative compositions. Jamison has divided his highly-singable and fascinating choral pieces into three sections: shape-note-inspired tunes, three-part songs, and four- and five-part songs. The title of both the book and the first song comes from Isaac Watts' text: 'Far in the heavens my God retires:/ My God, the mark of my desires,/ And hides his lovely face.' Many of the songs, the composer writes in his introduction, 'have to do with a search for God - or the spiritual world more broadly - and a right relationship with nature and the cosmos. Sometimes when I listen to music, and, more often, when I make music, the world seems to reveal a little more of what it really is - and relationships feel clear and direct, and 'heaven' not so far away at all'

Songlist: Shape Note Inspired Tunes, Far Heaven, Cabin Hill, Owen Sound, North Street, Kingdom, Sweet Brother Weed, Mission Farm, Jackson Heights, Three-Part Songs, Sometimes, Night Song, Spring and Fall, Stars, Ubiquity, How Long?, Autumn Carol, Three Restless Songs, Four and Five-Part Songs, Inversnaid, Pied Beauty, Measure of the Stars, Mother Root, Falling, Notes on The Music

Review: 'Mbiri kuna Mwari' is composed in the spirit of choral music heard at the Episcopal Cathedral in Harare, Zimbabwe, in the summer of 1993. Shona is the majority tribe in Zimbabwe and its language. The text is the Shona translation of the opening section of the Gloria of the Mass Ordinary. This traditional lullaby, 'Thula, Babana,' is from the eastern coastal region of South Africa. The singular sweetness of the melody has made it a favorite with South African choirs and audiences. In this arrangement, the melody is repeated several times, passing from one voice to the other, with a gradual variation and accumulation of accompanying texture, before fading into silence. Also included in this package is 'Ghana Alleluia,' 'Kenya Melodies,' and 'Afican Celebration.'

Songlist: Ghana Alleluia, Kenya Melodies, Mbiri Kuna Mwari, Thula, Babana, African Celebration

Review: 'Loch Lomond' is one of the most famous of all Scottish song - a song of friendship, of love, and of parting. While 'Auld Lang Syne' has become one of the most familiar in our culture, oft used for ushering in the new year, it remains a heartfelt air, extolling enduring friendship and waxing nostalgic over the passage of time. 'The Birks Of Aberfeldy' is a dance piece! Let the rhythm and accents hold sway as the piano rolics and the singers tease, tempt, cajole and invite the Bonnie Lassie! Also Included in this package is the hauntingly beautiful 'Skye Boat Song,' and 'Afton Water.'

Songlist: Skye Boat Song, Afton Water, The Birks of Aberfeldy, Auld Lang Syne, Loch Lomond

Review: Based on an ancient Taoist fable about a small village farmer whose fortune continually changes through a chain of interconnected events. Singers are divided into two character groups - the narrator and the villagers - and a soloist sings the role of the farmer. The moral of the story: You never know, keep on going. All is not as it first appears.

Songlist: Fortune

Review: A most remarkable collection of traditional carols from around the world. These songs may be sung effectively in unison or in parts. English lyrics.

Songlist: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English), Silent Night (German), In Bethlehem (Dutch), Let Our Gladness Know No End (Bohemian), Oh Sleep, Sleep On, Thou Fair Child Jesus (Alsatian), As Lately We Watched (Austrian), In a Manger He is Lying (Polish), Kolyada (Russian), O Fir Tree Dark, O Fir Tree Dear (Swedish), Christmas Brings Joy To Every Heart (Danish), And many more..

Review: The First Runo is unusual in that it is a setting of part of the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic, in an English translation rather than the original Finnish. Rautavaara has chosen the very first poem of the Kalevala, which describes the creation of the world according to Finnish mythology. Rautavaara uses a shimmering vocal texture to paint an image of the primeval lake. Duration: 8 minutes.

Songlist: The First Runo

Review: Following the success of Songs of Africa (for mixed voices), Fred Onovwerosuoke presents six authentic arrangements of African songs scored for upper voices and percussion. Published in two small collections - this set for SA and the second for SSA - the songs originate from a variety of locations, including Zimbabwe, Botswana, Nigeria, and the Benin Republic. With texts to celebrate an assortment of themes, such as harvest, Christmas, play/leisure, and marriage, these arrangements are sure to delight all choirs looking for something a bit different. An English translation and a pronunciation guide are provided.

Songlist: Aluwa Sio, Irapada, Kayra Silo, Aleluya!, Hepepe!, Yesu Sore

Review: Songs of Africa offers an exciting collection of 22 diverse pieces of African choral music that every singer, choral director, music educator, and enthusiast will find invaluable. Fred Onovwerosuoke and the St. Louis African Chorus have transcribed and created these arrangements, which represent a wide spectrum of Africa's regions and cultural practices. The songs cover subjects such as spirituality, religion, community, work, and play, and are selected from many African countries including Nigeria, Ghana, Congo, Benin Republic, South Africa, Namibia, and Gambia. They offer not only a welcome addition to choral repertoire but also a refreshing alternative for concert settings and church services. This collection includes useful notes on performance practice and cultural context, percussion charts, translations, and a pronunciation guide.

Songlist: Abanije (The Bully), Agoro Yede ('Tis Good to Play), Aluwa sio (Alleluia), Angigye aba (The High Life), Awa eshelele , Barka (Goodwill), Bolingo yanga na Yesu (All my loove for Jesus), Efuo (Holy), Hepepe (Hurray!), Je! ajua, Yesu anipenda (Jesus, we love you), Kaanamajoo (We Thank You), Kayra Sillo (The Way of Peace), Leo kuna faraha (Lots of Joy), Mayingo (Womanhood), Om' Oba ni (The Prince), Otu b'oma (Unity is Strength), Oyele ma (Dear Mother), Pata, pata (Touching), Safari Ya Bamba (A Voyage to Bamba), Tuli, tuli , Yesu sore (Jesus, wake up), Yogho (Achievement)

Review: An all a cappella collection of folk songs from a land where singing is second nature to most of it's inhabitants! Traditional folk song 'Rosas Pandan' is a song of joy and love. George Hernandez, conductor of the Saringhimig Singers from San Francisco has captured the native Visayan flavor in this rousing and playful arrangement 'Caturog Na, Nonoy' is a beautiful lullaby which features an alto solo accompanied by the choir. The joyful, Filipino Christmas Carol 'Pasko Na Naman!' is a welcome addition to the season. George Hernandez, has masterfully arranged a simple SATB, a cappella setting that simply works!. High school, college and community choirs will love this piece. 'Ay, Ay, Ay, O Pag-Ibig!' is a fun and lively arrangement of a traditional Tagalog folksong. Includes pronunciation and translation notes. 'Tatlo Sa Buhay' (Three Philippine Songs on Life) consists of a children's song, a lullaby, and a love song, this collection of folk tunes is full of lively rhythms and enchanting melodies. 'Paruparon Bukid' (The Field Butterfly) is a humorous song comparing a butterfly to a Filipina dressed in her glamourous formal dress with tall butterfly sleeves as she moves down the aisle of the church, swaying her hips as every one looks on.

Songlist: Tatlo Sa Buhay, Caturog Na, Nonoy, Rosas Pandan, Pasko Na Naman!, Ay, Ay, Ay, O Pag-Ibig!, Paruparon Bukid

Review: Have fun traveling around the world with this collection of fun-to-sing unison folk song arrangements and easy-to-teach folk dances from nine diverse countries. All pages are reproducible and each unit includes a page of fun and interesting facts about the country, its people and traditions, as well as a related activity that teaches a music concept. The included CD provides performance and accompaniment versions of the song to help facilitate both dancing and singing in your classroom.

Songlist: United States Hawaii - Hukilau, Italy - Tarantella, Canada Quebec - Les Saluts, Israel - Hora, Indonesia - Urla Naga, Japan - Tanko Bushi, Ghana - Rhythm of the Highlife, Greece -, Germany -

Review: For unaccompanied mixed voice choir. English translation inlcuded.

Songlist: Hortobagy

Review: A collection of Hungarian folk songs for unaccompanied upper voice choir.

Songlist: Harom hordo, Igaz szerelem, Gomb, gomb, Erdobe, erdobe

Review: A collection of Polish folk songs for unaccompanied mixed chorus with piano accompaniment for rehearsal purposes.

Songlist: A ta nasza Narew (Our River Narew), Oj, kiedy na Powislu (When in Pwisle), Oj, Janie, Janie (Oh, Johnny, Johnny), Polne roze rwala (She picked wild roses), Szeroka Woda (Broad Waters

Review: Arrangement of folk texts and melodies from Wladyslaw Skierkowski's collection Kurpian Forest in Song. Suitable for intermediate standard choirs.

Songlist: Hey, down the hill, down the hill!, Dark is the night, how dark, Yesterday, my dear, not today, I am a farm-hand from Torun, The storm is coming, it will rain

Review: This set of seven movements uses a broad palette of choral orchestration. The first piece, 'The Lands Around My Dwelling' (Inuit), features free and changing meters and frequent divisi. Movement two, 'As My Eyes Search' (Chippewa), is energized by close canonic entries. Movement three 'War Song' (Sioux), is a vigorous piece with canonic imitation and some tone clustering, starting with a single voice parts and expanding to full SSAATTBB texture. Movement four, 'Love Song' (Nahuatl), in alternating 8/8 and 9/8 is a lyrical, rhapsodic setting of a ravishing text. Movement five, 'Pleasant It Looked' (Winnebago), features a soprano soloist (imitating a boy soprano) and is a quiet meditation. Movement six, 'Upward Going' (Tewa), is again move vigorous, and Movement seven 'Two Dream Songs' (Wintu), concludes the work in a quiet benediction.

Songlist: War Song , Upward Going , Two Dream Songs, Pleasant It Looked , Love Song , The Lands Around My Dwelling , As My Eyes Search

Review: The pieces of the first set are arrangements of folk-songs from the Russian and Doukhobor traditions and were prepared for the Vancouver Chamber Choir's 1989 tour of the former Soviet Union. Of the three, 'All Throughout the Great Wide World' and 'Along the Peterskaya' are well-known Russian tunes, highly rhythmic and vigorous; and employ quasi-instrumental accompaniment effects, whistling, and optional sleigh-bells and slap-stick (whip). The second (The Black Raven) comes from the Doukhobor community of British Columbia, Canada, and is a poignant lament of great lyricism and power. It uses a contralto soloist to introduce and carry melody through a piece.

Songlist: All Throughout the Great Wide World, America's Like a Sister, Canada's Like a Mother, In a Pine Forest, The Black Raven, Along the Peterskaya

Review: When Mom and Dad and the kids get to Grandma's Hawaiian home this year, they realize it's a going to be a different kind of Christmas. Unlike before, Grandma is going to the beach, scuba diving, swimming, and skipping! Grandma, or Tutu, as she prefers to be called, has discovered that she has much to offer in life and teaches her family that Christmas is truly special.

Songlist: Aloha Christmas Finale, Be The Lantern, Christmas Is Gonna Be Diff'rent This Year, Christmas Rocks, He Is Born, The Holy Child, Lullaby Of Love, Mele Kalikimaka, There's Gotta Be More

Review: A collection of unaccompanied choral works for SATB choir with German text.

Songlist: Von Edler Art, Mit Lust Tat Ich Ausreiten, Bei Nachtlicher Weil, Vom Heiligen Martyrer Emmerano: Komm Mainz, Taublein WeiB: Es Flog Ein Taublein WeiBe, Ach Lieber Herre Jesu Christ, Sankt Raphael, In Stiller Nacht, Acschiedslied: Ich Fahr Dahin, Der Tote Knabe: Es Pochet Ein Knabe Sachte, Di Wollust In den Maien, Morgengesang: Wach Auf, Mein Kind, Schnitter Tod: Es ist Ein Schnitter, Der Englische Jager: Es Wolld Gut Jager Jagen

Review: Scottish traditional song based on the text of Robert Burns

Songlist: My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose

Review: Fun settings of a traditional Estonian carols, these secular winter-themed songs reflects on the joys of winter and skating in a gentle waltz feel. Brisk and energetic songs with simple melody, limited ranges and shared rhythmic patters make them enjoyable for high school mixed choirs.. In Estonian, with a pronunciation guide and a singing English translation, this suits both beginning and more advanced mixed choirs, with quick and easy preparation for both choir and accompanist.

Songlist: Ule Lume Lagedale (Over Snowy Winter Roads), Skating (Uisutamas), Little Tommy's Choir

Review: The popularity of Chinese folk music makes this King's Singers collection especially useful by choirs worldwide. Includes English translations and pronunciation helps.

Songlist: Diu Diu Tang (Drip, Drip, Plop), Hsiao Cheng Ku Shih (Small Town Story), Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower), Tien Kung Lok Sui (Rain Is Falling From the Sky), Zai Na Yao Yuan De Di Dang (In The Distant Place)

Review: In celebration of the King's Singers anniversary, this is a beautiful collection, complete with photos and stories from members of the King's Singers over the years. This makes for enjoyable reading as well a interesting singing. SATB Octavo.

Songlist: Lamorna, Bobby Shaftoe, Dance To Thy Daddy, O My Love is Like A Red, Red Rose, Barbara Allen, Early One Morning, Migildi Magildi, She Moved Through The Fair, The Oak And The Ash, Nae Luck About The House, Londonderry Air, Glossary

Review: This gently flowing setting of the traditional Scottish folksong 'Loch Lomond' is a perpetual favorite in King's Singers' concerts. This arrangement by David Overton is simple and straightforward offering contrasts between the flowing interludes and the homophonic choruses. The haunting melody of the Canadian folk song ' She's Like the Swallow' is accented by a lyric vocal accompaniment. Perfect for large group or ensemble use. This lilting English folksong ' I Love My Love' is one of a group of great arrangements in the King'singers' repertoire. 'Furusato (Homeland) is a tender tribute to home, this Japanese folk song's sentiment is touching to all. Includes Japanese and English lyrics. ' Grandfather's Clock' - This childhood favorite still delights listeners of all ages. Cleverly arranged, it makes a great closer or encore.

Songlist: She's Like the Swallow, Grandfather's Clock, Loch Lomond, I Love My Love, Furusato (Homeland)

Review: The 18 songs on the CD by the same name are all found within this songbook. Twelve of the songs are rounds or chants, with the others largely three part harmony settings. So this collection will be appropriate for womens' or girls' groups looking for straightforward harmony settings of women-oriented songs. While the songs are accessible to all levels of singers, we think even advanced ensembles will find material here that will round out their performances. The songs include Native American chants ('Neesa,' 'Now I Walk In Beauty'), two Renaissance Spanish pieces ('O Virgo Splendens,' 'Con El Viento'), a Swedish 'Lullaby,' and a Shaker hymn 'Ode to Contentment.'

Songlist: Fire Within, Hotaru Koi , Treeplanter's Round, Con El Viento, Good Friend , Kona Kai Opua I Ka Lai , O Virgo Splendens , Rise Up O Flame, Neesa, Lullaby, Clear Horizon, Ode To Contentment, I Will Be Gentle With Myself , Now I Walk In Beauty, Be Like A Bird, Lo Yisa Goy, Kwaheri, And She Will Rise

Review: This songbook features all the arrangements of the songs from the same titled recording.

Songlist: Whatever Circles Comes from the Center, Dark of the Moon, Oh Mama Bakudala, Summer Solstice, I Have A Million Nightingales, Bim Bam, Learned of Angel, V'asu Li Mikdash, The Breeze at Dawn, We All Come from the Goddess, Yemaya, Vem Kan Segla, Er a la vo, Night Goes Back, Ise Oluwa, Deep Peace

Review: The English lecturer, conductor, adjudicator, composer and arranger, Louis Halsey, studied music at Cambridge, where he sang in the celebrated King's College Choir, before embarking on a music career which has taken him all over the world conducting, lecturing, examining and adjudicating. Here are a collection of follk songs from each of the four countries in the United Kingdom.

Songlist: Going to Mass Last Sunday, My Love She's a Venus, O, no John!, Ye Banks and Braes