Review: Its always fun to sing in close harmony so let's be sure to also sing some really fun songs! Ricky Nelson's 1960's hit "Hello Mary Lou" is a natural for the tight harmony found in this well-crafted barbershop version. Thie Billy Joel hit "The Longest Time" from 1983 is still a favorite with audiences and singers. This Barbershop arrangement will be the hit of your show! The humorous doo-wop hit "Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp Ba Bomp Ba Bomp)" from 1961 is arranged by the masterful Aaron Dale and is a treat for any quartet to sing. "Bohemian Rhapsody" - This arrangement is an absolute winner! Deke has the wonderful talent of creating arrangements that beginning quartets can sing while simultaneously being very rewarding for more experienced singers.

Songlist: Hello Mary Lou, The Longest Time, Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp Ba Bomp Ba Bomp), Bohemian Rhapsody

Review: This Academy Award winning song "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" has become one of the great standards and very deservedly so. The talented arranger June Dale does a top-notch job with this very rewarding arrangement. "Beauty and the Beast" is one of the best from the amazing songwriting team of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman and Nina Herdes does a remarkable job with this arrangement. From the Jungle Book the delightful "The Bare Necessities" is a treat to perform.

Songlist: Can You Feel the Love Tonight?, Beauty and the Beast, The Bare Necessities

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/barbershop-female

Review: Nobody sang it better than Frank but now we can sing together these wonderful songs recorded by the Chairman of the Board. Some of barbershop's top arrangers have skillfully created these close harmony arrangements that are sure to be fun to sing for groups of all abilities.

Songlist: I'm Gonna Live 'Til I Die, Come Fly with Me, Ring-a-Ding Ding, After You've Gone

Review: Originally written for Kristen Bell and contemporary a cappella group Straight No Chaser, "Text Me Merry Christmas" is a fun, flirty option for the holidays with a pop sensibility. Brand new Learning Tracks available produced by Katie Taylor. "Little Saint Nick" - You'll have 4-part a cappella harmony fun with this barbershop arrangement of the Beach Boys classic song! "Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season" - fun, swingin' chart for your holiday show, Adam Scott delivers a crowd-pleasing arrangement based on the original Andy Williams recording that paired these two holiday favorites together. Accessible for almost any level ensemble, this chart works great as a show opener or closer. "Warm and Fuzzy" - Originally recorded by country singer Billy Gilman for his gold-certified album entitled Classic Christmas. Peter Benson's arrangement is a fresh, fun, and friendly option for your holiday repertoire and is available in both men's and women's keys!

Songlist: Little Saint Nick, Warm and Fuzzy, Text Me Merry Christmas, Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/christmas/ssaa/

Review: Christmas is such a great time for harmony singing with so many great songs that are perfect when sung a cappella. This collection will get everybody in the holiday spirit.

Songlist: Jingle Bell Rock, Merry Christmas, Darling, Winter Wonderland, It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/barbershop-female

Review: More great Holiday songs arranged especially for female close harmony singers.

Songlist: Silver Bells, The First Noel, Joy to the World, Frosty the Snow Man

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/barbershop-female

Review: Featured in the movie Despicable Me 2 "Happy" catapulted to number one with its irresistible melody and hook. Sing the song at a brisk, even tempo, using the syncopation to drive from start to finish. "Titanium" - Wow. Two of a cappella's most highly acclaimed arrangers collaborate on this stunning arrangement of vocal pop sensation Sia's hit song. This is an arrangement that should be in every quartet's repertoire. "Sing" is an original song by Pentatonix, the nation's most popular a cappella group, will bring a contemporary flavor to your quartet. "Sugar" - was a hit for Maroon 5 and is very well suited for a close harmony arrangement.

Songlist: Happy, Titanium, Sing, Sugar

Review: review pending

Songlist: Open Your Arms, My y, Bye Bye Blues, Good Old Days Are Now, Goodbye Means the End of My World, Here's That Rainy Day

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/barbershop/

Review: A great collection of arrangements of classics.

Songlist: I'm Confessin, I'm Gonna Love That Guy ( Like He's Never Been Loved Before ), Lullaby of the Leaves, My Heart Is Aching For You, No Man Is An Island

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/barbershop/

Review: A great collection of arrangements of classics.

Songlist: Are You Lonesome Tonight?, Poor Papa, The Showboat Came To Town

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/barbershop/

Review: A great collection of arrangements of classics.

Songlist: Smile, Strangers, That Old Gang of Mine, That Summer When We Were Young, There's A Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/barbershop/

Review: A great collection of arrangements of classics.

Songlist: Them There Eyes, Tucky Home (Tuck Me to Sleep In My Old ), Unforgettable, Old Familiar Faces

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/barbershop/

Review: What a fascinating blend of two great uniquely American styles of vocal harmony! 'Silhouettes' was a hit single by the Rays in 1957. Tom Gentry's arrangement is an audience pleaser that can incorporate visual enhancements such as sunglasses, leather jackets, and choreography. Be sure to let the 'doo-wop' swing feeling be natural and unrushed, when the audience can understand the humor of the story on the text 'you're on the wrong block.' Feel free to experiment with the smoothness of the bass line by having the section sing on an open vowel such as 'du' rather than 'dm.' "Under the Boardwalk." has become one of the most recognized popular songs ever recorded. Allow the syncopated rhythms to sound free and agile while maintaining a god connected flow to the singing. These songs will add a cool touch of nostalgia to your repertoire and are surefire audience pleasers.

Songlist: Under the Boardwalk, Silhouettes, Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight, Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Review: Here's a great collection of 1950's doo wop classics that will add a touch of nostalgia to your concert. Smooth a cappella harmonies will delight your audience and the arrangements are super fun to rehearse and perform.

Songlist: Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight, In The Still of the Nite, Sh-boom, Silhouettes

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/barbershop-female

Review: These 1950s doo-wop classics will add a touch of nostalgia to your concert! Smooth a cappella harmonies will delight your audience and the arrangements are super fun to rehearse and perform. The blending of these two uniquely American a cappella genres is fascinating and ands an interesting sound to your repertoire.

Songlist: In The Still of the Nite, Under the Boardwalk, Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight, Sh-boom

Review: Having a Barbershop Quartet sing in the park has been a long standing tradition at Disney's Magic Kingdom. Now your barbershop quartet can relive that magic with these excellent Barbershop arrangements of classic Disney tunes.

Songlist: Disney Song Medley: Mickey Mouse March, Give A Little Whistle, Heigh-Ho, When You Wish Upon A Star, Disney Song Medley: Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo, Chim Chim Cher-ee, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, It's A Small World, Let's Go Fly A Kite, With A Smile And A Song

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/barbershop/

Review: David Wright is considered by many to be perhaps the most talented barbershop arranger there is and his arrangement are creative, rewarding and fun to sing. And here he arranges songs by some of the finest songwriters of show tunes including Andrew Lloyd Weber, Richard Rodgers, Stephen Sondheim and Frank Loesser. This collection really is a must-have for all serious female barbershop singers.

Songlist: The Music of the Night, I Have Dreamed, Back In Business, Sit Down, You're Rocking The Boat

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/barbershop-female

Review: A great selection of holiday songs arranged in the close harmony barbershop style for male voices.

Songlist: White Christmas, The Christmas Song, I'll Be Home For Christmas, (There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/barbershop/

Review: Another great selection of holiday songs arranged in the close harmony barbershop style for male voices.

Songlist: Blue Christmas, Jingle Bell Rock, Here Comes Santa Claus, Winter Wonderland

Voicing: barbershop/christmas/

Review: The mid 20th century was the golden age of the American musical and here is a collection of some the era's finest songs. Arranged for female barbershop voices these songs by songwriting legends such as Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen and Meridith Wilson are sure to please.

Songlist: Till There Was You, Over The Rainbow, The Trolly Song, They Say It's Wonderful

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/barbershop-female

Review: Randy Newman has a written many wonderful songs including some popular songs for Disney animated films such as Toy Story, Cars and Monsters, Inc. Arranged expertly for female barbershop quartets these songs are a welcome addition to your repertoire.

Songlist: I Will Go Sailing No More, If I Didn't Have You, Our Town

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/barbershop-female

Review: "A Doo-Wop Christmas (With You)" - This clever a cappella original is reminiscent of doo-wop groups from the '50s and '60s. The choir sings a "bop-bop-bop" refrain alternately with classic back-ups, as a soloist or small group croons the flirtatious text, weaving in popular song titles from back in the day. "At Christmas (A Christmas Sha-na-na)" - It's a blast from the past when your choir sings this fun-filled holiday original by Andy Beck. Your singers and audience will love snapping their fingers and tapping their toes to this doo-wop style tune backed up with traditional 50s harmonies and classic "sha-na-nas." And don't miss the clever use of quotes from several popular holiday songs throughout! It's an easy-to-learn a cappella novelty in the SSATB voicing, or feature a crooning soloist with piano accompaniment and back-up singers in the 3-part. "What'cha Gonna Bring for Christmas?" - Feature your best solo crooner(s) on this '50s inspired a cappella chorus that begs Santa for a timeless teen wish: "Won't you bring me someone to love?" The choir serves equally as the featured act (of the chorus and bridge) and the backup singers (for two dreamy verses). The final falsetto phrases and 7th chord cadence deliver a sweet doo-wop ending.

Songlist: A Doo-Wop Christmas (With You), At Christmas (A Christmas Sha-na-na), What'cha Gonna Bring for Christmas?

Review: As one of the earliest forms of a cappella singing every group should know at least some of the doo wop classics. "Under The Boardwalk", the 1964 hit by the Drifters, is one of the all time a cappella hits and should be in every group's repertoire. Here's a super doo-wop arrangement of Ben E King's 1961 "Stand By Me" and " In The Still Of The Night", a doo wop gem that's fun to sing. "Come Go With Me" - Put a special soloist out front with this doo-wop hit of the '50s!

Songlist: Come Go With Me, Under the Boardwalk, In the Still of the Nite, Stand By Me

Review: Doo wop a cappella has influenced so much of today's sound and here we present some cool arrangements of some of the all-time classics. Here is Ed Lojeski rendition of The Nylons hit "Silhouettes" which has an irresistible energy and drive that make this an audience favorite! "Under The Boardwalk", the 1964 classic hit by the Drifters, should be in every group's repertoire as should the 1962 Gene Chandler hit "Duke of Earl". Would you believe the '50s hit "Book of Love" was inspired by a toothpaste commercial? It's a terrific male parody on "how to keep your girl" put in an a cappella "street-style" setting and the Boyz 11 Men version of "Under The Boardwalk" is bound to be a crowd pleaser!

Songlist: Under the Boardwalk, Book of Love, Duke of Earl, In the Still of the Nite, Silhouettes

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/ttbb/

Review: Ed Lojeski brings back the sound of Little Anthony and the Imperials in this fun arrangement of "Tears On My Pillow". Add some sways and finger-snaps and you have a perfect choice for small or large groups. "Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight" - Groove to the sounds of a by-gone era with this 1954 hit originally recorded by The Spaniels. Classic doo-wop! "Speedoo" - Show some attitude with this 1956 pop hit by the Cadillacs! This uptempo classic from the golden age of doo-wop makes a perfect selection for some fancy footwork! The novelty number "Mr. Bass Man" by the '60s artist Johnny Cymbal has been covered by everyone from Sha Na Na to the Muppets and will be a hit on your stage as well, with a hilarious doo-wop bass line that will be an absolute blast to perform!

Songlist: Tears On My Pillow, Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight, Speedoo, Mr. Bass Man

Review: As one of the earliest forms of a cappella singing every group should know at least some of the doo wop classics. "Under The Boardwalk", the 1964 hit by the Drifters, is one of the all time a cappella standards and probably should be in every group's repertoire. Here's a super doo-wop arrangement of Ben E King's 1961 "Stand By Me" and a lovely medley by Ed Lojeski of four doo wop gems. These songs are always crowd pleasers. Billy Joel's hit "The Longest Time" is a perennial favorite and evokes an even earlier time in America's pop history.

Songlist: The Best of Doo-Wop, Stand By Me, Under the Boardwalk, The Longest Time

Voicing: sheet-music/female-voices/

Review: One of the most successful vocal harmony groups of the 60's were the Four Seasons and their songs are as iconic as ever thanks in part to the hit Broadway show Jersey Boys. "Walk Like a Man" was one of the songs that propelled the Four Seasons to stardom and a showstopper in Jersey Boys that chronicles their rags-to-riches story, your men's group will bring down the house with the soaring falsetto over solid rock and roll harmonies. With soaring falsetto and smooth harmonies, "Sherry" was a #1 hit in 1962 and will make your guys the stars of the show. Audiences will love hearing these songs and watch out of they might sing along with the choir!!

Songlist: Walk Like a Man, Sherry, Bye Bye Baby (Baby Goodbye), Jersey Boys (Choral Highlights), Let's Hang On

Voicing: musicals/male-harmony-voices/

Review: These four motets were composed in the fall of 1921 while Copland was studying with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. The four motets have remained unpublished until now. Writing to Copland about them in 1924, Boulanger tells the composer that "those motets sound in the voices in a stunning manner."

Songlist: Help Us, O Lord, Sing Ye Praises To Our King, Have Mercy On us, O My Lord, Though, O Jehovah, Abideth Forever

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/motet/

Review: Aaron Jay Kernis, awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1998, is one of the most sought after composers today. He has received commissions from many of the major orchestras in the United States, including the New York Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony. Ecstatic Meditations was composed in 1999 for Philip Brunelle and the Plymouth Music Series Ensemble Singers and Choir. Like all of Kernis' music, it "bears the unmistakable stamp of a wildly fertile musical imagination...with rich poetic imagery." The text is by Mechthild of Magdeburg, translated by Jane Hirshfield

Songlist: Effortlessly Love Flows, How The Soul Speaks To God, I Cannot Dance, O Lord, How God Answers The Soul l

Review: The most famous American Christmas carol family is undisputably the Burt family. The carols of Bates and Alfred Burt and the Christmas carol cards they sent are now part of our hymnody and folklore. Abbie Burt Betinis is the great granddaughter of Bates and grand niece of Alfred, and is continuing the tradition with freshness and craftsmanship. A noted and often commissioned composer in her own right, she brings skill and talent to this unique genre in a way no one else could. The verse and chorus form reminds us of an English carol, but the text, taken most often from other Burt family members, are very American. Enjoy this energetic carol with sacred text by John Harris Burt

Songlist: Run, Toboggan, Run, Hail, Christmas Day!, Prayer for Peace

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/christmas/choral/

Review: Paul Laurence Dunbar was born June 27, 1872 in Dayton, Ohio. He died there on February 9, 1906. Dunbar was the first African-American poet to garner national critical acclaim. He penned a large body of dialect poems, standard English poems, essays, novels, and short stories, before he died at age 33. His work often addressed the difficulties encountered by members of his race and the efforts of African-Americans to achieve equality in America. He was praised both by the prominent literary critics of his time and by his literary contemporaries.

Songlist: When Storms Arise, Lead Gently, Lord, Little Lamb

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/spirituals/mixed/

Review: These delightful carols are the result of a tradition begun by the Reverend Bates G. Burt, his composer son, Alfred and friend-of-the-family Whila Hutson; for many years these three collaborated on the creation of original carols, which were then sent to friends as Christmas cards. The fifteen carols as published are arranged in three sets. The carols within each set were selected to provide a variety of sound and facility of transition from one carol to the next so that each set may be performed as a program group

Songlist: Caroling, Caroling Long Ago, O Hearken Ye, Nigh Bethlehem, All On A Christmas Morning, We'll Dress The House, Ah, Bleak And Chill Wintry Wind, Christmas Cometh Caroling, Some Children See Him, Jesu Parvule, Bright, Bright, The Holly Berries, The Star Carol, Carol Of The Mother, What Are The Signs, Christ In The Stranger's Guise, Come, Dear Children

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/christmas/choral/

Review: These delightful carols are the result of a tradition begun by the Reverend Bates G. Burt, his composer son, Alfred and friend-of-the-family Whila Hutson; for many years these three collaborated on the creation of original carols, which were then sent to friends as Christmas cards. The fifteen carols as published are arranged in three sets. The carols within each set were selected to provide a variety of sound and facility of transition from one carol to the next so that each set may be performed as a program group

Songlist: Caroling, Caroling Long Ago, O Hearken Ye, Nigh Bethlehem, All On A Christmas Morning, We'll Dress The House, Ah, Bleak And Chill Wintry Wind, Christmas Cometh Caroling, Some Children See Him, Jesu Parvule, Bright, Bright, The Holly Berries, The Star Carol, Carol Of The Mother, What Are The Signs, Christ In The Stranger's Guise, Come, Dear Children

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/christmas/choral/

Review: These delightful carols are the result of a tradition begun by the Reverend Bates G. Burt, his composer son, Alfred and friend-of-the-family Whila Hutson; for many years these three collaborated on the creation of original carols, which were then sent to friends as Christmas cards. The fifteen carols as published are arranged in three sets. The carols within each set were selected to provide a variety of sound and facility of transition from one carol to the next so that each set may be performed as a program group

Songlist: Caroling, Caroling Long Ago, O Hearken Ye, Nigh Bethlehem, All On A Christmas Morning, We'll Dress The House, Ah, Bleak And Chill Wintry Wind, Christmas Cometh Caroling, Some Children See Him, Jesu Parvule, Bright, Bright, The Holly Berries, The Star Carol, Carol Of The Mother, What Are The Signs, Christ In The Stranger's Guise, Come, Dear Children

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/christmas/choral/

Review: Clear-textured settings of the fairies' songs from A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Tempest, these songs are lavishly effective in their text setting, harmony, rhythm, and dynamics. The beauty of sound of women's voices shines through these pieces. First published in 1897.

Songlist: Over Hill, Over Dale, Come unto These Yellow Sands,, Through the House Give Glimmering Light

Voicing: sheet-music/shakespeare/

Review: Text in English, German and Hungarian.

Songlist: Four Old Hungarian Folksongs, Five Slovak Folksongs

Voicing: cds/hungarian-choral-recordings/

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

Songlist: Mocking of Youth - from Four Women's Choruses, Spring, Enchanting Song

Voicing: cds/hungarian-choral-recordings/

Review: Dedicated to Civil Rights pioneer Ella Baker, "Ella's Song" by Sweet Honey in the Rock founder Bernice Johnson Reagon is a powerful song of courage and struggle. "we who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes" Also from Bernice Johnson Reagon and Sweet Honey in the Rock, "We Are the Ones We Been Waiting For" written in tribute to the women of South Africa is a powerful and uplifting call for leadership and inner strength. It is especially appropriate as an audience participation number and recessional. "Greed" - From Bernice Johnson Reagon's sermon in music, we are confronted by the sin of greed in each of us. Recorded by Sweet Honey in the Rock, this song offers a humorous but astute assessment of our culture and institutions.

Songlist: We Are the Ones We Been Waiting For, Ella's Song, Greed

Review: Betty Bertaux, founder/director of the Children's Chorus of Maryland, is regarded as an authority on vocal and musical development in children. A former faculty member of the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore and Holy Names College in Oakland, California, she has been professionally active for over 40 years, working with music students of all ages. Dr. Bertaux is internationally recognized and often engaged as a guest conductor and workshop clinician with children's choruses and choral conferences. Currently serving as an adjunct professor for VanderCook College of Music in Chicago, Dr. Bertaux is also internationally established and frequently commissioned as a composer and arranger of music for treble choirs.

Songlist: I'll Give My Love An Apple, Nachtlied, Before Rain, Shady Grove, Wondrous Love, A Cloud

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/treble/

Review: Betty Bertaux, founder/director of the Children's Chorus of Maryland, is regarded as an authority on vocal and musical development in children. A former faculty member of the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore and Holy Names College in Oakland, California, she has been professionally active for over 40 years, working with music students of all ages. Dr. Bertaux is internationally recognized and often engaged as a guest conductor and workshop clinician with children's choruses and choral conferences. Here are three songs that will be fun for singers and audience alike!

Songlist: Unborn Baby, Gone For Good, An Apple With Its Seeds

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/treble/

Review: The beautiful eight-part setting of 'My Prayer' starts out with a beautiful alto duet. This challenging piece is a joy to perform and to hear. 'Pray that Jerusalem may have peace' is a Scottish Psalter that was commisioned to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the consecration of Glenalmond College Chapel. The multiple key and tempo changes make this a challenging but exciting piece to perform. The text in 'God so loved the world' comes from John 3:16. The soprano solo adds a beautiful descant to this touching piece. 'Even Such Is Time' comes from the text by Sir Walter Raleight. The piece starts out with soft, but expressive, four-part harmonies. Half way through the song, the men's parts divisi. The soprano solo at the end adds a great finish. George Herber's text in 'Even-Song' is brought to life with gorgeous harmonies and yet another sweet soprano solo.

Songlist: My Prayer, Pray That Jerusalem May Have Peace, God So Loved The World, Even Such Is Time, Even-Song

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/sacred/

Review: Kenneth Jennings' settings of two Dylan Thomas poems 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night,' and And Death Shall Have No Dominion' are both beautiful arrangements. 'Loch Lomond' is a Scottish folk song that dates back to the Jacobite Rebellion. Care has been taken to preserve the authenticity of the language in this arrangement, with the help of a ipa chart in the performance notes of this chart. With an energetic, strong opening and a more lyric, gentle section in the middle, 'Alleluia' provides an overall sense of the joy we experience while praising god. 'Let the Bullgine Tun,' a vigorous, humorous, traditional sea chantey is guaranteed to delight both singers and audiences.

Songlist: Do Not Go Gentle Into The Night, Let the Bullgine Run, Loch Lomond, Alleluia, Amen, And Death Shall Have No Dominion

Review: A unique collection of spirituals and folk songs arranged by the talented ensemble Cantus for male unaccompanied voices. Recommended

Songlist: Danny Boy, Barbara Allen, She Moved Through the Fair, Deep River, Heav'n, Heav'n

Review: Joseph Jennings' rich a cappella arrangement of the traditional spiritual, 'Steal Away,' is an enjoyable treat for both the singers and the audience. Winner of the 2003 Chanticleer Student Choral Compositition Competition, 'She Walks in Beauty,' for advanced choirs, sets the Lord Byron text in a lush harmonic style. Composer Joseph Twish sets a deeply moving homophonic work with 'Wandering,' exploring the text "God has mercy on me. Wand'ring, wand'ring.' That piece was also a previous winner of the composition competition. 'Galbally Farmer' works well with advanced Jr High, High School or moderate adult choirs, another audience favorite! Set to a 9th Century Japanese poem, in 'Voices of Autumn, composer Jackson Hill uses traditional musical stylistic devices from the same culture to create a seamless, tranquil unaccompanied choral work.

Songlist: She Walks in Beauty, Wandering, Galbally Farmer, Voices of Autumn

Review: Joseph Jennings, long-time music director of the multiple Grammy winning a cappella ensemble Chanticleer, has always had an affinity for spirituals and the group has many wonderful recordings of Jenning's arrangements. This collection for mixed voices a cappella are bound to please.

Songlist: Steal Away, Where The Sun Will Never Go Down, Keep Your Hand On The Plow, Calling My Children Home

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/spirituals/mixed/

Review: Probably Chanticleer's most popular arrangement, Franz Biebl's 'Ave Maria' is challenging but is sure to become a favorite among your singers. We have included all three available voicings for you to chose from. Also included in this package is Joseph Jenning's 'Christmas Spiritual Medley.' This fun piece is rich with tight harmony and a few solos, guaranteed to please your audience.

Songlist: Ave Maria, Ave Maria, Christmas Spiritual Medley, Ave Maria

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/sacred/

Review: American composer William Hawley's music has been heard in London, Tokyo, Paris, the Netherlands, Berlin, Darmstadt, Munich, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Minneapolis, and other cities in the United States, Europe, and Asia, as well as in the concert halls of New York City. Here is your opportunity to make his Chanticleer-performed compositions part of your repertoire. The ten part voicing in 'Io Son La Primavera' gives this piece an amazing depth and flair. Hawley's arrangement of Torquato Tasso's text, 'Dolcissimi Colori' is sweet and beautiful, perfect for a moderately advanced choir. Both 'Io V'amo Sol Perche Voi Siete Bella' and 'Ore, Fermate Volo' is fairly challenging yet beautiful, great examples of the Chanticleer charm! Two other composition based on text by Tasso, 'Vita De La Mia Vita' is sure to be a crowd pleaser, the setting of 'Siepe, Chegli Orti Vaghi' is beautiful and romantic - another fine example of Hawley's great style.

Songlist: Io Son la Primavera, Vita De La Mia Vita, Ore, Fermate Il Volo, Io V'Amo Sol Perche Voi Siete Bella, Dolcissimi Colori, Sipe, Che Gli Orti

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/sacred/

Review: A perennial favourite with Vancouver audiences, Corlynn's sweet and gentle 'Christmas Angel' has elements of traditional and popular music. it is sure to be a hit with your audiences too. A smooth and jazzy version of 'Silent Night,' this piece is straightforward and suitable for any Christmas concert. Written in a traditional chant-like style with unison lines alternating with lush harmonic passages, Chor Leoni discovered Willan's previously unpublished version of 'Magnificat' and instantly fell in love with it. One of Chor Leoni's favourite modern Christmas carols, 'Yuletide Fires' is

Songlist: Christmas Angel, Silent Night, Magnificat, Yuletide Fires

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/christmas/choral/

Review: Stan Rogers, Canada's folk music hero speaks to all of us through his words and music. 'Fogarty's Cove' is faithful to Stan's musical Style and it's great to sing! 'Ave, Maris Stella' is a favorite Nova Scotia Latin canticle with a simple harmonic arrangement. Included is a solo for tenor or unison tenor section. 'Loch Lomond' begins with a tenor or baritone solo, and develops into a rousing rhythmic chorus which drives to the end of the piece. in between are richly textured choral verses.

Songlist: Ave, Maris Stella, Loch Lomond

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/ttbb/

Review: Generally recognized as the father of the Neo-Romantic movement in music, David Del Tredici has received numerous awards (including the Pulitzer Prize) and has been commissioned and performed by nearly every major American and European orchestral ensemble. "Del Tredici," said Aaron Copland, "is that rare find among composers - a creator with a truly original gift. I venture to say that his music is certain to make a lasting impression on the American musical scene. I know of no other composer of his generation who composes music of greater freshness and daring, or with more personality." From Del Tredici's Program notes: "In this traumatic post-9/11 world, I felt an urge to connect with, and even comfort, the youngest generation of budding musicians. Heart and felt are two words that directed my choice of texts: I wanted to tell something about myself, as well as about the joys of childhood ... Stevenson's "The Little Land" re-creates the imaginitive world that to daydreaming children seems so natural." David Del Tredici writes: "My setting of the 1727 New England Primer's "Alphabet" might horrify its Puritan author by transforming its simple text into an exuberant tour de force. Its 26 couplets tumble upon one another in tight three-part counterpoint, testing the young performers' range and endurance alike."

Songlist: Alphabet (Fuga), Sabbath's Child, The Little Land

Voicing: a-cappella/arrangements/treble/