Recorded by the New York Concert Singers and premiered at the Lincoln Center Tree Lighting by Project Youth Chorus and the Muppets, this sweet a cappella setting is a simple and warm salute to the December holidays especially appropriate for diverse audiences. We are different and the same, all together. What we want this holiday is peace forever. The full recording is available at www.newworldrecords.org and dramonline.org. (Lance Horne, All Together, New World Records NW80592. P 2001 C 2001, Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc. Used by permission).

America has, for hundreds of years, been a country built on tradition, the most powerful of which may be the hope that their children might have a better life. Father/daughter songwriting team Laurie and Larry Hochman have created a tribute to the American dream that connects the past, present and future, framed with the treasured America the Beautiful. Ideal for schools and community concerts for all levels!

This is a pair of short songs for two-part choir and piano. The first is a lullaby titled Sweet, Come Away and the second, When Laura Smiles is a lively serenade. These two songs set Renaissance text with new music.

Chanukah is a celebration of freedom. Legend has it that when the eternal light was rekindled, there was only enough oil for one day. It miraculously lasted for eight. This new piece celebrates the festival and the miracle.

Written for and premiered by Nashirah: The Jewish Chorale of Greater Philadelphia, this poem by Sima Faitelson is full of power, and loss and the pain that accompanies loss. This incredibly creative composition will leave listeners and singers breathless.

Salamone Rossi (1570-1630) was a Jewish musician at the court of Duke Vincenzo Gonzaga and a contemporary of Monteverdi, but his musical style foreshadows the chorale style yet to come. This beautiful setting of the evening prayer is perfect for the concert hall or the sacred service.

This piyut, a spiritual poem from the 12th century, is inspired by Jeremiah 18:3-6 and Isaiah 64:7. The poets draw on a vivid array of metaphors from everyday life - potters, masons, glass-blowers, sailors - all shaping and guiding their work with their hands and forming the material into new and more beautiful forms.

Arranger: Ryan Nowlin

This beautiful and simple melody for mixed, unison choir or solo is the perfect ending to a worship service or concert. It can be sung a cappella or with the optional clarinet, violin, viola and cello accompaniment or with only the clarinet (included in the octavo). Each version is equally effective and beautiful.

Commissioned by a consortium of choruses including Chanticleer, The Dale Warland Singers, and The Phoenix Bach Choir, this beautiful a cappella setting of Psalm 86 is a delicate powerhouse. In the text, the Psalmist pleads for Divine favor, in spite of his spiritual poverty. A simple and clear pronunciation guide is included along with a poetic translation making the Hebrew text both accessible and understandable.

Performed By: Dale Warland Singers

Written to invoke the feeling of a simple, old-fashioned holiday carol or hymn. This brief, two-verse tune invites all people to bring to mind thoughts and remembrances of the season and to reflect on this meaningful time of year.

Written for conductor Judith Clurman, David Ludwig sets the poem found on The Statue of Liberty in a moving and passionate style. The sentiment of welcome that poet Lazarus - herself an immigrant - conveys is sensitive and at the same time powerful and David has skillfully captured this emotion. Beginning in a somber, chant-like unison, it opens to harmony at the most famous line I lift my lamp, beside the Golden Door repeating this line in a crescendo to the end. It was performed at the 2013 Inauguration Prayer Service at St. John's Church in Washington, D.C.

Composer: David Ludwig

Music has always been central to the existence of the Jewish people. These pioneer songs are full of Zionist zeal as they sing about the land they work, the celebrations where they dance, and their hope for the future. This music is important as the original scores were destroyed during World War II. These new scores come directly from the arranger's family.

Country: Israel

Setting the poetry of Israeli heroine and poet Hannah Senesh, this is a song of hope. Those who were lost in the death camps are stars whose light is with us long after their light life has been extinguished. The music reflects this hope as Broadway legend Jonathan Tunick employs his masterful abilities to create the mood.

Country: Israel