Three drums set the pace and add great interest to this sprightly carol. Energy abounds as the voices continue to call for the shepherds to "sing noel!" This creative setting would be very effective used as a procession.

We proudly announce the new Jo-Michael Scheibe Sacred Choral Series with this invigorating arrangement by Ken Berg. In Dr. Scheibe's words, This series is committed to providing the finest crafted sacred choral music possible with the objective of ensuring that may be used in worship and in schools when appropriate. This setting does not disappoint. A cappella voices with dynamic percussion instruments make this a great concert opener. Excellent for church or school as promised.

A spirited setting of the traditional spiritual. Ideal for beginning choirs, this offers many opportunities for young voices to shine. Performance Time: Approx. 2:50

Here is an African-American Spiritual with a positive message and a vocal range perfect for young singers. Repetition makes this easy to learn and the swing style makes singers and listeners alike smile.

This traditional French lullaby carol is a cleansing breath to the soul. Lyrical lines and well-crafted vocal parts make this an exceptional work. Available: SSA. Performance Time: Approx. 2:30.

Verses set to a march-like ostinato contrast with the more lyric gloria sections. Excellent for developing choirs. Available: SSA. Performance Time: Approx. 3:00.

This sprightly English folk tune makes a delightful showcase for unison or optional 3-part voices, with a light and joyful accompaniment and easily learned melody and harmonies. Great for teaching sight-reading! Available separately: Unison (opt. 3-Part Treble). Duration: ca. 3:04.

Ken Berg has accomplished a truly monumental setting of this hymn tune. The featured French horn and solid piano accompaniment help this arrangement explore the entire range of emotion and passion. High School and above. 4:01

Here is a spirited New England folk song arrangement that dates from the colonial era that will have lots of appeal for younger treble choirs and boys' ensembles. The song tells a tale rooted in history with a military quality and great opportunities to build diction skills. Available: 2-Part. Duration: ca. 2:30.

Country: England

When Ken Berg's first Solfege Suite for 2-part voices appeared a few years ago, the response was unprecedented. Now the first set of three songs (Galop, March and Bolero) has been revoiced for SAB (middle school) choir and offers the same opportunities for learning the do-re-mi's that doubles as a concert piece.

As with most of the other Solfege Suite selections, this piece can be sung entirely in unison by following the melody voice throughout. The divisi in the melody lines are either in octaves or very simple 3rds. The harmony voice, while really cool, is entirely optional. Directors may choose to use them with a section of voices or an ensemble of voices, or not use them at all.

Sop./Alto divisi & Descant. A joyous, fun choral fanfare perfect as a concert opener or finale. With challenging 5/4 sections adding excitement and interest, it may be performed as written or by unison voices. Duration: ca. 3:15. Performed by the Birmingham Boy's Choir - Ken Berg, conductor

With a text based on Psalm 147, this delightful work for treble choir is composed in a neoclassical style with dancing imitative melodies and contrapuntal lines. The contrasting B section is legato and in the relative minor, before the final recapitulation. Easily-learned Latin text and English.

As a follow-up to Ken Berg's extremely successful Solfege Suite #1, here is Solfege Suite #2! Besides teaching solfege, form and other musical elements, they also stand as performance pieces. Each title describes the form employed and the character of the work.

Written for and premiered by the 2011 ACDA National Children's Honor Choir, Henry Leck, conductor, this is a treble chorus closer extraordinaire! The famous strains of the popular standard from the 1920s are punctuated by a fabulous scat chorus and an over-the-top 4-hand piano accompaniment. Perfect for choreography! Duration: ca. 2:30.

Ken Berg has emerged among a new generation of choral composers with an amazing list of successful new works. This original for men's voices was composed for his own high school men's choir. With a fresh new text for both sacred and secular uses, it begins quietly and then explodes into a great gospel groove. It offers opportunities to feature your best soloists and ends with reckless abandon that will bring down the house!

Based on the tune Evan, this arrangement uses a beautiful communion text by M. Loy written in 1863. The warm, inviting music effectively sets the mood for communion.
Reproducible part for Flute included.

Ken Berg has done a masterful job at preserving the traditional qualities of the folk song in his arrangement of "Cripple Creek." Great foot-stomping fun abounds in this delightful setting of a fun Frolic Song from the Southern Mountains.

This arrangement of the traditional spiritual simmers and then comes to a full boil! Your singers will beg to sing it! Available: SSA. Performance Time: Approx. 3:20.

Feature a special soloist with this tour de force a cappella setting of the 1963 #1 hit by Manfred Mann and bring down the house! An awesome closer or encore!

Composers: Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich Performed By: Manfred Mann

An original, upbeat tune and a jazzy piano accompaniment take the traditional text to a new, lively place. Great fun for the singers, this piece will delight audiences.

The first "Solfege Suite" consists of three pieces of contrasting styles: "March," "Bolero," and "Gallop." The names give away the character, but the truly fabulous part is that the text is all solfege. Singers learn about musical names, intervals and solfege, while singing programmable music written for the 2006 ACDA Young Voices Boys Choir, directors have been begging for the music's release since its premiere.

As a follow-up to Ken Berg's extremely successful Solfege Suite #1, here is Solfege Suite #2! Besides teaching solfege, form and other musical elements, they also stand as performance pieces. Each title describes the form employed and the character of the work.

Here is the timeless Hoagy Carmichael standard in a bluesy treatment for treble voices. Marked with sweet gentility, the authentic southern flavor of the song is unmistakable and the arrangement will be rewarding for groups of all ages. Available separately: 2-Part, ShowTrax CD. Duration: ca. 3:30.

Composer: Hoagy Carmicheal

Featuring a solo part and supported by piano and various percussion instruments, this selection will make a young men's choir shine.

This buoyant setting of the traditional text will fill your Christmas concert with great joy! Primarily unison, with optional divisi at the end and flute. Performance Time: Approx. 1:50.

Now available in a treble voicing, this energetic spiritual features a soloist with choral backup, bright percussive rhythms, a bluesy vocal bass line and the visual appeal of body percussion making this a first-rate showcase for mixed or treble choirs!

The driving rhythmic pulse and bright, happy text of this classic pop song from 1967 by the Turtles will be an awesome closer for treble choirs of all ages! With the melody of the verse primarily in Part III, the full choir sings the choruses and the interludes. The layered vocal patterns of the extended ending are impressive, but easily learned.

Composers: Garry Bonner and Alan Gordon

Syncopated rhythms in 5/4 meter bring a new sparkle to this well-known Christmas carol that also features light percussion and a dancing piano accompaniment. Recommended for community children's choirs through high school women's ensembles.

This setting of the Mother Goose nursery rhyme is dangerously close to a groovy choral vamp! The scoring is for mixed chorus and jazz trio, but it certainly could be performed with just a piano (probably best with three hands). The storytelling aspect of the text allows for some intriguing performance opportunities. The moments of unison singing, call and response singing, and a relentless rhythmic drive, make this a great option for a concert closer. - Ken Berg

The rhythmic percussiveness, exciting syncopations, bluesy lines and powerful contrasts of this spiritual all work together to create an impressive showcase for treble choirs through high school and up. A fantastic closer or encore! Available for 2-Part Voices and Piano. Duration: ca. 3:45.

Ken Berg's vibrant version of this traditional spiritual will lift the spirits of singers and listeners. Inject high energy into your concert with its contemporary sound and rhythmic drive.ÊJo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.

Ken Berg's arrangements have been receiving acclaim from choirs and audiences across the nation. This fiery arrangement of the traditional spiritual combines driving rhythms and captivating harmonies into a concert gospel powerhouse. Optional solos.Available separately: 3-Part Treble. Performance Time: Approx. 3:00.

Here is a lively American singing game arranged for young treble singers in such a way that the parts almost teach themselves! The verse/refrain is in pentatonic, so the canonic harmonies are easily learned. Great for teaching sight-reading, too! Duration: ca. 2:10.

A simple, delicate treatment of this traditional Polish carol that works well for either youth or adult treble choirs. Suitable for Christmas concerts and services, with unique but easy accompaniment for flute and hand chimes. In English. Duration: approx. 2:10

The familiar words of Charles Wesley are treated to a thoughtful, new musical fitting by respected musician, Ken Berg. Beginning in E minor with treble voices in an unadorned unison the voices soon break into parts, eventually opening into 4 parts. Then the men join the chorus on the theme, eventually letting the women rest and move into a 4-part portion of their own. All resume together and end quietly in E major. Medium difficulty for more advanced church choirs.

Ken Berg has masterfully arranged this traditional song to be a lot of fun. A little bit of romance and a down home feel make this piece sophisticated yet ideal for an enjoyable addition to any concert.

Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $2.05 | With Piano |
(Minimum order 4 copies) | SBMP907

This swingy song is absolutely irresistible! Written for three equal voices, this selection begins in unison, expands into harmony, then layers the three melodies before a modulation and return of the original verse/refrain. Your singers will love to invite the world to join us in our song.

Joy to the World as you've never heard it before, Ken Berg's unique and inspiring interpretation of a familiar text sparkles with originality. Percussion parts are included to give the piece extra energy!

Composer: Isaac Watts

The energy of this Kentucky folksong accompanied by piano four hands will bring vitality to your concert through a spirit of spontaneity and joy. Variations of rhythm and texture propel the music forward with stomps and claps toward the rollicking finale!

A lively and rhythmic spiritual arrangement with excitement from beginning to end! The melody of the refrain is well supported by a steady ostinato-like vocal accompaniment. All voices come together on the verses to tell the stories of Adam, Eve, and Paul from the Bible. Well-thought dynamic contrast, syncopated rhythms, and a climactic ending make this arrangement one not to miss. Length: 2:10.ÊJo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series.

Detailed performance notes and teaching concepts included on the inside front cover make this the perfect vehicle for introducing Latin texts. The easily identifiable sections lend themselves to discovering song form and thematic importance. Rhythmic motives contrast with legato themes and the overall effect is one of praise and joy.

The composer created an original chant melody for this text. All voices take their turns singing it in this mostly a cappella setting, which is stirring and lovely. Handbells add drama and color to this special holiday piece.

A modern arrangement of a traditional gospel tune, this is a swinging, fun piece for high school SATB. Comfortable vocal range for all parts. Great concert closer.

Ken Berg gives us a beautiful setting of this well known hymn tune for treble voices and flute, with a lovely ending featuring repetition of the "Gloria in Excelsis" text. Junior High and above. 3:17

This setting of the Mother Goose nursery rhyme is a lullaby disguised as a ballad. The scoring is for mixed chorus and jazz trio, but it could be performed with just a piano (probably best with three hands). Primarily in four parts, the tight harmonies and relaxed rhythms make for a cool but passionate presentation. The text allows for introspection on the stages of life that can provoke a thoughtful response from singers and listeners alike. Duration: 3:15

Written for the 2004 Georgia Sixth Grade honor choir, this gently rocking 6/8 setting is supported by a beatiful harp-like accompaniment. Performance Time: Approx. 2:30