A new classic from Donald Moore: a skillfully arranged version of the famous Bach/Gounod "Ave Maria." Your choir will sound impressive singing these lyric lines and rich harmonies set to an "Alleluia" text with a flowing piano accompaniment. Sensitive dynamics rise and fall in every stunning phrase of this must-have work for your choral library.

Arranger: Donald Moore | Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

This wonderful compilation of Irish blessing texts is set to a lovely and touching melody. Perfect for end-of-year concerts. Appropriate for school or church use. Featured on PianoTrax 3 Accompaniment CD (00-34744).

Arranger: Jay Althouse

A powerful concert work featuring a strong piano accompaniment and driving, repetitive rhythms. Features an "echo" section, and a closing soprano/tenor descant. Uncomplicated voice-writing with much repetition makes for easy learning, a Jay Althouse trademark. Effective dynamic changes. Original, English text has no sacred references and is well-suited for school concerts.

Arranger: Jay Althouse

A Christmas time stunner that truly stands out! This a cappella arrangement is brilliantly crafted with a constantly evolving undercurrent of motives that imitate the sounds of flutes and drums ("tu-re-lu, pat-a-pan, fa la la"). The addition of body percussion gives a remarkably anthemic feel for today's choirs.

Arranger: Tom Fettke | Composer: Traditional French Carol

Develop musicianship in your choir with this gorgeous winter piece by Ruth and Scott Schram. The lush harmonies and touching text evoke images of winter scenes and friendships-past and present. Suitable for December or any winter concert. Work on phrasing with these beautiful, heart-felt melodies. Treble choirs: take a special look at the 2-part/SSA edition.

Arranger: Ruth Elaine Schram

How often do we find a warm ballad written especially for Hanukkah? No boom-chicks here, and no minor key either, just a tender heartfelt message of family and tradition. Incorporates a contemporary setting of the traditional Hebrew "Maoz Tzur" just before a dramatic modulation to the final refrain.

Arranger: Andy Beck

The 3-part treble ensemble may be sung by a small group or an entire second chorus in this spectacular, festival-quality choral work for mixed 3- and 4-part choirs. Mixed meters, resounding chords, and exuberant rhythms bring the Psalm 98 text to light. Featured on PianoTrax 3 Accompaniment CD (00-34744).

Arranger: Laura Farnell

Carefully placed staccatos and well-chosen chord inversions illuminate the gospel style of this original anthem of hope. It's a perfect pep talk or pick-me-up theme song for whenever your program needs a lift. A solo voice becomes a duet before all the singers join in and grow with intensity. Several ascending key changes raise spirits, ensuring that the uplifting message resonates. "Everything will be alright, everything will be okay, 'cause I can see a new horizon on a brand new day." If you don't perform with the kickin' SoundTrax accompaniment, be sure to add a groovin' drummer and riffing organ of your own. We dare you (and your audience) not to clap along!

Composer: Greg Gilpin

Anthemic, heroic, and bold, the words of Alfred, Lord Tennyson spring to life through superb choral writing and a stirring piano accompaniment. A powerful opening theme builds to a final avalanche of sound, evoking the spirit of adventure. "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

Arranger: Greg Gilpin | Composer: Alfred Lord Tennyson

Practical, timeless advice abounds in this jaunty contemporary choral with texts lifted from Renaissance-era poetry and a translation of ancient verse. The opening melody winds around the tonic triad before the B section breaks into colorful contemporary harmony in a chorale setting. Light, yet legit.

Arranger: Jay Althouse | Composer: Richard Fanshawe

Composed as a special commission for the North Carolina All-State Honors Chorus, this contemporary concert work is satisfying from start to finish. The exuberant music provides a joyful foundation for a text inspired by the Book of Psalms, and a layered add-on section builds to the glorious coda.

Arranger: Andy Beck

This poem has long been a favorite of singers due to its deep passion and expressive imagery, not to mention the warm vowels at the end of each line. In this artistic setting, Greg Gilpin incorporates a contemporary harmonic palette, expressive tempo nuances, and elegant dynamic shading to form a colorful garden of sound. The final chord suggests the rose/thorn quality of love, as singers sustain sweet dissonance. Give special consideration to the S.S.A. voicing---the romantic text may have great appeal to your ladies.

Composer: Robert Burns

Haydn's The Creation is one of his larger works that is performed by choruses the world over. This chorus from The Creation will make a superb addition to any concert or festival performance. Earlene Rentz has retained the original integrity of the work while bringing it within the performance skills of most choirs.

Arranger: Earlene Rentz | Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

Long a standard in the choral repertoire, Palestrina's Adoramus Te continues to be a favorite for contest or festival. Range is excellent for the SATB junior high choir.

Arranger: Russell Robinson | Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestri

Bongo and hand drum accompaniment highlight this African-styled work filled with rhythmic intensity. The simple "alleluia" text allows the melodic and rhythmic lines to take center stage. An add-on section makes it an exciting piece, building to a powerful finish.

Arranger: Jay Althouse

Perform two traditional mass settings in a whole new way with this exciting original which means "African Kyrie and Sanctus." Your singers will be inspired by the tribal rhythms and sonorous harmonies, and your audience (or adjudicators) impressed by the juxtaposition of Latin, English, and Swahili texts in both contrasting movements. Accentuate the multicultural flavor by adding the SoundPax drum ensemble, or using the SoundTrax CD. SoundPax includes parts for African Percussion Ensemble, bass.

Arranger: Andy Beck

Breathtaking! This gorgeous setting of the Agnus Dei text begins with piano and gradually crescendos to a mezzo forte before ending in a pure, hushed final major chord. Easy to teach, this ABA-form piece will show off your choir in concerts, festivals and adjudications. It's a winner! This title is available in SmartMusic.

Composer: Sherri Porterfield

This, the stirring final movement from John Leavitt's world-famous Missa Festiva, is presented in newly engraved octavos, available for all choirs. A superb new chamber orchestration enhances the musical texture and color of this captivating modal work.

Arranger: John Leavitt

All sections of the choir take a turn singing the elegant melody in this harmonically rich concert work. Encourage pure vowels when pronouncing the familiar Latin text, which comes from the Mass Ordinary. A reverent piece of great depth.

Arranger: Sonja Poorman

Written in response to numerous unfortunate tragedies in 2016, "Agnus Dei" (with a text from the Requiem Mass) honors the memory of victims. Two chromatic, contrary vocal lines weave over an insistent single note, which tolls in the piano until all voices combine in meditative, reflective, somber harmony.

Composer: Jay Althouse

The title provides an important timestamp for an unprecedented year. Veteran choral composer Jay Althouse constructed this very special work in remembrance of lives lost during the pandemic. His setting of the traditional Latin text is built upon a melody inspired by nature: "Near the end of my walk that day, I heard a bird singing three notes over and over again. I came home and began writing. The bird's song is the first three notes of the opening melody." Solemn, prayerful, and poignant.

Arranger: Jay Althouse

Cut from the same cloth as the great traditional spirituals, this riveting original boasts unwavering rhythmic intensity, gripping minor key sonorities, and a tenacious, meaningful text. Presented in a musical form that builds and builds to the big finish! This title is available in Music Prodigy. This title is available in SmartMusic.

Arranger: Greg Gilpin | Composer: John Parker

An earnest soloist is accompanied by the soulful "oo"s of an a cappella choir during the expressive introduction to this spirited original. Soon we take a turn as the piece bursts into an exciting, rhythmic, and polyphonic tour de force. Thrilling in all voicings! This title is available in Music Prodigy.

Arranger: Greg Gilpin | Composer: John Parker

Only Mark Hayes could so brilliantly transform this favorite spiritual into an thrilling new arrangement for your advanced choir. Each section takes its turn singing the vibrant melodic theme while others add fresh harmonies, interesting counter melodies, a skillful modulation, and original spirited text. An exciting a cappella feature appropriate for concerts, festivals, contests, and adjudications.

Arranger: Mark Hayes

"Humanity is all around us, and charity lives within us." An energetic bass line is the rhythmic engine that drives this African-inspired original. Call- and-response verses feature the tenors, and a thrilling key change and final descant helps bring it home.

Arranger: Kathleen Ballantyne

An outstanding arrangement by Mark Hayes of an American folk spiritual. An unhurried introduction gives way to a moderate rock groove highlighted with rhythmic intensity. Much unison writing in men's part; women occasionally divide to three parts. InstruPax includes: director's score, 2 trumpets (opt. flugelhorns), 2 tenor saxes, rhythm, synthesizer, percussion.

Arranger: Mark Hayes

Acquaint your singers with the timeless African-American spiritual using this creative and accessible arrangement for a cappella voices. The basses sing an independent line, which provides rhythmic backdrop for triadic harmony in the upper voices, while contoured dynamics add interest. Optional shaker and conga parts are a great addition.

Arranger: Andy Beck

This innovative arrangement presents the well-known American folk song with a jazzy twist. Unexpected, but highly creative, it's something truly different for concert or jazz groups. A smooth obbligato for flute and/or vibes is available free at alfred.com/choralparts.

Arranger: Andy Beck

This final movement from Mozartis first Regina Coeli is easily put together and provides an impressive masterwork appropriate year round. A fine example of the Viennese Classical style, composed by the prodigy at the young age of 15. Featured on PianoTrax 3 Accompaniment CD (#00-34744).

Arranger: Patrick Liebergen | Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Four brief vocal duets highlight this joyful work from the motet Veni Sancte Spiritus, written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart when he was only 12 years old. Classical sonorities resonate through the varying textures of this newly adapted masterwork, and the piano and choral parts are impressive, yet manageable for concert and festival choirs.

Arranger: Larry Shackley | Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

This majestic piece is a glorious addition to choral concerts and festivals year round. Earlene's 6/8 setting of the Latin text is underscored by a full-sounding piano accompaniment that is not difficult to play. Make it more festive by performing with live brass and percussion or the jubilant SoundTrax CD.

Arranger: Earlene Rentz | Composer: Earlene Rentz

A strong choral statement that begins in C minor, builds, and finishes powerfully with a jubilant ending in E-flat major. Great contemporary writing, accessible for today's choirs. One of Jay Althouse's best works. Perfect for festivals, adjudications, and concerts, any time of year.

Arranger: Jay Althouse

Here's an African-style piece which includes a combination of English and Swahili text: "As we travel down this weary road, amani utupe na ustawi." Outstanding SoundTrax has an African feel.

Composer: Patsy Ford Simms

Gospel fun for Christmas! This energetic gospel-style arrangement by Donald Moore partners two traditional spirituals, Amen! and Go, Tell It on the Mountain. Highlights include blues harmonies, call-and-response, and a gospel ad lib vocal solo. The optional gospel instrumental accompaniment adds to the fun! Great for both school and church choirs, in three voicings for singers of all ages!

Arranger: Donald Moore

There's just so much fun to be had with this sometimes tender, sometimes rollicking medley by accomplished arranger Jay Althouse. Five folk songs are combined into a thematic story which cleverly chronicles the journey of wedding-bound sweethearts. Opens gently with the melodic "Red River Valley," grooves through a rhythmic "Nine Hundred Miles," and firmly ties the knot with "Cindy!" The optional SoundTrax and SoundPax parts provide a solid folk accompaniment. SoundPax includes parts for 2 cl., a. sax., t. sax., tpt., tbn., rhy.

Arranger: Jay Althouse

Sally Albrecht combines three celebrated African folk songs into one exuberant arrangement for choirs of all levels from elementary through high school. Pulsating rhythms and a joyous layering of vocal parts build to an explosive finish. Sing this cross-cultural gem in Swahili and English for seasonal concerts, or use the alternate "Alleluya" text all year long. A lively African feel SoundTrax is available, or add your own rhythm instruments.

Arranger: Sally K. Albrecht

Alfred Music proudly welcomes gifted composer Victor Johnson to our catalog with this warm choral setting. So beautifully melodic and expressive---this may be precisely the way Stevenson imagined his famous "I will make you brooches" text. Cue-size notes in the SSA voicing offer optional opportunities for four-part divisi.

Arranger: Victor C. Johnson | Composer: Robert Louis Stevenson

Alabama recently released this angelic ballad as a single. Pete's versatile arrangement is perfect for concert, festival or show. The moving text is the key to this song. Combine elementary, middle and high school choral ensembles for a momentous final concert number. It's accessible and powerful!

Arranger: Pete Schmutte | Performed By: Alabama

A fine antiphonal masterwork for today's mixed choirs. May be performed by one choir with any of the following performing the antiphonal choir part: a second choir, a small group of voices, brass or solo trumpet. A powerful, yet not-too-difficult work by Handel.

Arranger: Patrick Liebergen | Composer: George Frideric Handel

A fine antiphonal masterwork for todayis mixed choirs. May be performed by one choir with any of the following performing the antiphonal part: a second choir, a small group of voices, a brass quartet, or solo trumpet. A powerful, yet not-too-difficult oratorio chorus.

Arranger: Patrick Liebergen | Composer: Giovanni Anerio

A creative and masterful setting of a secular text from the Song of Solomon. Features a lyrical melody in a traditional ABA form. Lilting piano accompaniment.

Composer: Sherri Porterfield

Almost everyone recognizes the superb melody of Jay Ungar's 'Ashokan Farewell' that was featured so prominently in Ken Burns' television film 'The Civil War'. Now, finally, a choral setting comes alive with lyrics that skillfully paint a beautiful picture of Americana. This is music that will warm the hearts of choirs and audiences everywhere!

Arranger: Carole Stephens | Composer: Jay Ungar

The words of Sir Alfred Lord Tennyson are beautifully set in this lush, contemporary choral for distinguished choirs. Seamless metric changes, rich vocal harmonies, and a graceful piano motif vividly capture the poetic mood. An exquisite work with a haunting melodic theme.

Arranger: Ruth Morris Gray | Composer: Alfred Lord Tennyson

"Ask me to sing, and I'll give you a part of my soul. Ask me to sing, and I feel happy and hopeful and whole." Powerful as an opener, closer, or for a combined choir concert, this inspirational contemporary musical-theater-style choral opens simply and builds to an exquisite finish. Don't miss the choreography on the Step One! DVD and at alfred.com/video.

Composer: Jay Althouse

Masterfully crafted with a traditional harmonization, this piece is an eloquent showcase for mixed or men's choirs. The addition of the SoundPax instrumentation (strings, flute, and percussion) will make the arrangement shimmer. A gorgeous treatment of an American classic.

Arranger: Keith Christopher

Here is a stunning choral work inspired by the beauty of an autumn day. A lyric melody, lush harmonies, and a poetic text are combined with a sensitive piano accompaniment to paint a colorful musical picture. You can almost see the leaves take flight when your choir sings the melodic refrain, and you will get a true sense of foliage falling layer upon layer as the second verse begins to echo and overlap. An expressive choral piece for concert and contest.

Composer: Andy Beck

This haunting contemporary work features a wistful text about the departure of summer and the coming of winter. Rich, a cappella harmonies and thoughtful dynamics heighten the mood of this stunning piece. Impressive.

Composer: Jay Althouse

Introducing Gounod's beloved "Ave Maria," based on a prelude from J. S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, in an accessible choral arrangement. The melody passes through all voices, while well-written choral parts provide support. An excellent way to introduce not one, but two master composers!

Composer: Charles Gounod

Dr. Liebergen has skillfully edited this best-loved choral masterwork from one of Haydn's most popular oratorios. Without a doubt, this is the best engraved, easiest to read edition of this choral gem. Includes a full page Editor's Note, including historical and background information and performance suggestions. Features the original English text and a well crafted keyboard accompaniment. For contests, festivals, and adjudications.

Arranger: Patrick Liebergen | Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

Handel's "Awake the Trumpet's Lofty Sound" is a very energetic and joyful chorus from his oratorio Samson. The work was composed immediately after completion of the Messiah in 1741 and was first performed in London in 1743. Newburgh Hamilton's libretto used in Samson is an adaption and abridgment of John Milton's poem Samson Agonistes and some of Milton's other poems. In this edition, the original words "Awake the trumpet's lofty sound!" are followed by new words provided by the editor.

Arranger: Patrick Liebergen | Composer: George Frideric Handel