This popular William Blake text has a playful nature, which is reflected in the shifting meters that follow the rhythmic contour and accentuation of the words. The vocal line is light and bright, and encapsulates the joyful spirit of the poem. Duration: ca. 3:00.

Composer: David L. Brunner

Arranger: Lee Kesselman | Composer: John Newton

Birdsongis a celebration of life. The text comes from a collection of poems written by children who, while incarcerated in the Terezin Concentration Camp in Czechoslovakia during World War II, wrote of their experiences and their dreams. The text's positive and uplifting message is all the more striking when placed against the backdrop of war and the loss of personal freedom.

Arranger: Paul Reed

With Oboe, Piano and Finger Cymbals Earthsongs is a group of three pieces. The texts speak of the wonders of nature and of the importance of protecting the animals, caring for the plants and nurturing one another. The World is Full of Poetry is a text by the 19th century geologist James Gates Percival. In Safety and Bliss is a Buddhist writing from the Sutta Nipata. We join with the Earth is a text from the United Nations Environmental Sabbath Program. Duration: ca. 9:00.

Arranger: David L. Brunner

Eliyahu Hanavi is one of the many Elijah songs sung by almost every Jewish community from as early as the eleventh century. These folk and para-liturgical songs are sung at the departure of each Sabbath at the Havdalah service. Duration: ca. 3:25.

Arranger: Valerie Shields

This creative work captures the experience of the artist perfectly, to imagine what can be, to see extraordinary possibilities in everyday things and to sense in our heart the oneness of the universe. With piano.

Composer: David L. Brunner

With a text based on a Sioux Nations prayer, the composer has this to say, For native peoples, the spirits of nature and the earth are a strong presence, as are the spirits of their ancestors and the living traditions of their culture. Approach this song with honesty, sincerity, reverence and with awe. For 2pt voices, piano, alto flute and percussion (rattle, windhcimes, hand drum, suspended cymbal). Duration: 6:30.

Arranger: David L. Brunner

This moving and sincere piece based on a traditional Baha'i blessing will connect all in heart and thought.

Composer: David L. Brunner

A well-loved Québecois folksong, J'entends le moulin is a game of rhymes and double entendres. This folksong is full of energy and joy, and should be sung with vigor. The addition of spoons or tambourine would add to the energy of this rustic dance. Includes fiddle part. Duration: ca. 1:30.

Arranger: Mark Sirett

A well-loved Québecois folksong, J'entends le moulin is a game of rhymes and double entendres. This folksong is full of energy and joy, and should be sung with vigor. The addition of spoons or tambourine would add to the energy of this rustic dance. Includes fiddle part. Duration: ca. 1:30.

Arranger: Mark Sirett

Composer: B. Wayne Bisbee

with Tenor Saxophone and Piano

Arranger: David Elliott

Arranger: Doreen Rao

Laughing and Shouting for Joy is clearly intended for performance by treble choirs. It is one of the siplist and most vocally accessible cantata duets for young choirs. This duet provides the characteristically Baroque interaction between homophonic and polyphonic textures, perfectly demonstrated by the music of J.S. Bach.

Arranger: Doreen Rao

Based on a Raga by the composer, this intriguing work is for Two-Part Treble, Piano and Drone. Duration: ca. 8:00.

Composer: Nick Page

Although written with younger voices in mind, this setting is equally appropriate for more mature ensembles. It is the fourth in a set, Four Spirituals, and may be performed separately or in other configurations. Duration 2:00.

Arranger: Robert A. Harris

This tune comes from the Veneto, the area surrounding the city of canals, Venice, and should be spirited and full of joy, like the twirling of a ballerina to a lively dance. Notice the old and interesting spellings of the Italian. Duration: ca. 2:20.

Arranger: Mark Sirett

This tune comes from the Veneto, the area surrounding the city of canals, Venice, and should be spirited and full of joy, like the twirling of a ballerina to a lively dance. Notice the old and interesting spellings of the Italian. Duration: ca. 2:20.

Arranger: Mark Sirett

Taken from the duet collection of Schubert's works for unaccompanied voices, this edition has been transposed from the original key to better suit the range and capabilities of the young treble voice. The addition of French Horns (or Recorders) in performance adds an opulent coloration to the two-part texture. Duration ca. 1:45.

Arranger: Doreen Rao

Written for the Virginia ACDA Voices United Children's Honor Choir, this is a Yiddish lament set to an unstoppable dance groove. The rhythms and melodic contour evoke the Middle East without being culturally specific, and driving percussion fuels cantabile vocal lines. A unique piece that will not soon be forgotten!

Arranger: Stephen Hatfield

Each voice assumes the role of one of Laura E. Richard's characters in a spirited and playful exchange characterized by an incessant rhythmic chatter. The text is set syllabically, in a declamatory manner, and highlighted musically as the verbal altercation escalates, culminating in a brief imitative passage which tumbles to its conclusion. Duration: ca. 1:15

Arranger: David L. Brunner

This well-known Native American text speaks of an intimate relationship with nature and the earth. Beauty, softness, fragrance and freshness abound. This is a sensual text, in that each phrase conjures images that stimulate our senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. Duration ca. 2:30.

Composer: David L. Brunner

The four verses of this poem are set to a jazz waltz rhythm, each with a different treatment, using AABA form. With Triangle or Finger Cymbals.

Composer: B. Wayne Bisbee

Niska Banja is a folksong and dance popular throughout Yugoslavia and Central Europe. The vocal parts are arranged almost exactly as they would be sung authentically. Optional clarinet and tambourine parts included in the vocal score. Duration: ca. 1:20.

Arranger: Nick Page

Niska Banja is a folksong and dance popular throughout Yugoslavia and Central Europe. The vocal parts are arranged almost exactly as they would be sung authentically. Optional clarinet and tambourine parts included in the vocal score. Duration: ca. 1:20.

Arranger: Nick Page

Written as a commemorative for Scotland's Holocaust Memorial Day, composer Ken Johnston has created a moving work for treble voices.The text is a plea for hope and peace, and that all fear be past. Duration: ca. 6:00.

Composer: Ken Johnston

One of the most popular of Handel's English oratorios, Judas Maccabeus received at least 54 performances during Handel's own lifetime. The work was a great success at its premier and has maintained its popularity throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.

Arranger: Lee Kesselman

Inspired by the art and spirit of early Americans in the Southwest, as well as the contemporary art of the sculptor whose poetry forms the text, this imaginative work gracefully evokes mystery and awe. With piano and oboe. Recorded by University of Central Florida Chorus, David L. Brunner, Director.

Composer: David L. Brunner

One of the most hauntingly beautiful melodies in all of music, this setting of Fauré's Pavane features an expressive piano accompaniment and positively luscious choral sounds for more capable two-part choirs.

Arranger: Doreen Rao | Composer: Gabriel Faure

The Pergolesi Suite is formed from the two final movements of Pergolesi's popular Stabat Mater, composed in 1736 just before the composer's death. The expressive vocal writing is operatic in style and requires a dramatically operatic interpretation.

Arranger: Doreen Rao | Composer: Giovanni Pergolesi

This popular religious folk ballad delivers lots of expressive feeling and, in this satisfying arrangement, added harmonic interest from an accompanying viola or cello.

Arranger: Lee Kesselman

John Davies' paraphrase of the 150th Psalm says much in few words and brings familiar sentiments to life in a new way. Each line of text is infused with exultation, which is echoed in the vocal fanfare figures. (2:00)

Composer: David L. Brunner

Arranger: Nick Page

These words of St. Francis of Assisi express a delight in all things of the universe: earth, wind and air, moon and stars, fire and sun, referred to endearingly as our sisters and brothers. The evocative nature of the text is reflected in the changing textures and colors of the orchestration, highlighted by solo winds.

Composer: David L. Brunner

A setting of a Carl Sandburg poem, abounding with rhythmic and melodic interest. This is the final piece in a set of three songs set to poems by Carl Sandburg.

Composer: Nick Page

with Flute and optional Recorder

Arranger: Richard Graham

with Piano

Composer: Francisco J. Núñez

Although written with younger voices in mind, this setting is equally appropriate for more mature ensembles. It is the first in a set, Four Spirituals, and may be performed separately or in other configurations. Duration 1:45.

Arranger: Robert A. Harris

The poem used in this work was included in a poetry anthology compiled to comfort the children of New York City after the events of September 11, 2001. In this choral setting, which closely follows the mood of the text, a soaring melody wafts over a pulsing piano accompaniment that gradually moves from discord to harmony. Duration: 1:30.

Composer: Patricia McKernon Runkle

Lew Sarett's dramatic poem Wind in the Pine provides an abundance of aural and visual imagery that is evocative of the spiritual power and transcendent beauty available to us in nature. Composer Jonathan Shippey has provided a sensitive setting of the poem, in which he enhances the text's open, outdoor quality through the sounds of treble voices, piano, chime tree and rainstick.

Composer: Jonathon Shippey

Winter's Night (Vinternatt) describes the silence and darkness during a northern winter. Although originally written for soprano saxophone as the leading solo instrument, it can easily be performed by other treble instruments. Score for 2-Part Treble chorus, Soprano Saxophone, Piano and Triangle.

Composer: Frode Fjellheim