Written to excite and intrigue, this creative and improvisatory work for women's choir highlights the double meaning of the title. It's no wonder that winter itself creates snow wonder.

Composer: Leonard Enns

This piece captures the happy frivolity of the merry month of May. With unflagging rhythms and driving vocal lines, treble choirs will enjoy the playfulness of this song.

Composer: Stephen Chatman

with Guitar and Bass Guitar (or String Bass). (3:30)

Arranger: Stephen Hatfield

Emily Dickinson's evocative poem charts the progress of an unspecified journey, although the young poet (only 23 years old at the time of writing) almost certainly had the journey of life itself in mind. The music reflects this idea by beginning with the solo cello and gradually increasing in volume and intensity until the final measures. (2:40)

Composer: Frank DeWald

Here is a playful and creative treatment of the alphabet centered around the theme of children and hope. Filled with slides and scoops, a conventional tone of delivery, and a steady rhythmic drive, audiences will enjoy every minute of the performance. May be performed with voices and piano only or with rhythm section and optional string quartet. String parts sold separately. Duration: ca. 3:10.

Composer: Stephen Hatfield

Here is a playful and creative treatment of the alphabet centered around the theme of children and hope. Filled with slides and scoops, a conventional tone of delivery, and a steady rhythmic drive, audiences will enjoy every minute of the performance. May be performed with voices and piano only or with rhythm section and optional string quartet. String parts sold separately. Duration: ca. 3:10.

Arranger: Stephen Hatfield | Composer: Stephen Hatfield

After multiple trips to Kenya, East Africa, and studying, watching, listening and singing Kenyan music of all styles, composer Hugh was inspired to write a new piece in the style of this region. Incorporating the guitar, driving percussion and the beautiful Swahili language, Bora Maisha will have you, your singers and the audience moving and dancing to this energetic and joyful music.

Arranger: Robert Hugh

Written from the point of view of a young chorister, this Hatfield original tells the story of a young girl who wants to join her friends in the choir. The effect this has on her and her parents is profound. A perfect recruiting piece or first concert of the year. Optional steel drum or melody instrument part in vocal score. Duration: ca. 4:00.

Composer: Stephen Hatfield

Written from the point of view of a young chorister, this Hatfield original tells the story of a young girl who wants to join her friends in the choir. The effect this has on her and her parents is profound. A perfect recruiting piece or first concert of the year. Optional steel drum or melody instrument part in vocal score. Duration: ca. 4:00.

Arranger: Stephen Hatfield | Composer: Stephen Hatfield

Appropriate either as a processional or a concert piece, this song's texture builds and builds into beautiful imitative counterpoint. The final accelerando and crescendo of rising vocal lines reaches a high climactic chord, punctuated by metal wind chimes and a drum roll.

Composer: Stephen Chatman

With texts by John Masefield and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the ebb and flow of the sea are manifest in the beautifully flowing vocal lines and piano accompaniment of this piece.

Composer: Robert Hugh

Daybreak Song, the fourth and final movement of Songs of the Lightes, Set I, is based on a Navajo text. The text and harmonies blend to beautifully express the sounds and sights of breaking dawn. For voices and piano with optional Flute & Glockenspeil parts included in the vocal score. Duration: ca. 5:10.

Arranger: Imant Raminsh

Written for the Miami Children's Chorus, players from the New World Symphony and Dance Now!, this is a spirited and energetic composition from David Brunner.Reflecting the flavor of the text the world full of life... David's music is full of life and energy and the spirit we have come to expect from him. Duration: Ca.3 min. 30 sec

Composer: David L. Brunner

Written for the Miami Children's Chorus, players from the New World Symphony and Dance Now!, this is a spirited and energetic composition from David Brunner.Reflecting the flavor of the text the world full of life... David's music is full of life and energy and the spirit we have come to expect from him. Duration: Ca.3 min. 30 sec

Arranger: David L. Brunner | Composer: David L. Brunner

Here we have a slangy de profundis about trying to placate your peer group. The soli section acts as the Drama Queen, while the rest of the choir takes the part of the peer group, commenting on the outsider in a mixture of English and Tex-Mex Spanish slang. (There's only a half dozen Spanish phrases to learn.) There is a clapping ostinato throughout the piece which looks terrific when the whole choir does it, but can also be played with brushes on a snare drum. The piece is not that demanding technically, and entire sections get repeated, although in different keys. Because of the cross-dialogue between the choir and the soli section this chart has lots of potential to be blocked in various ways, and would be perfect for choirs that are looking for a piece that lets them present themselves on stage in an unusual way. The tempo is fairly brisk, the words are humorous, and the overall effect is half positive, half sad and creepy - one of my favourite aesthetic experiences.

Composer: Stephen Hatfield

Three short musical pictures charmingly capture aspects of nature at a river: a spider web in the morning, playful children at a rope swing, and buzzing dragonflies. With piano.

Composer: Andrea Ramsey

This suite emulates the long phrases and finely developed breath control that is a hallmark of Gaelic singing.

Arranger: Stephen Hatfield

"Glettur" is an Icelandic word that signifies a mischievous but ultimately good-hearted sense of humour. Launching itself from a snatch of an old fiddle jig, "Glettur" lives up to its name with crafty changes of style and key, and with ironic allusions to a couple of other famous pieces of music that have something to do with high spirits. Somebody who is glettin will have a warm heart, but watch out for the garlic gym and the dribble glass. This fun and original piece is built entirely of nonsense "lyrics."

Composer: Stephen Hatfield

This contemporary work from Daniel Brewbaker is a jubilant shout of joy at the miracle of being alive. Based on poems by St. Thomas Aquinas and Rabia, their ideas resonate with each other across the centuries, and extend to our own. The music alternates between exhilarating elation and quiet amazement, concluding with an exuberant affirmation of the self as the central expression of the divine choir of life. From his cantata Living the Divine. Duration: 2:30.

Composer: Daniel Brewbaker

This contemporary work from Daniel Brewbaker is a jubilant shout of joy at the miracle of being alive. Based on poems by St. Thomas Aquinas and Rabia, their ideas resonate with each other across the centuries, and extend to our own. The music alternates between exhilarating elation and quiet amazement, concluding with an exuberant affirmation of the self as the central expression of the divine choir of life. From his cantata Living the Divine. Duration: 2:30.

Composer: Daniel Brewbaker

The musical structure of this piece is similar to the well known American folk hymn, Amazing Grace. A verse of Amazing Grace is included in the last section of this arrangement.

Arranger: Robert Lowry

Focusing on the text that speaks of what I am rather than what I am not, this beautiful ballad is an inspiration. A lush and supportive piano accompaniment enhances vocal lines that soar.

Composer: David L. Brunner

Focusing on the text that speaks of what I am rather than what I am not, this beautiful ballad is an inspiration. A lush and supportive piano accompaniment enhances vocal lines that soar.

Arranger: David L. Brunner | Composer: David L. Brunner

The Jubilate Deo text is from Psalm 100. This festive setting uses only the first three verses, both in English and in Latin, with organ accompaniment. Duration: ca. 3:10. Instrumental parts available separately (Trumpet 1-2, F Horn, Trombone, Tuba): Item #48001621.

Composer: David L. Brunner

Arranger: Robert Hugh

Arranger: Stephen Leek

A soundscape that evokes the northern landscape of the Great Lakes and includes untraditional vocal sounds, improvisation, and the sounds of nature. With glockenspiel, wind chimes, and rainstick. Parts included. Duration: ca. 4:45.

Composer: Mark Sirett

This song of playful innocence is an invitation to live and be merry. The lightness and carefree quality of the melody will bring joy to any performance. Duration: ca. 4:18.

Composer: David L. Brunner

Strongly influenced by a visit to Ghana and longtime study of the music of that country, Live the Drum captures the spirit of celebration and community in Africa. Scored for voices, piano, and four percussionists.

Composer: Juliet Hess

This classic spiritual is arranged here for three-part treble voices and conga drum, with numerous ostinato patterns that make the piece easy to learn and fun to perform. Performance Time: Approx. 3:00

Arranger: Robert Hugh

Composer Mark Sirett set the beautiful and evocative poem My Heart Soars of Chief Dan George for a tribute concert to aboriginal cultures of the world. The concert was recognized by the Association of Canadian Choral Communities as Canada's Outstanding Choral Event of 2009-10. Written for three part women's voices and piano, the work captures the spiritual nature of the text beautifully within the tessitura of the female voice. Duration: ca. 4 minutes.

Composer: Mark Sirett

Composer Mark Sirett set the beautiful and evocative poem My Heart Soars of Chief Dan George for a tribute concert to aboriginal cultures of the world. The concert was recognized by the Association of Canadian Choral Communities as Canada's Outstanding Choral Event of 2009-10. Written for three part women's voices and piano, the work captures the spiritual nature of the text beautifully within the tessitura of the female voice. Duration: ca. 4 minutes.

Arranger: Mark Sirett | Composer: Mark Sirett

Night is an original work set to the poetry by students of the Faywood Public School. The text tells the story of the haunting shadows of the night. Like the atmosphere of the night, the music is both mysterious and ethereal. It depicts the shapes and moods of the underlying poetry. (2:00)

Arranger: Larysa Kuzmenko

This Canadian Folksong describes the tragic sinking of a Bait Skiff near Petty Harbour in 1852, losing all but one of the crew.

Arranger: Marcella Osmond

From Thank You God, John Burge's large-scale work for children's voices is based on prayers written by members of the Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus. In this movement, the choir sings out praising God for dancing: Skipping, jumping, twirling, leaping - come and dance with me for JOY!

Composer: John Burge

Gahu is a recreational piece of the Ewe (eh-weh), who live in Ghana and Togo, West Africa. Gahu is a rich texture of singing, dancing, drumming, drama and the visual impact of colorful costumes. It originated in Nigeria and was brought to Ghana in the 1950's by Ewes who had travelled there, "Gahu" means "expensive dance" and refers to the elaborate nature of the costumes.

Arranger: Kathy Armstrong

Here is one of American writer and poet Wendell Berry's best known and best loved poems. This music captures the serenity and peacefulness of the words and offers hope out of the business of life.

Composer: Mark Sirett

Here is one of American writer and poet Wendell Berry's best known and best loved poems. This music captures the serenity and peacefulness of the words and offers hope out of the business of life.

Arranger: Mark Sirett | Composer: Mark Sirett

Celebrating the Mohawk heritage and Canadian landscape of the poet Pauline Johnson, Mark Sirett captures the passion and grandeur of the lyrics and serves them up for any accomplished women's choir.

Composer: Mark Sirett

Celebrating the Mohawk heritage and Canadian landscape of the poet Pauline Johnson, Mark Sirett captures the passion and grandeur of the lyrics and serves them up for any accomplished women's choir.

Arranger: Mark Sirett | Composer: Mark Sirett

Based on a Navajo text, The Sower is the second movement from Songs of Light. The piece is developed from an opening solo call with the chorus responding with the same chant-like motive extended and developed by the soprano and alto voices. The meter characteristically changes from 4/4 to 3/4 to 2/4 in order to maintain a simple and sustained chant quality in the melody. With optional flute and glockenspiel. Duration: ca. 2:00,

Arranger: Imant Raminsh

With idiomatic harmonies and small solo features, this traditional Renaissance dance evokes the poignant story of a maiden and her lost knight. The rhythms of the music practically beg that the included choreography suggestions be realized on stage.

Composer: Stephen Chatman

A peaceful and reverent song, painting musical impressions of nature's grace and the holy love that sustains it. A delicate piano accompaniment embodies the richness and fertility of the natural world.

Composer: Lee Kesselman

This traditional lullaby is from the eastern coatal region of South Africa. The singular sweetness of the melody has made it a favorite with South African choirs and audiences. In this arrangement, the melody is repeated several times, passing from one voice to the other, with a gradual variation and accumulation of accompanying texture, before fading into silence.

Arranger: Hendrik Hofmeyr

with Violin and Cello

Arranger: Valerie Shields

This melancholy Yiddish folk song was invested with a darker connotation during World War II, when it was popularly sung in the ghetto in Vilna, Lithuania. Kesselman's treatment of the song gives each verse a different vocal texture, while a piano accompaniment adds emotional intensity.

Arranger: Lee Kesselman

The second in a set of three settings of Carl Sandburg poems, this piece picks up the tempo and takes the set into the jazz mode.

Composer: Nick Page

The mood and texture of this piece is simple, limpid, and serene: the peace that passes understanding. Every line in every voice, no matter how understated, is of melodic interest and emotional importance.

Arranger: Stephen Hatfield

Pete Seeger's classic folksong is as moving and relevant today as when it was first written in 1955. This lyrical arrangement adds layers of voicing while retaining the song's original beauty and clarity. With piano and optional flute or violin.

Arranger: Mark Sirett

The text of Wind Song is derived from the names for different types and characters of winds found all over the globe. Each wind is presented in its own language, and the mood of each is reflected in the music.

Composer: Richard Kidd