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An internationally recognized choral director, Henry Leck is a professor emeritus in choral music at Butler University, where he served on the faculty for 27 years. He is the Founder and Conductor Laureate of the Indianapolis Children’s Choir, which he served as Artistic Director for 30 years. Under his leadership. the organization grew to and continues to be one of the largest and most respected children’s choir programs in the world.
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This short original setting of the Adoramus Te text allows choirs to develop tone quality, blend and expressiveness through homophonic harmonies and legato phrasing with occasional dissonances and suspensions. An excellent a cappella selection for contest!
Composer: Robert Townsend
The grandeur of Ralph Waldo Emerson's skyborn music text creates a canvas for Dan Forrest's magnificent sonorities in this superb selection for choir and soloist with piano or optional strings. Breathtaking in its beauty and imagery!
Composer: Dan Forrest
Here is a popular Zulu traditional song as arranged by Rudolf de Beer, former conductor of the Drakensbeg Boys Choir of South Africa. What a vivid connection to the people and culture of that part of the world! Authentic percussion and movement suggestions give this selection great visual appeal.
Arranger: Rudolf de Beer
Lovely warm harmonies will fill your performance space with this short setting of the traditional Irish blessing. A few slight lyric alterations provide a more enveloping framework for the listener and offer hope for a future meeting. Ideal for both secular and sacred programming.
Composer: John Conahan
Invigorating vocal percussion and layered harmonies bring life and energy to this Brazilian children's song that will be an excellent world music addition to concerts in middle school and up. In Portuguese with background information, translation and pronunciation.
Arranger: Will Lopes
This Bolivian folksong is alive with rhythm and movement! Body and vocal percussion give this a cappella setting intensity and drive - a wonderful showcase for mixed choruses in school and community!
Arranger: Will Lopes
Commissioned by the Indianapolis Youth Chorale for their performance in the Meyerson Symphony Hall in Dallas for the 2013 ACDA convention, this thrilling sacred work showcases mixed voices with piano and organ. Featuring sonorities that move from rhythmically vibrant to expressive and lyrical to a contrasting chorale section, this selection is excellent for festival occasions in worship and concert.
Composer: Dan Forrest
This Celtic blessing is well-known and loved in many different versions and this setting will be especially effective as a gentle closing number or encore for school and community choirs. Easily-learned, it offers opportunities to teach flowing lines, diction and dynamic contrast.
Composer: Brian Tate
Based on Ruth 1:16, Deus Meus highlights the friendship shared between Ruth and Naomi, teaching the importance of loyalty and commitment. Set with Latin text, the piece provides opportunities for singers to perfect pure vowel sounds while singing gentle, legato phrases.
Composer: Daisy Fragoso
The inspirational text of a Langston Hughes poem is set perfectly with an easy vocal ostinato to support the lyric. Available separately: SATB, 2-Part. Duration: 3:00.
Composer: Rollo Dilworth
This gospel-style original will set every toe tapping and fill every heart with harmony. Well-written vocal and piano parts ensure success! Available: SATB, 2-Part, 3-Part Mixed, ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 4:00.
Composer: Rollo Dilworth
Syncopation and body percussion combine to capture the excitement of this original piece and highlight the overall feel of the Flamenco style. A wonderful and unique showcase for mixed choirs from high school and up!
Composer: Will Lopes
This set of four short pieces was inspired by various word puzzle solutions. Each piece presents a humorous pun set in a unique musical style to highlight the lyric presentation. Four Witticisms makes a great concert closer that provides no better alto-rnative than a smile or giggle!
Composer: Christopher Alexander
Written for the 50th anniversary of the Chicago Children's Choir, this jazz-infused gospel original was inspired by the great spirituals of the past. Marked by invigorating rhythms, bluesy melodies and full harmonies, this work makes a wonderful concert closer or mass-choir finale. Duration: 3:30.
Composer: Rollo Dilworth
Written in a contemporary gospel R&B style, this secular work expresses the uplifting message that love is greater than fear, ignorance, anything! A fantastic concert closer and a work that will bring your singers together in unity.
Composer: Brian Tate
This rousing spiritual set for mixed or treble voices and piano will be a great concert closer. Commissioned by the North Carolina MEA for the 2005 Middle School Honor Choir, this bold setting by Henry Leck and Martin Ellis will become a standard in concert choral repertoire. Performance Time: Approx. 4:30.Available separately: SATB and 3-Part Treble.
Arranger: Martin Ellis
This serene setting of the traditional French carol for voices, keyboard and flute will be an excellent processional or combined number for Christmas concerts. Each verse has a special flavor leading to the final stanza with its glorious descant and concluding Hallelujah, amen.
Arranger: Andrea Ramsey
A short passage from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice provides the lyric framework for this expressive work that celebrates music. From the ethereal opening to the sublime and resounding conclusion, your singers will create a concert moment of sheer magic.
Composer: William Shakespeare
After a brief polyphonic introduction by the women, this favorite African-American spiritual moves into a homophonic setting featuring long legato lines, controlled dynamics, all with a focus of creating drama through this powerful text.
Arranger: Brian Tate
Featuring Langston Hughes poetry, this work begins with a joyous gospel opening with three layered vocal parts, and then unfolds into a powerful affirmation of the human spirit. Available separately: SATB, 3-Part Treble, VoiceTrax for 3-Part Treble, Instrumental parts available digitally (asx, tpt 1, tpt 2, b, dm, vn 1, vn 2, va, vc). Duration: ca. 3:20.
Composer: Rollo Dilworth
This bright, up-tempo spiritual rejoices in what awaits us in heaven (beautiful robes, new shoes, golden harps) and also pokes humorously at those who just may not be allowed through the pearly gates - everybody talkin' 'bout heaven ain't goin' there. Vibrant, syncopated rhythms and the lively melody provide ample opportunities for an interesting and expressive concert showcase!
Arranger: Paul Carey
Created and imagined for either SATB or SSA or both, this flexible original celebrates the power of music. Full chords celebrate the ringing, singing and healing that music is capable of creating.
Arranger: Will Lopes | Composer: Will Lopes
Set to the majestic This is the day that the Lord hath made psalm text, this highly flexible a cappella work is especially good for a multi-choir festival or concert. Short and accessible, the work opens antiphonally with fanfare-like phrases, moving to a more subdued contrasting section before returning to the opening music for an uplifting conclusion.
Composer: Judith Herrington
Henry Leck created this setting of a traditional Celtic blessing for his own daughter's wedding. Ideal for weddings, special ceremonies and other concert occasions.Available separately: SATB and 3-Part Treble. Performance time approx. 1:40.
Arranger: Henry Leck
Here is a popular South African traditional song as arranged by Rudolf de Beer, former conductor of the Drakensberg Boys Choir of South Africa. What a vivid connection to the people and culture of that part of the world! Includes percussion and pronunciation guide.
Arranger: Rudolf de Beer
Now available for mixed voices! This traditional greeting/salutation song of the Kwangali and Sotho people, with authentic call and response vocals, djembe, bass drum and shakers will be easily learned and a singer and audience favorite!
Arranger: Bernard Krüger
This expressive gospel style original offers a powerful message of hope and encouragement. The shape of the song and drama of the text is created by the gradual building of intensity, dynamics, tessitura, and texture. An excellent graduation selection or concert closer!
Composer: Brian Tate
With music perhaps dating back to the 8th century, this is one of our most treasured advent carols. This edition for choir, brass and organ makes a wonderful processional as each verse unfolds into a more glorious resounding. A fantastic selection for combined mixed and treble ensembles. Duration: ca. 3:50. Available separately: SATB, 2-Part, Brass parts (tpt 1 & 2, hn, tbn, tba).
Arranger: Martin Ellis
From its gentle opening of graceful simplicity, this expressive setting of a 19th century text gradually builds into an outpouring of hopefulness and comfort. Stunning!
Composer: Andrea Ramsey
This original gospel-style piece uses a constantly growing, repeating melody to build strong energy and emotion throughout. It was inspired by the courage of individuals who are willing to take risks to come forward, speak their truths, and stand up for human rights. Easy to learn with a powerful message.
Composer: Brian Tate
Composed in an African-American gospel style this work of joy and commitment may be performed in both sacred and secular settings. My heart is overflowing, my heart is growing in gratitude - this will create a powerful connection between singers and audience!
Composer: Brian Tate
A Japanese haiku forms the framework for this gentle setting that will guarantee success for younger or less experienced choirs. The text translates as All's well that ends well and the work offers many opportunities for developing phrasing, tone and technique. Performance Time: Approx. 3:10.
Composer: Russell Robinson
Set for SATB choir plus a Unison Treble choir, this is a great selection for a combined choir piece on any concert. It uses charming original melodies while also subtly quoting the well-known setting by César Frank. An optional flute part is also available.
Arranger: Will Lopes | Composer: Will Lopes
This song, made popular during the Renaissance, celebrates the joys of dancing, singing, and hunting. Detailed performance notes offer suggestions for presenting an authentic and stylistic performance by employing instruments and ostinato percussion lines.
Arranger: Steven Rickards
Incorporating the Pie Jesu and Agnus Dei texts, this setting is a heartfelt expression of gentle devotion and lyric beauty. From simple unison lines, to striking melodic contours and full choral textures above rich instrumental sonorities this is a work of depth and emotion.
Composer: John Conahan
Now available in an SATB edition, this gorgeous, majestic setting of Psalm 8 was originally commissioned by ACDA for the 2011 National Children's Honor Choir conducted by Henry Leck in the SSA voicing. Emerging from silence, the ethereal opening moves into more flowing phrases, with violin obbligato and the djembe adding a subtle world music flavor. Inspirational! Includes parts for violin and djembe. Available separately: SATB, SSA. Duration: ca. 5:00.
Composer: Dan Forrest
The adventurous spirit of the Scottish highlands is colorfully portrayed in this set of pieces by Ken Berg which can all be performed separately or as a group. This tender ballad for a cappella mixed voices is profoundly moving in its simplicity. Performance Time: Approx. 3:10.
Arranger: Ken Berg
Energetic, rhythmic, festive and joyful describe this new piece from Will Lopes which means Rejoice! Body percussion, stamping, clapping, and snapping all add to the celebration.
Arranger: Will Lopes | Composer: Will Lopes
This fervent prayer for peace is richly arranged now for SATB voices, violin, and piano. A touching and reverent work for sacred services and concerts.
Composer: Will Lopes
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