This glorious piece of Americana includes familiar melodies such as 'Camptown Races,' 'Beautiful Dreamer,' and 'Oh, Susanna' and would be a wonderful feature item for a concert program. Offers tantalizing possibilities for performance and staging.

Arranger: Jon Washburn | Composer: Stephen Foster

The rich harmonies and striking textures of this work by Lithuanian composer Jonas Tamulionis (b. 1949) will enrich the repertoire of all advanced choirs. Duration: Approx. 4:40. Recorded by Ave Vita, conductor Kastytis Barisas. Used by permission.

Composer: Jonas Tamulionis

Unusual and charming but not unduly difficult, this fun arrangement by honored Canadian choral master Jon Washburn can be sung in either transliterated Chinese or in English. Includes 'Kang Ding Love Song' and 'Looking for Plum Blossoms in the Snow.'

Arranger: Jon Washburn

Incorporating the traditional melody that we all associate with this title, Jon Washburn has composed a new melody and overlays the word Peace spoken in 40 languages. Scored for double choir, there is a beautiful antiphonal effect that adds to the sense of Peace being encouraged by the choir.

Composer: Jon Washburn

This haunting, introspective plea for relief begins as a near-whisper and rises to an intense clangor. Through the mantra-like repetition and gradual transformation of the words from this timeless Psalm, we enter and experience a world of intense spiritual conflict and resolution.

Composer: Rob Teehan

This setting of Psalm 116 is an exuberant expression of joy. A concert showpiece! (From the Jon Washburn G. Schirmer Choral Series) Recorded by the Vancouver Chamber Choir. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Performance Time: Approx. 3:20

Composer: Thomas Borugian

Part of a larger work, Requiem for Peace, this piece was built on a cantus firmus melody by Kuni Murai and honors the suffering civilians of the world who have been caught in the cross fire between warring nations. Duration: ca. 5:00. Recording used by permission of Larry Nickel.

Composer: Larry Nickel

This heartfelt Mexican folksong features altos for much of the melody, a strumming piano accompaniment (or harp), glistening women's glissandi and a soaring soprano solo descant. In Spanish.

Arranger: Jon Washburn

A profoundly beautiful text describes a child in her bed at night, staring out of her high-rise window at a view obscured by a thick haze, her bedroom flooded with sounds from the city. Such a child may turn out to be the voice that brings about the changes needed to remedy our relationship with the planet. This original and hopeful text by the composer is set in a unique, somewhat jazzy style.

Composer: Don Macdonald

This beautiful lied by Franz Schubert is skillfully arranged for SATB choir by Jon Washburn. A perfect closing or encore to an all Schubert or German program. Written for All Saints Day, this is also perfect in the sacred setting.

Composer: Franz Schubert

Long, legato lines and shifting tonal centers describe this setting by Matthew Emery of this famous James Joyce poem. Speaking of the power of both love and music and how they intertwine and collide, the musical setting is sensitive and powerful and will be a favorite of a good high school or collegiate choir.

Composer: Matthew Emery

In this setting, the composer employs warm, lush harmonic language along with a lovely, lyrical treatment of the familiar bedtime poem by Thomas Dekker. It was premiered at the Vancouver Chamber Choir's semi-annual Youth and Music concert in 2015.

Composer: Josh Groban | Performed By: Josh Groban

Inspired by the astonishing Thomas Tallis setting of the same text and using Tallis's original melody in the final refrain, this work from Swiss composer Ivo Antognini is full of shimmering chords and surprising harmonic inventions. Highly recommended for accomplished choirs and ensembles.

Composer: Ivo Antognini

With a quiet and free opening solo on a single pitch imploring Peace, not war, the stage is set for a passionate and heart-felt song of peace. Seven statements of peace populate this powerful anthem ending with Si vis pacem para pactem (If you want peace, agree to keep the peace).

Arranger: Don Macdonald

Jon Washburn has crafted a lush and dramatic setting of this traditional Japanese folksong. Using the choir as a traditional Japanese stringed folk instrument, Jon sets the mood with a gentle vocal accompaniment for a soprano solo. Soon the dynamics swell and the full sense of spring and the wonder of nature explode with vocal intensity, painting the picture of the arrival of spring.

Arranger: Jon Washburn

The works of Swiss composer Ivo Antognini have been described as sublime. This setting of the beloved hymn by Franz Gruber certainly qualifies as sublime with the rich jazz chord voicings and unique choral textures. It may be performed by a vocal jazz group, chamber choir or larger concert ensemble for a beautiful and warm concert moment.

Arranger: Ivo Antognini | Composer: Franz Xaver Gruber

Jon Washburn musically draws special, deep emotions to color this evocative text by Walter de la Mare. The mood is created through the use of a glistening piano part and a brooding choral part. Vocal parts are kept in a moderate range, mood and motion with small rhythmic devices to delight and challenge the singers. Duration: ca. 3:30.

Composer: Jon Washburn

This text is adapted from a heartfelt poem by nineteenth century English poet Christina Rossetti. Teehan's setting is simple and lyrical, with little harmonic twists that lift it from the ordinary, giving a nostalgic feeling.

Composer: Rob Teehan

Rollicking and upbeat, this playful setting of a traditional Irish children's song is accented with hand-clapping and foot-stomping. Limited ranges and familiar harmonies enhance its accessibility and make it a winner!

Arranger: Jon Washburn

This is a cheerful, uptempo, jazzy setting of a children's poem originally entitled The Boogie Woogie Beagle Blues. A delightfully whimsical change-of-pace for any fine choir!

Composer: Scott Macmillan

This wonderful parable by Will Allen Dromgoole has a dreamy quality and the music reflects that with a mix of soft jazz and classical stylings. Syncopated vocal accompaniment creates an effect that feels like ripples on the surface of water. The a cappella setting requires a very good choir.

Composer: Don Macdonald

Well-written straightforward arrangement of one of the more unusual spirituals, suitable for a holiday concert or worship service. Familiar harmonies make it an easily learned, readily programmed piece.

Arranger: Jon Washburn

Based on Lithuanian folksongs, this setting portrays a wild night in a tavern, with singing, laughing, shouting and dancing. For college choirs and up, this is a perfect tour-de-force! Performance Time: Approx. 3:40

Composer: Algimantas Brazinskas

A playful, breezy and energetic setting of the Robert Louis Stevenson poem The Swing. With a gently sweeping piano accompaniment, this piece, commissioned by Jon Washburn and his Vancouver Chamber Choir, has moderate vocal ranges, no divisi and will be a concert favorite. Duration: ca. 3:30.

Composer: David von Kampen

This beautiful Sara Teasdale poem presents, initially, a comforting vision of the natural beauty of a world returning to equilibrium until we realize that it can only happen after humans are removed from the natural equation. Written a century ago, this timely text is set by Rob Teehan in a lush, colorful style which will allow your choir to focus on the poignant text. Duration: ca. 3:30

Composer: Rob Teehan

From the pen of rapidly rising young composer Matthew Emery and winner of the 2013 ACDA Raymond W. Brock Memorial Student Composition Contest, this a cappella setting of the Robert Herrick poem is a beautiful addition to serious choral repertoire. With dramatic use of dynamics, a fresh harmonic language and a timeless text, this is a wonderful selection for college and community choirs.

Composer: Matthew Emery

The words of this Christina Rossetti poem are simple, but spiritually profound. They speak of trusting in unknowable things, and of appreciating the miracle of our existence. The music is lyrical and contrapuntal with wide dynamic contrasts and moments for your singers to express their individual musicianship.

Composer: David Archer

Arranged simply for mixed voices, clarinet and piano four-hands, the lovely Brahms cradle song becomes a work for reflection, healing and introspection, especially appropriate as a quiet encore or choral benediction. Optional 1 piano, 4 hands included with octavo.

Arranger: Jon Washburn | Composer: Johannes Brahms

Set to a love poem by the Persian poet Rumi, this exotic work evokes the sounds of the Middle East. Your fragrance fills the meadow ... I hear you.... Duration: Approx. 3:30.

Composer: Edward Henderson

It is just a simple love song, but aren't those simple ones usually the best? Veteran composer Carl Nygard set his own poem to music, a song appropriate for lovers everywhere. Carl dedicated this one to his wife of forty years, but the words and tune seem timeless. Good for high school choirs.

Composer: Elton John

Written for SSATB, semi-chorus and unison children's choir, this is the perfect ending to a concert featuring multiple ensembles. With an original text by the composer, this a cappella composition has a sense of contemporary pop a cappella style and will instantly become a favorite of singers and listeners.

Composer: Elton John