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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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