John Leavitt : Alleluia! Sing Alleluia

Bright with joy and sparkling with a Baroque elegance, here is a great choice for a service or concert opener. Brilliant traditional choral writing mixes with a well-crafted piano part to support the singing and delight the ear!

Arranger: John Leavitt | Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

This exuberant concert work features the dramatic Walt Whitman text and a magnificent musical setting by John Leavitt. Available: SATB, SSA, ShowTrax Cassette, Concert Band Accompaniment, String Pak. Performance Time: 4:30.

Composer: Walt Whitman

Your singers will love rehearsing and performing this rhythmic celebration based on traditional African music. Layered vocal lines, call and response and the vitality of the conga, claves and djembe will bring freshness and energy to your concert!

Composer: John Leavitt

Opening andante espressivo over a ground bass, this deeply emotional setting of the Agnus Dei is infused with hopefulness and warmth. Together with the companion movements Kyrie and Gloria, this work will enhance concert programs and worship services from high school through adult. Perform with keyboard or the optional chamber orchestra. Duration: ca. 2:45

Composer: John Leavitt

Adapted from a Bach cantata, this joyful work will allow younger ensembles the opportunity to experience Baroque music and develop important performance techniques. An excellent selection for festival choirs and contests, it offers great learning potential.

Arranger: John Leavitt

The text for this traditional Hebrew song is translated I believe and was sung by many Jews during the Holocaust. The words provided comfort to the victims, to the survivors and serve as a beacon of hope for the future and for humankind. This setting may be performed with piano alone or the optional orchestration for violin, clarinet, cello and bass. Available separately: SATB, SAB, SSA, TTB, Instrumental Ensemble score and parts (vn, cl, vc, db), ChoirTrax CD. Duration: ca. 3:45.

Arranger: John Leavitt

The text for this traditional Hebrew song is translated I believe and was sung by many Jews during the Holocaust. The words provided comfort to the victims, to the survivors and serve as a beacon of hope for the future and for humankind. This setting may be performed with piano alone or the optional orchestration for violin, clarinet, cello and bass. Available separately: SATB, SAB, SSA, TTB, Instrumental Ensemble score and parts (vn, cl, vc, db), ChoirTrax CD. Duration: ca. 3:45.

Arranger: John Leavitt

This spirited piece works for any combination of voices but it will absolutely sparkle with young singers. The jubilant 7/8 meter is easy to sing and sounds incredible! Optional percussion and string bass. Available: 2-Part any combination. Performance Time: Approx. 2:00.

Arranger: John Leavitt

Here is a spirited piece which works wonderfully with any combination of voices but will absolutely sparkle with young singers. It makes a nice set with John's Antiphonal Hosanna and Antiphonal Alleluia, too. Optional percussion and string bass. Available: 2-Part any combination, ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 1:30.

Arranger: John Leavitt

Bright antiphonal vocal lines combine with a sparkling piano accompaniment to create this buoyant work for young voices. An ideal festival selection for church, school or community children's choirs. Available: 2-Part. Performance Time: Approx. 1:50.

Composer: John Leavitt

The sparkling Leavitt touch will surely delight! A legato theme is passed back and forth in an antiphonal style and contrasts with an optional solo section. An excellent choice for treble choirs! Performance Time: Approx. 2:00.

Composer: John Leavitt

From ethereal to sublime, the range of choral sonority is offered here in a magnificent setting of an Emily Brontë poem that is ideal for developing treble voices in high school and up.

Composer: John Leavitt

This beautiful and moving Hebrew prayer is one of the most beautiful in all of Jewish litanies. As we sing we ask God to treat us with charity and kindliness and save us! This arrangement is lush and highlights the beautiful message.

Arranger: John Leavitt

Combining the joyful In Dulci Jubilo with original music, this brilliant showpiece is now available in a TTB voicing. Breathtaking in scope and, while challenging, well within the reach of most ensembles. Optional bass and percussion included.

Composer: John Leavitt

This Appalachian folk song is a standard among folk, country and blue grass bands. This arrangement takes advantage of the lyrics and uses them like a percussion instrument. Terraced dynamics are used throughout while vocal ranges are carefully crafted.

Arranger: John Leavitt

From the cantata Hodie!, this wonderful setting of the traditional French carol will add sparkle to any concert! Available: SATB, 2-Part. Performance Time: Approx. 2:15.

Arranger: John Leavitt

Rhythmic and energetic are perfect adjectives for this original song by John Leavitt. The piano part stands alone but when the string bass and percussion are added this becomes a special moment in your concert.

Composer: John Leavitt

Alternating between a dance-like 6/8 and a more tranquil 2/2 meter, this buoyant setting of the Gloria of the Latin mass is a fresh and contemporary work that will absolutely delight your audience! Whether you perform it with piano or with the sparkling chamber orchestration, this will become a welcome addition to the choral repertoire! Available separately: SATB, SSA, ChoirTrax CD. Chamber Orchestra score and parts available as a printed edition and as a digital download (fl 1-2, ob, cl 1-2, bn, perc 1-2-3, hp, vn 1-2, va, vc, db). Duration: ca. 4:00.

Composer: John Leavitt

This Israeli folk song with a text from the Bible makes an excellent concert feature for any combination of voices. The tune first appears as a unison melody, then in canon, and finally in unison again. Easily learned! Performance Time: Approx. 2:40

Arranger: John Leavitt

Come let us sing, sing praise to the Lord. This Israeli folksong is perfect for teaching phrasing, tone and harmony to younger ensembles. The optional clarinet and percussion parts can be played by students and the canonic harmonies are easily mastered. Duration: 2:50. Available separately: VoiceTrax CD

Arranger: John Leavitt

Utilizing a traditional Latin text, fiery piano accompaniment and mixed meters, John Leavitt's popular festival piece is challenging, but definitely worth the extra effort. Use the optional percussion to further intensify this dramatic Christmas anthem. Available: SATB, SSA, TTBB. Performance Time: Approx. 2:50.

Arranger: John Leavitt

In an easy 2-beat show style, this upbeat original will set the perfect mood for a night of Broadway songs. So let the curtain rise, we're all in our places, rehearsed and set to go through our paces! Parts for optional Guitar, Bass and Drums included. Duration: ca. 2:45.

Composer: John Leavitt

A true classic from the early part of the 20th century, this whimsical gem for treble choirs will delight your audience as your singers harmonize the warm melodic phrases! Includes optional bass and percussion. Available: SSA. Duration: ca. 2:20.

Composer: Harry Carroll

This lyrical and emotional setting by John Leavitt creates a harmonic tapestry that perfectly matches the text of unknown origin: Do not stand at my grave and weep. I am not there, I do not sleep, Creating an atmosphere of hope and assurance, it begins softly and gradually builds to a full and dramatic expression, then recedes into quiet reflection. Available separately: SATB, SSA, TTB, ChoirTrax CD. Score and parts available as a printed edition and as a digital download (fl 1-2, ob, cl 1-2 (in A), bn, perc 1-2, hp, vn 1-2, va, vc, db). Duration: ca. 3:00.

Composer: John Leavitt

This lovely and expressive setting of the Kyrie with gently arching phrases and rich harmonic nuance will enhance concert programs and worship services for choirs from school through adult. Perform with keyboard or optional chamber orchestra. Available separately: SATB, SSA, Chamber Orchestra score and parts (fl 1-2, ob, cl 1-2, bn, perc 1-2, hp, vn 1-2, va, vc, db), ChoirTrax CD. Duration: ca. 3:00.

Arranger: John Leavitt

Bright syncopations and vivid choral writing energize this festive work for male voices. Brief quotes of carol melodies make this setting ideal for Christmas or concert performances. With optional percussion.

Composer: John Leavitt

Singing music from the Baroque period can often be daunting. Here is a wonderful introduction to this important style that is approachable and enjoyable for your young singers. Only six Latin words are used in this piece making it an equally simple way to introduce this beautiful language to sing.

Arranger: John Leavitt | Composer: J.S. Bach

Singing music from the Baroque period can often be daunting. Here is a wonderful introduction to this important style that is approachable and enjoyable for your young singers. Only six Latin words are used in this piece making it an equally simple way to introduce this beautiful language to sing.

Arranger: John Leavitt | Composer: J.S. Bach

The perfect introduction to concert literature for the younger choir. Filled with opportunities for teaching musical concepts, your choir will enjoy this expressive original.

Composer: John Leavitt

Here is a fresh setting of the Michael Praetorius tune from the Musae Sionae 1609. Treble voices will dance over the sparkling piano, string bass and percussion accompaniment that John Leavitt is known for. The Latin text is easily learned and impressive in Christmas, contest or festival programs. Discovery Level 2. Available separately: 3-Part Mixed, 2-Part, VoiceTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:00.

Arranger: John Leavitt

This jubilant anthem is replete with sturdy well-balanced choral writing and memorable melodic contours. Composed in a confident traditional style, it inspires the spirit even as it encourages opportunities for learning.

Composer: John Leavitt

From American Song, a choral song cycle featuring texts of distinctive American poets. This is a bold and compelling setting of the familiar Walt Whitman poem. Available: SATB, TTBB. Performance Time: Approx. 4:00.

Composer: Walt Whitman

This Stephen Foster classic is arranged brilliantly for treble voices with some exciting adventures in mixed meter! The result is a show-stopping number that will bring cheers from your audience! A perfect concert/festival finale!

Arranger: John Leavitt | Composer: Stephen Foster

The ancient carol from Piae Cantiones in a brilliant setting for voices, piano and percussion. Ideal for processionals, madrigal dinners, holiday concerts and other festive performances. Available: SATB, 2-Part. Performance Time: Approx. 3:40.

Arranger: John Leavitt

Opening with a musical soundscape that evokes images of rippling waves of prairie grasses, this compelling work then transitions into a hardy sequence of the American folk classics Old Chisholm Trail and Home on the Range. With piano and optional bass and percussion. (Parts included for String Bass and Percussion 1 & 2.) Duration: ca. 4:30.

Arranger: John Leavitt

This original work by John Leavitt is part of American Song, a choral song cycle featuring texts of distinctive American poets. A stunning mood piece of contrasting musical elements. Available: SATB. Performance Time: Approx. 3:00.

Composer: John Leavitt

This 14th-century German carol text sparkles in a joyful John Leavitt setting. Optional percussion and string bass. Available: SATB, SAB, SA/SSA, ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 2:35.

Arranger: John Leavitt

John Leavitt's simple setting of the beloved Song of Solomon text, with a new optional piano accompaniment, features haunting suspensions and warm choral sonorities.

Composer: John Leavitt

This lively sea chantey by the gifted composer John Leavitt is set with a text by the American poets Stephen and Rosemary Vincent Benet. An outstanding addition to the repertoire for male chorus. Available: TTBB. Performance Time: Approx. 2:50.

Composer: Stephen Benet

Uses: Christ the Good Shepherd, General, Hymn Arrangement Scripture: Psalm 23; Psalm 79:13 Exquisite artistry is extended to this winsome Irish folk song in this elegant arrangement. The pastoral qualities of the celebrated Shepherd's Psalm are front and center in the tone painting of the lyrical piano accompaniment, while the vocals add a rich quality that make this an ideal sanctuary or concert choice for anytime. Score and Parts (fl 1-2, ob, cl 1-2, bn, perc 1-2, hp, vn 1-2, va, vc, db) available as a Printed Edition and as a digital download.

Arranger: John Leavitt

This charming setting of the traditional English folksong makes a clever encore or lighter selection for SSA choirs with its humorous lyrics and colorful accompaniment. Not difficult, it includes plenty of musical rewards! Duration: ca. 2:40.

Arranger: John Leavitt

Taking its text from a Walt Whitman poem, this bold and compelling setting encourages the traveler to embrace life and the journey. An outstanding selection for festival or competition use!

Composer: John Leavitt

From its origins as a poem by William Butler Yeats, this lyric has passed into the realm of folk music and now has become one of the most recorded Irish songs of all time. This arrangement is quite singable, with a delicate piano accompaniment and long fluid vocal lines that are simple and charming.

Arranger: John Leavitt

You'll need both an excellent pianist and an excellent tenor soloist to undertake this challenging work, but if you do, prepare to wow your audience! This brisk setting of Robert Louis Stevenson's famous poem is an homage to the wonders of the open road: All I ask is the heaven above and the road before me. Duration: ca. 4:00.

Arranger: John Leavitt

An excellent SSA selection, the text of this work by John Leavitt is by the 20th-century poet e.e. cummings. Requiring precision and attention to detail, this short and humorous work will be an excellent choice for contest or festival. Available: SSA. Performance Time: Approx. 1:35.

Composer: John Leavitt

Here is a vivid and dramatic setting of the famous poem by William Blake. The majestic opening section portrays the noble animal, followed by a contrasting middle section, and then returning to the opening material. This is an excellent choice for festival or concert and a great piece to demonstrate truly artistic text painting.

Composer: John Leavitt

This beautiful and thought provoking text by Emily Dickinson is a wonderful vehicle for poetry discussions. A lush piano accompaniment and fluid vocal lines will shine through in your choral concert

Composer: John Leavitt