With a melody based on a traditional Irish jig, the lyrics of this work by W.B. Yeats describe a whimsical daydream that becomes a lesson in values as life reaches its end. The music is rich and artistically crafted, bringing the dance of the jig into the song of dreams. Tuned harmonic whirlies and a handdrum add tastefully to the piano accompaniment.

Composer: Ron Kean

Mattie Stepanek was 14 when he died, but his poetry and enthusiasm caught the notice of celebrities and presidents. Ron Kean has taken Mattie's Christmas poem of peace for all the world and created a melody that helps the message soar. Fitting for children's choirs, treble choirs and even mixed choirs, this is a wonderful song of hope and love.

Composer: Ron Kean

Mattie Stepanek was 14 when he died, but his poetry and enthusiasm caught the notice of celebrities and presidents. Ron Kean has taken Mattie's Christmas poem of peace for all the world and created a melody that helps the message soar. Fitting for children's choirs, treble choirs and even mixed choirs, this is a wonderful song of hope and love.

Arranger: Ron Kean | Composer: Ron Kean

Selected for the Ron Kean Multicultural Series, this piece utilizes sounds from African folk songs. With a myriad of percussion instruments, the rhythm is set. A joyful chorus emerges with an occasional solo interjection.

Arranger: Ron Kean

Now available in an SSSA voicing, this multicultural piece in the Ron Kean series utilizes sounds from African folk songs. With a myriad of percussion instruments, the rhythm is set. A joyful chorus emerges with an occasional solo interjection.

Composer: David Montoya

Selected for the Ron Kean Multicultural Series, this piece utilizes sounds from African folk songs. With a myriad of percussion instruments, the rhythm is set. A joyful chorus emerges with an occasional solo interjection.

Arranger: Ron Kean

Selected for Ron Kean's multicultural series, this Serbian piece is a partner song with 08301883 "Ajde Jano." Even as the music shifts from F minor to major and back again, the ethnic modality transports you to Serbia. A more tender love song than its partner piece, they program perfectly together.

Arranger: Tina Harrington

From the Ron Kean multicultural series, this fun and lively arrangement of a traditional Tagalog folksong includes pronunciation and translation notes.

Arranger: George Hernandez

This Ron Kean setting of the Yeats' text displays his skill. Perfect for treble choirs of all ages. Add the optional violin, accordian and whistle to complete the performance.

Composer: Ron Kean

This multicultural piece hails from Venezuela, homeland to USC choral director, Dr. Cristian Grases. It is a working song about women grinding corn that captures the cultural flavor of the region. Including eurhythmic motions and percussive sounds, the music celebrates the joyful nature and active life of the people. This piece works well for elementary singers to adult treble choirs.

Arranger: Cristian Grases

This beautiful lullaby from the Philippines features an alto solo accompanied by the choir.

Arranger: George Hernandez

Composer Manny Cepeda's beautiful love song captures the spirit of Mexican culture and is supported by rhythmic motifs in the vocal parts. A percussion and string bass part are available separately.

Composer: Manny Cepeda

Best known for his settings of Filipino folksongs, George Hernandez has this time selected a familiar French carol to display his superb craftsmanship. The bell sounds resonate beautifully and the entire arrangement is a joy to sing and hear. Great for high school, college and community choirs!

Arranger: George Hernandez

Doraji is one of the most popular Korean folksongs. It is about a wild mountain flower with spiritual essence and this arrangement includes both the gentle beauty of the flower as well as the excitement from those who found it. For treble choirs, this is an excellent multicultural concert selection.

Arranger: Yoojin Muhn

This traditional Korean folk song sings about the doraji - a beautiful white wildflower that grows on the shady slopes of Korean mountains. This accessible setting is charming in its simplicity with canon and countermelody and accompanied by flute and bells. Parts for flute and bells included. Duration: ca. 2:20.

Arranger: Audrey Snyder

This traditional Korean folk song sings about the doraji - a beautiful white wildflower that grows on the shady slopes of Korean mountains. This accessible setting is charming in its simplicity with canon and countermelody and accompanied by flute and bells. Parts for flute and bells included. Duration: ca. 2:20.

Arranger: Audrey Snyder

George Hernandez has been contributing Filipino folk song arrangements to Ron Kean's Multicultural Series with great success. This Christmas folk song continues the tradition with buoyant and tuneful arranging. The choice for accompaniment or a cappella makes this selection work for high school or college choirs.

Arranger: George Hernandez

George Hernandez has become the recognized expert in a cappella choral arrangements of Filipino folk music. This delightful Tagalog tune is a playful love song. The bouncy vocal accompaniment figures are simply fun to sing and the song makes a great multicultural concert piece or a smashing encore.

Arranger: George Hernandez

Now available for 3-Part, this multicultural piece uses various Nigerian percussion instruments to great effect.

Arranger: Ron Kean

Here is a song of meditation that is surprisingly upbeat. An easy chant begins, inviting the other voices to join in until all are enraptured with the song. Percussion instruments will add to the appeal. Excellent for high school and community choirs.

Composer: Brian Tate

This famous William Butler Yeats text has never been set with such originality. Describing the vulnerable qualities our hopes and dreams embody, Kean shimmers a chord with improvised overtones that demand new definitions in sound. High schools, colleges and festivals will clamor for this wonderful work.

Composer: Ron Kean

This famous William Butler Yeats text has never been set with such originality. Describing the vulnerable qualities our hopes and dreams embody, Kean shimmers a chord with improvised overtones that demand new definitions in sound. High schools, colleges and festivals will clamor for this wonderful work.

Arranger: Ron Kean | Composer: Ron Kean

This Nigerian sunrise song is simple, yet so effective! Middle School through college can use this piece and adapt it to their performance requirements.

Arranger: Brian Tate

This Nigerian sunrise song is simple, yet so effective! Middle School through college can use this piece and adapt it to their performance requirements.

Arranger: Brian Tate

The Field Butterfly is a humorous song about the alikeness of a field butterfly to a 1900 Filipino lady dressed in her glamorous formal dress with tall butterfly sleeves. She struts swaying her hips down the aisle of the church as everyone looks on. The Filipino choral arrangements that George Hernandez has written are some of the most popular in the Pavane catalog. Also available in SATB divisi, P1364. For high school and college treble choirs. Medium difficulty.

Arranger: George Hernandez

The Field Butterfly is a humorous song comparing a butterfly to a Filipina dressed in her glamourous formal dress with tall butterfly sleeves as she moves down the aisle of the church, swaying her hips as every one looks on.

Arranger: George Hernandez

This joyful, Philippino Christmas carol is a welcome addition to the season. San Francisco conductor and arranger George Hernandez has masterfully arranged a new SSAA a cappella setting that simply works! High school, college and community choirs will love this piece.

Arranger: George Hernandez | Composer: Felipe P. deLeon

This joyful, Filipino Christmas Carol is a welcome addition to the season. San Francisco conductor and arranger George Hernandez, has masterfully arranged a simple SATB, a cappella setting that simply works!. High school, college and community choirs will love this piece.

Arranger: George Hernandez

Drawn from Yunnan Hani children's folk song, Qi Do Lei, the music describes the happy life of children and parents who cut down bamboo and pick up bamboo leaves. Combining traditional folk tunes with modern musical styles that we enjoy is a truly multicultural musical expression. Playful and inventive, this piece transports us to the beautiful country side of China.

Arranger: She Qian

This Filipino or Visayan folk song is about joy and love. George Hernandez, conductor of the Saringhimig Singers from San Francisco has captured the native flavor in this rousing arrangement. Selected for the Ron Kean Multicultural series, high school and college choirs will love it. Also available in SATB, divisi, P1286. Medium difficulty.

Arranger: George Hernandez

This Filipino folk song is a song of joy and love. George Hernandez, conductor of the Saringhimig Singers from San Francisco has captured the native Visayan flavor in this rousing and playful arrangement. Selected for the Ron Kean Multicultural series, high school and college choirs will love it. 

Arranger: George Hernandez

Selected for the Ron Kean multicultural series, this Serbian folk song has been tastefully arranged by educator, Tina Harrington. Although this piece can be performed alone, it is actually a partner with 08301898 "Sano Duso." "Ajde Jano" is a playful love song that frolics and skips as its text celebrates dancing and singing.

Arranger: Tina Harrington

Ron Kean uses a text by William Butler Yeats and appropriately dons it with an Irish musical dressing. The flute is really not an optional addition. You are easily transported to the region through this character piece that dances and flourishes in the land it celebrates. A delightful fugal section bounces with a dum didle dee text eventually emerging into a colorful, and thoughtful singing section. For advanced high school and college choirs. Medium to difficult.

Composer: Ron Kean

Ron Kean uses a text by William Butler Yeats and appropriately dons it with an Irish musical dressing. The flute is really not an optional addition. You are easily transported to the region through this character piece that dances and flourishes in the land it celebrates. A delightful fugal section bounces with a dum didle dee text eventually emerging into a colorful, and thoughtful singing section. For advanced high school and college choirs. Medium to difficult.

Arranger: Ron Kean | Composer: Ron Kean

Thula Baba is an African lullaby from the Zulu tribe that is a well-known melody through the continent. This a cappella arrangement maintains the gentle qualities of a mother's song to her child while building in interest and harmony. The solo line can be sung by a single voice or a children's choir. Effective as a soft concert closer or ethnic offering for high school, community or college choirs. Medium in difficulty.

Arranger: Allan Robert Petker

Thula Baba is an African lullaby from the Zulu tribe that is a well-known melody through the continent. This a cappella arrangement maintains the gentle qualities of a mother's song to her child while building in interest and harmony. The solo line can be sung by a single voice or a children's choir. Effective as a soft concert closer or ethnic offering for high school, community or college choirs. Medium in difficulty.

Arranger: Allan Robert Petker

With a melody based on a traditional Irish jig, the lyrics of this work by W.B. Yeats describe a whimsical daydream that becomes a lesson in values as life reaches its end. The music is rich and artistically crafted, bringing the dance of the jig into the song of dreams. Tuned harmonic whirlies and a handdrum add tastefully to the piano accompaniment.

Arranger: Ron Kean | Composer: Ron Kean

The Cree Indians from the North American continent have a delightful morning song that has been artfully arranged by Brian Tate. Beginning with bird sounds the melody line is first presented by the sopranos. A pedal point is set by the tenors and basses as the altos take their turn with the tune. As with so many Tate arrangements, staging is easily a part of the presentation, as the simple lines cross and lift one another. Some suggestions are provided but each group will find their own path. Wonderful for high school, community choir and college. Easy to medium in difficulty.

Arranger: Brian Tate | Composer: Brian Tate

The Cree Indians from the North American continent have a delightful morning song that has been artfully arranged by Brian Tate. Beginning with bird sounds the melody line is first presented by the sopranos. A pedal point is set by the tenors and basses as the altos take their turn with the tune. As with so many Tate arrangements, staging is easily a part of the presentation, as the simple lines cross and lift one another. Some suggestions are provided but each group will find their own path. Wonderful for high school, community choir and college. Easy to medium in difficulty.

Arranger: Brian Tate | Composer: Brian Tate

A sense of wonder permeates the opening, clearly in awe of God's magnificence. The text is familiar but the tune is new, the choir accompanied by piano alone. Then as the text deepens the Wondrous Love Southern Hamrony tune emerges with the brass. An SSA canon verse is absolutely captivating. Then the entire piece opens up into a majestic celebration to a final Easter finish. Medium in difficulty for Easter morning worship.

Arranger: Ron Kean | Composer: Walker's Southern Harmony

A sense of wonder permeates the opening, clearly in awe of God's magnificence. The text is familiar but the tune is new, the choir accompanied by piano alone. Then as the text deepens the Wondrous Love Southern Hamrony tune emerges with the brass. An SSA canon verse is absolutely captivating. Then the entire piece opens up into a majestic celebration to a final Easter finish. Medium in difficulty for Easter morning worship.

Arranger: Ron Kean | Composer: Walker's Southern Harmony

A calling song from the Iroquois people of the six nations has been captured in a spell-binding arrangement by Brian Tate. Although the piece may sound dazzlingly difficult to the listener, the repeated phrases and simple aleatoric qualities of the piece are actually quite easily learned. This unique piece is a program stopper for high school, college and community choirs.

Arranger: Brian Tate

A calling song from the Iroquois people of the six nations has been captured in a spell-binding arrangement by Brian Tate. Although the piece may sound dazzlingly difficult to the listener, the repeated phrases and simple aleatoric qualities of the piece are actually quite easily learned. This unique piece is a program stopper for high school, college and community choirs.

Arranger: Brian Tate