Essential Repertoire is a core library of time-tested choral works which provide a framework for teaching style and history, all through performance. The graded series includes Masterworks (Renaissance through Contemporary), Folksongs (American and Multicultural), Spirituals, A Cappella and Accompanied works. The series is available for beginning through advanced choirs, and for mixed, treble and tenor bass ensembles.

Songlist: The American Dream, Away To Rio, The Ballad Of Santy Anno, Child Of God, The Christ Child Is Born, Come Again, Sweet Love (Dowland), Eight Bells, The Glendy Burk, It Was A Lover And His Lass, A Life On The Ocean Wave, Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming, Old Man Noah, Old Nassau, A Red, Red Rose, Rise Up Shepherd And Follow, Shoshone Love Song, Steal Away

Perfect for beginning or more advanced men's ensembles, this Roger Emerson collection will be used over and over. Includes: Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel, Festival Alleluia, Scarborough Fair, Shoshone Love Song, and Ubi Caritas Et Amor (Where There Is Love). Available: TBB.

Songlist: Ubi Caritas Er Amor (Where There Is Love), Scarborough Fair, Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel, Festival Alleluia, Shoshone Love Song

Develop enthusiasm and skill with this value packed collection for young men that will add to your repertoire and be fun to rehearse! Includes these classic arrangements: Rise Up Shepherd and Follow, Shoshone Love Song, Sinner Man, This Train, Worried Man Blues.

Songlist: Worried Man Blues, This Train, Rise Up Shepherd And Follow, Sinner Man, Shoshone Love Song

"Eagle Hill" - Young voices will soar like the eagle in this accessible work for treble choir. The text was shaped from a ritual song of the Pawnee nation which revered the eagle for its strength and wisdom. Students from the commissioning choir wrote poetry, which the composer incorporated into this setting. "Songs of the Earth" - This choral pairs two venerable Native American songs: a Hopi chant and a traditional Arapaho Native song. With recorders and percussion, the songs are blended together to form a partner song at the conclusion of the piece. A striking addition to your concert! "Canoe Song" - A favorite North American tune is creatively arranged incorporating unison and 2-part harmony, round and partner-style singing with original music. A treasure chest of teaching and learning that includes optional percussion instruments and a text that reflects the Native American philosophy of reverence for the earth. "Shoshone Love Song" - This tender setting of a Native American poem features extended legato phrasing and delicate musicality. The simple piano accompaniment supports the expressive vocal textures. "Grandfather, Great Spirit" - With a text based on a Sioux Nations prayer, the composer has this to say, For native peoples, the spirits of nature and the earth are a strong presence, as are the spirits of their ancestors and the living traditions of their culture. Approach this song with honesty, sincerity, reverence and with awe.

Songlist: Eagle Hill, Songs of the Earth, Canoe Song, Shoshone Love Song, Grandfather, Great Spirit

"Come on the Trail of Song" - Memley celebrates the Native American culture with an exquisite triptych of poems and song called Three Native American Settings. The original music is consumed with the sounds of the Native American spirit in all three selections. Although they can be performed separately, the set provides a reverent tribute to a beautiful culture. "Shoshone Love Song" - This tender setting of a Native American poem features extended legato phrasing and delicate musicality. The simple piano accompaniment supports the expressive vocal textures. Ideal for concert or festival programming! "Onokenoga" (or Lake of the Gods to the Mohawk First Nation people) depicts an ancient Mohawk legend of tragic romance. So deep was the connection between these two young lovers, legend has it that the spirit of the young girl wanders the shores to this day searching for her lost mate. "Waniska" - 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. "Spirit of the Winding Water (A Navajo Prayer)" Native American wisdom and philosophy provide rich awareness of finding the sacred in all things. For this new work, musical phrases and rhythms are assembled from Native American chants and mixed with new music filled with this awareness. Native American instruments are suggested with more traditional instruments offered when these are not available.

Songlist: Come on the Trail of Song, Shoshone Love Song, Onokenoga, Waniska, Spirit of the Winding Water (A Navajo Prayer)