A unique collection of spirituals and folk songs arranged by the talented ensemble Cantus for male unaccompanied voices. Recommended

Songlist: Danny Boy, Barbara Allen, She Moved Through the Fair, Deep River, Heav'n, Heav'n

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: Adorar al Nino (Come Adore The Baby), At Night, Awake, Awake!, Barbara Allen, Chi la Gagliarda (Come Dance The Galliard), Dadme albricias, hijos d'Eva, The Falcon, The Fiddler, Gather Ye Rosebuds, Gloria, Gloria In Excelsis Deo, Home On That Rock, A House Stands 'neath The Willows' Shade, How Sad Flow The Streams, I Will Sing The Goodness Of The Lord, I'd Enter Your Garden, In Pride Of May, Je Le Vous Dirai, Jubilance, Jubilate Deo, Masters In This Hall, Never Tell Thy Love, O Bella Fusa, O occhi manza mia (Thine Eyes, Oh, My Beloved), Pastores a Belen, Que Regalo? (What Shall I Bring?), The Sky Can Still Remember, Song For A Russian Child, Tutto Lo Di Mi Dici 'Canta' (Day After Day They All Sang 'Sing'), When I Was One-and-Twenty, and more

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: Adorar al Nino (Come Adore The Baby), At Night, Awake, Awake!, Barbara Allen, Chi la Gagliarda (Come Dance The Galliard), Dadme albricias, hijos d'Eva, The Falcon, The Fiddler, Gather Ye Rosebuds, Gloria, Gloria In Excelsis Deo, Home On That Rock, A House Stands 'neath The Willows' Shade, How Sad Flow The Streams, I Will Sing The Goodness Of The Lord, I'd Enter Your Garden, In Pride Of May, Je Le Vous Dirai, Jubilance, Jubilate Deo, Masters In This Hall, Never Tell Thy Love, O Bella Fusa, O occhi manza mia (Thine Eyes, Oh, My Beloved), Pastores a Belen, Que Regalo? (What Shall I Bring?), The Sky Can Still Remember, Song For A Russian Child, Tutto Lo Di Mi Dici 'Canta' (Day After Day They All Sang 'Sing'), When I Was One-and-Twenty, and more

Some of the greatest stories ever sung, geared toward older children.

Songlist: A Capital Ship, Barbara Allen, Big Rock Candy Mountain, Billy Boy, Blue Tail Fly, Brennen On The Moor, Butternut Hill, Cape Cod Girls, Crocodile, Drill, Ye Tarriers, Father Grumble, Golden Willow Tree, Ground Hog, Housewife's Lament, I Love Sixpence, In Good Old Colony Times, Jenny Wren And Cock Robin, Limady, My Father Is Dead, Oleana, Paper Of Pins, Patty's Not At Work Today, Poor Little Sailor Boy, Rattlesnake, Robin And John, Spin, Spin, Springfield Mountain, Sweet Betsy From Pike, The Bold Fisherman, The Cat Came Back, and more

Arranged for upper voices.

Songlist: Barbara Allen, The Ash Grove, O Waly, Waly, Drink To Me Only, The Lass Of Richmond Hill, Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen, John Peel, I Will Give My Love An Apple, Afton Water, Early One Morning

In celebration of the King's Singers anniversary, this is a beautiful collection, complete with photos and stories from members of the King's Singers over the years. This makes for enjoyable reading as well a interesting singing. SATB Octavo.

Songlist: Im Herbst, Bobby Shafto, Dance To Thy Daddy, O My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose, Barbara Allen, Early One Morning, Migildi Magildi, She Moved Through The Fair, The Oak And The Ash, Nae Luck About The House, Londonderry Air, Glossary

A fine collection of traditional British folks songs arranged for unaccompanied voices by Sir David Wilcocks which were originally performed by the Choral Scholars of King's College, Cambridge.

Songlist: The Lass Of Richmond Hill, Barbara Allen, Drink To Me Only, Early One Morning, Bobby Shafto

A treasury of familiar songs that everyone loves to sing. Here are over 160 favorite folk songs, golden hits, songs for children, holiday songs, carols, and best-loved songs from around the world. This wonderful collection will provide a wealth of singing enjoyment for the entire family. Whether you want to celebrate a special day, put on a family show, or just make music together, this book is sure to be a favorite in your home library.

Songlist: Amazing Grace, America, The Beautiful, Battle Hymn Of The Republic, Blow The Man Down, Blue Tail Fly, Buffalo Gals, Camptown Races, The Caissons Go Rolling Along, Carry Me Back To Virginny, Clementine, Down In The Valley, The Erie Canal, Git Along Little Dogies, I'm A Yankee Doodle Dandy, I Ride An Old Paint, Let My People Goal, L'il Liza Jan, Michael Row The Boat Ashore, Oh Susanna, The Old Folks At Home, The Old Gray Mare, On The Banks Of The Wabash, On Top Of Old Smoky, Over There, Rally Round The Flag, Red River Valley, The Riddle Song, She'll Be Comin' Round The Mountain, Shenandoah American Folk Song, Streets Of Laredo American Cowboy Song, and more

The 83 songs in this collection can be sung by any quartet of four part chorus, male or mixed. The melody can be found in the upper part except where it is indicate.

Songlist: All Through the Night, Alouette, Always Take a Mother's Advice, America (My Country 'Tis), Annie Laurie, Ave Maria, The Band Played On, Barbara Allen, The Battle Cry of Freedom, Beautiful Dreamer, The Bell Doth Toll, Ben Bolt (Sweet Alice), Billy Boy, Blow the Man Down, The Bowery, Canadian Boatsong, Captain Jinks, Clementine, Come Home, Father, Comin' Thru the Rye, Cradle Song (Wiegenlied), Daisies Won't Tell, Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two), Death is a Long, Long Sleep, Deep River, Down Went McGinty, Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes, First Noel, For He's a Jolly Good Fellow, Go Down Moses, and more

An amazing collection of witty and romantic songs from the hit RCA Victor recording featuring Renee Fleming, Sylvia McNair, Frederica von Stade, Jennifer Larmore and Carol Vaness. All songs are in their original keys.

Songlist: DANNY BOY (FREDERICK E WEATHERLY), ENCOUNTERTENOR (J. HEGGIE), TROUBLE WITH TREBLES IN TROUSERS, THE, A GIFT TO SHARE, THOUGHTS UNSPOKEN/A LEARNING EXPERIENCE OVER COFFE(J. HEGGIE), YOU ENTER MY THOUGHTS, TO SPEAK OF LOVE, UNSPOKEN THOUGHTS AT BEDTIME, WHAT LIPS MY LIPS HAVE KISSED (J. HEGGIE), MY TRUE LOVE HATH MY HEART (J. HEGGIE), HE'S GONE AWAY (ARR: J. HEGGIE), Barbara Allen, LEATHER-WINGED BAT, THE (ARR: J. HEGGIE), AWAY IN A MANGER (W. KIRKPATICK/ARR: J. HEGGIE)

The complete FACES OF LOVE, Books 1-3 combined into one convenient and value-priced edition.

Songlist: Dixie, Danny Boy, My True Love Hath My Heart, Away in a Manger, What Lips My Lips Have Kissed, I Shall Not Live in Vain, As Well as Jesus?, If You Were Coming in the Fall, It Makes No Difference Abroad, At Last to Be, Creation, Animal Passion, Alas! Alack!, Indian Summer-Blue, Joy Alone, My Name, Even from EVE-SONG, Good from EVE-SONG, Listen, Snake, Woe to Man, The Wound, The Farm, Bedtime Story, Paper Wings, Mitten Smitten, A Route to the Sky, Prologue: Once More-to Gloriana, Euclid, The Haughty Snail-King (What Uncle William Told the Children), and more

This classical solo book is compiled for male voice students whose changed voices have settled into the tenor and baritone / bass ranges. Included are some easy English folk songs, however most of the pieces are robust and rhythmical settings of male texts. The level of difficulty is easy to medium. Most of the tempos are moderately fast. The ranges are very accessible with a top F for the tenors and only a few high E-flats for the baritone / basses. 21 songs in English for progressing singers

Songlist: Barbara Allen, The Bay of Biscay, Blackbirds and Thrushes, The Coasts of High Barbary, Come Let's Be Merry, The Duke of Bedford, Farewell Nancy, Gentle Annie, I Am a Pirate King, I Want What I Want When I Want It, The Law is the True Embodiment, The Midshipmate, My Generous Heart Disdains, Nothing but a Plain Old Soldier, The Old Road, Punchinello, the Rambling Sailor, Shipmates O' Mine, The Song of Brother Hilario, Three Poor Mariners, While the Foaming Billows Roll

20 selections, art songs and folksong arrangements, with a limited vocal range of one octave, chosen especially for the adolescent boy's voice during its change from a higher treble register. The complete range of the book falls between the F below middle C to the G above middle C.

Songlist: Simple Gifts, Aura Lee, The Jolly Miller, Barbara Allen, The Erie Canal, All Through the Night, Shenandoah, It was a lover and his lass, I Gave My Love a Cherry, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, Bendemeer's Stream, Bill Groggin's Goat, Bury Me No on the Lone Prairie, Come again, sweet love, Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes, The lark in the Morn, Pastime With Good Company, The Rambling Silor, The Silver Swan, The Streets of Laredo

With a graceful gift for lyrical vocal writing, English composer Roger Quilter (1877-1953) created a rich body of art songs. Very few composers working in English have matched his achievement of a living body of beloved, relevant, literate repertoire. The strong melodies and natural phrasing make his compositions perfect literature for the progressing singer. There has never before this publication been a significant collection of Quilter. This new edition conveniently and economically collects 55 songs, all in clear, new music engravings and in two keys (with original keys noted). Many of the songs have never been published in transposition before this edition. This collection features a biography of the composer and notes on the songs. 224 pages, sewn binding.

Songlist: April (Quilter), Autumn Evening (Quilter), Barbara Allen, Blow, blow, thou winter wind (Quilter), The Bracelet (Quilter), Brown is my love (Quilter), By a Fountainside (Quilter), By the Sea (Quilter), Cherry Ripe (Quilter), Cherry Valley (Quilter), Come away, death (Quilter), Come Back! (Quilter), Damask Roses (Quilter), Daybreak (Quilter), DREAM VALLEY (QUILTER), Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes (Quilter), Fair House of Joy (Quilter), Faithless Shepherdess, The (Quilter), Fear no more the heat o' the sun (Quilter), A good child (Quilter), Hey, Ho, the Wind and the Rain (Quilter), I will go with my father a-ploughing (Quilter)_, I wish and I wish (Quilter), In the highlands (Quilter), Interlude (Quilter), It was a lover and his lass (Quilter), The Jocund Dance (Quilter), The Jolly Miller (Quilter), Julia's Hair (Quilter), June (Quilter), and more

With a graceful gift for lyrical vocal writing, English composer Roger Quilter (1877-1953) created a rich body of art songs. Very few composers working in English have matched his achievement of a living body of beloved, relevant, literate repertoire. The strong melodies and natural phrasing make his compositions perfect literature for the progressing singer. There has never before this publication been a significant collection of Quilter. This new edition conveniently and economically collects 55 songs, all in clear, new music engravings and in two keys (with original keys noted). Many of the songs have never been published in transposition before this edition. The collection contains several complete song sets or cycles, including To Julia, Three Shakespeare Songs (First Set), Seven Elizabethan Lyrics, Three Songs of William Blake, Five Shakespeare Songs (Second Set), and others. 232 pages.

Songlist: April (Quilter), Autumn Evening (Quilter), Barbara Allen, Blow, blow, thou winter wind (Quilter), The Bracelet (Quilter), Brown is my love (Quilter), By a Fountainside (Quilter), By the Sea (Quilter), Cherry Ripe (Quilter), Cherry Valley (Quilter), Come away, death (Quilter), Come Back! (Quilter), Damask Roses (Quilter), Daybreak (Quilter), DREAM VALLEY (QUILTER), Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes (Quilter), Fair House of Joy (Quilter), Faithless Shepherdess, The (Quilter), Fear no more the heat o' the sun (Quilter), A good child (Quilter), Hey, Ho, the Wind and the Rain (Quilter), I will go with my father a-ploughing (Quilter)_, I wish and I wish (Quilter), In the highlands (Quilter), Interlude (Quilter), It was a lover and his lass (Quilter), The Jocund Dance (Quilter), The Jolly Miller (Quilter), Julia's Hair (Quilter), June (Quilter), and more

Quilter's timeless settings of folksongs were written for a favorite nephew named Arnold, killed in World War II. These new transpositions make the songs suitable to many more singers, and the recorded piano accompaniments provide an excellent learning tool. Each book includes access to online audio that inlcudes PLAYBACK+ features such as tempo adjustment and looping capabilities for practice. The original medium voice publication remains available (48009260). Contents: The Ash Grove - Barbara Allen - Believe me, if all Those Endearing Young Charms - Ca' The Yowes to the Knowes - Charlie is my Darling - Drink to me Only with Thine Eyes - The Jolly Miller - The Man Behind the Plough - My Lady Greensleevees - My Lady's Garden - Oh! 'Tis Sweet to Think - Over the Mountains - Pretty Month of May - Since First I Saw Your Face - Three Poor Mariners - Ye Banks and Braes

Songlist: Since First I Saw Your Face, The Ash Grove, The Jolly Miller, Three Poor Mariners, Barbara Allen, Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms, Ca' The Yowes To The Knowes, Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes, Over The Mountains, Charlie Is My Darling, My Lady's Garden (L'amour De Moi), The Man Behind The Plow (Le Pauvre Laboureur), My Lady Greensleeves, Oh! 'Tis Sweet To Think, Pretty Month Of May (Joli Moi De Mai), Ye Banks And Braes

Quilter's timeless settings of folksongs were written for a favorite nephew named Arnold, killed in World War II. These new transpositions make the songs suitable to many more singers, and the recorded piano accompaniments provide an excellent learning tool. The original medium voice publication remains available (48009260). Contents: The Ash Grove - Barbara Allen - Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms - Ca' the Yowes to the Knowes - Charlie is my Darling - Drink to me Only With Thine Eyes - The Jolly Miller - The Man behind the Plough - My Lady Greensleeves - My Lady's Garden - Oh! 'tis sweet to think - Over the Mountains - Pretty Month of May - Since first I saw Your Face - Three Poor Mariners - Ye Banks and Braes

Songlist: Since First I Saw Your Face, The Ash Grove, The Jolly Miller, Three Poor Mariners, Barbara Allen, Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms, Ca' The Yowes To The Knowes, Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes, Over The Mountains, Charlie Is My Darling, My Lady's Garden (L'amour De Moi), The Man Behind The Plow (Le Pauvre Laboureur), My Lady Greensleeves, Oh! 'Tis Sweet To Think, Pretty Month Of May (Joli Moi De Mai), Ye Banks And Braes

60 songs, with all the top favorites, with a significantly different compilation from the existing Quilter collections. Includes all Shakespeare settings (Op. 6, Op. 23, Op. 30), the complete Arnold Book of Old Songs, To Julia, and other complete sets, as well as individual songs. Contents: An Old Carol - Arab Love Song - The Ash Grove - Barbara Allen - Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms - Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind - The Bracelet - Brown Is My Love - By a Fountainside - Ca' the Yowes to the Knowes - Charlie is My Darling - Cherry Ripe - Come Away, Death - The Constant Lover - Damask Roses - Dream Valley - Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes - Fair House of Joy - The Faithless Shepherdess - Fear No More the Heat o' the Sun - The Fuchsia Tree - Go, Lovely Rose - Hey, Ho, the Wind ad the Rain - How Should I Your True Love Know? - I Dare Not Ask a Kiss - In the Bud of the Morning-O - Interlude (from To Julia) - It Was a Lover and His Lass - The Jealous Lover - The Jolly Miller - Julia's Hair - June - Love's Philosophy - The Maiden Blush - The Man Behind the Plough - Music, When Soft Voice Die - My Lady Greensleeves - My Lady's Garden - My Life's Delight - The Night Piece - Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal - O Mistress Mine - Oh! 'tis Sweet to Think - Over the Mountains - Prelude (from to Julia) - Pretty Month of May - Sigh No More, Ladies - Since First I Saw Your Face - Song of the Stream - Take, O Take Those Lips Away - Three Poor Mariners - 'Tis St. Valentine's Day - To Althea from Prison - To Daisies - Under the Greenwood Tree - Weep You No More - When Daffodils Begin to Peer - Who is Silvia? - Why So Pale and Wan? - Ye Banks and Braes

Songlist: Dream Valley, My Life's Delight, June, The Ash Grove, Blow, blow, thou winter wind, Brown is my love, By a Fountainside, Cherry Ripe, Come away, death, Damask Roses, Fair House of Joy, Fear no more the heat o' the sun, The Jolly Miller, Julia's Hair, Now sleeps the crimson petal, O mistress mine, Three Poor Mariners, To Daisies, Weep you no more, Barbara Allen, My Lady Greensleeves, Who is Silvia?, It was a lover and his lass, An Old Carol, Arab Love Song, Believe me, if all those endearing young charms, The Bracelet, Ca' the yowes to the knowes, Charle is my darling, The Constant Lover, and more

60 songs, with all the top favorites, with a significantly different compilation from the existing Quilter collections. Includes all Shakespeare settings (Op. 6, Op. 23, Op. 30), the complete Arnold Book of Old Songs, To Julia, and other complete sets, as well as individual songs. Contents: An Old Carol - Arab Love Song - The Ash Grove - Barbara Allen - Believe me, if all those endearing young charms - Blow, blow thou winter wind - The Bracelet - Brown is my love - By a Fountainside - Ca' the yowes to the knowes - Charlie is my darling - Cherry Ripe - Come away, death - The constant Lover - Damask Roses - Dream Valley - Drink to me only with thine eyes - Fair HOuse of Joy - The Faitless Shepherdess - Fear no more the heat o' the sun - The Fuchsia Tree - Go, lovely rose - Hey, Ho, the Wind and the Rain - How should I your true love know? - I dare not ask a kiss - In the bud of the morning-O - Interlude (from To Julia) - It was a lover and his lass - The Jealous Lover - The Jolly Miller - Julia's Hair - June - Love's Philosophy - The Maiden Blush - The man behind the plough - Music, when soft voices die - My Lady Greensleeves - My Lady's garden - My Life's Delight - The Night Piece - Now sleeps the crimson petal - O mistress mine - Oh! 'tis sweet to think - Over the mountains - Prelude (from To Julia) - Pretty Month of May - Sigh no more, ladies - Since first I saw your face - Song of the Stream - Take, O take those lips away - Three Poor Mariners - 'Tis St. Valentine's Day - To Althea from Prison - To Daisies - Under the greenwood tree - Weep you no more - When daffodils begin to peer - Who is Silvia? - Why so pale and wan? - Ye banks and braes

Songlist: Dream Valley, My Life's Delight, June, The Ash Grove, Blow, blow, thou winter wind, Brown is my love, By a Fountainside, Cherry Ripe, Come away, death, Damask Roses, Fair House of Joy, Fear no more the heat o' the sun, The Jolly Miller, Julia's Hair, Now sleeps the crimson petal, O mistress mine, Three Poor Mariners, To Daisies, Weep you no more, Barbara Allen, My Lady Greensleeves, Who is Silvia?, It was a lover and his lass, An Old Carol, Arab Love Song, Believe me, if all those endearing young charms, The Bracelet, Ca' the yowes to the knowes, Charle is my darling, The Constant Lover, and more

A comprehensive collection of over 120 folk favorites, including: All Night, All Day - The Banana Boat Song - Cotton Eyed Joe - Down by the Salley Gardens - Frere Jacques (Are You Sleeping?) - How Can I Keep from Singing - John Henry - Man of Constant Sorrow - O Happy Day - Pop Goes the Weasel - Somebody's Knockin' at Your Door - Three Blind Mice - and many more.

Songlist: I Know Where I'm Goin', The Lark In The Clear Air, I Never Will Marry, Tom Dooley, I've Got Peace Like A River, The Banana Boat Song, Somebody's Knockin' At Your Door, Soon I Will Be Done (Trouble Of The World), Steal Away (Steal Away To Jesus), Simple Gifts, The Lonesome Road, Goodbye, Old Paint, All Night, All Day, All The Pretty Little Horses, The Bamboo Flute, Ein Prosit Der Gemutlichkeit (To All Good Cheer), Krakowiak (Darling Maiden, Hark, I Ask Thee), Great Day, Down By The Sally Gardens, Siyahamba (We Are Marching In The Light Of God), O Tannenbaum, Water Is Wide, O Happy Day, 'Tis The Last Rose Of Summer, We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder, Mrs. Murphy's Chowder, Animal Fair, And The Green Grass Grows All Around, Follow The Drinkin' Gourd, Aupres De Ma Blonde (Nearby To My Dear One), and more

A giant collection of more than 180 classic folk songs including songs of true love, unrequited and false love, the domestic scene, spirituals, ramblers and gamblers, workers, songs of the west, jolly reunions, international songs and singing the blues.

Songlist: Kum Ba Yah, Acres Of Clams (Old Settler's Song), Guantanamera, Dry Bones, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, Wayfaring Stranger, Napoleon, Poor Boy, We Shall Overcome, Heaven, Somebody's Knockin' At Your Door, The Lonesome Road, Goodbye, Old Paint, Worried Man Blues, All My Trials, Hava Nagila (Let's Be Happy), Bad Girl, C.C. Rider, The Lorelei, Auld Lang Syne, Frankie And Johnny, Deep River, On Springfield Mountain, Water Is Wide, Alouette, O Happy Day, Stewball, Amazing Grace, Careless Love, Bad Company, and more

The selection of songs has been carefully considered to represent a variety of composers from primarily the twentieth century. Songs were chosen that are appropriate challenges to the advancing teenage singer, or for the university student.

Songlist: Linden Lea, Weep You No More, Op. 12, No. 1, Bright Is The Ring Of Words, The Vagabond, I Bought Me A Cat, Long Time Ago, I Attempt From Love's Sickness To Fly, O Waly, Waly, Barbara Allen, The Boatmen's Dance, The Nightingale, Master Kilby, Fairest Isle, The Salley Gardens, Little Elegy, Money, O!, Oh Fair To See, Spring Sorrow, I'll Sail Upon The Dog-Star, Take, O Take Those Lips Away, Op. 23, No. 4, How Love Came In, Since We Loved, Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening, As Ever I Saw, O Mistress Mine, Op. 6, No. 2

This collection is designed for those students, of any age beyond early teens, in the early stages of voice study, although the arrangements are so satisfying that more advanced singers will also enjoy them. The ranges are modest, and songs have been chosen for both genders. The new arrangements are lovely, fresh and interesting, but keep the simple vocal line in the forefront. The piano accompaniments were deliberately designed for an intermediate level player. The CD includes performances of each song by professional singers to be used as a learning tool, and a piano accompaniment track for practice. Joan Boytim, the leading American expert on teaching the young voice, has added a preface about how to use these songs in the studio.

Songlist: The Ash Grove (arr. Stanley), Barbara Allen, Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes (arr. Dean), Greensleeves (arr. Stanley), How Can I Keep From Singing (arr. Ruck), I Gave My Love a Cherry (The Riddle Song) (arr. Dean), I Know Where I'm Goin' (arr. Walters), Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier (arr. Walters), Loch Lomond (arr. Dean), Scarborough Fair (arr. Ruck), Shenandoah (arr. Walters), Soldier, Soldier Will You Marry Me (arr. Dean), Streets Of Laredo (The Cowboy's Lament) (arr. Walters), Water is Wide, The (arr. Ruck), When Johnny Comes Marching Home (arr. Walters)

This collection is designed for those students, of any age beyond early teens, in the early stages of voice study, although the arrangements are so satisfying that more advanced singers will also enjoy them. The ranges are modest, and songs have been chosen for both genders. The new arrangements are lovely, fresh and interesting, but keep the simple vocal line in the forefront. The piano accompaniments were deliberately designed for an intermediate level player. The CD includes beautiful performances of each song by professional singers to be used as a learning tool, and a piano accompaniment track for practice. Joan Boytim, the leading American expert on teaching the young voice, has added a preface about how to use these songs in the studio.

Songlist: The Ash Grove (arr. Stanley), Barbara Allen, Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes (arr. Dean), Greensleeves (arr. Stanley), How Can I Keep From Singing (arr. Ruck), I Gave My Love a Cherry (The Riddle Song) (arr. Dean), I Know Where I'm Goin' (arr. Walters), Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier (arr. Walters), Loch Lomond (arr. Dean), Scarborough Fair (arr. Ruck), Shenandoah (arr. Walters), Soldier, Soldier Will You Marry Me (arr. Dean), Streets Of Laredo (The Cowboy's Lament) (arr. Walters), Water is Wide, The (arr. Ruck), When Johnny Comes Marching Home (arr. Walters)

The 60-voice Harvard Glee Club, Harvard's internationally renowned men's chorus, is the oldest college chorus in America, founded by students in 1858 to sing college songs and glees. It took until 1912, under the dynamic direction of Dr. Archibald T. Davison, that the Glee Club developed a repertoire of distinction and gained a national reputation. Drawing its repertoire from six centuries, the Glee Club has proved itself particularly expert in the performance of contemporary American music, sacred repertory of the Renaissance, Eastern European music and Folk songs of the world. Under the direction of Jameson Marvin since 1978, the HGC has enhanced its reputation as one of America premier collegiate choruses. "Long Way From Home" is a rich collection of 27 tunes, many of them, like "The Minstrel Boy," "Danny Boy," "Skye Boat Song," "K'ang Ting Love Song" and "Barb'ra Allen," beautifully arranged by conductor Marvin, and several others, like "The Foggy Dew," "Glorious Apollo" and "Sacramento," arranged by Archibald Davison. Other favorites are Franz Schubert's "Widerspruch" and "La Pastorella, the Georgian Folk song "Voi Di Vo," the traditional song "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child," "Lowlands" (arranged by Alice Parker and Robert Shaw; and several written by Harvard men, Richmond K. Fletcher's "Yo Ho" and "The Grid Iron King & Soldiers Field," R.G. Williams' "Up the Street" and "Harvardiana," Murray Taylor's "Ten Thousand Men of Harvard" and "Fair Harvard," a traditional Irish Air based on a poem by Samuel Gilman, 1811.Every cut here has the wonderful beauty and gravitas we've come to expect and enjoy from this venerable, powerful men's chorus!

Songlist: N'e Se Di Djemo, The Minstrel Boy, Waitin' for the Dawn of Peace, Laura Lee, The Foggy Dew, Danny Boy, Bushes and Briars, Glorious Apollo, Skye Boat Song, Widerspruch, La Pastorella, Suo-Gan, Shenandoah, Esti Dal, Voi Di Vo, Ej Dziny Dziny Dom, K'ang Ting Love Song, Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child, Gentle Annie, Sacramento, Barbara Allen, Lowlands, Yo Ho, Ten Thousand Men of Harvard, Up the Street, Harvardiana: The Grid Iron King & Soldiers Field, Fair Harvard

Richard Larsen and his choir Kantorei have been garnering great acclaim in recent years and their latest release shows why. The lovely name of the recording "Small Blue Marble" refers to the world as it showcases choral music from around the globe including songs from Thailand, South Africa, Nigeria, Spain, Scotland, Cuba, Israel and many others. Larsen has selected some intriguing compositions that celebrates the unity and diversity of cultures thru choral music and the choir singing is top-notch even when challenged to imitate a variety of Latin American percussions instruments while navigating dense choral structures.

Songlist: Betelehemu, Cuncti Simus, Sugismaastikud, On Hilissuvi, Ule Taeva Jooksevad Pilvad, Kanarbik, Keine Feuer Keine Kohle Kann Brennen So Heiss, The Fields Of Corn Are Gone, Past Life Melodies, Ngam Sang Duan, Diu Diu Deng, La Villanella, Himne - Temmingh, Horizons, Vamuvamba, Loch Lomond, Barbara Allen, El Guayboso, Sim Shalom (Prayer For Peace)erg, Zum Gali, This Little Light Of Mine