Andy Beck

The familiar African-American spiritual in a fresh rhythmic setting! Opening with just a shaker and unison voices, a tapestry of percussion ostinatos and traditional choral harmony gradually unfolds b...

Singers will cherish these powerful solo arrangements by Mark Hayes, Jay Althouse, Philip Kern, Greg Gilpin, and other fine Alfred arrangers. Including favorite traditional spirituals like 'Deep River...

There's beauty all around in this lighthearted jazz waltz by Andy Beck. A tuneful melodic hook, chromatic counterlines, and colorful harmonies celebrate the many joys found in nature. An optional flut...

There's beauty all around in this lighthearted jazz waltz by Andy Beck. A tuneful melodic hook, chromatic counterlines, and colorful harmonies celebrate the many joys found in nature. An optional flut...

Andy Beck adds a third to his song cycle about the seasons with Welcome, Spring. Text painting is vivid when an agile piano ostinato trickles its watery pattern, when an unexpected tonal shift symboli...

Excellent craftsmanship is apparent as an accented vocal theme creates the image of flickering fireflies on a dark summer's night. Carefully selected ranges and intervals, youthfully inquisitive lyric...

The world rhythms and contemporary harmonies in this multicultural original are cause for celebration. An easy-to-learn Swahili text invites us to sing, dance, clap our hands, and stomp our feet! Visi...

A captivating chant opens this a cappella arrangement of the Nigerian Christmas carol, before breaking into a joyous, rhythmic celebration. This well-voiced adaptation allows even developing groups to...

This expressive song of gratitude celebrates plentiful good things. Starts and ends sweetly, builds to a sweeping descant-topped refrain.The PerformancePlus+ series is an innovative addition to the ev...

This musical tribute to the aurora borealis flickers and flashes with colorful imagery. Carefully crafted for 2-part singers, it opens with independent parts that come together in a glowing chorus lik...

Think of two items that bring out the best in each other, and fill in the blanks: If I were - -. then you would be - -. This warm and witty original celebrates friendship and playfully acknowledges th...

Bubbling with curiosity, this stunning Andy Beck original is equal parts artistic and educational. Singers search for examples of wonder in unison first, before each section takes the lead, while the...

In the dark of night, we are the light - an inspiring concert theme for any time of year. Rich long-tone sonorities lay the foundation for what becomes a brilliantly textured second verse when the alt...

A cappella singers imitate the sounds of "steam in the engine" and "steel on the track" in this original workman's song constructed especially for emerging voices. Basses first, then tenors; each sect...

One Latin phrase, Dona nobis pacem, provides the foundation for the echoing chorus, and makes a powerful bridge. Choirs of all ages will sound their very best at the holidays, or any time of year.

This tender song of remembrance features a poignant original text combined with Latin phrases from the Requiem Mass. Close cluster chords, beautifully sculpted phrases, and expressive dynamics leave t...

This tender song of remembrance features a poignant original text combined with Latin phrases from the Requiem Mass. Close cluster chords, beautifully sculpted phrases, and expressive dynamics leave t...

Lyrical voices float over a Bach-inspired piano accompaniment in this beautiful setting built on five common Latin words. Three independent melodies are introduced one at a time and eventually layered...

Lyrical voices float over a Bach-inspired piano accompaniment in this beautiful setting built on five common Latin words. Three independent melodies are introduced one at a time and eventually layered...

This jubilant song of exaltation is designed to make mixed and changing meters intuitive, familiar, easy. Organized in 3 + 2 + 2, the dance-like main theme is quickly mastered. A small number of famil...

A nature-inspired text reveals beautiful music all around 'and if you listen closely,' even inside of yourself. Andy's craftsmanship and artistic fingerprint is evident throughout - from the sparkling...

Imagine the opening solo in darkness. Light increases as the choir begins, growing to full brilliance when three luminous lines intertwine. A 'lux aeterna' refrain is sung in resonant harmony, with to...

This expressive song of gratitude celebrates plentiful good things. Starts and ends sweetly, builds to a sweeping descant-topped refrain.The PerformancePlus+ series is an innovative addition to the ev...

Clap your hands like a rolling river. Stomp your feet like the mighty sea. Here's a rockin' barn burner that pulls out all of the stops! Gospel-style harmonies, a body percussion breakdown, more than...

This shadowy cinematic selection, whose title means "into the night," was featured in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. With a secular text in both English and Latin, the haunting minor-key them...