Classical Music

The playful vocalise canon "La Pandilla" (Level: medium) brings out the inner child in you. It should be performed with lots of energy, sparkles and joy. The patterns seem easy but they are quite tric...

The canon Earth and Time (Level: medium) for four voices a cappella by Hans Helsen sounds like a waterfall. Quick entries guarantee that the singers are engaged and have to work together in harmony to...

The soothing canon "Hand in Hand" (Level: medium) for four voices with piano accompaniment ad lib. by Christoph Hiller creates the feeling of a never-ending circle. The piece reminds us that Mother Ea...

The lively canon "Les Troubadours du Roi" (Level: medium) for four voices and optional piano accompaniment by Sebastiaan van Steenberge puts a smile on the faces of the singers. The piece is about a l...

The canon "Keepers of this Earth" (Level: advanced) for three voices with piano by Richard FitzHugh tells a story and sends a message, especially for young people. You can change the world and you can...

The canon "Prolet idva" (translated: Spring is coming; Level: advanced) for three voices a cappella by Ramón Gil González conveys the theme of Spring. Not in a cheerful way but in a longing and hopefu...

According to the composer, "The Song of the Ocean was written to celebrate the ocean and bridges science and art in the context of negotiations regarding future governance of the ocean." The song was...

This Neil Diamond rock anthem has been re-imagined for the broadway show A Beautiful Noise. Moving easily from the theater to a choral setting, the powerful, almost spiritual, lyrics pair perfectly wi...

This Neil Diamond rock anthem has been re-imagined for the broadway show A Beautiful Noise. Moving easily from the theater to a choral setting, the powerful, almost spiritual, lyrics pair perfectly wi...

Originally recorded by Broadway Kids Against Bullying, this poignant song carries a message of inclusion and empowerment. Young singers will resonate with the music and lyric, which strive to make the...

Originally recorded by Broadway Kids Against Bullying, this poignant song carries a message of inclusion and empowerment. Young singers will resonate with the music and lyric, which strive to make the...

A powerful plea for unity and understanding in a deeply divided world, With One Voice is a choral showpiece with a message both timely and immortal. Moving lyrics by Kirby and Markita Shaw are underpi...

Curlew River - A Parable for Church Performance (Op. 71) is the first of three Church Parables by Benjamin Britten. The work is based on the Japanese Noh play Sumidagawa (Sumida River) of Juro Motomas...

In this second Parable for church performance, Britten sustains the influence of the Noh tradition in Curlew River, while taking inspiration from the Biblical story Ananias, Azarias and Misael. It tel...

Of all the parables in the New Testament none has had quite such a universal and ever-renewed appeal as that of the Prodigal Son. With its unforgettable climax of reward and rejoicing being lavished n...

A ballad for children's voices and (largely) percussion orchestra setting a long narrative poem by Bertolt Brecht, telling the tragic story of a band of orphaned children lost in the snowy wastes of w...

Scored for solo voice, unison chorus and piano, The Twelve Apostles was written for Peter Pears and the London Boy Singers. The text was adopted from The Ten Commandments as given in 'English Folk Son...

Curlew River - A Parable for Church Performance (Op. 71) is the first of three Church Parables by Benjamin Britten. The work is based on the Japanese Noh play Sumidagawa (Sumida River) of Juro Motomas...