Walton Music

Swilo Yini is a traditional Tsonga song from South Africa that is linked to the sinking of a steamship which carried black South African troops to fight against the Germans during World War I. The sto...

This lesser-known spiritual has been masterfully and simply set by Anthony Trecek-King. Singers are encouraged to use improvisation, inflections, and note bending to create the most authentic sound. A...

Halala/Walilizela combines two songs, one in Zulu and one in Xhosa, traditionally sung at celebratory events like weddings and ceremonies. The sentiment of the songs invites everyone to come together...

Hheshe is an indigenous greeting song by the Zulu people from South Africa. It celebrates and embraces life and the blessing of seeing one another everyday. Tremendously fun and festive!

Six humorous anonymous limericks are set here for unaccompanied TTBB choir by composer David Gerig. Choirs are invited to add movement and characterizations in performance to express the limericks.

A spiritual about life after death and seeing loved ones on the other side. An energetic arrangement for TTBB choirs with ever-present joy.

This isiZulu song is a reimagining of the popular traditional Tshwane church song Ke na le modisa, meaning "God of Strength." A slow and symbolic opening followed by an uptempo section with the additi...

The Latvian folk song, Pūt vējiņi, is like a second anthem for all Latvians that speaks of pride and self-sufficiency through the most turbulant times. This creative setting by Laura Jēkabsone offers...

Tom Shelton's arrangement of this beloved bluegrass song will offer a rich experience for singers and audiences. May be performed with piano only or with the additional traditional bluegrass instrumen...

Hopsa! Lisella!, an 18th century Alsatian folk song, quite literally sways back and forth as it is sung. The feeling of acceleration typical of 18th century song is captured through ritards, acceleran...

Madeline L'Engle's The Sky Is Strung with Glory, an excerpt from her poem Instruments (1), is rich in evocative imagery that ties celestial elements to musical experiences. Set for treble chorus and f...

Walt Whitman's unabashed optimism, exuberance and unwavering confidence in our deeper humanity is beautifully portrayed through music in Gjeilo's setting of excerpts of the Song of the Universal poem....

A new piece from the arranger of Morning Song (Cherokee Amazing Grace), with a haunting flute part that adds an authentic Native American ethnic character to this very special song. The developing mel...

Here's a winner for women's groups of all ages in school, church or community settings. In the gospel style of Engelhardt's Go Tell It on the Mountain!, the energetic piano, horns and rhythm section p...

The sweeping melody line of this work blends smoothly with a sense of symphonic chorale. The Silvestri text begins with the last words in Gjeilo's 2011 Tundra, here painting a world of light. An excel...

A major work for a mature, larger women's choir, the concept of this piece is inspired by the composer's never-forgotten visit to the Yad Vashem Centre in Israel. The combined text is from Genesis, or...

A folk song from long ago, but is poignant for our time. The poem speaks of a soldier who has returned from war to find his young sister grown. Intelligent vocal part writing that is rich and sophisti...

Sing Joyfully is a four-volume collection of anthems compiled for church choirs of all levels. Beginning with quickly-learned unison arrangements in Volume I and progressing to SATB arrangements in Vo...

One of the biggest hits of all music composed for the Tapiola Choir, based on the Kalevala melody in the Finnish folk tradition. Available: SSAA, Instrumental Score and Parts, String Parts.

One of the biggest hits of all music composed for the Tapiola Choir, based on the Kalevala melody in the Finnish folk tradition. Available: SSAA, Instrumental Score and Parts, String Parts.

This rock cantata combines precise notation in tempi, chords and vocal lines with the ad lib feeling of rock music, leaving the improvisation to the instrumentalists. A great choice for the high schoo...