Walton Music

Sunrise tells the real-life story of the composer sitting on his roof and watching the sun rise one morning during the 2020 pandemic. The text and the music both convey the peace and hopethat can be f...

Sean Ivory's musical setting of Naomi Shihab Nye's heartfelt poem explores themes of compassion and human connection. Ivory's thoughtful composition enhances the reflective nature of Nye's words, maki...

Your courage asks me what I'm afraid of and what I know of love. This piece by singer-songwriter Sara Groves, written after a trip to help people in need in a third-world country, deeply expresses ide...

From Piae Cantiones (1582), this SATB setting of Gaudete! is in a progressive style well-suited to the medieval melody. Its energy is derived from the accented rhythms and dance-like percussive elemen...

This motet is one of the composer's forty such motets in the collection Polyhymnia Caduceatrix et Panegyrica, in which Praetorius organized the many performance ideas of his time (1571-1621). The edit...

This jewel of a composition provides a delightful example of Mozart's style. Accessible to most choirs, it can be sung in Latin or in English. This new edition of the vocal score enhances readability.

Perhaps the most familiar section of one of the greatest works by Mozart, now available for school choirs. While the original vocal lines have been kept intact, a key modification and simplified piano...

A late 19th century composer, Hugo Wolf's songs, or Lieder, are well suited for the mature high school or college choir. Verborgenheit, translated to 'Seclusion, ' offers great opportunities to explor...

Younger choirs can develop important diction skills with this short, joyful work by Schubert, arranged for SAB voices with German and English lyrics. Repetition in the text and music makes rehearsal f...

A true popular classic, this fresh edition is your opportunity to share the image that the composer paints of European gypsy life in the early 1800s. A high school essential. Triangle and tambourine p...

Falling Stars reflects on the transient nature of existence and the importance of living in the present moment. Accessible vocal writing supported by en energetic and purposeful piano accompaniment ma...

Welcome In! is a lively original carol that seeks to capture the Christmas spirit while also sharing an important message of kindness and inclusion. The composer's aptitude for writing dynamic piano a...

The rhythm and joy of Segalariak tells the story of a harvesting competition between Basque farmer friends. The rapid alterations between 6/8 and 3/4 create a rambunctious and very enthusiastic musica...

This original composition expresses deep sentiments of excitement and joy. Using both Korean and contemporary elements, and variations in tempo, timbre, and dynamics, Kwae-ji-na Ching Ching is a drama...

This highly artistic work is a good choice for winter programs. The strong melody is passed from voice to voice, then shared, and the piano supports it all with sounds of snow and wind in steady rhyth...

An SATB adaptation of Ola Gjeilo's Song of the Universal. Walt Whitman's unabashed optimism, exuberance, and unwavering confidence in our deeper humanity is beautifully portrayed through music. For st...

Ryan Murphy's arrangement of Music in the Air brings the song to an exciting new life. This setting includes a driving piano accompaniment and singable vocal parts, making this an achievable work for...

I Carry Your Heart with Me is a beautiful new setting of the well-loved text by Jonathan Reid. With a melody that honors the words and a flowing and supportive piano accompaniment, this work will beco...

Based on a Native Alaskan legend that expresses a different way of looking at death and remembrance. Richard Nance has set the words beautifully with a flowing piano accompaniment and solo cello, maki...

A Chain Is Broken illustrates the difficulties associated with finding a new way - in this case specifically from the perspective of an Iranian-American. The work expresses feelings of aspiration, opt...

The Song We Sing sets three new poems by Robert Bode for SATB choir and piano four-hands. Compelling and incredibly unique, William Averitt's compositional voice shines through in both excitement and...

Melodically, rhythmically, and lyrically rich, In Love with You expresses the way that the world looks different when one is falling in love. Leaning into a neo-Broadway style, composer Alec Powell's...

This is an accessible and fresh work for SATB choirs on the themes of peace and hope. Approchable vocal lines and a supportive accompaniment make this appropriate for young choirs, while the rich and...

This moving work by Mark Miller states, "We will never give up, we will overcome, we will remember all the good we thought was gone." The message of togetherness and resillience is strenthened by the...