Alfred Choral Designs

Optional harpsichord, hand drum, triangle, and 2 flutes will enhance, but are not required to realize, the Renaissance sound of this recognizable French carol. A nice change of pace for holiday perfor...

This artful choral setting captures all of the beauty and splendor of Christina Rossetti's famous text. While the minor key and biting dissonance depict the cold of winter, the rich chords and lyrical...

The choir is accompanied by only handbells and percussion in this festive, modal work for Christmas. A unique and memorable change of pace, which would work well as a processional, an antiphonal featu...

For Christmas or General Use. An optional non-Christmas text allows you to program this joyful piece at any time of year. Excellent 3-part writing ensures a quality sound, and the few Latin words prov...

For Christmas or General Use. An optional non-Christmas text allows you to program this joyful piece at any time of year. Excellent 3-part writing ensures a quality sound, and the few Latin words prov...

This spirited original for Christmas bursts with energy and joy. Features touches of the familiar spiritual 'Mary Had a Baby,' along with brief optional solos, handclaps, and a soulful descant. Also a...

This spirited original for Christmas bursts with energy and joy. Features touches of the familiar spiritual 'Mary Had a Baby,' along with brief optional solos, handclaps, and a soulful descant. Also a...

This exuberant Christmas medley offers a fresh feature for holiday concerts and worship. A recurring musical theme ties six time-honored carols together and provides a festive lilt. Carefully crafted...

This haunting minor-key original combines images of frosty winter with memories of the very first Christmas. 'Child is born, the angels call, 'peace on earth, goodwill to all'.' Perfect for school or...

Featuring a familiar and brief Latin text, this jubilant Christmas work opens and closes like a Renaissance fanfare and offers rich contrast at its core. Scattered duple eighth notes in a compound met...

Familiar strains from traditional 'O Come, All Ye Faithful' echo through the modulating midpoint of this joyous holiday original. Shifting tonality during the 'noel' refrains is highly effective and e...

The first day after Christmas my true love and I had a fight! This humorous spoof addresses the use and disposal of those twelve famous gifts. Introducing new voicings and a professionally recorded So...

The charming 'd'una ro ro ro' Catalan carol is given special significance in this Mark Hayes treatment. An unhurried tempo and a full choral harmonization reveal the symbolic nature of the Catalan or...

A charming original carol that tells the tale of a young tower bell-ringer. The rise and fall of the 6/8 meter evokes images of swinging bells, and the fully-harmonized 'Noel' choruses bring to mind m...

The traditional 'Greensleeves' tune seasoned with a dash of the Renaissance and a generous sprinkling of rhythmic whimsy. This intriguing arrangement is set lightly in compound meter, alternating betw...

Let the gospel sounds of this original Christmas spiritual lift you up! Syncopated rhythms and developed harmonies come naturally and fit the style. Snippets from familiar carols appear throughout, ad...

Let the gospel sounds of this original Christmas spiritual lift you up! Syncopated rhythms and developed harmonies come naturally and fit the style. Snippets from familiar carols appear throughout, ad...

Accompanied by a delicate piano (symbolizing falling snow) and an optional cello (the lustrous moon), expressively rich choral parts capture the beauty of a winter night. It quiets the mind and touche...

As brilliant as the Christmas star itself, this intriguing three-part mixed or treble piece shines. Sparkling modal harmonies dance over a shimmering 3/4 accompaniment. A verse-chorus form allows us t...

The candle is a universal symbol of peace and hope. This seasonal selection honors the tradition with its captivating music and heartwarming text. At the end, four spoken greetings embrace various hol...

Elegant. Expressive. Evocative. The poetry elicits icy images of winter; the music sends shivers up the spine. Listen closely for the voice of winter, sung by a soloist or small group, to appear halfw...

Sung in unison, two, three, and eventually four-part round, this beautiful melody was penned by sixteenth century master of polyphony Thomas Tallis. An excellent teaching piece, the lyrical tune (set...

This gentle lullaby is equally appropriate for school and church, offering a nativity text and a light choral texture. Lush harmonies reflect a faint jazz influence, while ethereal words softly sing t...

Four treasured carols from Wales, England, and Ireland comprise this colorfully arranged Christmas medley (three-and-a-half minutes in length). The slow-fast-slow-fast form is carefully constructed fo...

Bring each section of the choir down a different aisle to add a theatrical element to the opening of your program and highlight the antiphonal qualities of this piece. Built upon three accessible part...