Alfred Choral Designs

Using the traditional "Cantate Domino" text, this piece is ideal for developing ensembles. The stackable melody spans a conservative six-note range that works well for changing voices, and an additive...

Using the traditional "Cantate Domino" text, this piece is ideal for developing ensembles. The stackable melody spans a conservative six-note range that works well for changing voices, and an additive...

This flowing and melismatic Latin setting offers every voice part something satisfying to sing. After a brief opening solo and presentation of the main theme, a minor-key section creates striking cont...

This flowing and melismatic Latin setting offers every voice part something satisfying to sing. After a brief opening solo and presentation of the main theme, a minor-key section creates striking cont...

Here's a joyful, syncopated celebration that maintains its driving tempo from start to finish. This dynamic minor-key opener introduces a "Jubilate Deo" theme in unison, then develops it further with...

Here's a joyful, syncopated celebration that maintains its driving tempo from start to finish. This dynamic minor-key opener introduces a "Jubilate Deo" theme in unison, then develops it further with...

Here is a very special piece which has been widely performed by choirs for seasonal and year round events. Now available for SSA ensembles, One Candle Lights the Way is a touching ballad with a secula...

Based on Sibelius' Finlandia, this impressive selection is like two phenomenal arrangements in one: the first half, a stunning homophonic treatment of 'This Is My Song‚' the second half, a Zulu transl...

A triumphant Mozart masterwork for today's choirs! This joyful opera finale opens and closes with a boisterous choral fanfare, sandwiches a brief expressive vocal duet in the middle, features robust I...

Quiet, crisp lines are echoed from voice to voice and punctuated with chilling whispers in this rhythmic setting told from winter's point of view. A mixed meter refrain creates a sense of surprise whe...

Here's a setting of William Wordsworth's lyrical poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud." Composed specifically for SSA, colorful triadic harmonies and expressive musical moments are as plentiful as the g...

This creative concert work uses sewing analogies to build a powerful metaphor of self-acceptance. Tailor-made for SSA singers, conversational rhythms and expressive vocal lines form a stunning tapestr...

Perfect for developing or smaller SSA groups, this melodic metaphor offers many opportunities to build tone, encourage legato singing, and plant the seeds of musicality. Unison and two-part sonorities...

Victor Johnson lends his artistic voice to this beloved Alfred, Lord Tennyson text. A mellifluous melody, warm harmonies, and sensitive syllabic stress bring the alluring poetry to life. An elegant pi...

This joyful poem by Langston Hughes uses spring rain as a metaphor for hope and celebrates renewal. Listen for gentle syncopations, a sculpted melodic contour, and a variety of choral textures that fl...

An Althouse/Albrecht winner! It combines the sentiments of all the December holidays by celebrating the candle, a universal symbol of peace. 'One tradition unites us all: one glowing candle so small....

Multiculturalism abounds in this rhythmic African choral by Sally K. Albrecht and Jay Althouse. Five easy Swahili phrases are followed by their English equivalents in this pulsating piece which teache...

A clever parody of Offenbach's most famous work, this hilarious send-up, from the Grammy-nominated Beethoven's Wig: Sing Along Symphonies, is a blast to sing. 'Yes, oui, oui, we can Can-Can!'

Singers have long cherished this staple of the solo repertoire, and now it is beautifully set for choral groups of any size. Teach all of the same lessons you learned from your favorite vocal instruct...

Singers have long cherished this staple of the solo repertoire, and now it is beautifully set for choral groups of any size. Teach all of the same lessons you learned from your favorite vocal instruct...

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...

You are not alone, love will call you home.' A theme of love and connection lies at the heart of this stunning piece with words written from father to daughter on the occasion of her graduation. The e...

You are not alone, love will call you home.' A theme of love and connection lies at the heart of this stunning piece with words written from father to daughter on the occasion of her graduation. The e...

A simple yet elegant adaptation of Pachelbel's 'Canon in D,' this arrangement introduces a new melody that beautifully complements the beloved original. Incorporates twinkling text from the nursery rh...

Generations of solo singers have cherished this classic art song, and now Alfred Music proudly presents the magnificent work designed for sophisticated choirs in an array of voicings. Schubert's origi...