Walton Choral

Here is an exciting rendition of the Cantate Domino Latin text by Ivo Antognini. This setting explores rhythm and texture as it weaves through various time signatures. A fantastic concert opener! Andr...

The text exists merely to give form to the music and is meaningless, says Finnish composer Mõntyjõrvi, whose El Hambo in 1999 was an instant success with American high school choirs. In Pseudo-Yoik he...

Looking for something absolutely extraordinary? This exciting, adventurous piece sets an unusual Latin text to music that ranges in style from renaissance dance to shimmering chorales to chant, and in...

Dieses eindrucksvolle und schöne Werk ist das dritte und letzte aus der bemerkenswerten Reihe 'Songs of Faith' mit Texten von e.e. cummings. Dem Wunsch des Komponisten entsprechend, wurde das Werk neu...

Lucky Luke is a beautiful ballad by Real Group baritone Morten Vinther. Gentle and poignant, the song talks of the advice an adult might give a child: Always trust your heart, because it wont lie to y...

A traditional Xhosa song that almost every black South African grew up singing in church. It is commonly sung during the Holy Communion, as it is significant to do so, considering the text.

Kenneth Lampl's Jerusalem is a gorgeous meditation on peace for mixed choir. One can hear the desperation in the music's plea for this ideal. Although the work is scored with divisi and in the Hebrew...

Laudate Dominum is a lovely a cappella work for SATB choir, featuring a beautiful melody and gorgeous harmonizations true to the composer's style. Flowing and forward-moving, this uncomplicated work i...

I. We Are Marching in the Light of God (Siyahamba) II. Halleluya! We Sing Your Praises (Pelo tsa rona)

Sopran/Tenor-Soli

This high-energy, gospel-inflected setting of a psalm text works equally well for school concert or sacred functions. Familiar harmonies, a straightforward piano part, and a showcase solo part make th...

The powerful fusion of Octavio Paz's words and Eric Whitacre's musical imagery has made this work a favorite with good high school choirs and beyond in the U.S. and abroad. Spanish text. Available: SA...

This stunning composition uses the idea of the Igbo word 'Amara' which means 'grace. ' The idea of this work is to breathe together - to be aware of others and how we fit together in this world. Highl...

Available: SATB, Instrumental 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...

The Walton edition of this Vivaldi masterwork has been an all-time favorite with high school choirs and beyond since its publication in 1961. Edited by renowned editor Mason Martens, it offers extensi...

This is the first complete survey of Sweden's rich choral music during half a century. Equally suited to music libraries and music institutions and as individual studies for choirs with an interest in...

A wonderful selection, this octavo offers two settings of the same melody: SSA voices for processional use, with three soloists; and the more developed SSAA arrangement for concert purposes, with sopr...

The 2013 Raymond W. Brock Memorial Commission featuring timely and poignant text by Emily Dickinson. The poems express the extreme complexity of Beauty, even in the most simple of occurrances. A clear...

Similar to the superstitious Friday the Thirteenth, Tuesday the Thirteenth is considered to be the day of bad luck in Spanish-speaking countries, which is clearly illustrated in this proverb (Don't ge...

This work by the Basque composer represents the beautiful tender musical feeling of Busto's sacred works. Available: SSAA a cappella.

The text exists merely to give form to the music and is meaningless, says Finnish composer Mõntyjõrvi, whose El Hambo in 1999 was an instant success with American high school choirs. In Pseudo-Yoik he...

The text by William Shakespeare about the pleasures and signs of springtime makes this the perfect selection for the final school concert. Available: SSA a cappella.

The second selection from a set of Five Latvian Folk Songs, this song tells of a young woman picking the whitest of garden roses for a wreath. Its rhythmic 2/4 is playful, with off-the-beat accents st...