30 pieces for mixed voices, with piano, optional melody instrument, or unaccompanied
Opportunities to explore new languages and to have fun with a range of body percussion techniques or percussion instruments
Suitable for middle- and high-school-level choirs in the classroom and community
A mixture of choir favourites such as Boykin's Music of Life and Esmail's TaReKiTa and accessible pieces published here for the first time
Secular and sacred works and spirituals from the eighteenth century through to the present day
Potential for flexibility in scoring, enabling choir leaders to tailor the pieces to the needs of their choir
Each piece is accompanied by detailed pedagogical advice, including warm-up activities and rehearsal notes
for mixed voices, with piano, optional melody instrument, or unaccompanied Accessible and Beautiful is a remarkable collection of pieces specially compiled to encourage connection and growth for singers and their audiences. This important anthology pairs inspirational music and thoughtful pedagogy in a bid to restore music to the heart of the community.
Contents
Sarah Quartel: After the Rain
Remel Derrick: Afternoon on a Hill
Reginal Wright: Crossroad
Traditional Cherokee, arr. James E. Green: A Cherokee Hymn
Jose Mauricio Nunes Garcia, ed. Marques L. A. Garrett: Domine, tu mihi lavas pedes?
Amy Beach, arr. Brandon Williams: Empress of Night
Shelton Ridge Love: A Far Country
Tracy Wong: Fly!
Marques L. A. Garrett: The Gift to Sing
Reuben A. Burrows: Hashkiveinu
Shruthi Rajasekar: Heart of Earth
Edryn J. Coleman: Lift evry voice
B. E. Boykin: Music of Life
Negro spiritual, arr. Harry T. Burleigh, adap. and arr. Marques L. A. Garrett: My Lord, what a mornin
Traditional Scottish, arr. Sarah Quartel: The Parting Glass
Marianne Forman: The Pasture
Derrick Fox: Raise your voice in song
Alex T. Favazza, Jr.: Reconciliation
Marques L. A. Garrett: Sing out, my soul
Tracy Wong, arr. Cherie Chai: Take This Gift
Reena Esmail: TaReKiTa
Traditional Puerto Rican plena, arr. Diana V. Saez and Suzzette Ortiz: Temporal
Negro spiritual, arr. R. Nathaniel Dett, adap. Marques L. A. Garrett: Theres a meeting here tonight
Robert T. Gibson: Unity Song (We all sing together)
Maira Myers: The Violet
Marianne Forman: Wanderlust
Somerset folk song, arr. Paul Carey: The water is wide
Appalachian folk hymn, arr. Reginald Unterseher: Wayfarin Stranger
Kahan Taraporevala: Weaving
Lauren Bydalek: When I rise up
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Repertoire for mixed voices to encourage connection and growth