Choral

The birch tree is deeply rooted in the soil and this Russian folksong setting captures the essence of the imagery: graceful, tenderly sad, lost, but ultimately recovered and remembered. Well-crafted, this work will provide an expressive showcase for your young voices.

This selection from the Judith Herrington Choral Series is a Northumbrian folk song. Communities such as Northumbria, bordering an ocean, produce tales and songs about the sea, and this gentle folk song also expresses the familiar longing of separated lovers. The steady rocking of the waves is suggested in the 6/8 rhythm of the melody and reinforced in the accompaniment.

As a follow-up to Ken Berg's extremely successful Solfege Suite #1, here is Solfege Suite #2! Besides teaching solfege, form and other musical elements, they also stand as performance pieces. Each title describes the form employed and the character of the work.

Dr. William Dehning has been the head of the Choral Department at University of Southern California since 1992. His choirs have wowed audiences worldwide and at the ACDA National Convention. Employing his no-nonsense tone, dry wit and deep passion, he tells all that is good and all that should be changed in the world of choral conducting. Never has so much valuable information been included with so much personality. Laugh and learn with this spectacular book!

As a follow-up to Ken Berg's extremely successful Solfege Suite #1, here is Solfege Suite #2! Besides teaching solfege, form and other musical elements, they also stand as performance pieces. Each title describes the form employed and the character of the work.

Commissioned for the Northwest Division ACDA Youth Honor Choir, Ken Berg has merged two favorite spirituals about hands: He's Got the Whole World in His Hands and The Lord Has Got His Hands on Me. This arrangement will work for any combination of voices, at church or school, and contains an optional third voice part near the end. Selected for the Judith Herrington Choral Series.