Shirley W. McRae

Shirley McRae is well-known for her excellent arrangements of folk songs for young voices and this new setting continues her forward trend. With a bouncing piano part enhanced by a percussive triangle...

One of Shirley McRae's greatests gifts is capturing the essence of other cultures in song. This Inner Mongolian Folk Song is no exception. Incorporating a few handbells, a bell tree and an oboe bring...

One of Shirley McRae's greatests gifts is capturing the essence of other cultures in song. This Inner Mongolian Folk Song is no exception. Incorporating a few handbells, a bell tree and an oboe bring...

Northumbrian Folk Song 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,...

Northumbrian Folk Song 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,...

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,...

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,...

Set to the wonderful your friend shall be the tall wind text, this work speaks to nature and inward wholeness. With the addition of a beautiful oboe obbligato, this makes an aesthetic experience for a...

From the Judith Herrington Choral Series, this Chassidic round is energetic and fun to sing. The added clarinet (or saxophone) and tambourine make the setting especially enjoyable.

This folk song from Lesotho is a call and response piece for voices and percussion. McRae's clever implementation of ostinato introduces young singers to polyrhythms. Watsha, meaning to burn (as in cl...

Great choral music transports you into the story of the text and the emotion of the song. From a 6th century Chinese poem recalling the separation from their loved ones caused by a sailor's life, Shir...

With a descriptive keyboard part, finger cymbals and flute, the 2-part vocal parts easily express this respected Japanese folk song melody. Part of the Judy Herrington choral series, a pronunciation g...

Shirley McRae is a well-established arranger and clinician, especially with children's voices. This tender folk song has been selected for the Judith Herrington choral series. An excellent concert or...