Alfred Choral Designs: composiciones corales con un toque especial

Singers will simply shine when performing this lilting setting that celebrates the beauty of the stars. Independent counterlines, sensible ranges, readable rhythms, and notable dynamics make this a te...

Enjoy this simply beautiful and singable setting of the serene American folk song. The fresh piano accompaniment provides a changing foundation for each verse.

Jay's contemporary setting based on this timeless and poignant text deserves a place in your upcoming concert season. Superb choral literature, guaranteed to touch all who hear it. As a special additi...

With words that speak to the heart and music that inspires, this artful song will be a favorite of the women in your choral group. Lush three-part sonorities allow for stunning chromatic lines.

A tender text, a sweet melody, and warm harmonies come together in this gentle lullaby for SSA choirs. The tessitura is well chosen, allowing your girls to sing in the sweet spot of their voices. Fun...

This evocative text setting makes it easy for developing concert choirs to impress. Modest vocal ranges, logical voice leading, and manageable phrase lengths allow musicality to be the focus of rehear...

This textured work of art is built on a captivating melodic theme that echoes and overlaps through the voices and an optional instrumental obbligato. Emily Dickinson's words are truly inspiring. There...

Bookended by a majestic choral fanfare, this contemporary work is a vivid realization of O'Shaughnessy's famous poem. A dynamic piano accompaniment fully supports the soaring melodies and rich harmoni...

Newly available for SSA and SAB groups, this tender ballad is perfect as a concert closer, signature piece, or choral blessing. Beautiful melodic lines and flowing choral scoring enhance the sincerity...

A haunting, minor-mode melody is passed through the choir in this fugue treatment of an expressive psalm text. What begins as artful simplicity develops into lush polyphony. 'By the waters of Babylon,...

As dew belongs to morning, and stars belong to night this graceful women's choral likens elements of nature to the strength of love. The romantic melody and three-part sonorities are not difficult to...

With likely origins in the southern China provinces, the soothing pentatonic melody of this traditional folk song is reminiscent of the simple beauty of a white jasmine blossom. This lovely choral set...

Greg Gilpin's skillful writing and sensitive interpretation create an expressive piece that brings understanding to this poignant text. Stunning in its simplicity, intelligent voice leading, practical...

Adapted from Jay's popular American Folk Songs for Solo Singers, this remarkable new choral arrangement works beautifully. The languid minor-key melody is passed from soloist to choir and part to part...

Alfred Music proudly welcomes gifted composer Victor Johnson to our catalog with this warm choral setting. So beautifully melodic and expressive this may be precisely the way Stevenson imagined his fa...

The world rhythms and contemporary harmonies in this multicultural original are cause for celebration. An easy-to-learn Swahili text invites us to sing, dance, clap our hands, and stomp our feet! Visi...

A forlorn sailor stares out to sea, longing for the one left behind as 'whispers on the water' summon memories of home. This contemplative choral is deep in meaning, rich in texture, and replete with...

Sing about angels, shepherds, wise men, the star, and 'the baby born in Bethlehem' with this spirited original for Christmas. Choirs of any age will sound their best on the gospel harmonies and catchy...

There is a moment of stillness just before snow falls, when the barren earth lies in wait. That point in time is strikingly captured and depicted in this ethereal contemporary choral. An exquisite pia...

It's a Christmas carol time machine - start with a 1940s 'Saint Nick' and 50s 'Deck the Hall,' add 'Up on the Housetop' 60s-style and disco 'Jingle Bells,' then top it off with a 1980s 'We Wish You a...

It's a Christmas carol time machine - start with a 1940s 'Saint Nick' and 50s 'Deck the Hall,' add 'Up on the Housetop' 60s-style and disco 'Jingle Bells,' then top it off with a 1980s 'We Wish You a...

A unison pitch becomes a cluster chord and then blossoms into full contemporary choral harmony. Ample text painting, passing dissonance, and sensitive tempo and dynamic changes make this an excellent...

A reflection on the candle as a symbol of peace, this simple yet elegant selection is appropriate for choirs of all ages, at any time of year. The beautiful single-octave melody (from D-D) is sung in...

Perfect for graduation or end-of-year concerts, mature choirs will revel in the lush harmonies and divisi writing of this artistic piece, with words and music of equal caliber. Brief optional solos al...

A poignant original text is beautifully harmonized for women's voices in this tender choral. Gentle dissonances and suspensions, as well as expressive dynamics, lend themselves to an emotive, sensitiv...