Walton Choral": composiciones originales para coros exigentes

Based on an 8th Century St. Ambrose text, this is a lush, moderately difficult SATB piece that would work well as a showcase for a good high school choir. Unaccompanied.

From Freedom Is In Your Hand, a new and powerful collection of songs of protest and praise.

Opening with a beautiful chantlike verse, this new arrangement of the familiar hymntune is a welcome addition to any choir's repertoire. The gently flowing musical line supports the worshipful first c...

With "Die Stimme des Kindes (The Voice Of The Child)", Walton Music presents an exceptionally moving work for ambitious choirs. The rich scoring for eight-part mixed choir (SSAATTBB) creates a multi-l...

Melodic and musically rewarding, with a Latin text that applies best to the Lenten season, especially Good Friday, this would also sound impressive in a concert venue. Well worth the work!

Adapted from Psalm 46, this sensitive setting emphasizes breath and dynamic control, and would work best in church services or choral festivals. As uplifting as it is challenging.

A collection of three brief Hemberg songs composed over the last 20 years. English.

From acclaimed New Zealand composer David Hamilton, this captivating setting of a poem by fellow New Zealander John Marsden will transport audiences to the southern hemisphere. As much a joy to perfor...

An engaging and energetic new offering from Vijay Singh, this piece encourages the audience to clap your hands. In Latin.

A finely crafted choral version of Herrick's Charm Me Asleep, asking to melt one's pains before the flight to heaven. For the motivated choir, a fine concert or festival choice.

Short and simple, with a solo part that easily accommodates vocal improvisation.

From the collection Freedom Is In Your Hand, this authentic South African freedom song is at home in multicultural concert settings. Great base for vocal improvisation. In Xhosa and English.

A fresh arrangement of the widely-known tune popularized by the film O Brother, Where Art Thou?, this work pays homage to the uniquely American tradition of shape-note singing. Works well as a process...

A sophisticated take on the old standard, this fun arrangement offers a great lighter option for your holiday concerts. The familiar lyrics will engage the audience and the novel treatment will hook y...

This breathtakingly beautiful ACDA award-winning composition offers rich harmonies in an approachable setting. Works well in both concert and memorial settings.

Old carol texts often inspire new tunes, as in the case of this piece, specially written for DeWald's own high school choir. A great companion piece to Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming.

Excellent high school concert piece with uncomplicated vocal lines and harmonies and a fabulous text by Charles Miller. Well-suited to special occasions such as baccalaureate or graduation.

A sophisticated mood piece, with text taken from the 19th century poem, Ruth, inspired by the dramatic love story of Ruth and Boaz in the Old Testament, this is a good teaching piece which will amply...

Ken Berg's vibrant, exciting version of this traditional spiritual will lift the spirits of singers and listeners. Inject high energy into your concert with its contemporary sound and rhythmic drive!

Commissioned by the Brigham Young University Singers, this superb setting of Shakespeare's Sonnet 29 perfectly complements the poetry, with voice leading that allows the choir to move in and out of th...

Ethereal and haunting, a finely crafted setting of Walt Whitman's poetry expressing a full dynamic and emotional range. For accomplished choirs.

Meditative and pensive, a short choral recitative that sensitively expresses Edna St. Vincent Millay's magnificent poem musing on the beauty of the natural world.

Rollicking and upbeat, this playful setting of a traditional Irish children's song is accented with hand-clapping and foot-stomping. Limited ranges and familiar harmonies enhance its accessibility and...

Three thematically related works by American composer William Billings, in a set that can be performed singly, as a group, or dispersed throughout a concert program. Includes: Modern Music, Is Any Aff...