A Cappella Concert & Festival Choral Selections

Kenyan composer Teddy Kalanda Harrison and his group Them Mushrooms received worldwide recognition with their platinum-certified recording of this piece. With a fun percussion accompaniment, Jacob Narverud

This highly dramatic traditional South African song is a true musical gem, presented a cappella at a slower tempo. Arranged by two South African composers who are experts in this genre, the arrangement is a

The familiar African saying, "It takes a village to raise a child," is appropriately set to tribal-sounding music in this marvelous cross-cultural feature. A great closer, this piece is a proven audience

This unique a cappella work captures the drama of the survival of the Sudanese people during the famine of the 1980s. "Ease my spirit, ease my soul, please free my hands from this barren soil. Ease my

Drawing on our shared humanity, this original work from new composer Peterson encourages us to confront the isolationism that's becoming prevalent in our world due to so many crises, fears, and uncertainty

This upbeat traditional isiXhosa song from South Africa is a memorable and enjoyable statement for choirs. The authentic a cappella setting includes a guide to the suggested simple choral movement along

The elegant beauty of Francis Ledwidge's poem about the late summer shimmers in this original work for a cappella mixed chorus. Slowly moving harmonies that range between four and six parts ebb and flow

This fine choral arrangement sounds like it's fresth from the Appalachian mountains.  Treble choirs will delight in singing this popular folk song.

This original a cappella spiritual expertly blends a variety of styles into an appealing package that will be a standout selection for your choir. Effectively combining spiritual, gospel, contemporary a

This piece is a traditional praise and worship song from the Zulu culture and is written in the isicathamiya style - a cappella singing with close harmonies - that originated among Zulu mine

Starting with a unison chant by a treble trio, this arrangement of an African piece gradually adds layers of sound, building to a dramatic ending. The celebratory text lauds the value of water in our world

Also known as Keep Your Hand on the Gospel Plow, this traditional spiritual is a choral standard. The text calls us to solidarity as we unite during hardship and challenges to persevere and move

Walt Whitman's famous text is creatively set in the style of a sea shanty with a fresh, modern a cappella approach. The haunting melody line is shared between several of the sections, and the background

This newly composed gospel-style spiritual innocently begins in four parts before dividing into a full double-choir format. Feature a soloist and explore the call-and-response texture as well as campfire

The well-known song Shut de Do! has been arranged in combination with an original melody and Swahili text to create a multicultural celebration that is simply dynamic. Powerful harmonies and

This newly composed a cappella spiritual has elements of gospel and bluegrass in an up-tempo texture that is plenty of fun to perform. The positive text and body percussion for handclaps and heel taps