Treble Music Selections

As recorded by Sweet Honey in the Rock, this extraordinary a cappella piece speaks of the precious gifts of life and loved ones. Newly updated by a scholarly committee dedicated to Dr. Barnwell's works,

An assuring text from master poet Sara Teasdale, its central theme is that one can take refuge in singing. Ever sensitive to the text, Walker crafts word painting throughout with shimmering piano

This popular Mexican folk song tells the tale of La Llorona, "The Weeping Woman." The tuneful melody pairs well with the other parts, and intuitive part-writing makes this accessible to treble choirs.

A collection of three carol settings with brass, percussion, and organ. These beautiful festival settings include Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella; In the Bleak Midwinter and

In this fragment from Christina Rossetti's poem Mirage, the poet commands her breaking heart to "lie still and break," the grief of a lost love changing her life and the world forever. This

A beautiful Christina Rossetti text about love gained and lost. Simple, moving choral writing in a quiet, reflective piece.

This second movement of Two Suffrage Songs is based on the spiritual Sit Down, Sister! The upbeat nature of the music reflects the energy and motivation of the strong women

This work in three movements: Evening Song; The Cloths of Heaven and She Walks in Beauty uses texts from the past - Sydney Lanier, William Butler Yeats, Lord Byron, and Song of Solomon -

This expressive setting of Sara Teadale's poem The Mystery, which depicts deep lasting love, begins with a unison melody, supported by modulating harmonies in the piano accompaniment, and evolves

The syncopated homophonic choral texture, with high tessituras, exudes the drama and excitement called for in Sara Teasdale's poem, and it balances the expansive gestures of the piano accompaniment. Vivid

Phillips Brooks, a priest at Trinity Church, Boston, wrote this famous carol after a visit to Bethlehem in 1865; three years later, his organist Lewis Redner set it to music. This arrangement uses three of

Adapted from the idea of the American folk song A Man of Constant Sorrow, Walker's Maid of Constant Sorrow has a very simple melody with a mournful message. That the soul is troubled and

Utilizing the traditional African American tune, this artistic setting focuses on two central images: breaking bread together in communion and fellowship, and falling on one's knees in prayer. Both images

A traditional memorial text with spiritual roots has been adapted by the composer in a setting that is simple and honest. With an unadorned melody set in a beautiful musical language with open, transparent

This remarkable new arrangement for SATB chorus and piano focuses on the inherent drama of the text. Each verse expresses a different reaction to its question about the Crucifixion. The piano accompaniment,

Scored for SATB choir, children's choir and piano, this lively tune is set in a swing rhythm. New text is added and it becomes evident during the singing that the choir feels that they are in the greatest

Three Pieces for Chanukah is not so much a set of arrangements of familiar words and tunes as it is a set of original compositions based on them. The first piece, Oh, Chanukah/Y'meit

Three Pieces for Chanukah is not so much a set of arrangements of familiar words and tunes as it is a set of original compositions based on them. The second setting features a jazz-influenced,

A very poignant song. Phrases such as "Hush little baby, don't you cry, you know your mama was born to die," or "Oh my brothers, I must leave you here behind," view the approach of death in terms of those

Steal Away interprets the traditional spiritual Steal Away to Jesus as a song of alternating sorrow and strength. The refrains are presented quietly and mournfully: "Steal away to Jesus. I

This charming a cappella setting of the familiar carol has a bright, rhythmic ostinato pattern that moves between the sections of the choir. The Christmas story is told from the perspective of shepherds

Number one in the series of four Appalachian Carols set for both mixed and treble voices. The complete set contains Wondrous Love; The Cherry Tree Carol; Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head; and Go Tell it on

This is an old Quaker hymn dating back to the 1800s in the United States. References to the persecution of Friends may be heard in the lyrics, yet faith and courage prevail. This arrangement emphasizes the