New 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,

Steering a dramatic course away from the well-known lullaby in Australia, this original setting for treble choirs is lively and engaging. Using a jaunty sea-shanty style and new added text, choirs are

Rhythmic, driving, and intense, this arrangement of the traditional spiritual with themes of home, journey, and trial is based on the 1950s Mahalia Jackson version with an Afro-Cuban beat. Add string bass

Rhythmic and dramatic, this exciting piece is the perfect way to open your holiday concert. The traditional Latin text is given a perfectly crafted modern setting with optional body percussion and driving

Highly rhythmic in both accompaniment and voices with independent vocal lines, this work simply radiates energy with a message of hope and empowerment: "To the stars through difficulties, look upward, move

This fantastic stylized arrangement will appeal to choirs at many levels. Singable and skillfully arranged, this setting is fun, exciting, and captures the gentle joy of this spiritual. The piano

Higgins' setting of this popular folk song opens simply and then moves along with gradually increasing contrapuntal interest. The lovely arpeggiated piano accompaniment flows gently alongside the vocal

This atmospheric setting of words from Shakespeare's As You Like It is sprightly and uplifting, with singers being asked to perform with "a bit of frost and a knowing smile." Musically it includes

Inspired by a close friend of the composer who never stopped singing throughout her cancer journey, this song is written in the bomba genre, an Afro-Puerto Rican music style and dance rooted in the island's