Music for Young Performers - Choral




		Composers Bureau Music for Young Performers Choral Works Additional information is available in our Composers Bureau Online Children's Choir section. Children's Choir Elizabeth R. Austin The Owl and the Pussycat - unison, elementary and middle school Jan Bach Dear God for SSA or SSAA children's choir, piano and percussion. Ages 12-18, grade 4. The Duel for SSA or SSAA children's choir and piano. Ages 10-16, grade 3. Leslie Bassett Hear My Prayer, O Lord - SA (Children) and organ. Elementary, Junior High - not difficult. Jack Beeson Homer's Woe, 12 rounds for treble singers a cappella. #1-9 grade school, #10-12 more difficult. Boosey & Hawkes. Larry Thomas Bell Songs of Innocence and Experience, for children's chorus (average age 11) and advanced children's orchestra. James Bennighof Alphaduet for S or SA Chorus, small group of singers, and piano. Grade 3-8, easy to moderate. Count Me In for SA chorus and piano. Grade 3-9, moderate. The Juggler for SA choir and piano. Grade 3-9, moderate. Looking for a Rhyme for SA choir, piano, optional clarinet. Grade 4-9, moderate to difficult. Look Up! for unison chorus with optional divisi and piano. Grade 3-8, easy to moderate. Millicent Rides for SA chorus and piano, optional violin. Grade 4 to adult, difficult for children, moderate for adults. Mister Dudley for SA chorus, piano and optional alto saxophone. Grade 4 to adult, moderate. Mister MacAfee for SSA choir and piano. Grade 4 to adult, difficult for children, moderate for adults. Silent Music for SA chorus, piano or guitar, optional flute. Grade 3-8, easy to moderate. Tinker Shuffle for SSA chorus, piano or guitar. Grade 4 to adult, difficult for children, moderate for adults. Lauren Bernofsky Chanuka Lights, for treble chorus. Ages 8 on up. Snow-flakes for treble chorus. Ages 8 on up. The Lamb for treble chorus. Ages 8 on up. The Tiger for treble chorus. Ages 8 on up. Herbert Bielawa Pentecost Cantata for SAB and strings. Grade school. Child's Moment for SAB and organ. Grade school. Easter is a Time of Praise for SAB and piano. Grade School. Make a Joyful Noise for SAB and piano. Early grade. On Christmas Morn for SAB and piano. Early grade. Allen Brings Sound Pieces for "voices and noises". Easy to moderately difficult. From age 8-11 and up. Three Sound Pieces for "voices and noises". Easy, from age 9. Getting Around, four rounds for unaccompanied 4- and 5-part ensembles of voices. Easy, from age 10. Dona Nobis Pacem for 2-part chorus of treble voices. Easy, from age 9. Three Airs on anonymous 17th century verses for SA Chorus and piano. Moderately easy, from age 12. Augusta Cecconi-Bates The Touch of Christmas for SSA and keyboard or woodwind quintet. Ages 10 and up. Jerry Casey New Christmas Music for Children's Choirs - a set of three Christmas songs, mostly unison with optional two-part. Ages 6-11. Christmas Joy Bells of Joy We're Ringing, Ringing (contains an easy bell part requiring only nine bells). Let's Go Tell Ev'rybody (an upbeat challenge to share that Jesus the Messiah has come Edmund Cionek Plankton for voices and piano. 2 minutes. Easy, age 8 and up. Smog for voices and piano. 2 minutes. Easy, age 8 and up. Bugz for voices and electronic tape. 2 minutes. Moderately difficult, middle school. Harvest-time for boy's choir. 2 minutes. Easy, age 8 and up. The Worm for boy's choir. 2 minutes. Easy, age 8 and up. Dinos Constantinides I Hear America Singing, for children's choir. Ages 7-12. I Never Saw a Moor, for children's SSA choir. Ages 7-12. Michael Conti White Fields for SA choir and piano. Ages 7-11. Karen Cunningham Wagons on the Santa Fe Trail for elementary school. Sondra Clark The Beatitudes for children's choir and piano. Grades 6-12. Wallace De Pue America (Samuel A. Ward [1882]), for SATB, 3 Bb trumpets, 2 French horns, trombone, and tuba. Ages 15-17. Holiday Songs for Children. One to three-part songs with piano accompaniment for holidays throughout the year. Kindergarten through 6th grade. My, O My, Ohio, for SATB with optional piano. Ages 15-17. One Little Light at Xmas for SA, piano and humming mixed choir or appropriate instruments. Grade 3 and up. If I Were A Witch for unison voices and piano. Ages 6-9. Emma Lou Diemer Bee! I'm Expecting You for unison voices and piano. Text by Emily Dickinson. Alliance Music Publications, 1994. Tony Doherty Four Elizabethan Songs, SSA unacc., Advanced middle or high school Four pieces from Byzantine Vespers, SSA unacc., Advanced middle or high school (Both sets composed for Contra Costa Children's Chorus) Daniel Dorff He Is Love for two-part chorus and piano. Upper elementary or older. 3 minutes. Elkan-Vogel. Donna Kelly Eastman Shepherd Boy - Two-part (optional third) Christmas carol with keyboard accompaniment. Ages 8-14, moderately difficult. Jack Gallagher Song of the Daffodils for unison high voices and piano. Ages 11-18. Jack Gottlieb New Year's Service for Young People, two-part choir and keyboard, in Hebrew and English. Ages 13 and under. Warner Hutchinson Come to Me for chorus (soprano and alto) and keyboard. Elementary school. Available from Theodore Presser. Alleluia for high school chorus. Neil A. Kjos. Robert Jager I Dream of Peace for children's chorus and chamber orchestra. Children ages 5 to 16, moderately difficult. Orchestra moderate to moderately difficult. Choral parts available from Hal Leonard, orchestra parts and score available from Theodore Presser. Daniel Kingman Appalachian Harmony, for children's chorus, contralto, guitar, and violin (fiddle). 11-piece instrumental ensemble. Tennessee's project for nationwide Continental Harmone; texts mainly by Appalachian poets. Time 45'. Forest of the World, a musical show, with puppets, for children's chorus and 4 instruments. Ages 7-15, moderately difficult. You Whose Day It Is, Make It Beautiful, 6 pieces based on Native American poetry, for children's chorus, flute and percussion. Ages 7-15, fairly difficult. Published by Brichtmark Music, Inc. Time 12'30". Libby Larsen The Ballerina & The Clown - SSA, harp. Ages 4-12. Ring the Bells - SSA, piano. Ages 8-10, easy. Oxford University Press. Song: Dances to the Light - SA Chorus, speaker, Orff Instruments and piano or orchestra. Ages 8-10, easy. Oxford University Press. Today, this Spring - SSA, piano. Ages 12-18, medium. Oxford University Press. Dan Locklair Poems 'n Pairs, A Set of Two Choral Cycles for Children's Voices and Piano based on children's poetry from around the world. Elementary chorus. Boosey & Hawkes. The Lone, Wild Bird for unison choir (sacred) and organ. Elementary and up. GIA Publishers. The Force of Habit, a five-movement cycle on animal poetry for SA Choir (divisi) and piano. Elementary. Ricordi, Hal Leonard dist. Treble Woes for unison chorus and piano. Elementary. Lawson-Gould. Julie Mandel Fast Foods, for SAB and piano. Published by Edward B. Marks Music. Ages 8-17. Homework, for SA and optional baritone. Ages 8-17. The Human Brain, for SA and optional baritone. Ages 8-17. Songs to Laugh By, for SAB and piano. Published by Edward B. Marks Music A Teenager Takes Stock Cars Summer TV Think Metric, for SSA and piano. Published by Edward B. Marks Music Michael Mauldin Amazing Grace (arr.) for SA and piano. 2 1/2 minutes. Grades 4-8. Santa Barbara Music Publishing. Fantasy on "Divinium Mysterium" (Of the Father's Love Begotten) for SA and piano. 2 minutes. Grades 4-8. Santa Barbara Music Publishing. Simple Gifts (arr.) for SA and piano. 2 minutes. Grades 4-8. Neil A. Kjos. Two Songs for All-American Kids - 2 movements: "Why Didn't You Tell Me?" and "The Age of Human Freedom". 4 minutes. Grades 4-8. David W. Maves The Owl and The Nightingale for chorus with optional percussion. Elementary. Available on the composer's website. The Legend of Betana for chorus, percussion and strings. Elementary. Available on the composer's website. Daniel William McCarthy Song of Summer for SSAA, Eng., gr., pn., perc., bs. Ages 12-16. Shirley W. McRae Carol of Creation, SS, piano and percussion. Ages 8-12, moderate. Choristers Guild, 1992. CGA-611. Carol of Prophecy, Unison, handbells. Isaiah text. Ages 8-12, moderate. Choristers Guild, 1996. CGA-720. Chrissimas Day, SA, keyboard, flute, percussion. Ages 8-12, easy. Plymouth Music Co., Inc., 1994. HL-521. A Litany for Advent, 2-part voices, keyboard, recorder. Ages 8-14, easy. Choristers Guild, 1991. CGA-570. Fair Warning, SSA, keyboard, text by Jenny Joseph. Ages 12 and up, difficult. Plymouth Music Co., Inc., 1993. HL-206. Goin' to Boston, SA, keyboard, flute. Ages 8-15, moderate. Plymouth Music Co., Inc., 1999. HL-546. Gospel Train, SSA, percussion. Ages 8-12, easy. Plymouth Music Co., Inc., 1993. HL-218. Lift Up Your Voices. Four ethnic hymns with various voicing and accompaniments. Ages 9-15, easy. Choristers Guild, 1993. CGA 622. The Murmuring Dove, Children's choir, Orff instruments, organ, child soprano, congregation. Easy. Concordia, 1987. 98-2757. Music Alone Shall Live, 3-part canon/keyboard. Any age. Plymouth Music Co., Inc., 1995. HL-522. Now the Green Blade Rises, SA, keyboard, flute, handbells, tambourine. Ages 8-12, easy. Choristers Guild, 1998. CGA-795. Old Dan Tucker, SSA, keyboard, percussion. Ages 9-15, moderate. Plymouth Music Co., Inc., 1993. HL-215. Songs from the East Wind, unison and Orff instruments. Ages 9-15, easy. Choristers Guild, 1991. CGA-575. Sourwood Mountain, SSA, flute, keyboard. Ages 8-14, easy to moderate. Plymouth Music Co., Inc., 1996. HL-240. Three Mountain Carols, Unison, Orff instruments, flute. Ages 8-12, easy. Choristers Guild, 1994. CGA-654. Your Trusting Child, Unison, keyboard, finger cymbals. Ages 6-9, easy. Choristers Guild, 1992. CGA-614. Simple Wisdom, SSA, piano, oboe. Ages 9-15. In press. Bring A Torch, Jeannette Isabella, SA, keyboard, flute, handbells. Ages 8-15. Choristers Guild. Haida, 3 part equal voices, piano, tambourine. Ages 9 on up. Pavane. Black Sheep, Black Sheep, SSA, piano, flute. Ages 7-15. Pavane (in press). O Sing to the Lord, 3 folk hymns, SA, piano, percussion. Ages 8-15. Choristers Guild. Kirke Mechem Barter, SA, Piano 4-hands, Trumpet or Oboe. Ages 10-18, Moderately Easy. Epigrams and Epitaphs (21), for 2-8 equal voices, a cappella. Ages 8-21, Easy to Moderately Difficult. It Is Good to Give Thanks, unison voices and piano. Ages 8-18, Moderately Easy. Las Americas Unidas for SA Children's Chorus with Adult SATB, piano and glockenspiel. Ages 8-18, Moderately Easy. Alice A. Moerk A Nursery Mix, for choir and piano. High school. Peter Sacco Happy, Happy New Year for two-part voices and piano. Song of the Brook O, Lovely Child Ira-Paul Schwarz Christmas Ev'ry Day for children's choir (and optional SATB choir) and piano accompaniment. Ages 6 and up. Tutti.co.uk. Judith Shatin Nun, Gimel, Hei, Shin (Chanukah Round) for Treble Chorus or any 3-part chorus. Ages 8 and up My Tongue Twisters, a setting of three choral works, published by Hal Leonard Shapirit Y'fehfiah (Beautiful Dragonfly) is published by Wendigo Music. Mary Tashiro New Era of Heart, Vol. II, Vocal - Children’s choir with Young Girl’s or Women’s voices Persis Parshall Vehar Beach At Sundown for 2-part voices and piano. The Yellow Monster for 3-part voices, optional percussion 1-4 and piano. A Canadian Boat Song for 3-part voices and piano. Zoo-Day for 3-part voices and piano. Peace Requiem for children's choir, SATB, soprano and baritone soli and full orchestra. Joelle Wallach Why the Caged Bird Sings - for 2-part children's choir, horn, strings or piano. Age - suitable to be in a 2-part treble choir. Midnight Menageries - for SA chorus and piano. Age - suitable to be in a 2-part treble choir. Stephen Yarbrough Children's Prayers 1-5 for unison choir or solo voice with handbells. Christ As A Light for 2-part voice with piano. Ages 8-12. Medium difficulty. Unbroken Line for 2-part voice with piano. Ages 8-12. Medium difficulty. Thank You Lord for children's choir with 3-octave handbell choir. Judith Lang Zaimont Friends - for SSAA Chorus and piano. Moses Supposes - tongue twister Round for treble one-part chorus, with optional percussion accompaniment, and descant. Published by Tetra Corp. Warner Hutchinson Middle or High School Mixed Choir - SATB, SAB, SABB etc. Herbert Bielawa Our Brother is Born for SAB and piano. High School. Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus for SATB. High school. Simple Songs for SAB. High School. Now Glad of Heart for SABB. High School. Allen Brings The Lord's Prayer for SATB Chorus with or without accompaniment. Moderately easy, from age 13. The Maid of Ascolat for SATB chorus, a cappella. Easy, from age 13. Mountain Song for SATB chorus and piano. Moderate, from age 15. Shout Joyfully to God for SATB chorus and piano. Moderately easy, from age 15. O Sacred Heart of Jesus (Cor Jesu Trinitatis) for SATB chorus, a cappella, div. Moderate, from age 15. In Paradisum (May Angels Lead You) for SATB or unison chorus with or without organ. Moderate, from age 15. Bring Us, O Lord God for SATB chorus, a cappella. Moderate, from age 15. The Power of Your Love for SATB chorus and organ. Moderate, from age 15. A Herrick Suite for SATB changing voice chorus and piano (or orchestra). Moderate, from age 12. O God Whose Voice for SATB chorus with or without accompaniment. Easy, from age 12. Wallace De Pue Red Cloud's Prayer for SATB, flute, tambourine and bass drum Harry Wuzanelf for SATB and piano. For all ages of singers. Wouldn't You Like to Go to Xmas Town? for SATB, piano, handclaps, finger snaps. Elaborate canon written for junior high or high school singers. A Country Dance for SATB and violin or two wind instruments. Junior High School. Michael Mauldin Introduction of the Child to the Cosmos for SATB and piano. Moderate, age 14 on up. Santa Barbara Music Publishing Oh, Had I Jubal's Lyre for SATB and piano. Moderately difficult, age 15 on up. Santa Barbara Music Publishing The Minstrel Boy for SATB and piano. Moderately easy, age 12 on up. Santa Barbara Music Publishing Marvin Lamb Amazin' for SATB chorus, orchestra and four narrators/actors. High School/ Grade V. Kirke Mechem American Madrigals (5) for SATB or SSAA and piano. Ages 16-21, Moderate to Difficult. Choral Variations on American Folk Songs (3) for SATB and piano. Ages 16-21, Moderate to Difficult. Christmas The Morn, SSAA or SATB a cappella. Ages 12-21, Moderately Difficult. Christmas Past & Present, SA or SATB. Ages 12-21, Moderately Easy. Sing All Ye Joyful, SSAA or SATB and piano. Ages 8-18, Moderately Easy. The Spirit of '76, SSA, TBB or SATB, Piccolo and Snare Drum. Ages 12-21, Moderately Difficult. Epigrams and Epitaphs (21) for 2-8 equal voices, a cappella. Ages 8-21, Easy to Moderately Difficult. Julie Mandel Fast Foods, for SAB and piano. Published by Edward B. Marks Music. Ages 8-17. Homework, for SA and optional baritone. Ages 8-17. The Human Brain, for SA and optional baritone. Ages 8-17. A Limerick Set, for SA. Ages 8-17. Songs To Laugh By, for SAB. Ages 8-17. Lucky, Lucky, for SA and optional baritone. Ages 8-17. Joshua M. Missal Check with these publishers for titles of Joshua M. Missal's music for young performers or contact the composer. C. Alan Publications Fountain Park Music Publishing Neil A. Kjos Music Company Really Good Music, LLC Alice A. Moerk Bugs, SATB. Ages middle school to high school. Eternal Summer, SATB, oboe, harpsichord and strings (synth). High school. Little Babe, SATB. Ages Middle school to high school. Nursery Mix, for SATB and piano. High school. Praise the Lord, SATB and organ. High school. Two Carols, SATB with accompaniment Eugénie R. Rocherolle The New Colossus for SATB with chamber orchestra or concert band. High school or college/adult. Steven Rosenhaus Applaud For Us for SATB and piano. Junior High, Medium to Easy. Peter Sacco Mr. Nobody for SATB and Piano. Seaweed for SATB and piano. Daybreak for SATB and piano. Song of the Brook for SATB and piano. The Squirrel, a novelty work for SATB unaccompanied. Jonathan Bing, for a cappella chorus of mixed voices. Based on a poem by B. Curtis Brown. Novelty piece which could be acted out even in a formal choral concert. Characters: Jonathan Bing, a Soldier, and an Archbishop. 6 minutes. Night Goes with Silent Steps for two part voices and piano. Happy, Happy New Year for two part voices and piano. Ira-Paul Schwarz Brother Martin for SATB and piano. High school and above. Never Mind for SATB with rehearsal piano. Middle or High School. Paul Siskind Bright Morning Stars Are Rising for SATB a cappella. High School - Moderate. Persis Parshall Vehar Ho-La-Li-Days for 3-part voices, optional 2 flutes/recorders and cello. Middle or High School. Swan of Avon (Shakespeare on Music) for 3-part voices, SATB, 2 trumpets and piano. Elementary/middle school and high school choirs. Hodie Christus Natus Est for 3-part voices, 2 trumpets and trombone or keyboard. High School. Missa Brevis Pro Pace for soprano, SATB and string orchestra. High School. Robert Washburn Three Thoughts from Thoreau - with piano - Boosey and Hawkes Spring Cantata - a cappella - Boosey and Hawkes We Hold These Truths - with keyboard, orchestra or band - Boosey and Hawkes Earth Song - with keyboard, optional brass - Boosey and Hawkes Songs of Peace - with keyboard or orchestra - Boosey and Hawkes Now Welcome Summer - with piano - Oxford University Press Summer Night - with soprano solo and piano - Oxford University Press Ode to Freedom - with orchestra and/or band - Oxford University Press Gloria - with keyboard, optional brass - Oxford University Press A Child This Day is Born - with keyboard, optional brass - Shawnee Press Praise the Lord - with keyboard, optional brass - Skidmore Music Co. Hymn of Youth - with piano - Skidmore Music Co. In Praise of Music: Symphony for Chorus and Orchestra - manuscript Most Glorious Lord of Lyfe - a cappella - manuscript Sinfonia for Voices and Instruments - manuscript Jubilate Deo - with keyboard, optional brass - manuscript Old Hundredth Hymn Tune - Vaughan Williams - transcribed for chorus and band - Oxford University Press High School Men's Choir Jack Beeson Everyman's Handyman, 9 rounds and canons for men's voices a cappella. High School or college. Boosey & Hawkes. Wallace De Pue Brothers in Singing for TTBB, 2 tambourines and 2 cymbals. Ages 15-17. My, O My, Ohio Men's Chorus, for TTBB with optional piano. Ages 15-17. The Fiddler's Fair (approp. fiddle tunes), for TTBB and violin solo. Ages 15-17. Kirke Mechem Three American Folk Songs for TBB and piano. Ages 14-21, Moderately Easy to Moderately Difficult. Peter Sacco The Snowstorm To the Cuckoo The Lord is My Shepherd Paul Siskind Bright Morning Stars Are Rising for TTBB a cappella. High School - Moderate Middle or High School Women's Choir Jack Beeson The Model Housekeeper, 9 rounds and canons for women's voices a cappella. High school or college. Boosey & Hawkes. James Bennighof Millicent Rides for SA chorus and piano, optional violin. Grade 4 to adult, difficult for children, moderate for adults. Mister Dudley for SA chorus, piano and optional alto saxophone. Grade 4 to adult, moderate. Mister MacAfee for SSA choir and piano. Grade 4 to adult, difficult for children, moderate for adults. Tinker Shuffle for SSA chorus, piano or guitar. Grade 4 to adult, difficult for children, moderate for adults. Herbert Bielawa The Cradle for SSAA. High School. Augusta Cecconi-Bates The Touch of Christmas for SSA with keyboard or woodwind quintet. Ages 8-20. Wallace De Pue The Mocking Bird for SSAA and selected voices or violin. High School. Caroling Bells for SSAA. Junior High School. Eric Funk Follow the Dreams of Montana Children, op. 90, for SA and chamber orchestra.Ages 3rd - 7th grade for voices, high school for orchestra. "I Love Music" for SA and chamber orchestra. Ages 3rd - 7th grade for voices, high school for orchestra Libby Larsen Today, this Spring for SSA and piano. High school or junior high. Peter Sacco Autumn Song of the Brook O, Lovely Child Paul Siskind Bright Morning Stars Are Rising for SSAA a cappella. High School - Moderate. Alphabetical List Categories Search Pan Pipes Annual Composer Updates Composers Bureau Archives Music for Young People Publishers More American Music Links
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