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A Christmas Carol
Joshua Shank
Excerpts from Dicken’s Christmas Carol, now set to music. This piece could be the fascinating centerpiece of a Christmas concert -- the message will give the audience a chance to sit back and think about what life is all about, any time of the year.
SATB - piano
duration: 6:20
difficulty level: medium
Series: Daniel Hughes
SBMP 759
read the poem
see and hear the music: Scorch
 see the music: PDF
CD recording available
hear the music [© all rights reserved] Mesa High School A Cappella Choir, Germán Aguilar, conductor
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Ave Maria
Giancarlo Aquilanti
Hauntingly beautiful with the text in the composer's native Italian.
SATB - a cappella
Duration - 3:35
SBMP 630
see the music - PDF file
hear the music [© all rights reserved] The Choral Project, Dan Hughes, conductor
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Barcarolle
Jacques Offenbach, arranged Sherwood Dudley
The famous Barcarolle from the Tales of Hoffmann sings of a night of love on a canal in Venice. Choose from the original German or an alternate English text.
TTBB - piano
duration: 2:50
SBMP 638
see the music - PDF file
hear the music - [© all rights reserved] The men of The Choral Project, Dan Hughes, conductor
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Christmas Goes Classical
Strauss - Wagner - Grieg - Verdi - Bizet - Khatchaturian - Tchaikovsky
arranged by David Maddux
Borrowing from some of the most famous tunes in all of music literature, the arranger cleverly added a Christmas text giving us a unique and festive piece for the Christmas season. Mature voices recommended: perfect for the adult community choir. Hearing is believing this one—do listen to the excellent recording.
SATB - piano
duration: 7:50
SBMP 671
see the music - PDF file
hear the music - [© all rights reserved] The Choral Project, conducted by Dan Hughes
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Healing River
Fred Hellerman, arr. Sheena Phillips
The versatile composer is renowned in the world of folk music for his association with the Weavers, that legendary group of the fifties and sixties who received an honorary Grammy in 2006. Sheena Phillips created a splendid choral arrangement of this moving piece; it is also available for SSAA.
SATB - a cappella
duration - 4:00
SBMP 696
see the music - PDF file
hear the music [© all rights reserved] Performed by the Choral Project, Daniel Hughes, conductor
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Go Down Moses
spiritual, arr. Paul Carey
A unique arrangement of this well known spiritual. The piano and shakers play a big role in setting the stage; a clever choral piece, not overly difficult, and very effective.
SATB - piano, shakers
duration: 3:30
SBMP 657
see the music - PDF file
hear the music - [© all rights reserved] The Choral Project, conducted by Dan Hughes
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Keramos
Stephen Schwartz
Broadway composer Schwartz sets the dramatic poem of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; the result: a stunning choral composition. The turning of the potter’s wheel is ever-present in the choir as beautiful melodies soar above.
SATB div. - a cappella
Duration: 6:20
Difficulty level: medium
Series: Daniel Hughes
SBMP 725
see see and hear the music: Scorch
see see the music - PDF file
CD recording available
herehear the music [© all rights reserved] performed by The Choral Project, Daniel Hughes, conductor
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Kyrie
Joshua Clausen
A dramatic, unique setting of this text that will appeal to high school thru college choirs. It sounds more difficult than it actually is; the divisi is minimal (3 measures in the SA parts).
SATB - a cappella
duration: 2:45
SBMP 639
see the music - PDF file
hear the music - [© all rights reserved] The Choral Project, Dan Hughes, conductor
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So We’ll Go No More A-Roving
Daniel Hughes
Lord Byron’s text joins a lovely melody to create a winner of a song. Premiered at the ACDA National Convention, this piece was an immediate favorite.
SATB - piano
Duration: 3:30
Difficulty level: easy
Series: Daniel Hughes
SBMP 740
see see and hear the music: Scorch
see see the music - PDF file
CD recording available
herehear the music [© all rights reserved] performed by The Choral Project, Daniel Hughes, conductor
herehear the music - MIDI recording
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Wana Baraka
Kenyan folk song, arr. Shawn L. Kirchner
An upbeat Kenyan religious folk song that will be a concert favorite. The arrangement builds with great excitement leading to an extensive rhythmic play on the word alleluya.
TTTBBB - a cappella
duration: 3:00
difficulty level: medium
Series: Daniel Hughes
SBMP 807
see and hear the music: Scorch
hear the music [© all rights reserved] The Silicon Valley Gay Men's Chorus, Daniel Hughes, conductor
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