1. “Jubilate Deo.” Fredrick Sixten. SATB divisi. Gerhmans Musikforlag.
Fun, rhythmically interesting piece. Continuous mixed meters in the joyful outer sections, lush sonority in the middle section. Creative use of dissonance. Good for developing listening and tuning skills!
2. “Missa Brevis.” Ruth Watson Henderson. SATB divisi. Hinshaw Music HMB241
A sophisticated setting of the mass (minus Credo). Perfect for a nice section of program or could be done in liturgy. Beautiful contemporary writing with some excellent rhythmic and harmonic challenges.
3. “Sechs Lieder in Freien Zu Singen, Opus 59.” Felix Mendelssohn. SATB. Choral Public Domain Library
Fantastic set of partsongs about spring and nature. The most famous of the six is “Die Nachtigall,” but all of them are wonderful for both choir and audience.
Fantastic set of partsongs about spring and nature. The most famous of the six is “Die Nachtigall,” but all of them are wonderful for both choir and audience.
4. “O quam gloriosum est regnum.” Tomas Luis de Victoria. SATB. Choral Public Domain Library
Lyrical motet filled with expressive polyphony. The text is perfect for All-Saints or memorial services, about the Saints in heaven dressed in white robes.
5. “Nelly Bly.” Steven Foster, arr. Halloran. SATB divisi.
A sparkling arrangement, a joy for both the choir and audience. Perfect for the beginning or end of any set of American folk music. Be aware there are two versions by Jack Halloran published by Fred Bock Music available, if you want Chanticleer version, you must order anthology. Well worth it!
(“Five from the Folder” provides brief, text-length reviews of vocal works currently in the folders of choral directors throughout the United States. To share five from your folder, contact Scott Dorsey at )
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