“Five from the Folder: MS/JH Treble Choirs” by Nathan Dame

FIVE FROM THE FOLDER: MS/JHS TREBLE CHOIRS by Nathan Dame

 

1.  “Stars, Songs, Faces (No. 3 from a Sandberg Set).”  Nick Page.  Boosey & Hawkes/Hal Leonard  HL48019128

2-part equal divisi and piano.  Call and response melodies combine with lush dissonances to create a great piece for working unified tone.

 

2.  “Metsa Telegramm.”  Uno Naissoo.  Shawnee Press/Hal Leonard HL35014178

SSA, with piano.  Great piece for introducing Eastern European cultures; in Estonian, choir mimics the sounds of woodpeckers.

 

3.  “Wind of the Western Sea.”  Bradley Ellingboe.  Hal Leonard HL43509074

SSA, with piano.  Beautiful piece that girls love; ideal for introducing three part harmonies with several repetitive motives.

 

4.  “O Magnum Mysterium.”  Ivo Antognini.  Alliance AMP0896

2-part, with piano and cello.  Gorgeous SA arrangement of the SATB a cappella work. Lots of tension and release amongst parts.

 

5.  “Spring Song.”  Eugene Butler.  Hinshaw HMC1220

SSA, with piano.  Great concert opener with driving piano accompaniment and easy three part harmonies.

 

(“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 )