With Election Day a month away, we are getting in the civic spirit!

Powerful Words

Time-tested poetry and historical passages anchor these pieces.

Mother of Exiles by Jeffrey Derus
for SATB chorus, Treble Soli, Soprano Solo & Piano
Difficulty: 3
This famous text is known as a call to all those in need of refuge.

“Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, / The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. / Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, / I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” – Emma Lazarus

We Are All Bound Up Together (TTBB) by Joan Szymko
for TTBB & Piano; also for SSA & SATB
Difficulty: 2 | Duration: less than 3 min.

I felt my legs were praying by Gerald Cohen
for Solo Voice, SATB Chorus, & Piano
Difficulty: 4 | Duration: 5-10 min.

Step By Step arr. by Joan Szymko
for SAB, a cappella
Difficulty: 2 | Duration: 3-5 min.

To Change the World by Linda Tutas Haugen
for SATB, Viola, & Piano
Difficulty: 3 | Duration: 3-5 min.

Accoutability

Participate! Songs that incite us to show up.

Sometimes We Talk Past Each Other (Full Score) by Saunder Choi
for SATB choir & String Quartet; also see Choral score and Set of Parts
Difficulty: 4 | Duration: 5-10 min.
This work explores societal polarization and highlights the importance of listening and finding common ground in an increasingly divided world.

Forged by Reginal Wright
for TTBB, Piano, Brake Drum, & Bass Drum
Difficulty: 4 | Duration: 3-5 min.

Say It Out Loud by Jocelyn Hagen
for SATB divisi choir, Body Percussion
Difficulty: 4 | Duration: 3-5 min.

We Listen by Alex Berko
for SATB chorus a cappella
Difficulty: 5 | Duration: 5-10 min.

Breathe in Hope (TTBB) by Dale Trumbore
for TTBB & Piano; also for SSAA & SATB
Difficulty: 5 | Duration: 5-10 min.

Bring Friends

Say their hallowed names, and link elbows with your neighbors.

Fighting Over What We Believe (SSA + soloists) by Elizabeth Alexander
for SSA + Soloists, & Piano; also for SSA + SAB Youth Choir, SATB + SAB Youth Choir, and SATB + Soloists
Difficulty: 3 | Duration: 3-5 min.
Dialogue is a key element of this song, with back-and-forth exchanges between singers reflecting the active engagement present in all powerful conversations.

We Hold Your Names Sacred (TTBB) by Mari Esabel Valverde
for TTBB chorus (div.) & Piano; also for SATB & SSAA
Difficulty: 4 | Duration: 3-5 min.

Stardust (SATB) by B.E. Boykin
for SATB, Piano, & Djembe; also for SSA & TBB
Difficulty: 2 | Duration: 3-5 min.

Bed Run Dry by Saunder Choi
for SMATTB a cappella
Difficulty: 5 | Duration: 5-10 min.

Hear Me Roar arr. Liv Grace & Grace Brigham
for SSAA, A solo, Body Percussion
Difficulty: 4 | Duration: 5-10 min.

Realize Hope

Our collective power shines outward.

Outshine (TB) by Timothy C. Takach
for TB & Piano; also for 2-part mixed, 3-part mixed, SA, SATB, and Art Song versions
Difficulty: 2 | Duration: less than 3 min.
The song declares a willingness and commitment to act for justice and equality even in the face of dissenting voices and oppression.

Tides by Reginal Wright
for SATB choir, Violin, Viola, & Piano
Difficulty: 5 | Duration: 5-10 min.

I Dream A World by Jeffrey Derus
for SATB chorus & Piano
Difficulty: 4 | Duration: 5-10 min.

United in Song: An Anthem for Our Time by Mari Esabel Valverde
for Solo Voice or SATB chorus a cappella
Difficulty: 2 | Duration: 3-5 min.