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New Publications
The Arrow and the Song by Christopher Matthews now for SATB!
NEW RELEASE: Colla Voce Music is thrilled to announce that the ever-popular “The Arrow and the Song”, by Christopher Matthews, is now available for SATB chorus. Found on a number of state repertoire lists, the SA setting of this title has been performed throughout the country by treble choirs of all shapes and sizes. While […]
Self-Assessment Rehearsal Participation Rubric(s)
Self-Assessment Rehearsal Participation Rubric(s) Purchase via PayPal/Credit Card and instantly receive a downloadable PDF of this product that can be duplicated for your entire ensemble. Are you looking for a way to get more out of your singers? Sometimes our choir members need to become self-aware of our expectations AND how well they are meeting […]
For choirs coping with loss — new setting of “Gone From My Sight”
The prose poem “Gone From My Sight” has offered comfort to many individuals who are coping with the loss of a loved one. My new setting of this beloved text for SATB and piano was composed for a high school choir dealing with the tragic death of a beloved member, and I hope it proves […]
Is your school located near a historic plank road?
My composition Riding on the Plank, for SATB and piano, sets a poem about a bumpy and painful trip down one of these 19th century highways! The students who premiered it had a lot of fun singing it, and the history behind it provides abundant opportunities for curricular connections with your colleagues in other departments. […]
“Strike Up the Band,” exciting a cappella arrangement
As we swing into the New Year and reconsider the political atmosphere of the past 12 months, it “strikes” me that the Gershwins’ “Strike Up the Band,” a paean to patriotism and peace written for the 1927 musical of same name, is more relevant than ever before. Back in the late ‘70s, Chanticleer premiered my […]