A popular tune published in 1919, How Ya Gonna Keep Em Down on the Farm is now available as an SATB score with piano. Choral directors: Interested in performing this? It runs ~2:40 and is easy and fun to sing. Usage is 100% free for non-commercial use. The score, live performance and part demos can […]
New Publications
Ikan Kekek – by Dr. Tracy Wong
In many choral music circles Tracy Wong needs no introduction. Her piece “Wau Bulan” has been tremendously popular for a few years now. We here at Cypress Choral Music publishing stumbled upon this delightful video of Tracy’s “Ikan Kekek” featuring the students of St. Jospeh’s Private School Chamber Choir in Kuching, Malaysia. Enjoy! Available at […]
New Book: “Music, Wellness, and Aging: Defining, Directing, and Celebrating Life”
A new book by Dean D. VonDras, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, and Scott F. Madey, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Shippensburg University has just been released: “Music, Wellness, and Aging: Defining, Directing, and Celebrating Life” (Cambridge University Press, 2021). This book will be of interest to all choral […]
Still looking for new Christmas/Holiday repertoire for your choir?
I’m a choral composer based in the UK, and along with many other composers attended the virtual ACDA Conference earlier this year. There was a page on the conference website that contained profiles of a large number of subscribing composers – which I believe is still accessible to conference participants. This page lists works, with […]
Trick or Trick Round – Halloween Tongue-Twister (2, 4, or even 8 parts)
This Halloween Round is super-fun yet it has great purpose! Make your Halloween rehearsal super special by teaching this round! Included in the music is a list of consonants that are commonly mispronounced. Choirs of high school, middle school, and even community choirs will love it! It can be sung in 2 parts, 4 parts, […]
Chanukah Song for adult and yourth choirs – SATB and TTB
Chanukah Song available in SATB/piano, TTB/piano and solo “There’s Something About Those Candles’ reminds us of the universal journey of all who are fighting for freedom, the need to repair this world, and the need to be a blessing to others. It is appropriate for adult and youth choirs. A SATB/piano, TTB/piano or solo version […]