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One from the Folder: Repertoire Thoughts for Women’s/Treble Choir

January 25, 2023 by Shelbie L. Wahl-Fouts Leave a Comment

#75: Wednesday, January 25, 2023

“Skin” – composed by Mari Esabel Valverde
Poetry by Naomi Shihab Nye
SSAA, piano

Are you looking for a brand-new piece for your SSAA ensemble? Something lush and sweeping, with thought-provoking text? Composed by, and using the poetry of, two wonderful women with diverse, expansive, multi-faceted backgrounds? Then read on!

Filed Under: One From the Folder, Treble Choirs, Women's Choirs Tagged With: Mari Esabel Valverde, Naomi Shihab Nye, SSAA, treble choir, women's choir

One from the Folder: Repertoire Thoughts for Women’s/Treble Choir

November 17, 2021 by Shelbie L. Wahl-Fouts Leave a Comment

#74: Wednesday, November 17, 2021
“Controlled Burn” by Dessa and Jocelyn Hagen
SSA, string quartet, piano

This work is part of a Graphite Publishing Collaboration project – involving cooperative artistic endeavors from Dessa and Jocelyn Hagen. Dessa is a singer, rapper, and hip-hop artist; Jocelyn is a composer, theorist, and performer. Together, they created this piece for accompanied choir titled “Controlled Burn.”

Filed Under: One From the Folder, Treble Choirs, Women's Choirs Tagged With: dessa, Jocelyn Hagen, SSA, treble choir, Women's Chorus

One from the Folder: Repertoire Thoughts for Women’s/Treble Choir

March 17, 2021 by Shelbie L. Wahl-Fouts 1 Comment

#68: She Rises, by Catherine Dalton. SSAA double choir, a cappella

I’ve long been a fan of Catherine’s work, and this piece is no exception. Its energetic and tuneful, and feels like its constantly coursing with life. Don’t miss it!

Filed Under: One From the Folder, Treble Choirs, Women's Choirs Tagged With: Catherine Dalton, divisi, double choir, SSA, SSAA, treble choir, Women’s choir

One from the Folder: Repertoire Thoughts for Women’s/Treble Choirs

October 2, 2020 by Shelbie L. Wahl-Fouts 1 Comment

#64: Friday, October 2, 2020 Missa Brevis by Adolphus HailstorkSSAA, a cappella This four-movement Missa Brevis by Adolphus Hailstork is a gem for unaccompanied treble or women’s choir, with unexpected strengths both for teaching music literacy and for performance. I learned about this piece, along with additional works by Hailstork and others, from Dr. Marques […]

Filed Under: One From the Folder, Treble Choirs, Women's Choirs Tagged With: hailstork, missa, SSAA, treble choir, Women's Chorus

Young Trebles: The Silence of a Children’s Choir in the Time of COVID-19

July 22, 2020 by From Our Readers Leave a Comment

By Corey Carleton The treble voices are clear, strong, and at times overwhelm the acoustics of Fellowship Hall at a Presbyterian church on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena. It’s a large, live room. “Are you heavy or light?” Fernando Malvar-Ruiz asks his Concert Choir. Malvar-Ruiz is “Mr. Fernando” to his singers, and Artistic Director of the […]

Filed Under: Others Tagged With: Children's Choirs, COVID-19, Pandemic, treble choir

One from the Folder: Repertoire Thoughts for Women’s/Treble Choirs

July 3, 2020 by Shelbie L. Wahl-Fouts Leave a Comment

#62: “On Children” by Ysaye M. Barnwell
Text by Kahlil Gibran
SSAA a cappella

I’m always looking for a great opening piece for my small ensemble – especially at the start of the year. Not too difficult, but not too easy. Energetic, but not necessarily fast. Something they can lean into as group – to build community and practice that small-ensemble harmony. One of those songs that you hear them singing in the hallways all year long. “On Children” by Ysaye Barnwell is one of those perfect pieces.

Filed Under: One From the Folder, Treble Choirs, Women's Choirs Tagged With: SSAA, treble choir, Women's Chorus, ysaye barnwell

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