This is everything you need for a successful gospel feature. A strong piano accompaniment, an easy eight-measure solo, rhythmic lines, solid harmonies and hand claps all add up to a big, exciting sound. This is a real standout for developing choirs at any time of year.

Composer: Greg Gilpin

An effortless combination of two spirituals: "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" and "Going Home," from Ruth Elaine Schram, with a lovely flowing accompaniment. 3:37

Arranger: Ruth Elaine Schram

Composer: Greg Gilpin

Composer: Greg Gilpin

Ruth has arranged the "prequel" to her very popular "America the Beautiful", skillfully setting "America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)" for three-part mixed chorus and optional baritone. While it is magnificent on its own, an alternate ending that enables a segue into her arrangement of "America the Beautiful" creates a stirring patriotic medley. Duration: 2:55

Arranger: Ruth Elaine Schram | Composer: Thesaurus Musicus

Ruth's setting of this beloved patriotic song has a dignity and a beauty of its own, keeping well within the capabilities of the young musician. Tight harmonies enhance the familiar melody without extremes of range or vocal demands. The optional baritone part on the three-part mixed edition offers additional performance options. And, the setting builds just as it should to a stirring finish.

Arranger: Ruth Elaine Schram

Baloo Baleerie is a beautiful Scottish lullaby appropriate for seasonal or general use. In English, Ruth Elaine Schram provides optional Gaelic text along with an accessible pronunciation guide. The vowels of the text lend themselves to teaching beautiful tone while singing this lovely, lilting lullaby.

Arranger: Ruth Elaine Schram

This spiritual has received special treatment in this setting.

Arranger: Ruth Elaine Schram

During the telling of this classic carol about a king who gives to the poor, Ruth Schram uses solo sections and word painting to help the audience experience cold winds and conversations between the king and his loyal page. This is a wonderful holiday selection for a developing mixed choir and is also available for TB Voices (BL672).

Arranger: Ruth Elaine Schram

Composer: Greg Gilpin

Here's a fresh, exciting arrangement of the traditional spiritual with an intensely moving, driving beat. When the lyrics say, "...then Joshua commanded the children to shout..." there's a dramatic crescendo and accelerando on the spoken word "shout" that is extremely effective! Fun vocal glissandi-as the walls come tumbling down-add the finishing touch! Highly recommended!

Composer: Greg Gilpin

Nice, long phrases and flowing parallel thirds in the upper voices give this piece a feeling of momentum that will inspire your students to sing their best! Kyrie Eleison is also an excellent teaching piece, with many dynamic contrasts and opportunities for expressive singing. This is lovely, singable music of substance for developing choirs!

Arranger: Ruth Elaine Schram

Loaded with "scary" fun, Mister Zombie's Jazz Club is a novelty piece that offers the opportunity to introduce jazz, swing, and the concept of scat singing to developing singers. In addition to these musical opportunities, its message is one of cooperation and acceptance. While the string bass is optional, it will add even more "cool" to the performance.

Arranger: Ruth Elaine Schram | Composer: Mark Cabaniss

Composer: Greg Gilpin

Composer: Greg Gilpin

Gilpin's original holiday song, based on a well-known text, is full of syncopated rhythms, interesting and accessible harmonies, and is supported by a pulsating piano accompaniment. Choirs of varying abilities will sound fantastic at holiday time and will find the song fun to learn and perform. Also available for SATB Voices (BL882) & TTB Voices (BL1077).

Composer: African American Spiritual

Pure fun abounds in this three-part accompanied folk song by Mark Cabaniss, arranged by Ruth Elaine Schram. Your singers will enjoy singing about the folks from Rockwood River, where life is easy and the pace is slow. The optional fiddle and string bass parts, enhanced with intermittent clapping, add a realistic musical depiction of a Huck Finn / Tom Sawyer adventure. Also available in unison with optional two-part. Duration: 2:16

Arranger: Ruth Elaine Schram | Composer: Mark Cabaniss

This is perfect for middle school choirs. Hushed and sensitive, this original Christmas lullaby has both sacred and secular lyrics.The part for optional baritone adds flexibility to this piece.

Composer: George Strid, Mary Donnelly

With gently soothing harmonic colors, Greg Gilpin captures the mystery of the slender moon in this wonderful setting. Inspired by the descriptive text found in poet Joseph S. Cotter, Jr's. poem Night Winds, The Slender Moon will wow audiences and choirs alike. Also available for SSA Voices (BL1009) and SATB Voices (BL1150).

Composer: Greg Gilpin

Lush and lovely, with text by Lord Alfred Tennyson, Greg Gilpin has penned a very expressive work that delivers a wonderful example of word painting by the poet. Gilpin achieves a high level of musicality without demanding extreme range in any voice part. Also available for SATB Voices (BL684) and SSA Voices (BL810).

Composer: Greg Gilpin

This fun work takes much of its text from the French carol Angels We Have Heard On High. It begins with a rather slow recitative-like 8 measure introduction. Although a soloist would be preferred, it could also be performed by a small ensemble.Dur. 2:50

Composer: Greg Gilpin

Greg Gilpin delivers a truly elegant setting of the "Ubi Caritas" text, employing a few independent melody lines for variety without being too exposed. 2:41

Composer: Greg Gilpin