Concert Music for Concert Choir

Shawn Kirchner : Hard Times Come Again No More

A banjo-like piano accompaniment and expressive fiddle stylings lend folk authenticity to this plaintive and moving choral setting of Stephen Foster's classic song Hard Times Come Again No More. the text is set in simplicity and in fullness, by turns, as the expression of the words demand, with individual vocal parts always retaining a naturalness of line that create a rich, harmonic composite when combined with the orther parts.

Arranger: Shawn Kirchner | Composer: Stephen Foster

Now available for SATB! Composed to teach three essential music and dance styles: the Cuban son, the Puerto Rican Plena, and the Dominican Merengue. These are each specific in Caribbean music expressions. Movement suggestions to reflect the musical style along with teaching strategies are provided in the insightful page 2 notes.

Composer: Juan Tony Guzman

This is an evocative, folk-like setting of Yeats' poem The Lake Isle of Innisfree. The modal vocal writing is both simple and sophisticated and always expressive of the yearning in Yeats' words.

Composer: Shawn Kirchner

Here is a collection of three of the most popular spirituals in the repertoire. Down To The River To Pray, Deep River and In That Great Gettin'-up Morning are arranged for success. Numbers 1 & 3 are a cappella while the slow and powerful no. 2 (Deep River) has piano accompaniment. This set of 3 is a real value for your choral budget.

Arranger: Dean Rishel