LEVEL
E = Easy
ME = Moderately Easy
M = Medium
MD = Moderately Difficult
D = Difficult
Choral Works
CHORAL WORKS LISTED BY DIFFICULTY/CHOIR TYPE
Chamber Singers
Small to medium-sized ensembles (12-30 voices); Strong voices on all parts; Skilled music readers
Community Choruses
Medium to large choruses; Variety of skill levels; Strong individual sections and singers
University Ensembles
Variety of choir sizes; Strong individual sections and singers; Effective with young adult voices
High School Choirs
Variety of skill levels; Moderate vocal ranges
Church Choirs
Variety of skill levels; Sacred Themes from a variety of Religious Traditions
CHAMBER SINGERS
Moderately Easy
Be Grateful, My Soul (Norbert Čapek) - SSSAA
Where There Is Light In the Soul (Chinese proverb) - SAB; SATB; SSA; TBB
Medium
Blessed Be the Flower That Triumphs (Michael de Vernon Boblett) - SATB a cappella or SATB, orchestra
Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light (Rabindranath Tagore) - SSA
Glen Song (Scott Bates) - SSATB, piano
The Journey (Evelyn Dudley) - SATB; TTBB
Praise Wet Snow Falling Early (Denise Levertov) - SATB, piano
They Have Freckles Everywhere (Alexander, Hall School) - SSAA, piano
When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled (Howard Thurman) - SATB; SSAA; TTBB; SATB and flute
Y Comienzo a Bailar (Alexander) - soprano solo, SATB, piano
Moderately Difficult
Climb (Edna St. Vincent Millay) - SSATB, piano
Create a Song Once More {St. Cecilia speaks to King David} (Alexander) - SATB
Finally On My Way To Yes (Pesha Gertler) - SSATB, piano
Folks, I'm Telling You (Langston Hughes) - SSATB, piano
For So the Children Come (Sophia Fahs) - SATB, piano
I Write This Poem Out Of Darkness (George Ella Lyon) - SSA (women's choir)
Reasons for the Perpetuation of Slavery (Alexander) - SSAA
Shelter This Candle (Edna St. Vincent Millay) - SATB, oboe, horn, cello, harp
Spring Revels (Langston Hughes, e. e. cummings, Carl Sandburg) - SATB
Tomorrow, God Willing (Garrison Keillor) - TTBB
when faces called flowers float out of the ground, from Spring Revels (e. e. cummings) - SATB
Why I Pity the Woman Who Never Spills (Joan Wolf Prefontaine) - SSAA (woman's choir)
Difficult
Even a Fist Was Once an Open Palm (Yehuda Amichai) - SATB
Into the Silent Darkness (Richard S. Gilbert) - SATB, violin, piano
COMMUNITY CHORUSES
Easy
Before the Bread (Folk Blessing) - SATB
Do Not Leave Your Cares At the Door (Norman V. Naylor) - SATB a cappella, soprano solo
Immortal Love (John Greenleaf Whittier) - SATB
Moderately Easy
Bells In the High Tower (Polish carol, lyric by Howard Box) - SATB, piano
Die Gedanken Sind Frei (15th century German protest song, arr. ) - SA, piano (children's choir)
Where There Is Light In the Soul (Chinese proverb) - SAB; SATB; SSA; TBB
Medium
Blessed Be the Flower That Triumphs (Michael de Vernon Boblett) - SATB a cappella or SATB, orchestra
Cherish Your Doubt (Alexander) - SATB, piano
The Earth Called To My Friend (Nancy Wood) - SSA, piano
Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light (Rabindranath Tagore) - SSA
(No More) Fighting Over What We Believe (Alexander) SAB youth choir, SATB adult choir, piano
Give Me a Laundry List (and I'll Set It To Music) (Giaocchino Rossini) - SATB
Glen Song (Scott Bates) - SSATB, piano
If You Can Walk You Can Dance (If You Can Talk You Can Sing) - SATB, piano, claves; Also available for SAB, SSA and TBB
The Journey (Evelyn Dudley) - SATB; TTBB
Life Is Not a Garden (Alexander & high school students) - SATB, piano & SSAA, piano
Look To This Day! (Kalidasa) - SATB, chimes, organ
Morning Bread (Amy Lowell) - SATB
A Palette To Paint Us As We Are (Gerald Rich) - SATB, piano
Praise Wet Snow Falling Early (Denise Levertov) - SATB, piano
They Have Freckles Everywhere (Alexander, Hall School) - SSAA
To Make a Prairie (Emily Dickinson) - SSA, piano (women's choir)
We Remember Them (Rabbi Jack Riemer and Rabbi Sylvan Kamens) - SATB, piano
When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled (Howard Thurman) - SATB; SSAA; TTBB; SATB and flute
Y Comienzo a Bailar (Alexander) - soprano solo, SATB, piano
Moderately Difficult
Climb (Edna St. Vincent Millay) - SSATB, piano
Finally On My Way To Yes (Pesha Gertler) - SSATB, piano
For So the Children Come (Sophia Fahs) - SATB, piano
I Write This Poem Out Of Darkness (George Ella Lyon) - SSA (women's choir)
I'hare (Pawnee text, adapted) - SATB, orchestra
...or a musician (Philip Dacey) - SATB, chamber orchestra
Shelter This Candle (Edna St. Vincent Millay) - SATB, oboe, horn, cello, harp
Spring Revels (Langston Hughes, e. e. cummings, Carl Sandburg) - SATB
Tomorrow, God Willing (Garrison Keillor) - TTBB
when faces called flowers float out of the ground, from Spring Revels (e. e. cummings) - SATB
Why I Pity the Woman Who Never Spills (Joan Wolf Prefontaine) - SSAA (woman's choir)
UNIVERSITY ENSEMBLES
Moderately Easy
Be Grateful, My Soul (Norbert Čapek) - SSSAA
Die Gedanken Sind Frei (15th century German protest song, arr. ) - SA, piano (children's choir)
Where There Is Light In the Soul (Chinese proverb) - SAB; SATB; SSA; TBB
Medium
Blessed Be the Flower That Triumphs (Michael de Vernon Boblett) - SATB a cappella or SATB, orchestra
Cherish Your Doubt (Alexander) - SATB, piano
The Earth Called To My Friend (Nancy Wood) - SSA, piano
Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light (Rabindranath Tagore) - SSA
(No More) Fighting Over What We Believe (Alexander) SAB choir, SATB choir, piano
Glen Song (Scott Bates) - SSATB, piano
If You Can Walk You Can Dance (If You Can Talk You Can Sing) - SATB, piano, claves; Also available for SAB, SSA and TBB
The Journey (Evelyn Dudley) - SATB; TTBB
Life Is Not a Garden (Alexander & high school students) - SATB, piano; SSAA, piano
A Palette To Paint Us As We Are (Gerald Rich) - SATB, piano; SA, piano
Praise Wet Snow Falling Early (Denise Levertov) - SATB, piano
They Have Freckles Everywhere (Alexander, Hall School) - SSAA, piano
When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled (Howard Thurman) - SATB; SSAA; TTBB; SATB and flute
Y Comienzo a Bailar (Alexander) - soprano solo, SATB, piano
Moderately Difficult
Climb (Edna St. Vincent Millay) - SSATB, piano
Finally On My Way To Yes (Pesha Gertler) - SSATB, piano
I Write This Poem Out Of Darkness (George Ella Lyon) - SSA (women's choir)
I'hare (Pawnee text, adapted) - SATB, orchestra
Reasons for the Perpetuation of Slavery (Alexander) - SSAA
Shelter This Candle (Edna St. Vincent Millay) - SATB, oboe, horn, cello, harp
Spring Revels (Langston Hughes, e. e. cummings, Carl Sandburg) - SATB
Tomorrow, God Willing (Garrison Keillor) - TTBB
Why I Pity the Woman Who Never Spills (Joan Wolf Prefontaine) - SSAA (woman's choir)
Difficult
Into the Silent Darkness (Richard S. Gilbert) - SATB, violin, piano
HIGH SCHOOL CHOIRS
Easy
Immortal Love (John Greenleaf Whittier) - SATB
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (Polish folk carol, arr.) - SSA (women's choir)
Moderately Easy
As We Sing of Hope and Joy (Alexander) - SATB
Be Grateful, My Soul (Norbert Čapek) - SSSAA
Bells In the High Tower (Polish carol, lyric by Howard Box) - SATB, piano
Die Gedanken Sind Frei (15th century German protest song, arr. ) - SA, piano (children's choir)
Where There Is Light In the Soul (Chinese proverb) - SAB; SATB; SSA; TBB
Medium
The Earth Called To My Friend (Nancy Wood) SSA, piano
Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light (Rabindranath Tagore) - SSA
(No More) Fighting Over What We Believe (Alexander) SAB choir, SATB choir, piano
Give Me a Laundry List (and I'll Set It To Music) (Giaocchino Rossini) - SATB
Glen Song (Scott Bates) - SSATB, piano
If You Can Walk You Can Dance (If You Can Talk You Can Sing) - SATB, piano, claves; Also available for SAB, SSA and TBB
Jump! (Ray Bradbury) - SSA, narrator,string quartet
Life Is Not a Garden (Alexander & high school students) - SATB, piano & SSAA, piano
A Palette To Paint Us As We Are (Gerald Rich) - SATB, piano; SA, piano
Praise Wet Snow Falling Early (Denise Levertov) - SATB, piano
To Make a Prairie (Emily Dickinson) - SSA, piano (women's choir)
Trust the Seeds (Alexander) SATB; SATB flute, violin, piano; SATB orchestra (Alexander) - SATB
We Remember Them (Rabbi Jack Riemer and Rabbi Sylvan Kamens) - SATB, piano
When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled (Howard Thurman) - SATB; SSAA; TTBB; SATB and flute
Moderately Difficult
Climb (Edna St. Vincent Millay) - SSATB, piano
CHURCH CHOIRS
Easy
Before the Bread (Folk Blessing) - SATB
Children, Go Where I Send Thee (African-American spiritual, arr.) - SA, piano (children's choir)
Do Not Leave Your Cares At the Door (Norman V. Naylor) - SATB a cappella, soprano solo
Immortal Love (John Greenleaf Whittier) - SATB
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (Polish folk carol, arr.) - SSA (women's choir)
We Lift Up Our Hearts (Richard M. Fewkes) - S & SATB (children's choir and adult choir)
Moderately Easy
As We Sing of Hope and Joy (Alexander) - SATB
Be Grateful, My Soul (Norbert Čapek) - SSSAA
Bells In the High Tower (Polish carol, lyric by Howard Box) - SATB, piano
One More Redeemer (Rob Eller-Isaacs & Bill Neely) - SATB
Where There Is Light In the Soul (Chinese proverb) - SAB; SATB; SSA; TBB
Medium
Blessed Be the Flower That Triumphs (Michael de Vernon Boblett) - SATB a cappella or SATB, orchestra
Cherish Your Doubt (Alexander) - SATB, piano or SSAA, piano
The Earth Called To My Friend (Nancy Wood) SSA, piano
Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light (Rabindranath Tagore) - SSA
(No More) Fighting Over What We Believe (Alexander) SAB youth choir, SATB adult choir, piano
Go Out! (John Murray) - SATB, piano
Jó! (King John Sigismund II, from the Edict of Torda) - SSA
The Journey (Evelyn Dudley) - SATB; TTBB
Look To This Day! (Kalidasa) - SATB, chimes, organ
May This Be a Working Alleluia (Alexander) - unison children's choir, SATB, piano, opt. flute & 2 trumpets
Praise Wet Snow Falling Early (Denise Levertov) - SATB, piano
Trust the Seeds (Alexander) SATB; SATB flute, violin, piano; SATB orchestra (Alexander) - SATB
We Remember Them (Rabbi Jack Riemer and Rabbi Sylvan Kamens) - SATB, piano
When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled (Howard Thurman) - SATB; SSAA; TTBB; SATB and flute
Moderately Difficult
Create a Song Once More {St. Cecilia speaks to King David} (Alexander) - SATB
Finally On My Way To Yes (Pesha Gertler) - SSATB, piano
For So the Children Come (Sophia Fahs) - SATB, piano
I'hare (Pawnee text, adapted) - SATB, orchestra
Tomorrow, God Willing (Garrison Keillor) - TTBB
Difficult
Into the Silent Darkness (Richard S. Gilbert) - SATB, violin, piano
