series: Daniel Hughes
Excerpts from Dicken’s Christmas Carol, now set to music. This piece could be the fascinating centerpiece of a Christmas concert -- the message will give the audience a chance to sit back and think about what life is all about, any time of the year.
SATB - piano [difficulty level: medium] duration: 6:20
catalog number: SBMP 759
[© all rights reserved] Mesa High School A Cappella Choir, Germán Aguilar, conductor
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Ave Maria by Giancarlo Aquilanti
series: Daniel Hughes
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Babethandaza, traditional South African folk song, arr. Daniel Hughes
series: Daniel Hughes
Sweet Honey in the Rock, a black singing group, has made this piece popular; they shared the text they got from an African native with Daniel Hughes. The Swahili text translates: We are marching in the light of God. A fine addition to this genre of music.
SATB div. - percussion [difficulty level: medium] duration: 3:30
catalog number: SBMP 914
© all rights reserved] performed by the Choral Project, Daniel Hughes, conductor
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series: Daniel Hughes
The famous Barcarolle from the Tales of Hoffmann sings of a night of love on a canal in Venice. Choose from the original French or an alternate English text.
TTBB - piano [difficulty level: medium] duration: 2:50
catalog number: SBMP 638
[© all rights reserved] performed by The Men of The Choral Project, Dan Hughes, conductor
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Christmas Goes Classical Strauss - Wagner - Grieg - Verdi - Bizet - Khatchaturian - Tchaikovsky
arranged by David Maddux series: Daniel Hughes
Borrowing from some of the most famous tunes in all of music literature, the arranger cleverly added a Christmas text giving us a unique and festive piece for the Christmas season. Mature voices recommended: perfect for the adult community choir. Hearing is believing this one—do listen to the excellent recording.
SATB - piano [difficulty level: medium] duration: 7:50
catalog number: SBMP 671
[© all rights reserved] The Choral Project, conducted by Dan Hughes
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Go Down Moses spiritual, arr. Paul Carey
series: Daniel Hughes
A unique arrangement of this well known spiritual. The piano and shakers play a big role in setting the stage; a clever choral piece, not overly difficult, and very effective.
SATB - piano, shakers [difficulty level: medium] duration: 3:30
catalog number: SBMP 657
[ ©all rights reserved] performed by The Choral Project, conducted by Dan Hughes
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Healing River Fred Hellerman, arr. Sheena Phillips
series: Daniel Hughes
The versatile composer is renowned in the world of folk music for his association with the Weavers, that legendary group of the fifties and sixties who received an honorary Grammy in 2006. Sheena Phillips created a splendid choral arrangement of this moving piece; it is also available for SSAA.
SATB - a cappella [difficulty level: medium] duration - 4:00
catalog number: SBMP 696
[ ©all rights reserved] performed by the Choral Project, Daniel Hughes, conductor
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Illumina la tenebre by Joan Szymko
series - Daniel Hughes
The recording, done in a reverberant hall, provides the best description of this outstanding piece. The text is one of the oldest prayers of St. Francis of Assisi. The composer states: “My intention was to create a setting both spacious and intimate.” She has succeeded beautifully.
SATB with some divisi in the some soprano [difficulty level - medium] duration - c. 4:30
catalog number: SBMP 861
[© all rights reserved] performed by The Choral Project, Daniel Hughes, conductor
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Irish Blessing by Daniel Hughes
choral series: Daniel Hughes
The composer has created a unique setting of this favorite text that would provide an elegant closing for a concert.
SATB - a cappella [difficulty level: medium] duration: 2:25
catalog number: SBMP 941
performed by: The Choral Project, Daniel Hughes, conductor [© all rights reserved]
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series: Daniel Hughes
Broadway composer Schwartz sets the dramatic poem of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; the result: a stunning choral composition. The turning of the potter’s wheel is ever-present in the choir as beautiful melodies soar above.
SATB div. - a cappella [difficulty level: medium] duration: 6:20
catalog number: SBMP 725
[© all rights reserved] performed by The Choral Project, Daniel Hughes, conductor
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Kyrie by Joshua Clausen
series: Daniel Hughes
A dramatic, unique setting of this text that will appeal to high school thru college choirs. It sounds more difficult than it actually is; the divisi is minimal (3 measures in the SA parts).
SATB - a cappella [difficulty level - mediuim]
catalog number: SBMP 639
[© all rights reserved] performed by The Choral Project, Dan Hughes, conductor
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So We’ll Go No More A-Roving by Daniel Hughes
series: Daniel Hughes
Lord Byron’s text joins a lovely melody to create a winner of a song. Premiered at the ACDA National Convention, this piece was an immediate favorite.
SATB - piano [difficulty level: easy] duration: 3:30
catalog number: SBMP 740
[© all rights reserved] performed by The Choral Project, Daniel Hughes, conductor
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Stand by Me, Lord Charles Albert Tindley, arr. Ruth Butterfield-Winter
series - Daniel Hughes
Stand By Me, Lord has been arranged and recorded in different forms by many gospel singers, including Elvis Presley. This arrangement was inspired by the Mavis Staples version where she sings unaccompanied on two tracks, to create an aleatoric duet with herself. The opening phrases are sung by the solo voice. As the chorus joins in, the arrangement builds to a strong climax, which is followed by a beautiful and hopeful conclusion, sung once again by the solo voice.
SATB/solo - a cappella [difficulty level - medium] duration - 4:10
catalog number: SBMP 864
[© all rights reserved] performed by The Choral Project, Dan Hughes, conductor
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Wana Baraka Kenyan folk song, arr. Shawn L. Kirchner
series: Daniel Hughes
An upbeat Kenyan religious folk song that will be a concert favorite. The arrangement builds with great excitement leading to an extensive rhythmic play on the word alleluya.
TTTBBB - a cappella [difficulty level: medium] duration: 3:00
catalog number: SBMP 807
[© all rights reserved] St. Mary’s International School, Tokyo, Japan, Varsity Ensemble, Randy Stenson, conductor
featured on the 2009 ACDA National Reading Session
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