Welsh Folk Song-The traditional Welsh folk song The Ash Grove arranged by Charles N. Smith for SSA choir with Piano accompaniment.

Discovery Level 2-The simple uncomplicated beauty of this Spanish-flavored song offers younger singers a chance to develop a sense a phrasing and tone. From the animated film The Book of Life this sweet song describes the feelings of the two main characters Manoloand Maria.

Linda Perry's hit single arranged for Upper Voices (SSA) and Piano by Hywel Davies.

Uses: CommunionScripture: Psalm 34:8; Matthew 26:26-28; I Corinthians 11:23-25This folk ballad speaks of reconciliation and renewal. At the table of the Lord there is a welcome place and this communion song reminds usof our true home in the grace of Christ. Written in a singer/songwriter style the verses have a very personal spirit and the chorus opens up to a memorable corporate expression. The middle section utilizes words from a well-loved hymn and thenreturns to the warmth of the chorus and its assuring message of hope. SAB for quick learning!

The title and text come from Dante Gabriel Rossetti and discuss the experience of d‚j… vu. The composer paints musical colors around Rossetti's words that are absolutely enticing. The melodic lines are lovely and the way they areintertwined harmonically is captivating.

From the duo A Great Big World with Christina Aguilera this emotional ballad immediately connects with the listener as the lyrics reflect on the break-up of a relationship through beautiful aching harmonies over a steady piano ostinato.

'On A Day When the Wind Is Perfect? is an uplifting affirmation of joy and beauty that the world affords every day to the eyes and heart that are opened to perceive and receive it. The poem and music describe the feeling of everything in life flowing with the ease of a boat propelled to glide effortlessly over the water by the wind that fills its sails. The work compares the human eyes and heart to the life giving sun, and the breeze that fills the sails of a boat to the inspiration that fills the soul, leading the body to ecstatic dancing and drumming. Finally, it compares the opening of the sails by the wind to the opening of the heart by love, which is always available at every moment. / Choeur SSA

A signature song by Prince and the lead single from his 1984 album Purple Rain it was a worldwide hit and his first American #1 single topping the charts for five weeks. Ranked #52 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time it is also included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.