Somebody's Knockin' at Your Door. Spirituals are an important part of the educational canon for young singers, and they serve as a powerful reminder of the enduring cultural importance of the African American musical tradition. This unison/2-Part setting offers aplayful sense of urgency as well as alternate lyrics for church and

Michael Hurd. An enormously fun pop cantata for narrator unison voices (with divisions) and easy piano with guitar chord symbols. The work is divided into six sections opening with a lively description of Samson himself. It explains his enormous strength and outlines his prowess on the field of battle. Highlights of the cantata include the scene in a barber’s shop with a background of snipping scissors. This is followed by a splendid music-hall song in which the whole audience can join! The finale describes the Philistine’s party - set as a square dance - at the end of which Samson pulls down the whole building! 10 mins.

Unison and keyboardWritten by a celebrated arranger and composer of popular classic Holy Moses this lively and inspiring cantata is a pageant of Christmas past and present - including 'An Elizabethan Christmas Present' 'Mysterious Handel' 'Mozart's Mince Pies' 'A Victorian Cockney's Lament' and 'Christmas Rapping'. Stuffed full of memorable tunes it ends with a rumbustuous 'Christmas Dinner'. Christmas Through the Ages lasting approximately 20 minutes was composed for Tring School and its simple yet colourful accompaniment can be imaginatively adapted to a wide variety of electronic or acoustic resources. There are many possibilities forcross-curriculum work with the chance to perform in period costume that will prove hard to resist!

Whether for classroom sing-alongs adult community sings choral concerts or just riding in the car this Step One of the SING WITH US songbooks is an invaluable resource. Composer and song leader Nick Page who has led group sings and workshops at MENC ACDA AOSA and other conferences for many years has assembled this multicultural set of 28 easy and fun sing-along songs for all ages. The collection begins with Echo songs that are easy but with a simple challenge reinforcing Nick's belief that the first step in getting people of all ages to sing along is to make them better listeners. Along with this Nick encourages using lots of emotion particularly joy. TheCall and Response songs and the unison songs that follow offer well known gems as well as easy to learn new songs that can be sung in Unison or with harmony. Nick provides invaluable cultural information as well as essential tips for making the songs come alive. Reproducible lyric sheets are also included. Nick Page has received rave reviews for his SINGS and many workshops throughout North America and Europe. In addition to his song leading Nick is a choral composer with over fifty published works including Sing and Shine On and Music as a Way of Knowing that are very popular with music teachers and choral musicians. Singing is an act of compassion; we make the world a better place through our singing.

New edition 2011-Separate part - cantor and congregation part - Cantor Congregation (Unison or SAATB) and Organ.MacMillan's popular congregational mass setting updated with the text of the new English translation released in 2010. A major addition is the inclusion of a newly composed setting of the Gloria. Suitable for congregational use with or without choir. All ability levels.The setting contains the following movements:KyrieGloriaSanctusAcclamations 1 2 & 3Great AmenAgnus Dei

A part of Sabbath liturgy which speaks of the covenant between God and the people of Israel to keep the Sabbath. This setting by Finkelstein is a bright and refreshing dialogue between cantor or soloist and congregation. It canalso be sung antiphonally by 2 groups. Text from Exodus 31:16 17

Tim Knight composed his setting of Magnificat And Nunc Dimittis for a small Choir at a London church however it has since been taken up by many others.This set of evening canticles can be used by upper or unison Voices and is written in a range that makes it accessible and quickly learnable by all Choirs.The enterprising Choral director will of course find ways to share the music amongst upper and lower voices. The pieces are approachable and accessible and have been used in workshops by the RSCM Northern area.

Congregation Part-Norman Dello Joio's Mass In The Honour Of The Blessed Virgin Mary for Cantor Congregation and Three-part Choir with Organ (and optional Brass) accompaniment. Part for Cantor and Congregation.

Michael Flanders and Joseph Horovitz. This popular work for unison or two-part voices and piano with optional bass and drums opens with a splendid storm above which God can be heard muttering about the irritations he finds with mankind. Following the Old Testament story God then instructs Noah how to build the ark and select animals. In a profusion of fine solos and lively choruses we learn about the difficulty of living under hatches and the eventual drying-out of the world. Suggestions for vocal solos given in the score. Ideas for semi-dramatic effects or stagings suggest themselves. 26 mins.

A wonderful suite of six seasonal songs for Christmas time for Unison Children’s voices with an optional second part. These bright and festive pieces for children by Betty Roe with words by Jean Kenward are ideal for Christmas shows performances and recitals and they can be sung individually or as part of a set.

This is the key by Alan Bullard for unison voices with optional second part and Piano.This is the key is a dramatic narrative piece perfect for children's and youth choirs. It can be sung in unison throughout or the score contains options for two parts sometimes singing alternating phrases and at other times singing together in two-part harmony. Sections in different tempos and keys create a variety of moods and the continuous piano part features running quavers a rhythmic bass line and shimmering spread chords.