Chorus - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PO-0003612 Ask Me to Sing - 2-Part. Composed by Jay Althouse and Sally K. Albrecht. Secular Choral. 9 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PO-0003612. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PO-0003612). UPC: 038081510934.Ask me to sing, and I'll give you a part of my soul. Ask me to sing, and I feel happy and hopeful and whole. Powerful as an opener, closer, or for a combined choir concert, this inspirational contemporary musical-theater-style choral opens simply and builds to an exquisite finish. Don't miss the choreography on the Step One! DVD and at alfred.com/video.Closer; Concert/Contest; Opener; Recorded Acc. Available.

Choral Choir (SA) - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.963847 Composed by Amy Morales. Christian,Graduation,Sacred. Octavo. 4 pages. Amy J Morales #6434487. Published by Amy J Morales (A0.963847). Ask in Faith for solo, or two part ensemble. Lyrics: My path and future stand before me, Uncertain of what the years may hold. Yet I am clinging to the promises of God.I give to Him complete control.Ask in faith, with nothing wavering. Set your mind on things above.Ask in faith for God to guide you For then you'll see His grace and love. For then you'll see His grace and love. The time has come to seek His wisdomTo call on Him for every need, For when we give to Him our burdens, We'll see that He will intercede. Ask in faith, with nothing wavering. Set your mind on things above.Ask in faith for God to guide you For then you'll see His grace and love. For then you'll see His grace and love. 

Choral Choir (2-Part) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1274041 Composed by James Shubert. Arranged by Jim Shubert. Christian,Praise & Worship,Religious,Sacred,Spiritual. Octavo. 3 pages. James W. Shubert #866176. Published by James W. Shubert (A0.1274041). 2 part (treble/bass clef voices) with piano accompaniment.  Intermediate Level.  A quiet, introspective appraisal of our relationship with The Father.  Your singers will not have any problems with range;  but the simplicity of the piece tends to hide the difficulties within.

Choral Choir (SA) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.873030 Composed by Sally Whitwell. Contemporary. Octavo. 12 pages. Sally Whitwell #3869009. Published by Sally Whitwell (A0.873030). Composer’s Note - Growing into meOn a particularly blustery Winter's day, I went to the National Arboretum in my home town of Canberra, Australia, with a bunch of very lovely kids from the Woden Valley Youth Choir (WVYC). Their director Alpha Gregory had asked me to come and do a composition workshop with the kids, to which I had replied with an enthusiastic YES!.I'd done this kind of thing with WVYC before, but this time around I wanted to take it somehow to the next level, to give the piece a real sense of place, a specific and experiential connection to the local community or landscape, and the Arboretum seemed a natural choice for me for an inspirational excursion. I had a family connection to it myself at the time, my cousin Emma worked there and was very passionate about it. Also, it is an outdoorsy kind of place and I have such fond memories of outdoorsy exploratory kinds of activities filling my entire childhood, a very typically Canberran thing. I'm sure the WVYC kids have a similar experience and I hope they know how lucky they are!So we put on our winter coats and scarves and hiked up the mountain, being sure to not only look at what was there, but also to listen, to touch, to smell. It was truly a multi sensory experience. Then we all went down to a local church hall and talked about what we saw and heard and smelt and the kids were just bursting with wonderful ideas for our new song. I've incorporated as many of their ideas as possible into the completed product, as well as my own over-arching theme; the oldest of the trees at the National Arboretum are only a couple of years older than some of the children in the group, so it seemed a nice parallel to make, their growing up alongside each other. It is my hope that the writing of this piece bonds these children to this important and magical place, so ripe with possibility, and that the connection is a lasting and meaningful one for them. It certainly will be for me.-- Sally Whitwell

Choral Choir (SA) - Digital Download SKU: A0.873032 Composed by Sally Whitwell. Contemporary,Standards. Octavo. 6 pages. Sally Whitwell #3869015. Published by Sally Whitwell (A0.873032). Composer’s Note - DaybreakDuring the Winter of 2016, I journeyed to my hometown Canberra for a job interview and audition. It was for the head of the new Music Academy at Canberra Girls Grammar School, my old school. Which was kind of weird. As part of my specifically designed interview/audition experience, I was required to run a composition workshop, and this song D​aybreak ​is the result of that.It was an odd experience to return to the scenes of my youth, to see how much everything had changed. So many new buildings, so many of the old buildings repurposed, so many more opportunities afforded to the girls at the school now than we could ever have dreamed in the late 80s and early 90s. It was pretty early in the morning when I arrived, the winter mist just beginning to clear to one of those perfect sunny cold Canberra days. The school is directly down the road from Parliament House, and as the mist cleared to reveal that magnificent flagpole above the treetops surrounding the school, I decided that the joy and optimism of a new day would be the perfect subject for our composing collaboration.The girls were very generous with their ideas. The song was finished within a few days and I sent it back to the school. I ​think​ they liked it? It was hard to tell from their response. I didn’t get the job. (No surprise to me, as I have almost never been successful at auditions and job interviews. Fortunately people just know my work, ask me to do stuff, and I just say yes. Haha.) But I’m a big believer in creativity as a way of healing. I still really like our song we wrote, those lovely girls and I, so I am releasing it into the wild.

Choral Choir (SA) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.873031 Composed by Sally Whitwell. Contemporary,Standards. Octavo. 7 pages. Sally Whitwell #3869011. Published by Sally Whitwell (A0.873031). Composer’s Note - Treasure ChestI w​as commissioned by the Canberra International Music Festival in 2016 to write a work for children’s chorus. The concert was a Mothers’ Day event, sponsored by a couple of local boutique chocolatiers, so the works on the program were all chocolate and coffee themed, including J S Bach’s Coffee Cantata and a bunch of songs from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The festival’s Artistic Director Roland Peelman asked me if I could write a new piece on this theme.So I got thinking about chocolate and about Mothers’ Day and about how when you’re a little kid and have no earnings, you still give your mum a present for her special day (that is, your dad pays for it and you sign the card!). And if it’s chocolate, you might give her ​your​ favourite chocolate instead of ​hers,​ and all you are really waiting for is for her to offer you one. When I was a child, I always used to think of chocolate boxes as treasure chests, full of shining precious things only consumed on very special occasions. Because they were such a rarity, you really had to savour each sweet taste and gooey texture. I​ â€™m sure from this song, you’ll be able to tell that I am a big sweet tooth!-- Sally Whitwell

Choral Choir (TB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1201638 By Bruno Mars. By Albert Winkler, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars, Jeff Bhasker, and Philip Lawrence. Arranged by Michael Hark. Chamber,Contemporary,Hip-Hop,Pop,R & B,Singer/Songwriter. Octavo. 12 pages. Michael Hark #800251. Published by Michael Hark (A0.1201638). Men's Tenor, Baritone, and Bass arrangement of Bruno Mar's Talking To The Moon with Piano, male solo, and optional solo parts. This arrangement expands on some of the ideas of the original piece by changing a few lyrics for dramatic emphasis and restructuring the end of the bridge to reflect the energy of typical choral show groups. This piece is written ideally for a smaller bass voice ensemble but could be done with a larger group by adjusting the optional solo parts. The most important aspect of this piece is how expressive the lyrics and story become through the amplified musical motifs. Focus on creating powerful legato phrases and blending all voices to feel fluid. This piece is the first arrangement I have ever published and I hope you enjoy the changes I've made as much as I do! If you have any questions about the piece, please contact me.

Choral Choir (2-Part) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1099392 Composed by Sally Whitwell. Children,Classical,Instructional. Octavo. 9 pages. Sally Whitwell #703279. Published by Sally Whitwell (A0.1099392). Do you want to build a rocket? was originally composed for a wonderful group of children I worked with at the Young Music Society Winter School in Canberra. The first day that I went in to meet them, I sat down with them on the floor and asked them what kind of performance they wanted to build. It was around the time that the Disney animated feature Frozen was very popular with kids. Or not, as it turns out, because one little boy’s hand shot up straight away and he said: “Tell you what I don’t wanna build: a stupid snowman!� He suggested we build a rocket instead. So that’s what we did. It’s a song about the wonder and curiosity we feel about the universe, of our desire to explore it, and of the determination and grit required to achieve that dream. It’s some very hard yards to build a rocket and to learn to fly it, but our dreams are always worth the work! I hope you have fun with this song. Teachers, I invite you to get as theatrical as you dare with it. In our original performance we had all these toy instruments, toy toolkits, and painted cardboard boxes. (So many boxes!). Let’s just say, if you think it’s gonna be ‘too much’, it’s probably exactly the right amount. Sally Whitwell August 2022.

Choral 2-Part Chorus,Choir,Choral - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1412968 Composed by John W. Fisher. Barbershop,Contemporary,Instructional. 2 pages. John Fisher #994968. Published by John Fisher (A0.1412968). When asked to sing for the Saint Andrew's Society of Fort Myers annual Robert Burns banquet, I was asked to especially perform Red, Red Rose. While rehearsing the Scottish arrangement, it occured to me that the words of Burns' immortal poem could be sung to the famous American tune- Let Me Call You Sweetheart.  So here is a barbershop harmony duet for a male and female singer that demonstrates my discovery.

Choral Choir (SA) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.761688 Composed by Debra E. Stempien and Gregory H. Turner. Children,Contemporary,Instructional,Standards. Octavo. 6 pages. Standard Time #6070293. Published by Standard Time (A0.761688). This setting of Robert Louis Stevenson's poem, The Wind, from A Child's Garden of Verses, is composed for two-part SA treble chorus with piano accompaniment. The extended tonal harmonies ask students to hear and resolve suspended and non-chord pitches within easily accessible thirds and sixths, while Part I can help develop range for the higher voices.  In terms of text, Stevenson’s poem provides mature lyrics for young musicians as well as an opportunity for cross-discipline literary learning.  A current and respected choral director who reviewed the piece referred to the piano accompaniment as fun to play and varied nicely.  In response to the piece as a whole, she also said, I do think the young choral world can use more challenging pieces..

Choral Choir,Choral (TB) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1318910 By Stephen DeCesare. By Stephen DeCesare. Christian,Christmas,Contemporary,Sacred,Spiritual. 7 pages. Exultet Music #907533. Published by Exultet Music (A0.1318910). Tender song for the Christmas season but especially for when the topic is about the Holy Family.  Based on Luke 2:49 Why were you looking for Me? He asked, Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?.  Scored for a 2-part choir (TB) with Piano accompaniment.  Accessible and appropriate for any church or concert setting.  An accompaniment track is also available.

Choral Choir,Choral (2-Part) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1318906 By Stephen DeCesare. By Stephen DeCesare. Christian,Christmas,Contemporary,Sacred,Spiritual. 7 pages. Exultet Music #907529. Published by Exultet Music (A0.1318906). Tender song for the Christmas season but especially for when the topic is about the Holy Family.  Based on Luke 2:49 Why were you looking for Me? He asked, Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?.  Scored for a 2-part choir (Part 1: High Voices (Sop. & Ten), Part 2: Low Voices (Alto & Bass) with Piano accompaniment.  Accessible and appropriate for any church or concert setting.  An accompaniment track is also available.

Choral Choir,Choral (2-Part) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1318908 By Stephen DeCesare. By Stephen DeCesare. Christian,Christmas,Contemporary,Sacred,Spiritual. 7 pages. Exultet Music #907531. Published by Exultet Music (A0.1318908). Tender song for the Christmas season but especially for when the topic is about the Holy Family.  Based on Luke 2:49 Why were you looking for Me? He asked, Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?.  Scored for a 2-part choir (Soprano and Tenor) with Piano accompaniment.  Accessible and appropriate for any church or concert setting.  An accompaniment track is also available.

Choral Choir,Choral (2-Part) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1318907 By Stephen DeCesare. By Stephen DeCesare. Christian,Christmas,Contemporary,Sacred,Spiritual. 7 pages. Exultet Music #907530. Published by Exultet Music (A0.1318907). Tender song for the Christmas season but especially for when the topic is about the Holy Family.  Based on Luke 2:49 Why were you looking for Me? He asked, Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?.  Scored for a 2-part choir (SA) with Piano accompaniment.  Accessible and appropriate for any church or concert setting.  An accompaniment track is also available.