Choral Choir,Choral,SSAA Chorus - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1416963 By Janelle Monae. By Charles D. Joseph Ii, Janelle Monae Robinson, Jon Webb, Kellis Earl Parker Jr., and Nathaniel Irvin III. Arranged by Alison Dozier. A Cappella. 11 pages. A.N.D. #998552. Published by A.N.D. (A0.1416963). This treble a cappella arrangement of the last song on Janelle Monae's Dirty Computer album embraces the duality of loving our country and critiquing it's injustices. The arrangement was created for an LGBTQ+ ensemble and seeks to challenge mysogyny and racism. Woven into the original song are themes from America the Beautiful set in a minor key to evoke the imperfection of a nation and it's citizens that continue to strive for equity. Nods to his purple majesty are included to honor his collaboration on the album.

SSAA choir unaccompanied - Moderately Difficult - Digital Download SKU: MQ.8905-E Composed by Frank Ferko. 9 pages. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #8905-E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.8905-E). English.Commissioned by Christopher Watson, conductor of the Trinity College Choir, Melbourne, for the ensemble's U.S. concert tour in 2020. This minor-mode lullaby is set in close harmonies which amplify its dual nature: sometimes soothing, sometimes a bit ominous.

Choral Choir,Choral,SSAA Chorus - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1487532 Composed by Marina Quintanilla. Contemporary,Contest,Festival. 24 pages. Rising Tide Music Press #1064479. Published by Rising Tide Music Press (A0.1487532). Poem by Sara Teasdalefor SSAA chorus + piano (accompaniment + vocal reduction)Commissioned by the American Choral Directors Association as part of The New Canon Project.From the composer:Inspired by her travels, Vignettes Overseas is a collection of poems published in Sara Teasdale's massively successful book of poems, Rivers to the Sea. Written during a time where women's voices were often silenced, and just one year after her marriage, Night Song at Amalfi vibrantly illustrates the stuggle to be a woman in a society that expected women to be submissive, and the stark reality that she andmany other women faced.While women's rights have made great strides over the years, women and other minority groups still stuggle to have their voices heard. This song is for all of them.This piece was commissioned by the New Canon Project, a partnership between the American Choral Directors Association, the American String Teachers Association, and Rising Tide Music Press, with support of the Sphinx Venture Fund. This piece is written for school-aged groups, but is accessible to choirs of all levels and challenges the choir with part independence and modal writing. This piece starts out very open and celestial, then turns dark as the reality of unending silence setsin. There is hope, but also anger, confusion, and numbness. - Marina Quintanilla

Choral Choir,Choral,SSAA Chorus - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1487529 Composed by Marina Quintanilla. Contemporary,Contest,Festival. 15 pages. Rising Tide Music Press #1064475. Published by Rising Tide Music Press (A0.1487529). Poem by Sara Teasdalefor SSAA chorus + pianoCommissioned by the American Choral Directors Association as part of The New Canon Project.From the composer:Inspired by her travels, Vignettes Overseas is a collection of poems published in Sara Teasdale's massively successful book of poems, Rivers to the Sea. Written during a time where women's voices were often silenced, and just one year after her marriage, Night Song at Amalfi vibrantly illustrates the stuggle to be a woman in a society that expected women to be submissive, and the stark reality that she andmany other women faced.While women's rights have made great strides over the years, women and other minority groups still stuggle to have their voices heard. This song is for all of them.This piece was commissioned by the New Canon Project, a partnership between the American Choral Directors Association, the American String Teachers Association, and Rising Tide Music Press, with support of the Sphinx Venture Fund. This piece is written for school-aged groups, but is accessible to choirs of all levels and challenges the choir with part independence and modal writing. This piece starts out very open and celestial, then turns dark as the reality of unending silence setsin. There is hope, but also anger, confusion, and numbness. -Marina Quintanilla.

SSAA choir and piano - Digital Download SKU: MQ.6814-E Composed by Gwyneth W. Walker. African American Heritage. 16 pages. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #6814-E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.6814-E). English.Harlem Night Song is infused with the language of blues: mixed major and minor tonalities, a gentle tempo, humming. The music is also nocturnal and atmospheric. The chorus sings I love you, as if calling back and forth across the Harlem rooftops. A change of pace follows in the middle of the piece: Down in the street, a band is playing... Scat singing, percussive vocal effects and random patterns of I love you bring this work to a close.