Rayvon TJ Moore – 4-year College/University R&R Chair
Tis the Season (in August)! – Holiday Concert Ideas
Coventry Carol
- arr. B.E. Boykin
- Oxford University Press
- SATTB, SSAA, a cappella
A beautiful arrangement of a well-known carol with gorgeous harmonies! You can feature a soprano or baritone as the soloist. https://www.jwpepper.com/Coventry-Carol/11512318.item
Mary Had a Baby
- arr. Roland Carter
- Walton Music
- SATB, accompanied
This is an awesome arrangement of a traditional spiritual with a slow gospel feel! If you have a dynamite soloist, it’s a perfect piece.
https://www.jwpepper.com/Mary-Had-a-Baby/11374082.item
Snowflakes
- Seth Houston
- Santa Barbara Music Publishing
- SATB, accompanied w/flute and cello
A secular text by Longfellow is masterfully set by Seth. The piano accompaniment sets the scene of the falling snow, and the flute and cello add color to the already vivid imagery. Perfect for a winter theme!
https://www.jwpepper.com/Snowflakes/10276163.item
Hosanna to the Son of David
- Orlando Gibbons
- SSAATB, a cappella
This is a great piece by an English late Renaissance composer. It can help the singers find a good ensemble. Depending on your other programming, it could work as an opener. This is for you if you have more sopranos and altos than tenors and basses.
https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/9/95/Gibbons_Hosanna.pdf
Christmas is Coming
- Joel Raney
- Hope Publishing Company
There are various options for voicing; preference is given to the TTBB version. Accompanied w/drums, bass guitar, and handbells It’s a bop! Smooth jazz groove that includes a verse from the familiar carol, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel. Homophonic texture, mostly unison with some division, good for a non-auditioned tenor-bass choir. The audience will enjoy it, as well as the tenors and basses!
