Texas UIL Choral Mixed Grade 5

This opening chorus from Smetana's most beloved folk opera is filled with the popular spirit, sounds and rhythms of Czech folk music. The effervescence of the music and the camaraderie of the villagers -

From Three Motets for Unaccompanied Choirs, this work for SSATBB voices is a strong contest/festival selection for mature choirs.

From Handel's first English masterwork, "Acis and Galatea," this lively chorus offers singers valuable experience in working with and performing Baroque melismas. The music is cheerful and colorful,

Royal Canadian Air Force pilot John Magee wrote his popular poem High Flight when he was 19 years old. In the poem, he describes the delirious feeling of wheeling and soaring, and an intimate

This beautiful text by Canadian poet Bliss Carman speaks to themes of peace, thankfulness and humility. The texture is mostly homophonic with brief sections of divisi to illuminate colors and images in the

This choral classic sings vibrantly through rapid meter changes with a romantic text celebrating the joys of young love. It continues to be a favorite with contest and festival choirs.