Texas UIL Choral Tenor/Bass Grade 3

Highly rhythmic in both accompaniment and voices with independent vocal lines, this work simply radiates energy with a message of hope and empowerment: "To the stars through difficulties, look upward, move

Commissioned for a premiere performance at the Texas Music Educators Association 2000 convention, Joseph Martin's Come to the Music is alive and electric with driving rhythm, memorable melodies,

This original work for tenor-bass choirs explores where courage is found. "Where is a brave man born? ... Or learn to stand for truth and truth alone?" High tessitura, strong harmonic writing, and a

A longtime standard for tenor-bass choirs, this original concert work in neoclassical style with a Latin text and optional string quartet is an excellent teaching piece as well as a very effective

This lively sacred concert opener has a syncopated rhythmic feel that is truly uplifting! The four-hand piano accompaniment is essential to creating the desired effect. "O sing to the Lord, you saints of

Once the gospel swing gets started, it just never lets up in this powerful selection that is a dynamic musical statement for today's choirs. Its 9/8 meter coupled with an expressive, hopeful text is

The beloved Latin text is set in an elegantly simple texture with conservative ranges. Straightforward rhythms and moments of release create a tapestry of sound that surrounds the chant line. In a variety

This setting of the Israeli folk song offers developing tenor-bass choirs a different take on the classic round. It offers rhythmic challenges and mixed meters along with some chromatic maneuverings