Texas UIL Choral Mixed Grade 3

A wide array of musical moods and artful contrasts are represented in this dynamic festival or concert selection. A striking minor theme opens the piece, enhanced by percussive handclaps. In the middle

Composed at the height of the pandemic, this piece speaks to one of the highest functions of art - to transmute sorrow into something useful and beautiful. Yeats is a famous poet whose words have many

This energetic and fun a cappella Easter spiritual is well written and full of character. A call-and-response section between the tenor soloist and choir is paired with layered independent melodies that

Subtle shifts in dynamics and tempo frame this serene a cappella setting of the Latin Dona nobis pacem. Alternating between Latin and English, this accessible setting features cluster chords,

This very accessible piece pairs a beautifully written vocal and piano score with the Langston Hughes poem that warns us to "Hold fast to dreams... for when dreams go, life is a barren field frozen with

An exuberant setting of a traditional Latin text that would make a dynamic concert or festival opener! Contemporary, syncopated choral harmonies, shifting meter and a driving piano accompaniment set the

Here's an original madrigal that's an excellent teaching piece for developing mixed or treble choirs. Independent vocal lines, terraced dynamics, and a joyful music-themed text make it an appealing concert

Punctuated by handclaps and a rhythmic mixed meter setting, this dynamic original would make a fantastic opening number or festival selection. With a school-friendly Latin text, and a contrasting lyrical

"Sing out a jubilant, joyful new song!" Latin text is interspersed with English text in this upbeat original that will make a dynamic concert opener or festival selection for developing choirs. A

Flexibly voiced for SATB or SAB, this setting of the traditional English melody is expressive and accessible. With rich voicing in comfortable ranges, the arrangement lends itself to focus on choral balance

Though there are numerous settings of this Lord Byron text, this fresh work is melodically beautiful and enhanced with harmonically appropriate support and imitative textures. High school ensembles will

A triumphant unison choral fanfare beckons one and all to arise and sing at the start of this concert or festival opener. A contrasting chant-like middle section begins on a brief Latin text, but

A celebratory, highly rhythmic composition. The Swahili title means "We are one" - meaning all human beings have much in common. The energetic djembe sets the tone, the piano adds its own rhythmic design,

"All out on the old railroad, all out on the sea...as far as I could see...swing and turn, Jubilee!" This invigorating Appalachian folk selection musically generates vivid images of American westward

This selection presents lovely Celtic blessing music from three countries in the British Isles: Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. These short a cappella anthems will be useful throughout the church year.

These two a cappella settings of traditional blessings from Ireland will warm your heart. The straightforward chorale-style rendering, with its lovely harmonies, puts the focus clearly on the text, while

A triumphant Mozart masterwork for today's choirs! This joyful opera finale opens and closes with a boisterous choral fanfare that features a brief, expressive vocal duet in the middle. The text is in

This setting of the well-known Elizabethan poem utilizes contemporary harmonies and a tightly knit choral fabric to exude the emotions of the text. River-themed ostinati and cascading sixteenth notes in the

"Why does the willow weep? What secrets does she keep? Is there a broken heart beating beneath the bark, hidden in the dark?"  Vividly poetic, with sweeping melodic and harmonic textures, this is a

Contemporary harmonies, cool syncopations in the vocal parts, and a rhythmically supportive accompaniment grace Victor C. Johnson's high energy setting of this favorite spiritual. This work is a marvelous