Main Menu ⇧
MPV Spring 2022 - 60th
The composer pulls out all the stops on this gospel piece. The piano part soars; the tenor soloist dramatically rises above the choir. Enjoy this long-time favorite!
The powerful finale from the movie has thoughtful and introspective lyrics that erupt into a full-out declaration and commitment to live life from the right perspective. This important truth is one that
Originally commissioned by the ACDA, Walker's setting of the E.E. Cummings poem has long been popular on the festival circuit for treble and mixed choirs. An additional voicing for tenor-bass choirs is now
The romantic style of this setting is lush, expressive, and perfectly fashioned for the text. "If music be the food of love, sing on, sing on, sing on till I am filled with joy..." The work is a superior
The driving accompaniment, rhythmic and rich choral writing, and textures combine with an inspirational text by William Ernest Henley of overcoming all obstacles. "I am the master of my fate, I am the
Mata del anima sola has two distinct sections: one slow and meditative, and the other very quick and rhythmic based on a combined 3/4 and 6/8 meter which is characteristic of a dance called joropo.
Written in isiZulu, this work is a message to the world that it is only through love that we can conquer the barriers that stand between us. Beautiful and accessible, this is a moving work especially
The spectacular opening movement from Carl Orff's masterwork Carmina Burana in a performing edition for SATB and piano. A fabulous opener or closer for mixed choirs from high school and up.
"Sure on this shining night of starmade shadows round, kindness must watch for me this side the ground..." In this third movement of his song cycle Nocturnes, Morten Lauridsen's flowing music
This original work with music by Mary McDonald and words by Rose Aspinall was inspired by Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech from March 1963. With powerful vocal moments and a soaring
Harry Belafonte cowrote and recorded this feel-good Jamaican-style piece which is based on the idea that humanity is derived from the three basic elements: fire, water and earth. Set in simple 5/4 meter,
The demigod Maui teaches Moana how to become a wayfinder like the ancestors who sailed before her in this epic song from Disney's "Moana." Your singers will thrill to its rich choral harmonies, echoing