CHILDREN'S CHOIR
The great majority of my choral music is of the sacred variety, written for various church choirs that I have either directed
or sung in. But when I went out of my teaching element (band) and took a one-year job as a middle school choir
director, I found a totally new source of inspiration. These pieces date from that year.
The J. W. Pepper link (ORDER MUSIC) for each Dacker publication includes a preview of the entire composition.
When you open the preview, the recording will play automatically. The recordings can also be heard at the
Sheet Music Plus link (DOWNLOAD MUSIC) and directly from this page. A full-length
preview and recording can also be seen/heard at the Score Exchange link at the
bottom of each description.
A-ROUND THE SEASONS
Grade: VE
Duration: 5:00
Price: $3.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
Children's Choir with Hand Chimes and/or Piano | Words by Composer PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
This is a short cycle of four modal rounds for children’s voices, each representing a season of the year. Two versions of each round are included: the basic round with an optional hand chime ostinato, and a 3-part Satie-inspired performance arrangement with piano accompaniment.
Separate rounds, with their locations on the audio track, are listed below.
Autumn 0:00
Winter 1:12
Spring 2:24
Summer 3:24
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SPOOK WALK
Grade: VE
Duration: 2:15
Price: $2.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
Children's Choir a cappella | Words by Composer PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
A Halloween novelty feature with a Jaws style ostinato that young children will have fun with. Basically it is 2 parts--girls and boys--with very minimal divisi in the girls' part.
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IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING
Grade: E
Duration: 2:00
Price: $2.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
Children's Choir with Piano | Words by Arranger
A fun 2-part arrangement of the famous tune from Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite no.1, with fanciful lyrics that tell of a long-ago mountain kingdom, where the resident elves would turn curious visitors into trees...if they didn't watch out.
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