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.
For each title on this page a link is included to a YouTube video where you
can preview the entire score while listening to a recording.
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.
Individual rounds, with their locations on the audio track, are listed below.
Autumn 0:00
Winter 1:08
Spring 2:38
Summer 3:50
Read more about A-Round the Seasons
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Recording by First Readings Project - J. David Moore, conductor
SPOOK WALK
Level: 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-like ostinato that young children will have fun with. Basically, it is 2 parts--girls and boys--with very minimal divisi in the girls' part.
Also available in a version for beginning band.
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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 PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
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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Recording by First Readings Project - J. David Moore, conductor