Eastern Division R & S

High School Choirs

Chairperson:  William Pappazisis

Bill Pappazisis is Director of Fine and Performing Arts for the Belmont, MA Public Schools. He has taught courses in choral methods and materials at Boston University and Central Connecticut State University.  Bill has served as MA HS R&S Chair, President of MA ACDA, and is in his second term as ED HS R&S Chair. Belmont HS, 221 Concord Avenue, Belmont, MA 02478. Tel-617.993.5990, Fax-617.993.5849  wpappazisis@belmont.k12.ma.us

Welcome to the Eastern Division High School R&S webpage.

Our goal is to provide you with a variety of resources, that include repertoire, materials, teaching strategies, and vocal and choral techniques that will assist you in developing and enhancing your school choral program. Repertoire lists and resources will be updated on a regular basis.

MUSIC FOR DEVELOPING CHORAL PROGRAMS
AND STANDARD MUSIC FOR EVERY CHORAL LIBRARY

Below is just the beginning of a repertoire list of a list of pieces for developing choral programs, as well as selections that will serve as great resources for every high school choral library.  They are all tried-and-true pieces by well established composers, arrangers and editors- of course, there are hundreds of others.  As we continue to develop our Eastern Division online High School resources, this list will be expanding.  Let us know if you have any suggestions!

Title	Composer/Arranger	Voicing	Publisher
Alleluia Ascendit Deus	Pietro Paulo Bencini, ed. James Laster	SA w/piano	Treble Clef Music TC-210
Medieval Gloria	Vijay Singh	SA a cappella(also available TB)	Alfred Music Publishing OCT9615
How Lovely Are the Messengers	Felix Mendelssohn, arr. Russell Robinson	SAB w/piano(SATB original)	Alfred Music Publishing 33064
Precious Lord, Take My Hand	Roy Ringwald	SATB/a cappella	Shawnee Press 35017399
Set Me As A Seal	Renee Clausen	SATB a cappella	Shawnee Press 35019488
Sing Unto God from Judas Maccabeus	G. F. Handel, ed.  Condie	SATB w/piano	Carl Fischer CM7414
Little David Play On Your Harp	arr. Rollo Dilworth	SATB w/piano	Hal Leonard 08749819
Ehre Sei dir Christe	Heinrich Schutz, ed. Michaels	SATB a cappella	Hal Leonard 08596787
The Seal Lullaby	Eric Whitacre	SATB w/piano	Hal Leonard 08749149
Sing Me To Heaven	Daniel Gawthrop	SATB a cappella	Dunstan House 8020-9101
Irish Blessing	Joyce Eilers-Bacak	SATB a cappella	Hal Leonard 40209114
Banquet Fugue	John Rutter w/piano	SATB	Hinshaw Music HMC759
Salmo 150	Eranani Aguiar	SATB a cappella	Earthsongs S-40
Al Shlosha D'Varim	Alan Naplan	SATB w/piano	Boosey & Hawkes MO51479283
Erev Shel Shoshanim	Jack Klebanow	SATB w/piano	Coro MIX-1006
Musick's Empire	Lloyd Pfautsch	SATB	Alfred Music Publishing LG51418
Three Madrigals	Emma Lou Diemer	SATB w/piano	Carl Fischer CM7799
A Cappella Singer	H. Clough-Leighter(collection of madrigals for SATB choirs)	SATB  a cappella	E. C. Schirmer 1682
A-Zing-A-Za	arr. Mary Goetze	SSA w/piano	Boosey & Hawkes 48004083
Bound For The Promised Land	Emily Crocker	TBB a cappella	Hal Leonard 08703153
Vive L'Amour	Alice Parker & Robert ShawShaw	TTBB a cappella	Alfred Music Publishing LG51026

Repertoire list - 2010 Eastern Division Conference reading sessions:

Title	Composer/Arranger	Voicing	Publisher
Ave Verum Corpus	William Byrd; ed. Gerald Custer	SATB a cappella	GIA G-6523
Blest By Everything	David Brunner	SATB	Boosey & Hawkes/ Hal Leonard 48019690
Ching-A-Ring-Chaw	Aaron Copland; arr. Irving Fine	SATB w/piano	Boosey & Hawkes/ Hal Leonard 48003285
Choose Something Like a Star	Randall Thompson	SATB w/piano	E.C. Schirmer 2487
Dide ta Deo	Uzee Brown, Jr.	SATB a cappella w/percussion	Roger Dean/Lorenz  15/1669R
Doraji	Arr. Audrey Snyder	3-Part (any combination)	Hal Leonard 08749932
Ecco Mormorar L’Onde	Claudio Monteverdi; ed. Joan Catoni Conlon	SSATB a cappella	Alliance Music Publications  AMP 0368
Flower of Beauty	John Clements	SATB a cappella	Galaxy Music 1.5024
Joyful Bah da-Bah	Greg Gilpin	SAB a cappella	Carl Fischer
Kyrie Eleison from ‘Missa Secunda’	Hans Leo Hassler; ed. John Leavitt	SATB a cappella	Hal Leonard 08596783
Little David Play on Your Harp	arr. John Leavitt	SAB (SATB and 2-Part also)	Shawnee Press D0751
My Lord, What A Mornin’	Harry T. Burleigh	SATB a cappella	Alfred  FC412
I Once Had A Dream	John Purifoy	SATB	Hal Leonard 08749582
Sound the Trumpet	Henry Purcell; arr. Earlene Rentz	3-Part Mixed	Lorenz 15/2230H
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day	John Gardner	SATB w/piano and optional percussion	Oxford University Press
Travelin’ Train	Rollo Dilworth	SATB w/piano (SSAA and TTBB also)	Hal Leonard 08749563

NATIONAL AND OTHER DIVISION REPERTOIRE LISTS
Sr. High School R&S Repertoire Lists | American Choral Directors Association

SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Developing adolescent/teen voices:

• DVD's
  • Choral Conducting/Teaching - Real World Strategies for Success by Sandra Snow; GIA pub. (great section on young women's voices)
  • The Boy's Changing Voice - Take the High Road by Henry Leck; Hal Leonard pub.
  • Working with Male Voices by Jerry Blackstone; Santa Barbara pub.
• Books
  • Choir Builders by Rollo Dilworth; Hal Leonard pub.
  • Teaching Kids to Sing by Kenneth H. Phillips; Schirmer/Thompson, pub. (excellent resource for instrumentalists with limited vocal/choral experience)
  • The Perfect Blend by Timothy Seelig; Shawnee Press, pub.
    
• Articles
  
  • Vocal Training in Chorus by Robert Russell, University of Southern Maine
    

Choral Methods

• Creating Artistry Through Choral Excellence by Henry Leck; Hal Leonard pub.
• Directing the Choral Music Program by Kenneth H. Phillips; Oxford University Press
• Teaching Music Through Performance in Choir, Vols. I and II by Frank Abrahams, Anton E. Armstrong, Joseph Flummerfelt, Graeme Morton and Weston H. Noble; GIA pub. (CD recordings of the repertoire also available)
• The School Choral Program by Michele Holt and James Jordan; GIA pub.

Web Resources

• www.choralnet.org  (comprehensive network providing forums, online communities, repertoire, resources and the latest news and trends in choral music)
• www.cpdl.org  (resource for choral music in the public domain)

Last revised July 14, 2011