Accessible pieces for amateur choirs from forum composers that I have liked
  • liampmcdonough
    Posts: 297
    These are some of the pieces by Forum composers that I have pulled over the years and have found to be fairly accessible and flexible for amateur choirs. We have used most of them and found them effective.

    I just thought it could be fun to repost them here together.

    I have about 12-16 voices at a time in the choir, am am short on men's voices. The split is usually 4-5 men out of those numbers. All voices are amateur, with occasional use of a women's section leader. Everyone learns by ear; there are no strong sight readers.

    Patricia Warren/Kathleen Pluth
    Jesus, Walking to His City

    ServiamScores
    Improperium Expectavit/ My Heart Expected https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVWQj2u5FPo
    Take Up Thy Cross https://youtu.be/JUSsPlphtp4
    Ecce Virgo Concipiet https://youtu.be/ZOkmutvcOJ4

    Richard Rice
    Easter Alleluia

    Drake
    Oculus Non Vidit
    Jesu Dulcis Memoria

    Giffen
    Gustate et Videte

    Christopher Garton-Zavesky
    Jesu Dulcis Memoria

    Heath Morber
    Gustate et Videte

    Jeffrey Quick
    Ave Maria

    Liam McDonough
    Humbly I Adore Thee
    Ave Verum Corpus
    Verily, Verily
    O Sacrum Convivium
    Veni Creator
    Attende Domine


    Jesus Walkiing to His City SAMen.pdf
    82K
    Alleluia SAB R Rice.pdf
    69K
    Oculus Non Vidit SATB Drake.pdf
    107K
    Gustate et Videte SAB Giffen.pdf
    117K
    Jesu Dulcis Memoria SATB homophonic.pdf
    61K
    Jesu Dulcis Memoria- SAB CGZ.pdf
    66K
    Taste and See.pdf
    180K
    QuickAveMar.pdf
    64K
    O Sacrum Convivium Latin Verses SATB McDonough.pdf
    67K
    O_Sacrum_Convivium Latin verses.pdf
    67K
    Verily Verily SAB.pdf
    70K
    Ave Verum Corpus SAB.pdf
    65K
    Humbly I Adore Thee_Liam McDonough.pdf
    51K
    The Lent Prose - McD (1).pdf
    57K
    Thanked by 11Joseph Michael PhilipPowell CHGiffen Chris Garton-Zavesky ServiamScores sdtalley3 tomjaw StimsonInRehab francis Jeffrey Quick Patricia Cecilia
  • Chris Garton-Zavesky
    Posts: 6,902
    Liam,

    Thank you for posting these pieces together.

    Just FYI, the Jesu Dulcis , at the request of my son (who was leading the choir at TAC at the time) exists with all the verses and an Amen tacked on for good measure.
    Thanked by 2ServiamScores tomjaw
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