Australian Choral Repertoire

Sponsored by ACCET and prepared by Simon Loveless and Mark O’Leary, Australian Choral Repertoire is a curated list of 264 of the best choral music pieces by Australian composers.

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Title	Composer	Arranger	Text	Voicing	Instrumentation	Publisher	Purchase from	Voicing category	Choir type	Difficulty	Keywords	Comments	Link	Endorsements from survey	Comments1	Comments2	Comments3	Comments4
A Big White Duck	Ben Van Tienen			SATB	Piano		http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/van-tienen-ben	Mixed Voices						1	Rhythmically, challenging work, with changing metres throughout. Lush harmonies and only homophonic vocal textures. Challenging piano accompaniment."
A Bush Carol	David Lawrence		Marguerite Shove	SATB	Piano	Allans	http://printmusic.com.au/	Mixed voices	Secondary / Community	Easy	Christmas	Similar in style and spirit to the better known carols by William James
A Company of Carols	Margaret Sutherland		Maie Casey / Joan Lindsay / Rosemary Dobson / Marnie Bassett	Unison / SATB	Piano	Australian Music Centre	http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/	Any	Secondary / Community	Easy - Moderate - Challenging	Christmas	A cycle of five carols on Australian texts, including the irreverent "Boy, We Follow A Star". Four of the movements are unison (or solo), and are approachable by most community or good school choirs (though probably not for a beginning primary choir) - "Babes and Angels" and "Asleep He Lies" are lyrical; while "Through The Dark Night" and "Boy We Follow A Star" are more spiky and chromatic. The SATB movement "The Oceans Clapped Their Hands" is a much more challenging piece suitable for a highly skilled chamber choir. Any of the movements can be performed as stand-alone selections, or a partial bracket (so a choir not ready for "The Oceans" could still tackle the remaining four movements).
A Farmer Went Trotting	Suzanne Palmer Holton			Unison	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Any
A Musical Jounrey	Glyn Lehmann			SA	Piano, hand percussion and xylophone	Song Library	http://songlibrary.net/	Upper voices	Primary					1	"Adapted from a commission for the 2010 Orff Schulwerk National Conference, this song introduces children to music from five different continents. Included are the drone of the dijeridoo, Indian vocal rhythms and body percussion. A great teaching tool about music from other cultures - and a fun performance piece"
A New Gondwana	Stephen Leek			SSAA	Unaccompanied		http://www.stephenleek.com	Upper voices				Recorded on 'New Light New Hope' by Gondwana Voices 2003
A Place By The River	Eddie Perfect	Kathryn Sadler		SATB	Piano		http://katesadler.com.au/a-m-katesongs.html	Mixed voices	Secondary / Community					1	"Contemporary feel. Beautiful words about the Yarra. Students found it challenging (middle bit) but loved it"
A Sea Change	Ian Jefferson			SA	Piano	Warners	http://printmusic.com.au/	Upper voices	Primary	Easy				1	"Anything by this guy is great for upper primary/middle school choirs"
A Song of the Republic	Noel Ancell		Henry Lawson	TTBB		The Vocal Consort	http://www.thevocalconsort.org.au/music	Male voices	Community	Challenging
Across the Dark (The Moron's Bark, Lonely Mother Earth, Us and A Big White Duck)	Ben van Tienen		Michael Leunig	SATB	Piano		http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/van-tienen-ben	Mixed voices				Recorded on 'Across the Dark' by Exaudi Youth Choir 2010
Advance Australia Fair		Mark O'Leary		SSA	Unaccompanied	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices
Agnus Dei	Stephen Leek			SSAA	Unaccompanied		http://www.stephenleek.com	Upper voices						1
An Outrageous Song	Ian Munro		Andy Griffiths	SA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices
Ancient City	Paul Jarman			SSA	Piano, strings	Mark O'Leary Music	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices	Primary / Secondary / Community	Easy - Moderate		From the cycle "Turn On The Open Sea". Recorded on 'New Light New Hope' by Gondwana Voices 2003		5	"Used for mass singing / large choir events. We sing a lot of pop/jazz but since we learned this students always request adding into performances"	"Great melodies & Harmonies, kids from primary through secondary loved these"	"Make a wonderful historical addition to any concert/program. Accessible & lush harmonies. Students always enjoy these songs"	"Beautiful song cycle for youth/childrens choirs with lots of contrast, lyrical melodies. Historical discussion points to connect with text"
Ancient City	Paul Jarman			SSAB	Piano, strings	Mark O'Leary Music	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Mixed voices	Secondary / Community	Easy - Moderate		From the cycle "Turn On The Open Sea"		3	"Used for mass singing / large choir events. We sing a lot of pop/jazz but since we learned this students always request adding into performances"	"Great melodies & Harmonies, kids from primary through secondary loved these"
Andy's Gone with Cattle	Colin Brumby			SATB		Allans	http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/workversion/brumby-colin-andy-s-gone-with-cattle/1387	Mixed voices	Community					1	"Henry Lawson poem, depicts the footfall of cattle. Long-standing favourite"
Andy's Gone with Cattle		Graeme Morton					http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/search?type=work&sort=alphaTitleSort&wfc%5B%5D=Graeme+Morton							1
Andy's Gone with Cattle		Mark Puddy					http://www.markpuddy.com/							1
As Joseph Was A Walking	Colin Brumby			SATB				Mixed voices	Community					1
At My Sleeping	Natalie Williams			SATB		Australian Music Centre	http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/	Mixed voices	Community		Sacred			1	"Anthem for the feast of St Michael and All Angels. A short anthem; voices are quite independent, with some close harmonies. Once choristers are confident in their parts, the repetitive text and slowly drifting harmonies slowly building to a climax is most effective."
Australian Sunrise	Frank Hutchens		J L Cuthbertson	SSA				Upper voices	Community					1	"Lovely descriptive piece and very acceptable for ladie's voices
Autumn Morning In Bunyip	Stefan Karpiniec			SATB	Piano		http://karpiniec.net/stefan/	Mixed voices	Community	Easy - Moderate				1	"4.5 minutes of very atmospheric, flowing 3/4 music based around the dominant. It takes a deal of concentration which brings great satisfaction to all concerned."
Bad Hair Day	Grant Ward			SA	Piano			Upper voices	Primary / Secondary					1	"Younger person's piece from a musical he's wirtten. A humorous, bouncy, dance like song with many puns about hair"
Bad Town	Ian Munro		Andy Griffiths	SA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices
Behold the Star	Heather Percy			SA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices	Primary	Easy
Ben Hall		Mark O'Leary		SSA		Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices				Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Mostly Australian Songs' 1995
Bilby	Sherelle Eyles			Unison or SA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices
Birdsongs	Stephen Leek			Unison / 2 part	Piano	Morton Music	http://printmusic.com.au/	Upper voices	Primary	Beginner
Black Swan Song	Stephen Leek			Unison	Piano		http://www.stephenleek.com	Any	Primary	Beginner				1	"This song has been part of the repertoire of the choir of 4-7 yr olds for the past 3 years. It is the first song requested to sing by the groups including new members"
Black Swana		Stephen Leek		SATB	Piano	Morton Music	http://printmusic.com.au/	Mixed voices	Community / Secondary	Moderate	Indigenous	Arrangement of a Torres Strait Island folksong
Born in a Stable	Suzanne Palmer Holton		Christina Rossetti	SSA	Harp or Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices
Botany Bay	Trad	Stephen Leek		SA		Morton Music	http://www.stephenleek.com	Upper voices	Primary / Secondary	Easy - Moderate		Not the standard folk tune, but a very singable original tune in (mostly) 7/8 time. Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Journeys' 2004
Botany Bay	Folk Song	Ian Harrison		SA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices
Bright Stars	Stephen Leek			SATB		Self published	http://www.stephenleek.com/	Mixed voices	Community	Challenging	Christmas	A fantasia based on the chorale tune How Brightly Shines The Morning Stars, wordlessly depicting the stars. Bookended by an aleatoric 'clouding' of the main theme
Bullocky-O		Graeme Morton					http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/search?type=work&sort=alphaTitleSort&wfc%5B%5D=Graeme+Morton							1
Bundle of Joy	Katy Abbott		Liz Ward	SATB		Australian Music Centre	http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/	Mixed voices	Community	Moderate - Challenging		A fun piece, very approachable for an experienced choir but not for beginners - requires a strong rhythmic sense, good intonation, and clear diction to tell the humorous/unsettling story. Features an aleatoric speech section
Bush Night Song	William James													1
Butterflying	Elena Kats-Chernin			SA	Piano			Upper voices	Primary / Secondary	Moderate		Recorded on 'Dreamings' by Gondwana Voices 2006
Canecutters	Trad	Stephen Leek		SSAA	Harmonic Whirlies	Morton Music		Upper voices				Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Spin Me 'Round' 2008
Captive	Daniel Brinsmead			SATB	Piano			Mixed Voices						1	"Concert piece, with exciting narrative about being held captive while stuck in the toilet. A definite crowd pleaser, with a variety of musical styles referenced"
Carol	Suzanne Palmer-Holton			SSA	Recorder and Harp or Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices				Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'YVM Y2K' 2000
Carpet Python	Sherelle Eyles			Unison or SA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices
Click Go The Shears and Botany Bay	Folk Song	Mark O'Leary		Unison or SA	2 Flutes, Guitar and Double Bass	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices
Come Unto These Yellow Sands	Wendy Morrissey		William Shakespeare	SAAT		Manuscript		Mixed voices	Secondary / Community	Moderate		The 'tenor' part is comfortably within baritone range. Not an easy piece, but a good selection for skilled choirs temporarily short of male voices.		1	"Shakespeare text. atmospheric. Fitted well into bracket of Shakespeare songs by various composers"
Coming Home	Paul Jarman			SA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices
Crescent Moon	Leanne Daharja Veitch			SATB	Hand drum	CPDL	http://www1.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page	Mixed voices	Community / Secondary	Easy - Moderate		As written requires a strong soprano soloist, though the solo can be easily sung an octave lower by a mezzo/alto. Driving rhythms, largely call/response structure from the upper voices, lower voices mostly on a drone/pedal point although an easy counter melody is introduced partway through. Features harmonic overtone singing
Crocodile	Sherelle Eyles			SA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices
Cutty Sark	Stephen Leek		Ethel Anderson	Unison	Piano or Chamber Orchestra	Morton Music	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices				From 'Voices of a Land' Song Cycle. Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Mostly Australian Songs' 1995
Dance Crazy!	Glyn Lehmann			SA	Piano or band/orchestra (backing track available)	Song Library	http://songlibrary.net/	Upper voices	Primary					1	A song cycle of five songs and a chant/rap that tells the story of popular dance and music from the African slaves to modern hip-hop. Many learning opportunities are raised as children discover call and response, jazz, early rock 'n' roll, even disco! At the same time the songs touch on historic cultural and technological changes"
Dawn Mantras	Ross Edwards			SSA/TB	Chamber ensemble	Australian Music Centre	http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/	Mixed voices	Community / Professional	Challenging				1
Deep Sea Dreaming	Elena Kats-Chernin			SSA	Piano	Boosey and Hawkes		Upper voices				Recorded on 'Dreamings' by Gondwana Voices 2006		1	"Iconic choral piece featured in the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Put Australian choral music on the international stage. Great rhythmic piece with ragtime influence, nonsensical text and a fabulous piano part"
Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep	Joseph Twist			SATB		Morton Music		Mixed voices	Commtuniy	Moderate - Challenging		Recorded on 'Hear Us' by Exaudi Youth Choir 2007
Drovers	Stephen Leek		Roland Robinson	Unison	Piano or Chamber Orchestra	Morton Music	http://www.stephenleek.com	Upper voices				From 'Voices of a Land' Song Cycle. Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Mostly Australian Songs' 1995
Dugong	Sherelle Eyles			Unison or SA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices
Dusk	Dan Walker		John Blight	SATB				Mixed voices				Recorded on 'Across the Dark' by Exaudi Youth Choir 2010
Eli	Craig Skelton			SSAATTBB		Self published		Mixed voices	Community / Church	Moderate - Challenging		Requires three good male soloists. A moving setting of Christ's last words from the cross
Evening	Michael Atherton		Colin Thiele	Unison	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Unison	Primary	Easy
Every Day	Allye Sinclair			SAB			allye.sinclair@internode.net.au	Mixed voices	Community					1	"Community choirs love it - a great piece for singing on the move, and getting people moving. It's not too long but very fun, very satisfying"
Everyone Belongs	Glyn Lehmann			SA	Piano (backing track available)	Song Library	http://songlibrary.net/	Upper voices	Primary					1	"this song is about cultural diversity and tolerance. I teach in a very diverse neighbourhood. This message is just what our community and students needed to hear. The children loved the combination of the rap/song style. It was just a perfect song for my students"
Eye of the Needle	Paul Jarman			SA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices						1
Far Away Our Home	Paul Jarman			SSA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices				Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Spin Me 'Round' 2008
Ferry Me Across the Water	Lyn Williams			SA	Piano	Boosey & Hawkes		Upper voices				Recorded on 'New Light New Hope' by Gondwana Voices 2003
Festive Alleluia	Lyn Williams			SSAA			From Composer	Upper voices				Recorded on 'Dreamings' by Gondwana Voices 2006
Find The Way Home	Paul Jarman			SA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices
Five Tudor Lyrics	Colin Brumby		Shakespeare / Herrick	SATB		Australian Music Centre	http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/	Mixed voices	Community	Moderate
Flies	Michael Atherton		Irene Gough	Unison	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Unison	Primary	Easy
Flower Songs	Ross Edwards			SSSSAAAATTTTBBBB	Percussion	Australian Music Centre	http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/	Mixed voices	Community / Professional	Challenging - Professional				1
Four Romantic Choruses	Colin Brumby		Beddoes / Arnold / Vere / Byron	SATB		Aberdeen Music	http://printmusic.com.au/	Mixed voices	Community / Secondary	Moderate - Challenging		If There Were Dreams To Sell and Strew On Her Roses are approachable for an experienced amateur choir. Softly O Midnight Hours and We'll Go No More A Roving are slightly more challenging harmonically
Freedom on the Wallaby	Folk Song	Mark O'Leary	Henry Lawson	SSA	Unaccompanied	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices				Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Mostly Australian Songs' 1995
Gecko	Sherelle Eyles			Unison or SA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices
Gloria In Excelsis	Mark Puddy			SAB	Piano	Morton Music	http://printmusic.com.au/	Mixed voices	Secondary / Community	Easy	Christmas
Gloria In Excelsis	Mark Puddy			SSA	Piano	Morton Music	http://printmusic.com.au/	Upper voices	Secondary / Community	Easy	Christmas
Gloria In Excelsis	Mark Puddy			SATB	Piano	Self published	http://www.markpuddy.com/www/home/	Mixed voices	Secondary / Community	Easy	Christmas			1	"Church choir has sung this piece"
Glory	Stephen Taberner													1
Go Heart	Dorian Le Gallienne		James Wedderburn	Unison	Piano			Unison				Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Mostly Australian Songs' 1995
God Be In My Head	Colin Brumby			2 part mixed	Piano	Augsburg		Mixed voices	Secondary / Community	Easy	Sacred	Colin Brumby has written many settings of this text - this one is a two part canon for treble and baritone voices (though easily adaptable for equal voices), very appropriate for small inexperienced mixed choirs
God Be In My Head	Colin Brumby		from the Sarum Primer	SA	Piano	Australian Music Centre	Australian Music Centre	Upper voices				Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Mostly Australian Songs' 1995
Good Ship Friendship	Mark Puddy			SA	Piano (optional instruments)		http://www.markpuddy.com/www/home/	Upper voices	Primary	Easy				1	"This rollicking sea shanty is an homage to the strength of frienship. It is a great piece for junior - upper primary choirs"
Goolay Yali	Stephen Leek			SSAA	Piano	Morton Music		Upper voices				Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'YVM Y2K' 2000
Haere Ra	NZ Trad	Mark O'Leary		SSA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices				Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Mostly Australian Songs' 1995
Hear The Bell	Ian Jefferson			SA	Piano	Warner	http://printmusic.com.au/	Upper voices	Primary	Easy
Herb Soup	Ruth McCall			SA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices
Here You Lie	Mark Puddy		based on the words of Kemal Ataturk	SATB	Piano	Self published	http://www.markpuddy.com/www/home/	Mixed voices	Secondary / Community	Easy	Anzac			1	"Commemorates Centenary of Gallipoli campaign. Anzac Day commemorations & Citizenship Ceremonies"
Here You Lie	Mark Puddy			Unison / 2 part	Piano, or Concert Band	Self published	http://www.markpuddy.com/www/home/	Upper voices	Primary / Secondary	Easy	Anzac			2	"Great for Anzac Day - moving text, easy to learn melody and an effective anthem with drama and pathos"	"Fantastic for Anzac or Remembrance Service. Very moving. Audience loved it"
High Tide	Ian Jefferson			SA	Piano	check		Upper voices	Primary					1	"Lovely combination of 6/8 & 3/4 meters. Easy parts. Lyrical melody using sustained notes and effective rhythmic setting of text"
Hodie Christus Natus Est	John Winstanley			SATB		Morton Music	http://printmusic.com.au/	Mixed voices	Community / Church	Moderate	Christmas
Holiday Parade	Wendy Morrissey			Unison	Piano			Upper voices	Primary	Easy				1	"It's GREAT for Grade 3/4 students"
Home	Matthew Hindson													1
Honour The Earth As Your Mother	Sarah Hopkins													1
How Many Miles to Lilydale?	Michael Atherton		Stephen Grey	Unison	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Unison	Primary	Easy
Human	Rachel Hore													1
Hush: on the Death of a Bush Church	Iain Grandage			SSAATTBB		Morton Music	http://printmusic.com.au/	Mixed voices	Community	Challenging		Mixes colonial hymnody, colonial folk song and indigenous chant in describing dramatically the driving of indigenous people from their lands by gold-seekers, who abandoned their communities as ghost towns when the gold ran out.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riJ_dSWrTT4
Hymn To The Virgin	Judith Clingan			SATB		Australian Music Centre	http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/	Mixed voices	Community	Moderate - Challenging	Christmas
I Am Australian	Bruce Woodley	David Lawrence		SATB		Warners	http://printmusic.com.au/	Mixed voices	Community	Easy				1	"Very acceptable for Australia Day ceremonies. Have used on several occasions unaccompanied"
I Am The Earth	Glyn Lehmann			SA	Piano or band/orchestra, backing track if required	Song Library	http://songlibrary.net/	Upper voices	Primary	Easy				2	"Great universal words about looking after the earth, alternatinv conversation between sops (the earth) and altos (the children of the earth). Kids loved it, easy to pick up and great tune."	"The melody in the verse begins at an elemental level and slowly rises to the chorus. The use of different points of view between verses (verse 1 Earth, verse 2 Children) is a wonderful idea. Combining the two voices later on is brilliant. The students loved it and learned about overlapping, question and answer, repetition of pitch, steps in melodic writing and simple harmony. A wonderful song about our relationship with the Earth."
I Believe	Harley Mead			SA	Piano	Harley Mead Music	http://www.harleymeadmusic.com/	Upper voices	Primary					1	"A lovely massed choir number. Uplifting message"
i carry your heart with me	Ben van Tienen		e.e. cummings	SATB	Piano			Mixed voices				Recorded on 'Across the Dark' by Exaudi Youth Choir 2010
I Know It's Shakespeare	Mark Puddy			SA	Piano	Self published	http://www.markpuddy.com/www/home/	Upper voices	Primary					1	"A humourous piece used with one of our very young groups, describing the quandary of understanding the Shakespearean language"
I Shall Sing	Suzanne Palmer-Holton			Unison	Piano			Unison	Secondary / Community	Easy - Moderate		Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'YVM Y2K' 2000
I Still Call Australia Home	Peter Allen	David Lawrence												1
If I Open The Door	Sandra Milliken			SATB	Piano	Edition Peters	http://printmusic.com.au/	Mixed voices	Secondary / Community					1	"Well written and crafter. Beautiful harmonies. Some parts are doubled marking it easier to learn. Satisfying in terms of 'slower' more contemplative, yet accessible piece"
If There Were Dreams to Sell	Colin Brumby		T.L. Beddoes	SA	Piano	Australian Music Centre	Australian Music Centre	Upper voices				Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Mostly Australian Songs' 1995
Illuminations	Paul Jarman			SAB & Massed treble choir	Strings, riverstones			Mixed voices	Secondary					1	"Moving finale piece with reference to our indigenous past and respect for the landscape and nature"
Imaginations	Paul Jarman			SA	Strings, birdcalls, riverstones			Upper voices	Primary					1	"Upper primary. Lovely singable melodies and nature sounds"
In Places Where They Sing	Andrew Aronowitz			SATB				Mixed voices						1	"Commissioned by the Tudor Choristers. Somewhat difficult"
Inanay	Traditional Aboriginal Song	Lou Bennett		SSA	Unaccompanied	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices
Island Songs		Stephen Leek		SATB		Morton Music	http://printmusic.com.au/	Mixed voices	Community / Secondary	Moderate	Indigenous	Three Torres Strait Island folksongs		1	"3 contrasting songs composed as adaptations of tradional songs of the islands from the north of Australia. Enjoyable to learn and sing. Good for any choir, but particularly less-experienced onces"
Island Songs		Stephen Leek		SSAA		Self published	http://www.stephenleek.com/	Upper voices	Secondary / Community	Moderate	Indigenous	Three Torres Strait Island folksongs		2	"3 contrasting songs composed as adaptations of tradional songs of the islands from the north of Australia. Enjoyable to learn and sing. Good for any choir, but particularly less-experienced onces"	"Lovely fun pieces, variety of voicings make it suitable for different levels"
Island Songs		Stephen Leek		SA	Piano	Morton Music	http://printmusic.com.au/	Upper voices	Primary	Easy - Moderate	Indigenous	Three Torres Strait Island folksongs. This arrangement appropriate for a junior or less experienced treble choir - Monkey & Turtle's canonic is particuarly appropriate for beginning choirs. Trade Winds is the most challenging arrangement in the set.		2	"The song cycle appeals to the choir of 8-12 yrs in subject, musical styles & challenges	"Lovely fun pieces, variety of voicings make it suitable for different levels"
Islands	Lyn Williams			SSA	Piano and Flute	Boosey and Hawkes		Upper voices	Secondary	Modarate		Recorded on 'Voices of Gondwana' by Gondwana Voices 1998
It's My Home	Peter Barnes													1
Jesu Dulcis Memoria	Keren Terpstra			SSATTB		Australian Music Centre	http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/	Mixed voices	Community		Sacred			1	"An atmospheric setting of the Latin text, contrasting long sustained lines against flowing melismas. Each voice part is of interest, and the main melodic material passes between the vocies. Whilst it took some rehearsal to become comfortale for the choir, it made a good Communion or general church anthem"
Kakadu	Sherelle Eyles			Unison or SA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices
Kings Came Riding	Wendy Morrissey			Unison	Piano	Manuscript		Any	Primary	Easy
Kitty Cat Boogie	Mark Puddy			Unison	Piano (optional instruments)		http://www.markpuddy.com/www/home/	Upper voices	Primary	Beginner				2	"This is a fun, lighthearted piece about caterwauling cats which is great for junior groups"	"Fabulous for lower primary. Lots of fun, upbeat, kids love it, groovy. Suitable to add actions to"
Koala Baby Lullaby	Sherelle Eyles			Unison	Piano		http://www.sherelleeyles.com/	Any	Primary	Beginner				1	"Beautiful, simple piece sung by choir of 4-7 yrs. Children loved the subject of the song & readily produced beautiful clear vocal qualities"
Kondalilla	Stephen Leek			SATB		Self published	http://www.stephenleek.com/	Mixed voices	Community / Secondary	Moderate - Challenging		Invoking the spirit of the Kondalilla waterfalls - the soprano and alto parts consist of short aleatoric fragments, to be sung by each individual chorister in their own time.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQTaLai8Jzg	1	"Beautiful aleatoric music underlaid with melodies for men. Incredible effect from women singing bird sounds. Audiences go mad about it. They love it!"
Kyrie	Mark Puddy			SA	Piano	Self published	http://www.markpuddy.com/www/home/	Upper voices	Primary / Secondary / Church	Easy	Sacred	Good for upper primary / middle school
Kyrie	Mark Puddy			SAB	Piano	Self published	http://www.markpuddy.com/www/home/	Mixed voices	Secondary / Community	Easy	Sacred			1	"Church choir has sung this piece. Very acceptable"
Laudamus Te	Rosalie Bonighton													1
Laudate for Another Place, Another Time	Dan Walker			SSA	Piano			Upper Voices						1	"Lyrical piece which is a rewarding sing, with simple call & response passages giving the impresion of greater complexity. There is a 7/8 section providing contrast & rhythmic challenge. Moderately challenging piano accompaniment."
Laudate for Another Place, Another Time	Dan Walker			SATB	Piano			Mixed Voices						1	"Lyrical piece which is a rewarding sing, with simple call & response passages giving the impresion of greater complexity. There is a 7/8 section providing contrast & rhythmic challenge. Moderately challenging piano accompaniment."
Let Go the Long White Sails	Paul Jarman			Unison	Piano and opt. Strings	Mark O'Leary Music	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices	Primary	Easy		Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Spin Me 'Round' 2008		1	"Lyrical, accessible. Used for upper primary as well as all ages massed finale"
Let The Dawn In	Nigel Westlake & Lior Attar			SATB				Mixed Voices						1
Let the people praise you, O Lord (from Three Psalms)	George Palmer			SATB	Organ	Australian Music Centre	http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/	Mixed voices	Community		Sacred			1	"Easily learned by the choir (with a good deal of repeated phrases), this bright and energetic setting of words from Psalm 67 is very effective. Some of the changes of harmony take some practice, but are logical. The choir found great enjoyment in singing this piece"
Let's Sing All Together	Susie Davies-Splitter and Phil Splitter			4 Part Round	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Any
Lights of Adelaide	Clif Johns													1
Lilly Pilly Leonardo	Lyn Williams			SA	Piano			Upper Voices				Recorded on 'Dreamings' by Gondwana Voices 2006
Litany of Earth and Sky	Dan Walker			SATB	Piano	Dan Walker	Available from composer	Mixed voices				Recorded on 'Across the Dark' by Exaudi Youth Choir 2010
Little Bird	Heather Percy			Unison or SA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper Voices
Living In The Bush	Paul Jarman			Unison				Any	Primary					1	"This commissioned work appeals to singers and 'non-singers' alike, appealing in theme & style"
Losing The Plot	Paul Stanhope		Michael Leunig	SAB	Piano			Mixed voices	Secondary					1	"Written with amusing 'quirky' Leunig poetry. A challenging piece with emphasis on lyric and tango accompaniment"
Love Me Sweet	Carl Vine	Mark O'Leary		SSA	Piano, Flute	Mark O'Leary Music	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices	Secondary / Community	Easy - Moderate		Effective choral arrangement of Carl Vine's song from The Battlers. Most appropriate for senior secondary girls or adult women. Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'YVM Y2K' 2000		2	"A beautiful arrangement which the female choir have enjoyed singing. It's accessible & challenging"	"Beautiful melody & lyrics - suitable for small and large groups with opportunity for soloists. Success at concerts, festivals, competition, international tours"
Lully, Lulley	Colin Brumby			SSA				Upper voices				Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'YVM Y2K' 2000
Mass	Liam Waterford			SSATB		Australian Music Centre	http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/	Mixed voices	Community		Sacred			1	"Energy & solemnity mix beautifully in this piece"
Melaleuca Dreaming	Rosemary Nairn													1
Memorial Rag	Elena Kats-Chernin			SSA	String Quartet			Upper voices				Recorded on 'New Light New Hope' by Gondwana Voices 2003
Midsummer Noon	Stephen Leek		Charles Harper	Unison	Piano or Chamber Orchestra	Morton Music		Upper voices				From 'Voices of a Land' Song Cycle. Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Mostly Australian Songs' 1995
Mixed Fortunes	Peter Butler		Mark Garner	SSAA and tenor soloists		Peter Butler	Available from composer	Upper voices				Recorded on YVM CD 'Mixed Fortunes' 1999
Monkey and Tortle	Torres Strait Islands Trad	Frank York		SSA	Piano	Mark O'Leary Music	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices	Primary	Easy - Moderate	Indigenous	Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Mostly Australian Songs' 1995		2	"Great to add maracas, giros & claves. Easy 2-3 part arrangement with effective syncopation and satisfying harmony"	"Good for mid-upper primary choirs. This version is sort of a calypso-style accompaniment/rhythm"
Moreton Bay	Trad	Mark O'Leary		SA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices				Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'YVM At Kings - Europe Tour 2010'
Moreton Bay		Mark O'Leary		Unison	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Any
Morning Song For the Christ Child	Peter Sculthorpe		Roger Covell	SATB		Faber	http://printmusic.com.au/	Mixed voices	Community / Secondary	Moderate	Christmas
Morning Tide	Trad Torres Strait Island	Stephen Leek		SSA		Morton Music		Upper voices				Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Journeys' 2004
Movers and Shakers	Kathryn Sadler		Arthur O'Shaughnessy	4 part	Piano	Self published	http://www.katesadler.com.au/	Any	Community / Secondary	Easy - Moderate		Mostly in canon, can be sung by any combination of voices. Makes an excellent processional, also makes an excellent massed item	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmtsTmzP9Eo	(not a great performance, but the only one I could find)
My Nurse And I	Matthew Orlovich			SATB		Self published	http://mattheworlovich.com/	Mixed voices	Community	Challenging				1	"Performed with 8-voice ensemble, Well-crafted, looks and sounds more difficult to do than it is. Plenty of word-painting and includes some 'atmospherics'. Fun to sing"
My Soul, Wait	David John Lang			SATB				Mixed voices	Community		Sacred			1	"Commissioned by Christ Church North Adeliade in 2014. a very singable and colourful setting of Pslam 62:5-8 employing a range of compositional techniques. The Singers thoroughly enjoyed learning this work, and it was well received by the congregation and concert audience"
Myoon-Myoon	Stephen Leek			SA	Piano	Morton Music		Upper voices				Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'YVM Y2K' 2000
Nane Nane	Torres Strait Islands Trad	Frank York		SSA or SA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices				Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Mostly Australian Songs' 1995
Never Never														1
Ngana	Stephen Leek			SATB		Morton Music	http://printmusic.com.au/	Mixed voices	Secondary / Community	Challenging				2	"Now become a standard in the choral repertoire. Rhythmically and texturally challening. Uses one word in each section to emulate the 'image' of Indigenous Australia"
Ngana (aka Seasong)	Stephen Leek			SSAA		Morton Music	http://printmusic.com.au/	Upper voices	Secondary / Community	Challenging		Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'YVM At Kings - Europe Tour 2010'		3	"Now become a standard in the choral repertoire. Rhythmically and texturally challening. Uses one word in each section to emulate the 'image' of Indigenous Australia"	"Fantastic - rhythmical, energetic, fresh, challenging (even after all these years!)"
Night Walk	Gawain Davey			SSAATTBB				Mixed voices	Community					1	"This was written in 2012, and I thoroughly enjoyed having my first choir piece performed - but the choir also loved it so I think it's quite well-liked!
Night Wind of Bethlehem	Leanne Daharja Veitch			AAA	Optional percussion	CPDL	http://www1.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page	Upper voices	Community / Secondary	Moderate	Christmas	Can comfortably be sung SAA/SSA, but specifically written to feature the lower female voice
O Ignis Spiritus	Sebastian Phlox			SATB	Organ			Mixed voices	Community		Sacred			1	"Commissioned by Christ Church North Adelaide 2015. Setting of text by Hildegard von Bingen. A chromatic organ opening leads into a quite chordal section, followed by a brighter dancelike section, a 'wall of sound' climax, and a return to the opening mood. Although the organ part is harmonically complex, the vocal lines are mostly fairly straightforward and singable. Some challenges for the choir, but very achievable and worthwhile."
Of A Rose, a Lovely Rose	Colin Brumby			SATB		Australian Music Centre	http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/	Mixed voices	Community	Moderate				1	"Beautiful Advent work - for SATB sections which are solo, duo, trio, quartet sections. Not difficult"
Old Man Platypus	Rosalind Carlson		Banjo Paterson	SA	Piano	Flexi-Fingers		Upper voices	Primary					1	"Great concert piece and excellent for Primary School Choirs"
Old Man Platypus	Rosalind Carlson		Banjo Paterson	SSA		Flexi-Fingers		Upper voices	Secondary / Community					1	"This SSA version has been most successful in competition/eisteddfod singing, concert work, celebration of 100 years NSW Music Teachers Association luncheon program Parliament House Sydney. The setting of the famous poem is descriptive of the poetic images in the poem"
On Our Way	Glyn Lehmann			SA	Piano, backing track if required	Song Library		Upper voices	Primary	Easy				1	"Nice graduation song. Kids picked it up well"
On the Night Train	Joseph Twist		Henry Lawson	SATB				Mixed voices				Recorded on 'Across the Dark' by Exaudi Youth Choir 2010
Orestias	Dan Walker			SSA	Piano	Dan Walker	Available from composer	Upper voices				Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Out There' 2014
Our Father	Sherelle Eyles			SA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices
Out There	Dan Walker			SSA	Piano	Dan Walker	Available from composer	Upper voices				Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Out There' 2014
Past Life Melodies	Sarah Hopkins			11 part		Morton Music	http://printmusic.com.au/	Mixed voices	Community / Secondary	Moderate		The '11 parts" consist of 3 drone parts tripled in octaves and a chant part doubled at the octave, so the divisi is more easily achievable than it first appears (and could be reduced if necessary).		1	"Very flexible & useful for many performance opportunities. Requires a good acoustic venue for best results. Harmonic singing is enjoyable challenge"
Pemulwuy	Paul Jarman			SSA	Piano	Mark O'Leary Music	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices	Secondary / Community	Moderate				2	"Really challenging, but a wonderful piece to present really well. Most enjoyable!"	"Have performed it with only 20 middle school girls with fanastic success in Japan. Singers absolutely love it! Great piano accompaniment"
Pirn Wandeat Ngamat Ho	Belinda Gillam Derry		Joy Murphy Wandin	Unison / 3 part	Orff tuned percussion			Upper voices	Primary / Secondary	Easy	Christmas / Indigenous	A Christmas carol written in the Woiwarrung language spoken by the Wurundjeri people (traditional owners of Melbourne and the Yarra Valley). Can be sung unison, or optional second or third part, with easy accompaniment that can be played on classroom instruments. Written for children, but has also been used successfully with adult community choirs.
Pokare Kare Ana	NZ Trad	Mark O'Leary		SA	2 Flutes and Guitar	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices				Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Mostly Australian Songs' 1995
Psalms of Joy	Rosalind Carlson			SSAA		Flexi-Fingers		Upper voices	Community					1	This song composed by invitation from Sally Macarthur for the third Australian Women's Music Festival held in Sydney 1997. Here the Carlson Chorale gave it world premiere performance at this event. It is a setting of some Biblical psalmes selected. It has a bell tolling motif as a feature on the word "joy""
Raining	Jared Haschek		Jason Simmonds, Jared Haschek	SATB	Piano, Trumpet, Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Trombone	Self published	http://www.mcchoir.com/store/c1/Featured_Products.html	Mixed voices	Community					1	"another piece which would suite a contemporary mixed voice choir. A moderate gospel ballad which crescendos to an upbeat funky outro featuring the horn section and instrumentation. This piece was written specifically for a recording porject for Melbourne Contemporary Chorus and has a catchy memorable chorus. The choir enjoyed featuring the altos in verse one and the men in the bridge. This male counter melody also features during the last chorus"
Red Earth	Stephen Leek			SATB		Morton Music		Mixed voices				Recorded on 'Across the Dark' by Exaudi Youth Choir 2010
Ride Of Our Lives	Glyn Lehmann			SA	Piano (backing track available)	Song Library	http://songlibrary.net/	Upper voices	Primary					1	"A song that highlights the wonder of seven billion passengers travelling through space on planet Earth. With its strong melodies, canon section and catchy chorus, the children love performing this song."
Road Poem	Dan Walker		Geoff Page	SSAA		Dan Walker	Available from composer	Upper voices				Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'YVM At Kings - Europe Tour 2010'
Safety of Distance	Nigel Westlake & Lior Attar			SATB				Mixed voices						1
Sailing Home	Paul Jarman			2 part	Piano			Upper voices						1	"Based on 16 yr old Jessica Watson sailing around the world. Beautifully written. Inspiring piece encouraging singers to 'believe in yourself, never give up, whatever it takes, follow your dreams'"
Savannah Suite	Nora Lewis			SATB	3 guitars, didgeridoo			Mixed voices	Community					1	"The work reflects the colours and timelessness of the landscape of the Northern Territory"
Sea Shells	Miriam Hyde			SSAA	Piano	Australian Music Centre	http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/	Upper voices	Community	Challenging				1	"A beautiful and excellent song for an experienced choir. The song is descriptive with a superb piano part. Successful for competition work and concert venues."
Serrar E	Torres Strait Islands Trad	Frank York		SSA or SA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices				Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Mostly Australian Songs' 1995
Sesere Eeye		Mark O'Leary		3 part		Mark O'Leary Music	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Any	Primary / Secondary / Community	Easy	Indigenous	Folk song & dance from the Torres Strait Island. Scored SSA with melody as the middle part, but can easily be revoiced for eg SAB (baritones on melody) or SATB (basses & sopranos double melody, tenors on upper Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Journeys' 2004harmony).		1	"Different voice quality, more nasal. Has traditional movement to add. Secondary choir"
Shackleton	Paul Jarman			SSA	Piano and opt. strings	Mark O'Leary Music	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices	Secondary / Community	Easy		From the cycle "Turn On The Open Sea". The story of Shackleton's party surviving Antarctica only to mostly perish in WWI. Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Journeys' 2004		3	"Great melodies & Harmonies, kids from primary through secondary loved these"	"Make a wonderful historical addition to any concert/program. Accessible & lush harmonies. Students always enjoy these songs"	"Beautiful song cycle for youth/childrens choirs with lots of contrast, lyrical melodies. Historical discussion points to connect with text"
Shackleton	Paul Jarman			SSAB	Piano	Mark O'Leary Music	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Mixed voices	Secondary / Community	Easy		From the cycle "Turn On The Open Sea". The story of Shackleton's party surviving Antarctica only to mostly perish in WWI.		1	"Great melodies & Harmonies, kids from primary through secondary loved these"
Shadow Sleep	Wendy Morrissey			Unison	Piano	Manuscript		Any	Primary	Beginner	Christmas
Shall We Dream	Michael Atherton			SSA	Whirlies	Australian Music Centre, or Wirripang	http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/	Upper voices	Secondary / Community	Easy - Moderate		Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Out There' 2014		1	"Very successful, powerful piece. Great experimental piece and great 'export' for overseas tours"
Shalom Chaverim	Israeli Trad	Mark O'Leary		SA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices				Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Mostly Australian Songs' 1995
Shelter	Eric Bogle	David Lawrence		SATB	Piano	Warner Chappell	http://printmusic.com.au/	Mixed voices	Secondary / Community	Easy				1	"Because it is a tribute to Wandiligong and our local region we can all identify with what is a beautiful, simple piece
Silent Night	Heather Percy		Joseph Mohr	SSA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices
Sing You	Rachel Hore													1	"Gorgeous lyric, melody & harmony"
Sister My Sister	Sue Johnson			5 part mixed or three part		Self published	http://suejohnson.com.au/	Mixed voices	Community					1	"Accessible, great groove/feel"
Solveig's Song	Dorian Le Gallienne		Ibsen (from Peer Gynt)	Unison	Piano			Unison				Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Mostly Australian Songs' 1995
Sombamba	Valanga Khoza						http://khozaentertainment.com/							1	"This energetic and uplifiting song was written by South African born Valanga Khoza. The translation of the lyrics are: "we will take apartheid and throw it in the ocean."
Song for Imberombera - IV	Michael Atherton			SSA	Percussion	Australian Music Centre		Upper voices				Recorded on 'Voices of Gondwana' by Gondwana Voices 1998
Song of Australia														1
Songs of Innocence and Joy	Paul Stanhope			SSA	Chamber ensemble	Australian Music Centre		Upper voices				Recorded on 'Dreamings' by Gondwana Voices 2006
Southern Cross	Rosemary Nairn													1
Southern Garden	Stephen Leek			SSAATTBB		Self published	http://www.stephenleek.com/	Mixed voices	Community	Challenging				1	"Section of interweaving sounds followed by section of clear text, effectively sung by 8 experienced singers. Suitable for an intermediate/advanced group with some formal musical knowledge"
Southern Sky	Paul Jarman			SSA				Upper voices	Community					1	"Ladies choir - very challenging & enjoyable. Am rehearsing an sATB version of same piece"
Street Requiem	Jonathan Welch / Kathleen McGuire			SATB	Strings, percussion, piano			Mixed voices	Community					1	"10 movements. Combination of Latin text and poetry written to compliment. Heartfelt text. 3 movements performed by my secondary choir. Students loved it. Very accessible but gorgeous & interesting musically, variety of styles"
Sweet Silence	Stephen Leek		Christopher Brennan											1
Sweetest Kick In The Heart	Stephen Taberner													1
Tears From Clouds	Harley Mead			SA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices
Thank 'em for Aussie Wine (from Maiden Voyage)	Lorraine Milne			SSA	Piano		http://www.lorrainemilne.com	Upper voices	Community					1	"Migrant women's contribution to Australian wine industry. Performed at the Women on Farms conference and Yarra Ranges Citizenship Ceremonies"
The Arafura	Dan Walker		Bernard O'Reilly	SATB	Didgeridoo and Percussion	Dan Walker	Available from composer	Mixed voices				Recorded on 'Across the Dark' by Exaudi Youth Choir 2010
The Arafura	Dan Walker		Bernard O'Reilly	SSA or SSAA	Didgeridoo and Percussion	Dan Walker	Available from composer	Upper voices
The Captain's Tail	Paul Jarman			Unison	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Unison
The Caterpillar	Suzanne Palmer Holton			Unison	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Unison
The Children of War	Dennis Vaughan			SAB	Piano	Self published		Mixed voices	Secondary / Community	Moderate
The Drover's Dream	Folk Song	Mark O'Leary		SSA	Unaccompanied	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices
The Dying Stockman	Folk Song	Mark O'Leary		SA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices
The Eumerella Shore	Folk Song	Mark O'Leary		SA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices
The Eye of the Needle	Paul Jarman			SA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices
The First Star	Richard Charlton			Unison	Piano		http://www.richardcharlton.com.au/	Upper voices	Primary					1	"Very beautiful setting of the well-known children's text. Lovely piano accompaniment. Simple melody which encourages musical phrasing"
The Gift	Glyn Lehmann			Unison	Piano	Song Library		Any	Primary	Easy				1	"Lovely Christmas song, provides opportunities for soloists if desired. Great melody"
The Holly and the Ivy		Peter Butler		Unison or SA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices	Primary	Easy
The Kestral	Robert Davidson			SA	Piano			Upper voices	Primary / Secondary	Moderate		Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'YVM Y2K' 2000
The Lachlan Tigers	Folk Song	Mark O'Leary		SA	2 Flutes and Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices
The Last of His Tribe	Anne Boyd		Henry Kendall	SSAA & 3 soloists		Australian Music Centre	http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/	Upper voices	Community	Challenging				1	"Hauntingly magical work descriptive of poem by same name. Excellent for competition and concert programs"
The Little Fish	Folk Song	Mark O'Leary		Unison or SA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices
The Lord At First Did Adam Mark	Rosalie Bonighton			SSA		Australian Music Centre	http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/	Upper voices	Community / Church	Moderate	Christmas			1	"Composed initially for performance during pre-Midnight Mass Carols. Lovely setting of the traditional carol each verse in a different voices, with the refrain the same each time, also effective with solo voices, enjoyable to sing, medium difficulty"
The Merry - Makers Carol or A Warning to Spoil Sports	Paul Paviour			SATB		Fagus Music	http://fagus-music.com/	Mixed voices	Community	Moderate - Challenging	Christmas
The Old Palmer Song	Folk Song	Mark O'Leary		SSA	Unaccompanied	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices
The Sea of Berries	Paul Jarman			SSA	Piano and opt. strings	Mark O'Leary Music	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices	Secondary / Community	Easy - Moderate		From the cycle "Turn On The Open Sea". Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Journeys' 2004		4	"Great melodies & Harmonies, kids from primary through secondary loved these"	"Make a wonderful historical addition to any concert/program. Accessible & lush harmonies. Students always enjoy these songs"	"Beautiful song cycle for youth/childrens choirs with lots of contrast, lyrical melodies. Historical discussion points to connect with text"
The Sea of Berries	Paul Jarman			SSAB	Piano	Mark O'Leary Music	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Mixed voices	Secondary / Community	Easy - Moderate		From the cycle "Turn On The Open Sea"		2	"Great melodies & Harmonies, kids from primary through secondary loved these"
The Soldier	Paul Jarman			SAB	Strings			Mixed voices	Secondary / Community	Easy				1	"Evocative accessible work enjoyed by year 7/8 elective choir. Chosen for ANZAC Day - centenary of Gallipoli landing"
The Unicorn	Dan Walker			SA	Piano			Upper voices	Primary / Secondary	Easy - Moderate				1	"A beautiful piece with challenging melodic lines which help to extend beginner choirs. The lyrics are rich with imagery"
The Unsociable Wallaby	Michael Atherton		C J Dennis	Unison	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Unison	Primary	Easy
The Virgin and the Child	Colin Brumby			SATB		Australian Music Centre	http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/	Mixed voices	Community / Church	Moderate	Christmas
The Voices of Gondwana	Stephen Leek			SSA		Morton Music		Upper voices				Recorded on 'Voices of Gondwana' by Gondwana Voices 1998
The Wanderer	Dan Walker			SA/SA double choir	Piano	Self published		Any	Primary / Secondary / Community	Easy		The original version for Newington Primary Choirs is very approachable for a less experienced group. Mostly scored in unison, other than a simple canon at the end, with two additional parts to be sung by a select group during the final section. Can be adapted for SSAA, SATB, SSAB, or TTBB
The Wanderer	Dan Walker			SSAA	Piano and opt. Strings	Self published		Upper voices	Secondary / Community	Easy - Moderate		A more advanced arrangement written for Gondwana, achievable for an experienced treble choir. Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Spin Me 'Round' 2008		1	"Inspirational. Indigenous language used, creates wonderful sense of space and wonder!"
The Wanderer	Dan Walker			SATB	Piano	Self published		Mixed voices	Secondary / Community	Easy - Moderate		Proper' SATB arrangement, achievable by an established mised voice choir with sufficient men. (Choirs short of men would be more successful adapting the original arrangement.)		2	"Beautiful piece. Interesting, yet really accessible harmonic & melodic development"	"Beautiful portrayal of the albatross, ocean, light. Great to haverecent Australian content in our program of 'light". Challenge of changing meter. Accompanied by Antarctic slideshow"
The Wattle Tree	Liam Waterford		Judith Wright	SSATB		Australian Music Centre	http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/	Mixed voices	Community					1	"A powerful setting of Judith Wright's fabulous poem"
The Will to Climb	Paul Jarman			SATB	Orchestra	Mark O'Leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Mixed voices	Secondary / Community	Moderate				1	"Accessible show stopper. If anything, it is a little 'cheesy' but different and interesting enough to maintain interest whilst learning it. Some parts (sops & tenors) are sometimes doubled, A very accessible and yet still challenging piece to sing for a large event (eg presentation night)"
This Land of Australia	Rosemary Nairn													1
This Life Of Mine	Ben Van Tienen			SA	Piano			Upper voices	Primary	Easy - Moderate				1	"Fantastic upbeat with stomping/clapping and I think it's in 7/8. Great for middle/upper primary"
Thoroughly Modern Men	Harley Mead			TTBB	Piano		http://www.harleymeadmusic.com/	Male voices	Community					1	"The role of men in modern society. Great, lighthearted piece for men's program"
Three Australian Bush Songs	Iain Grandage			SSAATBB		Morton Music	http://printmusic.com.au/	Mixed voices	Community	Challenging		The three songs describing different stages of a day in the bush - beginning with Dawn, ending with Sunset, between which we hear the songs of Birds - are sung as a single continuous piece. Choristers are at different times required to imitate native bird calls.		1	"3 movements, representing morning, midday and evening flowing from one to the other. Well-crafter, learnable for a community choir of wide-ranging ability, interesting rhythmically, effective, not corny word-painting. Includes imitation of bird song, works particularly well in a resonant space"
Three Carols of the Crib		Mark O'Leary		SA	Guitar or Keyboard	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices				Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Mostly Australian Songs' 1995
Thulele Mama Ya	Lisa Young			SATB		Self published	http://lisayoungmusic.com/music/sheet-music/	Mixed voices	Secondary / Community					1	"A whole lot of 'nonsense words' in enjoyable 4 part a capella harmony. Satisfying to sing"
Thulele Mama Ya	Lisa Young			SSSAA				Upper voices				Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Out There' 2014
Tides of Ocean	Matthew Orlovich			SATB		Morton music	http://printmusic.com.au/	Mixed voices	Community	Challenging				1
Time Enough To Give	Paul Jarman			SA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices				Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Spin Me 'Round' 2008
Time to Shine	Jared Haschek		Jason Simmonds, Jared Haschek	SAATB	Piano, Trumpet, Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Trombone	Self published	http://www.mcchoir.com/store/c1/Featured_Products.html	Mixed voices	Community					1	"This warm and uplifting piece was written and arranged for Melbourne Contemporary Choir as part of a recording project for release as an EPlater this year. The peice can be performed with SAT or SATB (the bass part primarily follows the melody line) and is suited to groups with fewer men or sounds great with mixed vocie choirs. MCCCHOIR has had a lot of fun learning and recording this piece as it has a lot of energy and is complimented by a rich and engaging arrangement. The piece comes alive with a horn and rhythm section but sounds equally good with piano accompaniment. The piece can make use of a small ensemble group to sing backing vocal parts and has several passages which would suit a male and female soloist or feauting the mean in verse 1 and alto section and sopran section in the bridge"
To Look Yet Not Find	Brett Dean			SSAA				Upper voices				Recorded on 'Dreamings' by Gondwana Voices 2006
Towards Infinity	Paul Jarman		Phil Voysey	SSA	Piano	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices				Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'YVM At Kings - Europe Tour 2010'
Towards the Rising Sun	Glyn Lehmann			SA	Piano, backing track if required	Song Library		Upper voices	Primary	Easy				1	"Song about refugees and harmony living together. Lovely chorus and harmonies"
Tunggare	Stephen Leek			SATB		Morton Music	http://printmusic.com.au/	Mixed voices	Secondary / Community	Easy		Based on an Aboriginal word meaning to sing. Makes a good concert opener or massed item. Scored for SATB, but easily adaptable to SSAB, SSAA or TTBB if transposed to the right key.		1	"Great piece built on ostinati. Rhythmically exciting with changing metres, hand claps, each voice part exploring eclectic harmonies and dissonances"
Uluru Dreaming	Ruth Lee Martin		Rita Crews	SSSAAA		The Keys Press		Upper voices	Community					2	"the piece is an atmospheric, tonal painting that captures the ehtereal spirit of our beautiful landscape. It is an achievable piece for a moderately advanced group"	"Atmospheric piece.Advanced group"
Us	Ben Van Tienen			SATB	Piano			Mixed Voices						1	"Lush, rich vocal textures with warm, full harmonies. Simple chordal piano accompaniment. 5/4 time"
Velvet Dreams	Matthew Hindson													1	"This has a rock flavour to it"
Via Crucis: Stations of the Cross	Brenton Broadstock			SATB				Mixed voices	Community / Professional	Challenging - Professional				1
Volta Do Mar Largo	Paul Jarman			SSA	Bouzouki. (Piano reduction)	Mark O'Leary Music	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices	Secondary / Community	Easy - Moderate		From the cycle "Turn On The Open Sea". Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Journeys' 2004		4	"Colourful and rhythmic with exotic sounds. Suits secondary students"	"Great melodies & Harmonies, kids from primary through secondary loved these"	"Make a wonderful historical addition to any concert/program. Accessible & lush harmonies. Students always enjoy these songs"	"Beautiful song cycle for youth/childrens choirs with lots of contrast, lyrical melodies. Historical discussion points to connect with text"
Volta Do Mar Largo	Paul Jarman			SSAB	Bouzouki. (Piano reduction)	Mark O'Leary Music	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Mixed voices	Secondary / Community	Easy - Moderate		From the cycle "Turn On The Open Sea"		2	"Colourful and rhythmic with exotic sounds. Suits secondary students"	"Great melodies & Harmonies, kids from primary through secondary loved these"
Waltzing Matilda	Marie Cowan	Eric Austin Phillips		SSAATTBB		Choral Music Australia		Mixed voices	Community	Moderate		Combines the traditional & Queensland tunes in an 8-part a cappella tour de force, Recorded on 'Across the Dark' by Exaudi Youth Choir 2010		1	"Fabulous arrangement of a traditional folksong"
Waltzing Matilda		Paul Paviour		SSATTB		keys Press		Mixed voices	Community					1	"Traditional & Queensland versions intertwined. Great to have both together, a fun piece"
Waltzing Matilda		Ruth McCall		SSAA		Mark O'Leary Music	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices	Secondary / Community	Challenging		Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Out There' 2014		1	"Great arrangement of an iconic Australian piece embedded with Indigenous text and word painting. Challenging, with a wonderful climax, overtone singing & textural variety"
Waltzing Matilda		Ruth McCall		SATB		Mark O'Leary Music	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Mixed voices	Community	Challenging		A simplified (!) arrangement of the SSATBB original written for the Song Company. Largely original material with just a hint of the Queensland tune, incorporating indigenous text and musical influences. Rhythmically challenging and exciting
Waltzing Matilda		Melody arr. Christina McPherson/Mark O'Leary	Banjo Patterson	SSA		Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices	Secondary / Community	Moderate - Challenging		Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Mostly Australian Songs' 1995
Warm	Stephen Taberner													1
Warri and Yatungka	Paul Jarman			SA or SSAA	Piano and Percussion	Mark O'leary Music Publishing	http://www.markolearymusic.com/	Upper voices				Recorded on Young Voices of Melbourne CD 'Journeys' 2004
Welcome Song for the Ngai Tahu	Joy Wandin Murphy	Belinda Gillam Derry		Melody & SSA harmony	2 part clapsticks			Upper voices	Community	Easy - Moderate				1	"Welcome song in Woiwurrung (Wurundjeri) language. Suitable for ceremonies on Wurundjeri Land, with Aunty Joy's permission"
Wheatbelt	Iain Grandage			SSAATBB	Percussion			Mixed voices				Recorded on 'Across the Dark' by Exaudi Youth Choir 2010
Where Go The Boats	Graeme Morton		Robert Louis Stevenson	Unison / 2 part	Piano	Morton Music	http://printmusic.com.au/	Upper voices	Primary	Easy		Not a piece for absolute beginners, as it requires a wide range, but very good for a more established young choir.
Whispering Winds	Tim Sexton		Matthew Sexton	SATB	Piano and Flute			Mixed voices	Community	Moderate		Recorded on 'Across the Dark' by Exaudi Youth Choir 2010
Witches' Trio	Judith Clingan		William Shakespeare	3 part	Percussion	Australian Music Centre	http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/	Upper voices	Secondary / Community	Easy - Moderate		Based on the opening scene from Macbeth. Graphic notation (apart from one phrase in stick/solfa notation) - a good first piece for any choir new to this style of writing. You'll need at least one chorister who can produce an appropriately scary witch cackle
Ya rab al Salam / Shalom Aleichen	Paul Stanhope			SATB				Mixed Voices						1	Unaccompanied vocal arrangement of Arabic & Hebrew prayers for peace. A highly evocative work for mixed voices"