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 |
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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" |