2023 ACDA Reading List - Senior High School Choirs

A strong unifying text from Colleen Carhuff will be dear to the hearts of singers with its sentiments such as "No notes are as connected as the souls that sing them, and no soul is happier than when

April (I Love You) is a setting of a poem originally entitled "I love you" by one of America's most celebrated authors, Sara Teasdale (1884–1933). Born in St Louis, this accomplished and much

Send your singers on a music theory scavenger hunt! This work is based on a repeating motive that you can find in the vocal parts as well as the piano: scale degrees (in this order) 1-2-3-2-1. Can you see

This work is an exploration of sounds with human voice. The text is taken from the terminology used for various Malay traditional dance movements. Inspired by an exotic Indonesian Malay scale, the music

An artistic flowing piano accompaniment frames the languid choral lines that envelop Sara Teasdale's poem of longing for love. Overlapping harmonic lines bring depth and emotion to the setting, eventually

An exciting concert work for tenor-bass choirs, this piece is conceived with driving, chant-like a cappella choral lines accompanied by notated body percussion and parts for shaker and drum(s). The text,

Floating melodic lines and resonant harmonies combine, lending an ethereal quality to this artistic piece that allows the imagination to soar. Leonora Speyer's evocative text explores our relationship to

This unique and imaginative work for treble choirs tells the story of NASA's Apollo 11 mission through song. The vocals are ethereal over a rhythmic and driving accompaniment, making this fun for singers

This setting of Psalm 100 sparkles with driving rhythms and mixed meters. Celebratory in nature and joyful from beginning to end, this work will be a wonderful way to begin any concert!

William Henry Davies' text is given a driving, rhythmic setting that encourages singer and listener alike to "sing out!" their songs of joy. The contrasting middle section is undergirded with rhythmic

This modern and angular piece has that dramatic sound that makes younger singers feel significant musically. The pulsating piano accompaniment enhances the varied vocal lines set to lyrics from a

In a vibrant cross-cultural celebration, this original work is composed in raga jog, an Indian classical melodic framework that incorporates both major and minor. Repeated riff-like vocalizations