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New from Hinshaw Music

Go! Tell It on the Mountain for  SATB chorus and piano  
Published by Hinshaw Music, distributed by Hal Leonard

Order Go! Tell It on the Mountain through your local music store, or click on Hal Leonard, above.  

See and hear excerpt.
This swingin' jazzy setting breathes new life into a beloved Christmas carol. Scored for mixed chorus with treble divisi and gospel-style piano, this arrangement captures the stylistic character of gospel swing. Your choir will enjoy this creative setting that is perfect for the Christmas season.  
​— J.W. Pepper
Coming soon from Hinshaw Music
O Holy Night gospel setting for SATB chorus and piano
See and hear excerpt.
Shout for Joy for unaccompanied SATB chorus
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Marchin' to Zion for  SSATB chorus and piano    
Published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing (SBMP 1074)

Order Marchin' to Zion through your local music store, or click on item number to order through Santa Barbara Music Publishing. 
A lush setting of the gospel hymn leads to a rousing setting for gospel choir.  —Santa Barbara Music Publishing
Performed by the 2017 Arkansas All-State Mixed Choir
Simultaneously view score and listen at sbmp.com.  (Scroll to the bottom of the page to start the music.) 

A performance featuring improvisation!  
​If you have pianists and soloists who can improvise, check out the original performance by the New England Conservatory Chorus, with Phillip Woods on piano and Karen Tobin on vocals:

Three Spirituals  for unaccompanied SATB chorus
Published by E.C. Schirmer

  1. I’ Been in the Storm  (EC 5015)
  2. I Want Jesus to Walk with Me  (with optional piano part)  (EC 5016)
  3. Somebody’s Knockin’ at Your Door  (EC 5017)

To order any of the Three Spirituals or to view page samples,  click on item numbers.
A splendid arrangement for choirs .... Usable as a recital group or separately, these pieces are well worth consideration by conductors needing something a bit out of the ordinary.   —Richard Graves, Choir and Organ
In process
Song of My Heart for SSATB chorus, flute and Piano
Music by Tim Harbold
Poems by Elizabeth Wright Shippee (1915-1936)
Available from composer
Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)  
Cole Porter's classic arranged for SSATBB chorus and piano
Licensed through Alfred Music, available for purchase from arranger. 

Listen for the fun waltz section!
Review and purchase.
This Little Light of Mine for  SATB chorus and optional piano
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Down by the Sally Gardens for unaccompanied  SATB chorus
Review and purchase.   
The Water's Wide for unaccompanied  SATB chorus
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Quick to learn and powerful for liturgical use
Calvary for unaccompanied SATB chorus
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Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child 
for unaccompanied  SATB chorus