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World Music Reading Session

Substitute Reading Session Leader: Joyce Click

Collaborative Pianist - Emma Mundy

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2026 - June 24th at 1:00 p.m.

Music Selected by Dr. Madlen Batchvarova, Hanover College

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Tumeurchi - SSA

https://www.choristersguild.org/store/cga1462-tumefurahi-we-rejoice/6532/

  • Description
  • Rejoicing abounds in our newest African selection! The Swahili refrain is easy to learn and the English stanzas provide a good balance to the primary melody. African drums and hand claps add to the infectious, joyful rhythm. Advanced choirs will enjoy adding the optional descant for an exciting finish!
  • Voicing: Two-part with piano and optional descant and percussion
  • Composers: Dave and Jean Perry
  • Text: Dave and Jean Perry

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Sing, Earth and Heaven

https://www.musicarussica.com/sheet_music_pieces/cc003e

  • Kyrylo Stetsenko
  • Sing, Earth and Heaven
  • Arrangement of Ukrainian Carol
  • Arranger- Nancy McKibben, English lyrics
  • Genre - Carol
  • Voicing- SATB
  • Publisher- Musica Russica

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Aritz Adarrean - Katalin. (The Branch of the Oak Tree – Katalin) Walton,

Julen ezKuEzkurraEzkurraEzkurra

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https://giamusic.com/resource/aritz-adarrean-katalin-printed-music-ww2054

Aritz adarrean - Katalin is a pairing of two popular songs from Basque folklore. Aritz adarrean is a Christmas lullaby set to a tune from the province of Gipuzkoa, connecting the joy of the birth of Christ with nature’s celebration of the event. Katalin is a traditional dance called a biribilketa, which translates to “made in a circle.”  For this lively and festive dance, revelers form chains of connected circles, filling the streets with joy and celebration. At first, the pairing of these two selections may seem unusual, but it is common to commemorate an important event with great celebration and the elation of dancing together. This piece was significant enough in the composer´s body of work that it was performed at his memorial concert on the one-year anniversary of his death.

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Watch: https://youtu.be/n2u99PdPXQ8?si=pV000iOv1MhqDi5G

Julian Ezkurra

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Il Lampo written by Ryan Main and published by Endeavor Music - SSA

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https://endeavormusicpublishing.com/music/il-lampo

  • Lightning strikes in the dark of night. A house in the Italian countryside appears and disappears in an instant. Take your audience and singers on a spellbinding journey that is as relentless as a building storm.
  • Voicing
  • SATB
  • Composer
  • Ryan Main

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INau maire Cedrick Howoseb Endeavor Music Publishing

Cedrick Howoseb

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https://endeavormusicpublishing.com/music/nau-maire

  • ABOUT THIS PIECE
  • "ǀNau maire" is an original song by Namibian composer Cedrick Howoseb, sung in the Damara language. This blazing fast piece features the unique clicks and pops of the Damara language, adding an exciting challenge for singers. With rhythmic djembe accompaniment and easy-to-learn movements, it's perfect for injecting energy, vibrancy, and cultural richness into your next performance.
  • Rehearsal https://youtu.be/hVw8s18e7sg?si=UEXWk_7MdPbshVil

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Sesere Eeye - Mark O Leary (composer) Mark O Leary Publishing

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https://www.jwpepper.com/sesere-eeye-10001408/p.

(Available through JW Pepper)

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  • A traditional song and dance from the Torres Strait Islands, (separates Australa from New Guinea this a cappella selection about the wind includes directions for movement and the option to improvise percussion accompaniment with either traditional instruments or similar instruments that are accessible to your choir. Fun and flexible, there is an option to sing the first verse in unison and to improvise harmonies in subsequent repetitions. The SSAB and SSA voicings are in F major, while the SATB voicing is in D. Your choir is sure to have fun with this one!

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Balloon Flower by Jihoon Park - Santa Barbara

https://sbmp.com/SR2.php?CatalogNumber=1831

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  • voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP1831 | price: $3.00
  • accompaniment: piano
  • Pronunciation Guide: Free Download SA | TB

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  • A lyrical and lovely piece for mixed choirs, mostly in four parts throughout with divisi written only in the Soprano. A flowing piano accompaniment supports the voices, and the South Korean text is written as a transliteration in the score for ease of singing.

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Inkosi Namandla - Michael Barrett

https://giamusic.com/resource/inkosi-namandla-printed-music-ww2040

WATCH https://youtu.be/oIOvvAayFXY?si=4cXBYMXIzH6TijBB

  • This isiZulu song is a reimagining of the popular traditional Tshwane church song Ke na le modisa, meaning "God of Strength." The opening is a slow and symbolic prayer, asking God for strength to stand against injustice and wrongdoing. It is followed by the promise that we, the people, will not rest even in death, fighting for what we truly believe in, and that the power of daily prayer will grant us the strength to suoceed. The work was composed for the University of Pretoria (Tuks) Camerata and an authentic version can be viewed on the
  • choir's official YouTube channel.

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Alternate Pieces

Ngothando - https://youtu.be/NZLjtcsnua0?si=nrFRUt8A9cr66eCY

SSAA -

Ngothando is a song written in isiZulu, and is a message to the world that it is only through love that we can conquer the barriers that stand between us. Beautiful and accessible, this is a moving work especially meaningful for our times.

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Purchase the music: https://giamusic.com/resource/ngothan...

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Also available for SATB voicing: https://giamusic.com/resource/ngothan...

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Celtic Jubilate - Alternate

https://youtu.be/MvxlALPg6dg?si=gowbuISBy77WE80

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  • Celtic Jubilate by Daniel Brinsmead for SAB voices is a vibrant unaccompanied piece that weaves together traditional Celtic melodies and harmonies with uplifting rhythms. The work captures the essence of joy and celebration.
  • Purchase the music: https://giamusic.com/resource/celtic-...
  • LISTEN TO THE piece below,
  • https://youtu.be/MvxlALPg6dg?si=g4v4nfN1h-0hMLq6

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The next slides where from last year’s session

  • See the next slides for pieces from last year’s world music session.

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Three Balinese Folk Songs

Jeru Pencar, Jengott Uban, Putri Cening Aya arr. Matt Carlson

  • Set of three songs 2 part songs for treble and unchanged voice
  • Song 1- Jeru Pencar -Big fish, catching with nets in Bali
  • Song 2 - Jenggot Uban - gray beard, grandfather and grandchild fascinated with beard. (Fun articulations) Pronunciations Jenggo Uban
  • https://youtu.be/8u0EV5Q1jlM
  • Song 3 - Petri Cening Ayu - Mothers going to market but daughter asked to stay home and take care of the home.
  • Phonetics - Take a look at the phonetics with the sounds made by j, c,
  • https://youtu.be/BOOyoY-SwJ8?si=HEtjDkZT4Sto0kIw

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Images of the Sea. SATB with piano

From Formosa Singing Series - Lee/Shih - Pavane Publishing

  • Taiwanese song

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  • Interesting text painting and tempo ( more than 10 ) and some key changes
  • Phonetically written

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Ave Maria In Memoriam

2 part with Pinao

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Agnus Dei - 5 part/ 6 part/ 7 parts

Ernesto Herrera - Eugene Rogers Series - Mark Foster

  • Uses Renaissance polyphony with Cuban influence.
  • Composer is from Cuba
  • The song is a passionate pea for divine mercy in moments of desperation and suffering which accompany the dailly lives of Cuban people.
  • https://www.jwpepper.com/agnus-dei-11398737-2191935/p

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Ingen Vinner Frem Til Den Evige Ro

SATB divisi ( goes into six - eight parts)

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  • Going to play this one - (No one wins until eternal peace)
  • Pronunciation
  • https://youtu.be/cCtgo2wZHGs?si=ehmn0quAej-ynYvE

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Ave Maria SATB Division with Sop Solo

Music by Micat Ziotkowski - published by Walton

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Evocation (Mon - Nee Joh)

By Cho/ Kim Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Inc.

  • Composer from South Korea
  • The poem addressed a person who has lost a loved one and recalls the memory. The memory of the love for the person will never fade.
  • Antiphonal singing thoughout the pieces between S A T B and includes an a cappella section.
  • So well written ( my opinion)
  • https://sbmp.com/SR2.php?CatalogNumber=1780

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Senzeni Na

SATB with solo and shaker - page 5 - everyone come in/ shaker

  • Michael Barrett, Arranger - Director of Choral Activities at the University of Pretoria ( South Africa) Directs amazing choir and has so many beautiful arrangements.
  • SATB - with lead solo
  • Some flexibility in the call on the first page
  • Stand against wrong doing - soloist
  • Originated as anti-apartheid song - Now sung in honor of a gender-based attack
  • Three sections- there is an opportunity for a poem or prayer in the middle either one that is give or add your own. When it calls for a strict rhythm be sure to utilize that information.
  • https://youtu.be/DIBeoCOHR7g?si=RzlITlsQw6QliICo. 3;05