Works for Children's Choir
IU Children's Choir
The Indiana University Children's Choir is committed to educating children in the western tradition of great choral music while also exposing them to a wide variety of musical cultures from around the world. Dr. Brent Gault serves as the program director. IUCC's Chamber Choir recorded BloomingSongs in 2017, 2018, and 2019 under the direction of Sarah Miller (2017-2018) and Charles Snell (2019).
This Azerbaijani folk song was arranged for choir by composer, Jahangir Jahangirov. Aida Huseynova who played piano with the choir, a performance that features an improvisatory mugham interlude typical of Azerbaijani traditional music.
Gul-achdi-Bahar-Oldu (1).pdf
Taken from an African proverb and set to music by Dr. Raymond Wise with IU Children's Choir's Chamber Singers, Nara Lee on piano, Wise on drums and violinists: Erin Thompson, Dena El Saffar, Maggie Olivo and Nicole Moody.
Takes a Village.pdf
Music by Lauren Bernofsky, lyrics by Alejandra Martinez with IU Children's Choir's Chamber Singers and Nara Lee on piano
This song is in Spanish and English about environmental elements, using four different types of voices: singing, whispering, speaking and calling.
what do you hear.pdf
This choral setting of two Kenyan folk songs was arranged by Wilson Shitandi. With Sylvester Makobi on ohangla drums, Ben Lumsdaine on tambourine, and the IU Children's Choir's Chamber singers.
Kongolo.pdf