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Choral Music Experience Series

Doreen Rao’s Choral Series

Doreen Rao is represented by music publisher Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. and promoted and distributed by Hal Leonard Corp.

Doreen Rao's Choral Music Experience Series, New York & London: represents a comprehensive performance teaching curriculum and concert repertoire of diverse and distinguished choral music for school, church and community choirs. Ten award-winning series feature established and emerging composers from the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, Scandinavia and Latin America in a broad spectrum of repertoire for children and youth choirs, middle and high school choirs, women’s and men’s choirs, college, university, community and church choirs. The CME Series includes:

  • Choral Music Experience
    (Children and Youth Treble Choirs)
    Selected composers and arrangers include: Leonard Bernstein, Derek Holman, Gary Kulesha, Imant Raminsh, Francisco Nunez, David Brunner, Larysa Kuzmenko, Walter Buczynski, John Burge, Robert Harris, Kathy Armstrong, David Elliott, Rupert Lang, Rob Hugh, Paul Read, Lori-Anne Dolloff, Daniel Brewbaker and Robert Kyr.
  • Conductors Choice, Dr. David Brunner, advisor
    (SATB Choirs, Secondary, College and University Choirs)
    An artistically distinguished repertoire of selected choral music for high school, college, and community choirs. Selected composers and arrangers include: David Brunner, Wayland Rogers, Imant Raminsh, Ruth Watson Henderson, Stephen Hatfield, Charles Collins, Lee Kesselman, Gary Kulesha, Milos Raickovich, Philip Hagemann, Daniel Brewbaker.
  • Building Bridges, Marguerite McCormick, advisor
    (Middle School and Developing Choirs/Multicultural)
    Aimed for developing choirs, this series features an educationally valuable, culturally diverse choral repertoire to motivate and inspire continued musical development through the transition years. Selected composers and arrangers include: Stephen Chatman, Stephen Hatfield, Nick Page, Alan Naplan, Barbara Baker, Lee Kesselman, David Brunner.
  • Latin Accents, Dr. Janet Galvan, advisor
    (Latin American Choral Music)
    This innovative and comprehensive series is designed to broaden the student’s knowledge of authentic Latin American folksong styles containing Indian, Arabic, African, Hispanic and European influences. Selected composers include: Tony Guzman, Francisco Nunez, Stephen Hatfield and others.
  • Holiday Lights
    (for celebration and service)
    For holiday festivals, liturgical use, or concert stage, this versatile series will empower the singers, honour the public, and celebrate the season in style. Selected American, Canadian, British and European composers and arrangers writing for concert and ceremony.
  • In High Voice, Dr. Sandra Snow, editor & advisor
    (Women’s Choir)
    This series features an exciting and expressive repertoire for high school collegiate and community women’s choirs. Selected choral classics, serious contemporary works and world music repertoire for treble voice choirs of all levels and abilities.
  • Opera Workshop, Emily Ellsworth, advisor
    (Theatre, Opera and Oratorio for Young Choirs)
    A series of dramatic inspired works developed to encourage interactive musical experiences for young choirs. Repertoire includes standard classics, new and experimental projects.
  • Celtic Voices
    Celtic based composition and arrangements from diverse musical traditions, both ancient and modern, in Ireland, UK and Europe. Includes works for treble chorus and mixed chorus that encourage use in both the classroom and the concert hall.
  • In Low Voice, Dr. Jonathan Reed, advisor
    (Men’s Choir)
    This series features an exciting and expressive repertoire for high school collegiate and community men’s choirs. Selected choral classics, serious contemporary works and world music repertoire for treble voice choirs of all levels and abilities.
  • From the Podium
    Doreen Rao's new signature series showcases multi-movement works recommended for amateur and professional performance.

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