VocalEssence Music Press Distributed by Graphite Publishing

VocalEssence Music Press is a dynamic music publishing company that offers a select group of emerging composers the opportunity to make their music available to choirs everywhere. And we offer choruses access to new music they can’t find anywhere else.

Our mission is to help choruses, conductors and composers connect in meaningful ways by publishing exciting new music for singers at all levels.

Discover cross-cultural collaboration through the VocalEssence ¡Cantaré! Series. Mexican composers wrote these works for Minnesota school, college and community choruses to sing. Even young children can master the challenge of singing in Spanish and the indigenous languages of Mexico. Get value-added with our free Music Resource Guides that are designed for conductors, teachers and students to use to learn more about the cultural context of the compositions.

VocalEssence Music Press is a subsidiary of VocalEssence, a leading arts organization based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


Music Published by VocalEssence Music Press

Aleluya!

Jorge Córdoba tb choir, Difficulty : 4, a cappella, 3-5 min.

Blessed Be! (DeMore)

Melanie DeMore mixed choir, Difficulty : 3, a cappella, less than 3 min.

Cantate Domino

Jesús López Moreno treble choir, Difficulty : 2, organ, piano, less than 3 min.

Cantos de Primavera (Songs of Spring)

Diana Syrse Valdés mixed choir, Difficulty : 3, a cappella, 3-5 min.

Cara de Pingo (The Boy with the Wicked Face)

Diana Syrse Valdés mixed choir, Difficulty : 3, 1-2 instruments, percussion, piano, 3-5 min.

Carol of the Night

David Evan Thomas mixed choir, Difficulty : 4, a cappella, 3-5 min.

Dances with the Daffodils

Isaac Lovdahl mixed choir, Difficulty : 3, 1-2 instruments, 5-10 min.

El Barquito de Papel (Little Paper Boat)

Jesús López Moreno treble choir, Difficulty : 1, piano, less than 3 min.

En Paz (At Peace)

Jesús López Moreno mixed choir, Difficulty : 4, piano, 5-10 min.

Fill the Sky

Nancy Gifford mixed choir, Difficulty : 3, a cappella, 3-5 min.

Jayjaykar!

Shruthi Rajasekar mixed choir, Difficulty : 4, 1-2 instruments, percussion, 3-5 min.

La Ofrenda (The Offering)

Sabina Covarrubias treble choir, Difficulty : 4, 1-2 instruments, 3-5 min.

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

Kurt Erickson mixed choir, Difficulty : 3, a cappella, 3-5 min.

Most Holy Night (from Quilt Songs)

Carol Barnett mixed choir, Difficulty : 4, a cappella, 3-5 min.

Muchas Gracias (Many Thanks)

Jesús Echevarría treble choir, Difficulty : 1, 1-2 instruments, piano, 3-5 min.

Nearly Insane (from Quilt Songs)

Ysaÿe Barnwell mixed choir, Difficulty : 3, a cappella, less than 3 min.

Nido de Amor (Love Nest)

Lilia Vázquez Kuntze treble choir, Difficulty : 1, piano, less than 3 min.

Pasar La Vida (Hymn to Life)

Jorge Cózatl mixed choir, Difficulty : 3, a cappella, 3-5 min.

Quilt Songs: Women Weaving the Fabric of Life

Alice Parker, Libby Larsen, Gabriela Lena Frank, Ysaÿe Barnwell, Carol Barnett mixed choir, Difficulty : 4, a cappella, 10+ min.

Sangeetham

Shruthi Rajasekar tb choir, Difficulty : 3, a cappella, 3-5 min.

Shehecheyanu

Jonathan Miller mixed choir, Difficulty : 5, a cappella, less than 3 min.

The Optimist and the Pessimist

Peter J. Durow mixed choir, Difficulty : 3, 3-5 min.

Velero de Papel (Paper Sailboat)

Jesús López Moreno treble choir, Difficulty : 2, piano, less than 3 min.

Xtoles (K’ay yum K’in)

Jorge Cózatl mixed choir, Difficulty : 3, a cappella, 5-10 min.

this is the garden (from Quilt Songs)

Alice Parker mixed choir, Difficulty : 4, a cappella, less than 3 min.

¡Cantaré! (I Will Sing!)

Jesús Echevarría mixed choir, Difficulty : 1, 1-2 instruments, less than 3 min.

¿Quién me compra una naranja? (Who Will Buy Me an Orange?)

Rodrigo Michelet Cadet Diaz treble choir, Difficulty : 2, piano, less than 3 min.

1: (Easy) No divisi in voice parts, accompaniment doubles or supports vocal parts, diatonic, symmetrical phrases, textures mostly homophonic, simple rhythms, stepwise voice leading (conjunct), moderate ranges, no extended techniques, and limited sustained singing.

2: (Medium Easy) Limited divisi, voices somewhat independent from accompaniment, some chromatics, phrases may be longer or more fragmented, mostly homophonic, moderate rhythmic complexity, some difficult intervals (disjunct motion), moderate ranges, extended techniques are simple, limited sustained singing.

3. (Medium) Limited divisi, unaccompanied, or with independent accompaniment (voice parts not doubled), many chromatics, phrases of varying lengths, more contrapuntal textures, moderately complex rhythms, some difficult intervals (disjunct motion), moderately difficult/challenging ranges, extended techniques are potentially challenging, and some sustained singing.

4. (Medium Difficult) Abundant divisi, unaccompanied, or accompanying instruments are fully independent from voice parts, many chromatics and/or key changes, long and/or broken phrases, potentially little homophony, complex rhythms, many difficult intervals (disjunct motion), difficult/challenging ranges, potentially difficult extended techniques, and a demand for sustained singing.

5. (Difficult) Adundant divis, unaccompanied, or accompanying instruments are fully independent from voice parts, many chromatics and/or key changes, long and/or broken phrases, potentially little homophony, complex rhythms, extreme ranges, use of challenging or unusual extended vocal techniques, abundant sustained singing.