2002
Multi-TraditionalHoliday Sampler
for
Women’s Chorus
Kwanzaa & Solstice
SSAA VOICING
(Sampler contains 3-4 pages of each score)
KWANZAA
BEST SELLER! Pg 3 Harambee by Joseph Jennings YR5203v3
SOLSTICE
BEST SELLER! Pg 7 Sacred Circle by Ruth Huber YR3406
NEW! Pg 11 Solstice Carol by Diane Benjamin YR6407
NEW! Pg 14 Winter Solstice by Alan Stringer YR6020
NEW! Pg 17 Winter Solstice Moon by David Frank Long YR9301v3
Group I
Group II
Group III
= 881
Ha-ram - bee! Ha-ram- bee! Ha-ram-bee! Ha-ram- bee! Ha-ram -bee!
I
II
III
4
Ha - ram - bee!
Ha - ram - bee!
A
Ha - ram - bee! Ha - ram - bee!
Ha - ram - bee!
I
II
III
6
Ha-ram-bee! Ha-ram-bee!
Ha-ram-bee! Ha-ram-bee!
Ha-ram-bee! Ha-ram-bee!
Ha-ram-bee! Ha-ram- bee!
Harambee(Call To Unity)
Joseph Jennings(b. 1954)
Dorothy Winbush Riley
"Jamaican"
YR5203v3
For women's chorus in 3 groups
© 1998 Barton Rhodes Press (ASCAP), Los Angeles. All international rights reserved.Yelton Rhodes Music PO Box 46249 Los Angeles CA 90046
http://www.yrmusic.com
Commissioned by the NYCGMC, Gary Miller, Music Director
Text used with permission © 1997 Harper Collins Publishers, New York."The Complete Kwanzaa - Celebrating Our Cultural Harvest", by Doroth Winbush Riley
I
II
III
8
Ha-ram-bee!
Ha-ram-bee!
B
Sev-entimes I call you
Ha-rambee! Ha-rambee!
Ha-rambee!
Sev-entimes I call you
Harambee! Harambee!
Harambee! Harambee!
I
II
III
11
Se-ventimes I call you to
Ha-ram-bee! Ha-ram-bee!
Ha-ram-bee! Ha-ram-bee!
1.
u - ni-ty
Ha-ram-bee!
Ha-ram-bee!
2.
u - ni-ty
Ha-ram-bee!
I
II
III
14
C
I call for my mo - ther I call for my fa - ther
2
Percussion small group
I
II
III
18
I call for my sis - ters I call for my bro - thers I call for grand-fa - thers I
I
II
III
21
call for my grand - mo - thers I call for my fam' - ly, come to u - ni - ty.
I
II
III
D24
Ha - ram - bee!
(2nd time)
Ha - ram - bee!
Ha - ram - bee! Ha - ram - bee!
Ha - ram - bee!
3
tutti
I
II
III
26
Ha-ram-bee! Ha-ram-bee!
Ha-ram-bee! Ha-ram-bee!
Ha-ram-bee! Ha-ram-bee!
Ha-ram-bee! Ha-ram-bee!
I
II
III
E28
Ha - ram - bee!
Ha - ram - bee!
Sev - en times I call you
Ha - ram - bee! Ha - ram - bee!
Ha - ram - bee!
I
II
III
30
Sev-entimes I call you
Ha-rambee! Ha-rambee!
Ha-rambee! Ha-rambee!
Se-ventimes I call you to
Ha-ram-bee! Ha-ram-bee!
Ha-ram-bee! Ha-ram-bee!
u - ni-ty
Ha-ram-bee!
4
1st time only
Sop 1
Sop 2
Alto
Pno.
1
Sleigh bells
Sleigh bells
Sleigh bells
1
with pedal
ring are you
ring, are you
ring, are you
list - 'ning?
list - 'ning?
list - 'ning?
Ooo
Ooo
Chest - nuts roas-ting on an o-pen fire
Sop 1
Sop 2
Alto
Pno.
6
Jack Frost nip-ping at your
(Ooo)
Ooo
6
nose Bring a torch Jean -
Bring a torch Jean -
Bring a torch Jean -
nette Is - a - bel - la,
nette Is - a - bel - la,
nette Is - a - bel - la,
Bring a torch to the
Bring a torch to the
Bring a torch to the
Sacred CircleSSA and piano
YR3406
Ruth HuberSweetly, 96
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Sop 1
Sop 2
Alto
Pno.
11
cra - dle,
cra - dle,
cra - dle,
11
run, Ooo
On this night
run, Ooo
we will light
one lit - tle can - dle,
one lit - tle Ha-nuk-kah
one lit - tle Ha-nuk-kah
one lit-tle can - dle.
can - dle Ooo
can - dle Ooo
Sop 1
Sop 2
Alto
Pno.
16
Si - lent
Si - lent
Si - lent
16
night,
night,
night,
Ho - ly
Ho - ly
Ho - ly
night,
night,
night,
Deck the halls with
Deck the halls with
Deck the halls with
rit.
boughs of hol - ly,rit.
boughs of hol - ly,rit.
boughs of hol - ly,
rit.
2
Sop 1
Sop 2
Alto
Pno.
22
Ring
Ring
Ring
22
the
the
the
bells! -
bells! Ding dong
bells! Ding dong
ding ding dong
ding ding dong
ding ding dong
ding ding dong
ding!
ding!
Alto
Pno.
29
29
(can be solo)
Let the light of free - dom burn to cel - e - brate the
Sop 1
Sop 2
Alto
Pno.
33
sun's re - turn fol-low-ing the
33
long - est night of the
long - est night of the
year.
long - est night of the
year.
year.
3
Joyfully, ( 76 )
Sop 1
Sop 2
Alto
Pno.
38
38
Ring the
Ring the
Ring the
bells!
bells!
bells!
Sop 2
Pno.
43(can be solo)
the mir -a -c le of43 life's re - birth con-nec-ted to the spin-ning earth cy-cle of the dance that moves in us
Sop 1
Sop 2
Alto
Pno.
48
dance that moves in us
all,
48
all.
dance that moves in us
dance that moves in us
all.
all.
Ring the
Ring the
Ring the
bells!
bells!
bells!
4
Soprano
Alto
Piano
simply
Deep in the heart of
Deep in the heart of
late De - cem - ber,
late De - cem - ber,
soft - ly the snow be -
soft - ly the snow be -
Sop.
Alto
Piano
4
gins to fall.
gins to fall.
4
Slow - ly the night turns
Slow - ly the night turns
in - to dark - ness,
in - to dark - ness,
Sop.
Alto
Piano
7
as we be - gin the long - est
as we be - gin the long - est
7
night of all.
night of all.
Watch - ing wait - ing,
Watch - ing wait - ing,
Diane BenjaminSolstice CarolYR6407
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Sop.
Alto
Piano
10
light is fad - ing,
light is fad - ing,
10
on the long - est
on the long - est
night of all.
night of all.
Sop.
Alto
Piano
13
Look - ing a-round, we
Look - ing a-round, we
13
see the dark - ness,
see the dark - ness,
turn - ing with- in, we
turn - ing with- in, we
Sop.
Alto
Piano
16
hope for light.
hope for light.
16
Here in our cir - cle,
Here in our cir - cle,
deep in dream - ing,
deep in dream - ing,
2
Sop.
Alto
Piano
19
si - lent, we wait through -
si - lent, we wait through -
19
out the night.
out the night.
Watch - ing wait - ing,
Watch - ing wait - ing,
Sop.
Alto
Piano
22
light is fad - ing,
light is fad - ing,
22
on the long - est
on the long - est
night of all.
night of all.
Sop.
Alto
Piano
25
Oh, can you see it,
Oh, can you see it,
25
can you feel it?
can you feel it?
Has a dif - ferent
Has a dif - ferent
time be - gun?
time be - gun?
3
Sopranos& Altos
Piano
This is the time when the great wheel of the
S & A
Pno.
4
year dips down when the sun shines the trees in the north at noon, when the
S & A
Pno.
7
deer's breath and the hare's breath and the dog's cloud the still cold with their small hand-fuls of steam.
Winter SolsticeMusic by Alan Stringer
For the New Mexico Women's Chorus
Words by Victor di Suvero
© 2001 by Yelton Rhodes Music (BMI), Los Angeles. All international rights reserved. www.yrmusic.com
YR6020
SA and Piano
S & A
Pno.
10
This is the time when the cross ex - ists on-ly in the out-stretched arms of the win - ter's tree and the
S & A
Pno.
13
child in each of us is born once more.
S & A
Pno.
17
This is the time when the great wheel of the world dips down when the wave's spume be-comes ice as the
S & A
Pno.
20
wind takes the salt drops to give them shape for a mo-ment be - fore drop-ping them once a -
3
gain in-to the hard driv-ing
- 2 -
S & A
Pno.
243
sea to melt. This is the time
3
3
3
when so ma - ny of those rea - dy to die choose to go3 3 3 3
3 33 3
S & A
Pno.
27 3
in - to the space be - tween the
3 3
stars where the dreams live and the child in each of us is
S & A
Pno.
30
born once more.
S & A
Pno.
33
This is the time when the great wheel of the
Both hands sopra 8va until noted
stars dip down. When the Plei - a - des come close and the
- 3 -
Soprano 1
Soprano 2
Alto 1
Alto 2
RehearsalPiano
circa 76, flowing, with a sense of wonder
Be-hold the win-ter sol-stice
Be-hold the win-ter sol-stice
Be-hold the win-ter sol-stice
Be-hold the win-ter sol-stice
moon.
moon.
moon.
moon.
Her face is bright and clear and
Her face is bright and clear and
Her face is bright and clear and
Her face is bright and clear and
new. She is a
new. She is a
new. She is a
new. She is a
S 1
S 2
A 1
A 2
R.P.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
5
sign of hope, of
sign of hope, of
sign of hope, of
sign of5
things to
things to
things to
things to
come, of
come, of
come, of
come, of
things to
things to
things to
things to
SSAA
Winter Solstice Moon
© 2001 by Barton Rhodes Press (ASCAP), Los Angeles.Yelton Rhodes Music sole selling agent.
All international rights reserved. www.yrmusic.com
Inspired byHopi sources
YR9301v3
Music and words byDavid Frank Long
S 1
S 2
A 1
A 2
R.P.
poco più allegrocon moto,
9
come.
come.
*
come. Ah
*
come. Ah9
ah
ah
hai
hai
ya
ya
ha
ha
S 1
S 2
A 1
A 2
R.P.
14
*
Ah hai
ah ah
ah
ah14
ya ha
hai
hai
ah hai
ya
ya
*
Hai
ya
hai ya
ha
2
* All vowel sounds of vocalizations should be smooth, steady and clear. Consonants should be given a slight emphasis .
S 1
S 2
A 1
A 2
R.P.
18
ya ha
ah
ha ah
ah ah18
ya ha
hai
hai
ya hai
ya hai
ya
ya
ya Be
ya Be -
ha Ah, Be -
ha Be -
S 1
S 2
A 1
A 2
R.P.
22
hold
hold
hold, be-hold
hold, be-hold22
the
the win- ter sol-stice
the win- ter sol-stice
the
moon!
moon!
moon!
moon, the moon
Her face is bright and clear and
Her face is bright and clear and
Her face is bright and clear and
is
3
S 1
S 2
A 1
A 2
R.P.
26
new! She is a
new!
new! She is a
new!26
sign of peace, of
She is a sign of
sign of peace, of
She is a sign of
poco rallentando
peace, of
peace, of
peace!
peace!
peace!
peace!
S 1
S 2
A 1
A 2
R.P.
a tempo ( circa 84 )30
On this the long-est, cold-est
On this the long-est, cold-est30
Ah
Ah hai
night
night
ya
ah
the stars are burn-ing, giv-ing
the stars are burn-ing, giv-ing
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