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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!

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!


Harambee! Harambee!

Harambee! Harambee!

I

II

III

11

Se-ventimes I call you to



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!

3

tutti

I

II

III

26





I

II

III

E28

Ha - ram - bee!

Ha - ram - bee!

Sev - en times I call you


Ha - ram - bee!

I

II

III

30




Se-ventimes I call you to



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,



Bring a torch to the



Sacred CircleSSA and piano

YR3406

Ruth HuberSweetly, 96

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http://www.yrmusic.com

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


year.


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.



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,


Diane BenjaminSolstice CarolYR6407

© 2000 by Yelton Rhodes Music (BMI), Los Angeles. All international rights reserved. www.yrmusic.com

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.



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




moon.

moon.

moon.

moon.

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 winter sol-stice

the winter sol-stice

the

moon!

moon!

moon!

moon, the moon




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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