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"Alleluia"

SATB w/piano; Alto Solo; 13pp.;3'20": Med. difficulty; text and music by KelvinMcNeal. Copyright ©2006 KelvinMcNeal.

"Alleluia" is a non-denominational anthem of praise. Starting with a simple soprano unison, "Alleluia" develops in rhythmic layers,and culminates in a chant-like coda.

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Min. order 6 copies

Alleluia Variations

SATB, piano; 11 pp; 3'25"; Medium difficulty. Text and music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright© 2010 Kelvin McNeal

"Alleluia Variations" is a playful and exciting praise anthem deconstructing the text "Alleluia".

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"A Place Within"

SATB w/piano; 11pp; 3'40"; Moderate difficulty. Text and music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright © 2008 Kelvin McNeal

I wrote this song for Fathers' Day with my choir. It's a touching, thoughtful musing on how we grow with our fathers. 

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"Beatitudes"

SATB w/ a substantial piano part; 16pp; 6'; Medium+ difficulty; Text from Matthew 5:3-12; Add'l text and all music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright © 2011 Kelvin McNeal

A melding of Jesus' Beatitudes with complementary "new" Beatitudes. 

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"Dona Nobis Pacem"

SATB w/piano; 11pp; 3'40"; Moderate difficulty, some simple Latin. Text and music by Kelvin McNeal with Latin phrases; Copyright © 2007 Kelvin McNeal.

I wrote this song about piece for a Christmas Eve performance for my choir, but it's relevant in any season. 

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"Down By The Riverside"

Arr. and with additional lyrics by Kelvin McNeal; SATB w/piano and some divisi; 12pp; 3'50"; medium + difficulty. Text trad. w/added lyrics by Kelvin McNeal; Copyright © 2010 Kelvin McNeal

A rousing rendition of the popular standard.

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"Endless River"

SATB w/piano; 11pp; 3'25"; Moderate+ difficulty; Text and music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright © 2010 Kelvin McNeal

River as metaphor for love and connection

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"Every Breath"

SATB w/piano; 14pp; 3'35"; Medium difficulty; Text and music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright © 2008 Kelvin McNeal

"Every Breath" is a rollicking, joyful affirmation of the power of intention.

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"Love"

SATB w/piano; 12pp; 3'45"; Medium difficulty;

Text and music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright© 2006 Kelvin McNeal

"Everybody in the world will be in love with everybody else!" (From "Love).

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"Manifestation"

SATB w/piano, Tenor solo; 12pp; 4'00; Medium difficulty, tenor solo advanced;

Text is "Ave Maria", additional text and all music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright© 2006 Kelvin McNeal.

Suitable for Christmas, concert, or worship, "Manifestation" uses chant-like choral parts with a soaring tenor solo.

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"Manifestation IV"

SATB w/piano; 13pp; 4'05"; Moderate difficulty; Text and music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright © 2009 Kelvin McNeal

An affirmative prayer in the tradition and style of Spiritual Living.

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"Memorial Day"

SATB w/piano and opt. low drum; 11pp; 5'00"; Medium difficulty; Text and music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright © 2011 Kelvin McNeal

A somber but uplifting  piece exploring what can happen the instant a war is over.

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"No Fear"

SATB w/piano; 13pp; 3'30"; Moderate difficulty. Text and music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright © 2008 Kelvin McNeal.

Rock & Gospel flavored, high-energy song about courage in the face of fear.

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"Spirit Comes Whisperin' In"

 SATB w/piano; 17pp; 4'40"; Medium Difficulty; Text and music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright© 2006 Kelvin McNeal.

"Spirit..." is driven by a walking bass ostinato. The text is a non-denominational paean to the joy of becoming one with whichever higher power you choose.

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"Thank You For The..."

SATB w/piano; 13 pp; 3'30"; Medium + difficulty; Text and music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright © 2007 Kelvin McNeal

A song of gratitude for things spoken and unspoken.

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"The River"

SATB w/piano; 10pp; 3'25"; Moderate difficulty. Text and music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright © 2006 Kelvin McNeal

River as metaphor.

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"What A Day"

SATB w.piano; 12pp; 3'05"; Medium+ difficulty; Text and music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright © 2009 Kelvin McNeal

A celebration of pure joy (some of the most fun I've ever had writing lyrics).

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Medium Scores: 5-10pp.

"All One"

SATB w/piano; 10 pp; 4'10"; Medium plus difficulty. Text and music by Kelvin McNeal © Copyright 2011 Kelvin McNeal

River metaphors in this rousing anthem mix with themes of the connection of all that exists.

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"Darkness/Light"

SATB w/piano; 9pp; 3'40"; Medium difficulty. Text and music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright © 2007 Kelvin McNeal

"Darkness/Light" is a short requiem ending in the acceptance to the light.

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"Deep Peace"

SATB w/synth, flute obbligato; 5pp; 4'30"; Medium difficulty. Text by Ernest Holmes, music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright © 2010 Kelvin McNeal

"Deep Peace" is slow and meditative, with a synth strings pad and live flute. Rhythm and breathing can be tricky for choirs without much experience.  

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"Eternal/Expanding"

SATB w/piano; 9pp; 3'; Moderate difficulty. Text and music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright © 2009 Kelvin McNeal

About the joys of spiritual bliss.

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"First Christmas"

SATB w/piano; Tenor solo; 8pp; 2'45"; Moderate difficulty for choir, higher difficulty for tenor solo. Text and music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright © 2009 Kelvin McNeal

Jazz waltz style, Christmas as a personal journey of emergence.

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"Freedom"

SATB w/piano; 10pp; 3'20"; Medium difficulty. Text by Kelvin McNeal, incorporating a quote from Krishnamurti; Music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright © 2008 Kelvin McNeal

Krishnamurti said "Freedom is a state of mind". "Freedom" expands on that idea.

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"I Belong"

SATB w/piano;10pp; 3'30"; Medium difficulty. Text and music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright © 2007 Kelvin McNeal

Affirming the infinite connectivity of all people. 

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I Breathed A Song Into The Air

SATB w/piano; 8pp; 3'45; Medium difficulty; Text by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright © 2011 Kelvin McNeal

A tradional arrangement of one of Longfellow's best-known poems.

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"Manifestation II"

SATB w/piano; 10pp; 3'25"; Moderate difficulty. Text and music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright © 2007 Kelvin McNeal

"Manifestation II"  is a chant-like musing on New Thought themes.

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"Manifestation III"

SATB w/piano; 10pp; 3'40"; Medium difficulty. Text and music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright © 2008 Kelvin McNeal

Third in a series of "Manifestations" exploring the beliefs of New Thought.

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Min. order 6 copies

"Many Roads"

SATB w/piano; 10pp; 2'45"; Medium difficulty, some contrapuntal a cappella. Text and music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright © 2008 Kelvin McNeal.

"Many Roads" is about how we all find our own paths to our own best good. 

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Six Haiku

SATB w/piano; 6pp; 2'30"; Medium difficulty. Text and music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright © 2006 Kelvin McNeal

The text is a sequence of nature images tracing the progression from winter solstice to summer solstice, with a lush piano part. 

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"Stand In Wonder"

SATB w/piano; 9pp; 2'45"; Medium difficulty, several a cappella sections. Text by Ernest Holmes, music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright © 2009 Kelvin McNeal

Gospel-flavored uptempo anthem of praise, text by Ernest Holmes, founder of Religious Science philosophy (now named United Centers For Spiritual Living). Premiered 2009 by the Santa Fe CSL Choir.

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"Thanks I Give"

SATB w/piano; 9pp; 4'05"; Moderate difficulty. Text and music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright © 2010 Kelvin McNeal

A warm, joyful, chant-like anthem of gratitude.

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"The Stone Rolls Away"

SATB w/piano; 10pp; 3'32"; Medium difficulty. Text and music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright © 2007 Kelvin McNeal

Originally written for Easter Sunday, "The Stone Rolls Away" is a gospel-flavored anthem about transformation or resurrection 

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"With Love

SATB w/piano; 10pp; 2'39"; Moderate difficulty, 5/4 meter; Text adapted from 1 Corinthians 13: Music by Kelvin McNeal Copyright © 2007 Kelvin McNeal.

The music of this setting mirrors the dichotomy of the text (Without/With love.  

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A Year In Winter  ($25)

Lluvia en el desierto ($25)

Variations on a Nursery Theme 

New Thought Choral Music, Vol. 1
 

There Is A Light

Six Haiku

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Alleluia

Alleluia

The River

Spirit Comes A'Whisperin' In

Manifestation

Manifestation II

Love

Love

Listen to "Love"

Darkness/Light

The Stone Rolls Away

With Love

I Belong

Thank You For The...

Dona Nobis Pacem

Freedom

I Surrender/I Am

No Fear

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Decicinquelandia

The Rivals