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2021 Reading Session Picks: Children's Choir

2021 Reading Session Picks: Children's Choir

Looking for anthem ideas for your children's choir? This post includes a curated list of unison, 2-part, and 3-part choir anthems with piano accompaniment and optional instrumental parts (handbells, oboe, harp, strings, rhythm instruments, and body percussion).

2021 Reading Session Picks: Adult Choir

2021 Reading Session Picks: Adult Choir

This year’s reading session picks include SATB, SAB, and 2-part choir anthems with piano and organ accompaniment and some with optional instrumental parts (cello, chamber orchestra, and 4-hand piano). See the list >>

2019 Reading Session Picks: Adult Choir

2019 Reading Session Picks: Adult Choir

This is one of my favorite posts to write each summer.

For the past several weeks, I’ve been reviewing literally hundreds of new choral releases and distilling them down to the 18 you’ll find on this list (+ a few other lists that I’ll be sharing over the next few weeks).

You should have seen how much music was in my suitcase coming back from Music and Worship Arts Week!

Today’s post is for adult church choirs.

I compiled my favorite new (or new-ish) anthems from 8+ reading sessions into a simple, readable guide that makes choosing new music for your choir a much easier (and less daunting) task.

2016 Reading Session Picks: Adult Choir

2016 Reading Session Picks: Adult Choir

It's always a joy to return to the beautiful Lake Junaluska, nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains of Western NC.

I've been attending Music and Worship Arts Week off and on since high school and I have so many memories of chilly morning walks to worship in Stuart Auditorium, evening concerts by the Junaluska Singers, simply suppers at the Allgood House, and stopping to admire the roses along the Rose Walk.

In case you haven't been, the week-long conference includes daily morning worship, several performance tracks for people of all ages and abilities (choir, handbells, dance, instrumental ensembles, and drama), a variety of helpful seminars and reading sessions, and evening concerts.

Like last year, I thought I'd share my reading session picks. Here are my favorite new adult choir anthems - hot off the press!