Perfect for the choral classroom! Positive lyrical messaging, meaningful and relatable. Fun to sing and accessible.
The lyrics in these rounds are ALSO a fugue of positive messages that will embrace both the singer and listener with good feelings.
Enjoy them in the classroom, at home, with a group, in a choir, sung or spoken, for rehearsal, performance, or even as personal or daily affirmations.
Scores for arrangements of individual musical rounds from The Book of Rounds are available directly from October Project Music.
“Turn,” with piano accompaniment, is a choral and audience favorite performed by over 5000 singers worldwide. Arrangements for various voicings include:
• SAB, arr. Keiji Ishiguri
• SATB, SSA, 2-Part Equal Treble, all with optional string quartet, adapted by Kirsten Oberoi, South Shore Children’s Chorus
• SATB for Large Chorus, adapted by Carrie Tennant, Vancouver Youth Choir
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Free, downloadable programming guide for choir directors indicates vocal parts and ranges, meter, tempo, key length and an image of the first page of the score for each of the 21 rounds in The Book of Rounds.
Bridging the worlds of pop and classical music, The Book of Rounds is a rapturous song cycle of 21 original musical rounds, each a fugue of positive messages.
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Written by Emil Adler & ACDA Genesis Prize-winner Julie Flanders
Performed by the Chorus Austin Chamber Ensemble
Directed by Ryan Heller, Artistic Director • Vocal Arrangements by Keiji Ishiguri
Distributed by The Orchard
October Project™ is Marina Belica, Julie Flanders & Emil Adler