Music of Reginald Unterseher

** Coming Soon! The Wild Mountain Thyme from Walton Music **

the following pieces are available from Oxford University Press

You may purchase these pieces from your favorite music retailer or by calling the Oxford University Press Distribution Center in North Carolina; phone: (800) 292-0639.

Wayfarin’ Stranger
SA chorus and piano

978-0-10-387024-6

 

 

• The classic Appalachian folk song, in a very accesible and fun to sing setting with an engaging piano part that draws on jazz traditions for its harmony and rhythmic structure.
• This is the two part version (it works with TB choir as well!) of the arrangement--there is an SAB version in the collection Songstream 2: An American Journey, ed. Chilcott and Hunt.
• You can hear it on OUP's promotional release "Songs for Upper Voices," with The Berkshire Maestros, Peter Hunt conducting.

 

Christmas Joy!
SATB chorus (optional audience sing-along) and piano (piano 4 hands and orchestra versions available)

978-0-19-387042-0

1. Deck the Hall
2. Jingle Bells
3. O Christmas Tree
4. Here We Come A-Wassailing/We Wish You A Merry Christmas

• These pieces make a terrific closer for your holiday concert. Familiar secular Christmas songs, complete with opportunities for the audience to join in, sure to send them singing on their way. It has been successfully presented by community orchestras and choruses, college and university orchestras and choruses, and high school orchestras and choruses. The orchestral version adds color, and uses easily available instruments. If orchestra is not available to you, try the piano 4 hands version!
• Accompaniment for small orchestra (1.1.1.1.-1.0.0.0-timp.perc-hp-str) is available on rental from OUP
• A piano 4 hands version is also available by calling 1-800-292-0639

 

Every Time I Feel the Spirit
Upper voices (SA with descant) and Piano
0-19-386746-X

Successful with women's or children's choruses, full of rhythmic drive.

 

 

 

First Snow
Upper voices (SA) and Piano
0-19-386760-5

Words by Sheila Dunlop, a contemplation on the change of seasons in nature and in life. Layered meanings that speak to all ages and a melody that stays with you.

 

 

Jim-Along Josie
Treble voices (SA) and Piano
0-19-386658-7

For children’s chorus, an old fiddle tune layered with a fun clapping game that will have your chorus asking “can we sing it again?”

 

 

 

Jingle Bells
Two-part or Mixed Chorus and Piano
0-19-386768-0

For any type of chorus, an easily learned, fun setting of the holiday favorite. (Also part of "Christmas Joy!)

 

 

Live With Me and Be My Love
Mixed Voices (SATB) and Piano
0-19-386873-3

Shakespeare’s sonnet taken from Marlowe's poem, "The Passionate Shepherd to His Mistress." Sensual and inviting.

 

 

Lord, Though Hast Searched Me
Unaccompanied Mixed Choir (SATB)
0-19-386944-6

An evocative setting of the hymn from Southern Harmony, with the tune TENDER THOUGHT.

 

 

Nobody Home
Treble voices (SSAA) unaccompanied
0-19-386747-8

• We start with the familiar “Hey, Ho, Nobody Home” round, but soon jump to the turn of the current millennium with words by Sheila Dunlop based on ideas about what the Consort Columbia Children’s Chorus kids do when they are home alone in that time between getting out of school and parents coming home from work…

 

Patapan
Treble voices (SA), Sop. Recorder & Percussion
0-19-386657-9

The recorder and percussion parts add wonderful color to your holiday concert.

 

• Recorded by the Lawrence Children's Choir, Janeal Crabb Krehbiel conducting, on their CD "Sing We Now Of Christmas."
• Also on the Saint Mary's College Madrigal Singers CD "Hearken All!", Nancy Menk, Conductor

 

Pilgrim Spring
Mixed voices (SATB) and Piano with Oboe or other melody instrument
0-19-386659-5

• With words by Sheila Dunlop and the composer and the tune BEACH SPRING, this piece uses metaphors of the change of winter to spring. “…and the ones who live in darkness shall be children of the light.”

 

 

Sicut cervus
Mixed Choir (SATB) and Organ
0-19-386809-1

This ancient text, from Psalm 42, expresses the basic desire for spiritual connection that connects all spiritual traditions. A meditative setting, full of water images in the organ and layered, easy to learn choral parts.

 

 

Sweet Rivers
Lower Voices (TBB) and Piano
0-19-386827-X

Another hymn from Southern Harmony. Men love to sing this piece, with its quiet, simple setting of the original tune at the beginning, then the piano powerfully leading to harmonically rich new music for the second half.

 

• Featured on the Atlanta Sacred Chorale CD "Alleluia!," available on their web site.
• Featured on the Canadian Mennonite College CD "Hope, Faith, Life, Love," available from their web site.
• The title cut from Male Ensemble Northwest's new CD, "Sweet Rivers," available from their web site.

 

Wayfarin' Stranger

SAB and piano

Found in the collection Songstream 2: An American Journey, ed. Chilcott and Hunt. This is very simple to sing setting with an engaging piano part that draws on jazz traditions for its harmony and rhythmic structure.