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Come Celebrate the Season!: Choral Collection SoundTrax CD

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Come Celebrate the Season!: Choral Collection SoundTrax CD

A Seasonal Concert Collection for SSA Voices

Music by Sally K. Albrecht, Jay Althouse, Philip Kern, Patrick M. Liebergen, Sherri Porterfield, and Ruth Elaine Schram / ed. Sally K. Albrecht

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We've combined six of our best-selling Alfred Choral Designs seasonal titles into each of these convenient, price-saving publications. Use the six chorals individually, or perform them together as a ready-to-go 20-minute December program. Each of these four collections has been carefully selected to provide your singers and audience with a dynamic and rewarding concert experience. Includes: Come Celebrate This Day (Banchieri/Liebergen), Snow Is Falling (Schram), All Alone Beneath the Mistletoe (Althouse), Issay, Issay! (arr. Kern) , Away in a Manger (arr. Porterfield), Rockin' the Baby (Albrecht).

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Series: Alfred Choral Designs
Publisher: Alfred Music
UPC: 038081238104
SKU: 00-23486

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About the Composer: Sally K. Albrecht

Sally K. Albrecht

Sally K. Albrecht has shaped choral music education for over thirty years, first as Director of School Choral, Vocal, and Elementary Publications at major educational publishers, most recently at Alfred Music, and continuing as a prolific composer and clinician. Her catalog exceeds 600 choral works and 75 larger publications; she has been an annual ASCAP Special Music Award recipient since 1987 and has conducted honor choirs at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and The Kennedy Center.

Albrecht holds a B.A. in Music and Theater from Rollins College (1976), an M.A. in Drama from the University of Miami (1977), and an M.M. in Accompanying from the University of Miami (1979). She taught at Oakland University in Michigan, Jersey City State College in New Jersey, and Meredith College in North Carolina. In 2021, she received the Distinguished Alumna Award from both the University of Miami Frost School of Music and Rollins College, where she serves on the Board of Trustees. She has also chaired the Board of Trustees for the Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society and received their "Pillar of Leadership" award.

Why we love this

This collection gives you a complete December concert in one purchase, eliminating the patchwork of finding compatible pieces across multiple catalogs. The mix of sacred and secular titles spans different moods and energy levels, letting you shape the program's emotional arc without repetition. Recorded accompaniments mean you can rehearse efficiently and still deliver a polished performance.

What to expect

A celebration that respects both reverence and joy, blending timeless carols and arrangements with contemporary choral writing. The six selections create natural energy shifts, moving from spirited to reflective and back again, mirroring how holiday music can hold multiple emotional registers in a single evening.

Who it's for

Directors programming December concerts who need efficient, rehearsal-friendly options without sacrificing quality. Choirs ranging from high school through community levels will find pieces scaled to their needs across this curated set.

How to get the most out of it

  • Balance the program's pacing by opening with a rousing secular piece and closing with something that sends the audience home with warmth; the collection's variety supports this structure naturally.
  • Work through each piece on its own schedule first, then layer in the 20-minute flow once ensemble parts are secure; this prevents the medley mindset from interfering with musical depth.
  • Use the recorded accompaniments during early rehearsals to lock tempos and style across all six pieces, creating sonic continuity even when pieces differ in character.

How to use it

Perform the collection as a standalone twenty-minute program segment, or extract individual pieces for variety within a larger concert. The breadth of styles and moods makes it ideal for school assemblies, community holiday events, or church services needing both accessibility and musical substance.

Skills your students will build

  • Singing stylistically diverse arrangements from multiple composers within a cohesive rehearsal timeline
  • Interpreting both sacred and secular texts with appropriate musical character
  • Balancing ensemble blend across shifting tempos and accompaniment styles when using recorded tracks
  • Developing confidence in a full evening's repertoire through structured, efficient rehearsal sequencing

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