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For Everything There Is a Season: SAB Choral Octavo

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For Everything There Is a Season: SAB Choral Octavo

For Everything There Is a Season: SAB Choral Octavo

Words based on Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, music by Jay Althouse

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Jay's contemporary setting based on this timeless and poignant text deserves a place in your upcoming concert season. Superb choral literature, guaranteed to touch all who hear it. As a special addition, project animated images from the VideoTrax DVD on a large screen during performance.

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Series: Alfred Choral Designs
Publisher: Alfred Music
Page Count: 12
UPC: 038081443942
SKU: 00-39733

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About the Composer: Jay Althouse

Jay Althouse

Jay Althouse holds degrees in Music Education and Music from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where he earned the Distinguished Alumni award. His career spans both the publishing industry, where he spent eight years managing rights and licenses and served on the Executive Board of the Music Publishers Association of America, and composition, where he has created over 800 choral works performed across the English-speaking world.

Althouse is an ASCAP writer member and regular recipient of the ASCAP Special Award for his compositions. Beyond choral works, he has co-written children's musicals with Sally K. Albrecht, compiled vocal solo collections including Folk Songs for Solo Singers, and authored influential resources such as The Complete Choral Warm-up Book, Accent on Composers, Ready to Read Music, and Sixty Music Quizzes. His collaborative choral work I Hear America Singing was performed by the San Francisco Girls and Boys Choirs at President Barack Obama's 2009 Inauguration. Althouse resides in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and serves on the National Advisory Board of the Folk Art Society of America.

Why we love this

Althouse's setting transforms this sacred text into music that speaks to contemporary choirs without sacrificing the weight and reverence the words demand. The SAB voicing keeps the piece accessible across mixed choir skill levels, while his harmonic choices and melodic architecture ensure the result feels substantial enough for concert programming. The optional VideoTrax accompaniment adds a visual dimension that deepens the emotional impact without overshadowing the singers.

What to expect

The music carries the contemplative gravity of its biblical source while remaining accessible and warm. Althouse's harmonic language is contemporary but grounded, creating moments of genuine spiritual resonance without sentimentality.

Who it's for

Choirs of intermediate ability who want substantial sacred literature that doesn't require exceptional range or technical demands. Directors seeking a piece that engages singers emotionally while remaining singable across a typical mixed choir, and programs that want to integrate multimedia elements thoughtfully.

How to get the most out of it

  • Balance the three voice parts so no single line dominates; SAB voicing works best when the text clarity comes from all three parts working together rather than one carrying the melody throughout.
  • Use the recorded accompaniment during rehearsals to build security with harmonic progressions before rehearsing a cappella or with live instrumental support.
  • If using the VideoTrax DVD, project images during rehearsals so singers understand the visual context and can shape their phrasing to support it.
  • Shape the text musically by varying dynamics and articulation across different sections; this piece rewards singers who listen to how Althouse has set the words rhythmically.

How to use it

Program this as a centerpiece for a sacred choral concert or winter holiday concert where you want one substantial piece that anchors the program. It also works well as a closing number or as part of a thematic program exploring text settings across different styles and time periods.

Skills your students will build

  • Singing independent voice parts in three-part mixed voicing
  • Interpreting text with musicality and emotional awareness
  • Blending dynamics and tone quality across SAB parts
  • Working with recorded accompaniments in rehearsal

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