Go with a Song in Your Heart: 2-Part/SSA Choral Octavo
Music by Jay Althouse
Item: 00-PO-0004022
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Useful concert closer for any time of year. "Go with a song in your heart. Go with music in your soul." Optional narration can be custumized.
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Additional Details
Series:
Alfred Archive Edition: Alfred Choral Designs
Publisher:
Alfred Music
Page Count:
8
SKU:
00-PO-0004022
More about this title
About the Composer: Jay Althouse
Jay Althouse holds degrees in Music Education and Music from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where he later received the Distinguished Alumni award. His eight years working as a rights and licenses administrator for a major educational music publisher gave him deep insight into what schools actually need, and he served on the Executive Board of the Music Publishers Association of America during that tenure.
As a composer, Althouse has over 800 choral works in print across all ability levels, performed regularly throughout the English-speaking world. He is a writer member of ASCAP and a consistent recipient of the ASCAP Special Award for his compositions. Beyond composing, he has co-written children's musicals with his wife Sally K. Albrecht, edited acclaimed vocal solo collections, co-authored The Complete Choral Warm-up Book and Accent on Composers, and created multiple classroom resources including Ready to Read Music and One-Page Composer Bios. His choral work I Hear America Singing, written with Albrecht, was performed by the San Francisco Girls and Boys Choirs at President Barack Obama's 2009 Inauguration.
Why we love this
Althouse crafted this piece specifically as a concert closer, and it delivers on that promise with genuine warmth and accessibility. The optional customizable narration transforms it from a standard choral octavo into something personal for your school or group, making it memorable for audiences. Whether you're closing a spring concert, graduation ceremony, or year-end program, the text lands without sentimentality.
What to expect
Warm, encouraging, and genuinely uplifting without artifice. The piece carries the kind of sincerity that resonates with graduating students and their families, with music that supports rather than overshadows the sentiment of the text.
Who it's for
This works beautifully for mixed-age or mixed-level choirs closing a concert or special event. The straightforward voicing and brief page count make it manageable for groups with limited rehearsal time, while the optional narration appeals to directors seeking something with a touch of personality beyond the music alone.
How to get the most out of it
- Balance the message and music equally. The optional narration should feel like a natural moment of reflection, not a dramatic interruption. If you use it, let it breathe between phrases.
- Shape the melody with gentle dynamics rather than relying on tempo changes. The heartfelt quality comes from how singers phrase the text, not from rushing or dragging.
- If you have both 2-Part and SSA singers in your ensemble, consider which arrangement suits your balance and range distribution best, then commit fully to that voicing for performance clarity.
How to use it
Program this as your final selection on a concert program where you want audiences to leave feeling hopeful and connected. It also suits graduation ceremonies, year-end celebrations, or any occasion where you're marking transitions. The brevity and emotional directness make it an elegant way to send people out into the world.
Skills your students will build
- Singing with clear diction and expressive text delivery
- Blending in 2-Part and SSA voicings
- Sustaining steady breath through longer phrases
- Interpreting and performing optional narration with appropriate tone