Taking the High Road: SoundTrax Digital Audio Download

This piece arrives with a recorded accompaniment, which means your singers can rehearse independently and your rehearsal time stretches further. The message of unity and common purpose gives you a contemporary choral work that doesn't feel didactic, it lands naturally in the voices and resonates with both singers and listeners.

Warm and purposeful. The harmonic language is approachable without feeling simplistic, and the text creates momentum toward something meaningful. Singers feel capable rather than overwhelmed.

Community choirs, church ensembles, and school choirs looking for repertoire centered on positive themes. This works equally well for groups that can read fluently and those still building sight-reading confidence, given the accessible voice writing.

• Lean into the text's clarity. These composers prioritize singable melodic lines, so focus your singers on the words rather than fighting the music.
• The recorded accompaniment works best when you've established the harmonic foundation in rehearsal first. Have singers know their parts before relying on the track.
• Build awareness of how each voice part supports the overall message. Voice leading this clean invites singers to listen to the whole picture, not just their line.

Pair this with other pieces exploring themes of unity and service for a concert exploring what brings communities together. It also functions well as a program closer, leaving audiences with an affirming send-off.

• Singing sustained lines with clear diction
• Listening to harmonic function across voice parts
• Connecting text meaning to musical interpretation
• Working with recorded accompaniments independently