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This Is the Day!: 3-Part Mixed Choral Octavo

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This Is the Day!: 3-Part Mixed Choral Octavo

This Is the Day!: 3-Part Mixed Choral Octavo

Words inspired by Psalm 118, music and additional words by Sally K. Albrecht

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A triumphant fanfare motive is echoed across the choir before breaking into a joyous refrain, punctuated with rhythmic handclaps. Suitable for concert, festival, and church use, this celebratory choral features optional parts for trumpet and snare drum.

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Series: Alfred Choral Designs
Publisher: Alfred Music
Page Count: 12
UPC: 038081511139
SKU: 00-45373
Instrumentation: Opt. Trumpet & Snare Drum

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About the Composer: Sally K. Albrecht

Sally K. Albrecht

Sally K. Albrecht has shaped American choral music for over three decades as a composer, conductor, and clinician with a distinctive focus on movement-integrated choral experiences. An ASCAP Special Music Award recipient since 1987, she has authored more than 600 published choral works alongside 75 larger songbooks and musicals, while conducting honor choirs at prestigious venues including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and The Kennedy Center. During her extensive tenure as Director of School Choral, Vocal, and Elementary Publications at major educational publishers, including Alfred Music, she established herself as a trusted voice in music education.

Albrecht holds degrees from Rollins College (B.A. in Music and Theater, 1976) and the University of Miami (M.A. in Drama, 1977; M.M. in Accompanying, 1979). She has taught at Oakland University, Jersey City State College, and Meredith College. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, she currently resides in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and served as Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society, earning their "Pillar of Leadership" award. In 2021, she received the Distinguished Alumna Award from both the University of Miami Frost School of Music and Rollins College.

Why we love this

Albrecht crafts the fanfare opening with enough punch to grab attention immediately, then pivots into accessible, hummable melody that your singers will love performing. The rhythmic handclaps create an infectious sense of participation without requiring complex choreography, making this equally effective for a spring concert or a festival sight-reading session.

What to expect

A musical sunrise—bright, energetic, and full of forward motion. The fanfare declares something worth celebrating, and the joyous refrain delivers the promised payoff with warmth and contagious enthusiasm.

Who it's for

Mixed choirs at the intermediate level seeking a concert opener or festival piece with strong appeal and minimal technical demands. Youth choirs, community ensembles, and church music programs will find this accessible yet impactful, especially if you want to engage singers in active participation beyond singing alone.

How to get the most out of it

  • Shape the opening fanfare motive with clear articulation and unified vowels across all three parts; let the echo effect create natural phrasing rather than treating each statement as separate.
  • Bring out the joy in the refrain by encouraging the singers to lean into the rhythmic energy of the handclaps—they should feel like part of an ensemble celebration, not a technical obligation.
  • If adding the optional trumpet and snare drum parts, rehearse the rhythm section with the choir first to lock the groove before layering in the winds; the drums anchor the hand-clap rhythm.
  • Keep the tempo moving forward through any held notes to maintain the piece's celebratory momentum; the temptation to stretch can deflate the energy.

How to use it

Open a spring concert or festival performance with this; its celebratory nature sets an upbeat tone and immediately signals to the audience that joy is the theme. The optional instrumental parts make it equally at home in a concert setting with a full ensemble or in a festival sight-reading round where singers appreciate clarity and musical satisfaction in a single rehearsal.

Skills your students will build

  • Singing in three-part SAB voicing with balanced blend across parts
  • Rhythmic precision and ensemble unison in fanfare passages
  • Coordinating vocal performance with body percussion (handclaps)
  • Sustaining phrase momentum in a moderately paced, energetic setting

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