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What Tomorrow Brings: 2-Part/SSA Choral Octavo

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What Tomorrow Brings: 2-Part/SSA Choral Octavo

What Tomorrow Brings: 2-Part/SSA Choral Octavo

Music by Sally K. Albrecht and Jay Althouse

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"Who knows the future? Who knows what song the lark will sing?" Your singers will ponder these questions, and more, when they sing this lovely ballad. Perfect for graduation and end-of-year concerts.

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Series: Alfred Choral Designs
Publisher: Alfred Music
Page Count: 12
UPC: 038081173597
SKU: 00-18719

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About the Composer: Sally K. Albrecht

Sally K. Albrecht

Sally K. Albrecht brings three decades of experience in choral music publishing, having served as Director of School Choral, Vocal, and Elementary Publications at major educational publishers including Alfred Music. A prolific composer with over 600 choral works and 75 larger songbooks in print, she has been an annual ASCAP Special Music Award recipient since 1987. She has conducted honor choirs at prestigious venues including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and The Kennedy Center, and has taught at Oakland University, Jersey City State College, and Meredith College.

Albrecht's academic training spans both music and theater, with degrees from Rollins College (B.A., 1976), University of Miami (M.A. in Drama, 1977), and University of Miami (M.M. in Accompanying, 1979). She has held leadership roles in national honor societies and received the Distinguished Alumna Award from both the University of Miami Frost School of Music and Rollins College in 2021. She collaborates frequently with her husband, composer and arranger Jay Althouse, and currently resides in Wake Forest, North Carolina.

Why we love this

Albrecht and Althouse craft a piece that feels genuinely reflective rather than saccharine, inviting singers to sit with uncertainty and hope without oversimplifying either. The text naturally sparks conversation about futures and possibilities, making this far more substantive for a graduation ceremony than typical end-of-year fare. The 2-Part and SSA options give you real flexibility across mixed and treble voice choirs without sacrificing musical integrity.

What to expect

The piece carries a contemplative, forward-looking tone—neither wistful nor triumphant, but genuinely curious about what lies ahead. The melody unfolds with warmth and openness, inviting singers to inhabit a moment of quiet reflection rather than big theatrical display.

Who it's for

This octavo works for middle school, high school, and adult choirs seeking a piece that honors milestone moments without melodrama. Conductors programming graduation concerts will find it appropriate for both treble and 2-part configurations, making it accessible across diverse choir sizes and voice development levels.

How to get the most out of it

  • Explore the imagery in the text before rehearsal begins; singers who understand why the lark's song matters will find the melody's contour more expressive.
  • Balance the harmonic movement carefully in the SSA voicing, ensuring the middle voices don't disappear even in sustained passages.
  • Use the optional performance track to establish tempo and phrasing consistently across rehearsals, especially helpful when preparing singers of different experience levels.

How to use it

Position this as a standalone moment of reflection during a graduation concert, or pair it with an uplifting closing piece to frame the ceremony's emotional arc. It also works beautifully in spring concerts celebrating the school year, where the theme of transition and growth resonates naturally with the season.

Skills your students will build

  • Phrasing across longer melodic lines without excessive breath marks
  • Balancing melody and harmonic support in 2-Part and SSA voicings
  • Interpreting text-painting and vocal line shape to deepen musical expression
  • Singing sustained vowels with consistent tone quality through chord changes

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