AMERICAN MASS 
Composer: Ron Kean  Arranger: Orchestrated by John Gerhold 
Voicing: SATB SCORE 
Season: General  Released: January 2003  Difficulty: Medium
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   Here is a masterpiece, a missa brevis merging American hymns and spirituals with traditional choral liturgy. The solo movements have already been popular singles, but Ron has made careful alterations, simplified the keyboard part, and had the entire work orchestrated by fellow professor, John Gerhold. The unique nature of this work, and Ron's excellent reputation, will enable this cantata to be performed in both church and school programs.
 

 'Tis the Season 
Composer: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: Mattie Stepanek 
Voicing: 2-Part 
Season: Christmas  Released: January 2010  Difficulty: Easy
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   Mattie Stepanek was 14 when he died, but his poetry and enthusiasm caught the notice of celebrities and presidents. Ron Kean has taken Mattie's Christmas poem of peace for all the world and created a melody that helps the message soar. Fitting for children's choirs, treble choirs and even mixed choirs, this is a wonderful song of hope and love.
 

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 AFRICAN PROCESSIONAL 
Composer: David V. Montoya  Arranger: Ron Kean, editor  Author/Lyricist: Carah Reed & David V. Montoya 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: January 2003  Difficulty: Medium
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   Selected for the Ron Kean Multi cultural Series, this piece utilizes sounds from African folk songs. With a myriad of percussion instruments, the rhythm is set. A joyful chorus emerges with an occasional solo interjection.
 

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 AGNUS DEI 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Communion/Lent  Released: January 2009 
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   Two years ago Ron Kean's Kyrie (P1134) was released and has become a popular festival favorite. His Agnus Dei is perhaps even more beckoning. He has cleverly intertwined ""Shall We Gather At the River."" The juxtaposition of the traditiona
 

 AGNUS DEI 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: 2-Part 
Season: Communion/Lent  Released: January 2009 
   Two years ago Ron Kean's Kyrie (P1134) was released and has become a popular festival favorite. His Agnus Dei is perhaps even more beckoning. He has cleverly intertwined ""Shall We Gather At the River."" The juxtaposition of the traditiona
 

 BLESSED LAMB 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: January 2001 
   Ron Kean's writing style has been called ""neo-romanticism"" and it certainly fits with this piece. Stirring vocal melodic lines bathed in rich harmonies and a poignant text give us the ingredients for another Kean winner. His ""American Mass"" has given a forward thrust to his compositional career, and this anthem falls right into line.
 

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 BROWN PENNY 
Composer: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: William Butler Yeats 
Voicing: SSA 
Season: General  Released: January 2001  Difficulty: Medium
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   Ron Kean has established himself as a great composer and conductor. This new setting of the Yeats' text displays his popularity. Perfect for treble choiirs of all ages. A separate part for Violin (fiddle), Accordian and Penney Whistle in F is available, P9043.
 

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 GLORIA 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: January 2003 
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   Ron Kean has slowly been constructing an ""American"" mass - combining the traditional Latin movements with American hymns or folk songs. The ""Gloria"" follows this pattern, partnering an exuberant original melody with ""Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing."" With festive rhythms and driving percussion, this exciting piece is perfect for concert or church.
 

 GLORIA 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: SSA 
Season: General  Released: January 2001 
  

 ISE OLUWA 
Composer: Nigerian Folk Song  Arranger: Ron Kean 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General 
   Ise Oluwa inaugurates the Ron Kean Multicultural Series in association with Pavane Publishing. It is a praise song from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, West Africa, based on the arrangement made popular by the African American vocal group, Sweet Honey in the Rock. Dr. Kean is the ACDA Chair for Multicultural music and a recognized pioneer in the field. It has already become a popular festival piece for Junior High through Adult voices. The sacred text ""God's work will never be destroyed"" makes it an excellent choice for church as well.
 

 ISE OLUWA 
Composer: Nigerian Folk Song  Arranger: Ron Kean 
Voicing: 2+3-PART 
Season: General 
   First made popular by the singing group, ""Sweet Honey in the Rock,"" Ron Kean penned an SATB setting to launch his multi cultural series a few years back. The response to the tune and the series has been overwhelming. This new voicing for 2 or 3 parts opens the door to the smaller and younger choir market. The accompaniment uses various Nigerian percussion instruments with great effect.
 

 KYRIE ELEISON 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: Communion/Lent 
   The ""Kyrie"" is perhaps the most frequent prayer set to music, yet Ron Kean's rendition brings new beauty to this age-old supplication. The vocal lines display Dr. Kean's superb understanding of the voice - they arc and cross in gentle suspensions that amplify the longings of the text. The piano part begins in a supportive role, but as the piece builds becomes more and more profound. Both church and school will find this selection well worth its challenges. We are proud to launch the Ron Kean Choral Series with this excellent offering.
 

 KYRIE ELEISON 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Communion/Lent 
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   ""Kyrie Eleison"" is perhaps the oldest corporate prayer, asking God for mercy. Dr. Kean's 2-part setting was released two years ago, and his beautiful melody and elegant vocal writing (the suspensions are ""to-die-for"") along with a dramatic accompaniment, have made it an early best-seller. This SATB setting was specifically commissioned by the Southern California Vocal Association, and brings this gorgeous work to choirs of mixed voices.
 

 KYRIE FOR COMMUNION 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: SAB 
Season: Communion/Lent  Released: January 2001 
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   Ron Kean has masterfully interweaved the communion Spiritual ""Let Us Break Bread Togther"" into his best-selling ""Kyrie."" Voiced for SAB choir, each individual choral line is equally interesting and creates beautiful suspension and resolution. The Spiritual tune enters as a solo and brings added dimension to this wonderful work. Church or school.
 

 ONLY MY DREAMS 
Composer: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: William Butler Yeats 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: January 2001  Difficulty: Difficult
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   This famous William Butler Yeats text has never been set with such originality. Ron Kean has outdone himself with this piece, attaining new artistic heights in expression. Describing the vulnerable qualities our hopes and dreams embody, Kean shimmers a chord with improvised overtones that demand new definitions in sound. High schools, colleges and festivals will clamor for this wonderful work.
 

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 SANCTUS 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: January 2003 
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   Ron Kean's KYRIE and AGNUS DEI have led the way for this SANCTUS setting. Dr. Ron Kean has cleverly intertwined a new SANCTUS melody (that is beautifully lamenting) with the African American Spiritual SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT. Selected for the ACDA NY reading session, this stirring rendering contains the well-crafted vocal lines for which Ron has become famous. Excellent for church or school.
 

 SANCTUS (WITH ""SWING LOW"") 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: SSA 
Season: General  Released: January 2003 
   As with all of the mass movements Ron Kean has composed, he creates a voicing for both SATB and treble choir. Combining an original melody with an American tune is the other trademark. ""Swing Low Sweet Chariot"" is gracefully woven into this superb anthem. Appropriate for church and concert.
 

 SONGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME 
Composer: Antonin Dvorak  Arranger: Ron Kean 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: January 2001 
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   Nationalistic composer Antonin Dvorak created a charming choral number in his Gypsy Song collection. Ron Kean has edited the piece and proudly placed it in his multicultural series. The choral lines march in a steady 2/4 meter while the accompaniment rolls in 6/8. The text extolls the gifts of parents passing along songs and memories to their children. High School, College.
 

 TIL TIME AND TIMES ARE DONE 
Composer: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: W. B. Yeats 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: January 2001  Difficulty: Medium
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   Respected conductor and composer Ron Kean based his melody on a traditional Irish jig called ""Drops of Brandy."" The lyrics are by W. B. Yeats and describe a whimsical daydream that becomes a lesson in values as life reaches its end. The music is rich and artistically crafted, bringing the dance of the jig into the song of dreams. Tuned harmonic whirlies and a handdrum add tastefully to the piano accompaniment. For high school and college.
 

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 UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN 
Composer: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: Traditional Irish 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General 
   This traditional Irish blessing soars to a new strain with Dr. Kean's setting. An excellent worship service benediction or concert closer, this beautiful melody crowns any event.
 

 AGNUS DEI 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: 2-octave handbell 
Season: Communion/Lent  Released: January 2001 
  

 AMERICAN MASS 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: Full Score 
Season: General  Released: January 2001  Difficulty: Medium
   Here is a masterpiece, a missa brevis merging American hymns and spirituals with traditional choral liturgy. The solo movements have already been popular singles, but Ron has made careful alterations, simplified the keyboard part, and had the entire work orchestrated by fellow professor, John Gerhold. The unique nature of this work, and Ron's excellent reputation, will enable this cantata to be performed in both church and school programs.
 

 AMERICAN MASS 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: Full Parts 
Season: General  Released: January 2001  Difficulty: Medium
  

 AMERICAN MASS 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: Chamber Score 
Season: General  Released: January 2001  Difficulty: Medium
  

 AMERICAN MASS 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: Chamber Parts 
Season: General  Released: January 2001  Difficulty: Medium
  

 BROWN PENNY 
Composer: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: William Butler Yeats 
Voicing: Instr. Parts 
Season: General  Released: January 2001  Difficulty: Medium
  

 GLORIA (WITH ""COME THOU FOUNT"") 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: PERCUSSION 
Season: General  Released: January 2001 
  

 GLORIA (WITH ""COME THOU FOUNT"") 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: ORGAN 
Season: General  Released: January 2001 
  

 GLORIA (with ""COME THOU FOUNT"") 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: Brass 
Season: General  Released: January 2001 
   Ron Kean's compositions have captured the attention of choral groups through the US. He has composed four pieces based on the traditional mass that include an American hymn or Spiritual (now released as an SATB cantata called the ""American Mass""). Each movement was first written for treble choir. The SATB ""Gloria"" was released last year and we are pleased to present the original SSA voicing. High School, festival, church.
 

 AMERICAN MASS 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: CD 
Season: General  Released: January 2006  Difficulty: Medium
  

 ISE OLUWA 
Composer: Nigerian Folk Song  Arranger: Ron Kean 
Voicing: VIDEO 
Season: General  Released: January 2001 
  

 AMERICAN MASS 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: Prev Pk 
Season: General  Released: January 2001  Difficulty: Medium
   Here is a masterpiece, a missa brevis merging American hymns and spirituals with traditional choral liturgy. The solo movements have already been popular singles, but Ron has made careful alterations, simplified the keyboard part, and had the entire work orchestrated by fellow professor, John Gerhold. The unique nature of this work, and Ron's excellent reputation, will enable this cantata to be performed in both church and school programs.