American Mass 
Composer: Ron Kean  Arranger: Orchestrated by John Gerhold  Author/Lyricist: Various 
Voicing: SATB SCORE  Released: March 2005  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.
 

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 American Mass 
Composer: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: Various 
Voicing: SSA  Released: January 2011  Difficulty: Medium
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   The SATB edition of this marvelous work was released a few years ago to great acclaim and remains a popular work. Fully orchestrated in 4 distinctive movements, this ''missa brevis'' tastefully weaves American folk songs, spirituals and hymns into the liturgical fabric. Composed for treble choir, the 25 minute work can be performed with piano, chamber orchestra or full orchestra. High school, college or church.
 

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 The Journey Of Harriet Tubman 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: FS SATB  Released: January 2018 
   This 5-movement, multi-media choral drama honors one of the great heroes of the emancipation era. The journey of those who sacrificed becomes a story we can relive and honor. Dr. Kean's goal was to compose and arrange original music and traditional spirituals in a style that is evocative of the enslaved Africans' frame of mind. The spirituals are accompanied with kalimba (thumb piano) to honor the sub-Saharan African musical tradition of connecting with ancestors and with the marimba to sound like the west African balafon. This is a work that will move an audience to tears. (Medium to Advanced)

“The Journey of Harriet Tubman” has generated a much needed discussion of African American enslavement and and cultural appropriation. The composer has dedicated half of his royalties from this work to ''The Equal Justice Initiative,'' a private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society. Please visit https://eji.org/about/
 

 The Journey Of Harriet Tubman 
Composer: African American Spiritual  Arranger: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: African American Spiritual 
Voicing: SSAA choral 
Season: Spiritual  Released: January 2018  Difficulty: Medium
   This 5-movement, multi-media choral drama honors one of the great heroes of the emancipation era. The journey of those who sacrificed becomes a story we can relive and honor. Dr. Kean's goal was to compose and arrange original music and traditional spirituals in a style that is evocative of the enslaved Africans' frame of mind. The spirituals are accompanied with kalimba (thumb piano) to honor the sub-Saharan African musical tradition of connecting with ancestors and with the marimba to sound like the west African balafon. This is a work that will move an audience to tears. (Medium to Advanced)

“The Journey of Harriet Tubman” has generated a much needed discussion of African American enslavement and and cultural appropriation. The composer has dedicated half of his royalties from this work to ''The Equal Justice Initiative,'' a private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society. Please visit https://eji.org/about/
 

 The Journey Of Harriet Tubman 
Composer: African American Spiritual  Arranger: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: African American Spiritual 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Spiritual  Released: January 2018  Difficulty: Medium
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This 5-movement, multi-media choral drama honors one of the great heroes of the emancipation era. The journey of those who sacrificed becomes a story we can relive and honor. Dr. Kean's goal was to compose and arrange original music and traditional spirituals in a style that is evocative of the enslaved Africans' frame of mind. The spirituals are accompanied with kalimba (thumb piano) to honor the sub-Saharan African musical tradition of connecting with ancestors and with the marimba to sound like the west African balafon. This is a work that will move an audience to tears. (Medium to Advanced)

“The Journey of Harriet Tubman” has generated a much needed discussion of African American enslavement and and cultural appropriation. The composer has dedicated half of his royalties from this work to ''The Equal Justice Initiative,'' a private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society. Please visit https://eji.org/about/
 

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 'Til Time And Times Are Done 
Composer: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: W. B. Yeats 
Voicing: SATB  Released: January 2009  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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 African Processional (Jambo Rafiki Yangu) 
Composer: David V. Montoya  Author/Lyricist: Carah Reed & David V.  
Voicing: TTBB  Released: March 2003  Difficulty: Medium
   The SATB edition of this piece was one of the best-sellers of all time and continues to be so. Part of the Ron Kean Multicultural Series, this TTBB edition was commissioned by Charles Bruffy and the Phoenix Bach Choir for the educational outreach program. This song of welcome uses African percussion and provides a plethora of creative staging ideas. Check it out!Also available in SATB - P1197 and SSA - P1353
 

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 African Processional (Jambo Rafiki Yangu) 
Composer: David V. Montoya  Author/Lyricist: David Montoya and Carah Reed 
Voicing: SSA  Released: January 2009  Difficulty: Medium
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   One of the most popular pieces in the Pavane catalog year after year has been this multicultural classic. It first became known in its SATB voicing and later in TTBB. We are pleased to release this SSA setting, which works well with young voices and treble choirs. The vocal lines are repeated so frequently that they are easily learned and make an impressive statement in performance.Also available in SATB - P1197 and TTBB - P1232
 

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 African Processional (Jambo Rafiki Yangu) 
Composer: David V. Montoya  Author/Lyricist: Carah Reed & David V. Montoya 
Voicing: SATB  Released: March 2001  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.Also available in TTBB - P1232 and SSA - P1353
 

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 Agnus Dei 
Composer: Ron Kean and Robert Lowry  Author/Lyricist: Liturgical Latin and Robert Lowry 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Communion/Lent  Released: September 2000  Difficulty: Medium Easy
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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 traditional Latin with a beloved hymn is a tender blending.
 

 Agnus Dei 
Composer: Ron Kean and Robert Lowry  Author/Lyricist: Liturgical Latin and Robert Lowry 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: Communion/Lent  Released: September 2000  Difficulty: Medium Easy
   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 traditional Liturgical text with an American hymn is meaningful.
 

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 Ajde Jano 
Composer: Traditional Serbian Folk Song  Arranger: Tina Harrington  Author/Lyricist: Traditional Serbian Folk Song 
Voicing: SATB  Released: January 2010  Difficulty: Medium
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   Selected for the Ron Kean Multi-Cultural Series, this Serbian folk song has been tastefully arranged by educator, Tina Harrington. Although this piece can be performed alone, it is actually a partner with P1373 SANO DUSO. AJDE JANO is a playful love song that frolics and skips as its text celebrates dancing and singing. Fitting for high school or college.
 

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 Ay, Ay, Ay, O Pag-Ibig 
Composer: George G. Hernandez  Author/Lyricist: Tagalog Traditional 
Voicing: SATB, Divisi 
Season: General  Released: January 2008  Difficulty: Medium
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   We can thank Ron Kean for finding George Hernandez and bringing his fabulous folk song arrangement into his multicultural series. Scored for 8-part, a cappella voices, would scare off many, but George's arrangements are so fun and lively they are finding an audience ranging from high school to university choirs. This love song comes with helpful pronunciation and translation notes.
 

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 Blessed Lamb 
Composer: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: Ron Kean 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: January 2007  Difficulty: Medium
   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  Released: January 2006  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 choirs of all ages. A separate part for Violin (fiddle), Accordion and Penny Whistle in F is available, P9043.
 

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 Caturog Na, Nonoy 
Composer: Lullaby from the Philippines  Arranger: George Hernandez  Author/Lyricist: Lullaby from the Philippines 
Voicing: SATB  Released: January 2006  Difficulty: Medium
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   This lullaby from the Philippines is absolutely beautiful. Featuring a solo alto voice, a cappella voices provide the accompaniment. This arrangement by San Francisco composer/conductor George Hernandez has been selected for the Ron Kean Multicultural series.
 

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 Como Aguas Tibias 
Composer: Manny Cepeda  Author/Lyricist: Manny Cepeda 
Voicing: SATB  Released: January 2011  Difficulty: Medium
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   Ron Kean's multicultural series brought us a host of wonderful writers. Manny Cepeda is a fabulous composer as is evidenced by this love song, written in his Puerto Rican native tongue: Spanish. His beautiful melody captures the spirit of the culture and is supported by rhythmic motifs in the vocal parts. A percussion and string bass part are available separately. High school choirs and older will enjoy this piece.
 

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 Ding, Dong! Merrily On High 
Composer: 16th Century French Carol  Arranger: George G. Hernandez  Author/Lyricist: George Ratcliffe Woodward 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Christmas  Released: January 2014  Difficulty: Medium
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   George Hernandez has become well-known for his arrangements of Philippine folk songs. This time he selected a familiar French carol and displays his superb craftsmanship. The bell sounds resonate beautifully and the entire arrangement is a joy to sing and hear. Great for high school, college and community choirs.
 

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 Gloria 
Composer: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: Liturgical Latin 
Voicing: SSA 
Season: Christmas  Released: January 2004  Difficulty: Medium
   From a series of “American” mass movements, Ron Kean has combined 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. Available for SATB and SSA. Percussion and Brass part also available.
 

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 Gloria 
Composer: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: Liturgical Latin 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Christmas  Released: March 2004  Difficulty: Medium
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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.
 

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 Himig Pasko 
Composer: Traditional Filipino Christmas Carol  Arranger: George G. Hernandez  Author/Lyricist: Traditional Filipino Christmas Carol 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Christmas  Released: January 2010  Difficulty: Medium
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   George Hernandez has been contributing Filipino folk song arrangements to Ron Kean's Multicultural Series with great success. This Christmas folk song continues the tradition with buoyant and tuneful arranging. The choice for accompaniment or a cappella makes this selection work for high school or college choirs.
 

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 If Not For Music 
Composer: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: Ron Kean 
Voicing: SATB  Released: January 2021  Difficulty: Medium
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   Commissioned during the pandemic for a choral festival supporting unity, this lovely piece has an immediately engaging melody. You can also involve multiple choirs of all ages. If including children, they can sing the soprano and alto parts. The uplifting lyrics are in English and Spanish. This is an excellent concert closer for fall and spring events. Easy to Medium in difficulty.

A virtual choir video is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K7Yy2m0Jtw
 

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 Ikaw Ang Mahal Ko (You're The One I Love) 
Composer: Tagalog Traditional  Arranger: George G. Hernandez  Author/Lyricist: Tagalog Traditional 
Voicing: SATB, Divisi  Released: January 2013  Difficulty: Medium
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   George Hernandez has become the recognized expert in a cappella choral arrangements of Filipino folk music. This delightful Tagalog tune is a playful love song. The bouncy vocal accompaniment figures are simply fun to sing and the song makes a great multicultural concert piece or a brilliant encore.
 

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 Ise Oluwa 
Composer: Nigerian Folk Song  Arranger: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: Nigerian Folk Song 
Voicing: 2-PART  Released: March 2002  Difficulty: Medium Easy
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   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.Also availbale in SATB - P1115
 

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 Ise Oluwa 
Composer: Nigerian Folk Song (Yoruba)  Arranger: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: Nigerian Folk Song (Yoruba) 
Voicing: SATB  Released: March 1998  Difficulty: Medium Easy
   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.Also available in 2-Part - P1209
 

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 Kyrie Eleison 
Composer: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: Liturgical Greek 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: Communion/Lent  Released: March 1999  Difficulty: Medium
   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.Also available in SATB - P1208
 

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 Kyrie Eleison 
Composer: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: Liturgical Greek 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Communion/Lent  Released: March 2002  Difficulty: Medium
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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.Also available in 2-Part - P1134
 

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 Kyrie For Communion 
Composer: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: Liturgical Greek 
Voicing: SAB 
Season: Communion/Lent  Released: January 2005  Difficulty: Medium
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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.
 

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 Normandy 
Composer: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: Cyril Crain 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Patriotic  Released: January 2021  Difficulty: Medium
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   An incredibly well-crafted patriotic piece that honors those who have sacrificed for our freedoms. The text is a poem from a survivor that pays tribute while being uplifting. The choral writing is careful and gracious. The piccolo offers an appropriately complementary sonority, as do the occasional handbells. Bringing in the military hymn, “Eternal Father, Strong to Save” is a crowning touch. High school, college and community choirs will find this piece most useful for many reasons. Medium in difficulty.
 

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 Only My Dreams 
Composer: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: William Butler Yeats 
Voicing: SATB  Released: January 2008  Difficulty: Medium Advanced
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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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 Only My Dreams 
Composer: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: William Butler Yeats 
Voicing: SSAA  Released: January 2016  Difficulty: Medium Advanced
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   The poem by Yeats that serves as the text for this Ron Kean piece has been set by many fine composers. Ron's approach is unique, bringing in overtones through whirlies to add an ultra-spiritual dimension to the impact of the work. Ron's vocal writing is always careful, pulling lines into one another with suspended results. Singers simply love to sing them because everyone is equally important. Selected for the Iris Levine Treble Chorus Series, this piece fits any general program for advanced treble high school, college and community choir. Medium.
 

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 Paruparong Bukid (Field Butterfly) 
Composer: Filipino Folk Song  Arranger: George G. Hernandez  Author/Lyricist: Filipino Folk Song 
Voicing: SSAA  Released: January 2015  Difficulty: Medium
   'The Field Butterfly'' is a humorous song about the alikeness of a field butterfly to a 1900 Filipino lady dressed in her glamorous formal dress with tall butterfly sleeves. She struts swaying her hips down the aisle of the church as everyone looks on. The Filipino choral arrangements that George Hernandez has written are some of the most popular in the Pavane catalog. Also available in SATB divisi, P1364. For high school and college treble choirs.  Medium difficulty.
 

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 Paruparong Bukid (Field Butterfly) 
Composer: Filipino Folk Song  Arranger: George G. Hernandez  Author/Lyricist: Filipino Folk Song 
Voicing: SATB  Released: January 2009  Difficulty: Medium
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   ''The Field Butterfly'' is a humorous song about the alikeness of a field butterfly to a 1900 Filipina lady dressed in her glamorous formal dress with tall butterfly sleeves. She struts swaying her hips down the aisle of the church as everyone looks on. The Filipino choral arrangements that George Hernandez has written are some of the most popular in the Pavane catalog. For high school and college.
 

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 Pasko Na Naman! 
Composer: Felipe P. deLeon  Arranger: George G. Hernandez  Author/Lyricist: Levi Celerio 
Voicing: SSAA 
Season: Christmas  Released: January 2019  Difficulty: Medium
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   This joyful, Filipino Christmas carol is a welcome addition to the season. San Francisco conductor and arranger George Hernandez, has masterfully arranged a lovely SSAA, a cappella setting that simply works! High school, college and community choirs will love this piece.
 

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 Pasko Na Naman! 
Composer: Felipe P. de Leon  Arranger: George G. Hernandez  Author/Lyricist: Levi Celerio 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Christmas  Released: January 2006  Difficulty: Medium
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   This joyful, Philippino Christmas Carol is a welcome addition to the season. San Francisco conductor and arranger George Hernandez, has masterfully arranged a simple SATB, a cappella setting that simply works!. High school, college and community choirs will love this piece.
 

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 Rosas Pandan 
Composer: Visayan Folk Song  Arranger: George Hernandez  Author/Lyricist: Visayan Folk Song 
Voicing: SATB  Released: January 2006  Difficulty: Medium
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   This Filipino or Visayan folk song is a song of joy and love. George Hernandez, conductor of the Saringhimig Singers from San Francisco has captured the native flavor in this rousing arrangement. Selected for the Ron Kean Multicultural series, high school and college choirs will love it.
 

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 Rosas Pandan 
Composer: Visayan Folk Song  Arranger: George G. Hernandez  Author/Lyricist: Visayan Folk Song 
Voicing: SSAA  Released: January 2015  Difficulty: Medium
   This Filipino or Visayan folk song is about joy and love. George Hernandez, conductor of the Saringhimig Singers from San Francisco has captured the native flavor in this rousing arrangement. Selected for the Ron Kean Multicultural series, high school and college choirs will love it. Also available in SATB, divisi, P1286. Medium difficulty.
 

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 Sanctus 
Composer: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: Liturgical Latin 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Palm Sunday  Released: March 2003  Difficulty: Medium
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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.
 

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 Sanctus (With ''Swing Low'') 
Composer: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: Liturgical Latin 
Voicing: SSA 
Season: Palm Sunday  Released: March 2004  Difficulty: Medium
   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.
 

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 Sano Duso 
Composer: Traditional Serbian Folk Song  Arranger: Tina Harrington  Author/Lyricist: Traditional Serbian Folk Song 
Voicing: SATB  Released: January 2010  Difficulty: Medium
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   Selected for Ron Kean's multicultural series, this Serbian piece is a partner song with P1372 AJDE JANO. Even as the music shifts from F minor to major and back again, the ethnic modality transports you to Serbia. A more tender love song than its partner piece, they program perfectly together. For high school or college choirs.
 

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 Songs My Mother Taught Me 
Composer: Antonin Dvorak  Arranger: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: Antonin Dvorak 
Voicing: SATB  Released: January 2005  Difficulty: Medium
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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.
 

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 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / Follow The River / Festival Version 
Composer: African American Spiritual  Arranger: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: African American Spiritual 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Spiritual  Released: January 2018  Difficulty: Medium Advanced
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   Composer and conductor, Ron Kean, went back to the African roots of Spirituals, back to Africa, to create a setting of this much loved spiritual in a style that is remarkably different. Part of the larger work, The Journey of Harriet Tubman, the mixed choir is accompanied by Kalimba and Marimba. Soloist and choral body percussion is also included. A superb work for college and community choirs. Medium to difficult in difficulty.
 

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 The Lake Isle Of Innisfree 
Composer: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: W.B Yeats 
Voicing: SATB divisi  Released: January 2016  Difficulty: Medium Advanced
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   Ron Kean uses a text by William Butler Yeats and appropriately dons it with an Irish musical dressing. The flute is really not an optional addition. You are easily transported to the region through this character piece that dances and flourishes in the land it celebrates. For advanced high school and college choirs. Medium to difficult.
 

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 The Rose That Bare Jesu 
Composer: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: 14th Century Carol 
Voicing: SATB, divisi 
Season: Christmas  Released: January 2017  Difficulty: Medium Advanced
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   Ron Kean has made this famous 14th century English Christmas poem magical.  An enchanted and delightfully charmed sense of mystery overwhelms the listener from the start. A delicate dance ensues and merges themes and text. Jonathan Talberg has selected this medium-difficult piece for his series which caters to college and community choirs.
 

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 The White Birds 
Composer: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: W.B. Yeats 
Voicing: SATB, div.  Released: January 2017  Difficulty: Medium Advanced
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   The strong Irish flavor in this song is unrelenting, whether fast or slow. The pensive Yeats poem pulls at the heart and demands thoughtfulness. Ron Kean's music accomplishes that and more, bringing a serenity and beauty to a love song that dances and pines. For college and community choirs, medium difficult but worth the effort.
 

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 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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 Until We Meet Again 
Composer: Ron. Kean  Author/Lyricist: Traditional Irish 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Benediction  Released: January 1998  Difficulty: Medium
   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.
 

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 Wondrous Love 
Composer: William Walker's Southern Harmony, Ron Kean  Arranger: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: American Folk Hymn 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Easter  Released: October 2018  Difficulty: Medium Advanced
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   A sense of wonder permeates the opening, clearly in awe of God's magnificence. The text is familiar but the tune is new, the choir accompanied by piano alone. Then, as the text deepens, the ''Wondrous Love'' Southern Harmony tune emerges with the brass.  An SSA canon verse is absolutely captivating. And finally the entire piece opens up into a majestic celebration to a triumphant Easter finish. Medium in difficulty for Easter morning worship.
 

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 Agnus Dei  
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: 2-octave handbell 
Season: Communion/Lent  Released: January 2000 
  

 American Mass 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: Full Score  Released: January 2005 
   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  Released: January 2005 
  

 American Mass 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: Chamber Score  Released: January 2005 
  

 American Mass 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: Chamber Parts  Released: January 2005 
  

 American Mass 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: SSA Chamber Score  Released: May 2009 
  

 American Mass 2-Part 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: FULL ORCH  Released: May 2009 
  

 Brown Penny 
Composer: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: William Butler Yeats 
Voicing: Instr. Parts 
Season: General  Released: January 2006  Difficulty: Medium
  

 Como Aguas Tibias 
Composer: Manny Cepeda 
Voicing: Full Score and Parts  Released: January 2011 
  

 Gloria (With ''Come Thou Fount'') 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: PERCUSSION 
Season: General  Released: January 2004 
  

 Gloria (With ''Come Thou Fount'') 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: ORGAN 
Season: General  Released: January 2004 
  

 Gloria (With ''Come Thou Fount'') 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: Brass 
Season: General  Released: January 2005 
   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.
 

 SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT Festival Version 
Composer: Traditional Spiritual  Arranger: Ron Kean 
Voicing: Instrumental Parts  Released: January 2018 
   Composer and conductor, Ron Kean, went back to the roots of Spirituals, back to Africa, to create a setting of this much loved Spiritual in a style that is remarkably different.  Part of the larger work, "The Journey of Harriet Tubman," the mixed choir is accompanied by Kalimba and Marimba.  A solo part and body percussion for the choir is also included.  A superb work for festival choirs. Medium to difficult.
 

 American Mass 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: CD 
Season: General  Released: June 2005  Difficulty: Medium
  

 American Mass 
Composer: Ron Kean  Arranger: John Gerhold 
Voicing: CD  Released: January 2011 
  

 Ise Oluwa 
Composer: Nigerian Folk Song  Arranger: Ron Kean 
Voicing: VIDEO 
Season: General  Released: January 2000 
  

 THE JOURNEY OF HARRIET TUBMAN 
Composer: Hannah Kean 
Voicing: Multi-Media  Released: January 2018 
   This 5-movement, multi-media choral drama honors one of the great heroes of the emancipation era. The journey of those who sacrificed becomes a story we can relive and honor. Dr. Kean's goal was to compose and arrange original music and traditional spirituals in a style that is evocative of the enslaved Africans' frame of mind. The spirituals are accompanied with kalimba (thumb piano) to honor the sub-Saharan African musical tradition of connecting with ancestors and with the marimba to sound like the west African balafon. This is a work that will move an audience to tears. (Medium to Advanced)

“The Journey of Harriet Tubman” has generated a much needed discussion of African American enslavement and and cultural appropriation. The composer has dedicated half of his royalties from this work to ''The Equal Justice Initiative,'' a private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society. Please visit https://eji.org/about/
 

 American Mass 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: Prev Pk 
Season: General  Released: January 2005  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.