Project developed by. Jane Ramseyer Miller Artistic Director in Residence, GALA Choruses. Compiled and edited by

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1 Rounds and Chants Proect developed by ane Ramseyer Miller Artistic Director in Residence, GALA Choruses Compiled and edited by Mark Howarth of the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus

2 This winter I put out an invitation to composers to submit original rounds and chants to be introduced at GALA Festival 0 The compositions needed to teachable by rote in 5 minutes or less and available to be freely shared, printed, taught, sung and performed by our choruses The composers represented in this collection have contributed these short pieces for GALA choruses You are welcome to perform them without charge within the parameters listed on the bottom of each page Many of these composers also have websites describing their other compositions, so check out their other music and support our LGBT-friendly artists! You can download the complete collection as a PDF formatted for print or for display on tablets and smartphones at Thanks to all the artists who contributed to this proect If you have additional rounds to offer to our choruses, send them my way and we ll continue to post them We are particularly looking for LGBT-themed repertoire ane Ramseyer Miller, Artistic Director-in-Residence GALA Choruses, Inc ADR@GALAChorusesorg

3 Rounds and Chants GALA Festival 0 INDEX (tap on title to navigate to song) Arise and Sing Ruth Huber Calamus Arthur Durkee Colors of Our Lives, The Kim Kuda Dame Round Pasquale Tassone 5 Dona nobis pacem Randi Rexroth 6 Don't Give Up Becky Reardon 7 Dusting Round Pasquale Tassone 8 Gimme a BLT with G Susan Haugh 9 Hayom Chris Tackett 0 How to Vote ane Ramseyer Miller I Don't Fit Becky Reardon I Love the Mountains ane Ramseyer Miller Irish Toast, An David Moore Love Makes a Family Kala Pierson 5 No More Secrets, No More Lies Martin Wimmer 6 Oatmeal Chris Tackett 7 Our Voices Win Freedom Ruth Huber 8 Peace Through Music ane Ramseyer Miller 9 Pride Parade Anne M Guzzo 0 Round and Round Pasquale Tassone Song of oy and peace, A Chris Tackett These Things I Know Chris Tackett Understand Arthur Durkee Veni, Sancte Spiritus ustine Koontz 5 We'll Sing Together Brad Kemp

4 Arise and Sing a round in parts Music lyrics by Ruth Huber With conviction q = 7 b A - rise and sing, let ev -'ry voice be heard, with breath and sound give b mean-ing to the word A-rise! A-rise, let mu-sic fill the air, ring- b - ing and re-ech-o - ing ev - 'ry where A More from the composer can be found at webmecom/takenote88/ruthhubercomposer or ruthsong@blueneptunecom Copyright 0 by Ruth Huber All rights reserved composer(s) in the following manner: Arise and Sing by Ruth Huber

5 Calamus a round in parts Music by Arthur Durkee Lyrics by Walt Whitman, from the Calamus section of Leaves of Grass ΠThese I sing-ing in spring col-lect for lov - ers Picked a - long the Πpond-side fear-ing not the wet This shall hence-forth be the to - com - rades I will give to them that love as I am lov - ken of ing More from the composer can be found at wwwarthurdurkeenet or Stickdragn@aolcom Copyright 0 by Arthur Durkee All rights reserved Calamus by Arthur Durkee

6 The Colors of Our Lives a round in parts Music lyrics by Kim Kuda q = 00 Pink, green, red, blue, yel - low and or-ange and pur - ple, too The Πcol-ors of our rain-bow CODA The col -ors of our lives col -ors of our lives light up the sky The The One for all, and all for Pride The Πcol-ors of our lives col-ors of our lives w For more of this composer's work visit the Providence Gay Men's Chorus website and listen to sound clips wwwprovgmcorg, or contact the composer at kimkuda96@yahoocom Copyright 0 by KAK Productions All rights reserved The Colors of Our Lives by Kim Kuda

7 Dame Round from Three Tongue-Twisting Rounds a round in parts Music by Pasquale Tassone Traditional Lyrics q = 96 b My dame hath a lame tame crane My dame hath a b crane that is lame Pray gen-tle ane, let my dame's tame b crane Feed and come home a - gain This round comes from a more complete setting, including accompaniment Contact the composer at wwwmigidamusicacom or menestrello9@gmailcom Copyright 00 by Midiga Musica All rights reserved Three Tongue-Twisting Rounds; Dame Round by Pasquale Tassone

8 Dona nobis pacem a round in parts 5 Music by Randi Rexroth Traditional Lyrics q = 88 Do-na no-bis pa - cem, do-na no - bis pa - cem w Translation: Grant us peace Contact the composer at randirexroth@gmailcom Copyright 0 by Randi Rexroth All rights reserved Dona nobis pacem by Randi Rexroth

9 Don't Give Up a round in parts 6 Music lyrics by Becky Reardon # # # Swing q = 0 Œ Don't give up Œ Ó Give a lit-tle kind -ness to your-self Œ # # # n Œ # # # w Œ n Put a lit-tle flex, put a lit-tle # # # Œ Find n may Ó n Œ flex in your a - no-ther way like a riv-er you Œ n Œ nev - er stop flow - ing plan w Flow, Œ Ó More from the composer can be found at wwwbeckyreardonmusiccom or breardon@taosnetcom Copyright 998 by Becky Reardon All rights reserved composer(s) in the following manner: Don't Give Up by Becky Reardon

10 Dusting Round from Three Tongue-Twisting Rounds a round in parts Music by Pasquale Tassone Traditional Lyrics 7 h = bb # A maid with a dus - ter Made a fu - ri-ous blus - b b ter b b Dus-ting a bust in the hall dust-ed, the bust it was bust-ed The bust it was When the bust it was ΠΠΠΠdust, that's all This round comes from a more complete setting, including accompaniment Contact the composer at wwwmigidamusicacom or menestrello9@gmailcom Copyright 00 by Midiga Musica All rights reserved Three Tongue-Twisting Rounds; Dusting Round by Pasquale Tassone

11 Gimme a BLT with G a chant 8 Music lyrics by Susan Haugh h = 76 Harmonize at will on each "BLT with G" # # # B L T with G, great as a move-ment but best with tea # # # B L T with G, gain-ing our rights for you and me! Contact the composer at Shaugh65@yahoocom Copyright 0 by Susan Haugh All rights reserved Gimme a BLT with G by Susan Haugh

12 Hayom a round in 6 parts 9 Music by Chris Tackett Lyrics from Psalm 95 Flowing three (not fast) q = 76 b n Ha - yom ha - yom im bʼ ko - lo tish b ma 5 - u ha - yom ha - 6 yom Translation: Today, if only you would hear my voice More from the composer can be found at wwwf858com or f858@gmailcom Copyright 0 by Tackett Music All rights reserved composer(s) in the following manner: Hayom by Chris Tackett

13 How to Vote a round in parts 0 Music lyrics by ane Ramseyer Miller # Œ Œ > I can't tell you how to vote But, I need you to know # > Œ Œ > there's no need to lim-it love Win! Love, and mar-ry who you Œ > Ó will! Contact the composer at ArtisticDirector@ovmcorg Copyright 0 by ane Ramseyer Miller All rights reserved composer(s) in the following manner: How To Vote by ane Ramseyer Miller

14 I Don't Fit a round in parts Music by Becky Reardon Lyrics by ean Thompson and Becky Reardon # Triplet swing q = 6 I Œ don't Œ fit Œ Ó Ó Ne-ver have, ne-ver will I don't # Œ fit, or ev-er e-ven get close to it, but I be - Ó long More from the composer can be found at wwwbeckyreardonmusiccom or breardon@taosnetcom Copyright 008 by Becky Reardon All rights reserved composer(s) in the following manner: I Don't Fit by Becky Reardon

15 I Love the Mountains a round in parts Traditional Round Lyrics by ane Ramseyer Miller b 8 I love the moun-tains, I love the chor-al thing I love the Dykes and b I love the Fare-rie Queens I love the pool-side b when all the lights are low Hmm - da-da - da, Ya - da-da - da! Hmm - da-da - da, Ya da-da - da! Contact the composer at ArtisticDirector@ovmcorg Copyright 0 by ane Ramseyer Miller All rights reserved I Love the Mountains by ane Ramseyer Miller

16 An Irish Toast a round in parts Music by David Moore Traditional Irish Lyrics In one q = 5 # # 8 May you be poor in mis - for -tune, rich in bless-ings, # # # # Slow to make know e-ne-mies and # quick to make friends, And may you noth -ing but hap -pi-ness from this day for-ward More from the composer can be found at wwwdavidmoorenet or david@davidmoorenet Copyright 0 by Fresh Ayre Music All rights reserved An Irish Toast by David Moore

17 Love Makes a Family a chant in parts Music lyrics by Kala Pierson Strong q = 6 Ó Love, Love, Love Ó makes a fam -i - ly Love, Love, Love makes a fam -i - ly V Œ Œ Love, Love, Love makes a fam -i - ly? Love, Love, Love makes a fam -i - ly More from the composer can be found at wwwkalapiersoncom or kp@kalapiersoncom Copyright 0 by Kala Pierson All rights reserved Love Makes a Family by Kala Pierson

18 No More Secrets, No More Lies a round in parts Music by Martin Wimmer Lyrics by Martin Wimmer and Douglas M Scheidt 5 Written Memorial Day weekend 0 in honor of our LGBT brothers and sisters who died in service to our country # # 6 8 Andante and resolute q = 7 No more se-crets No more lies No more sil-ly a - li-bis Truth has set me # # free! Now ustlet me be! No more storm No more stress No more set-tl- # # sarcastically Πcrazily # # # # ing for less Part sings No more se add Part Times have real-ly changed It seems I'm not de-ranged Cuck-oo! add Part - crets No more lies No more se - No more se - crets No more lies Contact the composer at MWimmer@aolcom proudly and emphatically add Part crets It's the truth that No more lies I like (or "girls" or "women", etc) guys! Copyright 0 by Martin Wimmer All rights reserved No More Secrets, No More Lies by Martin Wimmer

19 Oatmeal a round in parts 6 Music lyrics by Chris Tackett Bright, sunny one (raisins optional) Two cups wa - ter, two cups oats Use the mi-cro-wave or the stove Boil the Add wa - ter, add the oats Stir and sim-mer un - brown su til it is - gar, milk or cream and some rai - sins, soft too More from the composer can be found at wwwf858com or f858@gmailcom Copyright 0 by Tackett Music All rights reserved Oatmeal by Chris Tackett

20 Our Voices Win Freedom a chant for any voicing and percussion 7 Music by Ruth Huber Lyrics based on GALA Mission # Clap with a steady beat q = 08 st time sing part nd time add part % Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ # Our voic-es win free-dom, our voic-es win free-dom! Œ Œ Œ Œ Ó Œ Ourvoices - win free- dom, our # Fine Ó Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ # Œ Our voic-es win free-dom, Œ Œ Œ Œ our # voic-es win free-dom! Our voic-es win free-dom, Œ add descant on repeat Ó Œ Œ Œ # voic-es win free-dom! Ó Œ Our voic-es Œ Œ win # our voic-es win free-dom! Ó n Our voic - es We're gonna - change the world through song Copyright 0 by Ruth Huber All rights reserved composer(s) in the following manner: Our Voices Win Freedom by Ruth Huber

21 # Œ Œ Œ Ó Œ # free-dom, Œ Œ our voic-es win free- dom! Ó Œ Our # # win free-dom, n We're gonna - change the world through song, change the world,we're gon-na Œ Œ our Œ Œ voic-es win free - dom! Œ # voic-es win free-dom, our voic-es win free- dom! Œ Œ Œ Œ Ó Œ # # n Our voic - es win free-dom, change the world through song We're gon-na n optional percussion break our change the world through song, DS al Fine Ó Œ # voic-es win free - dom! n Ó Our change theworld,we'regon-na change the worldthrough song More from the composer can be found at webmecom/takenote88/ruthhubercomposer or ruthsong@blueneptunecom Percussion parts available from the composer

22 in honor of Cathy Roma's legacy of music-making Peace Through Music a round in 5 parts 8 Music lyrics by ane Ramseyer Miller q = b You, whose white tress-es tinged with blue, whose vi - brant soul in - b Πn Πspires our muse You con-ure peace through mu - 5 b ΠNa-ma-ste, Shan -ti, Peace, Sha - lom We ho - nor you sic ΠContact the composer at ArtisticDirector@ovmcorg Copyright 0 by ane Ramseyer Miller All rights reserved Peace Through Music by ane Ramseyer Miller performance for commercial or for-profit use Permission for such use, or other uses not listed here,

23 Pride Parade a round in parts 9 Music by Anne M Guzzo Lyrics by Bonnie A Robinson With elegance {q = c 0} F # # El - bow el - bow wrist wrist wrist, El - bow el - bow wrist wrist wrist, # # El - bow el - bow wrist wrist wrist, El - bow el - bow wrist wrist wrist, f ƒ I love my gay w son!* I love my gay daugh-ter! * substitute relevant P-flag type phrases: "I love my trans son!," "I love my Bi Dad!," "I love my two moms", "I love my queer dog!" etc vroom, rum - ble - ah rum - ble - ah rum - ble - ah vrrrrr - oonce oonce oonce oonce Ó Œ Last time, Solo voice spoken loudly over singers ~~~~~~~ ooom! oonce oonce oonce oonce Tutti - with oy! Å Ó Ó Œ Re-pent, re-pent,re-pent,re-pentgay PRIDE! Hui-kuhhh hui-kuhhh! Optional: soloist, make occasional, random whip noises Ë Œ Ë More from the composer can be found at wwwanneguzzovpwebcom or Guzzo@uwyoedu Copyright 0 by Anne M Guzzo All rights reserved composer(s) in the following manner: Pride Parade by Anne M Guzzo

24 Round and Round from Three Tongue-Twisting Rounds a round in parts Music by Pasquale Tassone Traditional Lyrics 0 q = 60 8 # n Round and round the rag-ged rock the rag-ged ras-cal, the ras-cal he ran And round and round the rag -ged rock the rag-ged ras-cal ran, he ran Round and round and round and round; Round and round the ras-cal he ran Round and round and round and round; Round and round the ras-cal he ran This round comes from a more complete setting, including accompaniment Contact the composer at wwwmigidamusicacom or menestrello9@gmailcom Copyright 00 by Midiga Musica All rights reserved composer(s) in the following manner: Three Tongue-Twisting Rounds; Round and Round by Pasquale Tassone

25 A song of oy and peace a round in parts Music lyrics by Chris Tackett Maestic four q = 9 bb b Sing, oh sing a song of oy and peace, sing a song of love and oy and peace b b b Sing, oh sing a b b b song of oy and peace, sing a song of love and oy and peace Sing, sing, sing out loud Sing, sing strong and proud b b b Sing, sing, sing out loud Sing, sing strong and proud More from the composer can be found at wwwf858com or f858@gmailcom Copyright 0 by Tackett Music All rights reserved A song of oy and peace by Chris Tackett

26 These Things I Know a round in parts Music lyrics by Chris Tackett bb Slow walking two These things I know: The liv -ing go on liv - ing and the Repeat after last time until all are finished b b ΠΠdead go on liv -ing with them These things I know More from the composer can be found at wwwf858com or f858@gmailcom Copyright 0 by Tackett Music All rights reserved composer(s) in the following manner: These Things I Know by Chris Tackett

27 Understand a round in parts Music lyrics by Arthur Durkee # # # 6 Un-der-stand we dare to speak Un-der-stand we love each o - ther # # # Un - der-stand that we are you w w More from the composer can be found at wwwarthurdurkeenet or Stickdragn@aolcom Copyright 0 by Arthur Durkee All rights reserved composer(s) in the following manner: Understand by Arthur Durkee

28 Veni, Sancte Spiritus a round in parts Music by ustine Koontz Lyrics attr Stephen Langton (c 60-8) and Pope Innocent III (d 6) # # q = 88 Ve- ni, Sanc-te Spi-ri-tus, et em-i-tte c-li-us lu-cis tu-ae ra - di-um Translation: Come, Holy Spirit, And send out from heaven Your radiant light More from the composer can be found at wwwustinekoontzcom or koontz@qisnet Copyright 0 by ustine Koontz All rights reserved Veni, Sancte Spiritus by ustine Koontz

29 We'll Sing Together a round in parts 5 Music lyrics by Brad Kemp q = 90 # # We'll sing to- ge - ther to - day, We'll sing to- ge - ther al - ways n More from the composer can be found at wwwbradkempmusiccom or bradkempmusic@gmailcom Copyright 0 by Brad Kemp All rights reserved We'll Sing Together by Brad Kemp