Teen Church Choir Music?
I am part of an Evangelical Presbyterian church in Michigan. I am trying to help my teen choir director find some music. We are a group of about 60, with Sopranos 1 and 2, Altos, Tenors and Basses. I am looking for a song that we could sing maybe at a Christmas concert, but it does not have to be Christmas. We would like it to be more contemporary (examples Nichole Nordman, MercyMe, Chris Tomlin). It does not have to be sung by a choir, and we do not need a link to sheet music. We would just like an inspirational song that teens aged 13-18 can sing.
Check out this source:
www.jwpepper.com (you can listen to the songs here, too)
From this company I recommend:
My Heart Your Bethlehem (Schram and Gaines)
Bethlehem Wind (Martin)
My Heart Your Bethlehem has beautiful string parts if you have any string players.
We used Bethlehem Wind as a candlelight processional, and we had a wind sound during the introduction.
Then, there is also “When You Believe” from the Prince of Egypt, which is a good arrangement for teens, as well.
If you want a contemporary one, it is harder to find Christmas music, but one I have been hearing on the radio is by a group called “Down Here” and the song is called “How Many Kings.” That would be one that’s not too hard to put together.
From www.ocp.org, one that my youth choirs enjoyed is “Make Straight the Way,” by Tom Conry. You can add guitar and instruments to it. We used it as a processional.
“Michigan” by Drew Gasparini
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