Recommended Australian works for school and community choirs Compiled by ANCA Victoria, May 2007 Unison When The Sleepy Man Comes Colin Brumby Unison & Piano Morton Anna Elise Richard Gill Unison & Piano Alfred Dob and Mob Richard Gill Unison & Piano Alfred Hector Protector Richard Gill Unison & Piano Alfred If I Had A Donkey Richard Gill Unison & Piano Alfred A Farmer Went Trotting Suzanne Palmer Holton Unison & Piano Mark O’Leary The Caterpillar Suzanne Palmer Holton Unison & Piano Mark O’Leary Solveig’s Song Dorian le Galliene Unison & Piano Allans Beyond The Black Stump Stephen Leek Unison & Piano Stephen Leek Birdsongs Stephen Leek Unison & Piano Morton Birdsville Track Stephen Leek Unison & Piano Stephen Leek Black Swan Stephen Leek Unison & Piano Stephen Leek Clancy, Blue and Snow Stephen Leek Unison & Piano Stephen Leek Dreams of the Never Never Stephen Leek Unison & Piano Stephen Leek It’s Raining Stephen Leek Unison & Piano Stephen Leek Voices Of A Land Stephen Leek Unison & Piano Morton Kings Came Riding Wendy Morrissey Unison & Piano manuscript Shadow Sleep Wendy Morrissey Unison & Piano manuscript Where Go The Boats Graeme Morton Unison & Piano Morton When I First Came To This Land Julia Piggin (arr) Unison & Piano Mark O’Leary Holidays Timothy Sexton Unison & Piano Timothy Sexton Ferry Me Across The Water Lyn Williams Unison & Piano Boosey & Hawkes The Wind Lyn Williams Unison & Piano Boosey & Hawkes 2-part/SA Fife Tune Colin Brumby SA, 2 flutes & drum manuscript Butch/Two Little Dickiebirds Richard Gill SA & piano Alfred Botany Bay Ian Harrison (arr) SA & piano Mark O’Leary Honour The Earth as Your Mother Sarah Hopkins SA & (check) Morton Time Enough To Give Paul Jarman SA & piano Mark O’Leary Warri and Yatungka Paul Jarman SA & piano Mark O’Leary A Sea Change Ian Jefferson SA & piano Warner Chappell Enjoy The Storm Ian Jefferson SA & piano Warner Chappell Hear The Bell Ian Jefferson SA & piano Warner Chappell High Tide Ian Jefferson SA & piano Warner Chappell Keep The Flame Alive Ian Jefferson SA & piano Warner Chappell Island Songs Stephen Leek (arr) SA & piano Morton Split Point Stephen Leek 2-part voices & piano Stephen Leek And The Bear Played Bass Chris Matters 2-part voices & piano Morton Click Go The Shears/Botany Bay Mark O’Leary (arr) SA, guitar, flutes & bass Mark O’Leary Three Carols Wendy Morrissey SA a cappella Morton The Drover’s Dream Mark O’Leary (arr) SA & piano Mark O’Leary The Dying Stockman Mark O’Leary (arr) SA & piano Mark O’Leary The Eumerella Shore Mark O’Leary (arr) SA & piano Mark O’Leary The Lachlan Tigers Mark O’Leary (arr) SA, 2 flutes & piano Mark O’Leary The Little Fish Mark O’Leary (arr) SA & piano Mark O’Leary Kyrie Mark Puddy SA & piano Mark Puddy When Will I See You Again Mark Puddy SA & piano Mark Puddy Country Places Margaret Sutherland SA & piano Allans SSA/SSAA etc The Traveller Noel Ancell SSAA a cappella Morton Inanay Lou Bennett (arr) SAA & sticks Mark O’Leary A Song Of Rain Anne Boyd SSA a cappella Treble Clef Dinki Di Aussie Susie & Phil Davies-Splitter Unison or SSA & piano Two Up Down Under In Australia Susie & Phil Davies-Splitter SSA & piano Two Up Pirn Wandeat Ngamat-Ho Belinda Gillam SSS & tuned percussion manuscript Past Life Melodies Sarah Hopkins 7-part equal voices a cappellaMorton Bush Night Song William James SSA & piano Allans The Sea Of Berries Paul Jarman SSA & piano Mark O’Leary Volta Do Mar Largo Paul Jarman SSA & piano (or bouzouki) Mark O’Leary A Bush Carol David Lawrence SSA & piano Allans Carol Wendy Morrissey SSAA a cappella manuscript Waltzing Matilda Mark O’Leary (arr) SSA a cappella Mark O’Leary Ding Dong Suzanne Palmer Holton SSA a cappella check Gloria In Excelsis Mark Puddy SSS & piano Morton Love Me Sweet Carl Vine arr Mark O’Leary SSA, flute & piano Mark O’Leary Monkey an Tortle Frank York (arr) SA or SSA & piano Mark O’Leary Nane Nane Frank York (arr) SA or SSA & piano Mark O’Leary Serrah Eh Frank York (arr) SA or SSA & piano Mark O’Leary Sesere Eeye Torres Strait Island folk song 3-part & opt percussion Mark O’Leary Male Voices A Song Of The Republic Noel Ancell TTBB a cappella Vocal Consort The Traveller Noel Ancell TTBB a cappella Vocal Consort SAB/3-part mixed etc God Be In My Head Colin Brumby 2-part mixed voices & piano Augsburg Shackleton Paul Jarman SSAB & piano Mark O’Leary The Sea Of Berries Paul Jarman SSAB & piano Mark O’Leary Time Enough To Give Paul Jarman SAB & piano Mark O’Leary Volta Do Mar Largo Paul Jarman SSAB & piano Mark O’Leary The Will To Climb Paul Jarman SAB & piano Mark O’Leary Come Unto These Yellow Sands Wendy Morrissey SAAB a cappella manuscript Gloria In Excelsis Mark Puddy SAB & piano Morton The Children Of War Dennis Vaughan SAB & piano manuscript SATB etc Bundle Of Joy Katy Abbott SATB a cappella manuscript Waltzing Matilda Eric Austin Phillips (arr) SATB a cappella Warner Chappell Four Romantic Choruses Colin Brumby SATB a cappella Aberdeen Richard de Castre’s Prayer to Jesus Colin Brumby SATB a cappella Albert Unto Us A Boy Is Born! Colin Brumby SATB & piano check Hush: on the death of a bush church Iain Grandage SSAATTBB a cappella Morton On The Banks of the Condamine Iain Grandage SATB, piano & didgeridoo Morton? Three Australian Bush Songs Iain Grandage SSAATBB a cappella Morton Hullayha Sarah Hopkins SATB a cappella? Morton Past Life Melodies Sarah Hopkins 11-part voices a cappella Morton Black Swana Stephen Leek (arr) SATB & piano Morton Island Songs Stephen Leek (arr) SATB a cappella Morton Ngana Stephen Leek SSAATB a cappella Morton Ngayulyul Stephen Leek SATB a cappella Morton Tunggare Stephen Leek SATB a cappella Morton Fear No More the Heat o’ the Sun Wendy Morrissey SATB a cappella manuscript Lighten our Darkness Wendy Morrissey SSAASAATB a cappella manuscript A Festive Alleluia John Nickson SATB & organ Kjos Tides of Ocean Matthew Orlovich SATB & a cappella Morton The Birthday of Thy King Peter Sculthorpe SSATBB a cappella Faber Lullaby Peter Sculthorpe SATB a cappella Faber Morning Song for the Christ Child Peter Sculthorpe SATB a cappella Faber The Wanderer Dan Walker SATB & piano manuscript This Christmas Night Malcolm Williamson SATB & organ Oxford Hodie Christus Natus Est John Winstanley SATB a cappella Morton Canons/Flexible Voicings Let It Go Suzanne Tiborz Frisk check Community Music Victoria Riawanna-Circles Stephen Leek any combination of voices Morton Let’s Sing All Together Susie & Phil Davies-Splitter 4-part canon & piano Mark O’Leary One Voice On Song Susie & Phil Davies-Splitter 4-part canon & piano Two Up.