Tres Canciones de Navidad (Three Songs of Christmas)

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Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Alto — These three Spanish carols were a special projectxa0 with the students in my show choir, most of whom are Hispanic and bilingual. We decided, as a group, which carols to arrange and the students spent time researching translations, recognizing the difference between Mexican and Castilian Spanish, and navigating any sections that didn’t quite work or sound like the song they would sing with their families in their living rooms. Choices were made regarding the structure of this set of songs such as limiting verses in order to “get the flavor” of each song without performing the entire set of lyrics.We hope you enjoy learning and performing one or all of them as much as we enjoyed the collaborative act of arranging them! Arranged as a collaborative effort by a treble choir and their director, these three Spanish Carols are suitable for developing treble choirs because of their unison passages and accessible harmony in each piece. This set makes for a wonderful exploration of ensemble singing in Spanish.

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