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Our Repertoire
The Peace of Heart Choir's repertoire currently includes more than 100 songs. We sing about 14 songs in any given season.
All the songs we sing are proposed by, selected by, and in many cases written or arranged by choir members and friends of the choir.
We choose our music for each season democratically during a semi-annual song selection meeting, and welcome proposals from songwriters and arrangers.
Here are some of the favorites from our repetoire:
| Song | Artist | Genre & Year | Cultural | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ede'm Chante | Boukan Ginen; original Peace of Heart arr: J. Becker | Haitian/World; orig. 1995, contemporary arr. 2002 | Haitian, with African music influences | Haitian Creole |
| Dona Nobis Pacem | Anonymous; orig. Peace of Heart arr: C. Palmer | General a cappella Choral round; orig. c. 17th Century, contemporary arr. 2001 | Western European sacred derivation, updated to represent Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity & Native American Spritual Traditions | Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Lakota (a Native American language) & Latin text |
| The People of the Boxes | Dawud Wharnsby Ali; orig. Peace of Heart arr: J. Becker & T. Abdul-Bāri' Dolphy | A cappella/Folk; orig. 1990s, contemporary arr. 2003 | Based on Islamic religious principles and philosophy | English |
| Kumah Echa (Rise Up) | S. Postolsky; Arr: Alice Parker; Text: Y. Sheinburg | Jewish a cappella, 1998 | Jewish a cappella | Hebrew |
| Tranquila | L. Vargas; orig. Peace of Heart arr: J. Becker | Dominican Bachata; orig. 1998, contemporary arr. 2003 | Bachata music from the Dominican Republic | Spanish |
| We Are* | Y.M. Barnwell | A cappella/Gospel; 1994 | African-American a cappella | English |
| Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) | M. Safka; orig. Peace of Heart arr: C. Palmer | Folk; orig. 1970, contemporary arr. 2002 | '60s/'70s American folk with gospel influences | English |
| You Gotta Be | Music & Des'ree; orig. Peace of Heart arr: C. Palmer | R&B; orig. 1994, contemporary arr. 2003 | Written and recorded by African-American artist | English |
| Penkal Vitutalaik Kummi (The Kummi Song, Dance of Women's Liberation) | Tamil traditional; orig. Peace of Heart arr. J. Nagaraja & J. Becker | Tamil traditional; contemporary arr. 2003 | Traditional Tamil dance celebrating women's liberation | Tamil (a language of southern India) |
| The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Original Zulu song by Solomon Linda; adapted lyrics by P. Hugo, C. Luigi, G. Weiss, "doo-wop" arrangement recorded by The Tokens. | A cappella Pop; Zulu original, 1939; American "doo-wop" version, 1961 | Zulu/American "doo-wop" hybrid | English |
| O, Shenandoah | Anonymous | American Folk; orig. 19th Century, contemporary 20th Century arr. | American folk | English |
| BaJesu Bakubola | Transcription & Arr: T. Amukele | Zambian Christian a cappella; contemporary transcr./arr. 2002 | Zambian Christian music | Tonga (a language of southern Zambia) |
| Seasons of Love (from the Broadway Musical "Rent") | J. Larson; orig. Peace of Heart arr: S. Knight | Broadway Musical; orig. 1996, contemporary arr. 2003 | Broadway Musical, a cappella arrangement | English |
| Woyaya | Arr: Y.M. Barnwell | African traditional, contemporary a cappella | Traditional African round, contemporary arrangement | English |
| Three Little Birds | Bob Marley; orig. Peace of Heart arr: J. Becker | Reggae; orig. 1997, contemporary arr. 2003 | Jamaican Reggae | English |
| Let There Be Peace on Earth | S. Miller & J. Jackson | Pop/choral standard; 1955 | American Pop (Sing-along) | English |