Description

Author: The Royal Conservatory
Format: Book with Audio Online
Instrumentation: Voice
Level: 5
The Voice Series, 2025 Edition is North America’s leading resource for teaching and studying singing. With a refreshed collection of exceptional Repertoire, Vocalises, and Recitatives, this series focuses on building a strong foundation for musical success by integrating effective technique at every level and supporting healthy vocal development in young singers. Offering a diverse range of songs for all levels, it provides a holistic approach to singing and includes access to an online collection with recordings to enhance learning.
Covering a broad spectrum of styles and genres — from Baroque to Contemporary music, as well as musical theatre and popular styles — Voice Repertoire 5 features a balanced selection of composers. It includes new and unique arrangements, beloved classics, various languages, and pedagogical challenges, making it an essential tool for singers and educators alike.
Contents:

• List A: Folk Songs and Pre- 1900 Repertoire
  • Mystery’s Song – Henry Purcell
  • Cara e la rosa e vaga – Andrea Falconieri, transc. John Glenn Paton
  • Der Schmetterling, op. 57, no. 1, D 633 – Franz Schubert
  • Chanson de Florian – Benjamin Godard
  • Lift Every Voice and Sing – J. Rosamond Johnson, arr. Aaron Manswell
  • Gia la notte s’avvicina – Isabella Colbran
  • Der Gang zum Liebchen, op. 48, no. 1 – Johannes Brahms
  • Green Mountain – American folk song, arr. Christine Donkin
  • No quiero casarme – Spanish folk song, arr. Frank Campbell-Watson
  • L’amour de moi – 15th-century French song, arr. Linda Fletcher
• List B: 20th- and 21st-century Repertoire
  • Azulao (Bluebird), op. 21 – Jayme Ovalle
  • Il neige – Hermann Bemberg
  • Lazy Summer – W. Herbert Belyea
  • Deep Winter Snowfall – Martha Hill Duncan
  • Forty Little Birdies – Donna Rhodenizer
  • El tra la la y el punteado – Enrique Granados
  • I’d Like to Dance All Night Long – Barbara Arens
  • Red Tulip – Kevin Helppie and Forrest Kinney
  • The Tiger – Sherri Porterfield
  • The Prairie Lily – Murray Adaskin
• List C: Popular Repertoire
  • Joy – Janis Ian
  • Stairway to Paradise – George Gershwin
  • The Summer Queen’s Song – Robert Ursan
  • Someone Handed Me the Moon Today – Nancy White, arr. Bob Johnston and Tom Leighton