Endorsed by:

Sir David Willcocks
  
Former Director of Music
King's College, Cambridge
  
Former Director
Royal College of Music

John Alexander
  
Artistic Director
Pacific Chorale
  
Former President
Chorus America

Tom Hall
  
Music Director
Baltimore Choral Arts Society
  
Former President
Chorus America

Sondra Harnes
  
Founder and Artistic Director
World Children's Choir

Alice Parker
  
Artistic Director
Melodious Accord

Duain Wolfe
  
Past Chairman
Chorus America
  
Chorus Director
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  
Chorus Director
Colorado Symphony Orchestra

Repertoire Suggestions:

Some general points:
The Dona Nobis Pacem text is from the Latin Mass, and is very fitting for any liturgical performance (including Lent, or Holy Week: March 17-23, 2008).  Any mass setting of the Agnus Dei text that does not already include "dona nobis pacem" can be easily repeated to include the text in place of "miserere nobis."

Some directors have suggested programming a simple round or unison song that can be done as an audience sing-along, to increase the number of people involved in singing about peace.

Click on the icon for a link to a music sample from Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, YouTube.com or other websites. Click on the icon for links to scores - either copyright-free, or through publishers or composers.

You may also wish to look at the performance listing for more repertoire ideas.

Suggested works, in alphabetical order by genre:
this list is in progress

Classical & Choral:

• Elizabeth Alexander: Even a Fist Was Once an Open Palm
• Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Dona Nobis Pacem (from B minor Mass)
• Greg Bartholomew: The 21st Century - A Girl Born in Afghanistan
• Amy Beach: Peace I Leave with You
• Dylan Bell: Dona Nobis Pacem (SATB or TTBB verisons available through email link on Dylan's website)
• Heinrich Biber: Missa Salisburgensis ("Salzburg Mass")
• Benjamin Britten: War Requiem
• William Byrd: Agnus Dei (from Mass for Four Voices)
• Giulio Caccini, arr. J. Moore: Dona Nobis Pacem
• Frederic Chopin, arr. J. Althouse: Song of Peace
• Patti Drennan: Dona Nobis Pacem
• Paul Gibson: Dona Nobis Pacem/Grant Us Peace (SSA)
• Franz Joseph Haydn: Agnus Dei (from Missa in Angustiis, "Nelson Mass")
• Franz Joseph Haydn: Agnus Dei (from Mass in Time of War, "Paukenmesse")
• Herbert Howells: Agnus Dei (from Office of Holy Communion)
• Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man - A Mass for Peace (mvt 13)
• Kirke Mechem: Island in Space
• Felix Mendelssohn: Verleih uns Frieden
• Arvo Pärt: The Beatitudes
• Vincent Persichetti: Peace on Earth (SATB or TTBB - enter "Persichetti Peace" as search term)
• Arnold Schoenberg: Friede auf Erden
• Heinrich Schütz: Verleih uns Frieden
• Z. Randall Stroope: Inscription of Hope
• Mack Wilberg: Let Peace Then Still the Strife
• Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem (mvt 1) (mvt 2) (mvt 3) (mvt 4) (mvt 5) (mvt 6)

Rounds and Canons:

• Da pacem, Domine
• Dona nobis pacem
• Peace, Salaam, Shalom (Pat Humphries & Sandy Opatow) (choose piece from playlist)
  for video, click here: (click on "Play this Performance" - song begins about 54 minutes into video)
• Shalom chaverim
• Vine and Fig Tree

Folksongs, Spirituals and other Traditional Songs:

• A paz e que o povo chama (People are Calling for Peace) (click link above song for purchase information)
• Workin' for the Dawn of Peace (arr. Jeffers)

Songs appropriate for children's choirs:

• A Song of Peace (Teresa Jennings)
• Circle the Earth (Joanne Hammil)
• Dona Nobis Pacem/Grant Us Peace (Paul Gibson)
• If not me, then who (Carol Johnson) (scroll to Songbooks - Circle of Peace)
• Let there be peace on earth
• Peace on Earth (Lui Collins) (email link)
• Sadako Song (Michiko Pumpian) (scroll to bottom of page)
• Song of Peace (from Symphony 1997: Heaven, Earth, Mankind) (Tan Dun)
• We Must Dream (James Selway) (email link)

Songs for solo voice and guitar, keyboard or other accompaniment:

• We are One (Pat Humphries & Sandy Opatow) (click on "Play this Performance" - song begins about 28 minutes into video)
• Zaman el Salam

Look for public domain (i.e. free to use) scores at the CPDL website.

Please send us an email if you have other ideas to add to this list.