At a KWC organizational meeting at Pennsic 39 it was suggested that the Known World Choirs select ten period choral pieces that every member of the KWC community should know. A common repertoire helps create a sense of belonging and group identity, because when everyone knows a set of songs, any choir members can get together and sing them with little or no rehearsal. The pieces chosen are flexible and easy enough for a variety of different types of ensembles, such as all women, adults with kids, beginning singers, etc. Based on a survey of the KWC community, the following pieces were chosen:
These songs are a great starting places for any new singing group, and make for a common repertoire for pickup and other informal singing. Copyright-free editions of the sheet music are available at the links above.
- Master Robyn Solarius (mka Dave Rubin) dsrubin1 (at) gmail (dot) com