Repertoire

Here you will find the sheet music, choral practice tracks, song lyrics and translations – everything you need for your rehearsals to properly prepare for performing in the Song Festival.

National Anthems & Prayer

JAV himnas | Kanados himnas | Lietuvos himnas | Baltas paukštis

Part I: We were born Lithuanian

Lietuviais esame mes gimę | Čiūto | Buvo dūda Vilniuj | Dzūkit, dzūkit girnelės | Ir įšoko ožėlis | Ne dėl žalio vyno | Už Raseinių, ant Dubysos

Part II: The place of my dreams

Pienės pūkas | Ar žinai tu, klajūne, keleivi | Žąsinas | Skaičiuotės | Aš pasėjau linelį | Jau saulutė leidžias | Jonvabalis | Greitai, greitai | Šią naktelę per naktelę | Tai manoji Lietuva | Greitakalbės | Ten mano svajos

Part III: And the sun rose, again awakening the world

Lietus | Užaugo liepa | Beauštanti aušrelė | Kur sakalalis | Cykiai, cykiai | Žmonės ant kalnų

Part IV: Let's open the hope chest of song & dance

Kraičio drobelės | Pradės aušrelė aušti | Žvirbliai | Šarkela varnela | Kalvelis | Džigūnas | Kupolinis | Viena šeima - Viena tauta

Other repertoire details & musical resources

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Kanados himnas (O Canada)

Lyrics are as written in the sheet music for measures 5-6 "in all of us command". (The vocal learning part was recorded in 2014 "in all thy sons command", and the lyrics were officially changed to the gender-neutral line in 2018.)

Lietuvos himnas (Tautiška giesmė)

In the key of G as written in sheet music. (Not Ab as in vocal learning part recording.)

Lietuviais esame mes gimę

In the key of C as written in sheet music. (Not Db as in vocal learning part recording.)

Ar žinai tu, klajūne, keleivi

Adult choirs are invited to sing this song and to help support the youth choirs.

Skaičiuotės

In the key of A, as in the recording. This is a half tone lower than the printed sheet music in the repertoire books, which are in Bb. Digital sheet music files will be updated shortly to reflect this change.

Greitakalbės

In the key of Eb minor, as in the recording. This is one tone lower than the printed sheet music in the repertoire books, which are in Fm. Digital sheet music files will be updated shortly to reflect this change.

Cykiai, cykiai

Alto 2 as in sheet music. Vocal learning part for Alto 2 will be fixed at rehearsal 2, measures 16-17 where notes were accidentally muted.

Kraičio drobelės

Alto last note in measure 71 is an E (just as in measure 29).

Šarkela varnela

Tenor 2 sings A as final note in measures 46, 50, 56, 60, 64, 68, 79, 83, 87. (In thirds, not C in unison with T1).

Bass sings F#, A in as final notes measure 49.

Kalvelis

Sung from memory (i.e., without repertoire books). Hands used for clapping!

Youth girls help children's choirs if there is a separate children's vocal part, otherwise youth girls sing with adult women. Specifically, youth girls sing rehearsals A & B with adults, C with children, D is everyone claps together, E to end with children.

Youth boys sing TB, accordingly.

Viena šeima - Viena tauta

Youth girls help children's choirs if there is a separate children's vocal part, otherwise youth girls sing with adult women. Specifically, youth girls sing the first verse at m. 10-26 with children, then m. 27 to end according to their voice part S, A, or small group.

Youth boys sing TB, accordingly.

Repertoire Book Confirmation Form

Please confirm how many repertoire books we should send your choir.

  • For all those participating in the Song Festival, the cost of the repertoire books will be included in their participant registration fee.
  • You may order extra books: $15 USD full choir book / $10 USD children’s choir book.
  • All payments to be remit later this fall/winter.
  • Repertoire books are also provided to all choir directors (no payment needed). Please be sure to include the copy needed for the choir director in your total book count.
  • Books will be mailed to the name/address indicated in your choir registration form (unless you receive individual communication indicating otherwise).

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All voices + accompaniment. This music books is for choir directors and adult and youth choir members. It contains all songs in the repertoire in program order (224 pages total).
Vocal parts only. For children's choir members (56 pages total).
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