Practice Resources - Spring 2026

LYRICS, SCORES, practice audio tracks, VIDEOS & LIVESTREAM

New material will be added throughout the season - check back regularly!


Videos

Livestream Videos

Miss a rehearsal? Watching from home? Want to see something again?
GO TO THE LIVESTREAM PLAYLIST to find the rehearsal you want…

this season’s songs

SANS Songs for Spring 2026. These may not all be the exact arrangements we will sing, but listening is a great way to build your familiarity with our songs. Enjoy!
GO TO THE Spring 2026 REPERTOIRE PLAYLIST…



Dzigbodi -Soprano
Dzigbodi - Alto
Dzigbodi - Tenor
Dzigbodi - Bass

My Everything

My Everything - Full Chorus
My Everything - Triplet lesson
My Everything - Soprano & Bass
My Everything - Alto
My Everything - Tenor
My Everything - Bass

OYE - M.K.’s NEW Trax

Oye - Soprano (MK)
Oye - Alto (MK)
Oye - Tenor (MK)
Oye - Bass (MK)

OYE - Linda’s original trax

OYE - pronunciation
Oye - Soprano
OYE - Alto
OYE - Bass
Oye - Tenor

Practice Resources - Fall 2025

LYRICS, SCORES, practice audio tracks, VIDEOS & LIVESTREAM

New material will be added throughout the season - check back regularly!

NEW for the Fall Concert:

Note for new singers: Please don’t stress about these newly added songs. There will be people all around you singing confidently. Just follow and sing along, or smile and sway - and have fun!

Sharing A New Song - Lyrics
Sharing A New Song - Video

Encourage My Soul (The Storm is Passing Over) - Lyrics
Encourage My Soul - Video

Lyrics & Scores

Better - Score will be distributed at rehearsal
Better - Edited lyrics
Bow Down Low
By and By/Ipharadisi
By and By - Gospel Vamp
Elijah Rock
Joyful Joyful - final version 11.6.25
Joyful Joyful edits - NEW
Never Give Up - updated 11-6
Prayer of the Children
There’s a Hole in the World Tonight

Alleluia (Hold for Spring 2026)
Fire Fire (Hold for Spring 2026)


Practice Recordings


Alleluia, Randall Thompson
(NOTE: Hold for Spring 2026)

Alleluia - Soprano Practice Video
Alleluia - Alto Practice Video
Alleluia - Tenor Practice Video
Alleluia - Bass Practice Video

Better

Better - Teaching Video, all parts

BY & BY - Gospel Vamp ending

By and By Vamp - Soprano
By and By Vamp - Alto
By and By Vamp - Tenor
By and By Vamp - Bass
By and By - Ending - ALL parts

Elijah Rock, arr. Jester Hairston

Elijah Rock - Soprano 1 Predominant - arr. Jester Hairston
Elijah Rock - Soprano 2 Predominant - arr. Jester Hairston
Elijah Rock - Alto Predominant - arr. Jester Hairston
Elijah Rock - Tenor Predominant - arr. Jester Hairston
Elijah Rock - Bass Predominant - arr. Jester Hairston
Elijah Rock SSATB - All Parts - arr. Jester Hairston
Prayer of the Children - Soprano
Prayer of the Children - Alto
Prayer of the Children - Tenor
Prayer of the Children - Bass

Videos

Livestream Videos

Miss a rehearsal? Watching from home? Want to see something again?
GO TO THE LIVESTREAM PLAYLIST to find the rehearsal you want

Repertoire Videos

SANS Songs for 2025-26. These may not all be the exact arrangements we will sing, but listening is a great way to build your familiarity with our songs. Enjoy!
GO TO THE REPERTOIRE PLAYLIST…

Bonus Videos

Dig deeper into some of our songs, celebrate the power of music, and enjoy some SANS performances - some recent, some from waaaaayyy back!
GO TO THE BONUS VIDEOS PLAYLIST…

Practice Resources - Spring 2025

LYRICS, SCORES, practice audio tracks, VIDEOS & LIVESTREAM

New material will be added throughout the season - check back regularly!


Lyrics & Scores

Songs for Spring Concert on May 2:

Bajo el Mismo Cielo (score coming soon)
Corner of the Sky (Kilian solo, choir sings chorus only - “Rivers belong”)
Encourage My Soul
Flor de la Canela (women only)
Gloria - Vivaldi
God is God (and he won’t change)
I’ll Take You There
Oye - Score
Oye - Lyrics & pronunciation
Will You Be There

Songs with New Inca Son:
El Condor Pasa
Sariri Paya

No Score Needed:
Ajaja - Chorus sings “E Mi Lo”

Small Group:
Over the Rainbow/Wonderful World


Practice Audio & Video

Bajo el Mismo Cielo

Bajo - first full run thru - all parts

Corner of the Sky

Corner of the Sky - Soprano
Corner of the Sky - Alto
Corner of the Sky - Tenor
Corner of the Sky - Bass
Ending : "SKY" - All
God is God - full song
God is God - Soprano
God is God - Alto
God is God - Tenor
God is God - Bass
I'll Take You There - Teaching parts
I'll Take You There - Full run-through

OYE (Asem Papa)

OYE - Pronunciation
OYE -Soprano
OYE - Alto
Oye - Tenor
OYE - Bass

Livestream Videos

Miss a rehearsal? Watching from home? Want to see something again?
CLICK HERE: SANS REHEARSAL VIDEOS on YouTube - Spring 2025


Playlist of the Songs We’re Singing


Practice Resources - Fall 2024

LYRICS, SCORES, practice audio tracks, VIDEOS & LIVESTREAM

New material will be added throughout the season - check back regularly!


Livestream Videos

Miss a rehearsal? Watching from home? Want to see something again?

CLICK HERE: SANS REHEARSAL VIDEOS on YouTube - Fall 2024


Audio Tracks

Akashaganga

NEW - Akashaganga 11/14/24
Akashaganga - SANS Rehearsal 10/17/2024

Anthem of Praise

NEW - Alto Anthem edits (11/18)
NEW - Tenor Bass Anthem edits (11/18)
Anthem, Part 1 - Soprano & Bass
Anthem, Part 1 - Alto
Anthem, Part 1 - Tenor
Anthem, Part 1 - All
Anthem, Part 2 - Oh Be Joyful - Donnell teaching parts
Anthem, Part 2 - Oh Be Joyful - All

Avulekile Amasango

NEW - Avulekile 11/14/24

I’m Gonna Be Free

NEW - I'm Gonna Be Free 11/14/24
I'm Gonna Be Free - Parts taught by Maxine Brooks, Birmingham Community Gospel Choir, Summer 2024
I'm Gonna Be Free Sing-through - SANS Rehearsal 10/17/2024

I Wanna Dance with Somebody

I Wanna Dance with Somebody - Review of Chorus section
I Wanna Dance with Somebody - Full run-through

Lean on Me

NEW - Lean On Me - Full Song - 11/14/24
NEW - Lean On Me - CHORUS (Alto)
Lean On Me - CHORUS (Tenor)
Lean On Me - CHORUS (Soprano)
Sometimes in our lives (Soprano)
Sometimes in our lives (Alto)
Sometimes in our lives (Tenor)
Sometimes in our lives (Bass)
Lean On Me - Outro (All parts). Order of teaching: Bass, Tenor, Alto, Soprano

Love is Little

NEW - Love is Little - 11/14/24
Love is Little - Soprano
Love is Little - Alto
Love is Little - Tenor
Love is Little - Bass

Love Yourself

NEW - Love Yourself 11/15/24
Love Yourself Chorus with small group

My Mother’s Love

NEW - A Mother's Love - 11/14/24
My Mother's Love - Soprano
My Mother's Love - Alto & Tenor

Put A Little Love in your Heart

NEW - Put a Little Love in your Heart - 11/14/24


YouTube Playlist

Songs we will be singing this season. These may not all be the arrangements we’ll be singing, but you’ll get the idea and start to internalize the songs. To watch all the videos in order, click the red play button below. To see all the videos, click “Watch on YouTube” (lower left) or click the menu button in the upper right. Enjoy!

Spring Season 2024

LYRICS, SCORES, VIDEOS & LIVESTREAM!

New material will be added throughout the season - check back regularly!


Rehearsal Livestream

MISS A REHEARSAL? WATCHING FROM HOME? WANT TO SEE SOMETHING AGAIN?

VIDEO PLAYLIST: SANS REHEARSALS - SPRING 2024


YouTube Playlist

To watch all the videos in order, click the red play button below. To see all the videos, click “Watch on YouTube” (lower left) or click the menu button in the upper right. Enjoy!



Practice Tracks

ALL PARTS TOGETHER

Ave Verum Corpus - full performance
Sisi ni moja SAB - Balanced Voices
You Will Be Found SAB - Balanced Voices

SOPRANO

Ave Verum Corpus - Soprano
Sisi Ni Moja - Soprano Predominant
Sisi Ni Moja - Descant Predominant
You Will Be Found - Soprano 1 Predominant
You Will Be Found - Soprano 2 Predominant

Alto

Ave Verum Corpus - Alto
Sisi Ni Moja - Alto Predominant
You Will Be Found - Alto Predominant

Tenor

Ave Verum Corpus - Tenor
Sisi Ni Moja - Tenor/Bass Predominant
You Will Be Found - Tenor/Bass Predominant

Bass

Ave Verum Corpus - Bass
Sisi Ni Moja - Tenor/Bass Predominant
You Will Be Found - Tenor/Bass Predominant

Fall Season 2023

LYRICS, SCORES, VIDEOS & livestream!

New material will be added throughout the season - check back regularly!


Rehearsal Livestream

Miss a rehearsal? Watching from Home? Want to see something again?

All our rehearsals are available on this (private) YouTube Playlist:

VIDEO PLAYLIST: SANS REHEARSALS - FALL 2023



Videos - YouTube Playlist

Songs we’re singing this year… some may not be the exact arrangements we’re singing, so use these for inspiration and aspiration!

Trip Resources - Music

LYRICS, SCORES, PRACTICE RECORDINGS & VIDEOS

Lyrics & Scores

All My Trials

I Have a Dream - score

I Have a Dream - lyrics only

Lift Every Voice and Sing

Sharing A New Song

Encourage My Soul

True Colors - lyrics only

True Colors - score

We Are - lyrics only

We Are - practice sheet

You Raise Me Up

Practice Audios - Full Ensemble

All My Trials - full ensemble
Caravan of Love - full ensemble
Encourage My Soul - full ensemble
Forever Young - full ensemble
Hold On - full ensemble
I Have A Dream - full ensemble
Keep Your Lamps - full ensemble #1
Keep Your Lamps - full ensemble #2
Lift Every Voice - full ensemble
Marvelous - full ensemble, with some bass part review
Sharing A New Song - full ensemble
Total Praise - full ensemble
True Colors - full ensemble
We Are - full ensemble
You Raise Me Up - full ensemble

Practice Audios - Individual part recordings

soprano

All My Trials - soprano
Encourage My Soul - soprano
I Have A Dream - soprano
Keep Your Lamps - soprano
Sharing A New Song - soprano
Total Praise - Donnell's stylistic instructions
True Colors - soprano
You Raise Me Up- soprano

Alto

All My Trials - alto
Encourage My Soul - alto
I Have A Dream - alto
Keep Your Lamps - alto
Sharing A New Song - alto
Total Praise - alto
Total Praise - Donnell's stylistic instructions
True Colors - alto

Tenor

All My Trials - tenor
Encourage My Soul - tenor
I Have A Dream - tenor
Keep Your Lamps - tenor
Sharing A New Song - tenor
Total Praise - Donnell's stylistic instruction
Total Praise - tenor
True Colors - tenor
You Raise Me Up - tenor

BASS

All My Trials - bass
Encourage My Soul - bass
I Have A Dream - bass
Keep Your Lamps - bass
Sharing A New Song - bass
Total Praise - bass
Total Praise - Donnell's stylistic instructions
True Colors - bass
You Raise Me Up - bass

Fall Season 2022

LYRICS, SCORES, PRACTICE RECORDINGS & VIDEOS

New material will be added throughout the season - check back regularly!

Lyrics & Scores

Akiwowo

All My Trials

NEW: Buttercup Score (final)

Come Sunday

I Have a Dream - score

I Have a Dream - lyrics only

Lift Every Voice and Sing

My Mother’s Love (for sopranos, altos & women tenors)

Praise His Holy Name

Sharing A New Song

The Storm is Passing Over

True Colors - lyrics only

True Colors - score

We Are - lyrics only

We Are - practice sheet


Practice Recordings

All Sections

We Are - VERSES
Indie.Arie
We Are - CHORUS
Indie.Arie

Soprano

All My Trials mm. 1-8 (Soprano)
Akiwowo - Soprano
Babatunde Olatunji

ALTO

Akiwowo - Alto
Babatunde Olatunji
All My Trials mm. 1-8 (Alto 1)
All My Trials mm. 1-8 (Alto 2)

TENOR

Akiwowo - Tenor
Babatunde Olatunji
All My Trials mm. 1-8 (Tenor)

BASS

Akiwowo - Bass
Babatunde Olatunji
All My Trials mm. 1-8 (Bass 1)
All My Trials mm. 1-8 (Bass 2)

Videos - YouTube Playlist

Songs we’re singing this year… some may not be the exact arrangements we’re singing, so use these for inspiration and aspiration!

Spring Season 2022

LYRICS, SCORES, PRACTICE RECORDINGS & VIDEOS

New material will be added throughout the season - check back regularly!

YouTube PLAYLIST

Videos of all our songs in one place - enjoy!

A Million Dreams - Soprano 1 Predominant
A Million Dreams - Soprano 2 Predominant
A Million Dreams - Alto Predominant
A Million Dreams- Tenor Predominant
A Million Dreams- Bass 1 Predominant
A Million Dreams - Bass 2 Predominant
A Million Dreams SATB - Balanced Voices
A Million Dreams - Accompaniment Track
Siyobalanda - (SAT) Pronunciation (slow, for learning the words & rhythm)
Bongani Magatyana
Siyobalanda - Leaders-Call (Basses and Volunteers)
Bongani Magatyana
Siyobalanda - Soprano
Bongani Magatyana
Siyobalanda - Alto
Bongani Magatyana
Siyobalanda - Tenor
Bongani Magatyana

Fall Season 2021

LYRICS, SCORES, PRACTICE RECORDINGS & VIDEOS

New material will be added throughout the season - check back regularly!

YouTube PLAYLIST

Videos of all our songs in one place - enjoy!

Through Love to Light - Soprano 1 Predominant
Through Love to Light - Soprano 2 Predominant
Through Love to Light - Alto 1 Predominant
Through Love to Light - Alto 2 Predominant
Through Love to Light - Tenor 1 Predominant
Through Love to Light - Tenor 2 Predominant
Through Love to Light - Bass 1 Predominant
Through Love to Light - Bass 2 Predominant
Through Love to Light ALL
Through Love to Light - Accompaniment Only

2020-2021 Season

Lyrics, Scores, practice Recordings & Videos

New material will be added throughout the season - check back regularly!

VIDEOS: YouTube Playlist

Click here to see, listen and practice along with a playlist of our songs this season

Over My Head - Alto

BASS

Over My Head - Bass

SOPRANO

Over My Head - Soprano

TENOR

Over My Head - Tenor

Spring Season 2020

VIDEO PLAYLIST

Press play to listen to the entire repertoire playlist, or click on the top left of the video frame to select a song from the playlist.

Scroll down for scores, mp3’s and Sectional practice recordings


SCORES


MP3 RECORDINGS:
whole songs to sing along with

Canto de la Esperanza
The Musicians of Melodious Accord conducted by Alice Parker
Don't Know Why
The King's Singers
Traffic Jam (Live)
James Taylor
When Storms Arise
The King's Singers
Woza Meli Wami
Soweto Gospel Choir

SECTIONAL RECORDINGS

Soprano Practice Recordings

Canto de Esperanza - Soprano 1
Canto de Esperanza - Soprano 2
Don't Know Why (Sop. and Alto) with bassline and metronome
When Storms Arise - Soprano 1
When Storms Arise - Soprano 2
Woza Meli Wami - Soprano

Alto Practice Recordings

Canto de Esperanza - Alto 1
Canto de Esperanza - Alto 2
Don_t Know Why (Sop. and Alto) with bassline and metronome
When Storms Arise - Alto 1
When Storms Arise - Alto2
Woza Meli Wami - Alto

Tenor Practice Recordings

Canto (tenor and bass) mm. 1-74 with metronome
Canto (tenor) page 3, two before letter B, mm. 25-74, with metronome
Don't Know Why (tenor I & II) with bassline and metronome
When Storms Arise - Tenor 1
When Storms Arise - Tenor2
Woza Meli Wami - Tenor
Canto (bass) mm. 1-74, with metronome
Don't Know Why (bass and baritone) with metronome
When Storms Arise - Bass 1
When Storms Arise - Bass2
Woza Meli Wami - Bass