The Elm At The Crossroads

for mixed choir a cappella

SKU: JBN-005 Categories: Choral Music, Mixed Voices Instrumentation: Choral

Instrumentation:	A Cappella
Season or Event:	General
Descriptive Tags:	Music About Music, Nature, PROJECT : ENCORE, Singing
Language:	English
Sacred or Secular:	Secular
Voicing:	SATB
Duration:	1-5 Minutes

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