Little Bird

for a cappella SATB chorus

by Mark Growden

Written for my wife Jess Hobbs while at the Chalk Hill Artist Residency in Healdsburg, California. Its a sweet little love song written in a Gospel/Jazz style.

SKU: MGN-001 Categories: Choral Music, Mixed Voices

Duration:	1-5 Minutes
Voicing:	SATB
Instrumentation:	A Cappella
Language:	English
Sacred or Secular:	Secular

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