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CoverEv’ry Time I Feel the Spirit [level: Medium]
Ken Berg | Randy and Rachel Stenson Choral Series
voicing: TTB | catalog number: SBMP 1169 | duration: 2:55 | price: $2.502.30
accompaniment: piano

An original upbeat tune and a jazzy piano accompaniment take the traditional text to a new, lively place. Great fun for the singers, this will delight audiences.

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CoverExsultate justi in Domino [level: Medium]
Brant Adams
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voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 172 | duration: 4:45 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano

A wonderful concert opener or closer, or contest piece. Full of vitality and rhythmic interest. Also available for SA or TTBB.

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CoverExsultate justi in Domino [level: Medium]
Brant Adams
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voicing: TTBB | catalog number: SBMP 173 | duration: 4:45 | price: $2.50
accompaniment: piano

A dramatic, rousing, rhythmic piece for the male choir. A great concert closer or contest piece. Also available for SA or SATB

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CoverFear Not [level: Medium]
Daniel Schreiner
voicing: SATB div./SATB soloists | catalog number: SBMP 1228 | duration: 7:15 | price: $2.35
accompaniment: a cappella

A song for our times, the text implores us to not be afraid. Drama is abundant in this superb composition. An excellent centerpiece for a program, four soloists add color and impact to the overall effect.

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CoverFecit potentiam [level: Medium]
Kim André Arnesen
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1343 | duration: 5:40 | price: $2.25
accompaniment: organ alone - or opt. strings, organ and piano



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CoverFollow the Drinking Gourd [level: Medium]
arr. Allen Koepke
voicing: SATB div. | catalog number: SBMP 756 | duration: 3:00 | price: $2.50
accompaniment: a cappella

The composer has achieved great notoriety for his spiritual arrangements; his fans will delight to discover another great one. This setting is poignant with its message, and highly rhythmic in its design as it and builds to a dramatic conclusion. The text contains coded lyrics as is typical of many spirituals; their significance and meaning is documented in the printed score.

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CoverFrom this House [level: Medium]
Ben Allaway
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 225 | price: $2.25
accompaniment: percussion

Written as a sequel to Freedom Come; the mission now is to take the energy and strength of the community From this House out into the world. Features one soloist. A great closer.

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CoverGalilee [level: Easy]
David Arbury | Cameron LaBarr Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1160 | duration: 3:05 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: a cappella

Inspired by both gospel and Appalachian song traditions, with text based on a biblical event, the composer has created a delightful spiritual with its own unique voice. Conservative ranges make this accessible to many choirs.

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CoverGive Me Jesus [level: Easy]
arr. Ron Kauffmann
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 247 | duration: 3:30 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: keyboard

Easy, yet very effective, this arrangement will appeal to high school choirs, and to church choirs with limited rehearsal time.

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CoverGloria [level: Medium]
Debra Lynn | Terry J. Barham Choral Series
voicing: SAB | catalog number: SBMP 480 | duration: 2:00 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: piano, opt. handbells

GLORIA was composed for choirs with substantially fewer male than female members. The piece presents opportunities for choirs to gain a sense of accomplishment and understanding: Themes are anticipated in the accompaniment making pitches easier to find and changes in patterns easier to remember. Short a cappella sections help give singers a sense of accomplishment and offer an effective chance in texture for listeners. The use of polyphony makes all parts important; unison singing adds to the strength of the piece.

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CoverGloucestershire Wassail [level: Medium]
arr. Paul French
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1354 | duration: 5:45 | price: $2.25
accompaniment: piano 4 hands

This arrangement has many possibilities for performance. The festive introduction presents the opportunity for a processional. Both the women and the men have verses of their own, inviting unique visual placement for each voicing group. An instrumental interlude before the final SATB verse offers the opportunity for all to process to their places for the remainder of the concert.

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CoverGo Down Moses [level: Easy]
arr. Tom T. Shelton Jr. | Terry J. Barham Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 494 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

Perfect for middle school or the young high school choir, this rousing arrangement begins with a chordal "vroom" supporting a soloist.

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CoverGo Down Moses [level: Easy]
arr. Daniel Mattix
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1290 | duration: 3:55 | price: $2.10
accompaniment: piano

Here is a chance to really swing away while performing this jazzy arrangement, accompanied by a piano that truly sets the mood. Not difficult, and great fun to sing, this is a winner.

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CoverGo Down, Moses [level: Medium]
arr. Paul Carey | Daniel Hughes Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 657 | duration: 3:30 | price: $2.35
accompaniment: piano, shakers

A unique arrangement of this well known spiritual. The piano and shakers play a big role in setting the stage; a clever choral piece, not overly difficult, and very effective.

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CoverGo Forth From This House [level: Medium]
Rob Swenson
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1423 | duration: 5:20 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

The sacred text is one that can attend school, and the music is one that is both beautiful and memorable. Singers will love this piece because each section gets generous turns at singing the melody.

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CoverGo, Tell It on the Mountain [level: Medium]
arr. Stecey V. Gibbs | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1096 | duration: 2:40 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: a cappella

A sprightly, festive arrangement of the favorite Christmas spiritual, this will have the audience sitting up and moving to the rhythm, the majestic final phrase perhaps bringing them up onto their feet.

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CoverGod Is Nigh ("Taps") [level: Medium]
General Daniel Butterfield, arr. Nicholas McKaig | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
voicing: SATB div. | catalog number: SBMP 1198 | duration: 4:10 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: a cappella

“Taps” now can be sung! The elegant arrangement projects a rich harmonic palate before gently ending with the simplistic melody of a solo bugle. The programming possibilities where this could have a profound impact are numerous.

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CoverGrace Before Sleep [level: Medium]
Susan LaBarr | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
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voicing: SATB div. | catalog number: SBMP 1005 | duration: 3:10 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: a cappella

Sara Teasdales poem of thanks inspired a beautiful, melodic setting by composer LaBarr. A quiet opening builds into a gorgeous, resounding climax before coming to a more reflective, thankful close. The piece could provide a tender, thoughtful ending to a concert, or be part of a theme of thanksgiving.

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CoverHands Across the Universe [level: Easy]
David N. Childs
voicing: SAB | catalog number: SBMP 985 | duration: 4:25 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: piano

Composer Childs turned lyricist, captures the legendary power of song in this meaningful text, and creates a song that needs to be sung. The middle verse: May our song of joy reach across the universe; may it touch upon the hearts of people in the world. Also available for SA.


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CoverHands Are Knockin’ [level: Medium]
Kyle Pederson
RELEASED: January 2023
voicing: SAB | catalog number: SBMP 1711 | price: $2.60
accompaniment: piano, djembe

Now available for SAB/3-Part Mixed choirs, this BEST SELLER is a fascinating mix of English and Arabic text which reinforces the universal message to open our minds, hearts, and hands to one-another. The lively piano accompaniment, notated djembe part, and syncopated vocal lines that highlight the text come together to create a meaningful piece that will be long remembered. Exceptional!

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CoverHanerot Halalu [level: Easy]
arr. Neil Ginsberg
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 595 | duration: 3:10 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano, clarinet; optional brass/percussion [3 trumpets, trombone, tuba, tambourine]

An upbeat piece that is fun to sing and to hear with the klesmer style clarinet adding great color. A short Hebrew text is joined by an English text by the composer. The recording features brass and a tambourine along with the piano and clarinet; the brass parts were adapted from the piano part by the conductor, Tina Johns Heidrich, and are available from SBMP.

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CoverHark! (The Herald Angels Sing) [level: Medium]
Felix Mendelssohn, arr. Josh Sparkman
RELEASED: March 2023
voicing: TTBB | catalog number: SBMP 1727 | price: $2.60
accompaniment: piano

This joyful new mixed-meter arrangement of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" is the perfect winter concert opener or closer. Scored for Tenor-Bass ensembles with piano accompaniment, all parts are accessible, rhythmic, and exciting. Sparkman's stunning, slower middle section brings contrast and warmth to Mendelssohn's melody, and the exuberant ending will leave your audience in awe.

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CoverHark! (The Herald Angels Sing) [level: Medium]
Felix Mendelssohn, arr. Josh Sparkman
RELEASED: March 2023
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1728 | price: $2.60
accompaniment: piano

This joyful new mixed-meter arrangement of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" is the perfect winter concert opener or closer. Scored for treble voices with piano accompaniment, all parts are accessible, rhythmic, and exciting. Sparkman's stunning, slower middle section brings contrast and warmth to Mendelssohn's melody, and the exuberant ending will leave your audience in awe.

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CoverHark! The Herald Angels Sing [level: Medium]
Mendelssohn, arr. Brant Adams | Jerry McCoy Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 163 | duration: 3:00 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano, optional: wind ens. or orchestra

A rousing concert closer or opener. The keyboard part is full and dramatic. Both full orchestra and wind orchestra parts are available.

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CoverHark! The Herald Angels Sing [level: Medium]
Felix Mendelssohn - arr. Josh Sparkman
RELEASED: January 2022
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1670 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

This joyful new mixed-meter arrangement of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" is the perfect winter concert opener or closer. Scored for mixed choir with piano accompaniment, all parts are accessible, rhythmic, and exciting. Sparkman's stunning, slower middle section brings contrast and warmth to Mendelssohn's melody, and the exuberant ending will leave your audience in awe.

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CoverHeartbeat [level: Medium]
Kyle Pederson
RELEASED: February 2023
voicing: SSA(A) | catalog number: SBMP 1712 | price: $2.80
accompaniment: piano and djembe (with optional bass drum)

Following in the footsteps of his popular Hands Are Knockin', Kyle Pederson returns with another original containing a positive and uplifting message. With a fun piano part and speech-driven rhythms in a popular style, this piece contains a combination of original lyrics in English and traditional Shona text from South Africa. A perfect concert closer, this is sure to quickly become a new favorite!

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CoverHerself a Rose [level: Medium]
Cristine Temple-Evans | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1265 | duration: 4:00 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: piano

The Cristina Rossetti poem comes to sparkling life, concluding with a canon repeating “Herself a rose, who bore the Rose.” The piano has its own motif, first presented as the introduction, then as short interludes between verses. Melodic interest is present in all parts making this a singer’s delight.

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CoverHine Ma Tov [level: Easy]
arr. Neil Ginsberg
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voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 286 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano, flute

A flowing piano accompaniment joined by a flute obligato add great color to this piece. Easy, tasteful, sing it in the original Hebrew or in English.

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CoverHodie [level: Medium]
Jacob Narverud
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voicing: SAB | catalog number: SBMP 1738 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: piano

Now available for SAB choirs, this rhythmic and dramatic BEST SELLER is the perfect way to open or close your holiday concert. The traditional Latin text is given a perfectly crafted modern setting with optional body percussion and driving piano accompaniment. A short contrasting lyrical section and an optional descant that soars above the final statement bring breadth and sweep in a piece that will be a holiday highlight.

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CoverHodie [level: Easy]
Jacob Narverud
RELEASED: March 2024
voicing: Two-Part | catalog number: SBMP 1778 | duration: 3'00 | price: $2.60
accompaniment: paino

Now available for Two-Part choirs, this rhythmic and dramatic BEST SELLER is the perfect way to open or close a winter concert. The traditional Latin text is given a perfectly crafted modern setting with a driving piano accompaniment. A short contrasting lyrical section and an optional descant that soars above the final statement bring breadth and sweep in a piece that will be a holiday highlight.

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CoverHold On [level: Medium]
arr. Daniel Jackson
RELEASED: June 2022
voicing: SSAATTBB | catalog number: SBMP 1690 | duration: c. 2'50" | price: $3.20
accompaniment: a cappella

Hold On is a beloved spiritual and has become an American favorite. The text is a call to solidarity as people unite during difficult times that create hardship.  When we face challenges today, we must hold on to what we know is good and true.

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CoverHold On [level: Medium]
arr. Daniel Jackson
RELEASED: June 2022
voicing: SAT(B) | catalog number: SBMP 1688 | duration: c. 2'50" | price: $2.35
accompaniment: a cappella

Hold On is a beloved spiritual and has become an American favorite. The text is a call to solidarity as people unite during difficult times that create hardship.  When we face challenges today, we must hold on to what we know is good and true.

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CoverHow Can I Keep from Singing [level: Medium]
arr. Neil Ginsberg
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 223 | duration: 4:50 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano

Composer Ginsberg gives the Quaker hymn a beautiful, sensitive treatment; the piano accompaniment is artfully conceived and adds greatly to the composition.


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CoverHow Can I Keep from Singing [level: Medium]
Robert Wadsworth Lowry, arr. Karen P. Thomas | Giselle Wyers Choral Series
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 894 | duration: 4:30 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: a cappella

A glorious setting of this favorite song. A small group begins the piece singing in unison; the piece builds and builds to the six-part ending.


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CoverHow Lovely is Your Dwelling [level: Easy]
Emma Lou Diemer
voicing: SAB | catalog number: SBMP 106 | duration: 4:00 | price: $2.25
accompaniment: keyboard, fl

An upbeat setting of Psalm 84. Perfect for the church choir with few or no tenors.


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CoverHuron Carol [level: Medium]
arr. Susan LaBarr | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1179 | duration: 3:20 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: a cappella

The haunting minor key Canadian tune from the 1600s, now superbly arranged with English text, is a special addition to the Christmas repertoire. Conservative ranges put this within reach of choirs both young and mature.

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CoverHush! [level: Medium]
arr. Stacey V. Gibbs | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
RELEASED: January 2023
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1724 | duration: c. 4’26” | price: $2.40
accompaniment: a cappella

A fresh, powerful take on this timeless traditional spiritual. A cappella and homophonic, with limited ranges and occasional divisi in the soprano part only, this is a great addition to any concert for mixed choirs of any size. Arranged for the Susquehanna University Choral Festival.

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CoverHæc dies [level: Easy]
Brant Adams | Robert J. Ward Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 389 | duration: 4:20 | price: $2.10
accompaniment: piano

Haec Dies is joyful singing at its best. Brant Adams chooses 6/8 meter for its inherent dance quality, and to that he adds a flowing melodic and harmonic structure. The natural syllabic stress of the Latin is easily realized thanks to the composer's careful attention to text setting, and the overall ABA form makes for ease of teaching and memorization.

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CoverI Am Thy Grass, Oh Lord! [level: Medium]
Matthew Emery
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1233 | duration: 2:10 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: a cappella

The metaphoric poem that speaks in philosophical terms is beautifully set in this gem of a piece. Colorful harmonies, melodic interest in all parts, this is a stylish composition.

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CoverI Dream a World [level: Medium]
Joan Szymko
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 736 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

The famous text is set to a beautiful melody with a dramatic buildup midway emphasizing the powerful meaning herein. The treble version of this piece has been extremely popular. We are pleased that mixed voice choirs can now experience Szymko’s special treatment of Langston Hughes’ beloved poem.

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CoverI Feel Tired Sometimes [level: Medium]
Judy A. Rose
RELEASED: June 2022
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1675 | duration: c. 3'25" | price: $2.60
accompaniment: a cappella

I Feel Tired Sometimes is an original African American spiritual that blends Renaissance era counterpoint using the Latin text “Cum Sancto Spiritu In Gloria Dei Patris, Amen. This piece will be suitable for Honor Choir, festivals or liturgical settings. May this spiritual be an invitation for choirs to honor the grief and joy of this time on the planet.

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CoverI Got a Home In a Dat Rock [level: Medium]
arr. Stacey V. Gibbs | Bowling Green State University Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1340 | duration: 4:40 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: a cappella

Another creative arrangement from the pen of Stacey Gibbs, he here stacks the voices, one section at a time, for a highly dramatic ending.

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CoverI Lift My Eyes [level: Medium]
Sam Ritter
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1473 | price: $2.25
accompaniment: piano

A creative and often festive piano part helps to lift the eyes in this elegant setting of the beloved text.

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CoverI See the Heaven’s Glories Shine [level: Medium]
Andrea Ramsey
voicing: TTBB | catalog number: SBMP 1063 | duration: 4:20 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

The singers get to shine in this majestic piece set to a poem by Emily Bronte. An outstanding showpiece. Also available for SATB or SSAA.

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Coveri thank You God [level: Difficult]
David N. Childs | Paul Head Choral Series
voicing: SATB div. | catalog number: SBMP 1325 | duration: 5:30 | price: $2.35
accompaniment: piano

Majestic in scope, this is a dramatic setting of this beloved text. Opening with 4-part writing, it matures to 5-parts with solos by a soprano and tenor, then features a short double choir section before the impassioned 6-part ending. Large choirs will delight in the challenges and rewards of this splendid piece.

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Coveri thank You God [level: Medium]
J. D. Frizzell | Lori Hetzel Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1331 | duration: 3:30 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano, cello

Drama abounds in this outstanding setting of this beloved text. The piano and cello provide the introduction, the women alone then have their say followed by the men. Coming together, the singers deliver the profound text reaching a glorious climax, only to be followed by a whisper assignment while the cello improvises according to a plan. The ending unites all the forces for a reflective and calm conclusion. This one is guaranteed to add intrigue to a program.

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CoverI Will Lift Mine Eyes to the Hills [level: Easy]
David N. Childs | David N. Childs Sacred Choral Series
voicing: SAB | catalog number: SBMP 667 | duration: 3:30 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: keyboard

Unison then 2 parts with some treble divisi at the end, the composer has set a beautiful melody with everyone getting a turn at it.


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CoverI'm A-Rollin' [level: Medium]
arr. Paul Rardin | Jerry Blackstone Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 475 | duration: 4:40 | price: $2.35
accompaniment: piano

Rardin again creates an upbeat winner. A great closer. Also available for TTBB.

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CoverIllumina le tenebre [level: Medium]
Joan Szymko | Daniel Hughes Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 861 | duration: 4:30 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: a cappella

The recording, done in a reverberant hall, provides the best description of this outstanding piece. The text is one of the oldest prayers of St. Francis of Assisi. The composer states: “My intention was to create a setting both spacious and intimate.” She has succeeded beautifully. Also available for SSAA.

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CoverIn Dulci Jubilo [level: Medium]
Michael Touchi
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 174 | duration: 3:12 | price: $2.25
accompaniment: piano

An artistic addition to the Christmas literature. Based on a 14th century German carol, the accessible choral writing is enhanced by a highly creative accompaniment.

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