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All music scores and live recordings on this website are protected by copyright. Most of the scores are available in PDF and or SCORCH formats. The live recordings are the property of the performing choir used by permission for our promotion of the music; they are not to be used for any other purpose without explicit permission. Report copyright infringements to Webmaster@sbmp.com
JUNE 2009 NEW ISSUES
How Can I Keep from Singing
David Bridges - bio
This is not the folk song! The composer has reached dramatic, new heights, creating fresh music for the familiar text.
SSA - piano
duration - 5:00
difficulty: medium
series: Sharon Hansen
SBMP 859
see and hear the music - Scorch
hear the music [© all rights reserved] Performed by the Milwaukee Choral Artists, Sharon A. Hansen, conductor ORDER HERE
I Am a Cloud
Neil Ginsberg - bio
A clever piece set to a text of Sara Teasdale. The opening repeat of I AM teases us as we wait to be surprised by A Cloud. Always close to Broadway in his style, Ginsberg has created a fun and meaningful adventure.
SA - piano
duration - 4:35
difficulty level - easy
SBMP 883
see and hear the music - Scorch ORDER HERE
Kyrie eleison
Randall Johnson - bio
The musicality of this piece is excellent, with the harmonies and rhythms giving it a contemporary feel.
SSA - piano
duration- 2:50
series - Rachel and Randy Stenson
SBMP 887
see and hear the music - Scorch ORDER HERE
Mendelssohn’s Prayer for Peace
Felix Mendelssohn, arr. Kirk Aamot - bio
A charming piece by the famous composer. Sing it in German or English.
SA - piano, flute, cello
duration - 2:50
difficulty level - easy
series - Mary Alice Stollak
SBMP 884
see and hear the music - Scorch hear the music [© all rights reserved] Michigan State University Children's
Chorus, Mary Alice Stollak, conductor ORDER HERE
fl., cello parts - SBMP 884.1 - $10.00 - ORDER HERE
Music in My Mother’s House
Stuart Stotts, arr. Marilyn Epp
A big hit when performed at the ACDA National Convention, this sentimental piece is fun to sing, and will touch all those who hear it.
SSAA - piano
duration - 3:50
difficulty level - medium
series - Janeal Krehbiel
SBMP 880
see and hear the music - Scorchhear the music [© all rights reserved] Lawrence Children’s Choir, Janeal Krehbiel, conductor
ORDER HERE
Musica Dei donum optimi
Antonin Dvorak, arr. by Robert Sieving - bio
This piece for violin and piano, Romantische Stücker, has been skillfully arranged for women’s chorus, the romantic melody and lush harmonies merged with the famous Latin text that dates from the Renaissance. A beautiful addition to the choral literature for women.
SSA - piano
duration: 2:40
difficulty: medium
SBMP 858
see and hear the music - Scorchhear the music [© all rights reserved] Eastview High School Women’s Chorale, Apple Valley, MN., Judy Sagen, conductorORDER HERE
Noel Nouvelet
traditional French carol, arranged Michael Eglin - bio
This arrangement has many possibilities: it may be performed by women, or by men, or a combination of the two. It would work well as a processional, would be effective sung in the round, and it could be done with instruments doubling the vocal parts.
SSA or TBB or SSATBB
duration: 2:20
difficulty: medium
series: Nathan Kreitzer
SBMP 851
see and hear the music - Scorchhear the music [© all rights reserved] performed by Adelfos Ensemble, Michael Eglin, conductor ORDER HERE
O Frondens Virga
Kevin Jay Isaacs - bio
The Latin text by Hildegard von Bingen inspired chant-like writing for the women. The violin and piano add great harmonic interest to the beautiful vocal lines. A fascinating, very dramatic piece.
SSA - piano, violin
duration - 6:10
difficulty level - medium
series - Matthew and Michael Culloton
SBMP 885
see and hear the music - Scorchhear the music [© all rights reserved] Luther College Pike Kor, Sandra Peter, conductor ORDER HERE
violin part - SBMP 885.1 - $5.00 - ORDER HERE
On Christmas Day
Traditional English carol, arr. Michael Eglin - bio
This arrangement has many possibilities: it may be performed by women, or by men. It would work well as a processional, would be effective sung in the round, and it could be done with instruments doubling the vocal parts.
SSAA or TTBB
duration: 1:30
difficulty: medium
series: Nathan Kreitzer
SBMP 878
see and hear the music - Scorchhear the music [© all rights reserved] performed by Adelfos Ensemble, Michael Eglin, conductor
ORDER HERE
Potter’s Clay
Paul Fowler - bio
A fascinating piece for the advanced women’s choir. The text by Naomi C. Rose was inspired by Tibetan culture; the potter’s clay is likened to the life as it changes day to day. The piece opens with the intonation of a mantra, the latter becoming the thread that dramatically ties the piece together.
SSSSAA - a cappella
duration: 3:40
difficulty level - difficult
series - Sharon Hansen
SBMP 860
see and hear the music Scorchhear the music [© all rights reserved] the Milwaukee Choral Artists, Sharon A. Hansen, conductor ORDER HERE
Se pietà di me non senti
George Frideric Handel, arranged Robert Sieving - bio
An aria of immense dramatic intensity from Handel’s most popular opera, Giulio Cesare in Egitto, arranged for 2 treble voices. In the original the solo voice had imitative interplay with a violin; here the violin is replaced by a second singer.
SA - piano
duration - 3:30
difficulty level - medium
series - Sharon Hansen
POD 854 - released as a print on demand title
see and hear the music Scorch ORDER HERE
JANUARY 2009 NEW ISSUES
Agnus Dei
David Rossow
A possible companion piece to SANCTUS by David Rossow, AGNUS DEI offers the contrast with its slower tempo and quieter mood. Soaring melodic lines, this will be a wonderful addition to literature for the advanced women’s ensemble.
SSAA - piano/4 hands
duration: 3:20
difficulty: medium-difficult
SBMP 843
see and hear the music: Scorchhear the music [all rights reserved] Florida Atlantic University Women’s Chorus, Stacie Lee Rossow, conductor ORDER HERE
Crucifixus
Jan Disma Zelenka, arranged by Robert Sieving
A jewel from the Baroque era by the Czech composer now being re-discovered in Europe and beyond.
SA - piano, optional 2 violins
duration: 3:20
difficulty: medium/easy
series: Mary Alice Stollak
SBMP 833
see and hear the music: Scorchhear the music [© all rights reserved] The Michigan State University Treble Choir, Mary Alice Stollak, conductor ORDER HERE
2 vlns - SBMP 833.1 - $5.00 - ORDER HERE
Every Night When the Sun Goes In
arranged Paul Epp
The blues trumpet adds great color and interest to this special arrangement.
SSA - piano, trumpet
duration: 4:00
difficulty level: medium
series: Janeal Krehbiel
SBMP 848
see and hear the music: Scorchhear the music [© all rights reserved] performed by the Lawrence Children’s Choir, Janeal Krehbiel, conductor ORDER HERE
Lake Song
Paul Carey
Set to a picturesque, thought provoking text by Colette Inez, the plaintive melody is joined by an artistic, colorful piano accompaniment. An unusual, beautiful piece for women.
SSA - piano
duration: 4:00
difficulty: medium easy
series: Sharon Hansen
SBMP 831
see and hear the music: Scorchhear the music [© all rights reserved] the Milwaukee Choral Artists, Sharon A. Hansen, conductor ORDER HERE
On Wings of Gladness
David N. Childs
Set to a beautiful contemporary poem titled JOY, Childs has created another piece with gorgeous melodies that women’s choirs will love.
SSAA - piano, flute
duration: 6:50
difficulty level: medium
SBMP 818
see and hear the music: Scorch
ORDER HERE
flute part - SBMP 818.1 - $5.00 - ORDER HERE
Only Light, Only Love
Joan Szymko
The text, taken from a sermon by Martin Luther King, Jr.:
“Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction.”
Composer Szymko shows her skill and compassion with the artistic setting of this powerful text.
SSAA - a cappella
duration: 4:30
difficulty level: medium
SBMP 848
see and hear the music: Scorch
ORDER HERE
Sanctus
David Rossow
Rhythm and excitement abound here. Vigorous and dance-like, this piece is especially suited for the larger choir.
SSAA - piano/4 hands - percussion
duration: 1:55
difficulty level: medium
SBMP 842
see and hear the music: Scorchhear the music [all rights reserved] Florida Atlantic University Women’s Chorus, Stacie Lee Rossow, conductor ORDER HERE
Schlafe, mein Liebster (Sleep, My Beloved)
J. S. Bach, arr. Tandy C. Reussner
From Bach’s CHRISTMAS ORATORIO, thus beautiful lullaby may be sung in German or English. There is but one sentence of text, and much of the piece is in unison. The elegant piece provides a striking contrast for a seasonal program, or any time of the year.
SA or TB - piano or organ
duration: 2:05
difficulty level: medium
series: Janeal Krehbiel
SBMP 813
see and hear the music: Scorchhear the music [© all rights reserved] Lawrence Children’s Choir, Janeal Krehbiel, conductor - recording coming soonORDER HERE
Women Who Came Before Us
Ellen Fishman-Johnson
The composer used great imagination setting this provocative poem by Naomi Shihab Nye that takes us back to the days of our grandmothers and great grandmothers. Like a little chamber opera, the voices and the creative sounds of the instruments together tell the story. Treble choirs of all ages can revel in this unusual, and very special piece.
SA - piano, violin, cello
duration: 8:00
difficulty: easy-medium
SBMP 817
read the poem: PDF
see and hear the music: Scorch
hear the music [© all rights reserved] Network for New Music and the Troubadors and Trouveres of the Pennsylvania Girlchoir (the ending was slightly revised after the recording was made)
ORDER HERE
vln, cello part - SBMP 817.1 - $10.00 - ORDER HERE
piano version - SBMP 817.2 - $20.00 - ORDER HERE
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