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Common Ground [level: Easy]
Jacob Narverud

RELEASED: August 2025

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1848 | duration: 3'46 | price: $2.80
accompaniment: piano

Best-selling choral composer Jacob Narverud beautifully sets an inspiring text by poet Robert Bode in this new secular work for SATB choirs (no divisi). With a steady, supportive piano accompaniment and moderate vocal ranges, the piece is highly accessible for choirs of all sizes and skill levels. It's an ideal selection for fostering unity, trust, and camaraderie within your ensemble. “We will listen, comfort, dream, and inspire! We walk on common ground.”

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Happy New Year, My Friends [level: Difficult]
Don Holmes, arr. Will Schneider | Jeffrey Benson Choral Series

RELEASED: August 2025

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1843 | duration: 2:47 | price: $2.55
accompaniment: a cappella

Celebrate the winter season and prepare for the coming new year with this a cappella arrangement for advanced mixed ensembles. Scored for SATB with no divisi, it can be performed by a quartet as a featured holiday concert piece, by small groups for festive gatherings and gigs, or by a full chorus as a gentle, heartfelt closer to a winter program. “I wish you health—the very best to you, and may all of your dreams come true.”

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Sing Unto the Sky [level: Medium]
Karen Marrolli | Kyle Pederson Choral Series

RELEASED: August 2025

voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1836 | duration: c. 3'00 | price: $2.80
accompaniment: Hand Drum

This bold and exciting BEST SELLER is now available for treble choirs! Inspired by the wild, fragile beauty of New Mexico’s high desert, this piece highlights the delicate relationship between resources and inhabitants, reminding us of our responsibility to be good stewards of the Earth. Beginning in unison and expanding into full harmonies, it incorporates hand drum, body percussion, and features two soloists/small groups to add texture and interest. A powerful and effective work!

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The Little Creek [level: Easy]
Matt Carlson | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series

RELEASED: August 2025

voicing: TB | catalog number: SBMP 1839 | duration: 4'30 | price: $3.10
accompaniment: piano; opt. guitar

This BEST SELLER is now available for Tenor-Bass choirs! Featuring an inspiring text, “Every door you enter you find a piece of something inside you never knew,” this piece offers comfort during times of struggle. With themes of self-discovery, self-acceptance, and self-worth, the music is accessible for choirs of all levels. Unison melodies provide excellent opportunities to develop legato tone, while the part writing is both quick to learn and rewarding to sing. This heartfelt work resonates deeply with singers and audiences alike, capturing the essence of the human experience.

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Alight [level: Medium]
Kevin T. Padworski

RELEASED: March 2025

voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1824 | duration: 3’08” | price: $3.10
accompaniment: Piano

A grand concert opener or closer, showcase your pianist with this impressive new piece for treble choirs. “My soul is alight with your infinitude of stars!” Joyous and highly accessible for children’s choirs and developing treble ensembles of all sizes. Great for honor choirs and festivals.

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Balloon Flower [level: Medium]
Jihoon Park | Cameron LaBarr Choral Series

RELEASED: March 2025

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1831 | price: $3.00
accompaniment: piano

A lyrical and lovely piece for mixed choirs, mostly in four parts throughout with divisi written only in the Soprano. A flowing piano accompaniment supports the voices, and the South Korean text is written as a transliteration in the score for ease of singing.

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Drop a Pebble in the Water [level: Medium]
Whittney Perez

RELEASED: March 2025

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1826 | duration: 3’20” | price: $2.90
accompaniment: fiddle/violin, piano, percussion

A catchy and uplifting new choral work with a positive message: “Drop a pebble in the water, just a splash and it is gone, but there’s half a hundred ripples circling on and on and on…” This piece contains standard ranges for developing mixed ensembles, with a creative piano part, a flashy fiddle solo, and percussion.

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Glorious Things [level: Medium]
arr. Jacob Thomas | Cory Boulton Choral Series

RELEASED: March 2025

voicing: SATB div. | catalog number: SBMP 1832 | price: $3.10
accompaniment: a cappella

This artful and practical new arrangement of the Sacred Harp tune “Jefferson” is a fine addition to any mixed ensemble choral library. Stylistically appropriate optional stomps are included in the score, as well as a helpful piano reduction. Add some variety to your next concert with this excellent arrangement of an Early American Choral Music classic.

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Innkeeper [level: Difficult]
Robert T. Townsend and Stacey V. Gibbs | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series

RELEASED: March 2025

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1833 | duration: 3'00" | price: $3.00
accompaniment: a cappella

Celebrated choral arranger Stacey V. Gibbs has teamed up with Professor Robert T. Townsend to create a clever and powerful new original sacred spiritual. This a cappella (divisi) setting for advanced mixed choirs is rhythmic and exciting from start to finish, making for an excellent holiday concert closer!

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Ragnarök (Destiny of the Gods) [level: Medium]
Randall Johnson | Randy and Rachel Stenson Choral Series

RELEASED: March 23, 2025

voicing: TTBB | catalog number: SBMP 1820 | price: $3.10
accompaniment: piano

A dramatic story, “Ragnarök” is known as the foreseen battle between gods that will destroy the world, but some people and benevolent gods survive to start the world over as a better place. This is a highly energetic, thrilling new piece that four part Tenor-Bass choirs will absolutely love rehearsing and performing. A rousing piano accompaniment supports the voices throughout.

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Roses I Give to You [level: Easy]
Laura Farnell

RELEASED: March 23, 2025

voicing: TTB | catalog number: SBMP 1821 | duration: 3’40” | price: $3.20
accompaniment: piano - opt. cello (Included in score)

Composer Laura Farnell creatively combines two rose poems here in this sentimental ballad for developing Tenor-Bass ensembles. Lyrical vocal writing abounds, with highly accessible ranges (with optional cue notes), a lovely piano part, and optional solo cello. The cello part is included in the choral octavo.

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The Passing of the Year [level: Medium]
Daniel Brinsmead | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series

RELEASED: March 2025

voicing: (S)SAB | catalog number: SBMP 1823 | duration: 3’00” | price: $3.10
accompaniment: piano

A lovely selection for end of year concerts, moving up ceremonies, and graduations. A fun, rhythmic piece that is quick to learn and features an exhilarating piano accompaniment. The creative text blends playfulness and heartfelt sentiment, emphasizing the importance of cherishing what truly matters. The composer provides optional lyrics, making this piece accessible year-round. Standard ranges for developing mixed choirs (with optional cue notes). The optional soprano descant is the icing on the cake!

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This Day [level: Medium]
Daniel Brinsmead | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series

RELEASED: March 2025

voicing: SATB (opt. descant) | catalog number: SBMP 1822 | duration: 3’58” | price: $3.20
accompaniment: piano

Perfect for graduations, special celebrations, or any concert/festival, this feel-good mixed choir piece by Australian composer Daniel Brinsmead is written in a popular song style with an electrifying piano accompaniment. The text embodies themes of hope, unity, and the cherished memories shared within a close-knit community.

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Winter Lullaby (little Dear-my-Soul) [level: Medium]
Luke Flynn

RELEASED: March 2025

voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1828 | price: $2.80
accompaniment: piano

This BEST SELLER is now available for treble choirs! Sweeping, emotive choral lines envelop Eugene Field’s well-known poem Christmas Eve in this beautiful lullaby setting from a Hollywood film score composer. Lush harmonies allow choirs to express their musical sensitivity, while the parts themselves remain accessible to treble choirs of all levels and sizes. A stunning choice for winter concerts!

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Arise, My Love [level: Medium]
Joan Szymko | Edith Copley Choral Series

RELEASED: February 2025

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1819 | price: $3.10
accompaniment: piano

“There’s just one river of Love.” The famous SONG OF SOLOMON text is joined by the text of the hymn tune AT THE RIVER. A dramatic piece with colorful support added by the piano. Standard ranges, a creative accompaniment, and compelling choral writing make this piece a great concert opener.

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IPharadisi [level: Easy]
arr. Brad Richmond

RELEASED: February 2025

voicing: SAB | catalog number: SBMP 1827 | duration: 2'00" | price: $2.55
accompaniment: djembe

This BEST SELLER is now available for middle level developing mixed choirs! The traditional South African text celebrates life. An upbeat a cappella texture is punctuated with the rhythmic text and singable melody in a dynamic world music selection that is an excellent addition to any choral concert. A helpful piano reduction is included in the score.

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The Garden of Dreams [level: Medium]
Matthew Emery

RELEASED: February 2025

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1816 | duration: 4'35" | price: $2.80
accompaniment: piano

The poetry by Bliss Carman speaks of a refuge; a garden safe from harm where we are sheltered from the fragility of life, and are provided a safe haven for our memories to dwell. This unique work unfolds over a flowing piano line which weaves in and out of the various choral textures and reminds us of our capacity to love, and to be loved. There are moments of polyphony and homophony in the choral writing which emerge and intertwine like blossoming flowers. A lovely ballad with standard ranges in all voice parts (with optional cue notes).

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We’ve Only Just Begun [level: Medium]
Matt Carlson | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series

RELEASED: February 2025

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1817 | duration: 5'25" | price: $3.20
accompaniment: piano

Composer Carlson returns with a new song containing a familiar melody and a catchy piano part. Plenty of unison and octave doublings make this especially accessible to developing choirs and two-part mixed ensembles with divisi. The composer writes: “Students value the bond that they form with each other through singing. They feel a deep sense of belonging with both their peers and their audience, and they appreciate the opportunity to use music to connect with other people and cultures.” Core values of empathy, diversity, and social justice are present in this endearing piece.

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Willie Taylor [level: Medium]
arr. Sean Barnette | Kyle Pederson Choral Series

RELEASED: February 2025

voicing: TB | catalog number: SBMP 1818 | duration: 3'10" | price: $3.10
accompaniment: piano, opt. guitar

Tenor-Bass choirs of all sizes and levels will have a blast singing this Sea Shanty based a British Folk Song. Excellent ranges in all voice parts, plenty of unison and Tenor-Bass duet moments, a fun piano part, and optional guitar part make this a winner! Great fun and highly accessible.

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Little Rose [level: Medium]
Chris Wallitner

RELEASED: January 2025

voicing: TTBB div. | catalog number: SBMP 1815 | duration: 3'00 | price: $2.55
accompaniment: a cappella

A new a cappella original with encouraging words and creative music by Chris Wallitner. “You are not alone, little rose, for I am right here beside you.” A feel-good anthem that Tenor-Bass choirs will love singing and will melt the audience. An excellent choice for Tenor-Bass honor choirs and recruitment festivals. A helpful piano reduction is included in the score.

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Sisi ni moja (We Are One) [level: Medium]
Jacob Narverud

RELEASED: January 2025

voicing: SSAB | catalog number: SBMP 1812 | price: $3.20
accompaniment: piano, djembe

This #1 BEST SELLER is now available for SSAB developing mixed choirs! A celebratory, highly rhythmic composition that is available in multiple voicings and is accessible to all ensembles. The Swahili title means “We are one” - meaning all human beings have much in common. Great fun, a profound message, and an intriguing piece. See composer notes for pronunciation. The optional djembe part is available as a PDF download at SBMP.COM

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That Thing Within [level: Difficult]
Stacey V. Gibbs | Rayvon T. J. Moore Choral Series

RELEASED: January 2025

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1813 | price: $3.10
accompaniment: a cappella

A powerful new original composition by Stacey V. Gibbs with an inspiring text by Sylvia Rose. SATB, a cappella (with divisi) makes this a great choice for advanced choral ensembles. The lyrical melody is in the soprano part throughout, with supporting “Oos” in the other voices. “That thing within that makes you be more than what you ever dreamed or realized…there’s a brighter day!”

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The Food of Love [level: Medium]
Larry Shackley

RELEASED: January 2025

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1814 | duration: 3'30 | price: $2.90
accompaniment: piano, cello

This timeless and well-known text is given a modern treatment with a singable melody, unique piano accompaniment, and soaring solo cello part. SATB (divisi), dynamic, and exciting! This piece is an excellent concert closer. The cello part is included in the choral octavo.

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