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A Bright New Day [level: Easy]
Neil Ginsberg

RELEASED: September 2024

voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1797 | price: $2.80
accompaniment: piano

“Come, old Sun! Let’s make a bright, new day!” This light-hearted tune for Two-Part choirs with piano is joyful and accessible. A great way to introduce compound meter to elementary and middle level choirs, with repetitive rhythms, many teachable moments, and a text your singers will love. An excellent concert opener for developing treble choirs of all sizes!

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Always Keep This Close [level: Medium]
Zachary J. Moore | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series

RELEASED: September 2024

voicing: SAB | catalog number: SBMP 1809 | duration: 3’30’ | price: $2.90
accompaniment: piano, opt. strings

Now available for SAB choirs! A strong unifying text from Colleen Carhuff states “No notes are as connected as the souls that sing them, and no soul is happier than when surrounded by their friends. We are one!” A wonderful choice for graduation or spring concerts, this is a beautiful original work with a flowing piano accompaniment, optional strings, and a soaring melody that will resonate powerfully.

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Arirang (Mother of Mine) [level: Medium]
Byunghee Oh | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series

RELEASED: September 2024

voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1807 | duration: 2'24" | price: $2.90
accompaniment: piano

This Korean homage to mothers is both captivating and poignant. SSA, with a flowing piano accompaniment that supports the voices throughout. Treble choirs of all ages will love singing this gorgeous piece, which ends with the most powerful and important phrase “I love you.” The Korean text is written in a transliteration that makes it accessible to all treble choirs.

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Cantate Domino [level: Medium]
Nancy Hill Cobb

RELEASED: September 2024

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1800 | price: $2.60
accompaniment: piano

This BEST SELLER is now available for developing mixed choirs! Exciting, singable melodic lines and a logical ABA-Coda form make this original work by Nancy Hill Cobb a perfect choice for SATB ensembles of all sizes. The melodies have no difficult leaps or accidentals, which simplifies teaching, sight-reading, and memorization. Educationally, musically and compositionally solid. An excellent choice!

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Hands are Knockin‘ [level: Medium]
Kyle Pederson

RELEASED: September 2024

voicing: Two-Part | catalog number: SBMP 1802 | price: $3.00
accompaniment: piano, djembe

This BEST SELLER is now available for Two-Part treble choirs! A fascinating mix of English and Arabic text reinforces the universal message to open our minds, hearts, and hands to each other. The lively piano accompaniment, notated djembe percussion 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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Just One Step [level: Medium]
Daniel Brinsmead | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series

RELEASED: September 2024

voicing: SAB | catalog number: SBMP 1798 | duration: 3'10" | price: $2.90
accompaniment: piano and djembe

A great groove and positive lyrics make this engaging concert work a solid choice for SAB choirs with piano. Composed in a modern upbeat style, the djembe and piano drive the rhythmic feel that supports the speech-driven lyrics: "Just one step, one small step, can help you transform.”

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Skallakan [level: Medium]
Till Meyn | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series

RELEASED: September 2024

voicing: Two-Part | catalog number: SBMP 1803 | duration: 4'47" | price: $3.10
accompaniment: piano

Another fun sea-shanty for Two-Part treble choirs with piano! A memorable melody, great story, and rocking piano accompaniment make this a special novelty piece for any children’s choir or middle level choir program. Snaps & claps, a solo speaker, and optional shakers and/or rain sticks for some of the singers… “Over the seas, bearing true, venturing on we go!”

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The Busy Bee [level: Easy]
C. Leonard Raybon

RELEASED: September 2024

voicing: SA or TB | catalog number: SBMP 1796 | duration: 1'55" | price: $2.60
accompaniment: piano

A super fun new piece for children and middle level choirs! This can be sung by either developing SA treble choirs or TB ensembles (sung one octave lower than written). A buzzing piano accompaniment, catchy melody, and a bee-utiful text make this a great addition to any concert.

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Ahlan Wa Sahlan (Welcome) [level: Medium]
Kyle Pederson

RELEASED: August 2024

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1804 | price: $3.00
accompaniment: piano, drum, and optional oud/guitar

A perfect high-energy opener for mixed choirs of all levels! A lovely Arabic phrase, Ahlan Wa Sahlan (Welcome), greets the audience and sets the tone for all to feel included, welcomed, and energized. Born from a collaboration with a Middle East (Omani) high school choral festival, this piece features a rockin' piano and drum part (along with optional guitar, clarinet, or violin), solo possibilities, and infectious pop harmonies and rhythms. Awesome!

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Five Pocket Poems [level: Easy]
David von Kampen | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series

RELEASED: August 2024

voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1791 | price: $2.90
accompaniment: piano

This delightful treble piece contains five very short movements with texts written by a variety of poets. Lyrical, in two parts (SA) with a highly creative piano part that compliments the voices throughout. Imaginative and singable, this charming work is perfect for children, youth choirs, and developing secondary ensembles. Many teachable moments here!

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Lead Me Home [level: Medium]
Matt Carlson | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series

RELEASED: August 2024

voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1795 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: piano

“Lead me home, somewhere I don’t feel alone. I don’t want to be on my own for too long.” SSA, piano, with original lyrics and music by Matt Carlson. Written in a popular song style, with plenty of unison lines and singable stacked harmonies, this feel-good song is a journey that explores the concept of home and how it means something different to each and every person. Beautiful…a great selection for any concert, and especially appropriate for graduations and“moving on” celebrations.

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The Alleluia Canon [level: Easy]
arr. Stephen E. Caldwell

RELEASED: August 2024

voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1793 | price: $2.60
accompaniment: piano

Mozart’s Alleluia Canon (K. 553) is tastefully arranged here for developing SSA treble choirs with piano. This joyful canon lends itself to the concurrent teaching of solfege, further helping develop choral skills. With ideal ranges and a basic piano accompaniment in Alberti bass style, this is an excellent choice for children and middle level choirs.

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Dance Your Future [level: Medium]
Neil Ginsberg

RELEASED: March 2024

voicing: SAB/Three-Part Mixed | catalog number: SBMP 1769 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: piano

“Come, dance your dance! The whole world sings. Come dance your future now!” Composer Ginsberg has written a fun and inspiring new piece for middle level ensembles. SAB or Three-Part Mixed, the Baritone part is written to accommodate changing voices. The piano part rocks and supports the voices throughout, making this highly accessible and enjoyable to teach, sing, and perform. A perfect concert opener or closer!

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Hodie [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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Join Me Now in Song [level: Medium]
Jeremy M. Nabors

RELEASED: March 2024

voicing: SAB/3-Part-Mixed | catalog number: SBMP 1761 | duration: 2'09 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

Joyful and welcoming, this original piece is a strong way to open any concert. A buoyant, Baroque-style piano accompaniment doubles the voices throughout, making this highly accessible for developing ensembles. The vocal ranges are ideal for middle level choirs, and optional cue notes in the Baritone part are written to accommodate changing voices. Several sections are in unison or octaves, and each vocal part has a unique melody of their own. When all three parts are combined, a lovely tapestry of music is formed. Fantastic!

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Just One Step [level: Medium]
Daniel Brinsmead | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series

RELEASED: March 2024

voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1774 | duration: 3'13 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: piano and djembe

Cheerful and catchy original song for treble choirs by Australian composer Daniel Brinsmead. Written in a choral pop/musical theatre style with speech-driven lyrics, a rocking piano accompaniment, and accessible vocal writing in mostly two-parts throughout. Treble choirs of all ages will love singing this: “Just one step, one small step, can help you transform.”

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Mingulay Boat Song [level: Easy]
arr. Stuart P. O’Neil

RELEASED: March 2024

voicing: TTB | catalog number: SBMP 1782 | duration: 2'46 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano, flute

The melody for “Mingulay Boat Song” is based on a traditional Gaelic folk tune. The text was written by Sir Hugh S. Robertson, Scottish composer, and it speaks of a fisherman’s longing to return home to his family. Scored for TTB choirs with piano and flute, this gently lilting ballad is well suited for developing middle level ensembles as well as high school and collegiate level choirs. The haunting a cappella ending will keep your audience in suspense!

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Rain, Rain! [level: Difficult]
Daniel Brinsmead | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series

RELEASED: March 2024

voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1765 | duration: c. 2'18 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: a cappella

This energetic four-part treble piece will add excitement and contrast to any program. With an original “rainy day” text by Australian composer Daniel Brinsmead, this piece is challenging to learn but great fun to perform. Sound effects, body percussion, and varied rhythmic articulations will keep your singers on their toes while enchanting the audience. Unique!

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Tuimbe Kwa Furaha [level: Medium]
Robert Begisen

RELEASED: March 2024

voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1781 | duration: 2'52 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: drum, shaker

Translated as “Let’s sing with Joy!”, here is another cheerful original by Kenyan composer Robert Jim Begisen for treble choirs, a cappella, with optional percussion. Written in Swahili, and complete with a phonetic pronunciation guide and translation. Perfect for holiday concerts or any time of year, this piece is great fun and quick to learn. This works well with treble choirs of all levels and sizes.

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hist whist [level: Medium]
Patrick Baker

RELEASED: February 2024

voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1760 | duration: 3'05 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

Set to a spooky, well known text by E.E. Cummings, Australian composer Patrick Baker has written a lively piece for treble choirs with piano. The score calls for actions/movement, props, and sound effects by the choir - including wind noises, chattering mice, croaking toads, and simple body percussion. With plenty of unison lines and simple harmonies, children’s choirs, middle level, and developing high school choirs will love singing this piece. Great for fall concerts or any time of year, this is accessible and fun!

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Long Ago (In the Bleak Midwinter) [level: Medium]
Gustav Holst, arr. Jacob Narverud

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voicing: SAB/Three-Part Mixed | catalog number: SBMP 1779 | duration: c. 4'30 | price: $2.60
accompaniment: piano and optional string quartet

A new twist on a timeless carol, this BEST SELLER is now available for developing mixed choirs! SAB or Three-Part Mixed, the Baritone part is written to accommodate changing voices. Narverud’s setting of Christina Rossetti’s poem features Holst’s original melody along with new connective material between the verses and beautiful modern harmonies. Paired with an artistic piano accompaniment and optional string parts, it is a lovely statement for the season.

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Salaam (Od Yavo Shalom Aleinu) [level: Medium]
Mosh Ben Ari, arr. Ross Fishman | Cory Boulton Choral Series

RELEASED: February 2024

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1777 | duration: 3'43 | price: $2.80
accompaniment: piano, opt. djembe

Mixed choirs of all ages will have a blast singing this joyful Israeli Song for Peace. This uplifting new arrangement begins slowly and somewhat plaintively, and, as it repeats, gradually increases in tempo and excitement. Sung in Hebrew and Arabic, the text translates as “Peace will come upon us, yet.” With accessible ranges, a supportive and tasteful piano accompaniment, hand claps, optional solo opportunities, and optional djembe, this arrangement is sure to be a hit!

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The Echo [level: Medium]
Andrea Ramsey | Lori Hetzel Choral Series

RELEASED: January 2024

voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1757 | duration: 4'08 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: piano, cello

Commissioned to celebrate the Lexington Singers Children’s Choir 20th Anniversary, this three-part treble piece is set to a lovely text by Sara Teasdale. With moderate ranges, exciting articulations, and many teaching moments, this will be a joyful addition to any treble choir concert or choral festival. A gentle, supportive piano accompaniment and beautiful solo cello add warmth and contrast throughout. “Tho’ I shall walk in valley ways for long, I still shall hear the echo of the song!”

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