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Daybreak [level: Easy]
James Owen Bowyer

RELEASED: March 2023

voicing: TTBB | catalog number: SBMP 1702 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano

As with daybreak, this piece innocently begins with one melody in unison; then, as in a round, a second melody appears, then a third, and finally blossoms into four parts. A robust piano accompaniment helps to establish the mood and artistry of this work which is easily taught and which produces a dramatic end result in performance.

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Hark! (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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Mother o’ Mine [level: Medium]
Aidan Vass

RELEASED: March 2023

voicing: TBB | catalog number: SBMP 1720 | price: $2.60
accompaniment: piano

Good luck holding back tears with this one. Written for USC's Apollo Chorus and set to a simple, gorgeous text by Rudyard Kipling about admiration and unconditional love. Composer Vass highlights the natural beauty of the text with a memorable, creative melody. Tenor-Bass choirs will love singing these harmonies and pianists will love playing this fascinating accompaniment. This "homage to mothers" is captivating and poignant!

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

RELEASED: March 2023

voicing: TBB | catalog number: SBMP 1707 | price: $2.50
accompaniment: piano, opt. djembe

Tenor-Bass choirs 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 song is sure to be a hit!

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Babethandaza [level: Medium]
arr. Daniel Hughes | Daniel Hughes Choral Series

RELEASED: February 2023

voicing: TTBB | catalog number: SBMP 1704 | price: $2.50
accompaniment: percussion - claves, shakere, and djembe

The award-winning African-American singing group Sweet Honey in the Rock has made this piece popular, and they shared with the arranger the text that they learned from an African native. The translation of the original Swahili is: "We are marching in the light of God." Incorporating the popular tune Siyahamba, this arrangement features claves, shakere, and djembe as the accompaniment.

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Nada Te Turbe [level: Medium]
Andrew Steffen

RELEASED: February 2023

voicing: TBB | catalog number: SBMP 1708 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: percussion - Shekere, Conga Drums, Bass Drum

Use as a processional or anywhere in your program as a statement piece. With conservative ranges, captivating vocal lines, and hypnotic percussion support, Tenor-Bass choirs will feel empowered singing this entrancing work. Translated as “let nothing trouble you”, the beautiful Spanish text invites us all to reflect and take assurance in a larger entity that will assuage our troubles.

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Prairie Lullaby (Home on the Range) [level: Medium]
arr. Jacob Narverud | Jacob Narverud Choral Series

RELEASED: August 2022

voicing: TBB | catalog number: SBMP 1701 | duration: 4'30" | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

This classic American folk song has been reimagined as a gentle, peaceful lullaby for mixed choirs with piano. Narverud incorporates American pastoral sounds with fresh, contemporary harmonies, a new verse, and an optional descant. Beautiful and accessible, this tender ballad will be a lovely addition to any program.

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Exultate Pacifica [level: Medium]
Randall Johnson | Randy and Rachel Stenson Choral Series

RELEASED: June 2022

voicing: TTBB | catalog number: SBMP 1686 | duration: c. 2'40" | price: $2.30
accompaniment: piano

Dr. Randall Johnson is known for a unique mix of classical and contemporary jazz harmonies contrasting with driving rhythms and melodic sensitivity. Exultate Pacifica combines melodic and rhythmic fragments from island cultures throughout the Pacific. Prominent in this short piece is a gentle hymn from the Solomon Islands.

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Leave Her, Johnny [level: Medium]
arr. Daniel Lynch

RELEASED: June 2022

voicing: TTB | catalog number: SBMP 1682 | duration: c 4'32" | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

Leave Her, Johnny is a Sea Shanty in which the crew would communicate disapproval of their living and working conditions on board. The "Her" mentioned throughout the song is referring to a ship rather than a woman. This shanty would typically be saved for the end of a long voyage in which the sailors sing of leaving the ship.

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