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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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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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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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Evocation (Mon-Nee-Joh) [level: Medium]
Hye-Young Cho | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series

RELEASED: August 2024

voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1801 | duration: 4'30" | price: $2.90
accompaniment: piano

Now available for SSA divisi choirs with piano, this beautiful memorial recalls special memories of a lost loved one who will never be forgotten. The lyrical lines and antiphonal singing between the parts symbolize the lingering memories while a depth of sorrow and emotion is conveyed in the lush choral harmonies and stirring piano accompaniment. The Korean text is written in a transliteration that makes it accessible to all treble choirs.

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Natsu Kusa (Summer Grass) [level: Medium]
Luke Flynn

RELEASED: August 2024

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1786 | price: $2.80
accompaniment: piano, cello

Set to an ancient Japanese poem, “Natsu Kusa” captures the introspective and melancholic nature of the traditional Japanese view of the changing of seasons. This unique and cinematic love song for SATB choirs (no divisi) with piano and cello is gorgeous and accessible, and allows us to feel the same excitement as the poet as they reflect on their new, limitless bounds of love like “summer grass” growing back endlessly. Both IPA and phonetic text transcriptions are included in the score.

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Vidi Aquam [level: Medium]
Kevin T. Padworski

RELEASED: August 2024

voicing: TBB | catalog number: SBMP 1810 | duration: 2'30" | price: $2.70
accompaniment: piano 4 hands

Upbeat and exciting with four rhythmic hands on the keyboard, this would be a bright spot in a program. The brief Latin text, part of a Catholic Easter ceremony, is given festive treatment, ending in a glorious alleluia. This would be a lively opener or closer for a concert.

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Amezaliwa Tushangilie! [level: Medium]
Robert J. Begisen

RELEASED: March 2024

voicing: TTBB | catalog number: SBMP 1762 | duration: c. 3'58 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: optional drum

Perfect for holiday concerts or any time of year, this original a cappella piece is great fun and quick to learn. Written in Kiswahili, in the Maasai idiom in East Africa, it includes a phonetic pronunciation guide and translation. Feature a tenor soloist, and include the optional notated percussion parts for a dynamic performance!

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

RELEASED: March 2024

voicing: TTBB | catalog number: SBMP 1764 | price: $2.80
accompaniment: percussion - Timbales, Congas (2)

“Santiana” is a sea shanty dating back to the 1850s, and is most likely inspired by the events of the Mexican-American War. The shanty gained a newfound popularity recently with a rise in sea shanties on social media. This awesome new Tenor-Bass choir arrangement contains an opening duet and is accompanied by rocking percussion (Timbales and Congas). Sung in both English and French, an IPA pronunciation guide is included in the score. Great fun for any concert or honor choir festival!

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Lemoga Aming’a [level: Easy]
arr. David O. Akombo

RELEASED: February 2024

voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1775 | duration: c. 2'19 | price: $2.60
accompaniment: a cappella, see below notes for optional percussion

A spiritual song from the Luo people of Kenya, this arrangement is highly accessible and authentic. With or without percussion, it has simple harmonies, plenty of repetition, conservative vocal ranges, and many teaching moments that make it great for choirs of all ages. A phonetic pronunciation guide and word-for-word translation of the Luo language is provided in the octavo. Fun to rehearse and perform, your choirs will want to sing this one again and again!

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Lemoga Aming’a [level: Easy]
arr. David O. Akombo

RELEASED: February 2024

voicing: TTBB | catalog number: SBMP 1776 | duration: c. 2'19 | price: $2.60
accompaniment: a cappella, see below notes for optional percussion

A spiritual song from the Luo people of Kenya, this arrangement is highly accessible and authentic. With or without percussion, it has simple harmonies, plenty of repetition, conservative vocal ranges, and many teaching moments that make it great for choirs of all ages. A phonetic pronunciation guide and word-for-word translation of the Luo language is provided in the octavo. Fun to rehearse and perform, your choirs will want to sing this one again and again!

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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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Evocation (Mon-Nee-Joh) [level: Medium]
Hye-Young Cho | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series

RELEASED: January 2024

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1780 | duration: c. 5'03 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: piano

A gorgeous, lyrical new piece for mixed choirs with piano accompaniment by South Korean composer Hye-Young Cho. Sung in Korean, the phonetic pronunciation is written directly in the music for ease of learning and performing. The heart-wrenching poem is about a person who has lost a loved one and recalls the memory of this individual. As the years pass they may forget certain things, but they cannot, and will not, forget their loved one. Accessible and absolutely stunning!

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