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

RELEASED: March 2024

voicing: TTBB | catalog number: SBMP 1785 | duration: 3'30 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: piano, opt. strings

A strong unifying text from Colleen Carhuff will be dear to the hearts of singers with its sentiments such as “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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Bread and Roses [level: Difficult]
arr. Brad Richmond

RELEASED: March 2024

voicing: SSA div. | catalog number: SBMP 1766 | duration: 2'47 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: Tambourine and Hand Drum

A powerful march for treble choirs, this fresh arrangement was inspired by women’s activism during the first decade of the 20th century. “Bread and Roses” was a political slogan that appeared initially in a speech by Helen Todd and later became the title of a poem by James Oppenheim. Composed by Mimi Fariña in the 1950s, and later recorded by a number of folk singers, the arranger was moved to create this new arrangement as a response to the rash of government sanctions against women’s rights in the U.S. and around the world. Ideal for high school, collegiate, and adult community choirs, this is a bold arrangement and strong conversation-starter — a great way to share this important and inspiring story with present-day audiences.

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Close Now Your Eyes [level: Easy]
Lane Johnson

RELEASED: March 2024

voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1772 | duration: 3'40 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

This advanced-level treble choir piece is lyrical and beautiful. Each vocal line is interesting and unique, and woven together with the charming piano accompaniment, this gentle lullaby will be a lovely addition to any concert.

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Done Made My Vow [level: Difficult]
arr. Stacey V. Gibbs | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series

RELEASED: March 2024

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1770 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: a cappella

Another powerful Traditional Spiritual arrangement from Stacey Gibbs for divisi mixed choirs, unaccompanied. Rhythmic, exciting, and powerful! A great sacred choice for contests and festival choirs, and a strong way to end a concert.

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Flint and Fire [level: Medium]
Jeffrey Cobb

RELEASED: March 2024

voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1768 | duration: 3'50 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

High school and college treble choirs will love singing this elegant new piece. With a well-known text by Sara Teasdale, the tempo of the music is freely written to ebb and flow with the text. Lyrical and dramatic vocal lines with a modest piano accompaniment make this a great addition to any treble choir repertoire.

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Ride the Chariot [level: Difficult]
arr. Stacey V. Gibbs | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series

RELEASED: March 2024

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1759 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: a cappella

Now available for mixed choirs, this well-known Traditional Spiritual comes alive with a plethora of upbeat rhythms and drama in this lively setting. As can be expected from Stacey Gibbs's spiritual arrangements, a thrilling performance is sure to be given!

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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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Sleep Now [level: Medium]
Joseph Piontek

RELEASED: March 2024

voicing: SSA(A) | catalog number: SBMP 1783 | duration: 3'55 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: piano with optional harp

James Joyce’s well-known poem is beautifully set to music in this lovely new lullaby for treble choirs with piano and optional harp. A stunning showcase piece for winter concerts, contests, or choral festivals, the choral writing is lush and the text is heartwarming. The glorious piano accompaniment and heavenly harp writing is the icing on the cake.

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The Dawn’s Awake [level: Medium]
Nancy Hill Cobb | Robert J. Ward Choral Series

RELEASED: March 2024

voicing: TTBB | catalog number: SBMP 1763 | duration: 2'35 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

An exciting, rhythmic new concert opener for Tenor-Bass choirs with piano. With a fiery, optimistic text, this fanfare-like piece begins with stately unison lines, growing steadily to two parts, then three, then four, for a bright and bold conclusion.

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The Gift To Sing [level: Medium]
Coleman Peterson | Kyle Pederson Choral Series

RELEASED: March 2024

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1784 | duration: 3'05 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: piano

Abounding with energy and optimism, this contemporary concert work setting of James Weldon Johnson's text evokes hope and youthful exuberance. With speech-driven rhythms, a driving piano accompaniment, and a stellar text about being grateful to have the opportunity to sing, this one's a terrific closer!

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The Harbor [level: Medium]
Brian A. Foy

RELEASED: March 2024

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1767 | duration: 5'30 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: piano

Patriotic and proud! A compelling piece about the story and meaning of the Statue of Liberty. Written for mixed choirs with piano, choirs of all ages and levels will feel empowered singing this. Perfect for concerts or festivals any time of year, but especially appropriate for special events, assemblies, and award ceremonies. “I lift my lamp. Come live your dream at last.”

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This Is the Morning That Will Rise [level: Medium]
Matthew Emery | Jamie Hillman Choral Series

RELEASED: March 2024

voicing: SAB. opt. T | catalog number: SBMP 1773 | duration: 4'21 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: piano

A lyrical new piece for mixed choirs — SAB with an optional Tenor part, and piano accompaniment. Stylistic features include offbeat rhythms paired with modern harmonies and a contrasting piano part. Uplifting lyrics make this an enjoyable song to learn and to perform.

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I Dream a World [level: Medium]
Nancy Hill Cobb

RELEASED: February 2024

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1771 | duration: c. 3'49 | price: $2.50
accompaniment: piano

Set to an inclusive text by Langston Hughes, this new work for SATB divisi choirs with piano will be a strong statement piece on any concert. Ideal for advanced high school and collegiate ensembles. Rhythmic and dynamic, this is a great concert-closer. “I dream a world…I dream my world!”

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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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Go, My Love (Siuil a Run) [level: Medium]
arr. Karen Marrolli | Kyle Pederson Choral Series

RELEASED: September 2023

voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1743 | price: $2.80
accompaniment: piano, opt. cello, violin

A lovely new take on a traditional Irish folk song, sung from the viewpoint of someone watching their love go off to war…“may you go safely, my darling.” For three-part treble choirs of all ages, with piano accompaniment, violin, and optional cello. The top line of the text in the score is a phonetic pronunciation for the ease of the singers, while the actual Gaelic text is underneath, making this easily singable. The soprano line includes several opportunities for optional solos or small group singing. A flowing piano accompaniment supports the voices throughout. Moderate ranges for all three voice parts make this arrangement both beautiful and accessible!

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Song Has a Bird for Rhythm [level: Medium]
Giselle Wyers

RELEASED: September 2023

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1746 | duration: c. 2’52 | price: $2.50
accompaniment: piano

Rhythmic and joyful! A great new concert, contest, or festival piece for mixed concert choirs with piano accompaniment. The text is a call to action for all humankind to embrace that which is best and most noble in society. The poet describes birds as spiritual creatures that fly and reside near the boundary between physical and heavenly worlds, while the composer paints the poetry symbolically in the music to portray humankind striving for freedom, as the birds continue to “carry storylines” through generations into the best future possible…“Is not the future in song?” A unique and thought-provoking work!

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

RELEASED: August 2023

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1749 | duration: c. 2'19 | price: $2.60
accompaniment: a cappella

A Spiritual Song from the Luo people of Kenya, Professor David Akombo has created a joyful and highly-accessible arrangement for a cappella SATB choirs. Perfect for developing voices and young ensembles, with conservative vocal ranges and many teachable moments. Fun to rehearse and perform, your choirs will want to sing this one again and again! A phonetic pronunciation guide and word-for-word translation of the Luo language is provided in the score by the arranger.

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L’Ennemi [level: Difficult]
Reed Criddle

RELEASED: August 2023

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1735 | duration: c. 3’35 | price: $2.50
accompaniment: piano

Lyrical and gorgeous, composer Criddle has created a stunning new French piece (“The Enemy”) for advanced mixed vocal ensembles. Perfect for contests and festivals, this is challenging but worth the work. An evocative piano accompaniment paired with soaring vocal lines that are set to a broody text by Charles Baudelaire make this an ideal piece to focus on ensemble artistry and to explore mental health in choral mélodie. Complete with an IPA pronunciation guide as well as word-for-word and poetic translations.

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Thanksgiver: A Child's Rhyme [level: Moderate]
Jean Belmont Ford | Joel Rinsema Kantorei Choral Series

RELEASED: August 2023

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1736 | duration: c. 3’10 | price: $2.60
accompaniment: a cappella

Celebrated choral composer Jean Belmont Ford creates this new unaccompanied original work for advanced mixed ensembles with a message of strength and unconditional love. “Hold this thought when far away from those you love who cannot stay…” Powerful and poignant, this challenging work is unique and bold.

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Write On My Heart [level: Medium]
David N. Childs

RELEASED: August 2023

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1753 | duration: c. 4’52 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: piano

“Only you I choose among the entire world.” A gorgeous and timeless piece by David N. Childs for SATB choir with piano, set to a passionate and thought-provoking text by Rumi. Lush choral writing, interesting and soaring vocal lines for all, and a stunning piano accompaniment make this a must-sing for any advanced mixed choral ensemble.

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May Wind (Set Me Free) [level: Medium]
Jacob Narverud

RELEASED: July 2023

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1745 | duration: c. 3:17 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: piano

Narverud’s setting of this evocative Sara Teasdale poem tells a story about how experiencing nature and music can inspire deep love and happiness. Soaring vocal lines combined with rich, dissonant harmonies and a rocking piano accompaniment make this a powerful piece that will resonate with choirs of all ages. The duple-against-triple patterns represent the conflict between Love and Stubbornness, which ultimately ends with the triplet pattern (Stubbornness) surrendering to Love (duple pattern) for a beautiful, empowering ending — “Love: Set Me Free!”

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

RELEASED: July 2023

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1742 | duration: c. 3'00 | price: $2.60
accompaniment: Hand Drum

This bold and exciting new piece by composer Karen Marrolli was inspired by the wild beauty of the High Desert of New Mexico. The delicate relationship between resources and inhabitants in this area of the world highlights our responsibility to be good stewards of the Earth. The music begins simply and builds throughout, illustrating both a growing urgency and a growing and varied chorus of voices coming together to give thanks. SATB a cappella, with a hand drum, this hearty new work makes for an excellent concert/festival opener or processional. The composer provides opportunities in the score for optional solos/small groups, hand claps, and stomps.

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

RELEASED: July 2023

voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1737 | duration: c. 4'03 | price: $2.60
accompaniment: piano

A beautiful new lullaby for mixed choirs with piano accompaniment. Film and television composer Luke Flynn sets Eugene Field’s warm and cozy, feel-good poetry to a lyrical and timeless melody that SATB ensembles of all ages will love singing. Stunning and memorable!

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