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CoverA Christmas Carol [level: Medium]
Sheena Phillips
voicing: SSAATBB | catalog number: SBMP 723 | duration: 4:25 | price: $2.25
accompaniment: a cappella

The G.K. Chesterton poem is treated to a hauntingly beautiful melody. Listen to this piece once, and you will long to hear it again.

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CoverA Jubilant Day [level: Medium]
Judy A. Rose
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1566 | price: $2.25
accompaniment: a cappella

“I’ve found a jubilant day” is the message delivered by this newly composed spiritual. A great closer, it is sure to please an audience and have them feeling jubilant.

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CoverA La Nanita Nana [level: Easy]
arr. Ed Henderson
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 374 | duration: 3:30 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano; opt. inst. charango, guitar, percsussion

The piano imitates a guitar rhythm. Three-part choral writing adds an ethnic feel to this Hispanic carol. For more color, add the instruments. [The text was modified after the recording was made, hence does not exactly match what is in the printed score.]

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CoverA Rianxeira [level: Medium]
arr. Vicente Chavarria | Joshua Habermann Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1200 | duration: 3:30 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: a cappella

This charming Galician folksong has been artfully arranged. The title refers to the name of a fishing village. To be sung in Spanish.

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CoverA Rose in the Deeps of My Heart [level: Medium]
Jonathan Adams
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 982 | duration: 3:05 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: a cappella

The W.B. Yeats poem has inspired a lovely, contemporary madrigal. Skillfully crafted, beautiful choral writing brings this text to life.

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CoverA Shepherd’s Carol [level: Easy]
Traditional, arr. Ken Berg | Randy and Rachel Stenson Choral Series
voicing: TTBB | catalog number: SBMP 1001 | duration: 3:10 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: percussion

Three drums set the pace and add great interest to this sprightly carol. Energy abounds as the voices continue to call for the shepherds to sing noel! This creative setting would be very effective used as a procession.

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CoverA Song to the World [level: Medium]
Kevin T. Padworski
voicing: SATB div. | catalog number: SBMP 1589 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: a cappella

The text celebrates faith, hope, love, and singing.
This is definitely a song worth singing.

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CoverA Winter Landscape [level: Medium]
Lane Johnson | Edith Copley Choral Series
voicing: SATB div. | catalog number: SBMP 790 | duration: 3:40 | price: $2.30
accompaniment: a cappella

Highly mood sensitive with great attention to the text, this is a special piece for the winter season.

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CoverAdam Lay Ybounden [level: Medium]
arr. Ian R. Loeppky
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1090 | duration: 1:40 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: djembe

Highly dramatic, open fifths sung by the men set the tone, with the tribal style of the arrangement intensified by the rhythmic impact of a djembe, and illuminated by the final melismas of the women. Bring vital life to a Christmas program with this special piece.

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CoverAdon Olam [level: Difficult]
Kenneth Lampl | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
voicing: SATB div. | catalog number: SBMP 1194 | duration: c. 6:00 | price: $2.60
accompaniment: a calleppa

The award-winning film composer produced a dramatic setting of a celebratory Hebrew text. Rich harmonies and exquisite melodic interest distinguish this fine composition.

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CoverAfter the Winter [level: Medium]
Giselle Wyers | Giselle Wyers Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1015 | duration: 4:35 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano or a cappella

While faced with the rigors of winter, the Claude McKay poem dreams of a magic, special place in nature with “ferns that never fade.” A unique, beautiful seasonal piece.

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CoverAgnus Dei [level: Difficult]
Jacob Narverud
voicing: SSAATTBB div. | catalog number: SBMP 1471 | price: $2.25
accompaniment: a cappella

Given a good acoustic this unique setting taken from a movement of Narverud’s Missa de Cinque Terre will be a stunning addition to a concert.

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CoverAgnus Dei [level: Medium]
Javier Busto | Jerry McCoy Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 119 | duration: 2:30 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: a cappella

Award winning Spanish composer, Javier Busto has created a stunning contemporary setting of this famous text within the reach of most choirs.

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CoverAin’t that A-Rockin’ All Night [level: Medium]
arr. Laurie Betts Hughes | Giselle Wyers Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 919 | duration: 3:05 | price: $2.25
accompaniment: a cappella

Number two of Three Mary Carols, the arranger draws from her personal experience as a young mother in this tender and clever arrangement.

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CoverAlleluia [level: Medium]
Donald Kendrick
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1404 | duration: 2:05 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: a cappella

After a unison chant, the piece builds to a dramatic climax, concluding on a quiet note. Sound the chimes four times to introduce the piece, provide the starting pitch, and dramatically begin a concert.

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CoverAlleluia [level: Difficult]
Terry Schlenker | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
voicing: SATB div. | catalog number: SBMP 707 | duration: 5:00 | price: $1.70
accompaniment: a cappella

A beautiful setting for the advanced choir. Composer Schlenker knows how to create drama in his music—this piece is one of those rare ones that brings chills to the listener.

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CoverAlleluia Incantation [level: Medium]
Andrew Miller
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voicing: SSA or TBB or SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1191 | price: $1.95
accompaniment:

A chant melody on the word Alleluia is joined by a drone on a perfect fifth. Adaptable to any voicing, this could work in the round, as a processional, or in concert formation on risers. The tempo can easily adjust to fit the acoustic. This would be a stunning opener or closer for a concert.

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CoverAmazing Grace [level: Medium]
arr. Joan Szymko
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 437 | duration: 2:20 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: a cappella

Rich textures, close harmonies, a fresh setting for the four-part women's choir.


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CoverAmerica the Beautiful [level: Medium]
Bates and Ward, arr. Frank J. La Rocca | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
voicing: SATB div. | catalog number: SBMP 1068 | duration: 2:30 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: a cappella

A stunning concert-worthy arrangement utilizing three verses of the original text, it builds to a dramatic, maestoso ending. Listen to the exquisite recording provided by the commissioning choir or watch the YouTube video of pictures to accompany their performance

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CoverAmezaliwa Tushangilie! [level: Medium]
Robert J. Begisen
RELEASED: August 2023
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1730 | duration: c. 3’58 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: optional drum

“Let’s Rejoice and Celebrate!” Feature a tenor soloist in this new original Christmas Carol by composer Robert Jim Begisen. Written in Kiswahili, 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. Works well with mixed choirs of all levels and sizes; a cappella, SATB (no divisi) with optional drums (djembe and/or congas).

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CoverAmezaliwa 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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CoverAnd love be written on running water [level: Medium]
Giselle Wyers | Giselle Wyers Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1428 | duration: 3:35 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: a cappella

The composer took this imaginative poem and created a colorful composition. Word painting illuminates the calm of a lake, the dancing of a hummingbird, the moving of water. Here we have a stylish piece beautifully constructed.

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CoverAnd Now Abide [level: Difficult]
Marcus Paus | Robyn Lana Choral Series
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1320 | duration: 4:30 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: a cappella

A most unusual piece by the eclectic Norwegian composer, it gives the treble choir a chance to explore new dimensions of expression and drama. The text is from the bible: And now abide, faith, hope, love; but the greatest of these is love.

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CoverAngele Dei [level: Medium]
Susan LaBarr | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
voicing: SATB div. | catalog number: SBMP 1087 | duration: 3:50 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: a cappella

A stunning setting of this Latin text that speaks of a guardian angel, it has great melodic interest combined with superb drama. Building to an impassioned climax, it then dissolves the momentum via repeated amens colored by interesting harmonies, and ultimately comes to rest with all voices now low in their ranges. Special.

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CoverAngele Dei [level: Medium]
Lindsay Goodson | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1095 | duration: 6:20 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: a cappella

“Angel of God” presents an opportunity for the women’s choir to sing like angels. Use of the outer reaches of range, occasional antiphonal writing, and clever harmonic shifts make this an outstanding show-piece for the adept choir.

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CoverAngels We Have Heard on High [level: Medium]
arr. Linda Paschal Gingrich
voicing: SATB/SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 125 | duration: 3:15 | price: $2.25
accompaniment: a cappella

A marvelous antiphonal setting of the familiar carol. The SSAA “echo" could be sung by a quartet or a small group.

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CoverAngels We Have Heard on High [level: Medium]
arr. Drew Collins | Matthew and Michael Culloton Choral Series
voicing: SSATBB | catalog number: SBMP 805 | duration: 2:00 | price: $2.25
accompaniment: a cappella

In 7/8 time, and set in the mixolydian mode, this is a colorful setting of this favorite carol.

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CoverAngelus [level: Difficult]
Albert Alcaraz
voicing: SATB div.- sop. solo | catalog number: SBMP 1229 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: a cappella

Choirs large and small will enjoy the challenges presented by this dramatic piece with great melodic interest. It brings new breadth to the meaning of multicultural, with the composer in Spain, the commissioning choir in Galway, Ireland, and the recording choir in Argentina.

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CoverArirang [level: Medium]
Korean folk song arr. Mark Templeton
voicing: TTTBBB | catalog number: SBMP 888 | duration: 3:50 | price: $2.50
accompaniment: a cappella

The beautiful and beloved Korean song in a sensitive, poignant arrangement for men. The score includes a pronunciation guide.

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CoverAs the Tree Stands Tall [level: Medium]
Daniel Schreiner
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1590 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: drum

This exceptional piece has a text that will have special appeal to women college age and older.

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CoverAt the Round Earth’s Imagined Corners [level: Medium]
René Clausen
voicing: TTBB | catalog number: SBMP 874 | duration: 4:00 | price: $2.35
accompaniment: a cappella

The well-known text by John Donne offers the male chorus an opportunity to sing from their hearts. Commissioned for an honor choir, the piece was very well received by singers and audience.

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CoverAugust [level: Medium]
Jacob Narverud
RELEASED: July 2022
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1692 | duration: 3'30" | price: $2.20
accompaniment: a cappella

The simple beauty of Francis Ledwidge's late summer poem shines in this elegant work for a cappella mixed chorus. Homophonic, with little divisi throughout, this poignant piece is ideal for developing ensemble unity and musicality. A heartfelt tune for the sensitive, expressive choir.

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CoverAutumn [level: Medium]
Joshua Shank | Donald Brinegar Choral Series
voicing: SATB div. | catalog number: SBMP 560 | duration: 5:40 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: a cappella

The Rilke text is met with great drama, shimmering chords, and much sensitivity. For the advanced choir.

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CoverAve Maria [level: Medium]
Zachary J. Moore | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1513 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: a cappella

With melodic interest in all parts, and no divisi, choirs of all sizes can enjoy this special Ave Maria that was inspired by the beauties of spring.

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CoverAve Maria [level: Medium]
László Halmos
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 25 | duration: 2:45 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: a cappella

An eloquent setting of the familiar Ave Maria text. Hungarian composer Halmos wrote this setting of the Ave Maria in homage to Zoltán Kodály to commemorate the centenary of the composer's birth. Latin text only.

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CoverAve Maria [level: Medium]
Joan Szymko
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 292 | duration: 4:00 | price: $2.00
accompaniment: a cappella

All the beauty of Renaissance vocal lines in a dramatic, contemporary setting. Conservative ranges will allow many age groups to enjoy this beautiful piece.

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CoverAve Maria [level: Medium]
Joan Szymko
voicing: TTBB | catalog number: SBMP 358 | duration: 4:06 | price: $2.00
accompaniment: a cappella

Like no other Ave Maria before it, here is a setting at once dramatic, beautiful, and stunning in its inpact.

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CoverAve Maria [level: Medium]
Craig Kingsbury | Donald Brinegar Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 468 | duration: 4:00 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: a cappella

A poignant setting for the mature choir. Lush chords, polyphonic passages, and some 4-part writing for both women and men add to the drama.

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CoverAve Maria [level: Medium]
Giancarlo Aquilanti | Daniel Hughes Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 630 | duration: 3:35 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: a cappella

Hauntingly beautiful with the text in the composer's native Italian.

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CoverAve Maria [level: Medium]
Robert Lockwood
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1587 | price: $2.10
accompaniment: a cappella

This special SSAA a cappella setting of Ave Maria will be a treasure in the repertoire of treble choirs. There is no divisi beyond the four parts, and there is great melodic interest in all parts.

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CoverAve Maria [level: Medium]
J. Edmund Hughes | Edith Copley Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 977 | duration: 2:30 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: a cappella

The Ave Maria chant forms the basis for this clever, effective piece. It would be especially beautiful in a reverberant setting.

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CoverAve Maria [level: Medium]
Alvez Barkoskie IV | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
voicing: SATB div. | catalog number: SBMP 1257 | duration: 5:00 | price: $2.10
accompaniment: a cappella

This dramatic piece is rich in harmonic interest, tasteful in the setting of the text, and above all, memorable. Sensible ranges and excellent voice leading are two attributes adding to the excellence of this composition.

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CoverAve Maria [level: Difficult]
Juan Ignacio Norońa
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1623 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: a cappella

From Argentina comes this lovely a cappella setting of Ave Maria composed by an award-winning composer. Perform it in a resonant hall or church to fully realize its beauty.

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CoverAve Verum Corpus [level: Medium]
David N. Childs
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 462 | duration: 3:40 | price: $1.65
accompaniment: a cappella

An exquisite setting by a composer who has a special flair for setting Latin motet texts.

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CoverAve Verum Corpus [level: Difficult]
Ariel Quintana
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 507 | duration: 2:30 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: a cappella

Words cannot describe the beauty of this setting. Limited divisi, a final quiet low E flat for basses, gorgeous harmonies, mature choirs will revel in this piece.

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CoverAway in a Manger [level: Medium]
arr. Brant Adams | Jerry McCoy Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 121 | duration: 3:40 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: a cappella

A lush, beautfiul a cappella setting of the familiar carol.

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CoverBabethandaza [level: Medium]
arr. Daniel Hughes | Daniel Hughes Choral Series
voicing: SATB div. | catalog number: SBMP 914 | duration: 3:30 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: percussion

This arrangement of Babethandaza adds into its musical fabric one of the most beloved songs from South Africa, Siyahamba. The message of both texts is one of persevering through times of trial. They are a unique pairing in that Babethandaza is a song about gaining strength from our ancestors, while Siyahamba is a song about how divinity helps us move forward. By combining these two texts, this arrangement becomes a song about how the past empowers us, and the present inspires us to move into the future bravely.

Special thanks to Ysaye Barnwell of Sweet Honey in the Rock for the verses in Babethandaza. The words in Babethandaza represent both older and newer versions of the Zulu language; they are not normally found together in the same setting. Ms. Barnwell's own transcription of the piece, in her ground-breaking publication Singing in the African American Tradition, was the first time these two versions have been brought together.

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CoverBabethandaza [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

This arrangement of Babethandaza adds into its musical fabric one of the most beloved songs from South Africa, Siyahamba. The message of both texts is one of persevering through times of trial. They are a unique pairing in that Babethandaza is a song about gaining strength from our ancestors, while Siyahamba is a song about how divinity helps us move forward. By combining these two texts, this arrangement becomes a song about how the past empowers us, and the present inspires us to move into the future bravely.

Special thanks to Ysaye Barnwell of Sweet Honey in the Rock for the verses in Babethandaza. The words in Babethandaza represent both older and newer versions of the Zulu language; they are not normally found together in the same setting. Ms. Barnwell's own transcription of the piece, in her ground-breaking publication Singing in the African American Tradition, was the first time these two versions have been brought together.

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CoverBabethandaza [level: Medium]
arr. Daniel Hughes | Daniel Hughes Choral Series
RELEASED: February 2023
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1705 | price: $2.50
accompaniment: percussion - claves, shakere, and djembe

This arrangement of Babethandaza adds into its musical fabric one of the most beloved songs from South Africa, Siyahamba. The message of both texts is one of persevering through times of trial. They are a unique pairing in that Babethandaza is a song about gaining strength from our ancestors, while Siyahamba is a song about how divinity helps us move forward. By combining these two texts, this arrangement becomes a song about how the past empowers us, and the present inspires us to move into the future bravely.

Special thanks to Ysaye Barnwell of Sweet Honey in the Rock for the verses in Babethandaza. The words in Babethandaza represent both older and newer versions of the Zulu language; they are not normally found together in the same setting. Ms. Barnwell's own transcription of the piece, in her ground-breaking publication Singing in the African American Tradition, was the first time these two versions have been brought together.

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CoverBack to Ethiopia [level: Medium]
arr. Paul Rardin | Jerry Blackstone Choral Series
voicing: TTBB | catalog number: SBMP 155 | duration: 5:10 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: a cappella

A poignant, hymn-like setting that is beautiful for the men's chorus. Written as a companion piece for Hol’ You'Han', the piece could also stand on its own .

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Ride the Chariot
SATB
arr. Stacey V. Gibbs