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CoverWe Carry Peace [level: Medium]
David N. Childs
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1124 | duration: c. 5:00 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: a cappella

The fascinating, profound text, by New Mexico poet Keith Wilson, gets sensitive treatment in this beautiful choral setting.
The first stanza:
We carry peace with us in a small sack.
We throw it like seed.
There is always Enough to go around.
Though, most do not pick it up.

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CoverWe Were Not Made for Silence [level: Difficult]
Melinda Bargreen
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1710 | price: $2.60
accompaniment: A cappella

Composer Melinda Bargreen has written an impassioned, empowering new work for unaccompanied mixed chorus. With rich harmonies in full eight-part divisi throughout, this piece is bold and unifying. Written in response to choruses being "silenced" during the Covid pandemic, yet applicable to any challenging situation one faces in everyday life: "there is no way to stop our hopes, our dreams, our music.” Especially appropriate for large ensembles.

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CoverWeeping Mary [level: Medium]
arr. Brad Holmes | Charlene Archibeque Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 750 | duration: 2:00 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: a cappella

Shape note music comes to life with the SATB choir divided into three choirs to lend a dramatic, antiphonal effect to this arrangement. At times all singers are involved, or only one of the three choirs, or a combination of two. The voicings: Choir I: SSA; Choir 2: SAT; Choir 3: A/T TB. The recording conducted by the arranger demonstrates the performance style needed for this piece.

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CoverWhat Child Is This? [level: Medium]
arr. Lindsay Goodson | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
voicing: SATB div. | catalog number: SBMP 975 | duration: 4:45 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: a cappella

An elegantly beautiful arrangement of this beloved carol. The melody is the English Greensleeves, refreshingly new to the ear as it veers from the usual tune for this carol. Both men and women get the opportunity to sing the tune in this creative setting.


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CoverWhen I Hear Her I Have Wings [level: Medium]
Mark Templeton | Paul Head Choral Series
voicing: TTBB | catalog number: SBMP 673 | duration: 2:00 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: a cappella

A sensitive, beautiful love song set to a text by Mary Coleridge. A special piece for the men’s choir.

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CoverWill the circle be unbroken? [level: Medium]
arr. Paul Rardin
voicing: SSA trio/SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1268 | duration: 4:55 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: a cappella

This popular hymn dating back to 1907 is cleverly arranged to come full-circle, with three treble soloists the book-ends of the piece. Made famous by many gospel singers, this special arrangement will be a joy for singers and audiences.

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Coverwinter [level: Difficult]
Joshua Shank
voicing: SATB/solo quartet | catalog number: SBMP 534 | duration: 7:27 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: a cappella

Snow gently and dramatically falls in a colorful, artistic musical creation for the advanced choir. Text by e.e. cummings.

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CoverWipip!!! [level: Medium]
Sydney Guillaume | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 925 | duration: 3:45 | price: $3.10
accompaniment: a cappella

The Haitian born composer honors his roots with this spectacular piece set to a poem by his father, the title meaning “Wow,” and the theme of which translates “Life is beautiful when we love one another.” Fast moving, and highly rhythmic, this one is a winner.

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CoverWith a Lily in Your Hand [level: Medium]
Eric Whitacre
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voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 431 | duration: 2:15 | price: $2.80
accompaniment: a cappella

Re-issued in 2002 after some minor revisions by the composer. The text by Federico Lorca receives dramatic treatment. In English. One of THE THREE FLOWER SONGS by Eric Whitacre.

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CoverWithin the Circles of Our LIves [level: Medium]
Giselle Wyers | Giselle Wyers Choral Series
voicing: SSATB | catalog number: SBMP 1395 | duration: 4:25 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: a cappella

The profound text by Wendell Berry offers some possibilities for choirs wishing to add a bit of staging to their performance. The composer, reflecting on the text, uses ascending intervals of the fifth, sixth, and fourth as motives symbolic of a circle. At the conclusion, the sopranos having been together throughout, now divide into two parts, echoing each other to add to the drama of the ending. This is a cleverly constructed composition that will delight singers as they bring it to life.

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CoverYe Jaliya-o [level: Medium]
Joan Szymko
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 726 | price: $2.80
accompaniment: percussion

From the notes by the composer: I am an admirer of traditional West African music, with its direct simplicity and wonderful rhythmic complexity. I have composed an original piece of music with text excerpts from “The Pulse of Life” by Catherine De Vinck interwoven with the dominant Lambango lyric:

“Ye Jaliya-o, Allah le ka Jaliya da”
Oh music, God created music.

The “you are the heart, you are the sound....” “Pulse of Life” chant begins as an undercurrent that rises and falls until it overtakes the piece. The rhythms in this piece are clearly African influenced, as is its tonality. The raised fourth (C sharp) is characteristic of Sauta, one of the kora traditional tunings. The kora is a 21 s. Also available in SSA.

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CoverYemaya Assessu: A Hymn of Thanksgiving [level: Medium]
arr. Judy A. Rose
voicing: SATB div. | catalog number: SBMP 1537 | price: $2.90
accompaniment: percussion

Starting with a unison chant, this piece with African roots gradually adds layers of sound, building to a dramatic ending. The celebratory text lauds the value of water in our world and introduces the enchanting legend of the Goddess Yemaya.

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CoverYou asked me to speak [level: Medium]
Kim André Arnesen
voicing: SSAATTBB | catalog number: SBMP 1275 | duration: 6:30 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: a cappella

Soaring musical phrases contrasted by those of delicate nuance make up the hallmarks of this sophisticated piece. It is highly recommended for the advanced a cappella choir.

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CoverYou Cannot Lose My Love [level: Medium]
Sara Groves, arr. Susan LaBarr | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
voicing: SATB div. | catalog number: SBMP 824 | duration: 2:15 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: a cappella

The song, by an established pop-gospel singer/composer, tells us “you will lose a lot of things, but you cannot lose my love.” A tender love song, beautifully arranged.

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CoverYour Soul Is Song [level: Medium]
Daniel Hughes | Daniel Hughes Choral Series
voicing: SSAATTBB | catalog number: SBMP 1157 | duration: 6:00 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: a cappella

As the music builds to its peak, it travels through lush harmonies, with much textual overlay adding to the intensity of the journey. After a final dramatic choral splash the music peacefully ends with the simple unity of a soul-felt song. Beautiful.

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CoverYove, Malay Mome [level: Medium]
Alexander Tanev, ed. Gabriel Hristova | Bulgaria Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 871 | duration: 2:50 | price: $2.10
accompaniment: a cappella

An energetic dance tune by a 20th century eminent Bulgarian composer. The piece has a permanent place in the Bulgarian choral repertoire, often being chosen for tours and contests. Both Bulgarian and a transliteration appear in the score.
Pronunciation: hear the Bulgarian text recited by Gabriela Hristrova FREE Download

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CoverZekiel [level: Medium]
arr. Allen Koepke
voicing: SATB div./tenor solo | catalog number: SBMP 642 | duration: 3:30 | price: $2.35
accompaniment: a cappella

A tenor soloist is featured in this show-stopper arrangement of Ezekiel Saw the Wheel.

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In Starlight - SATB
by Joseph Piontek