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CoverA Joy Forever [level: Medium]
Nancy Gifford
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1492 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

As stated in the opening line of the lyrics, “a thing of beauty is a joy forever.” So be it for this beautiful song.

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CoverA Living Dream [level: Easy]
Jonathan Adams
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1109 | duration: 3:00 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano, flute

The Henry David Thoreau poem presents a challenge for all: “Live the life you’ve dreamed.” Not just a great graduation piece, this maxim is a challenge for all. Musically rich, and not difficult, many choirs can enjoy this excellent piece.

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CoverA Reason to Sing [level: Medium]
Rob Swenson
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1616 | price: $2.35
accompaniment: piano

“Cry out with a song of hope and peace,
And give to those who follow you a reason they should sing.”
So ends this special piece. A dramatic piano part sets the tone while the singers deliver the message. Creative and unique, singers will delight in performing this.

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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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CoverAwake My Song [level: Medium]
Christopher Fox
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1555 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

“Awake my song. Once a dream now a reality.” A special message is here delivered via beautiful music and great style.

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CoverBe the Change [level: Medium]
Jacob Narverud
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voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1571 | price: $2.35
accompaniment: piano

With great style the composer here delivers a message that challenges us to not complain, but to do something about it and “be the change.”

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CoverBe the Change [level: Medium]
Jacob Narverud
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voicing: TTBB | catalog number: SBMP 1573 | price: $2.25
accompaniment: piano

With great style the composer here delivers a message that challenges us to not complain, but to do something about it and “be the change.

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CoverBe the Change [level: Medium]
Jacob Narverud
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voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1643 | duration: c. 3:44 | price: $2.30
accompaniment: piano

With great style the composer here delivers a message that challenges us to not complain, but to do something about it and be the change.

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CoverBe the Sunlight [level: Easy]
Debra E. Stempien & Gregory H. Turner | Janeal Krehbiel Choral Series
RELEASED: July 2023
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1731 | duration: 4'30 | price: $2.60
accompaniment: piano

A lovely new original by Stempien & Turner with many teachable moments. Melodic and lyrical with an accessible piano accompaniment and excellent ranges. With a heartwarming text, singable melody, and well-prepared harmonies, this piece is appropriate for treble choirs of all ages - from children’s choirs through college/community adult ensembles.

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CoverClimb! [level: Medium]
Christopher Fox
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1626 | price: $2.50
accompaniment: piano

A lively piano accompaniment sets the style for this clever piece that is bound to be an audience pleaser. The text would perhaps appeal to some for use at a graduation ceremony.

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CoverFootprints [level: Medium]
David Dickau | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 760 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

The composer has chosen stanzas from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem, A PSALM OF LIFE, creating a piece perfect for graduation or for celebrations honoring significant leaders. In addition to the octavo with piano, David Dickau has a version with symphonic band accompaniment; the latter is available directly from him.

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CoverHigh Flight [level: Easy]
Laura Farnell
RELEASED: July 2023
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1733 | duration: 3'26 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: piano

Inspiring and uplifting! An excellent concert closer or festival piece, also ideal for secondary school promotions/graduations. With accessible ranges and a fun piano accompaniment, developing mixed and treble choirs will soar..."With these wings I rise and fly!"  

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CoverHigh Flight [level: Easy]
Laura Farnell
RELEASED: July 2023
voicing: Two-Part (opt SSA) | catalog number: SBMP 1734 | price: $2.60
accompaniment: piano

Inspiring and uplifting! An excellent concert closer or festival piece, also ideal for secondary school promotions/graduations. With accessible ranges and a fun piano accompaniment, developing mixed and treble choirs will soar..."With these wings I rise and fly!" 

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CoverHold Fast to Dreams [level: Medium]
Susan LaBarr
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voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1426 | duration: 4:35 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

The Langston Hughes poem warns us that “when dreams go, life is a barren field frozen with snow.” The message is one to live by, and as can be expected of this composer, the music is special.

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CoverHold Fast to Dreams [level: Easy]
Susan LaBarr
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voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1136 | duration: 4:35 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

The message of the famous Langston Hughes poem offers words for all to live by. An excellent upbeat piano accompaniment supports the vocal parts. The conservative ranges invite SATB choirs of all ages to enjoy this special piece.

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CoverHold Fast to Dreams [level: Medium]
Susan LaBarr
RELEASED: January 2023
voicing: SAB | catalog number: SBMP 1721 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

Now available for SAB voices with an optional Tenor line, this BEST SELLER pairs a beautifully written vocal and piano score with the Langston Hughes poem that warns us to "Hold fast to dreams...for when dreams go, life is a barren field frozen with snow." Perfect for developing voices and any event where you want to inspire.

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CoverHope Is the Thing with Feathers [level: Medium]
Kenney Potter
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1017 | duration: 2:30 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: a cappella

A clever, upbeat rhythmic pattern mirrors the sentiment of the text as it “never stops at all” except for a few moments of mid-song reflection with the poem’s final thought: “It never asked a crumb of me.” Fun and inspiring, this piece would provide a special highlight for a concert.

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CoverI Believe [level: Medium]
Kevin T. Padworski
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1568 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano

A young poet created his take on the I can do anything concept. Upbeat and dramatic, the music shows what it can do. This is special.

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CoverLife is Beautiful (La Vita è Bella) [level: Medium]
Z. Randall Stroope
RELEASED: March 2024
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1758 | duration: 4'29 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: piano

With heartfelt original lyrics by renowned composer Z. Randall Stroope, this intriguing piece is perfect for developing middle level and high school choirs. Sung in English, with an Italian “hook” (La vita è Bella), all choirs will sound stunning performing this! A gorgeous, flowing piano accompaniment supports the voices throughout. Life is about accepting that change is inevitable, finding peace in the midst of uncertainty, and enjoying each day while looking forward to, and preparing for, the future. A poignant statement for any concert or festival, but especially appropriate for end-of-the-year concerts, moving-up ceremonies, and graduations.

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CoverMay 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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CoverPath We Take, The [level: Easy]
Neil Ginsberg
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 890 | duration: 3:05 | price: $2.30
accompaniment: piano

Set to a text by Indian anthropologist Alice Fletcher, climbing a mountain is the metaphor for life’s challenges; singing on the mountaintop becomes the metaphor for success and pleasure when the task is completed. An upbeat, fun piece for the young choir.

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CoverPure Imagination [level: Medium]
Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse, arr. Matthew D. Nielsen | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1214 | duration: 3:05 | price: $2.50
accompaniment: piano

he beloved song from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory has been tastefully arranged as a concert piece for choir.

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CoverPure Imagination [level: Medium]
Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse, arr. Matthew D. Nielsen
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1582 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

The beloved song from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory now offered in an excellent arrangement for treble choirs.

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CoverPure Imagination [level: Medium]
Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse, arr. Matthew D. Nielsen
voicing: TTBB | catalog number: SBMP 1583 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

The beloved song from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory now offered in an excellent arrangement for men.

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CoverSicut locutus est [level: Medium]
arr. Jacob Narverud
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1570 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: piano

A favorite Bach piece from his Magnificat is here arranged in four parts making it accessible to many choirs. As is typical with Bach, all parts are melodic making singing this a special joy for all.

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CoverSoar! [level: Medium]
Christopher Fox
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1608 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

The text would have us believe that we were meant to soar! Here the music soars, creating the illusion that affirms that thought. An artistic piano accompaniment adds to the delight of the piece.

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CoverSomewhere I Have Never Traveled [level: Medium]
Kevin S. Foster
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1100 | duration: 3:20 | price: $2.50
accompaniment: piano

What’s ahead for the graduate, the retiree, the person moving away, or the one getting a new job? Written to honor a retiree, the text by Thomas Troeger, Professor of Christian Communication at Yale University, presents a vision of hope for the future adventure whatever it may be. A sparkling piano accompaniment paves the way, the singers telling the story via soaring melodies. This is a beautiful, dramatic piece.

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CoverStand Tall, O Man! [level: Easy]
Ken Berg | Randy and Rachel Stenson Choral Series
voicing: TTB | catalog number: SBMP 1288 | duration: 3:20 | price: $2.25
accompaniment: piano

The composer/poet turned advisor, here gives teenage boys something to think about as they mature toward manhood. Upbeat, tuneful, powerful, this is a winner.

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CoverThe Love of Truth [level: Medium]
Z. Randall Stroope
RELEASED: June 2021
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1644 | duration: c. 4:43 | price: $2.50
accompaniment: piano

Set to a profound text from the journals of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius this elegant piece could be the centerpiece of a program. The English and Latin text ("all things are woven together") is expressed in dramatic style with mixed meter and melodic moments that embody the interconnected fabric of all things.

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CoverThis Is Your Time [level: Medium]
J. Reese Norris | Robyn Lana Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1584 | price: $2.60
accompaniment: piano, percussion, opt. guitar

The profound text quotes Sir Winston Churchill with his challenge to young people. This dramatic piece needs to be sung!

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CoverTread Softly [level: Medium]
Connor J. Koppin | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1447 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

This setting of the profound Yeats poem wiill be a favorite of singers as the composer lets each section have a turn at singing the melody, the conclusion bringing them together as one.

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CoverUmi Sono Ai [level: Medium]
Kousaku Dan, arr. Rachel Stenson | Randy and Rachel Stenson Choral Series
voicing: TTBB | catalog number: SBMP 974 | duration: 4:40 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano

A beautiful, beloved Japanese song, it tells of a man who goes to the ocean to reflect upon his life. In each wave he sees opportunity. Though the retreat of each wave may reflect his failures, a new wave of hope soon appears. It carries him, it lifts him, and sends him toward his destiny. Sing the song in the original Japanese, or in the English version provided by Randy Stenson.

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CoverWoven Together [level: Medium]
Jacob Narverud
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1151 | duration: 6:30 | price: $2.35
accompaniment: piano; opt. inst. ens.

Based on a pentatonic Sacred Harp tune, this piece affords several performance options beyond SATB. The introduction could allow a procession; a children’s chorus could sing one of the verses; a program insert could invite the audience join in on one verse. Composed for a massed choir event, it is that rare piece that can serve this purpose. The uplifting text advocates togetherness and thankfulness and speaks to all ages.

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