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A 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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A 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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A 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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A 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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Awake 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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Climb! [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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Footprints [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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Hope 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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I 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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Life 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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Path 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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Pure 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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Pure 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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Sicut 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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Soar! [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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Somewhere 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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Stand 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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This 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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Tread 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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Umi 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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Woven 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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