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A 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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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 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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A Lonely Land [level: Medium]
Giselle Wyers
| Giselle Wyers Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1363 | duration: 4:45
| price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano, violin
Composed to be performed by a US choir touring in Ireland, the violin offers a plaintive Irish folk melody, the piano adds a sprightly accompaniment, and the singers have soaring melodies. The result is a stunning, delightful composition.
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A Prayer for Peace [level: Medium]
Paula Foley Tillen
| Sharon Hansen Choral Series
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 948 | duration: 5:50
| price: $2.05
accompaniment: piano
The text, by Buddhist Thich Nhat Hanh, was written as a peace chant in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Composer Foley has created a hauntingly beautiful setting that unfolds dramatically, ending with a whisper of hope. Mostly SA, SSA, and briefly, SSAA.
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A Universal Dream [level: Difficult]
Jenni Brandon
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1058 | duration: 4:45
| price: $2.35
accompaniment: piano, djembe
The text expresses the universal message of liberty and freedom. A unique piece for women, it is both theatric and ethnic in its style, with a rhythmic djembe drum and a text that includes various translations of the word “liberty.” To properly realize its dramatic impact, it is recommended for the large choir.
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African Lullaby [level: Easy]
arr. Joan Szymko
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 809 | duration: 2:00
| price: $2.05
accompaniment: piano, hand drum
The arranger cleverly weaves together two folk lullabies of African origin: the soothing African American song, “Angels Watching Over Me” and “Abiyoyo,” from the Bantu people of southern Africa. Choirs of all ages will enjoy this beautiful arrangement.
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After 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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All Works of Love [level: Medium]
Joan Szymko
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 942 | duration: 5:30
| price: $2.25
accompaniment: piano
The 2010 Raymond W. Brock Memorial Commission for ACDA, this stunning piece set to a text by Mother Teresa concludes: “All works of love are works of peace.” The composer is at her best here as she builds and weaves beautiful lines to create drama and passion.
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And I'll Kiss Thee Yet [level: Easy]
Jackie O'Neill
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 51 | duration: 3:15
| price: $2.25
accompaniment: piano, opt. flute
A fun addition to the program needing a touch of romance. The text is adapted from a poem by Robert Burns. Also available for TB.
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And 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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Angele 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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Angele 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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Antigua Canción [level: Medium]
Kirstina Rasmussen Collins
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1493 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: piano
Composed in the style of an art song, this beautiful piece will be an elegant addition to a program.
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Arise My Love [level: Easy]
Joan Szymko
voicing: SA div. | catalog number: SBMP 552 | duration: 3:45
| price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano
The famous SONG OF SOLOMON text is joined by the text of the hymn tune AT THE RIVER. A dramatic piece with colorful support added by the piano. With minimal divisi most of which is in octaves, and conservative ranges, this piece is accessible to many choirs.
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Ave 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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Away in a Manger [level: Easy]
arr. Charlotte Bara
| Charlene Archibeque Choral Series
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 20 | duration: 3:00
| price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano
A quodlibet skillfully combining "Away in the Manger" with the Brahms "Lullaby." This combination of two beautiful melodies is sure to be an audience pleaser. The piano offers support in the style of the "Lullaby"; the voices have unison, two-part, and three-part texture.
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Beauty of the Rain [level: Easy]
Victoria Ebel-Sabo
voicing: 2 part treble | catalog number: SBMP 387 | duration: 4:00
| price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano
The composer's love for the out-of-doors shines through in this sensitive poem and song. A beautiful piece for the young treble choir.
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Beauty of Your Dreams, The [level: Medium]
Joan Szymko
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 564 | price: $2.50
accompaniment: piano
Famous statements of Eleanor Roosevelt provide the text for this inspiring piece. The dramatic writing of Joan Szymko vividly brings the text to life. A special showpiece for the women's choir.
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Benedizione [level: Medium]
Joan Szymko
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 799 | duration: 2:50
| price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano
Inspired after a visit to Assisi, the composer uses as text the Italian version of the beloved Blessing of St Francis, “The Lord Bless You and Keep you.” The beginning and ending of the piece feature a beautiful unison melody; the middle section divides briefly into 4 parts for a dramatic contrast.
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Big Easy on My Mind [level: Medium]
Melinda Bargreen
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 623 | duration: 3:00
| price: $2.25
accompaniment: piano
Written as a tribute to the special heritage of New Orleans, the blues come alive in this piece
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Bird's Courting Song [level: Easy]
arr. Barbara Harlow
| Charlene Archibeque Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 23 | duration: 3:00
| price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano, flute, tuba or bass or cello
The instruments add great fun and color to the dramatic content of this well known love song of the birds. This novelty number is one the singers can dramatize, and one the audience is sure to love.
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Birds of Passage [level: Medium]
Tara Traxler
| Robyn Lana Choral Series
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1378 | duration: 4:30
| price: $2.10
accompaniment: piano
The poem by Longfellow is given highly creative treatment in this vibrant choral setting. Singers here have the opportunity to create great drama, on occasion spoken, but most often via great melodic lines. A colorful piano part adds to the overall dramatic impact.
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Blessed be that maid Marie [level: Medium]
arr. Joy Sherman
| Charlene Archibeque Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 53 | duration: 2:30
| price: $1.95
accompaniment: drum
This piece has appeared on many a Christmas concert, high school through semi-professional. The minor mode and simple drum part add a unique touch to this little known melody.
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Blessing in the Leaving [level: Medium]
Susan LaBarr
| Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
voicing: SATB div. | catalog number: SBMP 1241 | duration: 4:15
| price: $2.40
accompaniment: a cappella
Retirement, remembrance, gratitude, the text fits them all. With musical elaboration on the word love, this is especially appropriate when honoring a person. As always, the composer treats each vocal line with great care so all feel central to the piece.
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Cantate Domino [level: Medium]
Charlotte Botha
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1435 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano, percussion
Through a juxtaposition of texture, dynamics and tempo, the composer has created a dramatic song of praise which serves well as an opener or closer. The vocal parts are woven together with percussion, claps and stomps to illuminate the message of the "new song" as dictated by the Latin text.
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Caritas abundat [level: Difficult]
Karen P. Thomas
| Giselle Wyers Choral Series
voicing: SATB div. | catalog number: SBMP 1245 | duration: 8:00
| price: $2.10
accompaniment: a cappella
Commissioned by Cathedra of the Washington National Cathedral, this stunning nine minute plus setting of the HIldegard von Bingen text could well be the highlight of a program.
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Come, Come Whoever You Are [level: Medium]
Giselle Wyers
| Giselle Wyers Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 853 | duration: 2:00
| price: $2.25
accompaniment: a cappella
Set to a 13th century text by Jalaluddin Rumi, the composer says, “Despite its ancient origin, this text is surprisingly “current,” a hopeful and accepting call to community, as reflected in the words, “Come even if you have broken your vow a thousand times, come yet again, come.” A rhythmic piece with a 3+3+2 eighth note pattern providing the opening. Some clever shifting of tonalities adds interest to the piece.
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Coo-Coo Bird [level: Medium]
arr. Alice Parker
| Robyn Lana Choral Series
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1222 | duration: 3:20
| price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano
A bluesy piano accompaniment leads the way, and a few well-orchestrated finger snaps give the singers the opportunity to be “cool.” This American folksong is now in a new “dress” and is a guaranteed delight for performers and audiences.
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Cooling Shadow, The [level: Medium]
Charlene Archibeque
| Charlene Archibeque Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 27 | duration: 2:00
| price: $2.15
accompaniment: a cappella
A pensive art song for the sensitive chorus.The text, by early American poet Anne Bradstreet, sets a mood which is exquisitely brought to realization in this little gem of a piece.
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Dancing Tree [level: Easy]
Nancy Gifford
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 814 | duration: 2:10
| price: $2.10
accompaniment: piano
Dancing Tree is a fanciful and exuberantly happy piece for young voices. The verse begins,In my garden grows a treeDances day and night for me,Four in a bar and sometimes three,To music secret as can be.Taking its cues from this simple but inspired poetry, the piece alternates between duple and triple meters, with light waltzing sections, a Latin dance, and finally a grand valse. Three lyrical melodies are woven together throughout the piece; they are sung separately, in pairs, and all together at the end. In between, a sprightly theme in minor mode appears, accompanied by syncopated rhythms in the piano and flute. All in all, fun to sing, and delightful to hear.
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Do, Lord, Remember Me [level: Medium]
arr. Alice Parker
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1108 | duration: 2:35
| price: $1.95
accompaniment: a cappella
This long-time favorite song of campfire sing-a-longs has been elevated to concert status by the legendary Alice Parker, now 86 years young. The publication was made extra special by the opportunity to include her creative and inspirational advice on how to perform it. Conservative ranges make this gem of a piece accessible to many choirs.
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Dolphins [level: Medium]
Emma Lou Diemer
| Janeal Krehbiel Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1239 | duration: 2:10
| price: $2.05
accompaniment: piano
Sprightly and fun, what else could one expect from a piece titled Dolphins! The composer has vividly captured their spirit incorporating great rhythmic and melodic style.
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Dream Ship, The [level: Medium]
Susan LaBarr
| Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1079 | duration: 6:50
| price: $2.35
accompaniment: piano, cello
Great imagination on the part of poet Eugene Field is brought to well-crafted musical life by the composer. The choir opens with the unpitched sounds of the wind blowing over a gentle sea, with the ghostly dream ship of our sleep appearing in the form of a cello accompanied by whimsical notes from the piano. Great drama unfolds as our dreams, thrilling and mysterious, build to a dramatic climax, and then recede back into the wind and sea sounds, now with a soulful cello and a pensive piano. The length and drama of this piece make it a wonderful centerpiece for a concert.
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Dreams [level: Medium]
Cristine Temple-Evans
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1512 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano
Everyone gets a turn at singing the melody making this a delightful piece for the singers and interesting for the listener.
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El Mar [level: Medium]
Andrea Ramsey
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 875 | duration: 4:40
| price: $2.30
accompaniment: piano
A colorful text about the sea; sing it in Spanish as preferred by the composer, or use the alternate English version. The composer has given the piece a distinctive Spanish style and dramatically brings the colorful text to life. Conservative ranges and very little divisi make this piece accessible to many choirs.
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Et In Terra Pax [level: Difficult]
Joan Szymko
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 493 | duration: 3:20
| price: $2.40
accompaniment: a cappella
Based on the lydian mode, this is a show piece for the advanced treble choir.
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Everything She Touches [level: Medium]
Joan Szymko
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 738 | duration: 4:40
| price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano
The composer's creativity never ceases to amaze. She discovered the Wiccan text for this piece when researching the triple goddess, Brigid, for a Celtic ritual Imbolc (Candlemas) choral presentation. Wicca relies heavily on ancient Celtic symbols, beliefs and celebrations) Her notes explain: The Goddess Triad archetype is found in many ancient Indo-European cultures, as well as in some mythologies of Africa and Asia.
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Fire, Burn Bright [level: Medium]
Joan Szymko
| Sharon Hansen Choral Series
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 988 | duration: 2:30
| price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano
This sprightly piece celebrates something we all love on a cold winter’s day: the crackling logs in the fireplace. A traditional folk poem from the English West Country provided the text. A colorful piano accompaniment adds great interest to the clever melodic realization of the text as it describes the various kinds of logs and how they react when lit.
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Fly [level: Medium]
Sara Groves, arr. Susan LaBarr
| Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
voicing: SATB div. | catalog number: SBMP 903 | duration: 4:40
| price: $2.40
accompaniment: a cappella
The love song ends, “When you love me there’s nothing I wouldn’t try, I might even fly.” A lovely contemporary song, arranged with taste, drama, and sensitivity.
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