Anton Bruckner (1824-1896). Par BRUCKNER ANTON / DOSS THOMAS (Arr.). Anton Bruckner (b. 4.9.1824, Ansfelden, d. 11.10.1896, Vienna) didn?t have it easy. Throughout his life, the Austrian composer was plagued by self-doubt. Anton Bruckner came from a simple, rural background. After the death of his father, he was accepted as a choirboy at the monastery of Sankt Florian in 1837. After several years …

Following the success of Pop Warm-Ups and Work-Outs for Guys (08749926) and Pop Warm-Ups and Work-Outs for Choir Volume 1 (08753187), this sequel includes many of the latest pop song melodies and motives to inspire students to sing with gusto and to reinforce basic choral fundamentals common to all types of music.The ten songs featured in this second volume of Pop Warm-Ups And Work-Outs For Choir …

Today's Choral Classics is a special collection of pieces from the most exciting talents in choral composition today. From the church to the concert hall, it is the perfect volume for choruses seeking a contemporary choral repertoire, rich in accessible, modern arrangements in a variety of styles. Featuring Paul Mealor's Wherever You Are , a Christmas #1 for The Military Wives choir, and Ubi Carit…

Par SIBELIUS JEAN. This collection of Six Part-Songs for Female Voices contains six relatively different pieces that vary both in the language of their texts (Finnish and Swedish) and in length and number of voices. Nevertheless, they form a coherent and interesting set of moderate difficulty throughout, making Sibelius as a composer accessible to smaller female choirs and ensembles. The pieces w…

Par BORBOUDAKIS MINAS. Askese. Salvatores Dei by Minas Borboudakis ist a 26-minute work for mixed choir and orchestra (2(1/2,Picc,AFl).2(1/2,CorA).2(1/2,BCl).2(1/2,Cbsn) – 4.2(1,PiccTpt/2).2(1/2,BTbn).0 – Timp.2Perc – Str). It is based on the homonymous text by Nikos Kazantzakis which deals with man's daily struggle in search of truth and god. The initially very lush sound image is deconstructed m…

Missa silvestris för mezzosopran, manskör och orgel. Par KORTEKANGAS OLLI. Olli Kortekangas composed MIssa silvestris (2018) for mezzo-soprano, male choir and organ to a Swedish text by Göran Stenius (1909-2000), a Finnish poet, writer and diplomat. The 'Mass of the Forest' follows the catholic mass with a pantheistic approach. Contents: 1. Antifon (a cappella) 2. Introitus (tutti) 3. Invitatio ad…

Par PANUFNIK ROXANNA. When the Groot Omroepkoor's (Netherland's Radio Choir) Chief Conductor Benjamin Goodson and Stiftfestivals' violinist-director Daniel Rowland approached me to write a piece for them, I immediately googled Dutch poets. I was intrigued to find the French-sounding name, Isabelle de Charrire (1740 1805). Also known as Belle van Zuylen, she was born and brought up in Utrecht, whe…

Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. Mendelssohn’s setting of Psalm 98 was written in a few weeks to satisfy a commission in his new position as general music director of Prussia and was premiered by the Berlin Cathedral Choir on 1 January 1844. As he neither released the work forpublication nor produced a vocal score, his psalm setting did not appear in print until after his death. For this edition t…

Composed in 1741 Handel's Messiah has remained a popular choice for choir performances for nearly 275 years. With 3 Steps To Sing anyone can now learn and rehearse the piece at home, regardless of their ability to read music.This easy-to-follow learning method for the Bass part includes the following steps:Step 1 - Visual Learning DVDA voice part recorded by a professional singer (Soprano, Alto, T…

A Worship Celebration for Choir and Congregation - Choir and Piano, opt. Orchestra. Par LARSON LLOYD. We’re proud to showcase the legendary creativity of Lloyd Larson as he breathes new life into the time-honored hymns of our faith in the worship celebration, A Festival of Hymns. There’s never been a more meaningful time to come together in song, and this is the perfect opportunity for choir and c…

Par FAURE GABRIEL / MESSAGER. Composed by Gabriel Faure and Andre Messager during their holidays in Villerville in 1881, Messe Des Pecheurs De Villerville is a mass dedicated to the fishermen of this city located in Normandy. Initially for Female choir, Harmonium and solo Violin, it was arranged by the authors in 1882 for Female choir and Chamber Orchestra. These scores, based on the two manuscrip…

Composed in 1741 Handel's Messiah has remained a popular choice for choir performances for nearly 275 years. With 3 Steps To Sing anyone can now learn and rehearse the piece at home, regardless of their ability to read music.This easy-to-follow learning method for the Alto part includes the following steps:Step 1 - Visual Learning DVDA voice part recorded by a professional singer (Soprano, Alto, T…

Par PORFIRI AURELIO. Né en 1968, Aurelio Porfiri est un compositeur, chef d’orchestre, organiste et auteur italien. Il a occupé les fonctions d’organiste suppléant au vicariat du Vatican à la basilique Saint-Pierre, ainsi que dans de nombreuses églises importantes en Italie. Il est régulièrement invité à participer à des jurys de concours internationaux de musique chorale, notamment à Xiamen (Chin…