All you need for your perfect Proms finale concert-Boosey & Hawkes new Concerts for Choirs series is an innovative approach to concert planning for choirs. Each volume contains a wealth of material to help the choral director assemble a concert programme – all from one volume. The anthology draws on the vast Boosey and Hawkes archive and also includes many specially-composed or newly-arrange…
Andy Brooke's Angels Watchin' Over Me for CCBarBar and Piano. This celebrated spiritual has a strong appealing comfortable melody suitable for boys' choirs and is arranged skilfully here for four-part choir and piano with a cappella sections and affecting modulations. Suited to more established choirs it has plenty of opportunities for musical growth.
Jude Roldan is a composer from the Philippines whose wife Theresa conducts one of the great children's choirs of the world. Many of his pieces are for her choir and soon become demanded by excellent treble choirs the world over. A song of praise sung in Latin with marvelous energy it serves as a strong concert opener or festival piece. Medium difficulty.
Mattie Stepanek was 14 when he died but his poetry and enthusiasm caught the notice of celebrities and presidents. Ron Kean has taken Mattie's Christmas poem of peace for all the world and created a melody that helps the messagesoar. Fitting for children's choirs treble choirs and even mixed choirs this is a wonderful song of hope and love.
Originally released for male choir this revoicing evokes the mournfulness surrounding the crucifixion of Christ. Burchard's flowing lines in and out of alluring suspensions keeps us immersed in the sweet tension of the Latin text. But our struggles are beautifully rewarded as the piece quietly ends in the major tonality. A wonderful Lenten or Communion anthem for the advanced church choir or a…
ShowTrax CD-The powerful 1985 song by Queen was featured in the British choir competition Last Choir Standing and offers a strong message of following your vision and overcoming the odds. A fantastic selection for concert pop and show choirs!
This creative song affirms each person's dreams and persona. Beginning quietly with assurance solo voices bring us the first theme and soon the choir joins in. Then the choir introduces a new theme with a joyful Latin textaccompanied by indigenous drums. Moments later the two themes are brought together. The unique combination of sounds texts and message make this an excellent piece for high sch…
This is a reflective and beautiful arrangement of the classic Christmas carol by Holst. Wilberg underpins the well-loved melody with luscious romantic harmonies including moments of exquisite chromaticism. This wonderful carol would make an ideal choice for any Christmas service or concert and will strike chords with choirs and audiences alike.Mack WilbergMack Wilberg is the Music Director of th…
Paperback-Thomas Attwood Walmisley's setting of Magnificat And Nunc Dimittis in B flat for SSAATTBB Choir and Organ.Organist of Trinity College St John's College and Professor of Music at Cambridge simultaneously Walmisley is known today for his Evening Canticles in D minor and a handful of anthems.This fine double Choir setting was written some ten years before the D minor set and is publish…
Charles Wood's Hail Gladdening Light for SATB double choir and optional Organ.This resplendent double choir anthem is a cornerstone of the Anglican cathedral repertoire. Wood makes full use of the array of harmonic and textural possibilities afforded by the use of two choirs creating a powerfully expressive and varied piece.
Re-discover the magical world of Edward Lear: the table and chair who learned to walk the melancholy reminiscences of Uncle Arly the Sunday outing of the Broom Shovel Poker and Tongs the tale of the broken-hearted Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò and the courtship of the Owl and the Pussycat all linked together by narrations and limericks.Scored for SATB choir optional narrator optional children's choir…
The powerful 1985 song by Queen was featured in the British choir competition Last Choir Standing and offers a strong message of following your vision and overcoming the odds. A fantastic selection for concert pop and show choirs!
Travelling Tales: tales of travel in our imagination and in reality: mysterious travellers from unknown lands journeys by train by sea and on horse-back and visions of the future. Combining poems of the past with poems by today's young people the music of this accessible cantata is designed to appeal to all choirs and their audiences.The eight movements are scored for SATB choir with option…
Austin Lovelace gave us many wonderful choral pieces and this setting of Psalm 150 epitomizes his modern style. Open 4ths and 5ths provide a fanfare flavor befitting the “praise” text of this Psalm. Written for Unison or 2-Part choir it is appropriate for any age choir. The optional hand cymbal adds just the right percussion sonority to complete the statement. Church and school choirs …
A Suite of songs for unaccompanied choir poems by Thomas Campion. Four Sacred Songs was commissioned by the Essex Baroque Choir conductor Simon Thompson and was given its first London performance at St James Piccadilly in September 1990. It is a setting of poems from Thomas Campion's First Book Of Ayres: Intended chiefly for concert performance it gives choirs the chance to present these b…
A wonderful choice for a concert closer A Peaceful Allelu invites us to live each day with love and grace and make this world a better place. For two-part mixed choirs of any age a heartfelt message for the holidays orthroughout the year. Available: 2-Part Mixed & PianoTrax CD 2003 (35016948).
Discovery Level 1-Here is a playful contemporary madrigal for younger mixed choirs that will be great for concerts and festivals at any time of year. Set in a buoyant 3/4 the strophic text will be easy to learn and provide a successful first acappella experience for beginning singers. Available separately: 3-Part Mixed a cappella VoiceTrax CD. Duration: ca. 1:25.
Easy 2-Part Arrangements for Synagogue Choir-This stand-alone edition can be used by choirs at synagogues Jewish community centers camps libraries etc. It features 31 popular tunes for all difficulty levels. Includes the right to photocopy the selections.
Par FAURE GABRIEL. This volume of 'oeuvres complètes de Gabriel Fauré” contains Fauré's four secular choral works in their orchestral arrangements, namely 'Les Djinns”, 'La Naissance de Vénus”, 'Madrigal”, and 'Pavane”. These works were composed between 1876 and 1887 - thereafter Fauré wrote choral compositions based only on sacred texts. The first three works are presented here for the first time…
The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams arranged by Paul Drayton for Violin and mixed choir.This innovative and imaginative choral arrangement of The Lark Ascending has the original solo Violin part accompanied by mixed choir. It sensitively sets George Meredith's poem (on which the original orchestration is based) and combines this with wordless Vocal lines and Vocal solos preserving the t…
This charming arrangement of I Saw Three Ships includes a sparkling handbell part and dance-like keyboard accompaniment. Voiced for three-part mixed choirs this fresh setting of a traditional carol is accessible to youth or adult choirs.
Book 3 of the Sing Out! series contains dazzling new Choral versions of five chart-topping pop songs. The arrangements are by Vocal coach and Choral director Mark De-Lisser and are recorded by ACM Gospel Choir.These crowd-pleasing songs have been selected for their positive lyrics and overall heart-warming feel making them a joy to sing and listen to.Arranged for SAT Choir with the occasional sol…
(from Easter Parade) Discovery Level 2-One of the most memorable scenes from Irving Berlin's Easter Parade is Fred Astaire and Judy Garland singing and clowning in hobo attire to this charming song! Young choirs will love recreating the performance and the music is irresistible! Available separately 3-Part Mixed 2-Part and VoiceTrax CD. Duration: ca. 3:00.
First published in a two-part version in The Oxford Book of Flexible Carols Alan Smith's In the Beginning is presented separately here in a mixed-voice arrangement. Kevin Carey's text is set to gently lilting music perfect for choirs and settings at Christmas.
First made popular by the Andrews Sisters later by Bette Midler in the '70s and now this hoppin' tune is arranged for mixed as well as treble choirs. The energetic swing-style will be incredibly fun to perform and the tune lends itself very well to choreography. Sc…
ShowTrax CD-Unisons and simple harmonies alternate throughout with a honky-tonk rock piano solo in the middle. A super-fun high-energy '50s hit for your younger choirs! Available: 2-Part 3-Part Mixed ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 2:00.
John Rutter's What Sweeter Music for SSA or SSS and Organ or Strings.Originally published in a version for mixed voices this much-loved Rutter carol has been adapted by the composer for performance by upper-voice choirs. Full scores and Sets of Parts specially composed for the upper-voice version are available on sale and on hire/rental. The Set of Parts contains the following String parts: 4 x…
(with O Christmas Tree) Discovery Level 1-The popular traditional carol gets a contemporary update with this fresh partner song arrangement! After a reflective introduction the song rocks out with energy and excitement. Ideal for younger choirs and all types of holiday programming! Available separately: 3-Part Mixed 2-Part VoiceTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:45.
Paperback-Following the success of Songs of Africa (for mixed voices) Fred Onovwerosuoke presents six authentic arrangements of African songs scored for upper voices and percussion. Published in two small collections - set 1 for SA and this set for SSA - the songs originate from a variety of locations including Zimbabwe Botswana Nigeria and the Republic of Benin. With texts to celebrate an as…
Book 3 of the Sing Out! series contains dazzling new Choral versions of five chart-topping pop songs. The arrangements are by Vocal coach and Choral director Mark De-Lisser and are recorded by ACM Gospel Choir.These crowd-pleasing songs have been selected for their positive lyrics and overall heart-warming feel making them a joy to sing and listen to.Arranged for SAT Choir with the occasional sol…
