SATB choir a cappella and percussion - Easy - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.AHM-32-E

Composed by Christopher Aspaas. Advent, Christ the King. 8 pages. Aspen Hill Music - Digital #AHM-32-E. Published by Aspen Hill Music - Digital (MQ.AHM-32-E).

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An exciting piece with driving rhythms, a call-and-response inner section and exciting ending. This Nigerian folksong has proven to be a favorite for choirs of all ages. This arrangement for mixed choirs was created for the St. Olaf College Summer Music Camp Choir.

SATB choir and Piano - Moderately Easy - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.AHM-48-E

Composed by Christopher Aspaas. 16 pages. Aspen Hill Music - Digital #AHM-48-E. Published by Aspen Hill Music - Digital (MQ.AHM-48-E).

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Thomas Hood's poem, The Stars are with the Voyager, has inspired many lyric and lush choral settings of this text. As I read Hood's story of constant love, I feel the inevitable promise found there, but also a sense of timeless adventure. At the beginning of this setting, the piano represents the rolling waves of the sea—relentless and full of energy—and the unyielding march of time. The fourth verse becomes contemplative following the setting of the sun and grows into the brighter day before a layering of the opening melody that moves into the distance.

SATB choir and Piano - Moderately Easy - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.AHM-25-E

Composed by Christopher Aspaas. 12 pages. Aspen Hill Music - Digital #AHM-25-E. Published by Aspen Hill Music - Digital (MQ.AHM-25-E).

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With an opening like the awakening light of dawn, this setting of text by Rabindrinath Tagore moves quickly into a rhythmic and dance-like feel. A joyful and fun work for high school, collegiate, and festival choirs.

SATB choir and keyboard - Easy - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.AHM-24-E

Composed by Christopher Aspaas. Score. 12 pages. Aspen Hill Music - Digital #AHM-24-E. Published by Aspen Hill Music - Digital (MQ.AHM-24-E).

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This arrangement of Bach's masterpiece was created for the 2012 Lutheran Summer Music Concert Choir and includes a simplified accompaniment for keyboard/piano. It now includes multiple texts for use throughout the year—three anthems in one score! Can be sung with other (more complex) versions of the accompaniment.

SATB choir a cappella - Moderately Easy - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.AHM-54-E

Composed by Christopher Aspaas. 8 pages. Aspen Hill Music - Digital #AHM-54-E. Published by Aspen Hill Music - Digital (MQ.AHM-54-E).

English. Isaiah 41:10; Matthew 28:20.

This benediction begins with Isaiah 41, “Do not be afraid, for I am with with you...� and continues with words of tremendous love and promise. With the entrance of the Matthew text, “Behold, I am with you always...� the mood shifts from uplifting to mysterious as it is sometimes difficult to sense God’s presence in our everyday lives. The basses here represent the everlasting love of God.  .

SATB chorus divisi and soloist a cappella - Easy - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.AHM-16-E

Composed by Christopher Aspaas. 4 pages. Aspen Hill Music - Digital #AHM-16-E. Published by Aspen Hill Music - Digital (MQ.AHM-16-E).

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This introit drawn from the Byzantine tradition sets a text in Church Slavonic over a simple drone. A solo voice and aleatoric verse provide a unique set of textures to open any concert or worship and music event.This setting makes for an excellent introit or processional with the choristers either in performance position or in the round. Begin with the tenors and basses in drone on the given pitches on either a hum or pure vowel such as [u] or [É‘]. All sopranos and altos should sing the melody in unison once through, followed by a male soloist who should sing the melody from the back of the performance space and move forward as he sings. The third and final iteration of the melody should be the sopranos and altos singing through each phrase in an aleatoric style. After the final release, one could move directly into an anthem such as Tebye poyem of Rachmaninoff. The key of this piece should be adjusted to fit the needs of the ensemble and program.

SATB choir, soloists, cello, and piano - Moderately Difficult - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.AHM-27-E

Composed by Christopher Aspaas. 20 pages. Aspen Hill Music - Digital #AHM-27-E. Published by Aspen Hill Music - Digital (MQ.AHM-27-E).

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Music Makers, Dreamers of Dreams was commissioned by One Voice Mixed Chorus, Minnesota's own and North America's largest LGBT and straight allies chorus under the direction of Jane Ramseyer Miller. The text is a combination of Arthur O'Shaughnessy's Ode, Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass and an anonymous text spoken at a GALA national conference: We have started a song and it cannot stop. Set for baritone soloist, piano, cello and SATB choir, the work seeks to empower singers of all ages through this stirring text setting.

SATB choir a cappella - Easy - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.AHM-01-E

Composed by Christopher Aspaas. Instrument parts. 4 pages. Aspen Hill Music - Digital #AHM-01-E. Published by Aspen Hill Music - Digital (MQ.AHM-01-E).

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This three-part setting of a Hebrew call to prayer translates to, Blessed is Adonai, the blessed one, for all eternity. Lines are woven between the vocal parts in the contemplative setting.

SATB choir, brass, organ and optional children/youth - Medium - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.AHM-39-E

Composed by Christopher Aspaas. Christmas. 16 pages. Aspen Hill Music - Digital #AHM-39-E. Published by Aspen Hill Music - Digital (MQ.AHM-39-E).

English. Psalm 98; Isaiah 9.

This work was commissioned in honor of Cortlandt M. Koonts (Corky) longtime Erskine Music Professor and former Bonclarken Music Conference Director and Coordinator. Set for brass, organ, SATB, and children's choir, the work combines original music with the beloved and familiar melody, Joy to the World. A great selection for combined forces on a festival Sunday.

SATB chorus divisi and piano - Medium - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.AHM-34-E

Composed by Christopher Aspaas. 12 pages. Aspen Hill Music - Digital #AHM-34-E. Published by Aspen Hill Music - Digital (MQ.AHM-34-E).

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This setting of the Ave Maria text was commissioned by Beau Chant Community Chorus of Faribault, Minnesota in honor of long-time Executive Director, Laura Heisel Mosset. Accessible melodies, limited divisi, and moderate ranges make this a perfect match for community and church choirs.

SATB chorus divisi and piano - Moderately Easy - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.AHM-56-E

Composed by Christopher Aspaas. 12 pages. Aspen Hill Music - Digital #AHM-56-E. Published by Aspen Hill Music - Digital (MQ.AHM-56-E).

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This setting of Paul Lawrence Dunbar's poem of the same name was commissioned by the Fond du Lac High School Concert Choir and their director Cory Schneider. Melodic exchanges between trebles and tenors/basses create a musical dialogue between the musicians--capturing the essence of this expressive and meaningful text: you are welcome..

SATB choir, SSAA choir, and TTBB choirs a cappella - Moderately Difficult - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.AHM-03-E

Composed by Christopher Aspaas. Christmas. 20 pages. Aspen Hill Music - Digital #AHM-03-E. Published by Aspen Hill Music - Digital (MQ.AHM-03-E).

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Arranged for the 2017 Christmas Festival at St. Olaf, this collage draws from across the globe to intertwine carols from the West Indies, Puerto Rico, Canada, America, Germany, and Nigeria. Movements for SATB, treble, tenor-bass, and mass choir create a variety of colors for your program.

SATB chorus divisi a cappella - Moderately Difficult - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.AHM-50-E

Composed by Christopher Aspaas. 12 pages. Aspen Hill Music - Digital #AHM-50-E. Published by Aspen Hill Music - Digital (MQ.AHM-50-E).

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Samuel Longfellow's words from 1864 dramatically depict the bitterness of a Minnesota winter, “...all the earth lies dead and drear.� “And yet, God's love is not withdrawn� is Longfellow's faithful response to the winters in our lives. This a cappella setting for SATB choir uses changes of mode and dynamic to contrast the stark cold of the season with the warmth of “summer's joyous rays.� Composed in memory of Barbara Aspaas (1941-2014).

SATB choir and Piano - Medium - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.AHM-41-E

Composed by Christopher Aspaas. 8 pages. Aspen Hill Music - Digital #AHM-41-E. Published by Aspen Hill Music - Digital (MQ.AHM-41-E).

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This flowing piece for a cappella choir and soloists gives new life to Will L. Thompson's beloved hymn. This arrangement sets the first and last verse, capturing the image of Jesus “waiting and watching� in the now, and the “wonderful love He has promised,� from the past and for our future. Only a few moments of divisi in the bass section mean this can be sung by medium-sized ensembles.

SATB chorus divisi and piano - Moderately Difficult - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.AHM-47-E

Composed by Christopher Aspaas. Evensong. 12 pages. Aspen Hill Music - Digital #AHM-47-E. Published by Aspen Hill Music - Digital (MQ.AHM-47-E).

English. Luke 2:29–32.

Written for the 2012 Lutheran Summer Music Concert Choir, this work for choir and keyboard (either piano or organ) is the perfect end to any worship and music event. The story of Simeon's faith and celebration of the newborn Christ-child—“a light to lighten the Gentiles, and to be the glory of the people Israel�—is one to inspire singers of all ages.