SATB choir and Piano - Medium - Digital Download SKU: MQ.1.3610-E Composed by Kyle Pederson. African American Heritage. Instrument part. 22 pages. Galaxy Music Corporation - Digital #1.3610-E. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation - Digital (MQ.1.3610-E). English. From the arranger, Kyle Pederson To me, spirituals are the most powerful type of music. Spirituals were birthed and rooted in the experience of chattel slavery in the United States—and arose out of, as Arthur C. Jones asserts, “deeply meaningful, archetypically human experiences, relevant not only to the specific circumstances of slavery but also to women and men struggling with issues of justice, freedom, and spiritual wholeness in all times and places.� The original text of Soon Ah Will Be Done is as follows: Soon ah will be done with the troubles of the world (repeat) Goin’ home to live with God No more weeping and a-wailing (repeat) Goin’ home to live with God I want t’ meet my mother (repeat) Goin’ home to live with God I want t’ meet my Jesus (repeat) Goin’ home to live with God When I sang this spiritual growing up, I was struck by both the withering sorrow and expectant hope throughout. The melody and emotion has stuck with me since. When approaching my own arrangement, I hoped to honor the voice of the original writers and their experience of slavery, and I also sought to extend a voice to people today who are suffering from oppression and discrimination. I hoped an appropriate way to honor the experience of the original writers might be to invite the contemporary listener to envision and commit to a better, more just world today—a world of inclusion, radical kindness, compassion, love, and grace—a world where we have the courage to champion the inherent dignity and value of all people, a world where we will be done with all the ways we deny a person’s worth. A world where “heaven has come to earth.� In this arrangement, spoken word is incorporated throughout, intended to heighten the intensity of the performance, and meant to give a sense of immediacy to the challenge for the choir and audience to work together for justice, equity, and wholeness. Spoken word has often been used as the language of protest—and I include it intentionally as a way of giving voice to the choir members (and listener)—where all can stand in solidarity against oppression and injustice. If desired, choir members are encouraged to write their own spoken word text that speaks to issues of inequity and injustice in their own communities. I am writing this program note not long after George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, MN, on May 25, 2020. As a Minneapolis area resident for the past 25 years, I want to take a more active role in working towards justice in my community. All proceeds received from the sale and performance of Soon We Will Be Done will be directed to ISAIAH—a multi-racial, state-wide, nonpartisan coalition of faith communities fighting for racial and economic justice in Minnesota. You can read more about the phenomenal work ISAIAH is doing at isaiahmn.org.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.814674 Composed by Richard E Brown. Contemporary,Easter,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Octavo. 17 pages. Dacker Music #2957039. Published by Dacker Music (A0.814674). Set to a powerful text by Henry Lebedinsky, Selma and Stonewall explores some troubling issues in Christian life. This anthem is most appropriate during Lent and for Holy Week services.  Level  M     -      Duration  4:10

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.958123 Composed by Adam Judd. Christian,Gospel,Sacred. Octavo. 8 pages. Adam Judd #3129737. Published by Adam Judd (A0.958123). The Goodness of the Lord grew out of the striking statement of faith found in Psalms 27: 13. While much of the psalm indicates that its author was dealing with some serious life issues, in this verse the psalmist affirms a trust in the Lord’s help: not salvation for the next life, but rescue and shelter within the present lifetime. This piece attempts to portray such trust in God during times of struggle and pain.At least two soloists are necessary, but the solo parts may be divided among more singers if desired to suit your ensemble. The piece may be performed successfully using only chorus, soloists, and piano; however, there is also an orchestration available (S0.249231) for trumpet, tenor sax, guitar, and upright bass. Be warned that the tenor sax part is advanced-but someone who regularly handles musical theater woodwind books should have no problem. Including a drum set is recommended if you have someone who can find his or her way through the piece and enhance its gospel flavor; there is no written drum set chart, because the person you would want to play this piece with you won’t need it.Enjoy!

Choral Choir (SATB divisi) - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1257185 Composed by Nicholas White. 21st Century,Classical,Traditional. Octavo. 16 pages. Nicholas White Music #850509. Published by Nicholas White Music (A0.1257185). George Eliot's poem is given a rich and powerful setting for choir and organ.O May I join the choir invisible  Of those immortal dead who live again  In minds made better by their presence: live  In pulses stirr'd to generosity,  In deeds of daring rectitude, in scorn For miserable aims that end with self,  In thoughts sublime that pierce the night like stars,  And with their mild persistence urge man's search  To vaster issues.          So to live is heaven:  To make undying music in the world,  Breathing as beauteous order that controls  With growing sway the growing life of man.  So we inherit that sweet purity  For which we struggled, fail'd, and agoniz'd With widening retrospect that bred despair.  Rebellious flesh that would not be subdued,  A vicious parent shaming still its child,  Poor anxious penitence, is quick dissolv'd;  Its discords, quench'd by meeting harmonies,   Die in the large and charitable air.  And all our rarer, better, truer self,  That sobb'd religiously in yearning song,  That watch'd to ease the burthen of the world,  Laboriously tracing what must be,      And what may yet be better,—saw within  A worthier image for the sanctuary,  And shap'd it forth before the multitude,  Divinely human, raising worship so  To higher reverence more mix'd with love,—    That better self shall live till human Time  Shall fold its eyelids, and the human sky  Be gather'd like a scroll within the tomb Unread forever.          This is life to come,  Which martyr'd men have made more glorious       For us who strive to follow. May I reach  That purest heaven, be to other souls  The cup of strength in some great agony,  Enkindle generous ardor, feed pure love,  Beget the smiles that have no cruelty,Be the sweet presence of a good diffus'd,  And in diffusion ever more intense!  So shall I join the choir invisible  Whose music is the gladness of the world.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Digital Download SKU: A0.958124 Composed by Adam Judd. Christian,Gospel,Sacred. Octavo. 17 pages. Adam Judd #3129743. Published by Adam Judd (A0.958124). The Goodness of the Lord grew out of the striking statement of faith found in Psalms 27: 13. While much of the psalm indicates that its author was dealing with some serious life issues, in this verse the psalmist affirms a trust in the Lord’s help: not salvation for the next life, but rescue and shelter within the present lifetime. This piece attempts to portray such trust in God during times of struggle and pain.Available here is a full score and parts for the orchestration, including trumpet, tenor sax, guitar, and upright bass. Be warned that the tenor sax part is advanced-but someone who regularly handles musical theater woodwind books should have no problem. Including a drum set is recommended if you have someone who can find his or her way through the piece and enhance its gospel flavor; there is no written drum set chart, because the person you would want to play this piece with you won’t need it. Octavos for the choral singers and soloists can be purchased separately (S0.249225).Enjoy!

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.933741 Composed by Christopher Reed. Classical. Octavo. 5 pages. Barefoot Compositions #2889561. Published by Barefoot Compositions (A0.933741). Holding Place (SATB) is a fantastic piece for your advanced choir. Its lush harmonies are reminiscent of early sacred works. The text is Lorem Ipsum, a place holding text used by designers. You get to choose what this piece means to you and your choir! Teach your choir the value of this genre without issues around meaning of text.Runs approx 4'00Look for other works by Christopher Reed or commission something new by contacting him at www.barefootcomposer.com and like him on Facebook www.facebook.com/barefootcomposermusic 

Choral Choir,Choral (SATB divisi) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1308788 Composed by Charles Tenet. Arranged by Tobi Crawford. Jazz. 11 pages. Tobi Crawford #898034. Published by Tobi Crawford (A0.1308788). *Purchase 10 copies to perform this piece with your ensemble of any size*Purchase the instrumental pack (bass and drum part) here: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/beyond-the-sea-instrumental-pack-only-22605052.htmlThis arrangement came to me over a number of weeks in a very organic way that began with the ostinato piano figure that prevails throughout the piece. I began playing it unattached to any tune and I just liked the way the line descended in the left hand and how I had to find voicings in the right hand that made harmonic sense – like a puzzle. As I was playing around with this puzzle, thoughts of my father were swirling around in my head – I was at the end of a 4 year period of separation from my parents owing to the fact that I’m a Canadian expat living in the US and the borders were closed for a long time because of Covid, and then I had work visa issues and my parents were getting older before my eyes. They were also losing friends to cancer and other ailments and my dad, in particular, had experienced the loss of many close family members and friends during our separation and it was taking a toll. One day I sat down and played the now familiar-to-me ostinato but randomly I started to sing “Beyond the Sea� over it and it fit perfectly. I thought it a happy coincidence. As the days went on I committed to putting my ostinato with Beyond the Sea and the lyrics started to seep into my brain. I have, of course, heard these lyrics many times before, (who hasn’t seen Finding Nemo?) but the lyrics didn’t mean what I thought they meant… They’re NOT about the ocean, they are about my dad!!! Well, kind of… I realized, through careful reflection and by slowing the words down, that the lyrics are talking about a person in heaven who is patiently waiting for their partner to join them. Somewhere beyond the seaShe’s there watching for me…It’s far beyond the starsIt’s near beyond the moon And the lyrics end with them meeting, “We’ll meet beyond the shore, we’ll kiss just like before,� and the song ends with: “and never again I’ll go sailing.� It’s like the big bang went off in my head about why all these thoughts of my dad, and his friends, and this arrangement, and what it all meant suddenly just MADE SENSE and I was able to start formulating a plan. Performance Suggestions: The improvisation solo in the middle should be free of any traditional “scat syllables� and should be more of a lament. Listen to singers like Aubrey Johnson improvise on ballads for inspiration. An idea for that improv section might be to have a male singer start the improv, then a female singer joins (as if together in heaven) then they sing letter F together (warning: will cause tears…). All solo sections do not have to be sung as written – soloists can take liberties with the melody as the spirit moves.

Choral Choir,Choral,SATB Chorus divisi - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1436849 By Bob Dylan. By Bob Dylan. Arranged by Daniel Hughes. 21st Century,Folk,Pop. 14 pages. Daniel Hughes Music #1016915. Published by Daniel Hughes Music (A0.1436849). An updated setting to this timely song that feature additional lyrics for the 21st-century, including Black Lives Matter, bodily autonomy, and LGBTQIA2S+ issues. The arrangement is for choir (SATB div.), piano, guitar, djembe, and several solos. A strong, intermediate level arrangement for high school choirs, college/university choirs, and community choruses!

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.846804 Composed by Gerda Blok-Wilson. A Cappella,Celtic,Classical,Contemporary,Irish,Multicultural,World. Octavo. 9 pages. CanSing #453493. Published by CanSing (A0.846804). Premiered by the Eastern Horizon Choir: Choirs for Change, Halifax 2020. And original SATB Choral Composition by Canadian composer, Gerda Blok-Wilson, the piece is a wonderful choice for a concert program featuring social issues. These words and personal experience serve as an inspiration for writing The Wind will Carry my Song. Finding the message from difficult experiences and telling the story is difficult but can be empowering. It can also lead to helping a person through trauma and contribute to conversations and changes in social consciousness.

Choral Choir,Choral,SATB Chorus divisi - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1454787 By U2. By Bono and U2. Arranged by Philip Lapatha. A Cappella,Pop,Rock,Singer/Songwriter. 11 pages. Philip Lapatha #1033852. Published by Philip Lapatha (A0.1454787). Running to Stand Still is an incredible gem from U2's genius album The Joshua Tree.  This SATB (divisi) a cappella arrangement explores the sonic, dynamic, and emotional range of human voices singing together in order to depict the difficult social challenge of drug abuse.  This arrangement would be a good addition to a community choir concert program about social issues.

4 voices (SATB) a cappella (4 soloists or à8, à12, à16) - difficult - Digital Download SKU: S9.Q20946 10 Monodisticha von Angelus Silesius. Composed by Heinz Holliger. This edition: choral score. Schott Chamber Choir. Downloadable, Choral score. Duration 20 minutes. Schott Music - Digital #Q20946. Published by Schott Music - Digital (S9.Q20946). German.In nicht Ichts – nicht Nichts, Heinz Holliger has set the words of ten selected mystic epigrammes by the seventeenth century Baroque poet Angelus Silesius. The two-line sayings in rhyming Alexandrines undertake a profound exploration of metaphysical issues, posing questions such as What is life, eternity, space and time and the nature of God?

Choral Choir,Choral (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1351328 Composed by Ken Litton. Arranged by (Ken Litton). Christian,Easter,Lent,Sacred,Traditional. 8 pages. Artist of Note, Inc. #936180. Published by Artist of Note, Inc. (A0.1351328). Written in 1664, the beloved hymn text My Song Is Love Unknown comes alive in a strirringly personal way with this setting for mixed voices SATB (only optional divisi) and piano. Crossman was a noted preacher who contributed to the guidance of young men as well as addressing social, government and military issues. Predominantly useful in a Lenten or Good Friday/Holy Week time frame (Palm Sunday/Ash Wednesday) it may also be a great fit for the First Sunday after Christmas Day.Thanks to the good folks at ArrangeMe.com a division of Hal Leonard!Sheet Music DirectSheet Music Plus.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1016225 Composed by Anthony Theodore. Contemporary. Octavo. 5 pages. Anthony Theodore #5316925. Published by Anthony Theodore (A0.1016225). I am 17 years old and this the very first composition I have ever written. My vision for the world is to try and help people keep positive no matter how bad or how unbarring the situation may be. There are many people on the planet that have issues that need to be dealt with and I believe that one way that they can help themselves is by trying to thing of the times where things weren't so bad. Even if they were bad, those memories should be the reminders to help you grow throughout life. This is the message that I am trying to portray with Those Memories. At the age of 15, I had a vision to help people not to forget the good and the bad moments of their lives because once the memories are forgotten, people will never be able to go back and tell stories about how they developed and came to be. â€ƒSome of the lyrics were picked from a poem that was written 4 years ago in 2016 called One Brief Moment by John Fleming. The poem was found on a website that provides poems to those who like reading poems. The website is called poetrysoup.com and I think it's a pretty cool website for poem readers, so if you like poems and you want something new, you can go there and check it out. I hope you all enjoy the piece as much as I had fun writing it. Haha.