Choral Choir,Choral (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.998573 Composed by Michael Barrera. A Cappella,Christmas,Contemporary,Sacred. 7 pages. Michael Barrera #5993653. Published by Michael Barrera (A0.998573). Https://www.michaelbarreraflute.com/shop/p/star-of-the-east Program Notes Written for Acappellago, an a capella group in the Chicago area, this piece won first prize in their first ever composition competition. The text centers on a star, specifically Christ. Both the text and the music have a hopeful and comforting tone. Its calm nature and beautifully lyrical partwriting reflect the stars in the night sky and the innocence of the Star of Bethlehem. Instrumentation SATB Choir Piano (for rehearsal only).

SATB choir and keyboard, with optional congregation - Moderately Easy - Digital Download SKU: MQ.50-1152-E Composed by James Chepponis. Advent, Christmas, Feast of the Holy Family, Lessons and Carols. Instrument part. 8 pages. MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music #50-1152-E. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music (MQ.50-1152-E). English.This hymn-anthem tells the astounding story of the God who is revered by all of creation- earth, sea, and sky- choosing Mary to be the mother of the Savior. The mixed meters employed for the 6th-century poetry are anything but jarring, and the middle stanza is set to different music with a medieval feel that accentuates the repetition of the word blest to describe Mary's destiny. A delightful but substantial anthem useful for Marian feasts as well as Christmastide. The keyboard part works well on both organ and piano. Congregational participation is welcome but not required; reprint material is included.

SATB choir and organ, with optional brass quintet and timpani (Instrumental Parts include: Trumpets I and II in B-flat and C, Horn in F, Trombone I and II, Timpani, Organ) - Medium - Digital Download SKU: MQ.80-325-E Composed by Robert Lehman. 8 pages. MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music #80-325-E. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music (MQ.80-325-E). English.The text is from The Book of Common Prayer, the music is original. A melismatic chant-like opening builds steadily to a dramatic declamation of the text Therefore let us keep the feast. Then the chant line continues softly in the accompaniment as the final alleluias are sung. The organ accompaniment is quite sufficient but can be augmented with Brass Quintet. From Mass of the Resurrection (ECS 8325).

SATB choir, optional congregation, organ, brass quartet or brass quintet, timpani, handbells - Medium - Digital Download SKU: MQ.60-7002A-E Composed by Hal H. Hopson. Easter. Instrument parts. 12 pages. MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music #60-7002A-E. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music (MQ.60-7002A-E). This concertato or hymn-anthem on DARWALL'S 148TH has multiple uses throughout the church year. The double text allows for flexibility in usage. Appropriate for All Saints, the fifty days of Easter, and Pentecost. Optional instrumental parts are available for Brass, Timpani, and Handbells. A flexible number of handbells may be used ranging from seven bells to 41 bells. Organist may play from either the Full Score or the Choral Score. Choral Score includes reproducible congregational page.

SATB choir and organ, with optional congregation, descant, brass quintet, timpani, and cymbals (Instrumental parts include: Trumpets I and II in B-flat and C, Horn in F, Trombones I and II, Percussion) - Moderately Easy - Digital Download SKU: MQ.60-9771-E Composed by Jeremy J. Bankson. Easter. Instrument parts. 11 pages. MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music #60-9771-E. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music (MQ.60-9771-E). English.A festive setting of the tune WEISSE FLAGGEN that may be used with or without brass. Commissioned for the 2022 Texas Choral Directors Association Conference.

SATB choir, congregation, organ, brass quintet, timpani and handbells - Moderately Easy - Digital Download SKU: MQ.60-4020-E Composed by John A. Behnke. Catholic Year A Easter Sunday; Catholic Year A Easter2; Catholic Year A Easter3; Year A Easter; Year A Easter2; Year A Easter3; Catholic Year C Easter5; Catholic Year C Easter Sunday; Year C Easter5;;;. Ascension, Easter, Easter Vigil. Instrument parts. 11 pages. MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music #60-4020-E. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music (MQ.60-4020-E). UPC: 688670640209.A striking Easter anthem on the tune LASST UNS ERFREUEN, which may be used with or without congregation. Stirring brass and handbell parts are used throughout the piece to create a truly worshipful anthem. Handbells 3-5 octaves. Organist may play from either the Full Score or the Choral Score. A reproducible page for congregation is included.Instrumental Parts include:Trumpets I and II in Bb and Copt. Horn in F (substitute for Trombone I)Trombones I and IITubaTimpaniHandbells (3, 4, or 5 Octaves; 36, (41), (54) Bells).

Assembly, cantor, SATB choir, organ, with optional chamber orchestra (Chamber Orchestra: Flute, Oboe, Horn in F, Strings) - Moderately Easy - Digital Download SKU: MQ.81-045-E Composed by Normand Gouin. Building Dedication. Instrument parts. 8 pages. MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music #81-045-E. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music (MQ.81-045-E). English, Korean, Spanish, Vietnamese. Psalms 128.This reverent, graceful setting of the Communion Antiphon for the Dedication of a Church was commissioned for the Dedication of Christ Cathedral, Orange, California. The assembly sings the refrains, and verses from Psalm 128 are sung by cantor and choir. The organ accompaniment can be supplemented by optional chamber orchestra parts, and material in additional languages is also available. Appropriate for the Feasts of the Holy Family and Dedication of St. John Lateran, as well as First Communion liturgies.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.833 Composed by Eastburn. Fathers & children, Couples, Courtship, Love, Deathbeds, Sick children, Drapery, Families, Religion. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.833). Songs of Welcome. Send For Mother, Birdie's Dying. Words by Geo. Cooper. Music Composed by Eastburn. Published 1874 by White, Smith & Company in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Fathers & children, Couples, Courtship, Love, Deathbeds, Sick children, Drapery, Families, Religion. First line reads Come and lift me from my pillow, weak and weary I have grown.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

SATB choir divisi and organ, with optional string quintet - Medium - Digital Download SKU: MQ.50-0074-E Composed by Charles S. Thatcher. Advent, Easter, Triduum/Three Days. Instrument parts. 15 pages. MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music #50-0074-E. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music (MQ.50-0074-E). English, German, Latin.The poem Mary the Dawn, while simple in its form, explores rich poetic images of the relationship between Christ and his mother. Charles Thatcher's charming, gentle tune is an apt vehicle for the words. Each stanza is followed by an interlude—a traditional hymn reflecting a key moment in salvation history (Birth, Passion, and Resurrection). Taken as a whole, this celebration of Mary is fitting for liturgy or concert and is also successful when one or more of the interludes are omitted. Parts for string quintet are optional but add to the warmth of the piece. The choral writing is satisfying, with some divisi parts; the interlude hymns are presented in their original language as well as English.

SATB choir and organ, optional C instrument or chamber orchestra, and optional congregation - Medium - Digital Download SKU: MQ.60-8010-E Composed by Peter Latona. Feast of the Holy Family. Downloadable choral score. 8 pages. MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music #60-8010-E. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music (MQ.60-8010-E). English. Genesis 15:5.This gentle, expansive hymn tune is a fitting vehicle for the text inspired by Genesis 15:5, which cites God's promise to Abraham that his descendants will be as countless as the stars. Written for the Papal Mass in Philadelphia on September 27, 2015, it can be performed simply with organ and oboe, or with organ and chamber orchestra; congregation joins in on the final two stanzas.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.712 Composed by George Frederick Root. Deathbeds, Mothers & children. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.712). Kiss Me Mother, Kiss Your Darling. Song & Chorus. Words by Letta C. Lord. Music by Geo. F. Root. Published 1864 by Root & Cady, 67 Washington St. in Chicago. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Deathbeds, Mothers & children. First line reads Kiss me Mother, kiss your darling, lean my head upon your breast.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

SATB choir, keyboard, optional flute, oboe, violin - Easy - Digital Download SKU: MQ.50-6065-E Composed by James Biery and Marilyn Biery. Easter Season, Feast of the Holy Family, Trinity, Confirmation, Wedding. Instrument part. 8 pages. MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music #50-6065-E. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music (MQ.50-6065-E). This song of blessing is based on an original hymn tune by James Biery. Useful for any time a blessing is appropriate, such as weddings, reception of new members, and baptisms. Instrumental part included.

SATB choir, trumpet or treble instrument, and organ, with optional congregation - Moderately Easy - Digital Download SKU: MQ.50-4420-E Composed by Robert A. Hobby. Easter, Reformation. 12 pages. MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music #50-4420-E. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music (MQ.50-4420-E). English.Looking for a brand new Easter anthem that's not on a melody you're already using for a hymn? This one is perfect, because it's based on an entirely original text and tune! It's approachable and flexible; you can use a trumpet or other treble instrument and involve the congregation or not. Four verses, the final one unison with descant. Majestic and festive, this is also appropriate for general use and for Reformation. Duration 4:00.

SATB choir, optional congregation, keyboard, oboe - Moderately Easy - Digital Download SKU: MQ.50-6519-E Composed by David Schwoebel. Ash Wednesday, Easter Season, Lent. Instrument part. 14 pages. MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music #50-6519-E. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music (MQ.50-6519-E). The familiar Frederick Faber hymn text is combined with Luke 1:78-79 to create an anthem that speaks of the tenderness and mercy of God. It incorporates the hymn tune WELLESLEY as well as original material. The optional oboe adds a pleasing color to the mood of the piece. Reproducible page for congregation included. Oboe part available separately.

SATB choir and organ with optional electric bass or synthesizer - Moderately Easy to Medium - Digital Download SKU: MQ.50-7031-E Composed by Hal H. Hopson. Ascension, Easter. Instrument part. 13 pages. MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music #50-7031-E. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music (MQ.50-7031-E). Double-text (Easter and General). Traditional Easter text with LLANFAIR tune. Four-part madrigal style sections for hymn tune interspersed with rhythmic Unison interludes. Practical, joyful, fun to sing. Void of technical difficulties.Electric Bass/Synthesizer part included in choral score.