Choral Choir (SATB divisi) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1095125 Composed by Mark Lehnowsky. A Cappella,Contest,Festival,Historic,Patriotic,Spiritual. Octavo. 11 pages. Mark Lehnowsky Music #699184. Published by Mark Lehnowsky Music (A0.1095125). This is a challenging SSAATTBB setting of Otto Leland Bohanan's Harlem Renaissance poem of the same name. My musical adolescence was spent singing music of the African and African American traditions with Essence of Joy. This piece, written for them in 2015, was inspired by those experiences and integrates spirituals that had special significance to me during my time in EOJ. There are quotations from Over My Head; Bye and Bye; My Lord, What a Morning; Great Day; and Oh, Freedom. During the climax of the piece, these spirituals combine into a moving tapestry of half-forgotten songs. As with most of my music, there is a numerological Easter Egg, a hidden message in the structure of the piece itself, for those music theorists who like deep diving into pieces they are singing. My Lord, what a morning...

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.779348 Composed by John Stafford Smith. Arranged by Shelton Ridge Love. Folk,Holiday,Patriotic. Octavo. 14 pages. Shelton Ridge Love #3096887. Published by Shelton Ridge Love (A0.779348). Arranged for SATB choir with piano duet (one piano, four hand) accompaniment, this majestic arrangement of The Star-Spangled Banner is perfect for every American patriotic concert or celebration. After a fanfare opening, the audience is invited to participate in the pledge to the flag and the first stanza. The choir then sings the lesser-known second stanza, concluding with a triumphant coda.At this time, the companion recording includes only digitized voices, so the lyrics for the entire arrangement are included below. (Lyrics by Francis Scott Key)America! America!God shed his grace on thee!O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.O say, does that star-spangled banner yet waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?O thus be it ever when free men shall standBetween their loved homes and the war's desolation!Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the head'n-rescued landPraise the pow'r that hath made and preserved us a nation!Then conquer we must when our cause it is just,And this be our motto: In God is our trust!And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!Ah! America!

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.971687 Composed by Michael E. Ropp. 20th Century,A Cappella,Christian,Sacred. Octavo. 11 pages. Michael E. Ropp #2034327. Published by Michael E. Ropp (A0.971687). I Stand the Watch Before the Dawn is a dramatic piece for SATB choir and tenor and soprano soloists, for the season of Advent. The piece begins with the solo tenor and piano, in which the tenor plays the part of the night watchman and expresses longing for the light, and anguish at the condition of the people in the darkness. The tenor solo ends with the words Why have you forsaken us? The choir then enters a cappella (in performance, the choir can be doubled on organ using soft strings if necessary--it's difficult for the choir to get its starting pitches), and a soaring solo soprano provides the answer: the Light has come, but more than that, You were never alone; you are never alone; you will never be alone. One staging idea for this piece is to have the solo tenor up front, and the choir and soprano unseen in the rear, especially if there is a rear balcony that will hold the choir. However it is staged, this piece provides worshipers with a powerful and unforgettable reassurance that they do not face their darkest hours alone. (Please note that the MP3 file has some oddities in the dynamics; the sudden changes are artifices of how the MP3 is rendered from Finale and should not be interpreted literally.).

Choral Choir (Mixed) - Digital Download SKU: A0.921015 Composed by Stephen Hamlin. Contemporary,Musical/Show. Octavo. 66 pages. Stephen Hamlin #23277. Published by Stephen Hamlin (A0.921015). The Apocamish is a musical satire book telling the tale of the Gomez Family’s struggle for survival against hordes of Amish zombies. At the peak of one civilization, solar flares reached earth disrupting all the electricity. The loss of electricity however was not the worse problem. When the solar flares hit Upperton Village, the quaint peaceful Amish were mutated into wretched flesh seeking zombies thus fully transforming them into the Apocamish. Felix Gomez was among the first survivors of the Dawn of the Apocamish. For forty years he survived Apocamish tyranny of and raised a tenacious zombie killing family. In this song collection, characters sing about their trials with the Apocamish with upbeat songs like 'S.O.L. You Apocamishes', 'Now They Are Hungry Starving Monsters', 'The Key to Survive', 'Who Were They Before They Turned Into Zombies', and the 'Apocamish Apocalypse'. While other tales of apocalypses are tragic and forlorn this tale shows how life was always grand, in Apocamish Land.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.912357 Composed by Craig Cassils. Contemporary. Octavo. 11 pages. Craig Cassils #18623. Published by Craig Cassils (A0.912357). Gloria (A New Day Dawns) – for SATB choir with piano. This song, full of rhythmic and dynamic contrasts, acknowledges and celebrates each new day as a gift. In the close harmonies of the refrain, the meter alternates from 6/8 to 5/4 to 4/4 to enable the many rhythmic ways to sing the word Gloria, which your choir will enjoy. The middle section contains the simple message of the song with the four voices weaving together in a contrapuntal style. The piece represents a sunrise in all its glory and is essentially a fanfare to the dawn of a new day. This is suitable for general use or as an opening number in a concert or an introit in a church service. $15.00 - THE PURCHASE PRICE ENTITLES YOU TO MAKE ENOUGH PHOTOCOPIES FOR ONE CHOIR IN ONE FACILITY. IF BUYING FOR MULTIPLE CHOIRS, PLEASE PAY FOR MULTIPLE COPIES.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.933611 Composed by John Stafford Smith. Arranged by Thomas Coker. Folk,Patriotic. Octavo. 4 pages. Thomas Rembert Coker Jr #3503513. Published by Thomas Rembert Coker Jr (A0.933611). In 2009 when Sanctuary Choir of South Main Baptist Church in Houston where I served as Music Minister was scheduled to sing the National Anthem for the Houston Astros baseball game, I carefully examined the several arrangements in our library and other resources. Finding nothing which met the simple, straight-forward criteria I was searching for, we created this simple arrangement. Since its addition to the music library it has proven very useful on numerous occasions for a variety of groups. About the National Anthem:The lyrics for The Star-Spangled Banner were written on September 14, 1814 from a British ship in the Baltimore Harbor where attorney Francis Scott Key had waited anxiously through the night as the twenty-five hour bombing of Ft. McHenry progressed. He had been sent to negotiate the release of an American civilian and then was held on board the ship.  At the dawn’s early light when the flag could still be seen indicating the British had not taken the fort, he jotted down this poem which on March 3, 1931 finally became the National Anthem of the United States. Interestingly, it was Robert Ripley who in November of 1929 drew a panel in his syndicated cartoon, Ripley’s Believe It or Not stating Believe It or Not, America has no national anthem. With the encouragement of John Philip Sousa, President Herbert Hoover signed into law the adoption of The Star-Spangled Banner to rectify this situation. According to the Smithsonian, the melody, written by John Stafford Smith, was originally titled Anacreon in Heaven. Anacreon was an ancient Greek poet known for his love of wine and love. The song had become the constitutional song of a London gentlemen’s club called the Anacreontic Society. Could this explain the wide range of the melody? By utilizing this tune to the moving text, this once merry drinking song took on a bold new and powerful meaning. Thomas Coker, August 27, 2015  

Choir Sacred (SATB choir) - Digital Download SKU: JX.00-9098239 Arranged by Ken Medema. Choral (Sacred); Choral Octavo; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; Worship Resources. Jubilate Music. Easter; Sacred; Spring. Choral Octavo. 12 pages. Jubilate Music Group - Digital #00-9098239. Published by Jubilate Music Group - Digital (JX.00-9098239). English.This is a truly dramatic offering from the pen of Ken Medema! Moving from the solemn opening tones announcing the dawning of Friday, a day of dying, to the jubilation of Then came Sunday, joyful Sunday, this anthem is guaranteed to be a stirring addition to your congregation's Easter worship celebration.

SATB chorus - Digital Download SKU: C7.CGA896 Composed by Carolyn Jennings. Epiphany, Lent, Ordinary/General. With Flute, Organ. Sacred Anthem. Octavo. 8 pages. Chorister's Guild - Digital #CGA896. Published by Chorister's Guild - Digital (C7.CGA896). UPC: 749193006719.This work, from the Easter cantata, Denn du wirst meine Seele was written by J.L. Bach, a distant cousin of J.S. Bach. Originally scored for soprano solo, strings, and continuo, this edition provides an opportunity for unison voices to sing the original aria with any of the three instrumental options listed above. In addition to the original text, 2 English texts are provided. The first provides the Easter message and sentiment of the original German text while the second celebrates creation and the dawning of a new day. The three texts make for a scholarly and practical appropriate for use with children's choirs in both sacred and secular contexts. An IPA Pronunciation Guide and a Teaching Guide for Directors are provided in the Full Score.

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, Piano (With Optional Brass Quintet, Timpani, Percussion) - Digital Download SKU: LX.10-4364L Composed by Mark Hayes. Sacred Anthem, General, Thanksgiving. Octavo. 16 pages. Lorenz Publishing - Digital Sheet Music #e10/4364L. Published by Lorenz Publishing - Digital Sheet Music (LX.10-4364L). ISBN 9781429131780.Opening with a stately choral fanfare featuring the text I will awaken the dawn with my song, this piece then moves into a bright festal sound, full of rhythmic energy. Lyrical legato passages contrast nicely with this section, and all are complemented by a signature Mark Hayes accompaniment.

Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.701507 Composed by Kevin G. Pace (ASCAP), Mark R. Fotheringham. Christian,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Octavo. 2 pages. Kevin G. Pace #3142123. Published by Kevin G. Pace (A0.701507). An original hymn, from Hymns volume 8, with text by Mark Fotheringham below.

Choral Choir (SATB divisi) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.841250 Composed by Chris Gordon. Contemporary. Octavo. 18 pages. Cool Wind Music Digital #3029087. Published by Cool Wind Music Digital (A0.841250). A setting of a very powerful poem by English poet, Ted Hughes, about the onset of autumn in an English (Yorkshire) garden and the surrounding countryside.  It is full of pathos and passion, harmony and dissonance, chaos and peace - just like English weather!This is a very individual and innovative choral setting of Hughes' poem which is, itself, rich in 'meaty' metaphor and colour - and the composer is a vegetarian! It evokes a savage Nature within a savage landscape where humans and animals compete for space and for food. It is October, the fields and woods and gardens of rural Yorkshire are readying themselves for the cold and desolation (and despair) of winter which isn't far away in time. 'A glass, half-filled with wine, left out(side) To the dark heaven all night, by dawn Has dreamed a premonition of ice across its eye as if the ice-age had begun its heave.'   That is only two and a half stanzas but you see from these lines that there are veiled threats of (Nature's) violence in the heavy tread of the poet's slowly-building angst over what is happening in the surrounding countryside - and his fear grows, and his awe grows, with every line. There is even fear underlining the very last line: 'And now it is about to start.' Winter is creeping closer and closer towards the house and it will not be pleasant to experience!I have tried to instil a little of this in the music which keeps skidding from consonance to dissonance and back to consonance. Sometimes the dissonance piles up, like snow driven by the wind piles up into deep banks; sometimes the music relaxes into stillness and calm (painted in tonal music) like a crisp, mild late autumn or early winter's day when the sun warms the landscape and life appears bearable, tolerable. I hope this adds to the song's 'charm'. It wasn't easy to write: sometimes the right music was elusive. The music ends with the word 'October' repeated three times, with voices overlapping in a little canon. This conjures up the wistful feelings of the poet as he looks out onto a peaceful scene, soon to be filled with all manner of 'natural violence', while his inner peace will soon be shattered by the mayhem about to be unleashed around him.Setting Ted Hughes is no easy task. It is for choirs and choirmasters to judge if I have succeeded in conveying the 'sense and sensibility' of a classic 20th century English poem.The price is for one copy: please purchase a sufficient number of scores if you intend to perform this work. SMP Press offers discounts for multiple-copy purchases.

Choir, SATB - Advanced Intermediate - Digital Download Composed by Kevin G. Pace (ASCAP), Mark R. Fotheringham. Christian, Sacred, Praise & Worship, Latter-Day Saints, General Worship. 8 pages. Published by Kevin G. Pace

Choral Choir (SATB) - Digital Download SKU: A0.1007504 Composed by Robbie LaBanca. Contemporary. Octavo. 6 pages. R. LaBanca #3416017. Published by R. LaBanca (A0.1007504). Here Before the Sunrise BlueHere before the sunrise blue & in the solitude To you: come home. The moon is full over morning buildings, The shade of solitude is upon my hand:Come home. In this empty loft of high windows the shades are lifting, and people are arrived;To you: in the early silence between us that IS, folded deep into night & and the black well of SourcesIn-here is gone forth to meet in-there & we ARE bound below a sound or gesture;Beneath distance, before time, at the foot of the silent forest, meet me here, I love you.A fire is crackling, I have risen early before the dawn - love and how long I have need of you all I feel;Don’t know where you are or what’s happening, yet surely the morning stars will shed their light in desolate places, and this just from me first thing in the morning, love. Janine Pommy-Vega

(SATB) - Digital Download SKU: HX.407008 Arranged by Marjorie Pickthall and Matthew Emery. Concert,Festival. Choral. 9 pages. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital (HX.407008).