Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.976734 Composed by Robert Myers. 20th Century,Christmas,Contemporary. Score and parts. 99 pages. WheatMyer Music #6496769. Published by WheatMyer Music (A0.976734). CONJUNCTION interprets the convergence of Jupiter and Saturn near the end of the year 2020 as a celestial metaphor for the good news of Christ's birth in a replay of the Star of Bethlehem. Hence, its subtitle of The Christmas Star of 2020. The music, along with narration from selected Old and New Testament scriptures, delivers a message of hope amid the turmoil and chaos of current times.It's written for smaller concert bands hungry for challenging music. Ample cues and doubling allow for flexible instrumentation while mixed meters, varying tempos and textures, and interesting solo lines provide opportunities for strong players to shine. CONJUNCTION is also available with strings for orchestra.PROGRAM NOTES:2020 is widely characterized for its maladies: murders, burning cities, riots, a pandemic, economic shocks, and political turmoil. For some of us, it also held personal tragedy such as my brother’s passing from COVID. But, 2020 also brought a sign of hope, namely the celestial phenomenon known as the Great Conjunction of 2020. For earth-bound observers, this was the closest approach of Jupiter and Saturn in almost 400 years as they appeared to almost touch in the early evening sky to produce the most brilliant evening star of our lifetimes. The occurrence of the event in November-December neatly coincided with the Advent season, peaking just before Christmas Day. One could hardly fail to note the parallels with the Christmas star of Matthew’s gospel which gave the conjunction its alternate name, the Christmas Star of 2020. Thus, this star spoke, to those with ears to hear, the same message the prophet Isaiah wrote about the coming Messiah, The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light. This star thus served to remind us that the LORD has not rejected us; He will show His favor again; His love has not vanished; His promises have not failed; He has not forgotten to be merciful or compassionate; and we are called to remember His mighty deeds (Psalm 77). CONJUNCTION: The Christmas Star of 2020 is inspired by these particulars.For the music, I looked to Gustav Holst’s The Planets for themes that would portray Jupiter and Saturn’s pas de deux. I selected several motives from the corresponding movements mixed and matched in sometimes easily recognized quotations and other times in heavily camouflaged derivations. An exuberant polyphonic passage recaps themes from both Jupiter and Saturn when the music resolves from uncertainty into hopefulness. While Holst’s motives provide CONJUNCTION’s foundation I also used Handel’s Messiah for transitory and climactic material. You will hear his The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light in transitions and a short trombone solo. And a re-harmonization of the opening line from For unto us a child is born brings the music to a joyous climax.Although the music stands firmly on its own, I elected to incorporate some narrative to make the musical sentiment explicit. In a commentary on 2020’s grim events, I took adaptations of Habakkuk 1:2-4 and 2 Tim 3:1-4 and set them over Saturn’s plodding and ominous harmonies. Contrasting replies shimmer with hope as the narration melds Isaiah 9:2 and Luke 1:78-79 over another Saturn motive set against pitch sets from Jupiter’s main hymn theme. Still, it’s the music that tells the story of the Christmas Star of 2020.Please visit my website for a complete score preview: https://wheatmyermusic.com/conjunction-the-christmas-star-of-2020I feel somewhat guilty making claim to this music as almost all the building blocks are taken from other composers. But the end result is neither a medley, nor an arrangement, rather it is something clearly new, so I call it my own with deep respect to those giants on whose shoulders I stand.Robert MyersS.D.G.

Full Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1081594 Composed by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber. Arranged by Joshua Choe. Baroque,Classical,Sacred. Score and parts. 79 pages. JMJ Arrangements #685710. Published by JMJ Arrangements (A0.1081594). [W]hen the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, 'Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord') and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, 'a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.' Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. And inspired by the Spirit he came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law, he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said, 'Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word; for mine eyes have seen thy salvation which thou hast prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to thy people Israel.' And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him; and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, 'Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken against (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed.' ... And when they had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth. And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him. (Luke 2:22-35, 39-40 RSV-CE).

Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.747202 Composed by Christopher R. Brown. Christian,Gospel,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Score and parts. 101 pages. Christopher Brown #4725429. Published by Christopher Brown (A0.747202). About the song: Satan has been decisively defeated. In every battle with the devil, 1 John 4:4 assures us that God is greater. When we feel trapped in sin, God is greater. When we are tempted to doubt, God is greater. When we face trials, God is  greater. When we experience great loss or disappointment, God is greater still. He is able to strengthen, help, comfort, and uphold our souls by His power and might regardless of the circumstances in which we find ourselves. This is reason for hope, joy, and praise even in the darkest valley.Can be performed with piano accompaniment only, OR with additional band members (rhythm chart included), OR with full orchestra.Please Note:You can purchase individual copies of the choral score separately on Sheet Music Plus. Performance of this piece requires the purchase of one choral score per singer.Included in your Purchase:Full ScoreChoral Score (SATB with Solo)Piano AccompanimentRhythm ChartDrumsetFlute 1, 2Oboe (opt. Soprano Sax doubles)Clarinet 1, 2Horn 1, 2 (opt. Alto Sax doubles)Trumpet 1, 2Trumpet 3Trombone 1, 2 (opt. Tenor Sax doubles)Trombone 3/ Tuba (opt. Bari Sax doubles)Percussion 1, 2HarpViolin 1, 2ViolaCelloString Bass (opt. Bass Clarinet/ Bassoon doubles)Lyrics:Verse 1When it seems there’s no way out,He can make a way.In the darkness of my doubt,He’s the light of day.Ev’ry trial that I face,Comes with His mercy and His grace.Pre-Chorus 1Greater is He Who lives in me.Stronger than the plans of ev’ry enemy.From sin and death I’ve been set free.He set me free!Chorus 1This is my hope when I’m walking through the valley of the shadow.This is my joy in the sorrow and the pain.This is the Truth when I’m caught up in the middle of the battle.Greater is He that is in me.Verse 2When my world begins to shake,He’s unshakable.When my circumstances change,He’s unchangeable.In ev’ry storm and crashing wave,My God is powerful to save.Pre-Chorus 2Greater is He Who lives in me.Stronger than the plans of ev’ry enemy.From sin and death I’ve been set free.He set me free!Chorus 2This is my hope when I’m walking through the valley of the shadow.This is my joy in the sorrow and the pain.This is the Truth when I’m caught up in the middle of the battle.Greater is He that is in me.Bridge 1There isn’t any other,Who has the power, power.The King of Kings, and Lord of Lords,We lift Him higher, higher.Bridge 2We raise our voices louder,Our God is stronger, stronger.The King of Kings, and Lord of Lords,We lift Him higher, higher.Chorus 3This is my hope when I’m walking through the valley of the shadow.This is my joy in the sorrow and the pain.This is the Truth when I’m caught up in the middle of the battle.Greater is He,Greater is He,Greater is He that is in me.

Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1518051 By Zsigmond Rosarion. By Zsigmond Rosarion. 21st Century,Christian,Classical,Contemporary. 57 pages. Zsigmond Rosarion #1092214. Published by Zsigmond Rosarion (A0.1518051). The Valley of the Dry Bones is based off of the chapter in Ezekiel The Valley of the Dry Bones (from the Bible) symbolizes the Israelites' revival and God's power and sovereignty Ezekiel 37:1-6The hand of the Lord was upon me, and He brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; and it was full of bones. He caused me to pass among them round about, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley; and lo, they were very dry. He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord God, You know.” Again He said to me, “Prophesy over these bones and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.’ Thus says the Lord God to these bones, ‘Behold, I will cause breath [spirit] to enter you that you may come to life. I will put sinews on you, make flesh grow back on you, cover you with skin and put breath in you that you may come alive; and you will know that I am the Lord.’”Ezekiel is called by the Lord, and given a vision. Ezekiel is set down in a valley full of bones. This is not some symbolic imagery, but these are literally dead people, long dead. God asks Ezekiel if he believes the bones can come back to life, and Ezekiel says only the Lord knows. God gives Ezekiel a prophesy concerning all the dead. At a future date, God will cause breath (His Spirit) to enter the bones so that they may come to life. God will use His power (which is always through the Spirit of God) to cause these dead to be resurrected. We know this isn’t symbolic of spiritual death and spiritual life because of the graphic imagery that is used.

Full Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1081578 Composed by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber. Arranged by Joshua Choe. Baroque,Classical,Sacred. Score and parts. 57 pages. JMJ Arrangements #685700. Published by JMJ Arrangements (A0.1081578). In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, 'Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!' But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be. And the angel said to her, 'Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end.' And Mary said to the angel, 'How can this be, since I have no husband?' And the angel said to her, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For with God nothing will be impossible.' And Mary said, 'Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.' And the angel departed from her. (Luke 1:26-38 RSV-CE).

Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.747214 Composed by Christopher R. Brown. Christian,Gospel,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Score and parts. 83 pages. Christopher Brown #4756795. Published by Christopher Brown (A0.747214). About the song: In Psalm 22:22, David writes, I will praise You to all my brothers; I will stand up before the congregation and testify to the wonderful things You have done. Again, in Psalm 66:16, the psalmist says, Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what He did for me. Jesus, after healing a man with a demon, commands the man to go home... and report the great things the Lord has done for you, and how He had mercy on you. The testimony of a life changed by God's love and His great mercy is a powerful tool for both spreading the Good News and resisting temptation. It is good for us to remember and proclaim, both personally and collectively, the great things the Lord has done.Can be performed with piano accompaniment only, OR with additional band members (rhythm chart included), OR with full orchestra.Please Note:You can purchase individual copies of the choral score separately on Sheet Music Plus. Performance of this piece requires the purchase of one choral score per singer.Included in your Purchase:Full ScoreChoral Score (SATB with Solo)Piano AccompanimentRhythm ChartDrumsetFlute 1, 2Oboe (opt. Soprano Sax doubles)Clarinet 1, 2Horn 1, 2 (opt. Alto Sax doubles)Trumpet 1, 2Trumpet 3Trombone 1, 2 (opt. Tenor Sax doubles)Trombone 3/ Tuba (opt. Bari Sax doubles)Percussion 1, 2HarpViolin 1, 2ViolaCelloString Bass (opt. Bass Clarinet/ Bassoon doubles)Lyrics:Verse 1Let me tell you a story of grace,How the Son of Man died in my place.Raised to life, all my sin was erased.Praise the Name of the Lord.Verse 2Many times I have asked of the Lord,On my knees I have prayed and implored.In the waiting my soul is restored,Praise the Name of the Lord.Chorus 1This is what the Lord has done for me,Paid my debt and set this captive free.Mercy flowed down at Calvary,This is what the Lord has done for me.Verse 3When I’m tempted to fear the unknown,I’m reminded I don’t walk alone.Christ is with me and He’ll lead me home,Praise the Name of the Lord.Chorus 2This is what the Lord has done for me,Paid my debt and set this captive free.Mercy flowed down at Calvary,This is what the Lord has done for me.BridgeOpened these blind eyes to see,Softened this heart to believe,Pardoned my sin on a tree,Now I stand redeemed.Key Change (up whole tone)Chorus 3This is what the Lord has done for me,Paid my debt and set this captive free.Mercy flowed down at Calvary,This is what the Lord has done for me.Chorus 4This is what the Lord has done for me,Paid my debt and set this captive free.Mercy flowed down at Calvary,This is what the Lord has done for me.This is what the Lord has done for me.

Orchestra - Digital Download SKU: C7.CGOR551 Composed by Allen Pote. G. Score and parts. 16 pages. Chorister's Guild - Digital #CGOR551. Published by Chorister's Guild - Digital (C7.CGOR551). UPC: 749193018606.The second in a series of jazz hymn arrangements, this relaxing, Latin style ballad will be useful in worship as well as concert settings. The improv-style solo is written out for handchimes, but may be omitted by the chimes and played only by the saxophone if an easier arrangement is desired.

Full Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.978318 Composed by Jim Ailor. Christian,Sacred. Score and parts. 88 pages. ResurrectionSong #6324741. Published by ResurrectionSong (A0.978318). INSTRUMENTAL PARTS Like bookends this anthem begins and ends with the text: He’s my Lord, and He’s my King. He’s my God. He’s why I sing. The first statement is soft and meditative, but the final statement is a dramatic and memorable declaration of His lordship. Text by J.P. Scholfield & Jim Ailor.

Full Orchestra - Digital Download SKU: A0.978314 Composed by Jim Ailor. Christian,Sacred. Score and parts. 16 pages. ResurrectionSong #6324655. Published by ResurrectionSong (A0.978314). Like bookends this anthem begins and ends with the text: He’s my Lord, and He’s my King. He’s my God. He’s why I sing. The first statement is soft and meditative, but the final statement is a dramatic and memorable declaration of His lordship. Text by J.P. Scholfield & Jim Ailor.

Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1081710 Composed by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber. Arranged by Joshua Choe. Baroque,Classical,Sacred. Score and parts. 118 pages. JMJ Arrangements #685833. Published by JMJ Arrangements (A0.1081710). Hear, O daughter, consider, and incline your ear; forget your people and your father’s house; and the king will desire your beauty. Since he is your lord, bow to him; the people of Tyre will sue your favor with gifts, the richest of the people with all kinds of wealth. The princess is decked in her chamber with gold-woven robes; in many-colored robes she is led to the king, with her virgin companions, her escort, in her train. With joy and gladness they are led along as they enter the palace of the king. Instead of your fathers shall be your sons; you will make them princes in all the earth. I will cause your name to be celebrated in all generations; therefore the peoples will praise you for ever and ever. --Psalm 45:10-17 (RSV-CE).

Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1254511 By Michael Ware. By Michael Ware. Hip-Hop,Praise & Worship,R & B,Religious,Sacred,Soul. Score and Parts. 92 pages. Michael Ware Music #848106. Published by Michael Ware Music (A0.1254511). Michael Ware’s soulful anthem, Think on These Things is based on Paul’s words in Philippians 4:8-9. It reminds the listener to have their minds set on the things of the Lord. This approachable SATB setting is appropriate for any time of the year. It works well with piano, rhythm section, or full orchestra.THIS DOWNLOAD IS THE ORCHESTRATION.SATB Choral Score available separately.

Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1503431 Composed by Danny Elfman. Arranged by Victor Pesavento. Broadway,Christmas,Film/TV,Halloween,Holiday,Musical/Show. 47 pages. Victor Pesavento #1078880. Published by Victor Pesavento (A0.1503431). Solo Vocal with Orchestra arrangement of Sally's Song from Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas.Includes optional Accordion and Alto Saxophone parts.Score & Parts (in the original key)FLUTE 1-2ALTO FLUTEOBOEENGLISH HORNBb CLARINET 1-2BASS CLARINETBASSOON  1-2ALTO SAXOPHONE (optional)F HORNS 1-4Bb TRUMPET 1-3TROMBONE 1-2BASS TROMBONETUBAPERCUSSION 1: GlockenspielPERCUSSION 2: Vibraphone, Finger CymbalsHARPCELESTAACCORDION (optional)SOLO VOICEVIOLIN IVIOLIN IIVIOLACELLOCONTRABASSAbout the arranger:Victor Pesavento is a Los Angeles based orchestrator and arranger. Recent notable orchestration projects include the films Hocus Pocus 2 (2022), Luck (2022), Ice Age: Adventures of Buck Wild (2022), The New Mutants (2020), Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) and Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018), as well as episodes of The Simpsons, The Orville, Halo, Green Eggs & Ham, and The Mandalorian.Victor has worked with composers John Williams, Alan Silvestri, James Newton Howard, John Debney, John Powell, Alexandre Desplat and others on over 600 motion pictures that have included West Side Story, Star Wars: Episodes VII-VIII-IX, Frozen, The Avengers and How To Train Your Dragon. Other film credits include various installments of the Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, Hunger Games and Lord of the Rings franchises, as well as Tony Award nominated musicals Catch Me If You Canand Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.Victor’s arrangements have been heard on numerous Academy Awards shows and American Idol broadcasts and have been recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Film Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, performed by such notable artists and ensembles as Barbra Streisand, Jennifer Hudson, Kristen Bell, the National Symphony Orchestra, and featured in the Ghent Film Festival, the Tenerife International Film Music Festival and Hollywood In Vienna (Festival der Filmmusik).

Full Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.787361 Composed by Edward Elgar. Arranged by Greg Bartholomew. 20th Century,Concert,Standards,World. Score and parts. 22 pages. Burke & Bagley #4793345. Published by Burke & Bagley (A0.787361). This is an orchestra arrangement of Elgar's choral setting of the Tennyson poem, There Is Sweet Music.  Scored for single winds, horn in F, and strings.  1111 1000 Strings.  Duration approx. 3'45.   Among the best-known compositions of Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) are his orchestral works, the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, concertos for violin and cello, and two symphonies among them. He is also known for his choral works, including The Dream of Gerontius, chamber music and songs.   Elgar’s 1907 set of Four Part Songs, choral miniatures for unaccompanied mixed chorus, are some of the most challenging in the repertoire.  The first of these, setting a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892), There Is Sweet Music presents a particularly special challenge to the singers, as apparently the first music ever published composed in two simultaneous keys.  The men are in G major throughout, while the women are in A-flat major, two harmonically distant keys.  Nevertheless, the music never sounds particularly dissonant and the effect is gentle.   Choral conductor Dr. Gary D. Cannon noted an orchestral quality in Elgar’s choral writing and suggested the possibility that There Is Sweet Music might be transcribed for orchestra, giving the men’s parts to the strings and the women’s parts to the winds.  Composer Greg Bartholomew accepted this challenge and produced this arrangement.