Choral Choir (SAB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1120365 By Philip Le Bas. By J-B Lully / G Bizet. Arranged by Philip Le Bas. Christmas,Praise & Worship,Religious,Sacred,Traditional. Octavo. 8 pages. Philip Le Bas #721616. Published by Philip Le Bas (A0.1120365). A new arrangement by Philip Le Bas of a thirteenth century French Christmas carol from Provence harmonized by Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-87, attrib.) and, more famously, by Georges Bizet (1838-75, in his L'Arlesienne Suite of 1872.) In France the melody is still tightly associated with Christmas, and French audiences start singing their own Christmas words whenever they hear the melody (the arranger has heard it himself!) The English translation used here is adapted from a variety of sources. The three kings (or more precisely the magi from St Matthew's gospel) are seen marching towards Bethlehem with their fantastic golden wealth and grandeur. But why are they going to see a low-born baby and why do they worship this child who will die on a cross? The organ sets the scene from the beginning with its marching accompaniment, and the first verse is sung in unison by all three parts. The second begins with a canon, as used by Bizet, and then breaks into harmony. The first section of the third verse is much quieter and legato, sung by the sopranos and altos, using wonderful chromatic harmonies based on another section from Bizet's suite. The lyrics express wonder at the beautiful music heard from the camp of the kings. The second section, sung in differentiated unison then begins to wonder why the kings stoop so low to a baby in a manger. Finally the fourth verse, sung in full harmony, returns to the marching accompaniment and reiterates the amazement of meeting these kings with their mysterious mission. The carol is aimed at parish choirs with limited resources, but a good organist. The melody is well-known, much of it is in unison, and other sections are relatively easy to sing. Care should however should be taken to sing the dotted rhythms accurately - this is what gives the carol its marching character.

Choral Choir (SAB) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1043476 Composed by Jill Hudson. Praise & Worship,Sacred,Spiritual. Octavo. 10 pages. Jill Hudson #648158. Published by Jill Hudson (A0.1043476). The St. Luke's church choir performed an anthem I wrote, inspired by a poem from a choir friend. She gave the poem to me in November. Though I started working on the music then, life got busy and it was sitting there on my desktop waiting to be finished. Around March I felt the need to get it done - little did I know it would provide such comfort and direction as I watched my brother pass. I was able to Listen for the voice of God and the message was that I had a remarkable person in my life for 55 years. How grateful I am for every bit of that.��.

Choral Choir,Choral (SAB) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1244563 Composed by Sebastian Temple. Arranged by Alan Bullard. Christian,Praise & Worship,Sacred. 10 pages. Colne Edition / BullardMusic #839515. Published by Colne Edition / BullardMusic (A0.1244563). Based on a prayer attributed to St. Francis of Assisi, Sebastian Temple's peace-seeking song of reconciliation Make me a Channel of Your Peace is here arranged by Alan Bullard for SABar, (or SATB) with organ or piano. Spiritual and reverential, with a soaring, easy to learn descant line, it is published in the Colne Prayer and Praise for Choirs series.Prayer and Praise for Choirs is a series of arrangements of popular hymns and worship songs suitable for small church choirs, often with flexible scoring. They are arranged by Alan Bullard, the editor of the Oxford Flexible Anthems series.www.colneedition.co.uk www.alanbullard.co.uk.

Choral Choir,Choral (SAB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1397950 Composed by John Ross. Christian,Religious,Sacred. 6 pages. John Ross #981223. Published by John Ross (A0.1397950). When Richard of Chichester (1197-1253) was elected bishop in 1244 King Henry III refused to accept the appointment, favouring another candidate. The king even forbade anyone to house or feed Richard. However, Pope Innocent IV confirmed the appointment, and Richard became Bishop of Chichester in 1245. He was keen to restore order and reverence in the church and was known as an ascetic, displaying frugality and temperance throughout his life. On his deathbed he is said to have recited the prayer for which he is now very well known, Thanks be to Thee, my Lord Jesus Christ. These words became famous after their use in the song Day by day from Stephen Schwartz's musical Godspell (1971).

SAB choir, keyboard - Moderately Easy - Digital Download SKU: MQ.50-8912-E Composed by Charles E. Callahan Jr. 5 pages. MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music #50-8912-E. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers - Digital Sheet Music (MQ.50-8912-E). St. Pauls words to the Thessalonians. A very useful anthem, which should be in every choirs library. Both the choral lines and accompaniment are very easy. Opportunities for Solos as well.

Choral Choir (SSA) - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1007139 Composed by Charles McCreery. 20th Century,Children,Contemporary,Romantic Period. Octavo. 19 pages. St Maur Music #4853779. Published by St Maur Music (A0.1007139). This song is one of a series of ‘Fourteen Tolkien Songs’. A comment on the collection by an Oxford piano teacher: ‘For those who only know Tolkien via the recent blood-and-thunder films, this song-cycle by Charles McCreery will give a very different angle on the classic saga. Here we find a gentle and ethereal world, where rhythms lilt and words echo. The twelve songs, suitable for choir, evoke a dreamy, water-colour landscape with no harsh sounds, the tunes are singable and in a traditional style that Tolkien would surely have approved. Dr Julia Gasper, LGSM   A general comment on Charles McCreery’s music by a violinist and composer in the USA: ‘Charles McCreery’s beautifully melodic, intricately textured compositions are infused with classical, romantic and folk idioms.’ Samantha Gillogly   ‘Galadriel’s Song’ is appropriate for either women’s or children’s voices, and is potentially of interest to anyone who is familiar with the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. The three vocal parts and the piano accompaniment can each be printed out separately at the end of the full score. The MP3 which plays from this page is of an orchestral version of the song, which can be heard on the stmaurmusic channel on YouTube. On the front cover of Galadriel’s Song is a photograph of leaves in Wytham Woods, Oxford, and at the end of the score is a photograph of the sea off Treyarnon Bay, Cornwall . Charles McCreery’s social media channels: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/St-Maur-Music-164619846916182/ https://www.facebook.com/Tolkien-Songs-for-Childrens-Voices-259698587390960/   Contact information: charlesmccreery@gmail.com

Choral Choir (SAB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.832382 Composed by Bill Hayes. Christian,Praise & Worship,Sacred,Spiritual. Octavo. 2 pages. Www.HayesMusicPublishing.com #5352101. Published by www.HayesMusicPublishing.com (A0.832382). Musical setting of the prayer of St. Alphonsus Liguori (1698-1787) in a SAB arrangement, asking for blessing when it is not appropriate to receive Holy Communion.

Choral Choir,Choral (SAB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1353450 Composed by Mark Rippe. Arranged by Mark Rippe. Christian,Christmas,Religious,Sacred,Traditional. 6 pages. Mark Rippe #938185. Published by Mark Rippe (A0.1353450). StA C00194.  SAB choral anthem with piano accompaniment for the season of Epiphany.  This arrangement is geared towards choirs with very modest baritones.  If you have a more capable tenor/bass contingent, a similar arrangement is available for SATB choir (StA C00107).  Both are part of the St. Andrew's Collection.

Choral Choir (SSA) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1003298 Composed by Dennis Tobenski. Contemporary,Folk. Octavo. 12 pages. Dennis Tobenski #539737. Published by Dennis Tobenski (A0.1003298). Sunset: St. Louis for SSA choir and piano was written at the suggestion of a conductor I met at the 2013 American Choral Directors’ Association national conference in Dallas, TX. He lamented the lack of new music for SSA choir that kept the voices within a restricted range yet wasn’t simplistic, and also didn’t use a restricitve number of accompanying instruments; throughout the week his sentiment was echoed by countless other conductors who I had the pleasure of spending time with. At that point, I also had no music for treble/women’s choir in my catalog, so this piece is not only an attempt to fill in this hole in the repertoire, but also an attempt to fill in the hole in my own choral output. The piece opens with a short passage for solo piano evocative of late afternoon light on water which leads into the voices’ hazy entrance of close diatonic harmonies and loose, liquid rhythms. After this soft opening, the piano begins a gently undulating, water-like accompaniment that – like the Mississippi – flows by, bringing harmonic shifts and swells. The words Dream by the river captured my imagination, conjuring images of the city drifting to sleep as the sun sets, so I couldn’t resist making the single word Dream into a refrain, weaving it into the larger structure of the poem, which makes the piece not only a love song to the city, but also a lullaby. The vocal parts have a compressed range: Soprano 1 has a few unsustained Gs, and the Alto line never drops below B-flat. There are some minor challenges with rhythm and pitch (hemiolas, tuplets, and some harmonic cross-relations with the piano), but all are navigable. The piece was written and prepared for publication in a compositional frenzy between 1pm on March 30, 2013 and 7pm on March 31, 2013 in Montauk, NY.Duration: ca. 4 min. Composed: 2013 Registered with ASCAP. Please email dennis@dennistobenski.com so that your performance of Sunset: St. Louis can be added to Dennis' website calendar. Email: dennis@dennistobenski.com Website: dennistobenski.com Facebook: facebook.com/dennistobenski Twitter: @dennistobenski Tumblr: A Commonplace Blog Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/dennistobenski

Choral Choir (SAB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.780299 Composed by Cathy Stamegna. Arranged by Cathy Stamegna. Christmas,Contemporary,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Octavo. 7 pages. Cathy Stamegna #4775583. Published by Cathy Stamegna (A0.780299). Christmas Night Hosanna (The St. Andrew Christmas Novena Prayer) (SAB Choir, Optional Glockenspiel or C Instrument, Piano Accompaniment) opens with a haunting minor melody:  Hail, and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in piercing cold…  It evokes a quiet holiness as it echoes between the Alto and Bass parts.  A stirring descant in the Soprano completes the portrait and all parts transition into an anthem-like Hosanna in the highest!  Christ is born, Alleluia!  Based on Luke 2:8-20 and the St. Andrew Christmas Novena.. Set of Parts (C Instrument).

Choral Choir,Choral (SAB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1362739 Composed by Mark Rippe & Christy Kohnle. Arranged by Mark Rippe. Christian,Lent,Religious,Sacred,Traditional. 160 pages. Mark Rippe #947116. Published by Mark Rippe (A0.1362739). StA C00198.  A Lenten Cantata scored for SAB choir with organ and string quartet accompaniment.  Based on the seven last phrases spoken by Christ from the cross.  Use the Youtube link to listen to the entire work.  Part of the St. Andrew's Collection.

Choral Choir (SAB) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.623485 By Daughter'S Of St. Paul. By David Kapp and Sister S.C. Arranged by Stephen DeCesare. Christian,Contemporary,Praise & Worship,Sacred,Wedding. Octavo. 8 pages. Exultet Music #4354003. Published by Exultet Music (A0.623485). One of the earliest vernacular hymns used in popular devotions in Catholic churches in America that was frequently used at weddings and funerals has now been freshly arranged for SAB with Piano accompaniment. Accessible and appropriate for any church or concert setting. Can be used at various times throughout the liturgical year. Includes the optional wedding verse.

Choral Choir (SAB) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1170409 Composed by John Ross. Children,Christmas,Religious. Octavo. 6 pages. John Ross #770778. Published by John Ross (A0.1170409). This simple Christmas carol was originally written for the trebles of the choir of St Matthew's Church, Albury, Australia. The percussion parts added delicate colour to the children's performances. In addition to this arrangement for Soprano, Alto and Men's voices, versions for Unison voices, SA and SATB are also available.

Choral Choir,Choral (SSA) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.753093 Composed by Brenda Portman. Christian,Classical,Religious,Sacred,Traditional. 15 pages. Brenda Portman #3457859. Published by Brenda Portman (A0.753093). SSA choir, piano, optional alto soloComposed by Brenda Portman. Words by Angier Brock. Sacred Anthem, General.A fresh new text, derived from the Psalms, on the topic of LIGHT, peace, and God's grace, complemented by a sparkling musical setting and beautiful melodic writing.Performed/commissioned by Schola, St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church, North Chesterfield (Richmond), VA, 2.26.2017, under the direction of Elizabeth Goodwin.Recording of the premiere can be viewed here:https://youtu.be/P9EQuU8FCdw