Instruments: SA MenOur mixed-voice edition of this collection has already been a top-seller and we expect the same for these brand-new SA Men versions a line each for the sopranos and altos and in the process.

Stjernen Lyser Over Betlehem by Pillip Faber. Version for Choir SA and Piano. Choral score available: WH32802A

on Czech Popular RhymesInstrument : women's choir (SSA) and violinType : choral scoreNombre de Pages : 18Content : The Birth of our Lord - The Ascension - The Way to Paradise

Joy to the World! is a delightful collection of 21 Christmas carols and songs, arranged by master choral director and composer Gwyn Arch. This collection of two-part arrangements is aimed to bridge the gap between simple unison settings and those for three-part SSA choirs. The parts are carefully designed to be easily singable by younger voices, and to encourage singers to grow in confidence as they learn these engaging pieces.

After the success of 'Christmas a cappella' (BA 7573) for mixed choir Graham Buckland has now turned his attention to an edition for female voices. This collection includes popular Christmas melodies in traditional as well as more popular settings from many countries around the world including USA UK France Germany Austria Poland and the Czech Republic. All pieces are arranged for two female voice parts with a piano accompaniment but a third optional voice part is also included in many cases. This edition presents one of the most comprehensive collections of Christmas choral settings for female voices.Collection of international Christmas songs forfemale voicesFor two to three parts with piano accompanimentTraditional as well as more popular settingsAll song texts in German and English A selection:A child this day is born / Adeste fideles / Angels from the realm of glory /A virgin most pure / Away in a manger / Deck the hall! / Entre le b?uf et l? ne gris / Es ist ein Ros entsprungen /Fröhliche Weihnacht überall! / Go tell it on the mountain / I saw three ships / Joy to the world / Les anges dans nos campagnes /Macht hoch die Tür / Nun komm der Heiden Heiland /O Heiland reiß die Himmel auf / O Jesulein süß / Orientis partibus / Quando nascette Ninno / Stern über Bethlehem /The angel Gabriel from heaven came / The Carol of the Drum /The first Nowell / We wish you a merry Christmas /Wie schön leuchtet der MorgensternThe editorGraham Buckland is a conductor and composer and studied in Cambridge London and Brno. He is now university music director in Regensburg.

Santa Claus has never sounded funkier! Hip and hot, it's hard to believe this is a carol from the 1800s. Designed for choirs of any age to bring the house down as they sing (and maybe dance) this perky, rockin' arrangement. / 2 Parties Mixtes

a gospel medley and classic spiritual-The Gospel Train is a crowd-pleasing collection of gospel favourites such as Go Down Moses  Oh Happy Day! and Ain?t No Mountain High Enough. It also includes Standing In The Need of Prayer a well-loved spiritual with a simple meditative melody and a pleasing repetitive chord sequence. These spirituals are arranged for soprano and alto voices with a straightforward piano accompaniment and form part of the Choral Basics series which has been carefully designed to provide rewarding varied repertoire for beginner choirs. Perfect for singers ofall ages the series offers attractive idiomatic arrangements for SA and SAMen choirs with carefully considered vocal ranges and straightforward piano accompaniments that support the singers. Embracing world music spirituals folk song pop classics hit shows and original pieces this series offers everything a budding choir could wish for. 

Songs of Wartime contains three varied songs associated with the First World War skilfully arranged by Alexander L’Estrange. A rousing march (It’s a Long Way to Tipperary) a hopeful ballad (Keep the Home Fires Burning) and a wistfully romantic song (If You were the Only Girl in the World) offer glimpses into the hearts and minds of those who lived during the ‘Great War’ – and are testimony to the powerful role of music in times of trouble. The Choral Basics series has been carefully designed to provide rewarding varied repertoire for beginner choirs. Perfect forsingers of all ages the series offers attractive idiomatic arrangements for SA and SAMen choirs with carefully considered vocal ranges and straightforward piano accompaniments that support the singers. Embracing world music spirituals folk song pop classics hit shows and original pieces this series offers everything a budding choir could wish for.

Songs Of A Rainbow Nation comprises four great songs from South Africa arranged for soprano alto and combined men's voices with a straightforward piano accompaniment - ideal for beginner choirs and for choirs in which the male singers are few or at the stage when their voices are changing. Included are: Hamba Lulu - a wedding song with a gentle comforting rhythm; Jesu Ukukhanya - featuring a call-and-response structure where a simple solo line is followed by a choral answer; Si Njay Njay Njay - a joyfully exuberant song with an infectious rhythm which can also beperformed a cappella with some optional percussion for greater effect; and Weeping - a South African pop song from the band Bright Blue which uses as its chorus the refrain from the Zulu anthem N’kosi Sikeleli Africa (God Bless Africa).  If you enjoy these songs try L’Estrange’s hit cantata Zimbe! Come sing the songs of Africa!  The arrangements form part of the Choral Basics series which has been carefully designed to provide rewarding varied repertoire for beginner choirs. Perfect for singers of all ages the series offers attractive idiomatic arrangements for SA and SA/Men choirs with carefully considered vocal ranges and straightforward piano accompaniments that support the singers. Embracing world music spirituals folk song pop classics hit shows and original pieces this series offers everything a budding choir could wish for.

Wild Horses  originally by The Rolling Stones was also recorded by Susan Boyle in a cover version which featured on her 2009 debut album I Dreamed A Dream. Here arranged for upper voices with piano accompaniment. This arrangement is taken from the popular Choir Rocks! series which offers flexible arrangements of contemporary pop hits. All pieces are written for soprano and alto with an optional third part of limited range for baritone or low alto with straightforward piano accompaniments perfect for the amateur pianist. Also includes chord symbols.

(from The Sound of Music)-So Long Farewell from The Sound Of Music arranged by Ed Lojeski for SAB choir with Piano accompaniment. Inspired by the memoir 'The Story of the Trapp Family Singers' by Maria von Trapp Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound Of Music first opened its doors on Broadway in 1959 and was turned into a popular film in 1965. The musical tells the story of Maria who is studying to become a nun at Nonnberg Abbey in Salzburg yet is struggling to fit in there due to her youthful enthusiasm energetic nature and lack of discipline. Believing that she might be happier in the outside world the Mother Abbess sends her to thevilla of a widowed naval officer to be governess to his seven children. After bringing love and music into the lives of the family Maria marries the officer and together with the children they flee the Nazi regime that has taken over their homeland. One of the musical's most cherished numbers So Long Farewell is the song the von Trapp children sing to bid their guests good night at the party at their villa. It is also sung as a reprise by the family at the Salzburg concert. To the Nazis present they are simply bringing the night's performance to an end but the external audience is aware that they are in fact also saying goodybe to their beloved Austria as they secretly plot their escape over the border to Switzerland. Watch Raincross Chorale perform this charming arrangement:

Scored for SA Organ and Piano this uplifting anthem by the British composer Malcolm Archer combines two well-known texts that are commonly read at weddings- 1 Corinthians 13:13 â??And now these three remain: faith hope and love. But the greatest of these is loveâ?? and Song of Solomon 8:6-7 â??For love is strong as death. Many waters cannot quench love neither can the floods drown itâ??.Retaining the Organ part of the original SATB version the music perfectly mirrors the message of the texts with melodic vocal lines building to full homophonic textures at the climax.Malcolm Archer: Faith Hope And Love Remain is perfect foruse as part of a wedding ceremony or for a general service or concert.

O Waly Waly & Other Classic English Melodies contains three well-known English folk melodies are arranged for soprano and alto singers with a straightforward piano accompaniment. Featured are: Dashing away with the smoothing iron  Early one morning and O waly waly; the latter tune also features in L’Estrange’s hit cantata Ahoy! Sing for the Mary Rose entitled The water is wide. The arrangements form part of the Choral Basics series which has been carefully designed to provide rewarding repertoire for beginner choirs ranging from world music to pop classics and original pieces. Perfect for singers of all ages the series also offers attractive idiomatic arrangements for SAMen choirs with carefully considered vocal ranges and straightforward piano accompaniments that support the singers.

If you are looking for straightforward and rewarding repertoire for your beginner choir then you need look no further than Choral Basics the perfect series for singers of all ages. The Simple 3-part choral arrangements for soprano alto and a combined part for men's voices make the series perfect for choirs with a dearth of males or whose male singers have unstable or changing voices. The rich array of repertoire is bound to be a hit with younger singers and the technical abilities of choirs at this level have been taken into consideration. Straightforward and idiomatic piano accompaniments have been included and are designed to support thevocal lines without putting pressure on staff with less developed keyboard skills. Dig out your platform shoes dust down your flares and hit the concert platform with this collection of timeless chart-toppers from ABBA. Includes: Thank You for the Music * Fernando * Waterloo.

These Christmas carols by Britten have become contemporary classics. The serene Sweet Was The Song contrasts with a moving lament on the hardships of Christmas  A Wealden Trio (both of which are unaccompanied but which have in this edition a piano reduction for rehearsal purposes)  and a memorable setting of Hardy's fine poem The Oxen (accompanied). The Choral Programme Series is now a well-esatablished programming tool for many choirs as it offers a wealth of fresh material from many eras and in many styles.