SKU: HL.4003031

UPC: 884088546427. 9x12 inches.

This exciting, innovative new work from Robert Buckley was commissioned by the Troy University Symphony Band in honor of the 37th annual Southeastern United States Concert Band Clinic in Alabama. Using a recurring two-measure loop, this uniquely constructed piece is built up around various musical building blocks that are constantly evolving and transforming. The music is dramatic and dynamic, with full-blown ensemble passages suddenly dropping to quiet, powerful moments without ever losing the music's continuous drive. Following an exotic, bluesy middle section the piece builds, accelerating to a thrilling, rhythmic, percussive finish. A real tour de force! Duration: 7:00.

SKU: CL.SCM-1071-01

This classic Clarence Williams composition was written at the very beginning of the Jazz Age and speaks in the Count Basie language. An 8 measure written piano solo feeds into a quiet full ensemble melody with brass in bucket mutes. (Open in stand will do) Well placed unisons and ensemble writing leads to a 16 bar tenor sax solo (suggested written solo is provided) then builds to a final full ensemble shout chorus a minor third higher. Includes an optional flute part. The unique surprise ending will treat the audience and band to a few happy moments. Hint: (Opt. one bar vocal ending).

SKU: GI.G-RA644

A quiet urgency flows through this stunning offering for Holy Week. Jesus’s statements from the cross are framed by plainspoken commentary that is insightful and direct. The organ mostly plays the vocal parts, but don’t sing this a cappella. What the organ adds and the moments when it doesn’t play make all the difference. The final Refrain unexpectedly blossoms into a triumphant statement of the core meaning of our Lord’s sacrifice.

SKU: GI.G-1110

Composer Chris de Silva emerges from the quiet solitude of quarantine with a beautifully expressive collection of carols for solo piano. This third edition in the Colours series is filled with pieces that fully capture the range of emotions that fill the Christmas season–from moments of joy and goodness to those of emptiness and loss. Whether playing them yourself or listening to the gorgeous recording, these carol arrangements will become seasonal favorites.   CONTENTS: Angels We Have Heard on High • Away in a Manger • Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella • The Coventry Carol • The First Nowell • The Holly and the Ivy • Infant Holy, Infant Lowly • O Come, All Ye Faithful • Silent Night, Holy Night • ‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime • We Three Kings of Orient Are • What Child Is This?  .

SKU: FG.55011-689-4

ISBN 9790550116894.

Seppo Pohjola (b. 1965) composed his fifth string quartet, lasting about 20 minutes, in February-March 2018. He was inspired to write it by a visit to the Vincent van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam the previous year, where he was greatly impressed by the vast, comprehensive retrospective and especially the horrifyingly honest self-portraits. The soft opening tones bear an instruction alluding to Schonberg's Verklarte Nacht string sextet: the quiet music must be richly shaded. The notes in the canon-like part writing almost always change at different moments in each instrument, with a longer or shorter delay. The independent lines weave tightly together. The only dynamic is forte for minutes on end in the powerful closing section. Duration c. 20 minutes. Score (A4) and parts (B4).

SKU: LO.9780787774356

ISBN 9780787774356.

Matt Schinske's new book, I Love to Tell the Story, is a storehouse of musical reflection, testimony, and praise. Beautiful harmonies, majestic melodies, and gentle contemporary grooves permeate each of these arrangements. Although the book does contain some big moments, it will be especially useful for quieter times of contemplation in public worship, and moments of devotion at home.

SKU: OU.9780193555280

ISBN 9780193555280. 12 x 8 inches.

For violin and piano This is a reworking of material from Berkeley's 1979 Violin Sonata, and is an evocative and atmospheric single movement. Veilleuse means 'Night Watch' or 'Night Lantern', and the music has a slightly melancholy, restless atmosphere, which momentarily erupts in a passionate outburst before settling back to the quietly ticking, veiled lines of the opening.

SKU: CL.011-4754-01

Get ready to ride the rapids on the River of Peril! Maine’s Kennebec River is a popular white-water rapids destination, which boasts several nail-biting runs. This river promises enjoyment from beginners to seasoned pros, with dips, dives and rushes galore. But fear not - for those of you just beginning your rafting adventures, there are several moments of quietude and solace in between the perilous parts - just like in this clever original band work, carefully scored for the developing young band. Whoosh!