Composed by Nick Johnson. National/Emerson Fred Bock. Sacred. Octavo. 8 pages. National Music Publishers #NM1050. Published by National Music Publishers

SSATTBB chorus and piano - Medium

SKU: JK.01062

Composed by Jon G. Holloman. Arranged by Brent Jorgensen. Choral SATB, Difficulty Medium, Piano Choir, Example, Grace, Jesus Christ - Example, Jesus Christ - Savior, Mercy, Premortal Life, Sacrament. Christian, Inspirational. Duration 3:20. Jackman Music Corporation #01062. Published by Jackman Music Corporation (JK.01062).

Moses 4:1-2, Alma 42:14-15.

Hymn arrangement combining original melody by Jon Holloman with the beloved lyrics of Eliza R. Snow--arranged for mixed chorus (SSATTBB) and piano accompaniment. Highest soprano note: F.

Composer: Jon G. Holloman
Lyricist: Eliza R. Snow
Difficulty: Medium
Performance time: 3:20
Reference: Moses 4:1-2, Alma 42:14-15.

By Gianfranco Grisi. For SSATTBB Choir. Carus Novus. Score. Language: Latin. 12 pages

Choral (TTBB Choir)

SKU: HL.48024179

CME In Low Voice. Composed by Andrea Clearfield. Choral Music Experience In Low Voice. Concert, Festival, Inspirational. Octavo. 68 pages. Boosey & Hawkes #M051484713. Published by Boosey & Hawkes (HL.48024179).

UPC: 888680703769. 6.75x10.5x0.147 inches.

Created from the texts of live interviews, here is music that explores the notion of family by a community coming to terms with the creation of a family in a society that has not, until now, legally accepted non traditional relationships. It takes as its thesis the idea that love is the only thing that can establish a family and that love is what binds us all.

Choral TTBB choir, piano

SKU: CF.CM9635

Composed by Victor Johnson. Fold. Performance Score. 12 pages. Duration 3 minutes, 19 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #CM9635. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CM9635).

ISBN 9781491157077. UPC: 680160915637. 6.875 x 10.5 inches. Key: E major. English, English. Abram Joseph Ryan (1838-1886).

Victor Johnson captures the mystery and nuance of the bittersweet poem, Wake Me a Song, by American poet, Abram Joseph Ryan. Nuance, text, and Johnson's rich harmonies paired with intertwining textures make this a noteworthy addition to any program. Also available for SATB Voices (CM9561).
About the Author Abram Joseph Ryan was born Matthew Abraham Ryan on February 5, 1838 in Hagerstown, Maryland. As a young man, Ryan and his family moved west St. Louis, Missouri, where he was educated at the Christian Brothers School. He studied for the priesthood at Niagra University in New York State and was ordained a priest in the Vincentian order on November 1, 1856. He taught theology, first at Niagra university and then at the diocesan seminary in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, until the beginning of the war between the states. Father Ryan enlisted in the army on September 1, 1862, and served as a chaplain throughout the conflict, carrying the wounded to safety and performing last rites on the battlefield. His first piece of poetry was inspired by the death of a younger brother while serving in the army. After the war, he established a weekly literary magazine in which most of his poetry was published. He also put out several volumes of poetry, including Father Ryan's Poems and A Crown for Our Queen. Father Ryan died on April 22, 1886 at a Franciscan monastery in Louisville, Kentucky. About the Song Wake Me A Song is an inspired and sensitive setting of the 19th-century poem by Abram Joseph Ryan. It features sweeping melodic lines, rich harmonies, and a flowingly beautiful accompaniment. To master a performance of this selection, singers must perform very expressively, paying close attention to such musical aspects as phrase shaping, the rise and fall of the melodic line, blending and proper intonation between sections. One strategy that could be used to ensure proper phrasing is the idea of Painting the Phrase. The singer should make a motion as if they have a paintbrush in their hand and paint the melodic line and phrase shape as if they are painting with a nice, flowing brush stroke. One could think about painting a rainbow or an arch to show the rise and fall of the line and/or phrase. The director can also show this gesture while conducting to reinforce this concept.
About the AuthorAbram Joseph Ryan was born Matthew Abraham Ryan on February 5, 1838 in Hagerstown, Maryland. As a young man, Ryan and his family moved west St. Louis, Missouri, where he was educated at the Christian Brothers School. He studied for the priesthood at Niagra University in New York State and was ordained a priest in the Vincentian order on November 1, 1856. He taught theology, first at Niagra university and then at the diocesan seminary in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, until the beginning of the war between the states.Father Ryan enlisted in the army on September 1, 1862, and served as a chaplain throughout the conflict, carrying the wounded to safety and performing last rites on the battlefield. His first piece of poetry was inspired by the death of a younger brother while serving in the army. After the war, he established a weekly literary magazine in which most of his poetry was published. He also put out several volumes of poetry, including Father Ryan's Poems and A Crown for Our Queen. Father Ryan died on April 22, 1886 at a Franciscan monastery in Louisville, Kentucky.About the SongWake Me A Song is an inspired and sensitive setting of the 19th-century poem by Abram Joseph Ryan. It features sweeping melodic lines, rich harmonies, and a flowingly beautiful accompaniment.To master a performance of this selection, singers must perform very expressively, paying close attention to such musical aspects as phrase shaping, the rise and fall of the melodic line, blending and proper intonation between sections.One strategy that could be used to ensure proper phrasing is the idea of “Painting the Phrase.” The singer should make a motion as if they have a paintbrush in their hand and “paint” the melodic line and phrase shape as if they are painting with a nice, flowing brush stroke. One could think about painting a rainbow or an arch to show the rise and fall of the line and/or phrase. The director can also show this gesture while conducting to reinforce this concept.

By Hal H. Hopson. For men's choir (TTBB). Scripture References: Psalm 27:1-4. Praise and Worship, Psalms, Ring and Sing, Multi-Cultural, Sacred. Choral octavo. 8 pages

Arranged by Greg Gilpin. Choir Secular. Men's Choir. Choral Octavo. Choral Designs. Folk; Secular. 16 pages. Published by Alfred Music

Men's choir (TTBB) (Male choir (TTBB)) - Level 4

SKU: BA.BA07416

Composed by Marten Jansson. Stapled. Choral score. 6 pages. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA07416_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA07416).

ISBN 9790006559206. 27 x 19 cm inches. Text Language: Latin.

Based on the well-known bible text “Sing unto the Lord a new song” (Psalm 96:1-3), this upbeat composition with strong dynamics and flowing block chords alternating with fast-paced polyphony brings across this joyful message and enthuses singers.

“My music is my own and I have never tried to be original. That has always been my motto and I have only tried to use music to express all the feelings which life has to offer. This has led people to describe my music as ‘so sad that it sounds like birds who have lost their wings‘ but also as ‘the happiest classical music that we have ever heard’.
My compositions are almost all sacred. They express not only my own faith but also my appreciation and respect for the timeless texts that have been used for centuries and centuries.”

Mårten Jansson (b. 1965), elected member of the Föreningen svenska tonsättare (the Society of Swedish Composers), graduated from the Royal College of Music, Stockholm (KHM) with an MFA degree in Music Education, Dalcroze Eurhythmics and Voice. For more than ten years he was the music director and conductor of “Carmen”, one of the most prominent womens’ vocal ensembles in Sweden. He currently teaches choral conducting and music theory as well as giving vocal tuition at the Bolandgymnasiet and Musikskolan in his home town of Uppsala.

Choral (TTBB choir a cappella)

SKU: HL.291414

Arranged by Kirby Shaw. Choral. A Cappella, Carol, Christmas, Concert, Holiday, Sacred, Show Choir, Winter. Octavo. 8 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.291414).

UPC: 888680927189. 6.75x10.5 inches.

If you are looking for a centerpiece for your pop/jazz group at Christmas, this is it. This 19th century Austrian carol is arranged for contemporary a cappella groups ready for beat box, hand percussion and jazz harmonies.

Choral TTBB choir, piano

SKU: PR.312419270

From Terra Nostra. Composed by Stacy Garrop. Performance Score. 8 pages. Duration 2 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #312-41927. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.312419270).

ISBN 9781491137918. UPC: 680160692606. English. Charles Mackay.

Terra Nostra focuses on the relationship between our planet and mankind, how this relationship has shifted over time, and how we can re-establish a harmonious balance. The oratorio is divided into three parts:Part I: Creation of the World celebrates the birth and beauty of our planet. The oratorio begins with creation myths from India, North America, and Egypt that are integrated into the opening lines of Genesis from the Old Testament. The music surges forth from these creation stories into “God’s World” by Edna St. Vincent Millay, which describes the world in exuberant and vivid detail. Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “On thine own child” praises Mother Earth for her role bringing forth all life, while Walt Whitman sings a love song to the planet in “Smile O voluptuous cool-breathed earth!” Part I ends with “A Blade of Grass” in which Whitman muses how our planet has been spinning in the heavens for a very long time.Part II: The Rise of Humanity examines the achievements of mankind, particularly since the dawn of the Industrial Age. Lord Alfred Tennyson’s “Locksley Hall” sets an auspicious tone that mankind is on the verge of great discoveries. This is followed in short order by Charles Mackay’s “Railways 1846,” William Ernest Henley’s “A Song of Speed,” and John Gillespie Magee, Jr.’s “High Flight,” each of which celebrates a new milestone in technological achievement. In “Binsey Poplars,” Gerard Manley Hopkins takes note of the effect that these advances are having on the planet, with trees being brought down and landscapes forever changed. Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “A Dirge” concludes Part II with a warning that the planet is beginning to sound a grave alarm.Part III: Searching for Balance questions how we can create more awareness for our planet’s plight, re-establish a deeper connection to it, and find a balance for living within our planet’s resources. Three texts continue the earth’s plea that ended the previous section: Lord Byron’s “Darkness” speaks of a natural disaster (a volcano) that has blotted out the sun from humanity and the panic that ensues; contemporary poet Esther Iverem’s “Earth Screaming” gives voice to the modern issues of our changing climate; and William Wordsworth’s “The World Is Too Much With Us” warns us that we are almost out of time to change our course. Contemporary/agrarian poet Wendell Berry’s “The Want of Peace” speaks to us at the climax of the oratorio, reminding us that we can find harmony with the planet if we choose to live more simply, and to recall that we ourselves came from the earth. Two Walt Whitman texts (“A Child said, What is the grass?” and “There was a child went forth every day”) echo Berry’s thoughts, reminding us that we are of the earth, as is everything that we see on our planet. The oratorio concludes with a reprise of Whitman’s “A Blade of Grass” from Part I, this time interspersed with an additional Whitman text that sublimely states, “I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love…”My hope in writing this oratorio is to invite audience members to consider how we interact with our planet, and what we can each personally do to keep the planet going for future generations. We are the only stewards Earth has; what can we each do to leave her in better shape than we found her?

By Michael Burkhardt. For SSATTBB choir (a cappella). Choral Music. Advent. Medium-Easy. Octavo. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers

SSATTBB chorus and piano - Medium-difficult / medium-difficult acc.

SKU: JK.00741

Composed by Lyndell Leatherman. Choral SATB, Difficulty Medium Hard, Piano Choir, Jesus Christ - Second Coming, Joy. Christian, Inspirational. Duration 3:15. Jackman Music Corporation #00741. Published by Jackman Music Corporation (JK.00741).

Doctrine and Covenants 39:17-24, Doctrine and Covenants 133:7-10.

Joyful anthem arranged for mixed chorus (SSATTBB) and piano, on the Savior's Second Coming.
Composer: Lyndell Leatherman
Lyricist: Henry Alford
Difficulty: Medium-difficult / medium-difficult acc.
Performance time: 3:15
Reference: Doctrine and Covenants 39:17-24, Doctrine and Covenants 133:7-10.

By Rene Clausen. For TTBB Choir, a cappella. Choral. Octavo. Text language: English

Orchestra version: TTBB choir, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, contrabass; organ version: TTBB choir, organ

SKU: CA.5017211

Composed by Josef Gabriel Rheinberger. Sacred vocal music, Mass, latin. German title: Missa In B (Orchesterfassung). Sacred vocal music, Masses, Latin. Single Part, Double Bass. Composed 1892. Op. 172. 4 pages. Duration 23 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 50.172/11. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.5017211).

ISBN 9790007080549. Key: B flat major. Language: Latin.

The Mass in B flat, op. 172, dates from 1892 and was published in two authentic versions. The instrumental accompaniment can be played either by an ensemble of wind instruments or by organ. Between Gloria and Credo Rheinberger placed a powerfully expressive a cappella Ave Maria, probably due to the fact that the Mass was first performed on a major feast day of the Virgin Mary: on the feast of Purification (Candlemas) in Breslau Cathedral. Score and part available separately - see item CA.5017200.

SSATTBB A Cappella. BH Large Choral. Octavo. 8 pages. Hal Leonard #M060129155. Published by Hal Leonard