Five great hits arranged specifically for secondary school choirs by Mark De-Lisser with backing and practice tracks and performance and rehearsal tips.

?I asked my friend the poet Einar Askestad if he could write a poem for me about love between father and son brothers and God. I felt that these forms of love are seldom sung about. The poem moved me greatly and I have tried to put music to these words which is simple yet full of beauty. In the four movements of this suite-like piece various aspects of these relationships are conveyed?. - Mårten JanssonBiography: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 life consists of. This has led people todescribe my music as both ?so sad that it sounds like birds who have lost their wings? and ?the happiest classical music we ever heard?. I have also always preferred beautiful music to atonal music and that is surely the reason why the most part of my music is more on the sad side but what a dream it would be to be able to create beautiful music that?s bubbling over with joy! My compositions consist of almost only sacral music. This is to express my own faith but also my appreciation and respect for the timeless texts that have been used for centuries after centuries.In 1994 I was lucky enough to start conducting the female choir Carmen and I conducted them until we decided to disunite 2010. This is of course the biggest reason why most of my compositions are for female choirs the knowledge that what I write during the night will be tested the next evening is a driving force that not so many are lucky enough to have.I work as a voice music theory and conducting teacher and conductor in Uppsala were I was born -65 and still live. My education is in short: two years of musicology at Uppsala University and a MFA in Music Education and Dalcroize Rhythmics at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm.- Choral works a cappella.- Sample pages for download: www.baerenreiter.com.

The signature tune for the award-winning Swedish a cappella group Vocado HÃ¥ll Mig Kvar/Hold Me Fast is characterized by mixed messages: the lover wants to leave but can't quite bring himself to walk out the door. The flavour of the music reflects the dilemma with emotions ranging from muted acceptance in the verses to highly charged indecision in the passionate chorus. With classic a cappella rhythms and textures along with melodies that will stay with you for days this dual-language publication in the Voice Junction series is perfect for vocal groups and choirs singing in Swedish or English.HÃ¥ll mig kvar has been recordedby Vocado on the CD Northern Lights.

A Manual That Transforms a Choir's Warm-Up Time into Meaningful Voice-Building. Choral Cantabile is a manual that transforms a choir's warm-up time into meaningful voice-building. Dr. Katharin Rundus is a renowned singer, voice instructor and choral conductor who has authored three vocal pedagogy textbooks. The first, Cantabile (P5023), is a comprehensive college level text now used the world over. Cantabile: Voice Class (P5026), is single semester text with equal acclaim. Choral Cantabile is the final book in the series and is specifically for the choral conductor. Organized in the same unique, easy-read format, with clarifying icons and duplicatable exercises, this will be a required resource in the classroom and an aid for choral conductors everywhere.

Decoding the Secrets of the Choral Art-(Decoding the Secrets of the Choral Art). Dr. William Dehning has been the head of the Choral Department at University of Southern California since 1992. His choirs have wowed audiences worldwide and at the ACDA National Convention. Employing his no-nonsense tone dry wit and deep passion he tells all that is good and all that should be changed in the world of choral conducting. Never has so much valuable information been included with so much personality. Laugh and learn with this spectacular book!

This entertaining and straightforward arrangement for choirs was written by master arranger Philip Lawson and will be popular with choirs and audiences alike.

(from Easter Parade) Discovery Level 2-One of the most memorable scenes from Irving Berlin's Easter Parade is Fred Astaire and Judy Garland singing and clowning in hobo attire to this charming song.Young choirs will love recreating the performance and the music is irresistible.

Sing Noel Alleluia! This is your festive finale moment for holiday programming! A masterful rendition of a cadre of colorful Christmas carols, this choral tour de force is sure to be a hit with audiences everywhere. The significant piano part is filled with supportive yet artful moments sure to delight the accompanist, and with multiple voicings and a chamber orchestration available, this will work for almost every type of ensemble. Score and Parts (fl 1-2, ob, cl 1-2, bn, perc 1-3, hp, vn 1-2, va, vc, db) available as a Printed Edition and as a digital download.

Pop Choral Series-Translating to A Little Crazy the lyrics to this Disney Pixar film Coco are just that. Full of whimsey and surprises The verse text is in English while the repeated lines are in Spanish. A fun hand-clapping section lends itself to movement if desired and the repeated sections make this easy to learn.

The singer-songwriter and poet Georges Brassens' emotional song La Guerre 14-18 arranged for four-part chorus by Passaquet.   Often only accompanying himself on acoustic Guitar George Brassens was a poet whose works convey extraordinary beauty with their black humour and their political statements. La Guerre 14-18 is one of his most famous pieces and this arrangement breathes new life into a topic that is always relevant and pertinent.