from Oliver-Here is the tender love ballad from 'Oliver' in a shimmering a cappella setting for women's voices. A gem! Duration: ca. 3:00.

Here Is Thy Footstool is a simple and gentle song by Paul Creston. It is scored here for SSAA Chorus a cappella.

Janey Nance-Hall of the Women's Chorus of Dallas and her amazingly beautiful “There Is a Season” has moments of soaring melody and quiet stillness. The melody is haunting but full of resolve and empowerment! Thewell-known text is one of the most moving and comforting passages from the Old Testament. An emotional offering for concert graduation memorial or worship services. Exquisite! Based on Ecclesiastes 3.

Il Est Bel Et Bon (SSAA) English/French-Renaissance French composer Pierre Passereau was a popular creator of chanson rustiques in Paris and at court the early 1500’s. The songs that survive are almost all of a hearty style with plenty of onomatopoeia double entendres puns and occasional indelicacies employing graceful melody polyphony and sometimes chordal passages.Il es bel et bon has retained popularity almost since it was written. There is evidence that this song was sung as far away as Venice in the 1500's. Here composer Helen Cockburn makes the most of the delightful clucking cuckooing passages and the English words have retained most of the original’s consonants to good effect.

Medley-Here is a tapestry of carols that you will perform again and again! Opening brightly with a mixed meter choral fanfare it then moves into a smooth and unhurried verse and chorus of “Angels We Have Heard on High ”followed by “Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming” and culminating with a joyful “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.” It can be performed with piano or a cappella making it especially useful for community performances.Available separately: SATB SSAA. Duration: ca. 3:20.

Exquisite lyrics and flowing vocal lines combine in this Stephen Schwartz ballad taken from one of his most performed musicals Children of Eden. “There are times I've been afraid ... Then I feel your hand in mine Andthere's courage in my heart.”Available separately: SATB SSAA TTBB and ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 3:15.

The ?Gloria? RV 589 is one of Vivaldi?s most popular compositions today and one of the most regularly performed sacred vocal works from the Baroque era. The work was in all probability composed around 1716 during Vivaldi?s time at the Ospedale della Piet an orphanage for girls in Venice.Although Vivaldi?s ?Gloria? (BA 8953) was written for solo voices and mixed choir it is likely that it was performed at the girls? orphanage with female voices only. Taking this into account Malcolm Bruno?s careful arrangement for choir SSAA is of some relevance. The work when set for female voices or children?s choir remains a true masterpiece.The?Kyrie? RV 587 (BA 8954)for two choirs and two string ensembles as arranged here for female choir displays its own charm. It can be performed together with the Gloria as a type of short mass.Both arrangements are based on the recently published Urtext editions of these works. The piano reductions by editor Malcolm Bruno are easy to play and preserve the character of the works.- Effective arrangements for female choir- Forewords in English and German- Straightforward idiomatic piano reductions- Kyrie and Gloria can be combined for performanceThe orchestral parts for the original SATB version can be used for the performance of these arrangements.

Blow Ye The Trumpet was originally composed as a chorus for as part of Kirke Mechem's Opera John Brown based on the life of the abolitionist campaigner of the same name. It was later popularised inSongs of the Slave a suite of works from the same opera. The text is adapted from a traditional hymn said to be Brown’s favourite with a new tune composed in the early American folk style. KirkeMechem (b. 1925) is an American composer who has found worldwide popularity with his collection of over 250 compositions in almost every form. Blow Ye The Trumpet has been arranged here for SSAA chorus andPiano with optional orchestral accompaniment.

Here's a stunning new a cappella setting of the #1 pop hit by Bette Midler. These powerful lyrics and a timeless melody will create an unforgettable concert moment. Magical! Available for SATB SSAA and TTBB a cappella. Performance Time: Approx. 3:40.

The Grammy®-winning singer Kelly Clarkson scored big with an elegant pitch-perfect and rousing rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Super Bowl XLVI with choral back-up provided by the Indianapolis Children'sChoir conducted by Henry Leck. Here is the arrangement in two keys the original in G as sung by Kelly and a B-flat edition for use with soprano or tenor soloist or a group of singers. Recorded by the Indianapolis Children'sChoir Rachel Anderson soloist.

The ?Gloria? RV 589 is one of Vivaldi?s most popular compositions today and one of the most regularly performed sacred vocal works from the Baroque era. The work was in all probability composed around 1716 during Vivaldi?s time at the Ospedale della Piet an orphanage for girls in Venice. Although Vivaldi?s ?Gloria? (BA 8953) was written for solo voices and mixed choir it is likely that it was performed at the girls? orphanage with female voices only. Taking this into account Malcolm Bruno?s careful arrangement for choir SSAA is of some relevance. The work when set for female voices or children?s choir remains a true masterpiece.The ?Kyrie? RV 587 (BA8954)for two choirs and two string ensembles as arranged here for female choir displays its own charm. It can be performed together with the Gloria as a type of short mass.Both arrangements are based on the recently published Urtext editions of these works. The piano reductions by editor Malcolm Bruno are easy to play and preserve the character of the works.Effective arrangements for female choirForewords in English and GermanStraightforward idiomatic piano reductionsKyrie and Gloria can be combined for performanceThe orchestral parts for the original SATB version can be used for the performance of these arrangements.

Franz Schubert was an Austrian composer who was extremely prolific during his lifetime despite dying at 31 his output consists of over six hundred secular Vocal works (mainly Lieder) seven complete symphonies sacred music operas incidental music and a large body of chamber and Piano music. Schubert is ranked among the greatest composers of the late Classical era and early Romantic era and is one of the most frequently performed composers of the early nineteenth century.Schubert composed his ‘Mass No. 2 in G major’ in less than a week (March 2 to 7 1815). Kyrie the second of the 6 movements is arranged here byWilliam Hermann for SSAA choir and Piano accompaniment. Performance time of this piece is approximately 3:10.

Glory to God in the Highest-Now available for women's voices! Here is an exuberant celebration of the birth of Christ through layered African polyrhythms and call-and-response vocal phrases. The singers encourage the audience to rejoice shout and clap withthem making this selection a wonderful processional or concert opener. Percussion Yoruba translation and pronunciation are included. Available separately: SATB SSAA a cappella. Duration: ca. 2:30.

Here's a campy doo-wop setting of the Meredith Willson classic. Don't miss it! Available: SATB a cappella SSAA a cappella. Performance Time: Approx. 2:00.