A tremendous setting of Psalm 148 for Upper Voices (SSAA) Unison Chorus and Organ (or Piano) by Gustav Holst.

The intertwining of women’s voices in Gustav Holst’s Tears Idle Tears will lend an elevated atmosphere to any performance giving this secular piece an almost sacred character. It was written for a cappella female chorus (SSAA) in 1905 as the 3rd movement of the 5-movement suite ‘Songs From The Princess’ which was based on 5 thematic short poem’s from the British poet Tennyson’s long narrative poem ‘The Princess’ (1847). Performance time is approximately 2 minutes.As an experienced instrumentalist and orchestra member English composer arranger and teacher Gustav Holst understood music from the standpoint of his players and madesure that however challenging their parts were always practicable a compositional characteristic still well received and appreciated by performers and audiences today.

Slumber Song is an Art Song by the Russian composer Anton Arensky. It is scored for SSAA Upper Voice Chorus with a Piano reduction provided for rehearsal purposes. It has been translated into English by the composer Frederick Corder (1852-1932). Anton Arensky (1861-1906) was a Russian composer pianist and pedagogue. He studied composition at the St Petersburg Conservatory with Rimsky-Korsakov before becoming a Professor at the Moscow Conservatory and later director of the Imperial Choir. His musical style was initially dismissed as being unoriginal and heavily reliant on Tchaikovsky but has recently been re-evaluated and hischamber music is now experiencing a revival.

Masters in This Hall. A truly dynamic interpretation of a wonderful French carol! Masters in This Hall, in its original form, is festive and full of life. This arrangement from Mark Hayes adds even more excitement! Unexpected harmonies and a fabulous accompaniment make this lively Christmas carol a must for the stage or sanctuary. Score and Parts (fl 1, fl 2/pic, ob, cl, bn, hn 1-2, tpt 1-3, tbn 1-2, tba, perc 1-2, hp, vn 1-2, va, vc, db) available as a Printed Edition and as a digital download.

Song For Athene is a work by British composer John Tavener arranged by Barry Rose for Upper Voices and Organ with optional Cello. The text is taken from Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' as well as from theOrthodox Funeral Service. The entire work lasts around 7 minutes. The original version of Song For Athene was commissioned by the BBC and first performed on 22nd January 1994 at St Giles'Church Cripplegate London by the BBC Singers conducted by Simon Joly. This arrangement received a positive review from Geoffrey Webber in the January/February 2016 edition of Choir & Organ.

POD-Gracious Spirit Holy Ghost is a work by Keith Roberts for Upper Voices and Organ Accompaniment that sets a poem by Christopher Wordsworth lasting around 2 and a half minutes.

Long associated with Marian veneration over the centuries the Stabat Mater is most often performed during the Easter season. This arrangement by Hungarian composer Gyorgy Orban is for SSAA with piano accompaniment. It is suitable for a medium advanced adult choir.

Joni Jensen Choral Series-As the inscription on the statue that greets you as you enter Texas Woman's University this message is powerful and empowering. The primary octavo is for SSAA choir piano and percussion but there is an alternate full score and parts for string quartet and percussion. Singing of making a path in a pathless wilderness and pressing forward with unswerving courage this song addresses the strength of women and their ability to conquer adversity in ways that only they can.

Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream incidental music to the play by Shakespeare is best known for the famous Wedding March though the work contains an array of beautiful music. The instrumental movements are frequently performed as an Orchestral suite or as stand-alone pieces.The Overture was composed when Mendelssohn was just seventeen years old written as a concert overture. Then when King Frederick William IV of Prussia commissioned the adult Mendelssohn to create incidental music for the whole of the play in 1842 Mendelssohn incorporated the Overture and its themes repeatedly throughout the work. Mendelssohn particularly loved Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’sDream having read it with his sister from childhood. His incidental music for the play ranks among the best of its genre skillfully generating the spirit of each of the characters establishing ambiences for the various scenes and complementing Shakespeare’s own drama.

A series of outstanding songs taken from the best-selling Close Harmony Ladies’ Barbershop Songbook selected for their appropriateness for female singers arranged for close-harmony quartets or women's choirs.Nicholas Hare's beautifully crafted arrangements for SSAA are suitable for anything from four to four hundred singers. He has added helpful performance notes for each of the songs and the arrangements are notated on two stave for easy piano rehearsal.

Par MCCARTHY JAMES. The words of Peaceful was the Night are taken from John Milton?s ode On the Morning of Christ?s Nativity, written in 1629. Milton describes the universe halting in utter stillness at the moment of Christ?s appearing on the earth. (As the poet wrote: ?His reign of peace upon the Earth began. ?) In James McCarthy?s carol, the voices play a dual role, as narrator, and by evoking the atmosphere of a singular moment of frozen time. Although commissioned by Sonoro for performance during the Christmas period, this singable, lyrical setting would fit well into a programme of music suitable for any time of the year. / Date parution : 1905-07-10/ Feuillet / SSAA a Cappella

Heinrich Poos is not the first composer inspired by Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock's poem 'Die Auferstehung', as even Gustav Mahler had already used these verses in the fifth movement of his Second Symphony 'Auferstehung'. Mahler was inspired to use a choral movement at the end of his symphony at the funeral of the conductor Hans von Bülow where a choir sang a chorale based on said text by Klopstock. Heinrich Poos wrote his deeply moving choral piece in remembrance of the organist Hubert Schoonbrodt. / Choeur De Femmes (SSAA) A Cappella

Let all the world in every corner sing was commissioned by Colston?s Girls? School in Bristol for the Chamber Choir and their Director of Music Matthew Redman and was written in August 2008 for the service to mark the school?s acquisition of Academy status.   It is a tour-de-force for upper voices ? the organ introduction leads to a tapestry of rich variety climaxing with the choir splitting into four parts for the antiphonal cries against the full organ. The music is highly rhythmic throughout its time changes dictated by the rhythm and stress of the text. An exciting addition to the intermediate upper voice choir repertoire.

Several superb settings of this moving poem by Sara Teasdale precede this one but Kevin Memley has earned the reputation to take us somewhere new even with classic texts. Premiered at the ACDA Western Convention this SSAA setting with piano is entirely new and gratifying. Always melodic and harmonically fulfilling this new setting works best for advanced high school college and community treble choirs. Medium.