By Becki Slagle Mayo. For Unison Choir and Piano. Sacred Anthem: Easter, Family Days. Octavo. Published by Chorister's Guild

Concert Band - Grade 2

SKU: AP.37819S

Composed by Brad Ciechomski. Concert Band; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Young Symphonic. Form: Ballade. Score. 12 pages. Alfred Music #00-37819S. Published by Alfred Music (AP.37819S).

UPC: 038081438474. English.

A mother's love is boundless, never-ending, gentle, and caressing. Written upon the passing of the composer's mother, this composition opens with a pure and simple melodic statement that later opens into the warmth of the full ensemble sound, much like the comfort of a mother's embrace. The opening interval of the minor third is often heard by a child calling mom-my, and the piece closes with the bells playing this motive. The composer dedicates this piece to the memory of his mother, who always believed in his hopes and dreams.

Bb Edition. Fake Book (Includes melody line and chords). Size 9x12 inches. 816 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Chamber Music Trombone, Piano

SKU: PR.144407320

Composed by Lauren Bernofsky. Set of Score and Parts. 16+8 pages. Duration 10 minutes. Merion Music #144-40732. Published by Merion Music (PR.144407320).

ISBN 9781491135006. UPC: 680160685998.

From the pen of Lauren Bernofsky comes a truly unique contribution to the trombone repertoire – music expressing the joys and challenges of parenthood, through a mother’s eyes. FROM A MOTHER’S JOURNAL is a suite of five movements, Love Letter, A World of Worry, Bedtime Battle, Contentment, and Little Imp, which bubble with warmth, irony, frustration, tenderness, humor … as complex a cocktail of emotions as parenthood itself. The music explores a broad range of trombone techniques, making the 10-minute suite an exciting tour de force for any recital.
The idea for FROM A MOTHER’S JOURNAL originated during car ride from an IWBC conference back to New York City – Nikki Abissi and I were sharing our experiences of the challenges and joys of motherhood, and she said, “Wouldn’t it be cool to have a trombone piece written about all the emotions of motherhood?” There certainly wasn’t one that I knew about! Not long after, she contacted me about writing her exactly that piece.I thought that this was definitely a concept for a piece whose time had come, and I was immediately on board with the project. She sent me some short descriptions of some of her experiences, from the frustration of getting a rambunctious baby to go to sleep at bedtime to the boundless love she felt for not just her baby but her husband, as a father, as well. I wrote each anecdote into a short movement, and the result was a collection of musical vignettes covering a range of moods and textures as well as trombone techniques. Since I, too, am a mother, I filtered her anecdotes through my own lens, and I consider this piece to be not just a biography of Nikki but also my own autobiography.

For SATB voices (with optional guitar chords). Format: SATB songbook. With choral notation, lyrics, chord names and guitar chord diagrams. Americana, traditional pop and pop vocal. Series: Everybody's Favorite Series #67. 127 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Music Sales.

A Collection for Group Singing for All Occasions. By Mitch Miller. P/V/C Mixed Folio. Traditional Pop. Vocal score book. With vocal score notation and chord names. 128 pages. Alfred Music #00-CN0027. Published by Alfred Music

Fakebook for Eb instrument and voice. With vocal melody, lyrics and leadsheet notation. Series: Hal Leonard Fake Books. 448 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

By Ruth Elaine Schram. For Choir. (SATB). Choral Octavo. Sacred Choral Series. Christmas. Level: Moderate (grade III). Choral Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Over 400 Songs to Strum and Sing. Composed by Various. Ukulele. Folk, Standards. Softcover. 632 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

The Group Singing Songbook. By Various. Vocal. Size 9.5x12 inches. 281 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Arranged by Teena Chinn. (3-Part Mixed). Choral Octavo. Pop Choral Series. Pop. Level: Moderate (grade III). Choral Octavo. Published by Alfred Publishing.

(Words and Chords to Nearly 1200 Songs 9x12 Spiral Bound). Edited by Annie Patterson and Peter Blood. For Vocal. Vocal. Softcover. 304 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

By Mary Beall / John Carter. For SATB choir. Sacred Mother's Day, Father's Day. Choral octavo. 8 pages