SKU: C4.9790902260473

ISBN 9790902260473. 8.27 x 11.7 inches.

Forming part of the A Distant Music anthology, Praise: Psalms and Prayers 1 showcases 20 sacred choral works by Australian composers, most published here for the first time.

Containing a variety of accompanied and unaccompanied works, Praise: Psalms and Prayers 1 offers choirs access to quality Australian sacred music. Settings include texts from the Book of Psalms, well-known prayers as well as a spiritual poem by Australian Erica Jolly.

The 90-page volume covers a range of abilities and variety of compositional styles.

SKU: XC.SATB2211A

9 x 6 inches.

Energetic, uplifting, and declarative, this original anthem from composer Connor Warren Smith is an excellent concert opener that reminds the listener to live in joy despite their hardship and circumstance. Originally commissioned by The Quire of Eastern Iowa, this piece features a powerful chorus and an explosive contrapuntal bridge section that is sure to excite and satisfy. Written for SATB choir, with divisi.

SKU: AP.46744

UPC: 038081531991. English. Words adapted from poems by Sir Richard Fanshawe; Francis Beaumont; music; new words; by Jay Althouse.

Practical, timeless advice abounds in this jaunty contemporary choral with texts lifted from Renaissance-era poetry and a translation of ancient verse. The opening melody winds around the tonic triad before the B section breaks into colorful contemporary harmony in a chorale setting. Light, yet legit.

About Alfred Choral Designs

The Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.

SKU: MN.50-1603

UPC: 688670516030.

A tender lullaby that not only expresses the sentiments in the stable, but also hints at the events in the life of the Christ. With text by Richard Leach and an original melody by K. Lee Scott, this is a moving anthem for worship or concert use. Taken from ScottÕs larger work Sing the Songs of Bethlehem: A Service of Lessons and Carols.

SKU: FG.55011-857-7

Žibuoklė Martinaitytė tells about the background of Aletheia (2022) for mixed choir (SSSSAAAATTTTBBBB): Aletheia is variously translated from Greek as unconcealedness, revealing or unclosedness. It is uncovering of the Truth - the one we are afraid to face, the truth that can only be expressed directly through the pre-verbal communication. How do you find words for the horrors of the war, for all unimaginable global atrocities? How do you even allow yourself to feel it out? Solely through art, through music that offer a safe space and a formalized framework for processing these accumulated complex emotions and sharing them with others in a moment. This piece has no verbal text and it is based on various combinations of vowels and consonants, thus connecting us on a deeper level through the immediate emotional experience.

The war in Ukraine in spring of 2022 had an impact on all of us and shattered my deeply rooted Lithuanian identity. When the freedom is threatened and innocent people are dying, it is hard to make sense out of the reality. Yet there is poetry even in the worst nightmares. I was imagining that the only instrument people have even in situations of destruction, in the midst of the war, is their VOICE. It brought back memories of my youth when Singing revolution was taking place in the Baltic countries. Human voice was the only weapon that people used to express their determination for freedom and independence. Voice is our first and the very last instrument we have in our lifetime. Thinking in these terms brings almost a sacred dimension to the voice as an expression of the life itself - from the very first baby's scream until the last breath and whisper.

Duration c. 15'

The works of New York -based Lithuanian composer Žibuoklė Martinaitytė (b. 1973) have been lauded as breathtaking and profoundly moving. Her stimulating music bristles with energy and tension and revolves often around the subject of beauty, which she calls both a guiding principle and an aesthetic measure for sonic quality.

SKU: JK.00909

Romans 8:16-17, Acts 17:28-29 (22-31).

Choral arrangement with text from Eliza R. Snow's O My Father and original melody from Thomas R. Winkel, arranged for mixed chorus (SATB) and piano.
Composer: Thomas R. Winkel
Arranger: Nico D. Snel
Lyricist: Eliza R. Snow
Difficulty: Medium / medium-difficult acc.
Performance time: 3:30
Reference: Romans 8:16-17, Acts 17:28-29 (22-31).

SKU: HL.428247

UPC: 196288063384. 6.75x10.5x0.045 inches.

A Fab Four Medley with 18 classic songs in just four minutes!? As Brian Wilson once said, “There's no outdoing the Beatles.” Includes: All You Need Is Love, Blackbird, Come Together, Eight Days a Week, Eleanor Rigby, A Hard Day's Night, Here Comes the Sun, Hey Jude, I Want to Hold Your Hand, In My Life, Let It Me, Love Me Do, Penny Lane, Strawberry Fields Forever, We Can Work it Out, With a Little Help from My Friends and Hello, Goodbye.