Alto Sax; Choral (ChoirTrax CD)

SKU: HL.275499

Composed by Gloria Shayne and Noel Regney. Arranged by Craig Courtney. Sacred Choral. Christmas, General Worship, Sacred. CD. Duration 290 seconds. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.275499).

UPC: 888680744373. 5.0x5.0x0.185 inches. I John 1:1, John 1:14, Matthew 2:3, Psalm 94:9.

This Christmas standard is one of the most recorded holiday songs of our time. This arrangement awakens the beloved song to new possibilities, dressing it in a sophisticated suit of traditional choral elements and light jazz. The creative crescendo of the original song unfolds verse by verse as the news of the Christ Child's birth goes from the shepherd boy to the people everywhere. The call and response format is maintained but refreshed by shimmering chords and creative counterpoint. A study in choral color, don't miss the opportunity of sharing this wonderful Christmas classic with your audience. Score and Parts for full orchestra (fl 1-2, ob/eng hn, cl 1-2, bn, hn 1-2, tpt 1/flugel, tpt 2-3, tbn 1-2, perc 1-3, hp, pno, dm, b, vn 1-2, va, vc, db) and for a small combo (asx, pno, perc 1-3, dm, gtr, b) each available as a digital download.

(Complete Lyrics for 200 Songs) Format: lyric book (contains no music). With lyrics. Broadway. 234 pages. 6x9 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.

Janice had a dream for many years of producing an album of old familiar gospel hymns that had touched her heart through the years with their beautiful melodies and messages. After a trip to the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA, she found in one hymnbook all of the beloved works she was looking for, and this project was born. Hymns included on this CD are: My Lord, What a Morning Blessed Assurance When I Survey the Wondrous Cross Amazing Grace Come Thou Fount Fairest Lord Jesus What a Friend We Have in Jesus Were You There I Love to Tell the Story God Shall Wipe All Tears Away

Choral SSAA choir

SKU: CF.CM9616

Composed by John Ratledge. Fold. Jbc. Performance. 12 pages. Duration 4 minutes, 2 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #CM9616. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CM9616).

ISBN 9781491156711. UPC: 680160915255. 6.875 x 10.5 inches. Key: C major. English. Thomas Troeger.

This SSAA work, originally written for SATB voices celebrates the tenth anniversary of the Masterworks Community Chorale in Newnan, Georgia. The inspirational text is Somewhere I Have Never Traveled, a text by the Yale Theologian, Thomas Troeger. Somewhere I Have Never Traveled has potential for building tone and creating a panorama of colors, while at the same time creating emotional soundscapes, all through a delightful text that creates a dreamlike innocence.
It has been a joy to re-voice this original SATB composition for SSAA voices and to collaborate with Heather Orr at Montgomery High School. In July 2014, my dear friend Kathy Bizarth commissioned me to compose a new work celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Masterworks Community Chorale in Newnan, Georgia. It was in September when we agreed on the inspirational text, Somewhere I Have Never Traveled, a text by the Yale Theologian, Thomas Troeger. I moved to Italy in January for a sabbatical, and in February, I spent four days composing the piece at the Palazzo Bassi Brugnatelli, a dear friend's villa in Robbiate, Italy. Interestingly enough, the middle part of the piece (mm. 30-39) and end of the piece came first (mm. 40-62). Completed in Conegliano in late February, this composition is very special to me as it was the first composition I wrote after my mother died, and it was also composed for a dear friend. I have a profound connection to what I hope will be a deeply inspirational composition to those who sing it. Somewhere I Have Never Traveled has real potential for building tone and creating a panorama of colors, while at the same time creating emotional soundscapes, all through a delightful text that creates a dreamlike innocence. Somewhere I have never traveled is the place I want to be... (Me too.).
It has been a joy to re-voice this original SATB composition for SSAA voices and to collaborate with Heather Orr at Montgomery High School. In July 2014, my dear friend Kathy Bizarth commissioned me to compose a new work celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Masterworks Community Chorale in Newnan, Georgia. It was in September when we agreed on the inspirational text, Somewhere I Have Never Traveled, a text by the Yale Theologian, Thomas Troeger. I moved to Italy in January for a sabbatical, and in February, I spent four days composing the piece at the Palazzo Bassi Brugnatelli, a dear friend’s villa in Robbiate, Italy. Interestingly enough, the middle part of the piece (mm. 30-39) and end of the piece came first (mm. 40-62). Completed in Conegliano in late February, this composition is very special to me as it was the first composition I wrote after my mother died, and it was also composed for a dear friend. I have a profound connection to what I hope will be a deeply inspirational composition to those who sing it.Somewhere I Have Never Traveled has real potential for building tone and creating a panorama of colors, while at the same time creating emotional soundscapes, all through a delightful text that creates a dreamlike innocence.Somewhere I have never traveled is the place I want to be... (Me too.).

Easy Piano Piano/Keyboard

SKU: HL.1311627

By Various. Easy Piano Songbook. Pop. Softcover. 240 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.1311627).

ISBN 9798350109375. UPC: 196288177524. 9.0x12.0x0.626 inches.

Perfect for gigging pianists starting out, First 50 Bar Songs You Should Play on the Piano features 50 pop hits arranged for easy piano that many piano bar crowds are looking for. Add this essential collection to your library today to ensure you have the crowd-pleasers ready for any performance! Songs include: American Pie • Can't Stop the Feeling • Chicken Fried • Don't Stop Believin' • Easy • Free Fallin' • Friends in Low Places • If I Ain't Got You • Jack and Diane • Lean on Me • Piano Man • Poker Face • Shake It Off • Sweet Home Alabama • Take Me Home, Country Roads • Uptown Funk • What I Got • Your Song • and more.

About First 50

You've been taking lessons, you've got a few chords under your belt, and you're ready to buy a songbook. Now what? Hal Leonard has the answers in its First 50 series. The First 50 series steers new players in the right direction. These books contain easy to intermediate arrangements for must-know songs. Each arrangement is simple and streamlined, yet still captures the essence of the tune.

The Christmas Songs (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) Do You Hear What I Hear Frosty The Snow Man A Holly Jolly Christmas I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus I'll Be Home For Christmas Jingle-bell Rock Rudolph The Red-nosed Reindeer Shake Me I Rattle (Squeeze Me I Cry) Silver Bells Suzy Snowflake Alfred's Basic Piano Course - Top Hits! Christmas Book Level 1B edited by E. L. Lancaster and Morton Manus. Arranged by Various. For Piano. Method/Instruction; Piano - Alfred's Basic Piano Course. Alfred's Basic Piano Library. Children; Christmas; Winter. Beginner. Book. 24 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

SKU: WD.080689502286

By Big Daddy Weave. Sacred Vocal. Vocal score. Word Music #080689502286. Published by Word Music (WD.080689502286).

UPC: 080689502286.

Big Daddy Weave is back in a big way with the companion songbook to their third new album, What I Was Made For. Arranged for medium voice with piano or guitar accompaniment, this latest release features songs that reflect the band's poignant journey of loss, faith and new life following their personal experiences surviving Hurricane Ivan. The songbook includes all of the songs from Big Daddy Weave's What I Was Made For, plus 4 more smash hits from their first two recordings One and Only and Fields of Grace.

Ukulele/Vocal Ukulele

SKU: HL.138238

Strum & Sing Series. By Various. Ukulele. Folk, Pop. Softcover. 128 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.138238).

ISBN 9781495002427. UPC: 888680030797. 9.0x12.0x0.344 inches.

The perfect uke songbook for that next coffeehouse gig! This songbook includes lyrics, chord symbols and chord diagrams for 44 hit songs, including: Black Horse and the Cherry Tree * Constant Craving * Don't Know Why * Hallelujah * If It Makes You Happy * Lucky * Meet Virginia * One of Us * Put Your Records On * Save Tonight * Skinny Love * Tom's Diner * What I Am * Wonderwall * and more. Listen to a Spotify playlist of all the songs featured in this book!

About Strum & Sing

The Strum & Sing series provides an unplugged and pared-down approach to your favorite songs- just the chords and the lyrics, with nothing fancy. These easy-to-play arrangements are designed for both aspiring and professional musicians.

((from NBC's The Sing-Off)). By NBC's The Sing-Off and U2. By Bono and The Edge. Arranged by Deke Sharon. SATB DV A Cappella. Pop Choral Series. 20 pages

By Ray Charles. Arranged by Michael Story. Words and music by Ray Charles / arr. Michael Story. For Concert Band. Concert Band. Pop Beginning Band. Level: Very Easy (grade I). Conductor Score & Parts. 166 pages. Duration 1:47. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Choral SATB Choir and Piano

SKU: CF.CM9787

Composed by Coty Raven Morris. Arranged by Saleel Menon. Duration 3:45. Carl Fischer Music #CM9787. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CM9787).

ISBN 9781491164587. UPC: 680160923496. Key: D major. English. Original.

The text for the first voicing (SSA) of this piece came to me in the fall of 2020 while teaching at Crosby High School in Crosby, Texas. My students, though enthusiastic to be back in Choir, were struggling to cope with the civil unrest around them, in addition to the pandemic. When considering how I could help them navigate this time, I realized that they were in need of some sort of consistency, of feeling grounded in themselves. As we  focused on building of community and citizenship, this text and tune came to mind, each phrase highlighting an element of personal and community wellness.I lead with my spirit keeping love in the circle around me. (Social)Expressing my spirit (Occupational)Loving what I can see and cannot see, I'll take care of the vessel I am in (Physical)I love with me that's under the skin (Emotional)Taking care of my mind (Intellectual)Envisioning the me I want to be (Spiritual)I had the honor of collaborating with composer/educator Saleel Menon to create the beautiful piano accompaniment and SATB setting.Who I Want To Be opens with a solo functioning as a mantra throughout the tune. As the piece continues, voices join in unison and harmony to emphasize the intent.When the repeats in mm. 48–51 occur, invite students to share some of their own mantras and affirmations, or feel free to borrow from the words my students in the Crosby HS choir inspired me to write:Allow yourself graceI am persistentI am fragile, not brokenYou are worthyI am worthyI know that your success is not my demise!The only validation I need is my ownI believe in myselfI see youIt’s okay to not be okayBreatheI love and I am lovedPrepare yourself for not only a powerful performance, but a rewarding experience and conversations with your students.THIS is the piece you want stuck in your students’ heads!~CRM.

Chamber Music Electronics, alto Flute

SKU: PR.114422360

Composed by Eve Beglarian. Sws. Score. 8 pages. Duration 6:30. Theodore Presser Company #114-42236. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.114422360).

ISBN 9781491133828. UPC: 680160683321. 9 x 12 inches.

Based on an Armenian troubadour song, I WILL NOT BE SAD IN THIS WORLD is a uniquely beautiful work for alto flute (or bass flute) accompanied by a pre-recorded audio track made purely from the composer’s own singing. The result is a fluid interplay between the live flute and the composer’s multi-tracked and processed vocal sonorities. The work was created for Marya Martin’s “Eight Visions” collection (published by Presser), and is now available as a single publication.
I will not be sad in this world is based on the song “Ashkharumes Akh Chim Kashil” by the legendary 18th-century Armenian troubadour Sayat Nova. The song is often played on the duduk, and your flute playing should respond to the ornamentation, intonation, and vibrato of traditional duduk playing.In playing this piece, you will want to be flexible with time: the 32nd notes are mostly notated grace notes coloring the following note, and can be compressed towards that next note for effect. Similarly, the meter should be downplayed: use the pre-recorded part to give you guideposts, and then shape your phrases quite freely around those guideposts.I strongly suggest that you listen to my demo recording of the piece, as it will give an indication of what I am looking for. I have not transcribed every note that I sang on the demo, and similarly, once you feel comfortable with the playing style, you can ornament the melody with some flexibility yourself. The notated turns are meant to indicate places where it is most natural to do some ornamentation.The piece can be played on either alto flute or bass flute. I am hoping for a certain vulnerability in your playing, so choose the flute that will help you most with that. If you are playing in a dry hall, you might consider slight amplification, not for volume, but to allow you to add reverb to your sound. It will then be easier to blend well with the tape part.Optionally, one (or even two) additional flutists may double the lines called “voice” that are part of the tape part. The additional player(s) should play more softly than the soloist, and get even softer as the piece progresses and the electronics take over.* * *Thanks to Marya Martin who commissioned the piece. Many thanks to my friend and colleague Margaret Lancaster, who tried out the piece for me and advised me about notation. Thanks also to the Civitella Ranieri Foundation who were my generous hosts while I was writing I will not be sad in this world.The audio accompaniment and the demo are available for free download from the “Additional Downloads” tab at www.presser.com/114-42236.