SKU: GI.G-1129

Composed by Michael John Trotta. GIA ChoralWorks. Music Education. Choral score. GIA Publications #1129. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-1129).

UPC: 785147812920.

This five-movement work for piano, string quintet, oboe, horn, mezzo and soprano soloists, and SATB choir was commissioned in 2020 by Gary Packwood, director of choral studies at Mississippi State University, and dedicated to the Mississippi State University State Singers for the opening of the new music building. The piece is based on Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood by the English Romantic poet William Wordsworth. These writings, along with others, represent the greatest lyrics of his maturity. In these poems Wordsworth presents a fully developed yet morally flexible picture of the relationship between human beings and the natural world. When Wordsworth completed this work in 1804, he called it simply Ode, and the poem carried this title when it was published in 1807. In 1815, when the poem was republished, Wordsworth expanded the title to Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood. Intimations means hints, inklings, or indirect suggestions. Track Listing: Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood The glory and freshness of a dream Ye blessed creatures, I have heard the call Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting Full soon thy Soul shall have her earthly freight Of the eternal silence A cappella works by Michael John Trotta Justitiae Domini Ubi Caritas Dies Irae.

Text Book

SKU: HL.360490

Edited by Brandon Williams. Book. Choral Resources, Teacher Resource. Softcover. 208 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.360490).

ISBN 9781705124673. UPC: 840126949018. 6.0x9.0x0.47 inches.

Tesfa Wondemagegnehu writes, “The compendium you hold in your hands represents the glimmering of the North Star. All thought-leaders and outstanding practitioners of our time, these authors have provided myriad ways to navigate through the messy, deafening, and sometimes terrifying chaos around us.” Choral Reflections offers inspiration, ideas, and insights for conductor-teachers at any stage. The goal for Choral Reflections is to provide a platform for a new and more representative cross-section of American choral conductor-teachers to share their reflections, beliefs, values, and visions for the choral art. The thirty contributors are: Hilary Apfelstadt, Anton Armstrong, Geoffrey Boers, Edith A. Copley, Rollo A. Dilworth, Jason Max Ferdinand, Lynne Gackle, Janet Galvan, Lynnel Joy Jenkins, Craig Hella Johnson, Ann Howard Jones, Henry H. Leck, Iris S. Levine, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Kevin McBeth, Marcela Molina, Gary Packwood, Rosephanye Powell, Amanda Quist, Doreen Rao, Jeffery B. Redding, Eugene Rogers, Diana V. Saez, Pearl Shangkuan, Tom Shelton, Sandra Snow, Andre J. Thomas, Betsy Cook Weber, Brad Wells, and Jace Kaholokula Saplan.

Accordion

SKU: SP.TS568

Composed by Gary Dahl and Tony Santorella. Collection; Polkas. Book. Santorella Publications #TS568. Published by Santorella Publications (SP.TS568).

ISBN 9781585601684.

New Polka Favorites for Accordion in an assortment of popular polkas in varying degrees of difficulty. The Clarinet and Beer Barrel polkas represent the professional stylings designed for a spectacular sounding performance. The arrangements are quite entertaining and very playable for the beginning to intermediate player while providing valuable material for the professional accordionist. The polka and accordion are inseparable; therefore every accordionist must have a reasonably extensive polka repertoire. Polka Favorites published by Santorella Publications guarantees hours of fun and entertainment for the accordion student, novice and professional. Includes; Clarinet Polka - Beer Barrel Polka - Tony's Polka - Pizzicati Polka - Jolly Peter Polka - Serbus Zagreb - Marijana - Wienerschnitzel Polka - Bella Bocca Polka - Village Tavern Polka - A Tavern in the Town.