SKU: LO.30-3417L

UPC: 000308145861.

Lift the sound of praise heavenward with this lively setting of Psalm 150! The opening section heralds the call to praise God in His sanctuary, and the contrasting sections rise through sequencing keys and alleluias until the final joyous acclamation of God's praise.

SKU: AP.47278

UPC: 038081544601. English.

Inspired by Delaware's beautiful Cape Henlopen, this piece musically captures the playful feel of a family vacation on one of its lovely beaches. A reflective opening is followed by a light and energetic theme, including bits of the familiar sea shanty Drunken Sailor.

SKU: KN.52809S

UPC: 822795528091.

A gorgeous, introspective ballad adapted from the combo version recorded on Mike's latest CD, this solo feature for alto or soprano sax presents all member of medium-advanced bands with sufficient challenges. Two fortissimo climaxes punctuate the otherwise delicate nature of this piece, and short cadenzas for three soloists (piano, soprano sax, drums) in the opening bars give it a unique start. In his score notes, Mike emphasizes the importance of playing with rhythmic precision in a chart that combines a slow tempo with 16th-note figures.

SKU: WD.080689567179

UPC: 080689567179.

From Integrity Music’s choral imprint, brought to you by Word Music & Church Resources, comes this highly energetic and effective Praise & Worship Musical for Easter, RESURRECTION POWER. Celebrate Easter Sunday with this relentlessly singable, compellingly contemporary service for Choir, Praise Team, Praise Band, Orchestra and Worship Leaders. From the opening score, featuring the intense, pulsating rhythms of the standout gospel-influenced anthem of praise, Resurrection Power (Rez Power), to the closing refrain of yet another gospel-flavored Easter standard, Risen, this musical will bring your congregation to its feet with hands and voices raised in praise to the Risen King!

Arranged and orchestrated by Daniel Semsen—one of the brightest young arrangers in contemporary evangelical music today—RESURRECTION POWER delivers an emotion-packed, truth-filled message of God’s grace and mercy, saturating our lives through the atoning work of Christ on the cross and His glorious resurrection. Embellish your presentation of this remarkably moving new musical with the use of the DVD Accompaniment Track to help lead your congregation in praise and adoration of the risen Christ. Celebrate the power of His resurrection this Easter and acknowledge Him as Lord and King, our Risen Savior!

SKU: KJ.SO381F

UPC: 8402704801.

The eloquent opening of Back at Home, played by the cello and bass sections, sets a rich tone for what is simple, yet thought provoking. This ballad is gorgeous in every way and it asks players and audiences to connect the music to a personal experience that gives way to being back at home.

SKU: HL.211290

UPC: 888680660833. 5.0x5.0x0.185 inches.

From the majestic opening through the lively verses of this French carol, younger and developing choirs will enjoy displaying their choral performance skill. Festive and filled with joy!

SKU: AP.48284

UPC: 038081551074. English.

An achievable thriller on a familiar Latin text! Jay Althouse's compelling mixed meter theme develops into a shimmering array of contemporary harmonies in this exciting, angular work. A reflective adagio section in the middle offers contrast before returning to the rhythmic opening.

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: HL.49047454

UPC: 842819101086. 9.0x12.0x0.358 inches.

My 3rd String Quartet is in six contrasted movements. Certain musical figures recur across the work, but there are few themes as such. The main emphasis is on contrast of mood, texture, harmony, pacing and timing. Unlike many of my works this quartet had no extra-musical inspiration, and in principle should have no subtitle. Certain features already present in my music became more prominent in this new work: modes (limited collections of pitches) have always helped me to focus musical character, but here a sense of key note for each mode became much more pronounced, as did the difference between modes for each section of the work. A sort of hybrid key-system emerged (even with equivalents of major and minor) which is not normal tonality, nor does it aim to imitate it. Unlike tonality this key-system includes noises, extended performance techniques and intervals outside Western tuning as available resources. What I hope it does is to focus the listening experience onto different musical areas, to encourage a sense of both modulation from one area to another and to give the music a sense of goal. No conscious knowledge of this is needed when listening: the music should communicate directly on its own. Here, then, is this collection of six musical colours, related and unrelated, different yet belonging together, variable yet in a set order. Hence the subtitle, chosen both for both its sound and its sense: 'hana no hanataba' meaning, in Japanese, 'bouquet of flowers'. A brief description: 1) Moderately fast. Short droplets of sounds gather increasing momentum. 2) Very fast. Canons and bells at different speeds. 3) Very slow - fast - very slow - very fast - very slow. The main slow movement and its main scherzo. An emphasis on non-tempered tunings and on inhaling and exhaling waves of sound. The slow sections feature florid melodic writing. In the exuberant scherzo competing duos and trios create imaginary folk music. 4) Extremely fast/extremely slow. Open strings and harmonics fuse into a single string instrument - like a sort of large resonating Medieval tromba marina. 5) Very fast. A variation on movement 2). Variation, Schoenberg told Cage, is just a sort of repetition 'with some things changed and others not.' 6) Slow - Very Fast - Fast - Slow. The opening calm harmonies and florid melodies evoke movement 3) in different music. The fast part features one overt theme: a fanfare-like call to attention which is subject to extensive development. There is much use of non-Western tuning. At its climax the music freezes into a frieze - a wall of sound standing in front of the audience with increasing obstinacy and certainty as the work grinds towards its cadence.

SKU: KN.42102

UPC: 822795421026.

Commissioned by the Oak Park (IL) Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota in memory of Sue Pranno, this strong bossa nova at the medium level sizzles from the opening measure. The strong rhythmic groove is always pushing the ensemble and the open solo section (written or ad lib) provides flexibility in the choice of soloists. Playable by 12-17 players, optional parts are included for flute, clarinet, horn in F, tuba and vibes. Duration 4:10. Available in SmartMusic.

SKU: CF.YPS192

ISBN 9781491147443. UPC: 680160904945. 9 x 12 inches. Key: Bb major.

The contemplative opening measures of Sunchaser set the mood by depicting the dawn of a new day, quickly launching into a spirited adventure full of energy and life. Composer Carol Brittin Chambers gives us a beautiful work rife with musical imagery that students will love to play. Sunchaser is a perfect selection to highlight the strengths of your young band at your next festival.

SKU: FJ.ST6458

UPC: 241444389324. English.

Based on the emotional Irish song, this thoughtful setting paints a picture of a man dreaming of the day he can return home. At times, the piece feels more like a fantasy than an arrangement as the melody weaves through an increasingly complex series of textures and harmonies before returning to the plaintive sounds of the opening.

About FJH Beginning Strings

Appropriate for first year string students. All instruments stay in first position, and optional third violin (viola) parts and piano are included to aid in rehearsal and performance situations. Grade 1 - 1.5

SKU: PR.11441022S

UPC: 680160015030.

Musically, Deploration is a lament which features the horn as the leading, expressive voice of the ensemble. After an opening section, the piece builds to a clangorous bell-like climax that eventually subsides into a quiet, muted trumpet solo that quotes a folk lament from southern Italy. After a chorale-like section with horn descant, the work ends as the horn intones the syllables of Percichetti's name in long spaced notes.