ISBN 9781579997694. UPC: 978157997694. English.

Foreword by James Conlon Imagination is spiritual perception. Authenticity is spiritual presence.  — M. C. Richards Performing artists and teachers often speak of the huge impact “Center” has upon their profession and craft. In this book, conductor and educator James Jordan details how the power of Center grounds performance, teaching, and learning, bringing the reader full circle to the ideas first introduced in his best-selling book The Musician’s Soul. Nova Thomas, an acclaimed singer and master teacher, relates how she employs Centering in her work preparing actors and vocalists for their life on the stage. The insights of these two renowned teachers reveal the importance of Centering in the day-to-day life for all performance, artists, and teachers—illustrating the “how’s” and “why’s” of Centering, and how Centering can transform one’s performance and teaching. The authors also cover the groundbreaking contribution of M.C. Richards, whose efforts to define Center profoundly shaped the creative life of all musical and dramatic arts in the United States. Toward Center also covers: • A definition of Center • The importance of knowing “The Crossing Point” • An overall philosophy of Centering • Aspects of Spiritual Center • Aspects of Physical Center and Grounding • Breath exercises to access Center • Performance/Teaching focus as an aspect of Center • Application of Stanislavsky Circles of Attention to performance, teaching, and conducting • Role of Centering in the development of the creative arts • Insightful applications of Centering by the authors to all performing artists and teachers • The role of focus and its use in performance, teaching, and conducting • How to achieve authenticity, honesty, and spiritual presence in both performance and teaching   This beautiful, illustrated book is an invaluable resource for performers, actors, conductors, and teachers alike. Widely acknowledged as one of the most influential conductors in America, James Jordan, Senior Conductor at Westminster Choir College of Rider University, through his eighteen books and recordings, has brought about far-reaching changes in choral music, music education, and conducting. Nova Thomas, an internationally acclaimed soprano who has performed in opera houses around the world, is an Assistant Professor of Voice at Westminster Choir College of Rider University, where she serves as Director of the university's renowned Music Theater Program. She also serves as Chair of the Voice and Speech Program at the New School for Drama of the New School University in New York City. .

SKU: HL.277065

ISBN 9780997643022. UPC: 888680749491. 8.5x11.0x0.17 inches.

Ruach 5777 features today's up-and-coming and most popular Jewish music artists. Their infectious contemporary Jewish rock and pop songs are sure-fire hits for any setting. These tunes will become part of the soundtrack of your Jewish life! New artists, from not only North America but Israel and the United Kingdom, grace this reboot of the Ruach series. Alongside the powerhouse rock and pop that Ruach is known for sits serene, more mellow statements from the youth culture of NFTY and the international Reform (progressive) Jewish movement. This remarkable collection of contemporary Jewish youth music will provide you with new ideas and musical earworms that will stay with you and your community forever. Also included is both the lead sheet and SATB choral version of Becky Mann and Hooshir A Cappella's Oseh Shalom, and a new Ruach series index encompassing all volumes heretofore.

ISBN 9781622774685.

With his hallmark wit and eloquence, Colonel John R. Bourgeois gives an autobiographical account of his life and career as a musician from humble roots who rose through the ranks to became the twenty-fifth director of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band. Page after page is filled with recollections from Colonel Bourgeois’s tenure with the Marine Band, many of which involve the most significant musical and political figures of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including multiple presidents, first ladies, and a number of renowned conductors and artists. Augmenting the stories are newspaper clippings, letters from U.S. presidents, transcriptions of speeches Colonel Bourgeois gave at various events, musical programs for select concerts from throughout his illustrious career, and 90 previously unpublished photographs of John Bourgeois with his family, friends, and the presidents and first ladies he served. Perfect for wind band aficionados and history buffs alike, readers are sure to delight in the tales and musings of this towering figure of American political and musical life. Colonel John R. Bourgeois, USMC (ret.), was the twenty-fifth director of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band. His acclaimed career spanned nine presidential administrations, from Presidents Eisenhower to Clinton. A native of Louisiana, Colonel Bourgeois is a graduate of Loyola University in New Orleans. He joined the Marine Corps in 1956 and entered “The President’s Own” in 1958 as a French hornist and arranger. Named director in 1979, Colonel Bourgeois was promoted to his present rank in 1983. He retired from active duty on 11 July 1996. As director of “The President’s Own,” Bourgeois was music adviser to the White House. He selected the musical program and directed the Band in its traditional place of honor at the U.S. Capitol for four presidential inaugurations and regularly conducted the Marine Band and the Marine Chamber Orchestra at the White House, appearing there more frequently than any other musician in the nation. He is the only Marine musician to have served in every rank from private to colonel.

SKU: HL.466833

UPC: 196288070610. 6.75x10.5x0.036 inches.

Two of our greatest choral artists, one known for his mastery with words and the other for his exquisite musical compositions, have united to celebrate the powerful properties in music. Healing, unifying, inspiring, are some of those attributes. The piano accompaniment adds energy and strength to the piece. There is a high point when the single word, music, is decorated so masterfully, it is a moment of expressive genius.

SKU: LP.765762201101

UPC: 765762201101.

At the Top of Our Lungs is a fresh and contemporary collection of modern worship songs for student worship choirs from Puresound Student Worship Ministries at Community Bible Church in San Antonio, TX. The combination of newly created songs and familiar worship songs from artists like Lincoln Brewster, Hillsong United and New Life Worship are easy-to-learn and perfect for student choirs or ensembles of any size, each with a message of affirmation, love, and hope. Vocal parts are written for three-part praise choir and solo or duet voice(s) with small group backup.