The New Novello Book Of Short and Easy Anthems For Upper Voices is a wonderful collection and an invaluable resource for Upper Voice choirs who have the desire to sing a variety of beautiful anthems, but who have an unfortunately limited amount of rehearsal time. Selected and edited by David Hill, this collection includes anthems that are easy to learn, enjoyable to sing but also sound simply fantastic.Some works included in this collection are universally-loved, pieces like Ave Maria by Marcel Dupré, The Lord's Prayer by John Tavener and James Whitbourn's wonderful A Prayer Of Desmond Tutu. Despite the title of Short And Easy, these pieces are anything but mundane or tired, they are all exciting, versatile and enjoyable, making this collection perfect for any choir. The collection is an antidote to the fact that many choirs have to rehearse on a limited time, with limited resources. Learning from this collection is quick and efficient, but the songs don't compromise in beauty.With a range of styles, and settings for Eucharist and Evensong, this collection offers a carefully-chosen diversity for Upper Voice Choirs large and small. With James Davy's Sun Of My Soul, Philip Moore's Listen To The Song Of The Children and Elizabeth Poston's The Dormouse's Carol, the selection here is brilliant, including pieces for all occasions and events throughout the year. This makes Short And Easy Anthems indispensable for Upper Voice Choirs and directors who will instantly be able to draw from a wealth of songs that can be learnt quickly. The works here include simple unison settings, while most of them can be performed with some flexible scoring, allowing the music to be opened up to wider choirs.Featuring a vast number of anthems that can be learnt and sung quickly, The New Novello Book Of Short and Easy Anthems gives Upper Voice choirs a grand selection of songs that will prevent a reliance on the same ones. Whether your choir is large or small, the music contained within this collection is perfect for beautifully versatile melodies that can be learned very easily. / Choeur SSA Et Piano

This book contains dazzling new Choral versions of five chart-topping pop songs. The arrangements are by Vocal coach and Choral director Mark De-Lisser and are recorded by ACM Gospel Choir. These crowd-pleasing songs have been selected for their positive lyrics and overall heart-warming feel, making them a joy to sing and listen to. Arranged for SAT Choir with the occasional solo part, this pack includes two CDs with performance backing tracks, full demonstrations and individual rehearsal tracks of each Vocal line recorded by members of ACM Gospel Choir. The scores feature Piano parts and chord symbols for band accompaniment. Helpful hints for performing each piece are also included in this book, giving you everything you need to learn these well-loved songs. / Choeur SAT Et Piano

Five great songs are given the gospel treatment, and the result is a guaranteed showstopper - fun, funky, slick and stylish.The arrangements are by vocal coach and choral director Mark De-Lisser, and were performed by his choir, ACM Gospel Choir, on BBC's Last Choir Standing - they are all uplifting, modern and a joy to sing.Arranged for SAT choir with downloadable backing tracks using the accompanying card, they can also be performed with a Piano or band using the Piano accompaniments and chord symbols. This book has everything included to make it as easy and straightforward as possible to learn, with helpful hints for each song and downloads of full demonstrations, performance backing tracks and individual rehearsal tracks for each vocal part.'Mark has unique experience of bringing this uplifting genre of choral music to young singers who have never experienced it, so the arrangements are skillfully designed to enable, involve and captivate. There is a brilliance and energy in this collection that makes it a unique contribution to the repertoire. For directors of all choirs - start-up to veteran - this is a MUST.' - Suzi Digby, Voices Foundation. / Choeur SAT Et Piano

This book contains sumptuous new Choral versions of seven chart-topping pop songs. The arrangements are by renowned Vocal Coach and Choral Director Mark De-Lisser and are recorded by ACM Gospel Choir. The fourth pop repertoire book in the popular Sing Out! series brings you uplifting songs with positive lyrics. With such feel-good hits as Happy by Pharrell Williams Magic by Coldplay You Gotta Be by Des’ree and more this Choral collection will delight and inspire both the singers and listeners alike. Arranged for SAT Choir with the occasional solo part this pack includes a download card with performancebacking tracks full demonstrations and individual rehearsal tracks of each Vocal line recorded by members of ACM Gospel Choir. The scores feature Piano parts and chord symbols for band accompaniment. Helpful hints for performing each piece are also included in this book giving you everything you need to learn these well-loved songs. If this all sounds too good to be true it isn't! Watch Mark De-Lisser himself explaining why you need to check out the Sing Out! Series straight away:  

Book 5 of the Sing Out! series features wonderful new choral arrangements of five top pop tunes, all arranged by renowned Vocal Coach and Choral Director extraordinaire Mark De-Lisser. Each song has been beautifully arranged for SAT chorus, the unison harmonies totally reinvigorating these favourite pop songs.From the classic rock anthem of the 1980s in Toto's Africa, to the modern pop heartbreaker All Of Me by John Legend, these are great songs with even greater arrangements. The unabashed positivity of Nico and Vinz's Am I Wrong makes a fantastic counterpart to the optimism in the face of pain represented by the arrangement of the traditional gospel song Take My Hand, Precious Lord, a tune used to wonderfully affecting effect in the recent film 'Selma'. Finally, this fresh pop choral setlist is rounded off nicely with Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud, a beautiful love song in which the power and emotion of the words will enhance the performance. Arranged for SAT (Soprano/Alto/Tenor) Choir, these songs are designed to be sung to backing tracks, but Piano accompaniments and Guitar chord boxes are included for rehearsal purposes, or if you wish to perform with a live band. Aside from De-Lisser's incredible arrangements, this pack includes an innovative and user-friendly download card with performance backing tracks, full demonstrations and individual rehearsal tracks of each Vocal part recorded by members of ACM Gospel Choir. Helpful hints for performing each piece are also included in this book, giving you everything you need to learn these well-loved songs.Mark De-Lisser is a celebrated Vocal Coach and Choral Director, who has been featured on BBC1's 'Last Choir Standing'. His extensive introduction and notes within this songbook bring a personal touch, as De-Lisser really is passionate about getting people singing, improvising and, most of all, enjoying themselves. The new Choral arrangements of these fantastic pop tracks are ideal for spicing up a performance with these tunes, reinvigorated with lush harmonies and rich voices, all the while retaining the magic and meaning of the original songs. At your next performance, make sure you Sing Out!, leaving your audience truly astonished. / Choeur SAT

The New Novello Book Of Short & Easy Anthems For Upper Voices is a wonderful collection and an invaluable resource for Upper Voice choirs who have the desire to sing a variety of beautiful anthems but who have an unfortunately limited amount of rehearsal time. Selected and edited by David Hill this collection includes anthems that are easy to learn enjoyable to sing but also sound simply fantastic. Some works included in this collection are universally-loved pieces like Ave Maria?by Marcel Dupré The Lord's Prayer by John Tavener and James Whitbourn's wonderful APrayer Of Desmond Tutu. Despite the title of Short And Easy these pieces are anything but mundane or tired they are all exciting versatile and enjoyable making this collection perfect for any choir. The collection is an antidote to the fact that many choirs have to rehearse on a limited time with limited resources. Learning from this collection is quick and efficient but the songs don't compromise in beauty. A review from the September 2015 issue of Sunday by Sunday from the Royal School of Church Music says that 'He [David Hill] has surely succeeded here offering a collection of church music that is worthy interesting effective and can be learned quickly. It is wholeheartedly recommended!' With a range of styles and settings for Eucharist and Evensong this collection offers a carefully-chosen diversity for Upper Voice Choirs large and small. With James Davy's Sun Of My Soul Philip Moore's Listen To The Song Of The Children and Elizabeth Poston's The Dormouse's Carol the selection here is brilliant including pieces for all occasions and events throughout the year. This makes Short And Easy Anthems?indispensable for Upper Voice Choirs and directors who will instantly be able to draw from a

Choral Highlights-Described as Sweet sassy passionate and delightful and Cooked to perfection this musical with music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles and a book by Jessie Nelson was one of the successes of the 2016 Broadway season. This 5-minute SSA medley will be a fantastic showcase for women's choirs and includes: Everything Changes Opening Up She Used To Be Mine.

Travel back in time to an age of young love bobby socks and doo-wop! This charming medley full of entertaining harmony and melody will be a favorite. Includes: Book of Love (The Monotones 1958) Earth Angel (The Crew-Cuts/The Penguins 1955) Graduation Day (The Rover Boys/The Four Freshmen 1956) Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Nite) (The Five Satins 1956) Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream) (The Crew-Cuts 1954). Available: SATB SAB 2-Part ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 8:40.

Written for SSA chorus and Piano. This is the original arrangement as sung by the Military Wives Choir. Commissioned by Gareth Malone for Series Four of BBC TV's 'The Choir' and first performed by Malone and the Military Wives' choir as part of The Royal British Legion's Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall on 12th November 2011 in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen. A favourite for the 2011 Christmas Number One, with support from radio DJ Chris Evans who has suggested every choir in the country should sing this song, it's and nbsp - the biggest threat to X-Factor chart domination this year. The text is taken from poems, letters and prayers written by the Military Wives, selected and adapted by Paul Mealor, and a passage from the Book of John: Wherever you are, my love will keep you safe - My heart will build a bridge of light, across both time and space. Wherever you are, our hearts still beat as one, I hold you in my dreams each night, until your task is done. Light up the darkness, my wondrous star, Our hopes and dreams, my heart and yours, forever shining far. Light up the darkness, my prince of peace - May the stars shine all around you, may your courage never cease. Wherever I am, I will love you day by day, I will keep you safe, cling on to faith, along the dark, dark way. Wherever I am, I will hold on through the night - I will pray each day, a safe return, will look now to the light. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 / Ssa Et Piano

Written for SSA chorus and Piano. Commissioned by Gareth Malone for Series Four of BBC TV's 'The Choir' and first performed by Malone and the Military Wives' choir as part of The Royal British Legion's Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall on 12th November 2011 in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen. The text is taken from poems, letters and prayers written by the Military Wives, selected and adapted by Paul Mealor, and a passage from the Book of John: Wherever you are, my love will keep you safe - My heart will build a bridge of light, across both time and space. Wherever you are, our hearts still beat as one, I hold you in my dreams each night, until your task is done. Light up the darkness, my wondrous star, Our hopes and dreams, my heart and yours, forever shining far. Light up the darkness, my prince of peace - May the stars shine all around you, may your courage never cease. Wherever I am, I will love you day by day, I will keep you safe, cling on to faith, along the dark, dark way. Wherever I am, I will hold on through the night - I will pray each day, a safe return, will look now to the light. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 / Ssa Et Piano

The perfect introduction to unaccompanied three-part choral singing! Each book in the Just Voices series contains ten themed songs in simple a cappella arrangements created especially for beginners. Complete piano reductions for easy rehearsal all of the songs in the book can be sung by either a SSA or SAT choir making Just Voices the most enjoyable and flexible introduction to unaccompanied choral singing available. Just Voices Jazz brings together ten timeless jazz songs that make an ideal introduction to mastering the a cappella style.

Sing Out! Christmas contains dazzling new Choral versions of five festive favourites arranged by renowned Vocal Coach and Choral Director Mark De-Lisser.From the reflective Happy Christmas (War is Over) to the cheerful upbeat arrangement of Winter Wonderland this seasonal selection offers well-loved pieces that will delight and inspire both singers and listeners alike. The positive message of all of these songs was crucial to their inclusion and this means that each performance will bring a message of hope and optimism for this Christmas. Arranged for SAT (Soprano/Alto/Tenor) Choir with the occasional solo part thispack includes an innovative and user-friendly download card with performance backing tracks full demonstrations and individual rehearsal tracks of each Vocal line recorded by members of ACM Gospel Choir. The scores feature Piano parts and chord symbols for band accompaniment. Helpful hints for performing each piece are also included in this book giving you everything you need to learn these well-loved songs.Mark De-Lisser is a celebrated Vocal Coach and Choral Director who has been featured on BBC1's 'Last Choir Standing'. His extensive introduction and notes within this songbook bring a personal touch as De-Lisser really is passionate about getting people singing improvising and most of all enjoying themselves. The new Choral arrangements of these Christmas classics are ideal for spicing up a performance while retaining the magic of the original songs. So this Christmas make sure you Sing Out! leaving your listeners speechless.