A Festival of Carols (A Medley including "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," "While by My Sheep," "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen," "Still, Still, Still," and "Angels We Have Heard on High")

By Antonio Carlos Jobim. By Antonio Carlos Jobim. Arranged by Mark Hayes. Voices Rising. Bossa Nova, Jazz, Pop. Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Orchestra orchestra - Grade 3

SKU: FJ.OR5014

Composed by Brian Balmages. Arranged by Brian Balmages. Full Orchestra. FJH Full Orchestra. Christmas; Holiday Pops. Score and parts. Duration 2:00. The FJH Music Company Inc #98-OR5014. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.OR5014).

UPC: 241444390450. English.

This powerful and driving overture is the perfect way to kick off your holiday program! Featuring a mix of original themes and holiday favorites, this work does not sound like a medley; rather, it is symphonic in nature while featuring snippets of holiday tunes that span from lyrical to soaring! Perfect for school or professional orchestras looking for the perfect opener.

Chamber Music Piano, Viola

SKU: PO.PE126

Composed by Gareth Farr. This edition: softcover. Sws. Score and parts. Promethean Editions #PE126. Published by Promethean Editions (PO.PE126).

ISBN 9781877564260.

Medi tation is an ideal recital work for advanced secondary school students and above looking to perform contemporary music. It was originally written for viola and piano and later was adapted for both alto saxophone and clarinet. The work was written to highlight the lyrical qualities of the solo instrument with a piano accompaniment. As such, Meditation provides an opportunity for the soloist to shine through individual expression making it perfect for solo recitals and competitions.

German Unison Choir

SKU: HL.49047112

Fur Jeden Schulischen Anlass. Vocal Collection. German Edition, Song Collections. Softcover Media Online. Schott Music #ED23601D. Published by Schott Music (HL.49047112).

UPC: 196288124740.

First day of school, holidays, school festival, farewell, mobile phone ban, class trip - there are many special occasions, topics and days in everyday school life, but the right songs and songs are often missing. With 33 new songs - specially composed for the school - Julian Oswald and Andreas Wickel close this gap. Stylistically diverse, easy to sing, entertaining, memorable and valuable in terms of content, everyday school life becomes musically richer in this way. An ideal addition to the repertoire of any school song book. Songs in German.

Orchestra Bass Clarinet, Bass Trombone, Bassoon, Clarinet, Contrabass, Contrabassoon, English Horn, Flute 1, Flute 2, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4, Oboe, Percussion, Trombone 1, Trombone 2, Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2, Tuba, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, Violoncello

SKU: PR.44641192L

For 5 Percussionists and Orchestra. Composed by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich. Contemporary. Large Score. With Standard notation. Composed 2003. 72 pages. Duration 30 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #446-41192L. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.44641192L).

UPC: 680160610860. 11 x 14 inches.

One of my greatest pleasures in writing a concerto is exploring the new world that opens for me each time I enter the sometimes alien, but always fascinating, world of a solo instrument or instruments. For me, the challenge is to discover the deepest nature of the solo instrument (its karma, if you will) and to allow that essential character to guide the shape and form of the work and the nature of the interaction between soloists and orchestra. In recent years, many of us have become more aware of the musical world outside the Western tradition of musics that follow different procedures and spring from other aesthetics. And contemporary percussionists have opened many of these worlds to us, as they have ventured around the globe, participating in Brazilian Samba schools, studying Gamelan and African drumming with local experts, collecting instruments from Asia and Africa and South America and the South Pacific, widening our horizons in the process. I will never forget our first meeting in Toronto when Nexus invited me into their world of hundreds of exciting percussion instruments. The vast array of instruments in the collection of the Nexus ensemble is truly global in scope as well as offering a thrilling sound-universe. I was inspired by the incredible range of sound and moved by the fact that so many of these instruments were musical reflections of a spiritual dimension. After long consideration, I decided that it would not only be impossible, but even undesirable for this Western-tradition-steeped composer to attempt to use these instruments in a culturally authentic way. My goal was an existential kind of authenticity: searching instead for universal ideas that would be true to both myself and the performers while acknowledging the traditional uses of the instruments. Since many percussion instruments are associated with various kinds of ritual, I decided that I would allow that concept to shape my piece. Rituals is in four movements, each issuing from a ritual associated with percussion, but with the orchestral interaction providing an essential element in the musical form. I. Invocation alludes to the traditions of invoking the spirit of the instruments, or the gods, or the ancestors before performing. II. Ambulation moves from a processional, through march and dance to fantasy based on all three. III. Remembrances alludes to traditions of memorializing. IV. Contests progresses from friendly competition games, contests to a suggestion of a battle of big band drummers, to warlike exchanges. In the 2nd and 4th movements, another percussion tradition, improvisation, is employed. Written into these movements are a number of seeds for improvisation. Indications in the score call for the soloists to improvise in three different ways, marked A for percussion alone; marked B for percussion with and in response to the orchestra; and C where the percussionists are free to add and embellish the written parts. These improvisations should grow out of and embellish previous motives and gestures in the movement.

Composed by Stephen Main. For Choral, Celesta (TTBB DIVISI). Walton Choral. 16 pages. Walton Music #WW1527. Published by Walton Music

Concert Band - Grade 3

SKU: XC.24031CBS

Composed by Pinkzebra. Concert Band, School, December concerts, Christmas. Score. Pinkzebra #24031CBS. Published by Pinkzebra (XC.24031CBS).

9 x 12 inches.

A piece that captures the magic and intrigue of wintry folktales and snow-covered forests where mischievous elves tiptoe and scheme just out of sight. The colorful, whimsical orchestrations and melodies that weave between major and minor tonalities create an enchanting mood perfect for December concerts.

Composed by Dubrovay L and Dubrovay László. EMB. Classical. Editio Musica Budapest #Z14493SET. Published by Editio Musica Budapest

SATB choir, a cappella

SKU: OU.9780193866652

Composed by Rebecca Clarke. Vocal score. 8 pages. Duration 2.5'. Oxford University Press #9780193866652. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193866652).

ISBN 9780193866652. 10 x 7 inches.

For unaccompanied SATB to words by from 'Twelfth Night' by William Shakespeare. Taken at a slow processional tempo this work has a predominantly canonic texture. The syncopated passages are at once sombre and sensual, and the balancing homphonic phrases achieve real power. A short, fairly easy piece that establishes a compelling mood, it is suitable for school and adult choirs.

Choral (SSAA Choir)

SKU: HL.346845

Composed by Robert S. Cohen. Pavane Choral. Concert, Traditional. Octavo. Pavane Publishing #P1671. Published by Pavane Publishing (HL.346845).

UPC: 840126925784. 6.75x10.5x0.029 inches.

The drone of the bells, the whispers from the choir, the Stevenson text, set the mood for winter. The choir's harmonies dance around the central tonality like a cold wind, always returning respectfully to the earth. A lovely piece for the fall concert for advanced high school and college treble ensembles. Medium to difficult.

Arranged by Philip E. Silvey. For SA. Choral music. Level: Easy. Published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing. (SBMP 438)

Composed by Ruth Elaine Schram. Sing! Christmas. Octavo. Published by Chorister's Guild (LO.CGE85).

Composed by Jason Shelton. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. Pavane Choral. Festival, Concert, Sacred. Octavo. Composed 1915. Op. 11. 12 pages. Pavane Publishing #P1586. Published by Pavane Publishing

Choral TBB choir, piano

SKU: CF.CM9442

Composed by David Ashley White. SWS. Performance. With Standard notation. 16 pages. Duration 5 minutes, 34 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #CM9442. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CM9442).

ISBN 9781491142509. UPC: 680160900008. 6.875 x 10.5 inches. Text: Lord George Gordon Byron. George Byron.

The writing of David Ashley White demonstrates a varied approach to texture, mood, and voicing. The well-known lyrics by Lord Byron are set in three different textures and harmonies, affording high school and collegiate tenor-bass ensembles opportunities for varying voices of expressiveness. Feel free to program one, two or all three songs to suit the needs of the program and the ensemble.

Baritone voice & Piano

SKU: ST.Y230

Composed by Rhian Samuel. Vocal music. Five songs to poems by Samuel Beckett.. Score. Stainer & Bell Ltd. #Y230. Published by Stainer & Bell Ltd. (ST.Y230).

ISBN 9790220221736.

Comm issioned with Arts Council of Wales funds by the School of European Studies, Cardiff University, for the centenary celebrations of Samuel Beckett's birth, The Flowing Sand is a setting of five poems by this seminal 20th-century modernist that are unified as a song-cycle by meaningful contrasts of mood and of musical style. The movements are 'what would I do', 'my way is in the sand', 'Da Tagte Es', 'Roundelay' and 'saying it again'. Artistically challenging, yet well within the technical range of enterprising conservatoire students, The Flowing Sand is a major addition to the repertoire of contemporary art-song by British composers, and a significant contribution to the celebrations of the writer's anniversary year.

Concert Band - Grade 1.5

SKU: AP.31690S

Composed by Vince Gassi. Concert Band; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Challenger Band Series. Score. 8 pages. Alfred Music #00-31690S. Published by Alfred Music (AP.31690S).

UPC: 038081350899. English.

Big Raven takes its inspiration from a painting by Canadian artist, Emily Carr. It was commissioned for the official opening of Emily Carr Public School in Oakville, Canada. Haunting forest sounds set the mood for a moving and reflective work.

By Richard Meyer. Orchestra. Score; String Orchestra. Highland String Orchestra. Grade 4. 28 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

Composed by Josephine Aurnhammer (1758-1820). Edited by Rosario Marciano. Piano (Harpsichord), 2-hands. Instrumental Music. Full score. Published by Furore Verlag (FV.FUE-1180).

Choral SATB Choir, keyboard

SKU: CF.CM9122

Composed by Ricky Ian Gordon. SWS. Performance. With Standard notation. 20 pages. Duration 7:30. Carl Fischer Music #CM9122. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CM9122).

ISBN 9780825868474. UPC: 798408068479. 6.875 X 10.5 inches. Key: A major.

Set to his own inspirational text, Prayer by Ricky Ian Gordon is a heartfelt appeal to the best qualities in human nature. This selection, by the noted composer of the new opera, The Grapes of Wrath, will be very attractive to young performers. The setting is basically homophonic, with the lovely, singable lines characteristic of Gordon's music, and a rich and colorful piano accompaniment that enhances the reflective mood of this sensitive piece. High School and above. 7:29.

Composed by Ruth Elaine Schram. Sing! Christmas. Octavo. Published by Chorister's Guild (LO.CGE83).

The Darkest Midnight in December by Stephen Main. SATB Divisi. Walton Choral. 16 pages. Walton Music #WW1416. Published by Walton Music

For two Violins and Cello or Violin, Viola and Cello. Composed by George A. Speckert. Edited by George A. Speckert. This edition: anthology. Stapled. Ready to Play. Performance score and parts. 28/12/12/12/12 pages. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA 10647. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag

Choral (3-Part Mixed choir)

SKU: HL.8552392

Discovery Level 2. Composed by Cristi Cary Miller. Discovery Choral. Concert, Middle School, Waltz, Winter, Young Choir. Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.8552392).

UPC: 884088632595. 6.75x10.5 inches.

You'll create a wintry mood with this lilting, minor key piece that is perfect for younger and developing choirs. Whirling and twirling, it shimmers and sparkles in a dazzling landscape of icy white. Layered vocal lines and careful part-writing make rehearsal easy and fun! Available separately: 3-Part Mixed, 2-Part, VoiceTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:20.

Choral SSAA choir

SKU: CF.CM9437

Composed by David Ashley White. Fold. Performance. With Standard notation. 8 pages. Duration 3 minutes, 3 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #CM9437. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CM9437).

ISBN 9781491142455. UPC: 680160630516. 6.875 x 10.5 inches. Text: Edmond Waller. Edmond Waller.

The writing of David Ashley White demonstrates a varied approach to texture, mood, and voicing. Poignant lyrics coupled with interesting texture and harmonies, affords opportunities for expressive and tonal development. Sure to be an excellent concert or festival programming addition for advanced high school or collegiate treble ensembles.