SKU: GI.G-10563 Unsung Pioneer. Composed by Cheryl Frazes Hill. Mu...(+)
SKU: GI.G-10563
Unsung Pioneer.
Composed by Cheryl Frazes
Hill. Music Education.
GIA Publications #10563.
Published by GIA
Publications
(GI.G-10563).
ISBN
9781622775996.
Cond
uctor, chorus director,
airplane pilot, educator,
activist, mentor, and
advocate Margaret Hillis
blazed a trail upon which
many continue to tread.
The first woman to
regularly conduct a major
symphony orchestra, she
was the founder of the
Chicago Symphony Chorus
and served for
thirty-seven years as its
first director, winning
nine Grammy Awards. She
was also a flight
instructor for the U.S.
Navy during World War II,
an influential member of
the National Endowment
for the Arts, and built a
reputation for her
meticulous score
preparation and
innovative methods of
refining choruses into
superb ensembles. She
earned the respect of the
world’s major
conductors along with the
admiration and affection
of many musicians,
colleagues, and music
lovers. But as compelling
as what Margaret Hillis
achieved is how she
deftly circumvented the
constant barriers in
fields where women were
not welcome. Further
complicating her career
aspirations, Margaret
Hillis was a lesbian
woman in an era when such
an identity would have
certainly ended her
career. In Margaret
Hillis: Unsung Pioneer,
author Cheryl Frazes
Hill—a longtime
colleague and
associate—examines
how Hillis was able to
overcome the many
challenges she faced,
navigating a career in
ways relatable not only
to musicians but also to
women in all professions.
Margaret Hillis’s
story is one of
resilience,
determination, and
passion for music. Her
journey is an
inspiration, a portrait
of what it takes to
succeed at the highest
level in any field. Dr.
Cheryl Frazes Hill is the
Conductor of the
Milwaukee Symphony Chorus
and the Associate
Conductor of the Chicago
Symphony Chorus (CSC).
Beginning as a member of
the CSC in 1976, Margaret
Hillis appointed Frazes
Hill to the CSC
conducting staff in 1987.
Frazes Hill has served as
professor of music at
Roosevelt
University’s
Chicago College of
Performing Arts since
2002. A frequent guest
conductor, Frazes Hill is
a published writer for
national education and
choral journals on topics
of her research in music
education and choral
conducting. She is
married to Dr. Gary Hill,
and they have two
children, Carlyn and
Mitchell. Â We are
living in an age when
strong women are
accomplishing amazing
things—and this is
the story of a woman who
succeeded in the male
world of orchestral
conducting and
established the
award-winning Chicago
Symphony Chorus. Her life
consisted of challenges
continually met and
conquered, and her
relentless drive for
excellence in her
profession. Cheryl Frazes
Hill gives us a carefully
researched, balanced, and
well-written account of
her eventful life and
achievements.
—Alice Parker Â
 Renowned conductor,
composer, and longtime
friend of Margaret Hillis
Cheryl Frazes Hill was in
a unique position to
observe the career of
Margaret Hillis because
she was close to her on a
personal and professional
level. What is
particularly gratifying
about this biography is
that it is clearly the
work of someone who
admires Margaret
Hillis’s
accomplishments, but at
the same time Frazes Hill
has retained a balanced
objectivity about her
subject. I came away from
reading this with a
greatly increased
knowledge about Margaret
Hillis, along with a deep
appreciation for what she
accomplished as a true
pioneer. —Henry
Fogel   Former
President, Chicago
Symphony Orchestra,
League of American
Orchestras   Dean
Emeritus, Chicago College
of Performing Arts,
Roosevelt University.
By Michael Gore, words by Lynn Ahrens/arr. Greg Gilpin. Choir Secular. Women's C...(+)
By Michael Gore, words by
Lynn Ahrens/arr. Greg
Gilpin. Choir Secular.
Women's Choir. Choral
Octavo. Pop Choral.
Movie. 16 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Satisfied * Burn * Helpless * The Schuyler Sisters, from the Broadway musical....(+)
Satisfied * Burn *
Helpless
* The Schuyler Sisters,
from
the Broadway musical.
Composed by Lin-Manuel
Miranda (1980-). Arranged
by
Lisa DeSpain. Performance
Music Ensemble; Single
Titles. Alfred Pop Choral
Series. Form: Medley.
Broadway; Secular. Choral
Octavo. 24 pages. Alfred
Music #00-48486.
Published
by Alfred Music
Composed by Christopher Dotson, Perrie Edwards, Jade Thirlwall, Jesy Nelson, Lei...(+)
Composed by Christopher
Dotson, Perrie Edwards,
Jade Thirlwall, Jesy
Nelson, Leigh Anne
Pinnock, Kyle Coleman,
Thomas Barnes, Peter
Kelleher, Ben Kohn,
Mischke Butler, Erika
Nuri, Iain James,
Michelle Lewis, and Heidi
Rojas. Arranged by Andy
Beck. Choir Secular.
Women's Choir. Choral
Octavo. Pop Choral. Pop;
Secular. 16 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Satisfied
* Burn * Helpless * The
Schuyler Sisters, from
the Broadway musical.
Composed by Lin-Manuel
Miranda. Arranged by Lisa
DeSpain. This edition:
SoundTrax CD. Choral
Octavo; Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Alfred Pop Choral Series.
Form: Medley. Broadway;
Secular. CD. Alfred Music
#00-48487. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.48487).
UPC: 038081553108.
English.
This
fast-paced mini-medley
(only 4.5 minutes in
length) pays homage to
the strong female
characters in Lin-Maunuel
Miranda's Hamilton! The
powerful arrangement
includes a few
opportunities to showcase
outstanding soloists and
more than enough SSA
writing for all of your
singers to shine!
SAB choir, cantor, assembly, piano accompaniment, guitar - Early intermediate (+)
SAB choir, cantor,
assembly, piano
accompaniment, guitar -
Early intermediate
SKU: GI.G-9980
Composed by Lori True.
Celebration Series.
Sacred. Octavo. With
guitar chord names. 8
pages. GIA Publications
#9980. Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-9980).
UPC: 785147998006.
English. Text Source:
Inspired by the words of
Pope Francis.
In
the words of the
composer, “Inspired
by the wisdom of Pope
Francis, who offers,
‘Show by your life
that it is worth giving
your time and talents in
order to attain high
ideals, that it is worth
recognizing the dignity
of each human person, and
it is worth taking risks
for Christ and his
Gospel,’ this
piece tries to explore
every facet of what it
means to let your life
speak what you truly
believe.†Lori
True’s experiences
working with the students
of St. Catherine
University, strong women
whose actions speak as
loudly as their cries for
justice, inspired the
composition of
“Show by Your
Life.†The verses
can be sung by a cantor,
but the community can
learn and pray them to
God and to one another,
keeping one another
accountable to the
mission of the
gospel.
Moses and Daniel Chorale 3 parties SSA, Piano [Octavo] Alfred Publishing
(Go Down Moses / Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel?). Arranged by Sally K. Albre...(+)
(Go Down Moses / Didn't
My
Lord Deliver Daniel?).
Arranged by Sally K.
Albrecht.
Choir Secular. 2-Part
Choir;
Women's Choir. Choral
Octavo.
Choral Designs.
Spiritual. 12
pages. Published by
Alfred
Music Publishing
Composed by Appalachian
Folk Song. Arranged by
Jamey Ray. Festival.
Festival. Octavo.
Excelcia Music Publishing
#SATB2103. Published by
Excelcia Music Publishing
(XC.SATB2103).
UPC:
812598038255. 6.75 x 10.5
inches.
This truly
lovely Appalachian folk
song is given a
hauntingly beautiful
setting by arranger Jamey
Ray. This will work
nicely for a choir with
strong women’s
voices, with occasional
divisi, but the
men’s parts stay
with a strictly two-part
voicing. Simply
gorgeous!
Trouble! Chorale 2 parties 2 parties, Piano [Octavo] Alfred Publishing
Arranged by Sally K. Albrecht. Choir Secular. 2-Part Choir; Women's Choir. Chora...(+)
Arranged by Sally K.
Albrecht. Choir Secular.
2-Part Choir; Women's
Choir. Choral Octavo.
Choral Designs.
Spiritual. 12 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
((Crazy 'Bout You)). Composed by Diane Warren. Arranged by Greg Gilpin. Choir Se...(+)
((Crazy 'Bout You)).
Composed by Diane Warren.
Arranged by Greg Gilpin.
Choir Secular. Women's
Choir. Choral Octavo. Pop
Choral. Secular. 12
pages. Published by
Alfred Music
Composed
by Marten Jansson.
Stapled. Choral score. 12
pages. Baerenreiter
Verlag #BA07414_00.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag (BA.BA07414).
ISBN 9790006559183. 27
x 19 cm inches. Text
Language:
Latin.
Based on the
well-known bible text
“Sing unto the Lord
a new song†(Psalm
96:1-3), this upbeat
composition with strong
dynamics and flowing
block chords alternating
with fast-paced polyphony
brings across this joyful
message and enthuses
singers.
Originall
y conceived for male
choir, women’s
voices have now been
added so that this
version for mixed choir
presents a further
dimension of colour. This
version also makes it
possible to divide the
choir into two groups,
one for women and another
for men, and to have them
sing either together or
as separate units.
The version for mixed
choir was premiered in
Uppsala Cathedral
(Sweden) on 26 October
2013, with the Uppsala
Cathedral Singers
conducted by Ulric
Andersson.
“
My music is my own and I
have never tried to be
original. That has always
been my motto and I have
only tried to use music
to express all the
feelings which life has
to offer. This has led
people to describe my
music as ‘so sad
that it sounds like birds
who have lost their
wings‘ but also as
‘the happiest
classical music that we
have ever
heard’. My
compositions are almost
all sacred. They express
not only my own faith but
also my appreciation and
respect for the timeless
texts that have been used
for centuries and
centuries.â€
MÃ¥rten Jansson (b.
1965), elected member of
the Föreningen svenska
tonsättare (the
Society of Swedish
Composers), graduated
from the Royal College of
Music, Stockholm (KHM)
with an MFA degree in
Music Education, Dalcroze
Eurhythmics and Voice.
For more than ten years
he was the music director
and conductor of
“Carmenâ€, one
of the most prominent
womens’ vocal
ensembles in Sweden. He
currently teaches choral
conducting and music
theory as well as giving
vocal tuition at the
Bolandgymnasiet and
Musikskolan in his home
town of
Uppsala.
Please
find a recording of
Cantate Domino performed
by the Riga Recording
Studio Singers (Latvia)
by clicking on
Multimedia.
(Words and Chords to Nearly 1200 Songs 9x12 Spiral Bound). Edited by Annie Patte...(+)
(Words and Chords to
Nearly 1200 Songs 9x12
Spiral Bound). Edited by
Annie Patterson and Peter
Blood. For Vocal. Vocal.
Softcover. 304 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
(Words and Chords to Nearly 1200 Songs Spiral-Bound). Edited by Annie Patterson ...(+)
(Words and Chords to
Nearly 1200 Songs
Spiral-Bound). Edited by
Annie Patterson and Peter
Blood. For Vocal. Vocal.
Softcover. 304 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
Noir Vignettes Contrebasse, Piano (duo) Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Double Bass, Piano SKU: PR.114418110 For Double Bass and...(+)
Chamber Music Double
Bass, Piano
SKU:
PR.114418110
For
Double Bass and
Piano. Composed by
Stacy Garrop. Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation. 24+16
pages. Duration 13
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41811.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114418110).
ISBN
9781491111994. UPC:
680160640423.
The
film noir genre of 1940s
cinema typically includes
a strong but flawed male
lead (often a detective),
a beautiful woman who
coerces the male into
committing murder or is a
killer herself (a
“femme
fataleâ€), and a
twisting plot line that
involves one or more
homicides. These movies
typically are shot in
black and white, with
emphasis on shadows and
light, alcohol and
cigarettes, trench coats
and fedoras. Most of the
story lines do not have
happy endings. Inspired
by this genre, NOIR
VIGNETTES consists of
four movements, each
depicting an aspect of
film noir: Murder at
Midnight, Loaded Gun,
Femme Fatale, and Last
Cigarette. String bass
parts are provided both
for standard orchestral
tuning and for solo
tuning. In the
mid-1940s, film critics
in France noticed a trend
emerging in movies from
the United States, which
they coined film noir
(which translates to
“black
filmâ€). These
movies were dark, moody,
and pessimistic,
reflecting the agitation
and anxiety present in
society following World
War II. Several
characteristics are
commonly found in many of
these movies, including a
strong but flawed male
lead (often a detective),
a beautiful woman who
either coerces the male
lead into committing
murder for her or is a
killer herself (a
“femme
fataleâ€), and a
twisting, turning plot
line that involves one or
more homicides.
Additionally, there are
several visual elements
that these movies share:
many are shot in black
and white, with great
emphasis on the use of
shadows and light;
alcohol and cigarettes
are heavily consumed by
men and women alike; and
men typically wear trench
coats and fedoras. Most
of the story lines do not
have happy endings.
Examples of film noir
include Orson
Welles’ The Lady
from Shanghai, Billy
Wilder’s Double
Indemnity, and John
Huston’s The
Maltese Falcon.NOIR
VIGNETTES for Double Bass
and Piano consists of
four movements, each
depicting a different
aspect of film noir:
Murder at Midnight,
Loaded Gun, Femme Fatale,
and Last Cigarette.This
piece was commissioned by
the University of
Illinois Research Board
on behalf of double
bassist Michael
Cameron.-Stacy
Garrop.
Chamber Music Cello, Piano SKU: PR.114418630 Composed by Stacy Garrop. Se...(+)
Chamber Music Cello,
Piano
SKU:
PR.114418630
Composed
by Stacy Garrop. Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation. 24+8
pages. Duration 13
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41863.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114418630).
ISBN
9781491114063. UPC:
680160642724. 9 x 12
inches.
The film
noir genre of 1940s
cinema typically includes
a strong but flawed male
lead (often a detective),
a beautiful woman who
coerces the male into
committing murder or is a
killer herself (a
“femme
fataleâ€), and a
twisting plot line that
involves one or more
homicides. These movies
typically are shot in
black and white, with
emphasis on shadows and
light, alcohol and
cigarettes, trench coats
and fedoras. Most of the
story lines do not have
happy endings. Inspired
by this genre, NOIR
VIGNETTES consists of
four movements, each
depicting an aspect of
film noir: Murder at
Midnight, Loaded Gun,
Femme Fatale, and Last
Cigarette. In the
mid-1940s, film critics
in France noticed a trend
emerging in movies from
the United States, which
they coined film noir
(which translates to
“black
filmâ€). These
movies were dark, moody,
and pessimistic,
reflecting the agitation
and anxiety present in
society following World
War II. Several
characteristics are
commonly found in many of
these movies, including a
strong but flawed male
lead (often a detective),
a beautiful woman who
either coerces the male
lead into committing
murder for her or is a
killer herself (a
“femme
fataleâ€), and a
twisting, turning plot
line that involves one or
more homicides.
Additionally, there are
several visual elements
that these movies share:
many are shot in black
and white, with great
emphasis on the use of
shadows and light;
alcohol and cigarettes
are heavily consumed by
men and women alike; and
men typically wear trench
coats and fedoras. Most
of the story lines do not
have happy endings.
Examples of film noir
include Orson
Welles’ The Lady
from Shanghai, Billy
Wilder’s Double
Indemnity, and John
Huston’s The
Maltese Falcon.NOIR
VIGNETTES consists of
four movements, each
depicting a different
aspect of film noir:
Murder at Midnight,
Loaded Gun, Femme Fatale,
and Last Cigarette.This
piece was commissioned by
the University of
Illinois Research Board
on behalf of double
bassist Michael Cameron;
and it also published for
Double Bass and Piano
(114-41811). The cello
version is transcribed by
the composer.-- Stacy
Garrop.
Composed by Ken Berg. National Songs/Patriotic, 21st Century. Instrumental pa...(+)
Composed by Ken Berg.
National Songs/Patriotic,
21st Century.
Instrumental
part. Duration 2 minutes,
45
seconds. Galaxy Music
Corporation #1.3546.
Published by Galaxy Music
Corporation
SSAA with solo Choral (SSAA Choir) SKU: HL.284923 Andrea Ramsey Choral...(+)
SSAA with solo Choral
(SSAA Choir)
SKU:
HL.284923
Andrea
Ramsey Choral Series.
Composed by Laura Mvula
and Steve Brown. Arranged
by Andrea Ramsey. Andrea
Ramsey Choral Series.
Concert, Festival, Pop.
Octavo. Published by Hal
Leonard (HL.284923).
UPC: 888680876098.
6.75x10.5x0.029
inches.
British
singer/songwriter Laura
Mvula has crafted a song
portraying the cycle of
life of a female and the
accompanying questions,
emotions, and feelings of
desperation. These
emotions are captured
beautifully in this
arrangement for women's
voices. The pop style is
strong and free and a
wonderful opportunity for
your women's choirs to
connect to these
important lyrics in an
arrangement that never
gets in the way of the
powerful emotions.
SSAA a cappella Choral;
Women's Choir (SSAA
ACAPELL) - intermediate
SKU: HL.49017958
3 Songs for Women's
Choir. Composed by
Peteris Vasks. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Choral. Classical.
Softcover. Composed
1979-1988. 24 pages.
Duration 12'. Schott
Music #C53589. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49017958).
ISBN
9790001170017. UPC:
884088520014. 0.066
inches.
Latvian.
Peteris
Vasks' strong attachment
to his Latvian home
country shows
particularly in his
choral music. Nature,
customs and traditions as
well as the idea of
freedom are the central
themes of the texts he
sets to music, while
carefully using modern
techniques of choral
singing as well.
Alternating with
traditional, even archaic
singing, the music
creates a multi-faceted,
immediately effective
sound image in the
listener's mind.These
three songs for female
choir centre on the
themes of man, nature and
transience, and home in
aphoristic brevity. Vasks
wrote music on these folk
poems which contains
rewarding tasks for the
choir and opens up a
fascinating world of
sound to the
listener.