Composed by Patrick Rooney. For SATB choir, a cappella. Pathways Series. Octavo. Duration 4 minutes. Published by Imagine Music

Composed by Jay Rouse. Choral, cantatas. Advent, Christmas. SATB and performance CD. Medallion Music #65/2097MD. Published by Medallion Music

Composed by Jay Rouse. Choral, cantatas. Advent, Christmas, Sacred. Choral score. Medallion Music #65/2096MD. Published by Medallion Music

Choral (SATB)

SKU: HL.1422269

Composed by Joseph M. Martin. Shawnee Sacred. Advent, Carol, Christmas, Christmas/Advent Sacred, Holiday. Softcover. Duration 2760 seconds. Published by Shawnee Press (HL.1422269).

ISBN 9798350120998. UPC: 196288199403. 6.75x10.5x0.305 inches.

From prophecy and promise to powerful proclamation, this work is a celebration of light and joy! Filled with beloved carol tunes and original seasonal selections, the cantata is traditional in style but fresh with meaning and relevance. The work's thoughtful scripture-based narration journeys the listener through the timeless account of the birth of Jesus and the coming of the Light of the World. Festive orchestrations and a full line of rehearsal support products aid learning and provide directors with a variety of performance options. Songs include: Prelude of Promise; The Light of Hope; Carol of the Rising Star; Dreamers of the Dawn; A Morning Star Will Rise; Star of Promise; A Whisper on the Wind; A Child Is Born; You Are the Star; Carols of Hope, Songs of Light.

(Celebration of Advent). By Don Besig and Nancy Price. For SATB choir. Choral book. Text language: English. 56 pages

By Bret Stratton and Vicki Tucker Courtney. For SATB choir. Choral octavo. Published by Hope Publishing Company

Chorus SATB chorus a cappella

SKU: XC.DJS2408

Arranged by Derric Johnson. Rhapsody Grade 3.0-3.5. Octavo. Excelcia Music Publishing #DJS2408. Published by Excelcia Music Publishing (XC.DJS2408).

10.5 x 6.75 inches.

Derric Johnson's ingenious medley of Carol of the Russian Children and The Sleigh unfolds as a musical journey, beginning with a delicate, prayerful solo before erupting into one of the most exhilarating segments of your holiday concert. The arrangement skillfully weaves excitement into the musical fabric, creating a festive crescendo that captures the joy and exuberance of the season, making it a highlight that resonates with both performers and audiences alike.

Composed by Gwyneth W. Walker (1947-). 21st Century, Americana, Baptism, Faith, Folk Song. Piano/choral score. Duration 3 minutes, 30 seconds. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing (EC.8476).

Choral SATB choir

SKU: CF.CM9700

Composed by Hungarian Folk. Arranged by Stacy Garrop. 20 pages. Duration 4:44. Carl Fischer Music #CM9700. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CM9700).

ISBN 9781491160008. UPC: 680160918607. Key: A minor. Hungarian. Hungarian Folk.

In 2014, Chanticleer commissioned me to make a new arrangement of the Hungarian-Romani folk song Jarba, Mare Jarba for their 2014 touring program. Passed down orally through the Romani communities, this beautiful folk song, with text in a language called Beas (beh-osh), speaks of a deep longing to visit one's homeland, a place where the singer can never return. Chanticleer consists of twelve men whose vocal ranges span from low bass to high soprano, equivalent to the range of a mixed choir of women and men. I composed slow sections of original material to represent the singers' longing to return home; these are interspersed with the folk song's traditional fast sections. The incorporated shouts and calls in the score are typically found in the performance of Central European folk songs. I hope you enjoy singing this new version of Jarba, Mare Jarba that contains all of the vigor and excitement of the Chanticleer version. PERFORMANCE NOTES All spoken sounds (indicated by x noteheads) should be performed by individuals. Feel free to elaborate with more sounds of your own in the tradition of Eastern European folk music. If the piece is memorized, feel free to experiment with clapping on the off-beats of m. 93 to the end. TEXT Transliteration Jarba, mare jarba mas duce a casa, da nu pot ca am jurat, Jarba, mare jarba mas duce a casa, da nu pot ca am jurat. Mare jarba, verde jarba nu me pot duce a casa. Jarba, mare jarba mas duce a casa, da nu pot ca am jurat. O mers mama de pe sat, O lasat coliba goala, Infrunzitu, ingurzitu da plina de saracie, da plina de saracie. Mare jarba, verde jarba nu me pot duce a casa. Jarba, mare jarba mas duce a casa, da nu pot ca am jurat. Translation Green grass, tall grass, I would like to go home, but I cannot, because I have sworn not to. Tall grass, green grass - oh, that I cannot go home! My mother has left the village; she left the hut empty, Adorned with leaves but full of poverty. Tall grass, green grass - oh, that I cannot go home! Tall grass, green grass - I would like to go home. but I cannot, because I have sworn not to. Stacy Garrop's music is centered on dramatic and lyrical storytelling. The sharing of stories is a defining element of our humanity; we strive to share with others the experiences and concepts that we find compelling. She shares stories by taking audiences on sonic journeys - some simple and beautiful, while others are complicated and dark - depending on the needs and dramatic shape of the story. Garrop served as the first Emerging Opera Composer of Chicago Opera Theater's Vanguard Program. She also held a 3-year composer-in-residence position with the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra, funded by New Music USA and the League of American Orchestras. She has received numerous awards and grants including an Arts and Letters Award in Music from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Fromm Music Foundation Grant, Barlow Prize, and three Barlow Endowment commissions, along with prizes from competitions sponsored by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Omaha Symphony, New England Philharmonic, Boston Choral Ensemble, Utah Arts Festival, and Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble. She is a Cedille Records artist; her works are commercially available on more than ten additional labels. Her catalog covers a wide range, with works for orchestra, opera, oratorio, wind ensemble, choir, art song, various sized chamber ensembles, and works for solo instruments. Notable commissions include My Dearest Ruth for soprano and piano with text by Martin Ginsburg, the husband of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The Transformation of Jane Doe for Chicago Opera Theater, The Battle for the Ballot for the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, Goddess Triptych for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Glorious Mahalia for the Kronos Quartet, Give Me Hunger for Chanticleer, Rites for the Afterlife for the Akropolis and Calefax Reed Quintets, and Terra Nostra: an oratorio about our planet, commissioned by the San Francisco Choral Society and Piedmont East Bay Children's Chorus. Garrop previously served as composer-in-residence with the Albany Symphony and Skaneateles Festival, and as well as on faculty of the Fresh Inc Festival (2012-2017). She taught composition and orchestration full-time at Roosevelt University 2000-2016) before leaving to launch her freelance career. She earned degrees in music composition at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (B.M.), University of Chicago (M.A.), and Indiana University-Bloomington (D.M.).
In 2014, Chanticleer commissioned me to make a new arrangement of the Hungarian-Romani folk song Jarba, Mare Jarba for their 2014 touring program. Passed down orally through the Romani communities, this beautiful folk song, with text in a language called Beas (beh-osh), speaks of a deep longing to visit one’s homeland, a place where the singer can never return. Chanticleer consists of twelve men whose vocal ranges span from low bass to high soprano, equivalent to the range of a mixed choir of women and men. I composed slow sections of original material to represent the singers’ longing to return home; these are interspersed with the folk song’s traditional fast sections. The incorporated shouts and calls in the score are typically found in the performance of Central European folk songs. I hope you enjoy singing this new version of Jarba, Mare Jarba that contains all of the vigor and excitement of the Chanticleer version.PERFORMANCE NOTESAll spoken sounds (indicated by x noteheads) should be performed by individuals. Feel free to elaborate with more sounds of your own in the tradition of Eastern European folk music.If the piece is memorized, feel free to experiment with clapping on the off-beats of m. 93 to the end.TEXTTransliterationJa rba, mare jarba mas duce a casa, da nu pot ca am jurat, Jarba, mare jarba mas duce a casa, da nu pot ca am jurat. Mare jarba, verde jarba nu me pot duce a casa.Jarba, mare jarba mas duce a casa, da nu pot ca am jurat.O mers mama de pe sat, O lasat coliba goala,Infrunzitu, ingurzitu da plina de saracie, da plina de saracie. Mare jarba, verde jarba nu me pot duce a casa.Jarba, mare jarba mas duce a casa, da nu pot ca am jurat.TranslationGreen grass, tall grass, I would like to go home, but I cannot, because I have sworn not to.Tall grass, green grass – oh, that I cannot go home!My mother has left the village; she left the hut empty, Adorned with leaves but full of poverty.Tall grass, green grass – oh, that I cannot go home! Tall grass, green grass – I would like to go home.but I cannot, because I have sworn not to.Stacy Garrop’s music is centered on dramatic and lyrical storytelling. The sharing of stories is a defining element of our humanity; we strive to share with others the experiences and concepts that we find compelling. She shares stories by taking audiences on sonic journeys – some simple and beautiful, while others are complicated and dark – depending on the needs and dramatic shape of the story.Garrop served as the first Emerging Opera Composer of Chicago Opera Theater’s Vanguard Program. She also held a 3-year composer-in-residence position with the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra, funded by New Music USA and the League of American Orchestras. She has received numerous awards and grants including an Arts and Letters Award in Music from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Fromm Music Foundation Grant, Barlow Prize, and three Barlow Endowment commissions, along with prizes from competitions sponsored by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Omaha Symphony, New England Philharmonic, Boston Choral Ensemble, Utah Arts Festival, and Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble. She is a Cedille Records artist; her works are commercially available on more than ten additional labels.Her catalog covers a wide range, with works for orchestra, opera, oratorio, wind ensemble, choir, art song, various sized chamber ensembles, and works for solo instruments. Notable commissions include My Dearest Ruth for soprano and piano with text by Martin Ginsburg, the husband of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The Transformation of Jane Doe for Chicago Opera Theater, The Battle for the Ballot for the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, Goddess Triptych for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Glorious Mahalia for the Kronos Quartet, Give Me Hunger for Chanticleer, Rites for the Afterlife for the Akropolis and Calefax Reed Quintets, and Terra Nostra: an oratorio about our planet, commissioned by the San Francisco Choral Society and Piedmont East Bay Children’s Chorus.Garrop previously served as composer-in-residence with the Albany Symphony and Skaneateles Festival, and as well as on faculty of the Fresh Inc Festival (2012-2017). She taught composition and orchestration full-time at Roosevelt University 2000-2016) before leaving to launch her freelance career. She earned degrees in music composition at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (B.M.), University of Chicago (M.A.), and Indiana University-Bloomington (D.M.).­­.

Composed by Joseph M. Martin. Shawnee Sacred. Cantata, Concert. Softcover. Duration 170 seconds. Published by Shawnee Press

Behold That Star!. (SATB Choral Score). By Sally K. Albrecht and Jay Althouse. Choir Sacred. SATB choir. Choral (Sacred); Choral Worship Cantata; Larger Works; Worship Resources. Choral, Sacred. Choral Score. 56 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

By Robert DeCormier. For Choir. (SATB). Choral Collection. Spiritual, Christmas. Book. 1 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

SATB Choir (Mixed choir (SATB)) - Level 3

SKU: BA.BA08524

Composed by Marten Jansson. Stapled. Choral score, anthology. 14 pages. Duration 8 minutes. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA08524_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA08524).

ISBN 9790006564194. 27 x 19 cm inches. Text Language: Swedish, English. Text: Kerstin Dillmar.

“Tri ptyk” (“Triptych”) and “Mörkblå tillit” (“Dark Blue Trust”) have been written by hospital chaplain/author Kerstin Dillmar.

In her work she often meets people who walk in the shadow of death and her dealings and thoughts about this are a central part of her writing. This is most clearly seen in “Mörkblå tillit” whose key message is to trust that we will be safe and secure after passing away in sleep.

Jansson’s intention with the music was to enhance this feeling of comforting trust without taking away the seriousness of the subject. “Triptyk” on the other hand describes a journey within a person in three stages which moves from despair, “God, my God why have I forsaken myself?”, through to hope and faith that God is within.
The music depicts these stages, starting with a dark-searching tonality, then describing the simple beauty of trust through to a joyful expectation of hope and ending with a strong conviction.

SATB choir, piano

SKU: LO.15-3395H

Composed by Mark Hayes. Choral. Octavo. Heritage Music Press #15/3395H. Published by Heritage Music Press (LO.15-3395H).

ISBN 9780787752637.

The signature-style of Mark Hayes skillfully amplifies a positive message as the music ebbs and flows through tonalities and styles to match the changing moods in this joyous celebration of our journey in life. Sure to be a favorite of your singers, it includes much opportunity for musical expression and creative interpretation.

By Joseph M. Martin. For SATB choir. Choral. Octavo. Published by Shawnee Press.

By Joseph M. Martin. Arranged by Brant Adams. For SATB choir and orchestra. (instrumental pack). Score and set of parts. Published by Shawnee Press.

((from Journey of Promises)). By Joseph M. Martin. Arranged by Brant Adams. For SATB Choir (SATB). Shawnee Press. Choral. 12 pages

SATB Choir

SKU: WD.080689220272

With Sing a Song of Christmas. Composed by David Clydesdale. Arranged by David Clydesdale. Choral. From the musical Journey to the Manger (080689720178). Sacred Anthem, Christmas. Octavo. Duration 2'49. Word Music #080689220272. Published by Word Music (WD.080689220272).

UPC: 080689220272.

David T. Clydesdale evokes the joy and excitement surrounding Christ's birth with his arrangement of Celebrate! with Sing a Song of Christmas.

By Johnson Oatman, Jr. and George C. Hugg . Arranged by Jack Schrader. For SATB choir. Choral octavo. Published by Hope Publishing Company

SATB/SATB choir

SKU: CA.982000

Composed by Benedict Goebel. This edition: Paperbound. Singfonie Ohne Worte. Modern a cappella. Full score. Composed 2012. Duration 16 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 09.820/00. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.982000).

ISBN 9790007141318. Language: Syllables/Sound. Text: Goebel, Benedict. Text: Benedict Goebel.

Singfonie is more than a hodgepodge of scat syllables, motives, patterns and riffs in a largedesigned form. rather it attempts to unite traditional forms with modern styles. The achievements of past circle song and improvisational techniques are blended with the pure feeling for rhythms and joy in the pursuit of motivic development in the four movements, which are primarily for double choir. Thus, some rhythmic and motivic germ cells are to be rediscovered in various movements, including the pulsing and unfolding tone repetitions of the first and last movements. a new journey of discovery through the world of pop-choral singing.

SATB choir, cantor, assembly, keyboard accompaniment, guitar - Early intermediate

SKU: GI.G-10332

Composed by Aaron Mathews. Mass. Sacred. Octavo. With guitar chord names. 28 pages. GIA Publications #10332. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-10332).

UPC: 785147033219. English. Text Source: Revised Order of Mass 2010.

    Sr. Thea’s faith-filled presence, singing, and teaching has inspired my journey as a liturgical musician and educator. This Mass setting is dedicated to her memory, legacy, and her cause for canonization.    –Aaron Mathews Written in honor of the impactful life and work of Sister Thea Bowman, FSPA, this Mass setting aims to capture her warm and inviting spirit, her joy and love for music, and her love for God and others.  Employing rhythms, chords, and other elements commonly found in African American sacred music, Aaron Mathews’ setting encourages everyone to pray and sing from the depths of their spirit—just as Sister Thea would have done.

With Walking with Jesus. Composed by Bryan Powell. Shawnee Sacred. General Worship, Pentecost. Octavo. Published by Shawnee Press

SATB choir and Organ

SKU: ST.CN17P

Composed by Barnaby Martin. ChoralNow. This PRINTED version is available to purchase as a regular sheet music title for delivery by post. Octavo. Stainer & Bell Ltd. #CN17P. Published by Stainer & Bell Ltd. (ST.CN17P).

ISBN 9790220224744.

This setting of Videntes stellam aims to explore the extremes of emotion surrounding the revelation of Christ. The piece begins by depicting the vision of the star and the journey of the Kings, utilising a bright harmonic language in the organ and emphatic, cascading outbursts of praise from the choir, periodically interrupted by more reflective iterations of the text. Following a final declaration of exaltation and joy, the piece concludes with a peaceful and reverential picture of the giving of gifts to the infant Jesus, fading away as the organ takes up the original theme under the final statement of '... myrrham' from the choir. Suitable for evensongs or concerts throughout the whole of the Advent, Christmas and Epiphany seasons.

Videntes stellam was the 2013 winner of the New Music for St Paul's Cathedral Composition Competition.