From Tyler's Suite. Composed by Stephen Schwartz and Pamela Stewart. Arranged by Tim Sarsany. Choral. Concert, Festival, Inspirational. Octavo. 16 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

By Paul Baloche. Composed by Paul Baloche. Arranged by J. Daniel Smith. (SATB). Integrity Choral. Guitar tablature. 12 pages. Published by Integrity Choral.

By Paul Baloche. Composed by Brenton Brown, Paul Baloche. Arranged by Phillip Keveren. (SATB). Daybreak Choral Series. Sacred. 12 pages. Published by Daybreak Music.

By Cindy Berry. For SATB choir and piano. General, Holy Week, Sacred. Octavo. Published by Monarch Music. (10/3392M)

SATB choir - Easy

SKU: WD.080689636172

Composed by Marty Hamby. Choral, cantatas. Christmas. Book. Word Music #080689636172. Published by Word Music (WD.080689636172).

UPC: 080689636172.

Chris tmas is a time for gratitude, a time for celebration and expectation! And it is a time for music! Songs of the season are everywhere around us, reminding us of the birth of the Savior, the anticipated coming of the Christ Child, the advent of the Messiah, and the JOY that is ours as believers. As followers of Christ, we have done more than just anticipate His coming; we have lived the reality of having received the Son of God into our hearts, of knowing Him as Savior, and worshipping Him as the King of kings and Lord of lords! And because of the wonderful gift of God’s Son, given to us, we not only hear the music of Christmas, we SING the song of Christmas, the Song of Joy!

Songs both new and old, celebratory and worshipful, joy-filled and awe-inspired, soul-searching and soul-soothing, weave a tapestry of Christmas wonder that invites the believer to worship and rejoice in His presence, while offering Hope to the downtrodden and Salvation to the lost. In perhaps some of its most powerful moments, Song of Joy ushers the listener into the serene and peaceful strains of the beloved carol Silent Night! Holy Night!, followed by compelling narration leading to the poignant and reflective new song, Somewhere in Your Silent Night (made popular by Casting Crowns). That is followed by a song of invitation and worship with Crowder’s Come As You Are, encouraging the lost to come to Christ and give Him their heart. This song of invitation leads us into the declaration that He is the King of kings who will reign forever in the medley featuring Tomlin’s, He Shall Reign Forevermore, and Elevation Worship’s, Only King Forever.

For SATB. Modern Christian. Sacred. Hymnal. Published by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing.

By Lloyd Larson. For SATB choir, piano (with optional brass quintet and percussion). Sacred Anthem, General, Reformation, Thanksgiving. Octavo. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company

By April Geesbrecht. Arranged by Russell Mauldin. For SATB choir. Moderate. Octavo. Published by Lillenas Publishing Company

SATB choir and orchestra (optional flute, optional oboe, optional clarinet, F horn, trumpet 1/2&3, trombone 1&2, trombone 3/tuba, percussion, rhythm, violin 1&2, viola, cello/bassoon, string bass) - Moderate

SKU: LP.765762205604

Composed by April Geesbrecht. Arranged by Russell Mauldin. Anthems. Praise & Worship and Sacred. Orchestration on CD-ROM. Published by Lillenas Publishing Company (LP.765762205604).

UPC: 765762205604.

Based on Psalm 121, this stirring and energetic song of praise and surrender, made popular by Christian recording artist Aaron Shust and arranged by Russell Mauldin, speaks of God as our hope and refuge. Shust writes that the song is a declaration about who God is and who we are in Him because of His great love for us..

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.).­­.

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

SATB Choir

SKU: BT.USH0162-250

Composed by Tore W. Aas. Choral Score. 4 pages. Harmonia #USH0162-250. Published by Harmonia (BT.USH0162-250).

English.

(A Worship Event Lifting Up the Name of Jesus). Arranged by Gary Rhodes & Tim Cates. For SATB choir. This edition: Paperback. Musical. Adult Easter Musical. Multicultural and Sacred. Moderate. Book. 144 pages. Duration 50 minutes. Published by Lillenas Publishing Company

By Craig Courtney. For SATB choir, piano. Sacred Anthem, All Saints' Day, Christ the King, General, Lent. Octavo. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company

Composed by Larry Shackley. For SATB choir, piano accompaniment. Sacred Anthem, Eastertide, General. Octavo. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company

SATB and Organ. By Benjamin Britten. (SATB). Boosey and Hawkes Sacred Choral. Size 7.25x10.25 inches. 12 pages. Published by Boosey and Hawkes.

Choral SATB choir

SKU: CF.CM9736

Composed by Stephen Foster. Arranged by Russell L. Robinson. 8 pages. Duration 3:45. Carl Fischer Music #CM9736. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CM9736).

ISBN 9781491161166. UPC: 680160919758. Key: Bb major. English.

Stephen Collins Foster lived from 1826 to 1864, until only age 37. He was extremely prolific, with numerous songs that have lasted to this day. I first had the idea to arrange Beautiful Dreamer for SATB choirs a cappella, after hearing Kristen Chenoweth in concert. She ended her concert, in a 1,600 seat hall, with Beautiful Dreamer, an a cappella solo, with no microphone. Given the beautiful melody, text and Ms. Chenoweth's voice, one could have heard a pin drop in the audience. Her performance concluded to thunderous applause and a standing ovation. The power of music. Throughout this arrangement, the harmonies support the beautiful melody and text (rather than get in its' way). Opportunities abound for vocal parts to be showcased as well as an optional solo/duet at the beginning. Sing freely, with pure vowels, crisp diction and sensitivity, allowing the text to prevail by giving special attention to stressed and unstressed syllables and words. I hope you enjoy singing this arrangement in rehearsal and performance to the delight of your audience. Tell the story through song because that's what we should always do when performing choral music. Russell Robinson, Arranger  .
Stephen Collins Foster lived from 1826 to 1864, until only age 37. He was extremely prolific, with numerous songs that have lasted to this day.  I first had the idea to arrange Beautiful Dreamer for SATB choirs a cappella, after hearing Kristen Chenoweth in concert.  She ended her concert, in a 1,600 seat hall, with Beautiful Dreamer, an a cappella solo, with no microphone.  Given the beautiful melody, text and Ms. Chenoweth’s voice, one could have heard a pin drop in the audience. Her performance concluded to thunderous applause and a standing ovation.  The power of music.Throughout this arrangement, the harmonies support the “beautiful” melody and text (rather than get in its' way).  Opportunities abound for vocal parts to be showcased as well as an optional solo/duet at the beginning.Sing freely, with pure vowels, crisp diction and sensitivity, allowing the text to prevail by giving special attention to stressed and unstressed  syllables and words.I hope you enjoy singing this arrangement in rehearsal and performance to the delight of your audience.  Tell the story through song because that’s what we should always do when performing choral music.Russell Robinson, Arranger .

Choir Sacred (SATB choir)

SKU: AP.47638

Composed by Cliff Goldmacher and Lisa Loeb. Arranged by Andy Beck. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Alfred Pop Choral Series. Chanukah; Holiday Pops; Sacred. Choral Octavo. 12 pages. Alfred Music #00-47638. Published by Alfred Music (AP.47638).

UPC: 038081543314. English.

A folk-infused ballad celebrating the miracle of Hanukkah. Originally recorded by 90s pop sensation Lisa Loeb, this reflective change-of-pace choral features a rhythmic yet mellow accompaniment and straightforward but expressive vocal parts. Whether you perform with the guitar-inspired piano part, the optional SoundTrax CD, or a folk ensemble of your own, this is truly a special touch for holiday concerts.

Because of changes in our school's schedule and the taking away of the music requirement in 7th and 8th grade, our choir numbers have dropped significantly. Searching for music that has educational value and that the choir will sound good on (we know that's important for the parents and faculty) I came across Light arranged by Andy Beck. This quickly became a favorite of my choir! The kids are excited to rehearse it every day and the sound they are achieving fits the folk-like feel of the piece.

We are using the 2-Part version. Being 7th and 8th graders, of my nine boys, three are unchanged voices (singing alto as written) and my other six are in varying stages of voice change. Those six are bouncing back and forth between alto and soprano parts, singing them down an octave.

Thank you for providing a great piece for the holiday season!

Matt Albrecht
Choir Director
Copley-Fairla wn Middle School

About Alfred Pop Choral Series

The Alfred Pop Series features outstanding arrangements of songs from the popular music genre. These publications provide exciting, contemporary, and educationally-sound arrangements for singers of all ages, from elementary through high school, to college and adult choirs.

SATB chorus with Accompaniment Track - intermediate

SKU: BP.BP128

Composed by Mark Murphy and Maureen Ennis. Arranged by Dan Forrest, Jamie Hillman, and Mark Murphy. Memorial / Funeral; Secular. Concert Series. School, Church, Community Adult,Community Children, Collegiate. Octavo. Beckenhorst Press #BP128. Published by Beckenhorst Press (BP.BP128).

UPC: 748769001288. 6.875 x 10.5 inches.

This original song by Canadian songwriters Mark Murphy and Maureen Ennis, originally written for vocal trio and heard in various memorial occasions, has now been arranged by Dan Forrest, Jamie Hillman, and the composer for SATB choir as part of the Beckenhorst Concert Series. Highly effective for both high school choirs and community choirs, the gentle songwriter feel of the original is supported by a simple piano accompaniment and well-crafted choral lines. The result is a deeply-felt expression of grief and comfort: I'll sing for you because I need to, right now this is all I know; I'll sing so we will not forget you, I will sing you home - I will sing you home. (Accompaniment Track includes one bar of piano introduction to set tempo and pitch, and piano plays during a cappella sections and long note values to keep tempo clear.).

SATB choir, piano

SKU: LO.55-1195L

Composed by Lloyd Larson. Arranged by Jay Rouse. Choral, cantatas. Eastertide, Holy Week. SATB with performance CD. Lorenz Publishing Company #55/1195L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company (LO.55-1195L).

ISBN 9780787764326.

In “Calvary’s Love,” Lloyd Larson and Jay Rouse offer an inspiring reminder of the gifts of love and life that are ours because of the price Jesus paid at Calvary. Flexibly conceived for Lent, Holy Week, or Eastertide programming, it may be performed as a whole, or each individual anthem may be presented during the weeks leading up to Easter, depending on your programming needs. Small and large choirs alike will find the choral writing appealing and versatile, and accompaniment options range from piano only to Ed Hogan’s powerful orchestration. Choirs and congregations will be encouraged by this musical telling of the timeless message of God’s sacrifice and love through Jesus. “Greater love has no one than this: that one lay down His life for His friends.”.

By Foote, Billy James. Arranged by Larry Shackley. (SATB). Christ The King, Commitment, Love, Sacrifice, Contemporary and Sacred. Print Music Single (SATB). 8 pages. Published by Hope Publishing Company.

Composed by Lloyd Larson. Arranged by Jay Rouse. Choral, cantatas. Eastertide, Holy Week. Choral score. Lorenz Publishing Company #55/1196L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company