Choral SATB Choir and Piano

SKU: PR.312419020

From Terra Nostra. Composed by Stacy Garrop. Sws. Performance Score. 12 pages. Duration 3:15. Theodore Presser Company #312-41902. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.312419020).

ISBN 9781491131862. UPC: 680160680474. 6.875 x 10.5 inches. English.

Commission ed by the San Francisco Choral Society and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir, Terra Nostra is a 70-minute oratorio on the relationship between our planet and humankind, how this relationship has shifted over time, and how we can re-establish a harmonious balance. Part I: Creation of the World explores various creation myths from different cultures, culminating in a joyous celebration of the beauty of our planet. Part II: The Rise of Humanity examines human achievements, particularly since the dawn of our Industrial Age, and how these achievements have impacted the planet. Part III: Searching for Balance questions how to create more awareness for our planet’s plight, re-establish a deeper connection to it, and find a balance for living within our planet’s resources. In addition to the complete oratorio, stand-alone movements for mixed chorus, and for solo voice with piano, are also available separately.
Terra Nostra focuses on the relationship between our planet and mankind, how this relationship has shifted over time, and how we can re-establish a harmonious balance. The oratorio is divided into three parts:Part I: Creation of the World celebrates the birth and beauty of our planet. The oratorio begins with creation myths from India, North America, and Egypt that are integrated into the opening lines of Genesis from the Old Testament. The music surges forth from these creation stories into “God’s World” by Edna St. Vincent Millay, which describes the world in exuberant and vivid detail. Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “On thine own child” praises Mother Earth for her role bringing forth all life, while Walt Whitman sings a love song to the planet in “Smile O voluptuous cool-breathed earth!” Part I ends with “A Blade of Grass” in which Whitman muses how our planet has been spinning in the heavens for a very long time.Part II: The Rise of Humanity examines the achievements of mankind, particularly since the dawn of the Industrial Age. Lord Alfred Tennyson’s “Locksley Hall” sets an auspicious tone that mankind is on the verge of great discoveries. This is followed in short order by Charles Mackay’s “Railways 1846,” William Ernest Henley’s “A Song of Speed,” and John Gillespie Magee, Jr.’s “High Flight,” each of which celebrates a new milestone in technological achievement. In “Binsey Poplars,” Gerard Manley Hopkins takes note of the effect that these advances are having on the planet, with trees being brought down and landscapes forever changed. Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “A Dirge” concludes Part II with a warning that the planet is beginning to sound a grave alarm.Part III: Searching for Balance questions how we can create more awareness for our planet’s plight, re-establish a deeper connection to it, and find a balance for living within our planet’s resources. Three texts continue the earth’s plea that ended the previous section: Lord Byron’s “Darkness” speaks of a natural disaster (a volcano) that has blotted out the sun from humanity and the panic that ensues; contemporary poet Esther Iverem’s “Earth Screaming” gives voice to the modern issues of our changing climate; and William Wordsworth’s “The World Is Too Much With Us” warns us that we are almost out of time to change our course. Contemporary/agrarian poet Wendell Berry’s “The Want of Peace” speaks to us at the climax of the oratorio, reminding us that we can find harmony with the planet if we choose to live more simply, and to recall that we ourselves came from the earth. Two Walt Whitman texts (“A Child said, What is the grass?” and “There was a child went forth every day”) echo Berry’s thoughts, reminding us that we are of the earth, as is everything that we see on our planet. The oratorio concludes with a reprise of Whitman’s “A Blade of Grass” from Part I, this time interspersed with an additional Whitman text that sublimely states, “I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love…”My hope in writing this oratorio is to invite audience members to consider how we interact with our planet, and what we can each personally do to keep the planet going for future generations. We are the only stewards Earth has; what can we each do to leave her in better shape than we found her?

Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), edited by Albert Riemenschneider, Charles Boyd. Vocal score book for SATB choir. With vocal score notation (open score in German; closed score in English), introductory text and . Text language English; lyrics in German and English. 127 pages. Published by G. Schirmer, Inc.

By Hal Hopson / Various authors. For Unison choir. Devotion, Hymntune, Sacred. Hymn Collection. Author's Collections. 114 pages

By Allen Pote / Thomas Long. For SATB choir. Scripture References: Matthew 4:16 -- John 1:5 -- Psalm 98 -- Philippians 2:10. Christmas, Hymntune, Sacred. Choral octavo. 12 pages

SATB double choir, a cappella (SATB) - Moderately Difficult

SKU: OU.9780193413450

Composed by David Bednall. Secular Choral - Mixed Voices. New Horizons. Vocal score. 16 pages. Duration 5'. Oxford University Press #9780193413450. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193413450).

ISBN 9780193413450. 10 x 7 inches.

for SATB double choir unaccompanied
A setting of Shakespeare's much-loved Sonnet 18, Bednall's expressive work highlights this timeless text with sumptuous harmony, including pleasing tonal shifts and topical false relations. Various choral textures are explored, from the imitative lines of 'Sometime too hot', to the warm richness of the closing pages, where the choir divides into eight parts. This work is part of the New Horizons series and a piano reduction is included for rehearsal purposes.

About Oxford New Horizons

N ew Horizons showcases the wealth of exciting, innovative, and occasionally challenging choral music being written today. It encompasses the whole gamut of small-scale choral genres, both secular and sacred, and includes pieces for upper-voice and mixed choirs. With titles by some of the most accomplished choral composers active in Great Britain and abroad, the series introduces new repertoire and fresh talent to a broad spectrum of choirs. New Horizons features composers with growing reputations for quality composition reflecting a strong individual voice. The series is continually expanding and should be the first place to look for attractive and performable contemporary choral music.

SATB choir - Moderate

SKU: LP.834176238

Composed by Ed Hogan. Anthems. Communion Series. Adult Choral Anthem for Worship. Traditional and Sacred. Octavo. Published by Lillenas Publishing Company (LP.834176238).

ISBN 9780834176232.

The latest in Lillenas Publishing Company's Communion Series. With a slightly Irish feel, the haunting melody of this classic hymn will lead your congregation into a time of reflection during communion or moments of silent prayer.

SATB choir

SKU: GI.G-7795

Ash Wednesday through Holy Week, SATB. Lent, Ash Wednesday, Holy Week. Sacred. Collection. GIA Publications #7795. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-7795).

UPC: 785147779537. English, German, Latin.

The cornerstone of your choral library Compiled from GIA's best sellers and newer gems, each volume in the CHORAL ESSENTIALS series highlights a particular season and includes pieces in a variety of styles, voicings, and instrumentation. Invaluable as a planning tool…   …affordable enough to purchase copies for your entire choir! Included in this edition: G-3537 Return to God - Marty Haugen G-3980 Hosanna: An Introit for Palm Sunday - Glenn Rudolph G-4213 Glory in the Cross - Steven R. Janco G-4841 So You Must Do - Marty Haugen G-5082 From Deep Distress and Troubled Thoughts - arranged Alice Parker G-5253 Love Is His Word - Ronald F. Krisman G-5791 Ah, Holy Jesus - arranged Hal H. Hopson G-6662 Be with Me, Lord - Ken Macek, arranged Paul A. Tate G-6726 For God So Loved the World - Marty Haugen G-6871 When He Died upon the Tree - Patrick M. Liebergen G-6891 Aus meiner Su_nden Tiefe / How Deep Has Been My Sinning - Orlando di Lasso, edited Austin C. Lovelace G-6917 Crucifixus etiam pro nobis / He Was Crucified for Us - J. S. Bach, arranged Carlton R. Young G-7196 A Broken Heart - Luke Mayernik G-7495 In manus tuas, Pater / Into Your Hands, O Father - Taizé Community G-7592 Velum templi - Paul Nicholson .

(Volume 1: SATB). For SATB choir. Lent, Ash Wednesday, Holy Week. Sacred. Collection. Published by GIA Publications

Composed by Various. Edited by Dan Damon. For SATB choir, Unison choir. General. Hymn Collection. Published by Hope Publishing Company

SATB and Organ. By Benjamin Britten. (SATB). Boosey and Hawkes Sacred Choral. Size 7x10.5 inches. 14 pages. Published by Boosey and Hawkes.

Mixed choir

SKU: ST.B934

Composed by Brian Wren. Hymns & Relgious Drama. Hymns & Psalms 2009-2012. . If ordering from USA, Canada, Australia or New Zealand please contact. Collection. Stainer & Bell Ltd. #B934. Published by Stainer & Bell Ltd. (ST.B934).

ISBN 9780852499344.

This , the ninth of a series of books begun in 1983, contains Brian Wren's 36 most recent hymns (2009 to 2012). It is nicely presented and laid out in a user-friendly way. The hymns are divided into five thematic sections: Jesus from Cradle to Cross; Easter Hymns; Church and Mission; Praise; and Metrical Psalms. This last section, rooted in (though not bound by) the Old Testament, is often influenced by Isaac Watts and will be of more use to some than others; it concludes with a tremendous rendering of Psalm 8; a paean of praise which all will love, set to a stirring tune.

Each section is prefaced with a single page introduction listing the contents and, in some instances, giving an interesting insight into Brian Wren's theology and thinking which provides food for contemplation. Each hymn is printed in words format with all the necessary information for inclusion in an order of worship. Every hymn is also printed with full score music for accompaniment interlined with the words. The book is slightly larger than A5, and there are various useful indexes.

The tunes range from ancient to modern, some very familiar, including Candler (better known as Ye Banks and Braes). A number are of a metre where alternative tunes are available. Those tunes which are new vary in ease of use; some will be readily picked up, others would prove challenging for occasional use in a small congregation but could be used as music group items.

These are hymns which need to be read as a whole and require thought. The words are chosen with care and notable as much for those not used as those included e.g.: 'Christ, untameably alive,/ breathe your life upon us - / Compass, Governor and Guide, / with us and beyond us,/ Sky and Sunlight, / spreading Vine./ Spring of Living Water,/ Truth and Wisdom, Way and Word,/ here, and then hereafter.' These hymns will be useful in worship as either sung or read pieces, and will also prove an invaluable resource for private devotion.

Robert Canham, Reform

By Mark Hayes. For SATB choir and piano (with optional unison, 2 trumpets, 3 octave handbells (instrument parts)). Christmas, Sacred. Sacred Anthem

By David Rasbach. Edited by Robert Lowry. Arranged by Robert Lowry. For SATB choir. Sacred. Choral octavo. 8 pages. Published by Hope Publishing Company

SATB and Organ. By Benjamin Britten. (SATB). Boosey and Hawkes Large Choral. Size 7.25x10.25 inches. 14 pages. Published by Boosey and Hawkes.

SATB choir - Moderately Easy

SKU: WD.080689630170

Composed by Marty Parks. Choral, cantatas. Christmas. Book. Word Music #080689630170. Published by Word Music (WD.080689630170).

UPC: 080689630170.

Weâ� ��™re counting down the days to Christmas…that most wonderful time of the year! And somehow, it always feels so much longer than the actual 364 days it takes for that special day to arrive…that one day each year when family and friends come together to celebrate the joy, peace, hope, and love that came into our world through the birth of our Savior!

What better way to bring all that anticipation into focus and usher in the season than with the new Christmas musical from Marty Parks and Word Music & Church Resources, Waiting for Christmas! This delightful, nostalgic, and heartfelt musical comes to you wrapped in Marty Park’s signature format… Large-Print-No-Repeats -Perfect-For-Any-Choir! More specifically, these specially designed musicals from Marty come your way perfect for Senior Adult Choirs, yet perfectly appropriate for every choir!

Featuring a heartwarming story of a letter found in an old family Bible, this musical introduces a young girl named Sarah writing to her “Nana”, expressing her joy and delight as she anticipates the holiday and, once again, getting the family together at Christmastime. The memories of past Christmases combined with the expectation of precious new memories yet to be made create a vivid backdrop for sharing the real reason for the season…Jesus!

(The Christmas Story Through Timeless Carols). By Larry Shackley. For SATB choir, piano (with optional instrumental accompaniment). Cantatas. Christmas, Sacred. Choral score with performance CD. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company

Composed by Dennis Allen and Eliza Hewitt. Glory Sound. 12 pages. Glory Sound #A7762. Published by Glory Sound

(The Christmas Story Through Timeless Carols). By Larry Shackley. For SATB choir, piano (with optional instrumental accompaniment). Cantatas. Christmas. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company

Composed by Larry Shackley. Sacred Anthem, General, Holy Week, Lent. Octavo. Lorenz Publishing Company #10/4806L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company (LO.10-4806L).

Arranged by Lloyd Larson. (SATB). Jazz/SwingStyle, Hymntune and Sacred. Print Music Single (SATB). 12 pages. Published by Hope Publishing Company.

Composed by Darmon Meader. Sws. Octavo. 20 pages. Duration 4 minutes, 7 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #CM9649. Published by Carl Fischer Music

The Old Rugged Cross arranged by Patti Drennan. For Choral (SATB). Glory Sound. Choral, Arrangements, General Use, Orchestration, Holy Week, Tracks and Sacred. 12 pages. GlorySound #A7472. Published by GlorySound