By Carol Matz. For Piano. Composers In Focus. These resonant compositions focus the student on expression and artistic interpretation. Contents include: The Colorado: River of Canyons; Connecticut River-Late Autumn; Mississippi River Blues; Peace River, Florida; Yukon Rapids. American Gallery. Level: Intermediate. Book. Published by The FJH Music Company, Inc.

Legends of the Great Rivers of the World. By John Jacobson, Rollo Dilworth. (preview pak). Expressive Art (Choral). Published by Hal Leonard.

Handbells (3-5 octaves) - Level 2

SKU: LO.20-1118L

Composed by Philip Young. Sacred. Handbell score. Lorenz Publishing Company #20/1118L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company (LO.20-1118L).

UPC: 000308038828.

3-5 OCTAVES General Level 2+A deeply moving setting which includes two well-known melodies:1. I'VE GOT PEACE LIKE A RIVER2. WHEN PEACE, LIKE A RIVER.

Legends of the Great Rivers of the World. By John Jacobson, Rollo Dilworth. (Showtrax CD). Expressive Art (Choral). Published by Hal Leonard.

Score Only Concert Band (Score) - Grade 2

SKU: HL.4002331

Composed by Samuel R. Hazo. MusicWorks Grade 2. Concert, Festival. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.4002331).

UPC: 073999617818. 9.0x12.0x0.031 inches.

Commissione d by the Pickens County (GA) Middle School Band on the occasion of the band program being split into separate schools, this marvelous composition for young players explores the emotions of separation. Sam uses the analogy of a river that, when divided, maintains its identity yet becomes two separate entities. Three themes are presented individually then come together in grand fashion at the end. (4:35).

Concert Band - Grade 2.5

SKU: HL.44007672

Grade 2.5 - Score Only. Composed by Timothy Johnson. Curnow Music Concert Band. 28 pages. Published by Curnow Music (HL.44007672).

UPC: 884088310271. 9x12 inches.

Follow the historic Rogue River from its headwaters in Oregon to the mighty Pacific! The serenity of the mountain snowmelt gives way to energetic rapids and then to the greater expanse and power of the lower river. This work has lots of potential for co-curricular study with history and geography. It will be a nice accessible challenge for the maturing young band, rewarding each section with integral and expressive parts to play. (Grade 2-1/2).

(Down to the River to Pray/Shall We Gather at the River). By Pepper Choplin. For SATB/SAB choir and piano. All Saints Day, Baptism, General, Lent, Sacred. Sacred Anthem

((Shall We Gather at the River)). Composed by Victor C. Johnson. SATB. Harold Flammer. 12 pages. Published by Shawnee Press

(with Like a River Glorious). By Orrin G. Hatch, Janice Kapp Perry. Arranged by John Purifoy. (SATB). Daybreak Choral Series. Sacred. Size 6.7x10.5 inches. 12 pages. Published by Daybreak Music.

Band Concert Band

SKU: PR.465000130

For Large Wind Ensemble. Composed by Dan Welcher. Sws. Contemporary. Full score. With Standard notation. Composed 2010. Duration 14 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #465-00013. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.465000130).

ISBN 9781598064070. UPC: 680160600144. 9x12 inches.

Following a celebrated series of wind ensemble tone poems about national parks in the American West, Dan Welcher’s Upriver celebrates the Lewis & Clark Expedition from the Missouri River to Oregon’s Columbia Gorge, following the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Welcher’s imaginative textures and inventiveness are freshly modern, evoking our American heritage, including references to Shenandoah and other folk songs known to have been sung on the expedition. For advanced players. Duration: 14’.
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark’s Corps of Discovery to find a water route to the Pacific and explore the uncharted West. He believed woolly mammoths, erupting volcanoes, and mountains of pure salt awaited them. What they found was no less mind-boggling: some 300 species unknown to science, nearly 50 Indian tribes, and the Rockies.Ihave been a student of the Lewis and Clark expedition, which Thomas Jefferson called the “Voyage of Discovery,” for as long as I can remember. This astonishing journey, lasting more than two-and-a-half years, began and ended in St. Louis, Missouri — and took the travelers up more than a few rivers in their quest to find the Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean. In an age without speedy communication, this was akin to space travel out of radio range in our own time: no one knew if, indeed, the party had even survived the voyage for more than a year. Most of them were soldiers. A few were French-Canadian voyageurs — hired trappers and explorers, who were fluent in French (spoken extensively in the region, due to earlier explorers from France) and in some of the Indian languages they might encounter. One of the voyageurs, a man named Pierre Cruzatte, also happened to be a better-than-average fiddle player. In many respects, the travelers were completely on their own for supplies and survival, yet, incredibly, only one of them died during the voyage. Jefferson had outfitted them with food, weapons, medicine, and clothing — and along with other trinkets, a box of 200 jaw harps to be used in trading with the Indians. Their trip was long, perilous to the point of near catastrophe, and arduous. The dream of a Northwest Passage proved ephemeral, but the northwestern quarter of the continent had finally been explored, mapped, and described to an anxious world. When the party returned to St. Louis in 1806, and with the Louisiana Purchase now part of the United States, they were greeted as national heroes.Ihave written a sizeable number of works for wind ensemble that draw their inspiration from the monumental spaces found in the American West. Four of them (Arches, The Yellowstone Fires, Glacier, and Zion) take their names, and in large part their being, from actual national parks in Utah, Wyoming, and Montana. But Upriver, although it found its voice (and its finale) in the magnificent Columbia Gorge in Oregon, is about a much larger region. This piece, like its brother works about the national parks, doesn’t try to tell a story. Instead, it captures the flavor of a certain time, and of a grand adventure. Cast in one continuous movement and lasting close to fourteen minutes, the piece falls into several subsections, each with its own heading: The Dream (in which Jefferson’s vision of a vast expanse of western land is opened); The Promise, a chorale that re-appears several times in the course of the piece and represents the seriousness of the presidential mission; The River; The Voyageurs; The River II ; Death and Disappointment; Return to the Voyage; and The River III .The music includes several quoted melodies, one of which is familiar to everyone as the ultimate “river song,” and which becomes the through-stream of the work. All of the quoted tunes were either sung by the men on the voyage, or played by Cruzatte’s fiddle. From various journals and diaries, we know the men found enjoyment and solace in music, and almost every night encampment had at least a bit of music in it. In addition to Cruzatte, there were two other members of the party who played the fiddle, and others made do with singing, or playing upon sticks, bones, the ever-present jaw harps, and boat horns. From Lewis’ journals, I found all the tunes used in Upriver: Shenandoah (still popular after more than 200 years), V’la bon vent, Soldier’s Joy, Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier, Come Ye Sinners Poor and Needy (a hymn sung to the tune “Beech Spring”) and Fisher’s Hornpipe. The work follows an emotional journey: not necessarily step-by-step with the Voyage of Discovery heroes, but a kind of grand arch. Beginning in the mists of history and myth, traversing peaks and valleys both real and emotional (and a solemn funeral scene), finding help from native people, and recalling their zeal upon finding the one great river that will, in fact, take them to the Pacific. When the men finally roar through the Columbia Gorge in their boats (a feat that even the Indians had not attempted), the magnificent river combines its theme with the chorale of Jefferson’s Promise. The Dream is fulfilled: not quite the one Jefferson had imagined (there is no navigable water passage from the Missouri to the Pacific), but the dream of a continental destiny.

Choral (SSA Choir)

SKU: HL.1428064

By Meghan Trainor. Arranged by Roger Emerson. Pop Choral Series. Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.1428064).

UPC: 196288202080. 6.75x10.5 inches.

An inspiring pop anthem with winning lyrics and a chorus that sticks, Meghan Trainor's â??Run Like the Riverâ? (from Playmobil: The Movie) is given a first-rate choral arrangement by Roger Emerson. Building a sound both distinctive and faithful to the original, Emerson weaves a tapestry of melodies and countermelodies, complex rhythms, and exhilarating harmonies. A sonic force to be reckoned with!

Concert Band (Score) - Level 1.5

SKU: HL.4005893

Arranged by Michael Sweeney. MusicWorks Grade 1. Concert. Softcover. 12 pages. Duration 280 seconds. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.4005893).

UPC: 888680940911. 9.0x12.0x0.027 inches.

Here is an emotion-filled arrangement for young players based on the folk tune Down to the River to Pray, which is thought to have been composed by an African-American slave. There is an element of sadness in the music, but also a glimmer of hope as the slaves dream of freedom and being reunited with family and friends. Dur: 2:45.

SSAATTBB a cappella Choral (SATB divisi a cappella)

SKU: HL.1224747

By Jacob Collier. By Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer. Arranged by Paul Langford. Pop Choral Series. A Cappella, Advanced Choir, British, Movies, Pop. Octavo. Duration 485 seconds. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.1224747).

UPC: 196288143659. 6.75x10.5x0.052 inches.

If you aren't aware already, Briton Jacob Collier has firmly established himself as the preeminent composer, theorist, improviser, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist of the modern era. Collier's Grammy-winning arrangement of “Moon River” is a thrilling exercise in form and style. A cappella arranger extraordinaire Paul Langford has taken Jacob's iconic arrangement and has meticulously set it to eight-to-twelve vocal parts on the page. While this would be one of the most difficult arrangements your choir could tackle, it would also turn out to be one of the most rewarding!

Composed by Roger Miller. For voice, piano and guitar chords. From the Broadway musical "Big River". Format: piano/vocal/chords songbook. With vocal melody, piano accompaniment, lyrics, chord names and guitar chord diagrams. Broadway. 80 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.

Composed by Bruce Rowland. For solo piano. From the motion picture "The Man From Snowy River". Format: easy piano solo single. With easy piano notation and chord names. Movies. 7 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.

Score Only Concert Band; Symphonic Band (Score) - Grade 4

SKU: HL.4005037

Composed by Jay Bocook. MusicWorks Grade 4. Softcover. 36 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.4005037).

UPC: 888680669560. 9.0x12.0x0.114 inches.

The African-American spiritual “Down in the River to Pray” forms the basis for this creative and dramatic work for mature ensembles. Opening with a tender chorale-like statement, the piece evolves throughout with variations in mood and intensity, ultimately building to a majestic and powerful conclusion. Dur: 5:20.

Down in the River to Pray by David L. Mennicke. For SATB choir (a cappella) (SATB choir, divisi a cappella). Choral. General, Baptism, Baptism of Our Lord, Easter. Medium. Octavo. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers

Choral (SAB Choir)

SKU: HL.1428063

By Meghan Trainor. Arranged by Roger Emerson. Pop Choral Series. Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.1428063).

UPC: 196288202073. 6.75x10.5 inches.

An inspiring pop anthem with winning lyrics and a chorus that sticks, Meghan Trainor's â??Run Like the Riverâ? (from Playmobil: The Movie) is given a first-rate choral arrangement by Roger Emerson. Building a sound both distinctive and faithful to the original, Emerson weaves a tapestry of melodies and countermelodies, complex rhythms, and exhilarating harmonies. A sonic force to be reckoned with!

Composed by Bruce Rowland. For solo piano. From the motion picture "Man From Snowy River". Format: piano solo songbook. With chord names and introductory text. Movies. 24 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.

Composed by Bruce Rowland. For solo piano. From the motion picture "The Man From Snowy River". Format: piano solo single. With chord names. Movies. 5 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.

(A Partner Song with the Traditional Spiritual I've Got Peace Like a River ). Choir Secular. 2-Part Choir. Choral Octavo. Choral Designs. 8 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

((Based on Down to the River to Pray)). By Michael Sweeney. For concert band (Score and Parts). MusicWorks Grade 2. Grade 2.5

Choral (2-Part)

SKU: HL.1428066

By Meghan Trainor. Arranged by Roger Emerson. Pop Choral Series. Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.1428066).

UPC: 196288202103. 6.75x10.5 inches.

An inspiring pop anthem with winning lyrics and a chorus that sticks, Meghan Trainor's â??Run Like the Riverâ? (from Playmobil: The Movie) is given a first-rate choral arrangement by Roger Emerson. Building a sound both distinctive and faithful to the original, Emerson weaves a tapestry of melodies and countermelodies, complex rhythms, and exhilarating harmonies. A sonic force to be reckoned with!

((Incorporating Shall We Gather at the River)). By Joseph M. Martin. SATB. Harold Flammer. 12 pages. Published by Harold Flammer Music