SKU: GI.G-1118

Composed by James Jordan. GIA ChoralWorks. Music Education. Choral score. GIA Publications #1118. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-1118).

A year ago, Westminster Williamson Voices joined a consortium called “The Scattered Light Consortium” along with Jo-Michael Scheibe at USC (the USC Thornton Chamber Singers) and Jamie Glasgow (The Glasgow School of Art Choir). I was attracted to the concept not only because of the composers who are dear friends, but because the pieces were set to poems by one of America’s greatest poets, Dana Gioia. When the two works arrived from composer Sarah Rimkus and Thomas LaVoy, I had, as they say, “the wind knocked out of me.” While both poems could be interpreted using a broader life perspective, they spoke to me and the choir in ways that were immediately deep and profound. Both poems provide light and hope to all of us who are living through this change at Westminster into something unknown. And then, shortly after this recording was completed, the pandemic struck and we were in isolation from our music-making family. We were thankful that we were able to complete this recording.   All of the music on the CD reflects our hope for the future as we climb a crooked ladder leading to, hopefully, a brighter new time for our beloved college, and our lives beyond the pandemic. Our desire is to see a glimmer of light behind what seems a very closed door. This CD offers music for personal reflection, with the hope that these sounds can provide for each of us “scattered” new light.   CONTENTS: In the Bleak Midwinter, Steve Pilkington • Kit Smart's Carol, Gerald Custer • Improvisation on Coventry Carol, Sam Scheibe, Christian Koller, Guillermo Passarin, Alex Tomlinson • Solitude, James Whitbourn • The Stars Now Rearrange Themselves, Thomas LaVoy • The Burning Ladder, Sarah Rimkus • Salvation to All That Will Is Nigh, Anthony Maglione • Brightest and Best, Sarah Rimkus • Coventry Carol, John Frederick Hudson • Magnificat, Peter Relph • Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent, Sam Scheibe.

Choral (SATB a cappella)

SKU: HL.1452083

Composed by Sam Scheibe. Gentry Publications. Octavo. Gentry Publications #JG2736. Published by Gentry Publications (HL.1452083).

UPC: 196288208204.

Allow your choirs to experience the artistry of a wonderful setting for SATB mixed voices by Sam Schiebe. This heartfelt setting of Georgia Douglass Johnson's poem exudes a subtle hopefulness, skillfully crafted by a composer inspired by Johnson's elegant simplicity and poignant clarity. Immerse your choirs in a musical journey where simplicity allows the brilliance of Johnson's words to shine. Suitable for choirs of all levels, join us for an extraordinary exploration of the remarkable resonance within Johnson's poetry.

Cello

SKU: GI.G-10073INST

Arranged by Sam Scheibe. This edition: Instrument edition. Tune Name: Picardy. Sacred. Instrumental part(s). 4 pages. GIA Publications #10073INST. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-10073INST).

SKU: GI.G-1056

Composed by James Jordan. GIA ChoralWorks. Music Education. Choral score. GIA Publications #1056. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-1056).

UPC: 785147005629.

I suppose as artists we are always searching for metaphors that speak directly to the musics we perform to guide us and inspire. The music on this CD pushes our boundaries of what could be considered normal music making and instead moves us into sound worlds that expand what a choral ensemble can produce. This recording, which documents an almost three-year exploration into improvisation in various forms, contains works for choral ensembles that create new sound worlds in and of themselves. We are happy to present to the world a young composer from our midst, Sam Scheibe. His virtuous setting of O magnum mysterium introduces a gifted and deeply insightful compositional voice. Sanctitude is an expansive improvisation combining choir, soprano saxophone, Gregorian chant, Arabic chant, and melodies into a sound world that I hope will document the frontier of a new world of choral performance. The techniques employed in this improvisation are documented in the new text Discovering Choral Improvisation through Chant (GIA, 2020). The CD opens with a three-movement work, The Dreams That Remain by Thomas LaVoy, yet another composer from the Williamson Voices family who has adapted the sound world of this ensemble into a work of beauty and honesty. All of the works on this CD create Auroras of their own that touch us deeply and cover our senses with streamers of light. I thank my friend, James Whitbourn, for conducting on three of the tracks and for crafting the Sanctitude improvisation. Hopefully the sounds on this CD will, as Makoto Fujimara says, bring you outside of yourself, and pull you to look at the [life's] horizon and to see beyond. — James Jordan  .

SSAATTBB choir, piano reduction - Late intermediate

SKU: GI.G-9620

Composed by Sam Scheibe. Christmastide, Christmas Vigil, Christmas Night, Christmas Dawn, Christmas Day, Mary Mother of God. Evoking Sound. Music Education. Octavo. 24 pages. GIA Publications #9620. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-9620).

UPC: 785147962007. Latin. Text Source: Fourth Responsory at Matins, Christmas Day.

SATB choir, divisi, organ accompaniment, cello - Intermediate

SKU: GI.G-10073

Arranged by Sam Scheibe. Christmastide, Christmas Vigil, Christmas Night, Christmas Day. Evoking Sound. Tune Name: Picardy. Music Education. 24 pages. GIA Publications #10073. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-10073).

UPC: 785147007319. English. Text Source: Liturgy of St. James, 5th c., para. Gerard Moultrie, 1829&ndash,1885.

By Samuel Ward. Arranged by Frank La Rocca. For SATB choir (a cappella). Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series. Concert, General. Octavo. Published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing

Flute & keyboard

SKU: HH.HH455-FSP

Composed by Johann Adolph Scheibe. Edited by Michael Elphinstone. Flute & Keyboard. Full score and parts. Edition HH Music Publishers #HH455-FSP. Published by Edition HH Music Publishers (HH.HH455-FSP).

ISBN 9790708146629.

Sche ibe’s three sonatas for flute (or violin) and obbligato harpsichord were published by Haffner in the late 1750’s, but were probably composed much earlier; they contain a significant quantity of elaborate imitative writing that is out of character with Scheibe’s later music. Although rooted in the same tradition as the sonatas for flute and obbligato harpsichord by J.S. Bach, C.P.E Bach, and composers at Berlin court of Frederick the Great, these are more substantial works, each having four movements in the traditional slow-fast-slow-fast scheme. For the most part they are trio sonatas, the right hand of the harpsichord acting as the second treble voice, but several movements feature idiomatic writing for the keyboard. Also interesting is the large amount of ornamentation called for, particularly in the harpsichord part. While Scheibe disapproved of the excessive embellishments that Bach actually wrote into his melody lines, these sonatas are nonetheless heavily ornamented, albeit through the insertion of notational symbols; in addition to turns and mordents, Scheibe uses no less than three different trill symbols!

SKU: GI.G-9595

Edited by Jo-Michael Scheibe. Teaching Music Through Performance. Music Education. Choir part. 724 pages. GIA Publications #9595. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-9595).

ISBN 9781622772728.

By Jeffery L. Ames, Hilary Apfelstadt, Lynne Gackle, James Jordan, Jo-Michael Scheibe, and Phillip A. Swan. Compiled and edited by Hilary Apfelstadt and Jo-Michael Scheibe. Choosing repertoire is one of the most important and time-consuming tasks choral conductors undertake. And the Teaching Music through Performance in Choir series remains one of the most important resources for choir directors looking for quality repertoire that has been vetted by a distinguished panel of educators. Each volume in the series contains Teacher Resource Guides for 100 works, organized by difficulty. Selected by a team of leading choir directors, the repertoire in Volume 5 balances SATB literature with works for women’s and men’s choirs, and includes a healthy mix of selections aimed at bringing greater attention to the rich choral culture in Canada. Featuring the same team of authors as Volume 4, this volume also includes chapters that cover: “More than Spirituals and Concert Gospels: Choral Music in the Western European Tradition by Contemporary African American Composers” by Jeffery Ames, “North of the Border: Accessible Choral Music by Canadian Composers” by Hilary Apfelstadt, “Engaging the Voice, the Mind, and the Spirit: An Effective Approach toward Literature Selection with Treble Voices” by Lynne Gackle, “The Blueprint of Ensemble Musicianship Contained within Chant” by James Jordan, “It’s All About the Up: Journey, Text, Gesture, Music, and Motion” by Jo-Michael Scheibe, and “Community Collaboration: Relevant Programming that Moves Beyond the Classroom and into the Community” by Phillip Swan. Indexes by title, publisher, and composer/arranger for all five volumes of the series are included, and an extraordinary companion recording of all selections is also available. There is simply no better way to find and prepare the best choral literature available for achieving excellence in choral music education at all levels. The Teaching Music through Performance in Choir series continues to make a significant contribution to the choral arts.

SATB choir, piano accompaniment, fiddle - Early intermediate

SKU: GI.WJMS1174

Composed by Thomas LaVoy. Concert, School. Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series. Classical. Octavo. 16 pages. Walton Music #WJMS1174. Published by Walton Music (GI.WJMS1174).

UPC: 785147017868. English. John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892).

A favorite track from the University of Aberdeen Chamber Choir recording of the same name, The Immortal Memory is a beautiful setting of Whittier's vivid poem. The piano accompaniment offers lovely, driving support, and the optional fiddle adds to the imagery of the Scottish landscape found in the poem. Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series. Downloadable Fiddle Part.

SKU: GI.G-10014

Composed by Dominic Gregorio, James Jordan, and Mark Moliterno. Evoking Sound. Music Education. 210 pages. GIA Publications #10014. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-10014).

ISBN 9781622774494.

May this book serve to mend with gold our individual lives, and collectively to sing together toward the future. —Makoto Fujimura, from the Foreword Twenty years after the publication of his landmark work The Musician’s Soul, James Jordan returns to themes of musicianship, human connection, and artistry—but with depth and insight only possible with twenty years of additional perspective. Jordan explores our need for humility in music making and the importance of “slow art” for all musicians and teachers in this fast information age. He reflects on the loneliness of musicians and draws on yoga concepts to explore our deepest places. And he advocates, with contributions from Dominic Gregorio and Mark Moliterno, the gift of abundances and learning to breathe “as” another. The Musician’s Being, like its predecessor, is filled with inspiring, thought-provoking quotations, enlightened ideas and insights, and a contagious passion for the art of music making. Jordan has written another profound guide to musicianship and to “being” that miracle of artistry and human experience. James Jordan is Professor and Senior Conductor at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey, where he conducts the acclaimed Westminster Williamson Voices. He is also Artistic Director and Conductor of the professional ensemble The Same Stream Choir (thesamestreamchoir.com), and Co-Director of the Choral Institute at Oxford (rider.edu/Oxford). He has published over 60 books and resources for music educators and conductors that are read around the world. Dominic Gregorio (1977–2019) served as Associate Professor and Director of Choral Activities at the University of Regina in Canada. He collaborated with James Jordan on several notable publications, including Discovering Chant, The Musician's Spirit, and The Musician's Being.  Mark Moliterno is an accomplished professional opera singer, voice teacher, yoga teacher, IAYT-certified Yoga Therapist, workshop leader, and author who is known as a specialist in helping people understand and uncover their authentic voices.   Enjoy this discussion of The Musician’s Being featuring Makoto Fujimura, Irene Gregorio, Alec Harris, Mark Moliterno, and Mike Scheibe. The hour is filled with enlightened, thought-provoking ideas and insights, and a contagious passion for the art of music making.

Composed by Marek Raczynski. For Choral (SATB DV A Cappella). Walton Choral. Octavo. Walton Music #WJMS1150. Published by Walton Music

By Robert Schumann. Edited by Friedlaender. For high voice, piano. Includes 3 Byron Songs,Op.94,with Harp Accompaniment(Ger). Published by C.F. Peters.

By Robert Schumann. Edited by Friedlaender. For medium voice, piano. Includes 3 Byron Songs,Op.94,with Harp Accompaniment(Ger). Published by C.F. Peters.

By Anton Bruckner. Edited by Nowak. For TTBB, TTTBB, TTBB-TTBB,. Bruckner complete critical edition, Volume 23/2. Published by Bruckner Verlag (Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag).