By Pepper Choplin. For SAB choir and piano. Dedication, General, Sacred. Sacred Anthem. Published by Monarch Music. (10/3610M)

Chamber Music Bass Clarinet

SKU: PR.114424270

Composed by Carter Pann. Performance Score. Duration 4 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #114-42427. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.114424270).

ISBN 9781491137772. UPC: 680160691562.

In this short and wild ride free of barlines, Pann’s fantasical imagination gives bass clarinetists an excitement-packed adventure. The composer has written, “As these four pages progress, the music tries to achieve higher and even higher perches through twists and turns, different genres, and varied extended techniques until finally the player reaches the zenith atop a culminating arpeggio. RAMP is a piece of virtuosity for aspiring musicians, lasting 3-4 minutes.”.
Ramp was commissioned by clarinetist Gleyton Pinto at the University of Colorado - Boulder during the Fall of 2023. He had recently acquired a new bass clarinet and planned to record an album of new works into the winter months. This was my first non-piano solo work in decades, and the challenge of writing such a work never escaped my acknowledgment. As these four pages progress, the music tries to achieve higher and even higher perches through twists and turns, different genres, and varied extended techniques, until finally the player reaches the zenith atop a culminating arpeggio. Ramp is a piece of virtuosity for aspiring musicians, lasting 3-4 minutes.

Piano

SKU: FP.FHC03

Composed by Cuthbert Harris. Published by Forsyths Publications (FP.FHC03).

ISBN 979-0-57050-121-2.

Cuthbert Harris's albums of first pieces are loved by teachers and pupils alike for both their playability and the progressive way they challenge and develop the technique of the improving beginner Suggested grade 3-4.

Piano

SKU: FP.FHC22

Composed by Cuthbert Harris. Published by Forsyths Publications (FP.FHC22).

ISBN 979-0-57050-136-6.

An ideal album acting as a diverting alternative to the classical and exam repertoire. These melodies will develop rhythm and expression, while encouraging sound technique. Cuthbert Harris's albums are loved by teachers and pupils alike for both their playability and the progressive way they challenge and develop the technique of the improving player. Suggested grade 3-4.

Choral (Book)

SKU: HL.323563

Shawnee Press. Choral Resources, Warm-Up. Softcover. 80 pages. Published by Shawnee Press (HL.323563).

ISBN 9781540071507. UPC: 840126910568. 6.0x9.0x0.204 inches.

Keeping singers in our ensembles excited and energized during the warm-up process is a consistent hurdle for educators across the nation. By using songs that are indigenous to different parts of our country, teachers in choral classrooms can help students prepare their minds, bodies and voices while sharing a bit of our culture and history from different areas of the United States. All of the songs can be used with both inexperienced beginners and advanced singers. The lesson suggestions introduced with each song are intended to be a springboard for teachers to modify and adapt to their own students' needs and skill levels. Each melody includes strategies that are accessible for those who are just learning how to use their voices, and also for those more sophisticated singers who enjoy a good challenge.

Guitar - Intermediate

SKU: MB.30846M

Band/Marching, Perfect binding. American Music. Book and online audio. 152 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30846M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.30846M).

ISBN 9781513466026. 8.75x11.75 inches.

El McMeen has authored many guitar books for Mel Bay Publications, but this book holds a special place in his heart. This cutting-edge collection includes melodic, challenging, and exuberant band marches carefully arranged for fingerstyle guitar. The book contains arrangements of seven marches including six by John Philip Sousa , many of which are in various open tunings. These pieces are challenging and geared for intermediate-advanced and advanced guitarists. There are so many great melodies in this collection?guitarists can camp on sections of pieces that they enjoy or tackle the pieces in their entirety. The book also contains a discussion by El McMeen on his selection and arrangement process. Includes access to online audio.

By Pat Metheny / Lyle Mays. Arranged by James Ancona. Percussion Ensemble. For crotales, glockenspiel, chimes, 3 marimbas (low A), 2 vibraphones, 5 timpani, sizzle cymbal, 16" and 18" suspended cymbals, ride cymbal, mark tree, bongos, small cabasa. (8 players). Level: Advanced. Full score and CD-Rom (containing printable parts). Duration 3:20. Published by Tapspace Publications.

String Orchestra string orchestra (88555) with opt. 3rd Violin/Viola TC 3 and piano - Grade 1.5

SKU: KN.08732S

(From The Nutcracker). Composed by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Arranged by John Caponegro. Solo or Ensemble. Accent String Orchestra. Kendor Music Inc #08732S. Published by Kendor Music Inc (KN.08732S).

UPC: 822795087321.

Skill fully arranged by one of the most creative educational string writers around today, this adaptation of two popular Nutcracker themes will be a concert favorite at Christmas time for years to come. The key of D major puts students in familiar territory while they rise to the challenge of playing at the recommended tempo (quarter note = 152). Duration 2:00. Available in SmartMusic.

Grade 2

SKU: CL.011-4672-00

Composed by Huckeby. Young Concert Band. Command Series. Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR395). Score and set of parts. Composed 2018. Duration 3 minutes, 33 seconds. C.L. Barnhouse #011-4672-00. Published by C.L. Barnhouse (CL.011-4672-00).

Designed to assist your ensemble in advancing to the next level, the opening section of this unique work combines lively and energetic mixed-meter melodic lines with syncopated underlying harmonic structures to create a distinctive musical flavor your students and audiences will love! Additionally, the middle section provides beautiful lyrical opportunities to enhance musicality development. Breaking out of the mold of the standard band keys, Beyond The Challenge! challenges your students to improve their music literacy and technical skills while, at the same time, creating great music. Outstanding selection for contest or concert! (Beyond The Challenge! is correlated with the key development competencies presented in Ed Huckeby’s Core Competencies for the Successful Development of Sightreading Skills, Book Two.).

About C.L. Barnhouse Command Series

The Barnhouse Command Series includes works at grade levels 2, 2.5, and 3. This series is designed for middle school and junior high school bands, as well as high school bands of smaller instrumentation or limited experience. Command Series publications have a slightly larger instrumentation than the Rising Band Series, and are typically of larger scope, duration, and musical content.

Grade 2

SKU: CL.011-4672-01

Composed by Huckeby. Young Concert Band. Command Series. Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR395). Extra full score. Composed 2018. Duration 3 minutes, 33 seconds. C.L. Barnhouse #011-4672-01. Published by C.L. Barnhouse (CL.011-4672-01).

Designed to assist your ensemble in advancing to the next level, the opening section of this unique work combines lively and energetic mixed-meter melodic lines with syncopated underlying harmonic structures to create a distinctive musical flavor your students and audiences will love! Additionally, the middle section provides beautiful lyrical opportunities to enhance musicality development. Breaking out of the mold of the standard band keys, Beyond The Challenge! challenges your students to improve their music literacy and technical skills while, at the same time, creating great music. Outstanding selection for contest or concert! (Beyond The Challenge! is correlated with the key development competencies presented in Ed Huckeby’s Core Competencies for the Successful Development of Sightreading Skills, Book Two.).

About C.L. Barnhouse Command Series

The Barnhouse Command Series includes works at grade levels 2, 2.5, and 3. This series is designed for middle school and junior high school bands, as well as high school bands of smaller instrumentation or limited experience. Command Series publications have a slightly larger instrumentation than the Rising Band Series, and are typically of larger scope, duration, and musical content.

15 Well-Known Original Pieces in Progressive Order. Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Edited by Sylvia Hewig-Tr�¶scher. At the Piano. Softcover. 64 pages. G. Henle #HN1812. Published by G. Henle (HL.51481812).

Chamber Music Marimba, alto Saxophone

SKU: PR.114423770

Composed by Stacy Garrop. Set of Score and Parts. 16+12+16 pages. Duration 11 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #114-42377. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.114423770).

UPC: 680160688579.

When RoseWind Duo’s Clifford Leaman and Scott Herring commissioned me for Silver Linings, we could not have anticipated that we would be in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic when I composed the piece. In the early summer of 2020, when the three of us met virtually to discuss possible topics, we had all been in lockdown for several months; the causes and effects of the lockdown were at the forefront of our discussion. In themidst of daily tragedies, I had been seeing news stories using the words “silver lining” to describe unexpectedly positive situations arising from our global situation, ranging from small effects (i.e. people having time to work on projects they never could get around to doing) to global ramifications (resurging animal populations in areas where they’re no longer challenged for space with humanity).Silver Linings consists of two movements. Groundhog Day, the first movement, is slow and brooding. It embodies the strong feeling of déjà vu that so many of us experienced early on into lockdown, as we seemed to live the same day repeatedly with minor variances to our schedules. There are two main musical gestures: the first opens the piece as a slow, ascending minor chord which is a representation of uncertainty, and the secondis a falling minor scale. These gestures depict how our lives were reduced to the basic building blocks of life – wake up, eat, work, eat, sleep – as our daily activities and livelihoods were suddenly knocked down. These same two gestures are utilized in the energetic second movement, Making Lemonade, except that they are spun around to reveal their silver linings: the minor chord falls to sound centered and decisive, and the minor scale rises as it bubbles with activity. Among the seeds of despair are also foundseeds of hope, and the saxophone and marimba explore this hopefulness with great vigor and excitement.

Composed by Heather Sorenson. Brookfield Christmas Choral. Advent, Sacred. Octavo. 20 pages. Published by Brookfield Press

Composed by Gabriel Faure (1845-1924). Arranged by Michael Webster. Classical. Score and part(s). With Standard notation. Composed 2005. Opus 50. 28 pages. Duration 5 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #114-41756. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.114417560).

Hard Cover

SKU: HL.1121154

Book. Guitar Reference. Hardcover. Centerstream Publications #B0BM3JCTLV. Published by Centerstream Publications (HL.1121154).

ISBN 9781574244137. UPC: 196288108528. 8.5x11.0x0.858 inches.

The Gibson Les Paul Standard 1958-1960 is one of the greatest designs to emerge from Gibson. Revered by the great players of our generation, the tone and quality of these instruments have never been surpassed. The older generation of players such as Clapton, Page, Beck, and Bloomfield created the sound palette which would be further developed by Slash and Joe Walsh. Today, players such as Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Tom Bukovac, and Keith Urban are picking up the challenge and embracing the Burst. This edition contains many new Bursts to the series plus new photos of some of the great guitars featured in earlier editions. With vibrant hi-res photographs we have worked with the publisher and printer to create a stunning final edition. The Les Paul Standard continues to excite players worldwide and Gibson continues to produce new models based on the near-perfect original design.

The Fundamentals of Breakbeat Drumming. Percussion. Funk, Instruction. Softcover Audio Online. 180 pages. Hudson Music #HDBK26. Published by Hudson Music

Handbells 3 octave handbell ensemble - Level 2

SKU: HP.1841

Arranged by John Carter. General Worship, Sacred. Handbell score. Hope Publishing Company #1841. Published by Hope Publishing Company (HP.1841).

UPC: 763628018412. Genesis 1:28, Isaiah 52:7, Job 38:7, Matthew 6:25-34, Psalms 103:19, Psalms 19:1, Psalms 50:10, Psalms 8:3, Psalms 98:8-9, Mark 10:2-16, 1 John 3:1-7.

English hymn Composers and arrangers know that it is more difficult to write an interesting simple piece than to write one no holes barred!. John Carter rises to the challenge in this straight forward, but engaging arrangement of the favorite English melody.

Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 5

SKU: BT.CMP-0916-05-010

Composed by James Curnow. Symphonic Band. Concert Piece. Set (Score & Parts). Composed 2005. Curnow Music #CMP 0916-05-010. Published by Curnow Music (BT.CMP-0916-05-010).

English.

We urge you to look at this important new composition by James Curnow. This symphonic variant style treatment of themes based on the shape-note tune Resignation is a magnificent compositional exploration. Once your group has achieved the ability to perform at this level of difficulty, they deserve to play music with the challenge and masterful quality that Inventions from the Sacred Harp presents. Even a brief analysis of the score reveals composition and development techniques that are reserved for pieces on an impressive scale. A more thorough analysis lets you appreciate the complexity of the compositional processes found in the very fabric of this major work.The historical significance of The Sacred Harp provides the opportunity for some cross-curricular work as well.

Wanneer uw orkest een bepaald niveau heeft bereikt, kunt u uitpakken met Inventions from the Sacred Harp. James Curnow ontwikkelde variaties in diverse stijlen, gebaseerd op het in Amerikaanse ‘shape notes’ geschreven stukResignation uit de beroemde Sacred Harp-collectie, waarin liederen, hymnen, psalmmelodieën en volksliedbewerkingen van vroege Amerikaanse componisten zijn opgenomen. Een complex, niet onder één stijl onder te brengen werk datindrukwekkend is voor zowel muzikanten als publiek.

Wenn Ihr Blasorchester ein gewisses spielerisches Niveau erreicht hat, sollten Sie es mit einem Stück wie Inventions from the Sacred Harp belohnen. James Curnow entwickelte Variationen in verschiedenen Stilen, basierend auf dem in so genannten shaped notes“ geschriebenen Stück Resignation aus dem berühmten Liederbuch The Sacred Harp, das Lieder, Hymnen, Psalmenmelodien und Volksliedbearbeitungen früher amerikanischer Komponisten enthält. Ein komplexes, Genre übergreifendes Werk voll von besonderen Kompositionsund Entwicklungstechniken, das Musiker und Publikum tief beeindrucken wird!

The Sacred Harp (La Harpe Sacrée) est un livre de chants religieux nés dans le Sud rural des États- Unis au XIXe siècle. James Curnow a puisé dans le vaste trésor que forment ces psaumes et mélodies polyphoniques chantés a capella et écrits en notation différenciée. Inventions from The Sacred Harp est un ensemble d’inventions qui constituent une série de variations sur la mélodie du Psaume 23.

By Pepper Choplin. For SATB choir and piano. General, Mission, Dedication, Sacred. Sacred Anthem. Published by Exaltation Publications. (10/3642L)

Choral Cello, Piano, SATB chorus

SKU: CF.CM9714

Composed by Z. Randall Stroope. 16 pages. Duration 4 minutes, 48 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #CM9714. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CM9714).

ISBN 9781491160329. UPC: 680160918904. Key: F major. English. Robert Frost.

About the work ... Few American poems are as well known as The Road Not Taken. Robert Frost, the author, is an international icon, not unlike Pablo Picasso, Winston Churchill or Mark Twain in their own disciplines.The poem is full of contradictions and quirks of form and structure. Perhaps that illusiveness is part of the poem's intrigue. But beyond all of the literary devices that only a few scholars may fully appreciate, this poem has taken on a sort of fanfare for the common person credo - a challenge to individualism, stepping out on one's own, and breaking the mold out of sheer determination if nothing else. Frost connects to the core of the human spirit in just a few stanzas using the analogy of a fork in a road. The message super cedes geography, culture, race or creed. Rather, it is part of the DNA of most every person on the planet - the inner desire to feel empowered to create one's own destiny, to forge a road not taken, and ultimately in doing so, to make a difference. Rehearsal notes ... Research strongly suggests that there is a direct connection between the first rehearsal and the performance. First impressions last. I find it helpful to immediately lock three concepts into place - mechanics (notes/rhythms), text/phrasing (intent and motivation) and color (timbre). Performers need to think musically from the first reading forward (first impression). The cello is very much a collaborative instrument in this work, and should be located in front of the ensemble (not to side). Lastly, let the text speak. The simplest melodic lines are often the most exposed. Keep the voices clear and transparent, floating over the top in softer passages, and singing with vibrancy and forward focus throughout. Z. Randall Stroope A definitive recording was made by the New American Voices, with Randall conducting. This can be found on Spotify, YouTube, his website (www.zrstroope), and other social media. About the composer ... Z. Randall Stroope is an American composer and conductor. His composition teachers were Normand Lockwood and Cecil Effinger, both students of the Nadia Boulanger, the famous French teacher (and student of Gabriel Faure). He is the artistic director of two international summer music festivals, is an Honorary Member of the National Association of Italian Choral Directors, and has conducted in 25 countries. He has directed over 40 times at Carnegie Hall, and is a frequent conductor at other prestigious concert venues. Randall has 190 published works, and his music can be heard on Spotify, YouTube and other platforms, including his website (www.zrstroope.com).
A bout the work ...Few American poems are as well known as The Road Not Taken. Robert Frost, the author, is an international icon, not unlike Pablo Picasso, Winston Churchill or Mark Twain in their own disciplines.The poem is full of contradictions and quirks of form and structure. Perhaps that illusiveness is part of the poem's intrigue. But beyond all of the literary devices that only a few scholars may fully appreciate, this poem has taken on a sort of fanfare for the common person credo - a challenge to individualism, stepping out on one's own, and breaking the mold out of sheer determination if nothing else. Frost connects to the core of the human spirit in just a few stanzas using the analogy of a fork in a road. The message super cedes geography, culture, race or creed. Rather, it is part of the DNA of most every person on the planet - the inner desire to feel empowered to create one's own destiny, to forge a road not taken, and ultimately in doing so, to make a difference.Rehearsal notes ...Research strongly suggests that there is a direct connection between the first rehearsal and the performance. First impressions last. I find it helpful to immediately lock three concepts into place - mechanics (notes/rhythms), text/phrasing (intent and motivation) and color (timbre). Performers need to think musically from the first reading forward (first impression). The cello is very much a collaborative instrument in this work, and should be located in front of the ensemble (not to side). Lastly, let the text speak. The simplest melodic lines are often the most exposed. Keep the voices clear and transparent, floating over the top in softer passages, and singing with vibrancy and forward focus throughout.Z. Randall StroopeA definitive recording was made by the New American Voices, with Randall conducting. This can be found on Spotify, YouTube, his website (www.zrstroope), and other social media.About the composer ...Z. Randall Stroope is an American composer and conductor. His composition teachers were Normand Lockwood and Cecil Effinger, both students of the Nadia Boulanger, the famous French teacher (and student of Gabriel Fauré). He is the artistic director of two international summer music festivals, is an Honorary Member of the National Association of Italian Choral Directors, and has conducted in 25 countries. He has directed over 40 times at Carnegie Hall, and is a frequent conductor at other prestigious concert venues. Randall has 190 published works, and his music can be heard on Spotify, YouTube and other platforms, including his website (www.zrstroope.com).