PARTITIONS GRATUITES :
- The First Gift - Soprano Solo Version

Composed by Aaron Weinstein. Saddle-stitched, Chording. Jazz. Book. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.30502).

Full Score. Composed by Ernesto Lecuona (1895-1963). Arranged by James Barnes. Southern Music. Softcover. 36 pages. Southern Music Company #S966FS. Published by Southern Music Company (HL.236112).

Chamber Music Clarinet

SKU: PR.114422950

Composed by Amanda Harberg. Full score. 4 pages. Duration 4:15. Theodore Presser Company #114-42295. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.114422950).

ISBN 9781491134870. UPC: 680160685370.

HALL OF GHOSTS was composed in 2020 during the Covidlockdown period. Evocative of imagined spirits in an empty concert hall, the music pits dramatic silences, amid searching and plaintive phrases of the clarinet, against a lively middle section — a dialogue between the ticking of time and an instrument striving to make itself heard. The work was inspired by piccoloist Gudrun Hinze’s video for Harberg’s Prayer Project, filmed in the hauntingly empty Gewandhaus Chamber Music Hall.
Hall of Ghosts was composed in April 2020 as a “thank you” gift dedicated to the wonderful community of flutists who participated in my Prayer Project – a virtual flute orchestra project that I produced during the Covid-19 lockdown period. In July 2021, I arranged Hall of Ghosts for clarinetist Christopher Pell, who premiered the new version at the Interlochen Center for the Arts.Hall of Ghosts was inspired by piccoloist Gudrun Hinze, who recorded her part for the Prayer Project in the empty Gewandhaus Chamber Music Hall. This hall would normally be full of musicians rehearsing and performing, but now, due to Covid-19, the hall lay empty and filled only with echoes and memories. The image of Gudrun’s solitary piccolo inspired in me a musical invocation, imploring the spirits to let the music return.In the first section, the silence of rests and pauses creates an expressive background for the searching and plaintive phrases of the solo piccolo. The lively middle section is a contrapuntal dialogue between the ticking of time and an instrument striving to make itself heard. These materials trade off throughout the piece. You can decide through your interpretation on who wins. The music? Or the ghosts?

Orchestra String Orchestra (8-8-5-5-5 in set): Solo Violin

SKU: AP.36-A773948

Arranged by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn and ed./arr. by Renate Unger. String Orchestra. Kalmus Orchestra Library. Part(s). LudwigMasters Publications #36-A773948. Published by LudwigMasters Publications (AP.36-A773948).

ISBN 9798892704991. UPC: 659359779060. English.

The prodigy Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) composed the CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN No. 1 in D minor, MWV O 3, in 1822 when he was only 13. Written for Eduard Rietz, a dear friend and teacher, the concerto was forgotten, and after Mendelssohn died, his widow gifted the score to Mendelssohn's friend Ferdinand David. The work remained unknown until violin virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin, in 1951, was shown the manuscript by a London rate books dealer. Menuhin, realizing the opportunity he had, quickly bought the rights for the work from the Mendelssohn family, edited the concerto, then offered the first performance in well over 100 years at Carnegie Hall on February 4, 1952. While not as popular as Mendelssohn's VIOLIN CONCERTO in E minor, the work does find frequent performances. Reprint of the Renate Unger edition. String count of 8-8-5-5-5 in set.

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SKU: GI.G-CD-432

Composed by Gary Daigle and Rory Cooney. Sacred. CD. GIA Publications #432. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-CD-432).

This brilliant first solo effort by gifted singer Theresa Donohoo is a splendid mix of traditional Christmas songs and newer material, all beautifully arranged and guaranteed to please a variety of musical tastes. Listeners will be captivated by haunting folk music generously laced with popular Celtic sounds, including the bodhran, whistle, and uillean pipes for a decidedly Irish flavor. New interpretations of several well-known carols-including a Gaelic version of The First No¥l with its soft, lilting strains-are sure to charm the musical ear. A medieval flavor permeates the collection, and the beguiling Carol of the Strangers is destined to become a Christmas classic for church groups. Fresh arrangements of I Saw Three Ships, Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, and Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow bring dramatic new dimensions to these enchanting strains. Ms. Donohoo lends a captivating new melody and treatment to Brian Wren's Advent Herald.B.

Country. Book and online audio. 100 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30975M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc