Tijs Krammer : Harmonic Warm-Ups

Does this sound familiar? "I'm bored with the warm-ups. We always sing the same exercises." Yes, many singers regard warm-ups as a monotonous requirement, a trivial exercise, or an unnecessary delay before the actual rehearsal starts. But it doesn't have to be this way! Reinvent your routine with this innovative approach that leads the way to more meaningful and diversified warm-ups. This book is filled with uncomplicated melodies that are quickly learned, and then turned into multiple-part exercises by singing in canon or stacked parallels. An exemplary practice that invites developed groups to focus on higher listening and ensemble skills. Online access to MP3 demos of every exercise is included.

Songlist: Walking, Jumping, Stacking, Crawling, Old and New, Happy and Sad, Together and Apart, Hand in Hand, Taking Turns

Libera : Christmas Carols With Libera

Boys from South London with 65 million views on YouTube make up the choral group Libera and are normal kids aged 7 to 16 years. The music they produce is truly extraordinary. In addition to their annual tour to America, Libera appearances include The Today Show, Tonight Show, PBS, NBC, Kennedy Center Honors, Yankee Stadium Papal Mass and many more. Their new album 'Christmas Carols With Libera' is available on CD plus digital formats. Taking on the mellow and the more upbeat songs in this collection, the boys of Libera had great fun. The likes of 'Ding Dong Merrily On High' require real precision, as well as purity. Many of the tracks were recorded during a group 'retreat' to a rehearsal space in an old school, this allowed a true live feel to the process. The boy who took the lead vocal on 'The Snowman' had just turned 9 years old, whilst the introductions to the French 'Noel Nouvelet' and the Irish 'Wexford Carol' are both handled by native French and Gaelic speakers, Libera is as polyglot as ever. The distinctive sound of Libera has travelled the world in the last few years. The group's albums have topped both mainstream and classical charts in many countries, and their recordings hold their place in top 10s alongside major artists. Libera's unique sound has endeared the group to fans all over the world, particularly in the USA, the UK, the Philippines, South Korea and Japan, where their CDs top the mainstream and classical charts and where they pack concert halls appearing in their trademark flowing white robes on imaginatively lit stages. "When I heard them sing... It does remind me a lot of The Beach Boys, but actual boys" - Brian Wilson

Songlist: In Dulci Jubilo, Walking in the Air, Ding Dong Merrily on High, In the Bleak Mid-Winter, Noel Nouvelet, Once in Royal David's City, I Saw Three Ships, What Child Is This (Greensleeves), Sing Lullaby (The Infant King, Carol of the Bells, Wexford Carol, O Little Town of Bethlehem, The Angel Gabriel, Poor Little Jesus, Gaudete, Silent Night, Do You Hear What I Hear?

Ollie Tunmer : Body Beats

Immerse yourself in the world of body percussion with this fun and engaging resource from the Beat Goes On founder Ollie Tunmer. Build confidence, develop coordination, boost your well-being and have loads of fun with this collection of individual and group-based exercises. This book is enhanced with video tutorials to guide you step-by-step through each exercise. Video is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded.

Bruce Hangen : Conducting Music Today

Learn the essential practices of contemporary conducting. This book will teach you to use the motions, cues, patterns and practices used to lead ensembles, whether for orchestra, band, musical theater, opera, film orchestra, or other type of ensemble. You will learn techniques for keeping time, signaling musicians, and crafting your unique interpretation of the score, as well as how to command the stage presence necessary to lead a large ensemble - whether for concert performances or synching live performers to other media, such as film, recordings, musical theater and dance. Video demonstrations and annotated scores of orchestral excerpts from Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and others illustrate and let you practice various conducting challenges, such as cadenzas, rubato and quickly changing time signatures. Also included are interviews with some of the most accomplished conductors of your time, such as John Wiliams, Lalo Schifrin, JoAnn Falletta, John Morris Russell and others, providing perspective from the concert hall podium to the Broadway pit to the Hollywood sound stage.

Bertrand Groger : Warm Up The Choir

We can't do without it: every good rehearsal and successful concert begins with a warm-up. For this, you need motivation, variety, methods and imagination. And that s where this book comes in: Warm Up the Choir offers 22 complete warm-up routines, lively and compact in increasing difficulty. Whether it's a pop choir, church choir or professional training - Warm Up the Choir has physical, breathing and singing exercises suitable for everyone. And here's the best part: open it up and off you go!

King's Singers : Love Songs

It's no surprise that The King's Singers have recorded a huge number of love songs on all kinds of albums over the last fifty years. Some of these were albums devoted to love songs like Chanson d'amour and Romance du soir. Other albums couldn't help but include music about love, although their theme was actually different. This album, Love Songs, is a chance to revisit some of the ensemble's favorite tracks that they've recorded over the last two decades, compiled from across their back catalogue with Signum Records. The tracks they've chosen have come from five different albums, released between 2008 and 2017. Rather than trying to take in any of the enormous number of classical love songs from the back catalogue, the group wanted to focus on some of the best folk songs, jazz standards, and pop songs that have featured in King's Singers concerts throughout their history. This selection has been curated especially to celebrate the group's favorite recent albums, and to show how rich and varied the tapestry of love songs we have today is.

Songlist: When She Loved Me, All of Me, I've Got the World on a String, Tuoll on Mun Kultani, Don't Worry About Me, April Come She Will, Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered, Arrirang, Quand Tu Dors PRéS de Moi, Beyond the Sea, Love Is Here to Stay, I Love My Love, O My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose, I Won't Dance, Helplessly Hoping, At Last, Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy, When I Fall in Love

Robert Sund : Gentlemen Only

Robert Sund's Gentlemen Only is a varied collection for men's choir, covering all genres from pop to gospel and jazz to classical music. It contains, among others, a vocal arrangement of Brahms'' Hungarian Dance No. 5 as well as "She's Leaving Home" by the Beatles or Piaf's "La vie en Rose." In the last decades, Sund arranged all the pieces for his chamber choir "Orphei Drangar." Now these successful arrangements, most of which have been released on CD, are available for men's choir. Some of the arrangements contain piano accompaniment and solos. The program can be complemented by choreographies or scenic performances.

Songlist: Ganglat fran €ppelbo, I skovens dybe, stille ro, Ungarischer Tanz Nr. 5, Fur Elise, Alouette, La Muerte del Angel, Plenty Good Room, We Shall Overcome, Den milde dag, Der Vogelfanger, He's Got the Whole World in His Hand, Dido's Lament, Les feuilles mortes, There's No Business Like Show Business, Amazing Grace, You've Got a Friend, A Nightigale Sang in Berkley Square, She's Leaving Home, When the Saints Go Marching In, La vie en Rose, Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man, Bach Goes to Town

Vocal Majority : A Million Dreams

This CD includes Vocal Majority and Voctave as they perform Jamey Ray's arrangement of "A Million Dreams." If you've seen the VM and Voctave video, or if you have seen the movie, "The Greatest Showman," you know how this song is inspiring.

Songlist: A Million Dreams, Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head, Carpenters Medley , Before the Parade Passes By, The Way We Were, New York, New York, Through the Years, Oh Shenandoah, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, The Impossible Dream

Pentatonix : The Best Of Pentatonix Christmas

2019 holiday collection from three-time Grammy Award winning and multi-platinum selling a cappella group Pentatonix. The best-of album features four new songs, in addition to the quintet's biggest and best-selling songs and collaborations from their past four holiday albums

Songlist: Deck the Halls, Carol of the Bells, God Only Knows, Hallelujah, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Mary, Did You Know?, Joyful, Joyful, Do You Hear What I Hear?, Little Drummer Boy, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Winter Wonderland / Don't Worry Be Happy, White Winter Hymnal, Grown-Up Christmas List, You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch, When You Believe (With Maren Morris), Here Comes Santa Claus, How Great Thou Art , That's Christmas to Me, Coldest Winter

Home Free : Dive Bar Saints

The album features 12 tracks, 10 of which are original songs. The two covers include Vince Gill's 1994 hit "Go Rest High on That Mountain" and John Denver's 1971 classic "Take Me Home, Country Roads." The original music features band members Austin Brown (high tenor) and Tim Foust (bass) as co-writers on several songs. "We've been waiting for a special time to release an album like Dive Bar Saints," Foust shares. "With a couple of us being able to write on it and release it on our own label - we're so proud of this record."2019 EP release features the group's trademark reworkings of some of pop culture's best loved bar-themed songs of the last few decades, including "Take Me Home Tonight" made famous by the late Eddie Money, "Tennessee Whiskey," recently covered by Chris Stapleton, Dan + Shay's "Tequila," and Smash Mouth's "All Star."

Songlist: Remember This, Leave This Town, Dive Bar Saints, Catch Me If You Can, Lonely Girl's World, Cross That Bridge, Dreamer, What's the World Coming To?, Go Rest High on That Mountain, Why Not, Love Me Like That, Take Me Home, Country Roads

Straight No Chaser : Open Bar

2019 EP release features the group's trademark reworkings of some of pop culture's best loved bar-themed songs of the last few decades, including "Take Me Home Tonight" made famous by the late Eddie Money, "Tennessee Whiskey," recently covered by Chris Stapleton, Dan + Shay's "Tequila," and Smash Mouth's "All Star."

Songlist: Take Me Home Tonight, Tennessee Whiskey, Tequila, All Star, Closing Time

Voces8 : Enchanted Isle

Voces8 releases Enchanted Isle, an album of music reminiscent of rolling hills, green valleys, rugged mountainsides, and sleepy villages. Enchanted Isle features reimagined pieces originally written for film or television (such as Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones), new arrangements of Scottish and Irish melodies, and compositions set to texts by great English poets.

Songlist: Arcadiana, No 6, O Albion, Agnus Dei, Theme from 'Harry's Game', Game of Thrones - The Rains of Castamere, The Lord of the Rings - May it be, The sun never says, She walks in beauty, Caledonia, Pyramid Song, Let my love be heard, Song for Athene, Carrickfergus, Danny Boy, O My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose, The Parting Glass, Soay, I was born for this

Bob Chilcott : Times and Seasons

A compelling collection exploring different times of the day and the four seasons, Times and Seasons presents a fruitful collaboration between Bob Chilcott and poet Delphine Chalmers. Four of the pieces are unaccompanied, while the remainder have characterful and supportive piano accompaniments; the voices sing in unison or two parts, making this collection eminently accessible. Suitable for performance as a suite or as stand-alone pieces, these charming songs will be a welcome addition to the repertoire of any children's or upper-voice choir.

Songlist: Morning, Spring, Midday, Summer, Evening, Autumn, Night, Winter

Various Arrangers : Doo Wop Barbershop for Mixed Voices

These 1950s doo-wop classics will add a touch of nostalgia to your concert! Smooth a cappella harmonies will delight your audience and the arrangements are super fun to rehearse and perform. The blending of these two uniquely American a cappella genres is fascinating and ands an interesting sound to your repertoire.

Songlist: In The Still of the Night, Under the Boardwalk, Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight, Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream)

Ron Kean : The Journey of Harriet Tubman

This 5-movement, multi-media, Choral Drama honors one of the great heroes of the emancipation era. Scholars have no idea how these spirituals were performed before the Civil War, but they agree that there was probably very little European influence. Dr. Kean's goal was to compose and arrange music in a style that is evocative of the enslaved Africans' frame of mind based upon their west African musical heritage and in their sociological context. He chose to accompany the spirituals with kalimba (thumb piano) to honor the west African tradition of connecting with ancestors and the marimba to sound like the west African balafon. Medium to difficult.

Charlie Beale and Steve Milloy : Popular Voiceworks at Christmas

Following the success of the two Popular Voiceworks volumes, Popular Voiceworks at Christmas presents a fantastic collection of seasonal songs and carols in a highly practical format. Singers can explore a huge range of styles and find exciting new material by the authors, as well as arrangements of traditional carols such as 'Away in a manger' and 'In the bleak midwinter' and popular songs such as 'Jingle Bell Rock' and 'Get Together'. Stylish demos are available on a companion website and backing tracks for performance or rehearsal are included on the accompanying CD. A fabulous festive resource!

Songlist: We wish you a Merry Christmas, Jolly old Saint Nicholas, Jesus, oh, what a wonderful child, Go, Tell it on the Mountain, Patapan, Away in a manger, Last month of the year, I m sure I'll never be warm and dry again, The First Nowell, Angels we have heard on high, In the bleak midwinter, Sprouts, Jingle bell rock, I'm Still Missing You, Get together, Joy to the world, The Holly and the Ivy, (Everybody's waitin for) The Man with the Bag, We need a little Christmas, I saw three ships

New York Voices : Reminiscing in Tempo

Threading the ages, New York Voices weaves their vocal arranging and elegant point of view on melody, harmony and shape through composers they admire on their latest outing. Ellington, Corea, Brubeck, Hersch, Porter, Lennon and McCartney, Lins and Cuba's Cervantes are the welcoming prisms for them to ring their voices into a fine tapestry of color, sound and light. Produced while celebrating their 30th year together as an ensemble, they have gathered this collection into what is a curator's wish list for an evening's program. Taking these compositions in their care, they tend to invert, change time signature and reharm, but never so far that the lyric doesn't sing front and center. And with intermittent a cappella palate cleansers throughout the sequence, the listener gets to experience the set as the artist envisioned. Also included in this fine array of compositions are two from the group, allowing just enough room to insert a few originals to complete their "Reminiscing in Tempo."

Songlist: Round, Round, Round (Blue Rondo ‡ la Turk), Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly, Answered Prayers (ƒ De Deus), A Dance for Me, Los Tres Golpes, Moments in a Mirror, It's Alright with Me, Reminiscing in Tempo, The Forecast is Sunny, Invitacion, Avalon, In My Life

Various Arrangers : Barbershop Christmas Volume 3

Another great selection of holiday songs arranged in the close harmony barbershop style for male voices.

Songlist: Winter Wonderland, Blue Christmas, Jingle Bell Rock, Here Comes Santa Claus

Various Arrangers : Ladies Barbershop Christmas Volume 3

More great Holiday songs arranged especially for female close harmony singers.

Songlist: Silver Bells, The First Noel, Joy to the World, Frosty the Snow Man

Various Arrangers : Barbershop Beatles Volume 2

A collection of favorite Beatle songs arranged especially for four part close harmony singers. John Lennon and Paul MacCartney wrote some of the popular songs of all time and both you and your audience will love these arrangements.

Songlist: With a Little Help from My Friends, If I Fell, When I'm 64, Yesterday

Various Arrangers : Disney Songs

Sing your favorite Disney songs with a professional quality choir! This book includes SATB parts and the online audio features full performances for download or streaming. Listen to the audio, open the book, pick your part, and sing along! Songs include: Go the Distance - How Far I'll Go - I See the Light - Let It Go - Nowhere to Go But Up - The Place Where Lost Things Go - Remember Me (Ernesto de la Cruz) - We Know the Way. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

Songlist: Go The Distance, Let It Go, I See The Light, How Far I'll Go, We Know The Way, Remember Me (Ernesto de la Cruz), Nowhere To Go But Up, The Place Where Lost Things Go

Various : Teen Broadway Songs of the 2010s - Young Women's Edition

12 songs from teen musical theatre roles from shows that opened in 2010-2019 complete with access to professionally-recorded piano accompaniments! Contents: Alyssa Greene from The Prom - Home from Beetlejuice - Home from Wonderland - I Love Play Rehearsal from Be More Chill - In My Dreams from Anastasia - Journey to the Past from Anastasia - Just Breathe from The Prom - One Perfect Moment from Bring It On: The Musical - Sal Tlay Ka Siti from The Book of Mormon - Stupid With Love from Mean Girls - What's Wrong With Me? from Mean Girls - World Burn from Mean Girls. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

Songlist: Home, Journey To The Past, In My Dreams, One Perfect Moment, Sal Tlay Ka Siti, Just Breathe, I Love Play Rehearsal, Alyssa Greene, Stupid With Love, What's Wrong With Me?, World Burn

David Yazbek : Tootsie

This folio features 16 vocal selections from the uproariously entertaining TONY Award-winning Broadway musical that features music and lyrics by David Yazbek. Songs include: I Won't Let You Down - The Most Important Night of My Life - Talk to Me Dorothy - Unstoppable - Whaddya Do - Who Are You? - and more.

Songlist: I'm Alive, Gone, Gone, Gone, Unstoppable, What's Gonna Happen, Jeff Sums It Up, This Thing, Whaddya Do, Arrivederci!, I Like What She's Doing, I Won't Let You Down, Michael's Reprise, Opening Number, Talk To Me Dorothy, The Most Important Night Of My Life, There Was John, Who Are You?

Lizzo : Cuz I Love You

A dozen songs from the 2019 breakthrough album by this singer, songwriter, rapper, actress, and flautist. This matching folio includes piano/vocal/guitar arrangements of the songs: Better in Color - Crybaby - Cuz I Love You - Exactly How I Feel - Heaven Help Me - Jerome - Juice - Like a Girl - Lingerie - Soulmate - Tempo - Truth Hurts.

Songlist: Juice, Heaven Help Me, Crybaby, Tempo, Truth Hurts, Better In Color, Exactly How I Feel, Lingerie, Jerome, Cuz I Love You, Like A Girl, Soulmate

Javier Zentner : La Voz Latina - Volume 2

For choirs who want to bring the energy, rhythm and vitality of Latin America to their concerts, the La Voz Latina series is the perfect resource. The second volume in the series, La Voz Latina 2, brings together a collection of 17 vibrant choral pieces from Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Uruguay and Argentina. From traditional styles like Festejo and Candombe, to world-famous hits like Te recuerdo Amanda or Alfonsina y el mar and arrangements of tangos by Piazzolla, this collection captures the unique variety of Latin America.

Songlist: Naranjitay, El alcatraz, Te recuerdo Amanda, Cancion de cuna, Paso luego una familia, Candombe de San Baltasar, Oracion para la siembra del trigo, Lunas que pasan, Madre del maiz, Pongale por las hileras, Carnavalito del duende, Chacarera de mis pagos, Alfonsina y el mar, Dona Ubensa, El ultimo cafe, Buenos Aires hora cero, Invierno porteno

Various Arrangers : A Doo Wop Christmas

"A Doo-Wop Christmas (With You)" - This clever a cappella original is reminiscent of doo-wop groups from the '50s and '60s. The choir sings a "bop-bop-bop" refrain alternately with classic back-ups, as a soloist or small group croons the flirtatious text, weaving in popular song titles from back in the day. "At Christmas (A Christmas Sha-na-na)" - It's a blast from the past when your choir sings this fun-filled holiday original by Andy Beck. Your singers and audience will love snapping their fingers and tapping their toes to this doo-wop style tune backed up with traditional 50s harmonies and classic "sha-na-nas." And don't miss the clever use of quotes from several popular holiday songs throughout! It's an easy-to-learn a cappella novelty in the SSATB voicing, or feature a crooning soloist with piano accompaniment and back-up singers in the 3-part. "What'cha Gonna Bring for Christmas?" - Feature your best solo crooner(s) on this '50s inspired a cappella chorus that begs Santa for a timeless teen wish: "Won't you bring me someone to love?" The choir serves equally as the featured act (of the chorus and bridge) and the backup singers (for two dreamy verses). The final falsetto phrases and 7th chord cadence deliver a sweet doo-wop ending.

Songlist: A Doo-Wop Christmas (With You), At Christmas (A Christmas Sha-na-na), What'cha Gonna Bring for Christmas?

Various Arrangers : A Ladies Vintage Christmas

They don't write them like they used to! A collection of arrangements of classic Christmas songs originally made famous by some of the great ladies of song. "Santa Baby" - A Christmas list for all the good big girls! This light-hearted classic is a sweet and saucy change-of-pace for girl groups everywhere! Santa Baby, hurry down the chimney tonight! "Merry Christmas, Darling" - Here's the romantic Christmas classic by The Carpenters in THE arrangement your choirs will beg to sing. Your holiday listeners will leave with a warm glow! "Jing-a-Ling, Jing-a-Ling" - ve a sleighride full of merriment with this bright and cheery song recorded by the Andrews Sisters that will be especially fun for your SSA groups! Great for developing diction and harmonic skills. "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" - The cold wind may be blowing, but your audiences will weather the storm with this warm and cozy classic by Irving Berlin. Set in an easy swing, this is a great feature number for holiday concerts. "Merry Christmas" - From the MGM film comes this song sung by the great Judy Garland as a moving ballad. O'Connell has given this arrangement a casual swing, making it appealing to many ages and perfect for brightening any holiday program.

Songlist: Santa Baby, Merry Christmas, Darling, Jing-a-Ling, Jing-a-Ling, I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm, Merry Christmas

Joel Thompson : The Caged Bird Sings for Freedom

Commissioned by the professional choir Exigence and using the famous Maya Angelou text The Caged Bird, here is a concert setting for the very best choirs. The powerful message is perfect for modern times.

Various : Teen Broadway Songs Of The 2010s - Young Men's Edition

12 songs from teen musical theatre roles from shows that opened in 2010-2019 complete with access to professionally-recorded piano accompaniments! Contents: Enjoy the Trip from Bring It On: The Musical - For Forever from Dear Evan Hansen - Goodbye from Catch Me If You Can - I Believe from The Book of Mormon - I Never Planned on You from Newsies the Musical - Loser Geek Whatever from Be More Chill - Michael in the Bathroom from Be More Chill - My Petersburg from Anastasia - Proud of Your Boy from Aladdin - Santa Fe from Newsies the Musical - Top of the World from Tuck Everlasting - Waving Through a Window from Dear Evan Hansen. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

Songlist: I Believe, Goodbye, Santa Fe, Proud Of Your Boy, Top Of The World, I Never Planned On You/Don't Come A-Knocking, Enjoy The Trip, My Petersburg, Waving Through A Window, For Forever, Michael In The Bathroom, Loser Geek Whatever

James Jordan : The Ensemble Movement Warm-Up

James Jordan's The Ensemble Movement Warm-Up explores how to organize and sequence movement activities in a choral setting to increase artistry and help raise the performance level of any ensemble, regardless of age. Building on the ideas of Rudolf von Laban and Edwin E. Gordon's Music Learning Theory, James Jordan creates an exciting new rhythm/movement pedagogy. Introduces simple movements-stepping and clapping-to help the ensemble explore kinesthetic feeling connected to harmonic rhythm, not meter. Teaches fundamental principles of artistic phrasing. Revolutionizes ensemble teaching to focus on how sound moves forward, and not on rhythm notation. Teaches the important distinction between rhythm and tempo, and harmonic rhythm. Builds legato and sense of line. Introduces the new concept of "projection" to teach and conceptualize phrase shape. The Ensemble Movement Warm-Up is the culmination of 40 years of experimentation, thought, and study using the wealth of ideas provided by Laban and is a major contribution to the choral art.

Randy Newman : Toy Story 4

7 songs from the soundtrack to the 2019 Disney/Pixar release for the fourth film in the Toy Story franchise, featuring music composed by Randy Newman. Our songbook includes piano/vocal/arrangements of: The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy - Cowboy Sacrifice - I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away - Operation Harmony - School Daze - Trash Can Chronicles - You've Got a Friend in Me. Also includes beautiful full-color scenes from the movie.

Songlist: You've Got A Friend In Me, The Ballad Of The Lonesome Cowboy, I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away, Cowboy Sacrifice, Operation Harmony, School Daze, Trash Can Chronicles

Will Todd : Brightest and Best

This setting of the famous hymn words by Reginald Heber, a particularly suitable text for Epiphany, was written in memory of Benjamin Hutto, Director of Music at St John's, LaFayette Square, Washington DC. It received its premiere during the churches bicentennial year in March 2016. Todd's characteristic close harmonies and memorable melodies pervade this attractive carol, which is highly approachable for intermediate choirs. A tender unison treatment of the first verse leads to four-part harmony and a descant in successive verses, followed by a large climax, key change and introduction of an optional organ part for the final verse, before a calm, meditative ending. All this combines to create a showstopper of a carol which will delight audiences and congregations.

Hywel Davies : Holiday Carols for SAB Choirs

Here are four classic Christmas carols skillfully arranged for the concert stage, worship anthems or caroling in your neighborhood. These are not set in a traditional hymn style but rather graced with polyphony and counterpoint.

Songlist: Deck The Hall, Hark The Herald, Sussex Carol, We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Elton John : Rocketman

22 songs from the soundtrack matching the hit new biopic of 2019 chronicling the life and career of Sir Elton John. Includes piano/vocal/guitar arrangements of the title track, plus: Bennie and the Jets - Crocodile Rock - Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Honky Cat - I'm Still Standing - Pinball Wizard - Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) - Tiny Dancer - Your Song - and more.

Songlist: Amoreena, I Want Love, Bennie And The Jets, The Bitch Is Back, Border Song, Hercules, Crocodile Rock, Don't Go Breaking My Heart, Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me, Your Song, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, (I'm Gonna) Love Me Again, Thank You For All Your Loving, Honky Cat, I'm Still Standing, Pinball Wizard, Rock And Roll Madonna, Rocket Man (I Think It's Gonna Be A Long Long Time), Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting), Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word, Take Me To The Pilot, Tiny Dancer

After Hours : The Next Ten Minutes

Don't let the title confuse you. For much longer than the Next Ten Minutes you will be amazed at the musicality of this talented international champion quartet as they perform some sweet, tight close harmony on this well-recorded release. You will in fact have hours of enjoyment listening to this CD!

Songlist: Bring Me Sunshine, The Coffee Song, The Next Ten Minutes, Just a Little Talk with Jesus, Take On Me, Butter Outta Cream, The Power of Love, Annie's Song, Honeysuckle Rose, If I Could Tell Her, The Sound of Music, Fun and Fancy Free

Dwight Bigler : Three Appalachian Songs

These classic early American folk songs Cluck Old Hen, Poor Wayfarin' Starnger, and Sourwood Mountain are beautifully set for band and chorus in this appealing concert suite. Arranged with various performance options available, these songs may be performed individually as well as together in a suite format. In addition, these can be performed with band alone, chorus and piano alone, or with combined groups. Recorded by the Virginia Tech Choirs and Symphonic Wind Ensemble, conducted by Dwight Digler - Moss Arts Center, Virginia Tech, March 26, 2017.

Songlist: Cluck Old Hen, Poor Wayfarin' Starnger, Sourwood Mountain

Dale Warland Singers : Seasons

The Grammy-nominated Dale Warland's new album -- his first in 14 years! Dale Warland conducts the Dale Warland Singers and the Minnesota Beethoven Festival Chorale in this program of music by Argento and Persichetti.

Songlist: Flowers of Stone, Spouting Violets, Early Flowers, Is There a Flower, A Yellow Flower, The Rose is Dying, Lily Has a Rose, Sonnet Number LXIV: in memorium 9/11/01, Preludium, Good Friday: The Third Nocturn,, Tria Carmina Paschalia, Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer

Stephen Sieck : Rehearsing the Choir

If we could sit down with some of the best choral conductors of our time, what might we learn? In this book, directors at Iowa State University, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Penn State University, St. Olaf College, and University of Southern California are interviewed. The book shares these directors approaches to: recruitment, auditions, and singer placement in ensembles; selection auditions, and singer placement in ensembles; rehearsal planning; choral timbres and vocal pedagogy; intonation; kinesthetic learning and choreography; traditions and choral culture. Interviews with students and observations of live rehearsals complement these director interviews to provide readers with a comprehensive look at how these choral programs consistently achieve success.

Mac Huff : The Place Where Lost Things Go

Nominated for Best Original Song at the 2019 Academy Awards. Have you ever lost something you loved; a toy, a book, a favorite memento? Leave it to Mary Poppins to tell you about the metaphorical space where the things you've lost and loved are waiting anxiously for your return. Not a dry eye will be left in your audience when it is revealed, at the end of the song, the thing for which the Banks children have been pining with all their hearts.

Various Arrangers : Greatest Pop/Rock Vocal Harmony Songs

18 songs famous for their great harmonizations are presented in this unique collection. The transcriptions include all the harmonies in the vocal line along with piano accompaniment.

Songlist: Uncle John's Band, More Than A Feeling, Africa, Mr. Blue Sky, Bohemian Rhapsody, California Dreamin', Carry On Wayward Son, Good Vibrations, Dancing Queen, Go Your Own Way, I've Seen All Good People, Listen To The Music, Lyin' Eyes, Nowhere Man, Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, Too Much Heaven, You're The Inspiration, The Weight

Greg Gilpin : Let The Women Sing! A Cappella

Let the Women Sing! A Cappella is a new collection of reproducible choral works for SSA a cappella choirs. Spirituals, distinctive texts, multicultural, folk songs, Christmas and general concert works fill this ten-song collection. In addition, there is digital access to 4 audio rehearsal mixes for each piece with part-dominant and full SSA performance, along with singer PDFs for projection and reproducible options. Whether you have 10 or 100 singers, this must-have a cappella collection will keep you on budget while supplying your program with excellent choral literature for your female singers for many years to come.

Songlist: Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel, In Flanders Fields, Jingle, Jingle Bells, Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning, Mary Sat A-Rockin', Ning Wendete, Nothin' Gonna Stumble My Feet, Sing A Mighty Song!, Star Of Wonder, The Water Is Wide

Various : Broadway Classics - Women's Edition

The Hal Leonard Vocal Sheet Music series is an exciting new series for singers, featuring authentic piano accompaniments and custom guitar chord diagrams, tailored to each song's unique chord progressions and designed to provide realistic support. 25 songs for women's voices are included in this volume, all from legendary Broadway productions: Cabaret - Carousel - A Chorus Line - Evita - Fiddler on the Roof - Girl Crazy - The King and I - Les Misérables - A Little Night Music - The Music Man - Song & Dance - South Pacific - and more.

Songlist: Memory, Somewhere, Always True To You In My Fashion, Anyone Can Whistle, On My Own, As Long As He Needs Me, Bewitched, But Not For Me, Cabaret, Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man, A Cockeyed Optimist, Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend, Don't Cry For Me Argentina, Maybe This Time, Far From The Home I Love, Send In The Clowns, Goodnight, My Someone, Hello, Young Lovers, I Could Have Danced All Night, I Dreamed A Dream, I Enjoy Being A Girl, I Got Rhythm, I Got The Sun In The Morning, If I Loved You, If I Were A Bell, Make Someone Happy, The Man I Love, My Favorite Things, My Funny Valentine, The Simple Joys Of Maidenhood, and more

A.R. Rahman : Music From the Indian Cinema

Jai Ho was written for the 2008 Oscar winning film Slumdog Millionaire. While this is a British movie, director Tony Boyle wanted to acknowledge Indian tradition. He asked A.R. Rahman to write a song in the style of his music for the Indian cinema to be choreographed and performed during the ending credits. The resulting piece is a victory dance capturing the essence of the movie's story. Balleilakka is a song from the Tamil film Sivaji, which means "The Boss." The text of this piece is a tongue-twister lamenting how traditional Indian culture is being subsumed and listing the speaker's memories of his homeland in increasingly faster syllabic patterns. O Saya was written for the Oscar winning film Slumdog Millionaire. The song appears at the beginning as we are introduced to just how horrible living conditions are int he slums of India. The lyrics have no meaning, nor does the title. They are just nonsense syllables that form a wail. The melodic patterns are based loosely on the patterns one might hear in the slums as the Muslim call to worship blasts from the minarets, but they are more a call to action than a call to prayer. When people sing this piece, hopefully they will consider taking some action against poverty themselves. Barso Re, written by A. R. Rahman and arranged for choir by Ethan Sperry, appeared in the soundtrack of the 2007 film Guru. It is an Indian take on how beautiful it can be to sing in the rain. For percussion, use a beaded gourd shaker, rasp, or tambourine for the upper line and one or more djembes or floor toms for the lower line.

Songlist: Jai Ho!, Balleilakka, O Saya, Zikr, Barso Re

Jameson Marvin : Emotion in Choral Singing

Emotion in Choral Singing explores what it truly takes to experience the transcendent power of choral music and achieve genuine emotional connection between composer, performer, and listener. With unmatched detail and authority, legendary conductor Jameson Marvin surveys the history of singing; effective rehearsal; score study; repertoire selection; and the relationship between a composer's intentions, music notation, and expression.

A particularly noteworthy feature of this book is its emphasis on polyphony, which, Marvin reminds us, encourages an individual expressivity and musicality in singers that can be applied to all styles of choral music, making it as relevant and vital today as ever. Links to recordings included within this book provide a range of examples from throughout Marvin's career.

Emotion in Choral Singing offers a new perspective on the choral art. It is chock-full of practical ideas, tips, and wisdom that will empower and inspire choral directors and musicians of all levels to achieve authentic emotional connection in their work.

Jameson Marvin is Emeritus Director of Choral Activities and Senior Lecturer at Harvard University. Under his leadership, the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum, Harvard Glee Club, and Radcliffe Choral Society rose to be among the premier collegiate choruses in America. Dr. Marvin's choral artistry is mirrored by his knowledge of style and performance practice of historical eras and his insightful, communicative, and inspiring performances.

Songlist: Musical Gesture and Emotion, Notation and Expression, Performing Polyphony in the 21st Century, Style and Expression in Renaissance Choral Performance, The Conductor's Process, Mastery of Choral Ensemble

Voces8 : A Cappella Songbook 2

"The singing of VOCES8 is impeccable in its quality of tone and balance. They bring a new dimension to the word 'ensemble' with meticulous timing and tuning" - Gramophone Magazine

The internationally-renowned British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is proud to inspire people through music and share the joy of singing. The celebration of diverse musical expression is central to the ensemble's ethos, and this is shown in their versatile concert programmes and innovative educational work. This collection features eight of the ensemble's favourite and most requested arrangements for SATB choir, written by members of the group and its resident arranger, Jim Clements.

Songlist: Danny Boy, Edo Lullaby, Gladiator, O My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose, Pie Jesu, Price Tag, Strong, Twist and Shout

Dean Luethi : Aligning Voices

This book of versatile, pedagogically based choral warm-ups helps conductors take full advantage of important time in every rehearsal, providing tools for assessment, musicianship, and ensemble unity at the same time singers are warming up their voices.

The exercises in Aligning Voices are organized into nine chapters, each focusing on a different area of choral technique. Each warm-up contains two or more parts, allowing the director to work toward improving choral sound in a texture similar to that of the repertoire. Moreover, author Dean Luethi provides every warm-up in three voicings-SATB, SSAA, and TTBB-and sequentially organizes them by difficulty level.

These exercises go well beyond simply warming up the voice. This resource is a must-have for all choral directors looking to make the most of their warm-up time.

Songlist: Rhythm, Brilliance, Intonation, Balance, Dynamics, Consonants, Beginning Consonants, Diphthongs and Ending Consonants, Vowels

Carol Carver : St. Olaf Choirbook for Women

Carol Carver, choral acquisitions editor for Augsburg Fortress, is compiler and editor of this new collection of anthems for women's voices in the rich tradition of St. Olaf choral music. This collection is suitable for all levels of ability and for use throughout the year. Included are eleven well-crafted and accessible anthems that will be useful to church, college, and community choirs. Composers represented in this collection include St. Olaf faculty and graduates as well as noted composers from around the globe. The collection includes new works based on familiar hymns and others that are freely composed, in addition to much-loved choral standards for women's voices.

Songlist: All Things Bright and Beautiful, Be Thou My Vision, Christmas Night , I Am the Light, In the Bleak Midwinter, Now Thank We All Our God, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Prayer Litany, The Lone, Wild Bird, Thy Holy Wings, Wind Song

Cristi Cary Miller : Solfege Mambo

Solfege Mambo draws heavily upon Latin American traditions of syncopation, staccato movement and rhythmic expression. With a text that teaches as well as entertains, this piece practically begs you to get up and dance!

Various : Pop Ballads

The Vocal Sheet Music series is an exciting new series for singers, featuring authentic piano accompaniments and custom guitar chord diagrams, tailored to each song's unique chord progressions and designed to provide realistic support. 33 contemporary ballads are included in this volume.

Songlist: Hero, Time After Time, Faithfully, Hello, So Far Away, Kiss From A Rose, Angel, My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From 'Titanic'), Un-break My Heart, Shape Of My Heart, Here And Now, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Can't Help Falling In Love, Careless Whisper, Just The Way You Are, Ebony And Ivory, (Everything I Do) I Do It For You, I Knew I Loved You, Glory Of Love, Hard To Say I'm Sorry, Hey Jude, How Am I Supposed To Live Without You, I Honestly Love You, I Just Can't Stop Loving You, Killing Me Softly With His Song, Rainy Days And Mondays, Right Here Waiting, Save The Best For Last, Saving All My Love For You, Take My Breath Away (Love Theme), and more