Stephen Schwartz : The Stephen Schwartz Songbook   

This folio provides a retrospective of Mr. Schwartz's wonderfully varied first 30 years of a professional songwriting career that has taken him from the stage to screen and everywhere in between. Some of his most popular works include Godspell, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and more. 41 piano/vocal/guitar arrangements, including: All Good Gifts - Butterflies Are Free - Cold Enough to Snow - Colors of the Wind - Day by Day - Extraordinary - Fathers and Sons - In Whatever Time We Have - Life Goes On - Lost in the Wilderness - Meadowlark - Proud Lady - When You Believe - and more.

Songlist: Colors Of The Wind, Love Song, If I Never Knew You (Love Theme from POCAHONTAS), Life Goes On, Out There, All Good Gifts, Day By Day, With You, Through Heaven's Eyes, When You Believe, Chanson, Cold Enough To Snow, Blame It On The Summer Night, Extraordinary, Beautiful City, Fathers And Sons, It's An Art, Gifts Of Love, Meadowlark, Proud Lady, Where Is The Warmth?, In Whatever Time We Have, Lost In The Wilderness, Stranger To The Rain, The Hardest Part Of Love, The Spark Of Creation, Since I Gave My Heart Away, Butterflies Are Free, Code Of Silence, Crowded Island, and more

This updated, newly-engraved songbook was produced in direct consultation with Stephen Schwartz to coincide with the smash 2013 Broadway revival of Pippin. The song "On the Right Track" is now included, and the composer provided a number of lyric and arrangement updates. Titles: Magic to Do * Corner of the Sky * Simple Joys * No Time at All * With You * Spread a Little Sunshine * Morning Glow * On the Right Track * Kind of Woman * Extraordinary * Love Song * I Guess I'll Miss the Man * Pippin (Finale).

Songlist: Pippin (Finale), I Guess I'll Miss the Man, Magic to Do, Morning Glow, On the Right Track, Kind of Woman, Extraordinary, Love Song, Simple Joys, No Time at All, With You, Spread a Little Sunshine, Corner of the Sky

Many guest artists plus a full orchestra join The CenturyMen, formed of professional musicians who are directors of music at Baptist churches all over the country on this magnificent (all accompanied) album. The Broadway Inspirational Voices, conducted by Michael McElroy, tenor Darius de Haas, Renay Peters Joubert, soprano, the Nashville Children's Choir and Walt Whitman's Soul Children of Chicago join TCM on these 16, well, anthems is a good word! Favorites are inspirational songs like "The Impossible Dream," "Climb Every Mountain," "When You Wish Upon a Star," "Not While I'm Around," and spiritually uplifting tunes like "Total Praise" "As the Deer," "Holy, Holy, Holy," "For Every Mountain," "Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross," "Free at Last," "Just a Little Talk," "My Tribute," and "Holy Ground." Then there's the quintessential upbeat, optimistic anthem from "Oklahoma," "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'." This is a feel good collection from one of the best men's choruses we've heard, and a stellar group of guest artists.

Songlist: Total Praise, The Impossible Dream, As the Deer, Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin', Holy, Holy, Holy, Not While I'm Around, Climb Every Mountain, For Every Mountain, Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross, When You Wish Upon a Star, Free at Last, Just a Little Talk, My Tribute, Who Can I Turn To?, Morning Glow, Holy Ground