This creative new setting of a well-loved Christmas carol gives it new life with a traditional sea chantey feel and tongue-twister fun. Jill adds an original verse that transitions into a partner-song. From infectious beginning toclever end this will make a memorable addition to any holiday concert or performance. Available separately: SAB 2-part StudioTrax CD.

Ruth Elaine Schram has a special gift for writing memorable melodies. This piece is no exception as she tenderly cradles a picturesque text with exquisite tuneful beauty. The contrasting middle section is a challenge for all tohurry and behold the Savior: Run run run to Bethlehem! See this thing which has come to pass... Then the quietness of the manger returns with a quote from the familiar carol: O come let us adore Him.The optional flute part adds a lovely shimmer to this beautiful nocturne. Shepherd's Carol is a must for your Christmas programming.

This anthem is perfect for getting your young choir involved during Easter. Add the optional percussion part for added effect. Consider adding simple choreography. Fun!

American Folk Song

For three-part mixed voices and optional violin this simple Irish folk song is a nice concert or festival piece for fall or spring. Showcasing the expressive singing and dynamic capabilities of your choir The Risin' ofthe Moon features a solo violin part. AVAILABLE: SAB Violin; Accompaniment/Performance CD (35018420).

Using the familiar hymn tune St. Thomas Joseph Martin has used his incredible musical gifts to arrange a spectacular anthem for choir and handbells (optional). This dazzling display of praise can be used anytimeduring the year and will always be a pleasure for the choir to sing and the congregation to hear. The familiarity of the melody will speed learning but watch for a few surprise twists including some luscious six-part harmonies.They are what make this a fresh and appealing setting of an old favorite. Outstanding!

The Advent season wouldn't be complete without a spiritual by Don Besig and Nancy Price. This a cappella anthem for SATB choir and soloists will draw your congregation in closer with the intimacy of unaccompanied singing. Theminor color of this attractive octavo adds a touch of mystery to the preparations for Christ's arrival. Effective word painting with well-placed silences gives the thoughtful choir director ample opportunities for drama throughinterpretation. The impeccable part-writing makes Waiting for the Light! a sure success for your ensemble. Beautifully done.

This easy singer-friendly arrangement by James Eliot of a traditional winter favorite features a catchy harmonic riff with a simple jazz-waltz feel. It is an easy introduction to vocal jazz and the piano accompaniment isaccessible to your young pianists as well. A favorite for your next winter or holiday concert.

3-5 Octaves of Handbells-An arrangement of a Chinese Folk melody as only Betty Garee can do it! Uses several ringing techniques.

The traditional words of a favorite English carol find a wonderful new home in the arms of Michael Larkin's joyful and easily learned arrangement of I Saw Three Ships. The use of hand chimes adds to the festive qualities of this happy adaptation.

From Lecons des Tenebres by Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1634-1704) This simple Baroque choral is perfect for a developing choir of young voices. Charpentier originally wrote this joyous masterwork for 3-Part Mixedvoices with an accompaniment of continuo and two flutes or violins. Patrick Liebergen has provided a keyboard part that reinforces the vocal parts and revised the flute parts to be optional for flutes or violins (parts includedin the choral). Lift Up Your Voice is a concert opener and is well suited for contest or festival use.

Reproducible Singer's Edition-Celebrate the wonder of Christmas! There's trouble in Bethlehem! Aaron a shepherd at Shem's Sheep Shop is sleeping on the job and the sheep are disappearing rapidly. The President of Wee R Sheep Inc. (I.B. Eweing) is coming forhis annual inspection and if Aaron can't stay awake and shape up he's going to have to sheep out! Nothing short of a miracle can change things for this drowsy shepherd... and word has it from a band of angels that amiracle has just happened in a small stable down the street. The true message of Christmas and the power of faith are presented in this easy-to-prepare and present 30-minute musical. Grades: K-6.

Legacy of Faith is a powerful musical presentation that celebrates the foundations of the church and God's redemptive work among us. Joseph and Pamela Martin have again teamed with orchestrator Brant Adams to provide afresh and compelling work suitable for any time of the year. Churches will find this uplifting new cantata to be a work of scope and vision that will prove especially useful for church heritage events founding anniversaries andAll Saints' Day services. Legacy of Faith pays homage to the past but delivers a strong message of hope for the future. Make Legacy of Faith a part of your church's history.

The editor has ranged through many continents and centuries in his search for good examples of many kinds of rounds and canons catches and quodlibets. Within this book will be found African American Australian and European songs from the 16th century to the 20th as well as works by Beethoven Arnold Mozart Billings Cherubini and Haydn among others.This fascinating book is a superb resource for the camp leader amateur Choral conductor or classroom music teacher. Wilson offers an excellent introduction to the topic of rounds and canons as well as performance notes for many of the works.

Music is the universal language! This inspirational song of hope is a call for the entire world to share peace and love through music. Together Hand in Hand will make a great closing number for a concert or theme song for yourchoral organization. AVAILABLE: SATB; SAB; 2-Part; 2 Tpts A.Sax & Tbn; A/P CD.

Young and old alike will relate to the incredible lyrics and moving music of Through the Eyes of a Child. Burrows and Gilpin unite to craft a choral that is a moving reflection of childhood innocence and the value ofthat perspective - especially for adults. When you look at life through the eyes of a child: that's when you truly live. A wonderful multi-generational concert work that will inspire all. Available separately:SATB SAB 2-part StudioTrax CD.Written for 2-part choir and piano.

Livingston Gearhart achieved fame as one of the composers and arrangers for Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians. This Gearhart arrangement of We Wish You a Merry Christmas features bouncing accompaniment and a sprightlyinterplay between voices. Creative dynamic contrasts in the third verse make the demand for figgy pudding very effective indeed! Always a crowd-pleaser We Wish You a Merry Christmas is the perfect finale for yourholiday concert.

This lilting arrangement of the 23rd Psalm recalls for us David the musician; David who danced before the Lord; David who found great joy in his love for God. René Clausen's Psalm 23 is fresh anddance-like expressing the poetry of a man who was confident and strong in his faith. It is a wonderful anthem with a familiar text for use any Sunday of the year.This lilting arrangement of the 23rd Psalm recalls for us David the musician; David who danced before the Lord; David who found great joy in his love for God. A wonderful anthem with a familiar text for use any sunday of the year.

Taken from her exciting new solo project Patti Drennan gives choirs everywhere a chance to sing her jazzy adaptation of this traditional spiritual. Sizzling vocal writing and a flashy idiomatic piano part make this selectionunforgettable. For praise teams and choirs who enjoy a contemporary touch.

3-5 Octaves of Handbells-An exciting arrangement of a Strauss march.