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This is a story song reflecting on the sights and sounds of the holiday season. The experience of telling a story through song is a valuable lesson for singers of all ages. Light staging and acting ar...

Here is a new twist on this traditional English carol. The vocal writing is light and rhythmic and will surprise your listeners. A piano part is offered as an accompaniment but this arrangement works...

Based on Duke Ellington's composition “C Jam Blues” this is a classic, swinging, improvisatory chart. The classic “riff” style is important to know about and great fun to sing.

The title of this Yiddish folk song informs us that a Balalaika will at least be inferred in the music. This wonderfully authentic arrangement does just that. It also includes a clarinet obligato (inc...

This is a song that celebrates the magical mood of the first snowfall of the season. Set on a cold winter evening, it is peaceful and serene and contrasts the brilliant snow against the dark night. De...

Come on, dudes and dudettes! Join us for a rollicking western adventure - ride the open range, have a rough 'n' tumble hootenanny, share a tale and a song or two, and sleep under the stars. This 35-mi...

This classic swing tune was arranged for the Michigan All-State Vocal Jazz Ensemble. Beginning with the rubato intro just right for a soloist to stylize in their own way, it launches into a sweet swin...

Excerpted from What Sweeter Music, this seasonal evergreen shines anew in a creative arrangement designed for success. Thoughtful directors will find this artfully rendered gem a splendid addition to...

There is something reassuring about the repetition of the phrase, the Lord is my salvation. This affirmation of confidence in God's grace is foundational to the Christian experience. Paced as a noble...

From their album, A Pentatonix Christmas, the quintet brings us a contemporary take on this seasonal favorite. Modern harmonies and and rhythms are used for the chorus and a vocal solo sets the whole...

One of the loveliest themes and sentiments in recent Christian songwriting is sensitively adapted in this release. Borrowing from the carol Silent Night, the songwriters remind us that not all holiday...

Nat King Cole received 28 Gold record awards during his amazing career as a singer, band leader, movie star and TV host. Among his hits are Ramblin' Rose, Too Young, Mona Lisa and of course, Unforgett...

Lofty musical aspirations are met and surpassed in this Psalm setting, which is the next installment in the composer's exploration of the Psalter. Modern melody meets classic text to celebrate the cre...

The Lion of Judah imagery roars off the score in this contemporary juggernaut. Arranged for a power presentation and incorporating CORONATION, harmonic technique brings urban gospel shine to the choir...

This 5-movement work pays tribute to one of the great heroes of the emncipation era. Ron Kean brings authentic expression to the spirituals that served mulitiple functions for the African Americans in...

Sanford Dole, one of Chanticleer's original members, is a San Francisco composer creating sounds that are fresh and stimulating. This 3-movement work, accompanied by strings and harp, is bold and ente...

The promise of a Redeemer lies at the heart of this praise ballad. With confidence, a memorable melody and powerful chorus present the yearning for a personal Savior. Engage your church with this popu...

From Felix Mendelssohn's oratorio, Christus, this masterwork adaptation tastefully presents a classical work for church and academic choirs. This chorus is from one of Mendelssohn's final works which...

Celebrating with confidence the hope we have in Christ, this contemporary song of assurance is filled with a thankful spirit. Come and be chainless... fearless... come to the foot of Calvary. These wo...

This beautiful and moving Hebrew prayer is one of the most beautiful in all of Jewish litanies. As we sing we ask God to treat us with charity and kindliness and save us!. This arrangement is lush and...

This beautiful and moving Hebrew prayer is one of the most beautiful in all of Jewish litanies. As we sing we ask God to treat us with charity and kindliness and save us!. This arrangement is lush and...

This well-known hymn begins simply with just violin, but it expands and builds into a full festival anthem. Provided with organ accompaniment, befitting the arrangers' gifts, a full score with additio...

Such a joyous anthem, this happy tune celebrates that this is the day the Lord has made. Pote is a master at melody, and his addition of optional brass to this setting advances the uses to festival st...

A Lithuanian sutartine is the basis of this creative arrangement selected for the Bruce Rogers series. Beginning with foot stomps and hand claps, an energy is established immediately. The tune is an e...

Organ and brass, what a thrilling cobination. And this fanfare-anthem uses the forces well. Dramatic and powerful, this anthem is an attention getter from start to finish. A general statement of prais...