The New Release List
• all levels •


Children
Middle School
High School
College
Mixed Choir
Virtuoso
Tenor-Bass Choir
Treble Choir
MultiCultural
Christmas/Winter
Church
Unity


CoverLemoga Aming’a [level: Easy]
arr. David O. Akombo
RELEASED: August 2023
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1749 | duration: c. 2'19 | price: $2.60
accompaniment: a cappella

A Spiritual Song from the Luo people of Kenya, Professor David Akombo has created a joyful and highly-accessible arrangement  for a cappella SATB choirs. Perfect for developing voices and young ensembles, with conservative vocal ranges and many teachable moments. Fun to rehearse and perform, your choirs will want to sing this one again and again! A phonetic pronunciation guide and word-for-word translation of the Luo language is provided in the score by the arranger. 

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverLie Light [level: Medium]
Matthew Erpelding
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1327 | duration: 6:45 | price: $2.50
accompaniment: piano

Moderate ranges and the lack of divisi make this clever piece suitable for many choirs. Unique in its style, it will add special intrigue and drama to a concert. One listener described it perfectly with a single word: “cool.”

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart | Add ePrint to Cart
CoverLong Ago (In the Bleak Midwinter) [level: Medium]
Gustav Holst, arr. Jacob Narverud
BEST SELLER
voicing: SAB/Three-Part Mixed | catalog number: SBMP 1779 | duration: c. 4'30 | price: $2.60
accompaniment: piano and optional string quartet

A new twist on a timeless carol, this BEST SELLER is now available for developing mixed choirs! SAB or Three-Part Mixed, the Baritone part is written to accommodate changing voices. Narverud’s setting of Christina Rossetti’s poem features Holst’s original melody along with new connective material between the verses and beautiful modern harmonies. Paired with an artistic piano accompaniment and optional string parts, it is a lovely statement for the season.

More Information | Audio | Audio | Video | Add to Cart
CoverMay Wind (Set Me Free) [level: Medium]
Jacob Narverud
RELEASED: July 2023
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1745 | duration: c. 3:17 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: piano

Narverud’s setting of this evocative Sara Teasdale poem tells a story about how experiencing nature and music can inspire deep love and happiness. Soaring vocal lines combined with rich, dissonant harmonies and a rocking piano accompaniment make this a powerful piece that will resonate with choirs of all ages. The duple-against-triple patterns represent the conflict between Love and Stubbornness, which ultimately ends with the triplet pattern (Stubbornness) surrendering to Love (duple pattern) for a beautiful, empowering ending — “Love: Set Me Free!”

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverMingulay Boat Song [level: Easy]
arr. Stuart P. O’Neil
RELEASED: March 2024
voicing: TBB | catalog number: SBMP 1782 | duration: 2'46 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano, flute

The melody for “Mingulay Boat Song” is based on a traditional Gaelic folk tune. The text was written by Sir Hugh S. Robertson, Scottish composer, and it speaks of a fisherman’s longing to return home to his family. Scored for TTB choirs with piano and flute, this gently lilting ballad is well suited for developing middle level ensembles as well as high school and collegiate level choirs. The haunting a cappella ending will keep your audience in suspense!

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverMother o’ Mine [level: Medium]
Aidan Vass
RELEASED: March 2023
voicing: TBB | catalog number: SBMP 1720 | price: $2.60
accompaniment: piano

Good luck holding back tears with this one. Written for USC's Apollo Chorus and set to a simple, gorgeous text by Rudyard Kipling about admiration and unconditional love. Composer Vass highlights the natural beauty of the text with a memorable, creative melody. Tenor-Bass choirs will love singing these harmonies and pianists will love playing this fascinating accompaniment. This "homage to mothers" is captivating and poignant!

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverMy Grandfather’s Clock [level: Medium]
arr. MB Krueger | Robert J. Ward Choral Series
voicing: TTBB - TB solos | catalog number: SBMP 1394 | duration: 3:00 | price: $2.10
accompaniment: a cappella

Great tick-tock fun this one. A tenor soloist first tells the tale before the tune moves through the choir, only to be reiterated by a low bass. A great closer or encore, this is guaranteed to get a big round of applause.

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverO Mistress Mine [level: Medium]
Neil Ginsberg
voicing: TTB | catalog number: SBMP 446 | duration: c. 2:30 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano

Charming, with some fun staging possibilities for the creative male choir.

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverOld Tunes [level: Medium]
Tom T. Shelton Jr. | Robyn Lana Choral Series
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1534 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano, cello

The Sara Teasdale poem comes to life with this special piece, the fine cello and piano accompaniment elevating it to the level of an art song. It begins unison and grows at one point to four parts, one of these possibly being a soloist or unison choir. Adventuresome choirs will find this piece to be a very worthwhile challenge.

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverPear Tree, The [level: Medium]
Sheena Phillips
voicing: TBB | catalog number: SBMP 1067 | duration: 2:40 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: a cappella

A rollicking, fun Scottish song telling of a bit of failed moonlight romance under a pear tree thanks to two young lads up in the tree armed with a supply of pears. The text is flavored with a bit of authentic Scottish pronunciation and some nonsense syllables, the latter leading up to the moral of the story: “Don’t go courtin’ under a pear tree.”

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverPer Spelmann [level: Easy]
arr. Nancy Grundahl
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 419 | duration: 3:00 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano, violin

Charming, fun, includes directions for a traditional dance during the instrumental interludes.

More Information | | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverPiping Tim [level: Easy]
arr. D. Shawn Berry | Gary Packwood Choral Series
voicing: TB | catalog number: SBMP 1449 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano, flute

This beloved rollicking song will be an audience delight, their only problem being that they might wish they could sing along, A great closer.

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
Coverporky & porkie [level: Easy]
Neil Ginsberg
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 271 | price: $2.30
accompaniment: piano

E. E. Cummings texts is playfully set with da-ba jazz-like interludes. Throughout, the piano accompaniments demonstrate Neil Ginsberg's vast talent to set a mood.

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverRain, Rain! [level: Difficult]
Daniel Brinsmead | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
RELEASED: March 2024
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1765 | duration: c. 2'18 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: a cappella

This energetic four-part treble piece will add excitement and contrast to any program. With an original “rainy day” text by Australian composer Daniel Brinsmead, this piece is challenging to learn but great fun to perform. Sound effects, body percussion, and varied rhythmic articulations will keep your singers on their toes while enchanting the audience. Unique!

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverReuben and Rachel [level: Medium]
William Gooch, arr. Andrew Larson | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 810 | duration: 3:00 | price: $2.35
accompaniment: piano

This comical ballad has a folksy feel as it tells the ridiculous love tale of these characters. The sprightly and rhythmic piano part adds its own bit of fun to the mix.

More Information | Audio | Audio | Video | Add to Cart
CoverRise and Shine [level: Easy]
Donald Dilley
RELEASED: June 2021
voicing: SAT(B) | catalog number: SBMP 1638 | duration: c. 3:24 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

Upbeat and syncopated, this is an appealing piece for young developing choirs. Featuring nice moments for each part, it is flexibly voiced with an a cappella feature and a contrasting middle section. This will work well as a festival piece or as a concert opener.

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverRisseldy Rosseldy [level: Easy]
arr. Jay Broeker
BEST SELLER
voicing: SA or Unison | catalog number: SBMP 310 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

Great fun for the children's choir.

More Information | Audio | Audio | Video | Add to Cart
CoverSantiana [level: Medium]
arr. Sean Barnette | Kyle Pederson Choral Series
RELEASED: March 2024
voicing: TTBB | catalog number: SBMP 1764 | price: $2.80
accompaniment: percussion - Timbales, Congas (2)

“Santiana” is a sea shanty dating back to the 1850s, and is most likely inspired by the events of the Mexican-American War. The shanty gained a newfound popularity recently with a rise in sea shanties on social media. This awesome new Tenor-Bass choir arrangement contains an opening duet and is accompanied by rocking percussion (Timbales and Congas). Sung in both English and French, an IPA pronunciation guide is included in the score. Great fun for any concert or honor choir festival!

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverShady Grove [level: Medium]
arr. James Owen Bowyer
voicing: TTBB | catalog number: SBMP 1489 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: a cappella

Upbeat fun, this lively tune will be a bright spot in a program.

More Information | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverShe’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain [level: Easy]
arr. D. Shawn Berry | Gary Packwood Choral Series
voicing: TB | catalog number: SBMP 1522 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: piano, wood blocks

This is pure fun. It will be a delight to perform, and is one that audiences will love hearing.

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverSigh No More Ladies [level: Medium]
piano accomp.: Mary Ellen Loose - J. Edmund Hughes | Edith Copley Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1028 | duration: 2:20 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

This piece can do well on its own merit, or it can be joined by two others in a unique Shakespeare Suite, each piece being for a different voicing. To perform all three, divide the SATB choir, the women getting their turn first with Sigh No More Ladies; next the men perform Take, O Take Those Lips Away (SBMP 1029); and finally all join in with It Was a Lover and His Lass (SBMP 1030). Clever writing abounds for both the voices and the piano. Add a bit of staging to make the performance extra special

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverSing Unto the Sky [level: Medium]
Karen Marrolli | Kyle Pederson Choral Series
RELEASED: July 2023
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1742 | duration: c. 3'00 | price: $2.60
accompaniment: Hand Drum

This bold and exciting new piece by composer Karen Marrolli was inspired by the wild beauty of the High Desert of New Mexico. The delicate relationship between resources and inhabitants in this area of the world highlights our responsibility to be good stewards of the Earth. The music begins simply and builds throughout, illustrating both a growing urgency and a growing and varied chorus of voices coming together to give thanks. SATB a cappella, with a hand drum, this hearty new work makes for an excellent concert/festival opener or processional. The composer provides opportunities in the score for optional solos/small groups, hand claps, and stomps.

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverSkip to My Lou [level: Easy]
arr, Rachel Stenson | Randy and Rachel Stenson Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1353 | duration: 3:00 | price: $2.10
accompaniment: piano

Starting and ending with the singers providing percussion using hands and feet, this is a great, fun arrangement. A sprightly piano part adds to the spirited, upbeat style that is ever-present in this delightful piece.

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverSleep Now [level: Medium]
Joseph Piontek
RELEASED: March 2024
voicing: SSA(A) | catalog number: SBMP 1783 | duration: 3'55 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: piano with optional harp

James Joyce’s well-known poem is beautifully set to music in this lovely new lullaby for treble choirs with piano and optional harp. A stunning showcase piece for winter concerts, contests, or choral festivals, the choral writing is lush and the text is heartwarming. The glorious piano accompaniment and heavenly harp writing is the icing on the cake.

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverSong Has a Bird for Rhythm [level: Medium]
Giselle Wyers
RELEASED: September 2023
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1746 | duration: c. 2’52 | price: $2.50
accompaniment: piano

Rhythmic and joyful! A great new concert, contest, or festival piece for mixed concert choirs with piano accompaniment. The text is a call to action for all humankind to embrace that which is best and most noble in society. The poet describes birds as spiritual creatures that fly and reside near the boundary between physical and heavenly worlds, while the composer paints the poetry symbolically in the music to portray humankind striving for freedom, as the birds continue to “carry storylines” through generations into the best future possible…“Is not the future in song?” A unique and thought-provoking work!

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverSound Off [level: Medium]
Paul Rardin
voicing: TTBB | catalog number: SBMP 906 | duration: 4:45 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: percussion - buckets!

A show-stopper if there ever was one! Each section of the men’s choir gets their chance to “sound off,” sometimes to the amusement, other times to the disdain of the other sections.

More Information | Audio | Audio | Video | Add to Cart
CoverStephen Foster Dreams [level: Medium]
Peter Frost | Randy and Rachel Stenson Choral Series
voicing: TB | catalog number: SBMP 1317 | duration: 3:30 | price: $2.10
accompaniment: piano

Oh, Susanna, Beautiful Dreamer, and Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair are all part of this dream scheme. The clever arrangement moves from one beloved Foster song to another, Beautiful Dreamer the one constant that sews this all together and provides the ending. With two melodic parts and no divisi, it will be great fun to both sing and hear.

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverSun’s A-Risin’ [level: Medium]
Ben Allaway
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 298 | price: $1.85
accompaniment: piano

Always clever, Allaway has pulled out all the stops in this fun-filled, three -minute-long farm epic. Put on your straw hats and red scarves and enjoy. The "piano-picker" will have a ball and will need a special bow after this one.

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverTake, O Take Those Lips Away [level: Easy]
piano accomp.: Mary Ellen Loose - J. Edmund Hughes | Edith Copley Choral Series
voicing: TB | catalog number: SBMP 1029 | duration: 1:50 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: piano

This piece can do well on its own merit, or it can be joined by two others in a unique Shakespeare Suite, each piece being for a different voicing. To perform all three, divide the SATB choir, the women getting their turn first with Sigh No More Ladies (SBMP 1028); next the men perform Take, O Take Those Lips Away; and finally all join in with It Was a Lover and His Lass (SBMP 1030). Clever writing abounds for both the voices and the piano. Add a bit of staging to make the performance extra special.

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverTelemarketing Blues [level: Medium]
Paul Rardin
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 214 | duration: 4:10 | price: $2.50
accompaniment: piano

A fun, show-stopper of a blues piece.



More Information | | Audio | Video | Add to Cart
CoverTelescope [level: Difficult]
Krishan Oberoi | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
RELEASED: July 2022
voicing: SSATB | catalog number: SBMP 1691 | duration: c. 2'30" | price: $2.25
accompaniment: a cappella

Telescope mirrors in music what the Kate Wakeling created so skillfully in her composition of the poem. Just as the poem “revolves” around the fixed point of the letter O, Telescope uses the fixed point of a single pitch with the harmony embellishing and supporting that pitch. 

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverTell My Ma... [level: Easy]
arr. Vijay Singh | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1286 | duration: 2:20 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: a cappella

“Tell my Ma when I go home the boys won’t leave the girls alone.” So begins the tale told in this clever Irish ballad. Sing the song and then perhaps add a coda of an Irish fiddler improvising on the upbeat tune. Add a dancer or two, and you might have a show-stopper.

More Information | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverThe Composition of a Kiss [level: Difficult]
Kevin T. Padworski
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1511 | duration: 3:30 | price: $2.25
accompaniment: piano

This sophisticated piece will be a delightful challenge for the singers and will greatly impress the audience. If the opportunity arises, take it to a competition: it is a winner.

More Information | Audio | Audio | Video | Add to Cart
CoverThe Drunken Sailor [level: Medium]
arr. Stuart P. O’Neil
BEST SELLER
voicing: TB | catalog number: SBMP 1538 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

A spirited piano accompaniment sets the tone for this exuberant arrangement.

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverThe Four-Leaf Clover (SSA) [level: Medium]
Kevin T. Padworski
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1525 | price: $2.25
accompaniment: piano

This delightful piece set to a whimsical poem will be a favorite of singers and audiences. A sprightly piano accompaniment adds color and support..

More Information | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverThe Gift To Sing [level: Medium]
Coleman Peterson | Kyle Pederson Choral Series
RELEASED: July 2023
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1748 | duration: 3'05 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: piano

Treble choirs of all ages will love singing this new pop-choral style piece by young composer Coleman Peterson. With speech-driven rhythms, a driving piano accompaniment, and a stellar text about being grateful to have the opportunity to sing, this one’s a show-stopper! 

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverThe Gift To Sing [level: Medium]
Coleman Peterson | Kyle Pederson Choral Series
RELEASED: March 2024
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1784 | duration: 3'05 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: piano

Abounding with energy and optimism, this contemporary concert work setting of James Weldon Johnson's text evokes hope and youthful exuberance. With speech-driven rhythms, a driving piano accompaniment, and a stellar text about being grateful to have the opportunity to sing, this one's a terrific closer!

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverThe Harbor [level: Medium]
Brian A. Foy
RELEASED: March 2024
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1767 | duration: 5'30 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: piano

Patriotic and proud! A compelling piece about the story and meaning of the Statue of Liberty. Written for mixed choirs with piano, choirs of all ages and levels will feel empowered singing this. Perfect for concerts or festivals any time of year, but especially appropriate for special events, assemblies, and award ceremonies. “I lift my lamp. Come live your dream at last.”

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverThe Horse [level: Medium]
Pat Hurlbutt | Robyn Lana Choral Series
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1287 | duration: 2:30 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: piano

A whimsical poem inspired this strictly for fun piece. Musically sophisticated, it can appeal to all ages of treble singers.

More Information | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverThe Moth’s Serenade [level: Medium]
Andrea Ramsey | Janeal Krehbiel Choral Series
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1410 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: piano

Clever goings on here, starting with the famous poem by Paul Fleischman, herein enhanced by the special drama of the music. Can be performed as a stand-alone work or with the other movements of  “A Joyful Noise” : Honeybees & Jubilant Cicadas—this sophisticated work will be fun for both the audience and the singers.

More Information | Audio | Audio | Video | Add to Cart
CoverThe Red-Gold Darkness of Rain [level: Medium]
Dominick DiOrio | Bowling Green State University Choral Series
voicing: SATB div. | catalog number: SBMP 1605 | price: $2.95
accompaniment: piano

This unique piece will appeal to the adventuresome choir wanting to fascinate the audience with their performance. The excellent recording is worth a listen.

More Information | Audio | Audio | Video | Add to Cart
CoverThe Sailor and the Sinner Man [level: Easy]
Traditional, arr. Randall Johnson | Randy and Rachel Stenson Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1012 | duration: 3:00 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano

The arranger has paired the American spiritual Sinner Man, with the Sea Shantey, What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor? Lots of rollicking, fun-filled energy here.

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverThree Quotes by Mark Twain [level: Easy]
Andrea Ramsey | Janeal Krehbiel Choral Series
BEST SELLER
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 892 | duration: 2:00 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

A delightful, provocative piece for children. The music changes with each little piece, going from ragtime, to a waltz, to the blues. Great fun!

More Information | Audio | Audio | Video | Add to Cart
CoverTitania's Lullaby [level: Easy]
Nancy Hill Cobb
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 940 | duration: 2:50 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

The singers of the middle school that commissioned this piece loved the quirky text from A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Shakespeare. The piece will afford a good opportunity to work on diction skills while enjoying the colorful musical style that brings this text to life. The piano is cast in an important role in the drama.

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart | Add ePrint to Cart
CoverTo Work Upon the Railway [level: Easy]
arr. Jay Broeker
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1121 | duration: 3:10 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano

Ever clever, composer Broeker has again created an arrangement that will delight singers and audiences. Unison most of the way, when the parts divide each is melodic making this a fun song to sing and an easy one to learn.

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverToboggan! [level: Medium]
Mona Lyn Reese | Daniel Hughes Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1038 | duration: 2:10 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: flute or treble recorder

A classy piece, it was created with great whimsy reflective of the theme as the vocal lines occasionally have a downhill slide. The grace notes of the flute or recorder enhance the dance-like rhythms. Toboggan is a worthy novelty number or encore for a winter program.

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverTunkashila [level: Medium]
arr. Randall Johnson | Randy and Rachel Stenson Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1406 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano, flute, powow drum

An American Indian chant is given authentic attention in this vibrant arrangement. A flute and drum join in to add interest to the composition, while a piano anchors and enhances it.

More Information | Audio | Audio | Video | Add to Cart
CoverTurning the Pages [level: Easy]
Daniel Brinsmead | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
RELEASED: September 2023
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1755 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: piano

Written for the Australian Children’s Choir, this new pop/musical-theatre style choral piece by Daniel Brinsmead is joyful, catchy, and fun! Speech-driven original lyrics, a rocking piano accompaniment, and accessible vocal writing in mostly two-parts throughout. Treble choirs of all ages will love singing this: “I’m turning the pages of a story unwritten…the story of my life!” 

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart
CoverTwo Faces of Autumn [level: M]
Christopher Fox
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1527 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano, violin

The first “face” is foot-stomping fun with a fiddle leading a hoe-down parade, followed by a second gentler lullaby “face” that puts the piece to rest.

More Information | Audio | Audio | Video | Add to Cart
CoverUnseen Playmate, The [level: Easy]
Neil Ginsberg | Janeal Krehbiel Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 836 | duration: 2:20 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano

The whimsical poem by Robert Lewis Stevenson gets playful and sophisticated treatment by the composer. As always, the Ginsberg piano part lends special artistic value to the piece.

More Information | Audio | Audio | Add to Cart




FEATURED NEW RELEASE
Ride the Chariot
SATB
arr. Stacey V. Gibbs