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CoverIt Takes a Village [level: Medium]
Joan Szymko
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voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 328 | duration: 3:45 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: percussion

The familiar African saying, "It takes a village to raise a child," is given African-style treatment. A great closer, this piece is a proven audience favorite. Also available for SATB.

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CoverJoy [level: Medium]
Hans Bridger Heruth | Cameron LaBarr Choral Series
RELEASED: January 2022
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1662 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: piano 4 hands

Four hands on the keyboard give great rhythmic support to this dramatic piece. A superb festival offering for the large choir, it is guaranteed to brighten any program. The SSAA setting of Joy is dedicated to Dr. Erin Plisco and the 2021-2022 Missouri State University Women's Chorus

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CoverJubilate [level: Difficult]
Martin Ramroth | Paul Head Choral Series
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1113 | duration: 3:45 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: a cappella

Marked by compelling rhythms, many canonic passages, and short melodic fragments, this piece will challenge and delight singers and fascinate audiences.

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CoverJubilate Deo [level: Medium]
Halmos, arr. Barbara Harlow
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 915 | duration: 1:40 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: a cappella

The SATB version of this piece has been a long-time best seller in the SBMP catalog. At the request of Nancy Parker who recorded it with her choir, a treble version was created. Wonderful antiphonal melodies will lend well to spacing the two sections of the choir a bit apart for a dramatic effect. This is one of those rare a cappella pieces that works really well for treble voices.

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CoverKyrie & Gloria (from Missa Brevis) [level: Medium]
Kristina Vasiliauskaite | Baltic Series edited by Vance Wolverton
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 263 | duration: 1:35 & 1:50 | price: $2.25
accompaniment: keyboard

The first two parts of a stunning Missa Brevis for women.

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CoverLacrymosa [level: Medium]
Mozart, arr. Michael Cleveland
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 297 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

From Mozart's REQUIEM. Scored originally for mixed choir and strings, composer Cleveland has created a beautiful setting for four-part treble chorus with keyboard accompaniment.

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CoverLemoga Aming’a [level: Easy]
arr. David O. Akombo
RELEASED: February 2024
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1775 | duration: c. 2'19 | price: $2.60
accompaniment: a cappella, see below notes for optional percussion

A spiritual song from the Luo people of Kenya, this arrangement is highly accessible and authentic. With or without percussion, it has simple harmonies, plenty of repetition, conservative vocal ranges, and many teaching moments that make it great for choirs of all ages. A phonetic pronunciation guide and word-for-word translation of the Luo language is provided in the octavo. Fun to rehearse and perform, your choirs will want to sing this one again and again!

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CoverLIsten to a Jubilant Song [level: Medium]
Tim Sarsany
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1107 | duration: 1:40 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: a cappella

A Walt Whitman text inspired this dramatic piece. It lends itself to interesting staging possibilities as it begins with an antiphonal second choir echoing choir one. Next a four-part homophonic middle section adds contrast, then it concludes with a dramatic recapitulation of the opening. This would be a special opener for a concert.

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CoverLo, How a rose e're blooming [level: Medium]
arr. J. Edmund Hughes
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 198 | duration: 3:45 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: opt. hand bells

Composer Hughes has combined a thirteenth century plainsong with the fifteenth century German carol for a fascinating result. To be sung in English.

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CoverLongest Shadow of the Year [level: Medium]
Ellen Gilson Voth
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1505 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

Treble choirs have a chance to shine as they bring to light this artistic piece. A colorful piano part adds drama and support.

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CoverLook! Be: leap; [level: Medium]
Libby Larsen | Bowling Green State University Choral Series
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1249 | duration: 3:10 | price: $2.50
accompaniment: piano

This setting of excerpts from the colorful Muriel Rukeyser poem implores one to put your face to the wind and fly. Mature treble choirs will treasure Libby Larsen’s extraordinary composition.

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CoverLorica [level: Medium]
Joan Szymko
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 800 | duration: 2:20 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano, flute

Ever seeking dramatic texts, for this piece the composer chose an excerpt from text traditionally held to have been inscribed on the breastplate, or “lorica” of Saint Patrick. As we have come to expect from Szymko, the drama of the music brings the text to brilliant and colorful fruition.

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CoverLove's Philosophy [level: Medium]
David N. Childs
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 628 | duration: 3:40 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: piano

Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem presents the romantic notion that if all of nature can be so united, why not I with thine? High school and mature women's choruses will love both the sentiment, and Child's beautiful melodic treatment of the text.

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CoverLove’s Onward Journey [level: Medium]
Kim André Arnesen
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1272 | duration: 3:00 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: a cappella

IInspired by the creation of his poet friend, Euan Tait, this musical journey tells of a love story that challenges one to “be complete, ” to find “new ways,” and ultimately to “rejoice in the freedom of all who sing.” Gifted melodist Arnesen found special ways to bring this message to life.

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Covermaggie and milly and molly and may [level: Difficult]
Joan Szymko
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 588 | duration: 3:20 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano

Always stylish and highly creative, composer Szymko has great fun with this E. E. Cummings poem.

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CoverMelodijas [level: Medium]
ed. Vance Wolverton, Peteris Barisons | Baltic Series edited by Vance Wolverton
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 167 | duration: 2:15 | price: $1.50
accompaniment: a cappella

The low altos are prominently featured both melodically and harmonically in this lush, a cappella setting that is strongly reminiscent of Brahms. In the text by J. Sudrabkalns musical concepts become metaphors for the complexities of life. Barisons's musical treatment enhances the meaning of the text while simultaneously evoking rich, warm tone and expressive delivery. Sing this in the original language (a transliteration is provided), or in English.

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CoverMusic In My Mother's House [level: Medium]
arr. J. David Moore, by Stuart Stotts | Janeal Krehbiel Choral Series
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 880 | duration: 3:50 | price: $2.10
accompaniment: piano

A big hit when performed at the ACDA National Convention, this sentimental piece is fun to sing, and will touch all those who hear it.

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CoverMy Soul Is Awakened [level: Medium]
Brad Burrill
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1756 | duration: 3:00 | price: $2.50
accompaniment: a cappella

The poem by Anne Bronte is about the impact of the wind: My soul is awakened, my spirit is soaring And carried aloft on the wings of the breeze; For above and around me the wild wind is roaring, Arousing to rapture the earth and the seas. The piece begins with the choir singing on nonsense syllables to imitate the flowing wind. A joyful, upbeat piece, this will be fun to sing, and an interesting addition to a program.

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CoverNada te turbe [level: Medium]
Joan Szymko
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 334 | duration: 4:19 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: cello

text by Saint Teresa of Avila. Spain authored the sixteenth century sacred text, here rendered both in Spanish and in English. The accompanying cello first plays in the style of a guitar, then in a lyric counterpoint to the drama of the voices.

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CoverNdandihleli [level: Medium]
arr. Charlotte Botha
RELEASED: February 2023
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1706 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: opt. djembe

This upbeat traditional isiXhosa song from South Africa is a memorable and enjoyable statement for Mixed, Treble, and Tenor-Bass ensembles. The authentic a cappella setting includes a guide to the suggested movement along with an IPA and phonetic pronunciation guide and translation. Really fun to perform!

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CoverO Eve! [level: Medium]
Frank J. La Rocca
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 895 | duration: 3:45 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: a cappella

In this sacred text, Mary celebrates Eve as 'my sister, my friend' - having been reconciled by the Child she carries. A beautiful, poignant piece that would be best performed in a reverberant hall. The recording was made in the Chapel at the University of Glasgow.

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CoverO My Love [level: Medium]
Matthew Emery
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1417 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

The composer cleverly weaves the melody in and out of the four parts making this a joy to sing, and fascinating to hear. The left hand of the piano maintains the pulse, thereby anchoring this delightful piece.

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CoverOnly Light, Only Love [level: Medium]
arr. Joan Szymko
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 840 | duration: 4:30 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: a cappella

The text, taken from a sermon by Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction.”

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CoverPadmapani [level: Medium]
Paula Foley Tillen | Sharon Hansen Choral Series
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 699 | price: $1.65
accompaniment: piano

Buddhist poet Thich Nhat Hahn’s poem, Lotus Bearer, is set to a hauntingly beautiful melody.

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CoverPeace Like a River [level: Medium]
arr. Joan Szymko
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 417 | duration: 3:50 | price: $2.25
accompaniment: piano

Arranged with dramatic flair and great sensitivity to the text.

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CoverPeace of Wild Things, The [level: Medium]
Joan Szymko
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 561 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

Wendell Berry's poem offers respite from the "despair of the world" in the peace found in nature. Composer Szymko does an outstanding job connectng the music to the spirit of the text. A dramatic piece for women's choirs.

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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!

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CoverRide the Chariot [level: Medium]
arr. Stacey V. Gibbs | Lori Hetzel Choral Series
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1202 | duration: 2:50 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: a cappella

Lots of up-beat rhythm and drama make for a thrilling performance potential for this special a cappella arrangement.

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CoverRoses, The [level: Medium]
Joan Szymko
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 293 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: accordion

"A rose is a rose is a rose" of the opening phrase contains all the words that are used in this song. The accordion accompaniment adds to the unique style of the piece. A great closer. The composer has created an optional piano part to replace the accordion.

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CoverSanctus & Agnus Dei (from Missa Brevis) [level: Medium]
Kristina Vasiliauskaite | Baltic Series edited by Vance Wolverton
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 264 | duration: 1:35 & :50 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: keyboard

The final two parts of a stunning Missa Brevis for women.

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CoverSearching Love [level: Medium]
Kim André Arnesen | Lori Hetzel Choral Series
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1470 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano

Poet Euan Tait’s take on finding love is here met with a beautiful choral setting. A flowing piano accompaniment underlies the beautiful melodies. This will be a joy to sing and to hear.

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CoverShe Walks in Beauty [level: Medium]
David N. Childs
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 435 | duration: 4:25 | price: $2.25
accompaniment: piano, oboe

Set to a poem by Lord Byron, melodist David Childs has created a piece equal to the beauty of the text.

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CoverSimple Gifts [level: Medium]
arr. Amy Dalton
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 302 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: SSAA

The traditional Shaker hymn is given a fresh, appealing treatment. The Brigham Young University Women’s Chorus premiered it, recorded it, and loved it. You will too.

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CoverSing! [level: Medium]
Tom T. Shelton Jr.
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1531 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano

This is a big piece that starts small and grows. Originally conceived to be performed by more than one choir, it also adapts well for the adventuresome choir that wants to end a program with a stunning performance.

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CoverSisi ni moja (We Are One) [level: Medium]
Jacob Narverud
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voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1693 | duration: 4:10 | price: $2.50
accompaniment: piano, djembe

Ever clever, composer Narverud came up with a highly rhythmic celebratory composition. The title translates “We are one”, the theme being that all human beings have much in common. The energetic djembe sets the tone, the piano adds its own rhythmic design, and the singers deliver the message, at times sounding as though there should be a campfire at the center of their circle. This BEST SELLER is great fun, a profound message, and an intriguing piece. See composer notes below for pronunciation.

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CoverSong of Ruth [level: Medium]
David N. Childs
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voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 539 | duration: 4:00 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

David Child's fans will be pleased to discover this beautiful, melodic piece. A tender love song.

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CoverStar-Spangled Banner, The [level: Medium]
John Stafford Smith, arr. Nina Gilbert
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 194 | price: $2.00
accompaniment: a cappella

Wow your audiences with this stunning arrangement.

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CoverStars Above and Earth Below [level: Medium]
Rob Swenson
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1581 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano

The imaginative Teasdale poem comes to vivid life via a creative music setting that is best described as a special art song for the adept treble choir.

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CoverStill, Still, Still [level: Medium]
arr. Paula Tillen | Sharon Hansen Choral Series
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 976 | duration: 4:00 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano, flute

A charming arrangement of this beautiful carol with the flute adding color and interest, and a conclusion that cleverly weaves in Stille Nacht.

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CoverStone Circles [level: Medium]
Anne Lister
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1383 | duration: 4:40 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: a cappella

This fascinating song from a Welch singer/composer is bound to be a program highlight. Folk-like in its character, it features several soloists, and has the possibility of some interesting staging that can make it a unique contribution to a concert.

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CoverSuper flumina Babylonis [level: Medium]
David N. Childs
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 797 | duration: 4:55 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: a cappella

A special a cappella show piece for the treble choir.

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CoverTantum Ergo [level: Medium]
Corin Overland
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 378 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: a cappella

A beautiful setting with arching phrases and delicate feeling.



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CoverThe Moon is Distant from the Sea [level: Medium]
David N. Childs
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 719 | duration: 3:40 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

A best selling piece in its SATB version, the choral conductor in Ireland who ultimately provided the recording requested that David Childs set this for treble voices. This piece promises to be a favorite of treble choirs. Also available for SATB or TTBB.

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CoverThe Poem, The Song, The Picture [level: Medium]
Terry Schlenker
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 951 | duration: 4:20 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: a cappella

A provocative poem by Federico García Lorca inspired this beautiful piece. Tight harmonies underlay a dramatic melody. To be sung in English.


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CoverThe Singer’s Dance [level: Medium]
Kim André Arnesen
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1488 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

Beautiful music abounds in this special piece borrowed from the composer’s large work Wound on the Water. Optional string parts are available.

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CoverThe White Birds [level: Medium]
Daneil J. Hall | Lori Hetzel Choral Series
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1211 | duration: 5:10 | price: $2.35
accompaniment: piano

The flowing melodies of this special piece will have audiences swaying in their seats. Starting in unison, it skillfully takes the singers on an musical journey with interest in all parts. Almost 6 minutes in duration, it is a substantial contribution to the choral literature for women.

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CoverThere Is No Rose [level: Medium]
Joshua Himes | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1220 | duration: 3:25 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: a cappella

Tightly woven harmonies are the hallmark of this impressive piece. A vibrant hall will help illuminate the color inherent in the lush chords that are abundantly present here.

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CoverThis Song of Mine [level: Medium]
David N. Childs
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1396 | duration: 4:05 | price: $2.10
accompaniment: piano

Set to an elegant and thought-provoking text by R. Tagore, the composer created beautiful melodies and an accompaniment in the style of a fine art song to bring this text to vivid life.

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CoverThreaded with Stars [level: Medium]
Susan LaBarr
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1240 | duration: 3:40 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: a cappella

Starting in unison, then adding a part, and another, and mid-way through we reach the stars with all four parts involved. This is a treble a cappella piece that is stunning. Sara Teasdale off in the heavens would delight to hear this wonderful setting of her poem.

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CoverThree Japanese Folksongs [level: Easy]
Misuzu McManus
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 523 | duration: 2:45, 2:50, 2:00 | price: $2.30
accompaniment: piano, fl or ob, bell

The Japanese American composer chose three delightful, contrasting folksongs. Beautiful melody, fun rhythms, and humor all are present. A bit of staging, perhaps a dancer, could add an additional dimension to this excellent set. Also available for SATB.

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Ride the Chariot
SATB
arr. Stacey V. Gibbs