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CoverLaudate Dominum [level: Medium]
Nancy Hill Cobb
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 386 | duration: 2:00 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: a cappella

A great festival or concert piece. Rhythmic, exciting and well designed, a winner.



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CoverLaudate nomen ejus [level: Medium]
Nancy Hill Cobb | Bowling Green State University Choral Series
voicing: TTBB | catalog number: SBMP 1382 | duration: 3:30 | price: $2.50
accompaniment: piano

Jubilate rings true in this dramatic setting. A great closer or opener, it will add great spirit to any program.

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CoverLaudate Pueri [level: Easy]
Nancy Hill Cobb
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 395 | duration: 2:30 | price: $2.25
accompaniment: piano, opt. flute/cello

Unison, two-part, four-part, and finally five-part writing combine with an excellent supportive and colorful accompaniment to make an outstanding concert piece. An optional conductor score and instrumental parts extend the accompaniment to piano, flute and cello.

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CoverLaudate Pueri [level: Easy]
Nancy Hill Cobb
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 396 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano, opt. flute/cello

Unison, two-part, and finally three-part writing combine with an excellent supportive and colorful accompaniment to make an outstanding concert piece. An optional conductor score and instrumental parts extend the accompaniment to piano, flute and cello.

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CoverLight the Darkness (Golow an Tewlder) [level: Easy]
Joel Snyder & Jane Kozhevnikova
RELEASED: March 2023
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1714 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano

“Golow an Tewlder" (Cornish for "Light the Darkness") is derived from the early Celtic language of Cornwall, spoken in the Southwestern corner of Britain and related to Welsh and Breton. In this lovely lullaby we are encouraged to be forces of light in an all too often dark world. Singable and sincere, with a delightful melody and supportive piano accompaniment. A sweet addition to any program.

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CoverLittle Birch Tree [level: Easy]
arr. Sue Bohlin
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 757 | duration: 2:00 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano, opt. cello

The voices sing the melody throughout, with one short section where it is treated as a canon. The piano accompaniment captures the exciting movement of the dancing leaves of the birch tree. This folk melody was made famous by Tchaikovsky who used it the fourth movement of his Symphony no. 4.

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CoverLoch Lomand [level: Easy]
arr. Ashley F. Nelson
voicing: SAB or SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1218 | duration: 2:10 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: a cappella

A fun, upbeat arrangement with a lower voice ostinato setting the pace, the conservative ranges will work for singers young and old.

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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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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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CoverMars Over the Horizon [level: Medium]
Debra Scroggins
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1463 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

This could be titled Bach Goes to Mars, the piano part being based on a beloved Bach Prelude. The choir tells the story, while the piano adds drama, at one point taking us “up in the air.” And alas, the ending leaves us a bit suspended, suggesting perhaps that this is not quite done. Unique and special best describe this composition.

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CoverMelancholy Flower [level: Medium]
Naomi LaViolette
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1569 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano

Elegant and delightful, an artistic piano accompaniment first sets the tone, the singers softy joining in before taking their turn with melodic interest in all parts.

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CoverMissa Brevis in Honorem Beatae Mariae Virginis: Agnus Dei [level: Medium]
Kristina Vasiliauskaite | Baltic Series edited by Vance Wolverton
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 268 | duration: 1:00 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: a cappella

From Missa Brevis in Honorem Beata Maria Virginis, a stunning work for the Christmas season. The movements are published separately, each one of them capable of standing alone.

Kyrie - SBMP 265
Gloria - SBMP 266
Sanctus/Benedictus - SBMP 267
Agnus Dei - SBMP 268

Below recording contains all four movements.

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CoverMissa Brevis in Honorem Beatae Mariae Virginis: Gloria [level: Medium]
Kristina Vasiliauskaite | Baltic Series edited by Vance Wolverton
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 266 | duration: 1:15 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: a cappella

From Missa Brevis in Honorem Beata Maria Virginis, a stunning work for the Christmas season. The movements are published separately, each one of them capable of standing alone.

Kyrie - SBMP 265
Gloria - SBMP 266
Sanctus/Benedictus - SBMP 267
Agnus Dei - SBMP 268

Below recording contains all four movements.

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CoverMissa Brevis in Honorem Beatae Mariae Virginis: Kyrie [level: Medium]
Kristina Vasiliauskaite | Baltic Series edited by Vance Wolverton
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 265 | duration: 1:30 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: a cappella

From Missa Brevis in Honorem Beata Maria Virginis, a stunning work for the Christmas season. The movements are published separately, each one of them capable of standing alone.

Kyrie - SBMP 265
Gloria - SBMP 266
Sanctus/Benedictus - SBMP 267
Agnus Dei - SBMP 268

Below recording contains all four movements.

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CoverMissa Brevis in Honorem Beatae Mariae Virginis: Sanctus, Benedictus [level: Medium]
Kristina Vasiliauskaite | Baltic Series edited by Vance Wolverton
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 267 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: a cappella

From Missa Brevis in Honorem Beata Maria Virginis, a stunning work for the Christmas season. The movements are published separately, each one of them capable of standing alone.

Kyrie - SBMP 265
Gloria - SBMP 266
Sanctus/Benedictus - SBMP 267
Agnus Dei - SBMP 268

Below recording contains all four movements.

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CoverMusic Makers [level: Medium]
Laura Hawley | Jamie Hillman Choral Series
RELEASED: June 2022
voicing: Unison/2-part | catalog number: SBMP 1673 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

Music Makers is a joyful piece celebrating creativity! Shimmering piano tremolo chords usher in the opening theme that climbs up a series of fourths to create an open, soaring feeling.  Phrases filled with rhythmic vitality alternate with soaring sustained tones are supported by a vibrant, fun piano accompaniment.  

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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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CoverNada te turbe [level: Medium]
Joan Szymko
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 399 | duration: 4:19 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: cello

Saint Teresa of Ávila's text ("Let nothing disturb you...") provided ample inspiration for ever-creative Joan Szymko's sensitive, setting. The cello is guitar-like in its accompaniment. A most colorful piece.

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CoverNdandihleli [level: Medium]
arr. Charlotte Botha
RELEASED: January 2022
voicing: TTBB | catalog number: SBMP 1654 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: opt. djembe

This poignant, traditional isiXhosa Love Song from South Africa has been skillfully arranged by Charlotte Botha for Tenor-Bass ensembles of all ages. Memorable and enjoyable, with a text that will spark conversation in rehearsal, your singers will want to sing this one over and over again. Complete with both IPA and Phonetic pronunciation guides, detailed movement instructions, and an optional djembe part available as a free download on the SBMP website.

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CoverNdandihleli [level: Medium]
arr. Charlotte Botha
RELEASED: June 2022
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1687 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: opt. djembe

This poignant, traditional isiXhosa Love Song from South Africa has been skillfully arranged by Charlotte Botha for mixed ensembles of all ages. Memorable and enjoyable, with a text that will spark conversation in rehearsal, your singers will want to sing this one over and over again. Complete with both IPA and Phonetic pronunciation guides, detailed movement instructions, and an optional djembe part available as a free download.

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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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CoverNoel (SATB) [level: Difficult]
Naomi LaViolette
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1574 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano, drum

The music ”sways” as would a large bell. Add some dancers to this and it just might be the highlight of December.

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CoverNoel (SSA) [level: Difficult]
Naomi LaViolette
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1579 | price: $2.30
accompaniment: piano, drum

The music ”sways” as would a large bell. Add some dancers to this and it just might be the creative highlight of December.

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CoverNow Touch the Air Softly [level: Medium]
Suan LaBarr | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1140 | duration: 6:00 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano

The exquisite poem by once U.S. poet laureate William Jay Smith inspired a beautifully crafted composition. Abundant with fine melodies, and blessed with a creative piano accompaniment, this promises to be a favorite of many choirs.

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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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CoverOut in the Fields [level: Medium]
Andrea Ramsey | Janeal Krehbiel Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 744 | duration: 2:40 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

Elizabeth Browning’s poem credits the beauty of nature with chasing away our ills, This happy, sprightly piece would be a delight in a spring program.

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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.”

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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.

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CoverPersimmon Tree [level: Medium]
Emma Lou Diemer
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 13 | duration: 3:10 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: optional piano

An expressive song about love using the seasonal growth of a Persimmon tree as a metaphor. The middle piece of the More Madrigal set challenges the choir to pay close attention to dynamic and articulation markings—the result, a beautifully expressive madrigal. May be performed a cappella or with piano.

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CoverPetit Enfánt [level: Easy]
Linda Miller Shaw & Dana Thompsen | Robert J. Ward Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 199 | duration: 3:20 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: keyboard, opt flute

A hauntingly beautiful melody, a flowing accompaniment, and a soaring obbligato combine to create a special piece for Christmas. May be sung in French or English.

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CoverPrayer of Black Elk [level: Medium]
Karen P. Thomas | Giselle Wyers Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1085 | duration: 4:20 | price: $2.35
accompaniment: piano

“Hear me, four quarters of the world. A relative I am!” This profound statement of the prayer of Sioux Indian Black Elk dramatically begins this piece. Upbeat in tempo, with a spirited piano accompaniment and great harmonic color, this is a welcome addition to repertoire related to peace or humanity.

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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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CoverSeal Lullaby [level: Easy]
Ruth Boshkoff
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 619 | duration: 1:40 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: piano

A charming setting of Kipling's delightful poem. Perfect for the children's choir as it begins in unison, and then adds a second part with a melody of its own.

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CoverShape-Note Hymns for Christmas [level: Medium]
arr. Joan Szymko
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 176 | price: $2.25
accompaniment: piano

Star in the East and Wondrous Love are the two hymns from the Sacred Harp chosen for this delightful arrangement.


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CoverShine [level: Easy]
Lessia Bonn
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 80 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

A song with a message of hope and peace.
Children’s choirs will love this piece. A wonderful, dramatic way to end a service or a concert.

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CoverShow and Tell [level: Medium]
Emma Lou Diemer
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 14 | duration: 1:55 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

A fun dialogue between a "bashful beau" and his "dear belle." Singers may want to stage this dramatic, spirited piece a bit. The piano is an equal partner in the drama. "Show and Tell" has a magnificent ending apropos of the final piece of a three piece set.

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CoverSicilian Lullaby [level: Easy]
Mary Carpenter Davis
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1289 | duration: 2:00 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano, flute

A charming melody set to a delightful poem, singers and audiences will love this special piece.

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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 to Me [level: Easy]
Andrea Ramsey
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voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1176 | duration: 2:40 | price: $2.25
accompaniment: piano

Melodic interest in all parts, conservative ranges, and an uplifting text are the hallmarks of this fine piece. Choirs of many ages will find this piece a delight to sing.

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CoverSing to Me [level: Easy]
Andrea Ramsey | Janeal Krehbiel Choral Series
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voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1003 | duration: 2:40 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

A wonderful uplifting text, by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, is set to charming music for the children’s choir.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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CoverSpring Shall Bloom [level: Medium]
Susan LaBarr | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1311 | duration: 5:40 | price: $2.50
accompaniment: piano

An ostinato style accompaniment lays the foundation for the distinctive melodies of the singers as they vividly bring poet Rossetti’s promise of spring to life. This just might be the perfect opener for a spring concert.

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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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CoverSvjati Boze - Holy God [level: Medium]
Lisa Milena Simikic | Donald Brinegar Choral Series
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 467 | duration: 2:30 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: a cappella

Dedicated to those who suffered as the result of the bombing of Kosovo, this dramatic piece will appeal to advanced choirs. Not difficult, it does require vocal maturity. The title translation: Holy God. One phrase is in the Slavonic language, all others are in English

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CoverSweet dreams, form a shade [level: Medium]
Emma Lou Diemer
voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 18 | duration: 3:05 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: a cappella

A moving, bittersweet lullaby sung by a mother who compares her sleeping child to the Christ Child. This sensitive piece has a beautiful melody which passes from soprano to tenor to alto. It will provide a lovely contrast for your Christmas program.

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Ride the Chariot
SATB
arr. Stacey V. Gibbs