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CoverI Lift My Eyes [level: Medium]
Joan Szymko
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 658 | duration: 3:30 | price: $2.50
accompaniment: piano

A provocative text combining the sentiment of Psalm 121 (I lift my eyes to the hills), with a quote from the Vietnamese Buddhist Monk Thich Naht Hanh (I am solid as a mountain). The composer opens the piece with a beautiful unison melody set to the biblical text. In typical Szymko style, we are treated to a dramatic exploration of the theme, a harmonization of the original melody, and finally a strong statement to end the piece. Not difficult, this piece will be an interesting challenge for teenagers through mature adults.

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CoverI See the Heaven’s Glories Shine [level: Medium]
Andrea Ramsey
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 929 | duration: 4:20 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

The singers get to shine in this majestic piece set to a poem by Emily Bronte. Composer Ramsey has created an outstanding show piece for treble choirs. Also available for SATB or TTBB.

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Coveri thank You God [level: Medium]
J. D. Frizzell | Lori Hetzel Choral Series
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1330 | price: $2.10
accompaniment: piano, cello

Drama abounds in this outstanding setting of this beloved text. The piano and cello provide the introduction. The singers deliver the profound text reaching a glorious climax, only to be followed by a whisper assignment while the cello improvises according to a plan. The ending unites all the forces for a reflective and calm conclusion. This one is guaranteed to add intrigue to a program.

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CoverIf It Must Be [level: Medium]
Andrea Ramsey | Janeal Krehbiel Choral Series
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1366 | duration: 3:45 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano

Composer Ramsey again works her magic with this beautiful setting of an imaginative text. Composed as a memorial,the piece can provide an elegant addition to a concert with its soaring choral melodies and tasteful piano accompaniment.

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CoverIf Music Be the Food of Love [level: Medium]
Andrew Miller
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1132 | duration: 4:35 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano, violin or flute

Great passion, a glorious melody, and a fine accompaniment, together make this a very special piece. It stays in two parts except for 5 measures of divisi.

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CoverIf Thou Kiss Not Me? [level: Medium]
Hyun Kook
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1595 | price: $2.10
accompaniment: piano

The composer is known for his ability to create great melodies. The famous text comes to vivid life here with all the earmarks of an art song.

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CoverIf You Want To Go [level: Easy]
Philip E. Silvey
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1381 | price: $2.25
accompaniment: piano

The profound text based on an African saying tells us “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” Stylish and upbeat, this will be fun to sing and a delight to hear.

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CoverIlkley Moor [level: Medium]
arr. Carolyn Welch | Janeal Krehbiel Choral Series
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1450 | duration: 3:20 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: a cappella

This hilarious song comes to us by way of Halifax., England. End your concert with this, perhaps adding some movement to illuminate the extraordinary message of the song, and you are guaranteed a hit.

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CoverIllumina le tenebre [level: Medium]
Joan Szymko
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 955 | duration: 4:30 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: a cappella

A reverberant hall will serve this special piece very well. The text is one of the oldest prayers of St. Francis of Assisi. The composer states: “My intention was to create a setting both spacious and intimate.” She has succeeded beautifully. Also available for SATB.

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CoverIndodana [level: Medium]
arrangers: Raif Schmitt and Michael Barrett | Cameron LaBarr Choral Series
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voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 1438 | duration: c. 3:50 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: a cappella

This highly dramatic traditional African song was arranged by two South African composers, both experts in this genre of music. A best seller in SATB, treble voices now get their turn with this beloved piece from the SBMP catalog. One of the first of this genre, it remains one of the best.

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CoverInstruments of Praise [level: Medium]
Allen Koepke | Charlotte Adams Choral Series
voicing: SSAA | catalog number: SBMP 156 | duration: 2:40 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

A dramatic setting of Psalm 150 suitable for concert or church use.

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CoverInvitation to Love [level: Medium]
Marques L. A. Garrett
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1454 | duration: 5:15 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

A great showpiece for the ladies, they will love singing this. Some aleatoric adventure highlights the dramatic ending of this extraordinary composition.

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CoverIPharadisi [level: Easy]
arr. Brad Richmond |
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voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1684 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: djembe

This traditional South African song celebrates life and the paradise that is to come. An upbeat a cappella texture is punctuated with the rhythmic text and singable melody in a dynamic world music selection that makes a terrific opening procession or concert closer!

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CoverIraqi Peace Song [level: Medium]
Lori Tennenhouse
voicing: SA/alto solo | catalog number: SBMP 794 | duration: 5:30 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano, cello, dumbek

(based on a vocal setting by Norwegian performer, Knut Reiersrud) The song is a lullaby, that universal culture of feeling shared between mother and child. Accompanied by a cello, the piece opens with a hauntingly beautiful solo sung in the original Arabic (a transliteration is in the score.) The piano joins and then the choir, singing first the theme about international peace in English, then moving on to the Arabic. A listen to the recording will quickly demonstrate the intrigue of this piece.

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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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CoverIt Was a Lover and His Lass [level: Easy]
arr. B. Wayne Bisbee
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 479 | duration: 1:40 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

Upbeat fun for the singers with a virtuoso piano part. Bound to delight.

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CoverI’ve Been Buked, Children! [level: Medium]
arr. Rollo Dilworth | Mary Alice Stollak Choral Series
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 547 | duration: 5:08 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: piano, percussion

A spiritual with a real life story. The percussion sets the tone and plays up the drama. Bound to be a huge winner. Also available for SATB.

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CoverI’ve Got Peace Like a River [level: Easy]
arr. D. Shawn Berry | Gary Packwood Choral Series
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1419 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

I’VE GOT PEACE LIKE A RIVER, and THE WATER IS WIDE are here combined in a two-piece medley. The beloved melodies of each will make this very special for singers and audiences.

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CoverJambo [level: Medium]
Teddy Kalanda Harrison - arr. Jacob Narverud | Janeal Krehbiel Choral Series
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voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1134 | duration: 3:00 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: percussion

The Kenyan composer received world-wide recognition and platinum certification with his group Them Mushroom’s recording of his piece. Now available in an exciting arrangement for choirs, it is bound to be a favorite.

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CoverJaneman [level: Medium]
arr. Patrick Dittamo | Janeal Krehbiel Choral Series
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1497 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: shruti box, triangle, bongo, violin

From India comes this special piece that will be an impressive addition to a program. Percussion and a drone provide color and style, as does a brief violin interlude. To be sung in the native language, the text is short, the vowels pure, the result special.

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CoverJericho! [level: Medium]
arr. Reginal Wright
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1560 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano

The walls of Jericho come alive with a fresh take on the beloved spiritual. A dramatic ending makes this ideal for a closer or an encore.

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CoverJoshua Fit the Battle of Jericho [level: Medium]
arr. M. Susan Brown
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 957 | duration: c. 2:20 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: a cappella

This clever, stylish arrangement injects new life into the spiritual. Upbeat and fun, singers will love this.

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CoverJoy [level: Easy]
Jim Papoulis | Robyn Lana Choral Series
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1506 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano, djembe

Great melodic interest, rhythmic drive, and a worthy message work together to create something extra special. This will be a bright spot on a program.

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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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CoverJubilant Song, A [level: Medium]
James McCray
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 31 | duration: 4:15 | price: $2.30
accompaniment: piano, vibraphone

A stunning showpiece, this piece has been performed by choirs of all ages. Also available for TBB.


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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: Easy]
Nancy Hill Cobb
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 622 | duration: 3:20 | price: $2.40
accompaniment: piano

Unison, two-part, and three-part writing make this a fun piece to both learn and to sing. A gloriously jubilant setting of this text.


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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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CoverJust One Step [level: Medium]
Daniel Brinsmead | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
RELEASED: March 2024
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1774 | duration: 3'13 | price: $2.70
accompaniment: piano and djembe

Cheerful and catchy original song for treble choirs by Australian composer Daniel Brinsmead. Written in a choral pop/musical theatre style with speech-driven lyrics, a rocking piano accompaniment, and accessible vocal writing in mostly two-parts throughout. Treble choirs of all ages will love singing this: “Just one step, one small step, can help you transform.”

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CoverKidSong (SSA) [level: Medium]
Stephen E. Caldwell
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1542 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano

Liven up a concert with this delightful collection of children’s songs woven together here like a fine tapestry. The piece has proven to be a favorite of both singers and audiences.

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CoverKling, Glöckchen, Kling! [level: Medium]
arr. Robert Sieving
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voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 189 | duration: 2:30 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: piano - optional winds

This setting of the traditional German carol really sparkles! Robert Sieving's expressive piano accompaniment brings images of Christmas bells ringing, while the vocal lines cheerfully imitate one another. Use the German or English text for a delightful addition to your holiday concert.

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CoverKoowu [level: Medium]
Maryam Khoury | Edith Copley Choral Series
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 695 | duration: 5:40 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: drum

In Arabic, Koowu means strength. As a child, Maryam Sameer Faheem Khoury’s father told her stories about the difficulties he experienced growing up in Palestine. Koowu is about how different her life would be if her father had not moved to the United States. The text of Koowu is symbolically about a caged bird who longs to fly away and find freedom. The modality of the melody hints at the composer’s roots; the addition of a dumbek (drum) adds its own authenticity to the ethnic leanings of the piece. A colorful, unique addition to treble repertoire.

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CoverKyrie [level: Medium]
Johann Michael Haydn, ed. by Michael Cleveland
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 236 | price: $2.25
accompaniment: piano, soloists

Optional solos combine with a beautiful expression of the classic form to provide a piece with educational and musical value.

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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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CoverKyrie eleison [level: Easy]
Randall Johnson | Randy and Rachel Stenson Choral Series
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 887 | duration: 2:50 | price: $1.95
accompaniment: piano

The musicality of this piece is excellent, with the harmonies and rhythms giving it a contemporary feel. Also available for SATB or TTBB.


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CoverLa Bonne Nouvelle [level: Easy]
arr. Robert Sieving
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voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 161 | duration: 2:50 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: piano, flute

A beautiful addition to the Christmas literature for treble voices. Features an obligato which may be played by any treble instrument, and a flowing piano accompaniment. Sing it in the original French, or using the alternate English version.

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CoverLa Cancion del Caminante [level: Medium]
Scott Rieker
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1518 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: piano

Set to a poem by a famed Spanish poet, the singers take turns with the melodies, while the rhythms provide the Spanish flavor. The piece builds to a bravado ending.

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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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CoverLake Song [level: Medium]
Paul Carey | Sharon Hansen Choral Series
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 831 | duration: 4:00 | price: $1.70
accompaniment: piano

Set to a picturesque, thought provoking text by Colette Inez, the plaintive melody is joined by an artistic, colorful piano accompaniment. An unusual, beautiful piece for women.

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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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CoverLe Lion Amoureux [level: Medium]
Christopher Fox
voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 1622 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

Treble choirs will delight in this jewel of a piece. To be sung in French, it tells the tale of a lion who fell in love.

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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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CoverLet the Sea Make a Noise [level: Medium]
George Frideric Handel, arr. Jacob Narverud
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1444 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

A piece from Handel’s Chandos Anthems, now tastefully arranged for women, this is a superb addition to treble standard repertoire.

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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.”

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CoverLiebst du um Schönheit [level: Medium]
Clara Schumann, arr. by Drew Collins
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 913 | duration: 2:20 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: piano

A charming vocal solo has been tastefully arranged for 3-part choir. Sing this song about love in the original German, or in the fine English version by the composer.

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CoverLife's Loveliness [level: Easy]
David N. Childs
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 551 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

Sara Teasdale's beloved poem, BARTER, is set to a beautiful melody with a flowing accompaniment. Suitable for treble choirs of all ages. Medium difficulty.

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CoverLight My LIght [level: Medium]
Connor J. Koppin | Jo-Michael Scheibe Choral Series
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1374 | duration: 4:00 | price: $2.35
accompaniment: piano

After an innocent beginning, the “light” really comes on full force with lots of upbeat action in the vocal lines. An unusual piece for a treble choir looking to do something special and unique. A dramatic ending assures a great audience response.

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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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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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CoverLittle Lamb [level: Easy]
Alejandro Consolancion | Randy and Rachel Stenson Choral Series
voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP 1360 | duration: 4:15 | price: $2.05
accompaniment: piano

This charming setting of the beloved William Blake poem is mostly unison, making it accessible to many treble choirs. The artistic piano part provides an elegant touch to this special piece while lending support to the singers.

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