Par PARRY BEN / L'ESTRANGE A.. Music For Special Occasions brings together 10 sacred choral works in on volume, carefully selected to cater for a wide variety of performance contexts - whether joyful, reflective, or commemorative. Practically and flexibly arranged for Soprano and Baritone or Low Alto, this unique collection of best-loved classics and new pieces is a must-have resource for all scho…

All the color and light and spectacle of the 70s are distilled into this masterpiece of the era! A top ten hit for Earth, Wind and Fire in 1979, this selection will be a perfect opening for pop and show choirs looking to make an impact! / Choeur SSA

Try A Little Tenderness is the perfect choice for amateur choirs seeking an elegant and sophisticated centrepiece to their choral pop repertoire. Based on Otis Redding's smooth and soulful take on the song, this choral version is bursting with rich harmonies and jazzy chord progressions. Arranged by Jeremy Birchall for SAB chorus with piano accompaniment, this piece opens with a reasonably challen…

Christina Rossetti's beloved 'In the Bleak Midwinter' sings beautifully in this lovely setting for expressive choirs. The meaningful text and breathtaking music are worthy of artistic interpretation. A gracefully supportive piano contributes a few soloistic flourishes and an optional C-instrument (oboe on our recording) adds a gentle obbligato. / Choeur SAB

Par RODGERS / HAMMERSTEIN. Two gems from Oklahoma! are complemented here by timeless favourites from The King and I , a show which continues to hold a magical appeal for children of all ages. The Faber Young Voices series is devised specifically to address the needs of young or newly-formed choirs looking for easy, yet rewarding new repertoire. / Niveau : Assez Facile / Date parution : 1997-01-1…

Kantate Zum Himmelfahrtsfest. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. On the 30th May 1726, as part of his third Leipzig annual cycle of cantatas, Bach directed the first performance of his Ascension Cantata 'Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen'. The libretto was published at Rudolstadt during the same year without any indication of the autor's name, in a collection entitled 'Sonn- und Fest-Tags-Andachten über die or…

Zusammenstellung Aus Sätzen Bachscher Kantaten. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Oratorio that lasts the whole evening, made up of particularly valuable movements from the lesser known of Bach's cantatas, put together by Hans Grischkat for the 1950 Bach Festival. / Oratorio / Répertoire / Solistes SAB, Choeur SATB, 3 Flûtes à Bec F1, 2 Fl

2 Solo Sopranos, 2 Solo Altos, 3 Solo Tenors, 2 Solo Basses, Mixed Choir and Orchestra. Par MONTEVERDI CLAUDIO. Scholarly-critical Urtext edition orientated towards performance practice. Detailed critical commentary (Eng) in the full score. Movements 10, 13 and 14 are included in their original high clef in the appendix of the full score. These movements are also available with Piano reduction as …

Kantate Zum 3. Sonntag Nach Trinitatis Und Für Alle Zeit. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. The edition allows for the performance of this cantate in the various forms which Bach himself used. The solo parts for high voice are always allotted primarily to the voice specified by Bach in Leipzig, with the alternative authorized by the Weimar and Cöthen parts placed afterwards in brackets./ Répertoire / Sol…

Par L'ESTRANGE ALEXANDER (Arr.). Simple Gifts has been sung to numerous different lyrics (particularly Sydney Carter’s 1960s hymn Lord of the dance) and the tune is very well known, thanks to its use in Aaron Copland’s score for the ballet Appalachian Spring, first performed in 1944. Elder Joseph Brackett – a shaker from Maine – originally wrote it as a ‘dancing song’ in 1848. This arrangement by …