Concert March. Par PASTORE CARMINE. Dedicated to the brave men and women of the armed forces, the stately tempo and moderate duration of this one keep it within reach of every Grade 1 band. Interesting harmonization and lots of attention to dynamics and articulations make it a good choice for the final piece at your young band’s first festival appearance. You may also wish to consider HONOR AND GL…

Tenor Book/Online Audio. Par . The world's most trusted source for authentic editions of theatre music for singers has expanded with yet another volume. Many of the songs are found in no other collections. The 40 songs in each volume are in the original keys, excerpted from vocal scores and piano/conductor rehearsal scores. Includes both recent shows and a deeper look into classic musicals. Conten…

The series Der Junge Pop-Chor has vastly expanded the range of contemporary choral material available to choirs. In Volume 4 of this successful series, five more songs are included for 2-part youth choir (or 2-part women's choir), arranged with Piano Accompaniment.This series is mostly aimed at teenagers and young adults, who want to sing the latest chart-topping hits. The accompanying CD contains…

Oratorio in three parts. Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. In quite characteristic fashion for the times, Handel's opera ; Alessandro looks at various episodes in the life and rule of Alexander the Great (356 323 BC). This legendary warrior and military commander conquered large parts of the world before meeting an untimely end at the age of 32. A central conflict in Handel's opera is Alessandro being …

Par BENJAMIN GEORGE. A beguiling 20-minute work for countertenor, women's voices and orchestra, Dream of the Song, George Benjamin's first work since his ground-breaking opera Written on Skin, was premiered in 2015 by the countertenor Bejun Mehta, the Netherlands Chamber Choir and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by the composer. Employing a reduced orchestra (two oboes, four horns, two…

Par SCHREKER FRANZ. Franz Schreker was an important representative of the “Wiener Moderne” and one of the most successful opera composers at the beginning of the 20th century. To conclude his studies at the Vienna Conservatory he set Psalm 116 for women’s choir and orchestra [1900] and dedicated to his “beloved teacher Robert Fuchs, in reverence. ” Fuchs, the highly respected composition teacher, …

Six Jazz-inspired Pieces for Solo Piano. Par STEPHENS AMY. This Third Stream suite combines classical form with jazz language and rhythm in six sophisticated pieces depicting the composer's favourite places around San Francisco, one of the most fascinating cities in the world. The collection has been an award-winner in the International Association of Women in Music's Search for New Music, America…

Written for the Wheaton College Christmas Festival, this work with a text by Christian mystic, Hildegard of Bingen, should feel very free, personal and almost improvisational. The close harmony requires careful attention to balance among the parts and is worthy of any fine women's choir. / Choeur SA A Cappella

Das Fußballstück. Par LANGER MANFRED. What happens to a choir when the FIFA World Cup kicks off? The composer Manfred Länger, of Vienna, has written a very inventive piece about this hot topic in which he spoofs “football fever” in a very compact composition. The work is suitable for all choirs [mixed choir, women’s or men’s choir] singers who are football fanatics and those who are football grouc…

Par KODALY ZOLTAN. Kodály's 'Ave Maria' was composed for a three-part a cappella women's choir in 1935. The Cecilia Choir of the Roman-Catholic Theological University performed the premiere of this piece on December, 8th 1936 in Eger (Hungary). The conductor was Dezsö Bitter. This edition of the vocal score includes an additional piano voice put underneath the singing voices for the purpose of reh…