A Patriotic Festival

The swinging gospel beat in this medley of American patriotic treasures (“My Country 'Tis of Thee ” “America the Beautiful ” “Battle Hymn of the Republic”) makes this arrangement a wonderfulselection for any concert or festival! Moderately difficult it is written to suit the ranges and needs of the high school choir and beyond. Each title may also be performed separately.

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. A majestic festival of sound!An ideal choice for your band’s first festival experience, Sovereign Pageantry includes tutti scoring as well as call-and-response interchanges between the sections. The fanfare and procession in a stately tempo brings to mind the imperial castle guards and antiphonal brasses from high upon battlements as the noble family promenades on a joyous day of celebration. The music encourages a full sound and smooth, tasteful articulations from your young band. Resplendent! / Niveau : 5 / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Full of rhythmic energy and contrasts, you will find this pairing of two popular patriotic songs, 'My Country, 'Tis of Thee' and 'America the Beautiful,' appealing to players and audiences. Eventually, every section gets to play the melody, and it is full of passages which lend to teaching stylistic march technique. Whether a concert, festival, or patriotic event, this march provides material that will engage players and listeners with a flag-waving moment. (2:50) / Concert Band

Uses: Concert Festival Graduation Memorial Funeral Patriotic An extraordinary text by Charles Dickens provides the inspiration for this excellent concert/festival work. The pure the bright the beautiful that stirred ourhearts in youth... the striving after better hopes; these things can never die.

Festival Edition-Uses: Concert Patriotic Scripture: II Chronicles 7:14 - Psalm 33:12 From the American songbook here is a festival edition of one of our most beloved national songs. Filled with all the fanfare and flourish you would expect this sparkling arrangement has a cinematic sweep and color. Brilliant orchestrations add a towering impact to the whole and the gigantic ending makes this setting an excellent choice as a service or concert closer. Majestic! Score and Parts (fl 1-2/pic ob cl 1-2 bn hn 1-2 tpt 1-3 tbn 1-2 btbn tba timp perc 1-3 glock hp vn 1-2 va vc db) available as a digital download.

A Medley of My Country 'Tis of Thee and America the Beautiful-Rhythmic in a gospel style these two patriotic favorites are joined for a powerful performance. An excellent patriotic choice for concerts or festivals. Available: SATB; 3-Part Mixed; StudioTrax CD.

This spectacular setting for choir and orchestra of the Irving Berlin patriotic classic features an optional narration of the beautiful and inspiring Give me your tired your poor... text by Emma Lazarus. This powerful work is ideal for festival occasions of all types.

This inspiring Discovery Series medley for choir band and optional strings is an ideal patriotic feature for young choir and band. Ideal for school and community performances it adapts easily for festival performances and masschoir events and it's carefully arranged to be performed with band alone. Includes: This Land Is Your Land You're a Grand Old Flag Yankee Doodle Boy God Bless the U.S.A.Available separately: 3-PartMixed 2-Part and VoiceTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 4:00.

This fast paced pop-style medley is a break from patriotic tradition. Opening grandly into a contemporary work with “This Is My Country ” this choral develops into “America the Beautiful ” then grows intoa gospel-style setting of “My Country 'Tis of Thee” and ends as it began with “This Is My Country.” It remains up-beat and powerful until the very last chord. “A Star Spangled Celebration!” isa choreographer's dream of movement and energy and a wonderful addition to festival programming. Available separately: SATB SSA SAB StudioTrax CD.

This spectacular setting for soloist choir and orchestra of the Irving Berlin patriotic classic features an optional narration of the beautiful and inspiring Give me your tired your poor... text by Emma Lazarus. This powerfulwork is ideal for festival occasions of all types.

Customize Your Programs With Scripts for Every Occasion-You need programs' We've got plenty! Here are twelve flexible programs designed to delight entertain and sometimes even educate your cast members and audiences. From January to December there is a program for each major holidaymarked on your school calendar. Programs A-Plenty provides all the dialog and gives suggestions for songs that could be incorporated in each program. Some of the songs may be new to you and others may already be in yourcast's repertoire. You can choose to perform one or more of the songs from the list or substitute for another song that best delivers the message you want to say. The key word is ?flexible.? We encourage you to takethe script provided and make the programs your own. Happy Holidays - every one of them! Holiday Scripts include: A Fun Festive and Fantastic Fall Festival; Grandparent's Day: It's All About You; Patriotic Program: I AmAmerica; Veterans Day; Thanksgiving Day; Winter Holidays: The Signs of Winter; Martin Luther King Jr. Day: We Are the Dream; Hip Hooray It's Valentine's Day!; Presidents' Day; Music in Our Schools; A Spring Sing!; An Earth DayCelebration. Available: Resource Book (with reproducible pages). Suggested for grades 2-5.

We think this is the finest arrangement we've heard of the patriotic work that many believe should be our national anthem. Mark Hayes' arrangement uses fresh, new harmonies and is thoroughly inspirational. Optional narration includes writings by Jefferson, Lincoln, and Martin Luther King. Vocals are not difficult for a piece of this order. Consider for use at festivals. InstruPax includes: director's score, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, 2 French horns [opt. baritone], percussion. / Choeur SAB

Arranged for Harp-Sylvia Woods' medley of two patriotic songs is perfect for school assemblies meetings festivals churches and national holidays. It combines 2 well-known favories: America (My Country 'tis of Thee) and America theBeautiful (Oh Beautiful for Spacious Skies). It begins in the key of D (2 sharps) and ends in the key of G (1 sharp) with several sharping lever or pedal changes. Fingerings chord symbols and lyrics are included. 4 pages for advanced beginner and intermediate players. Playable on lever harps and pedal harps.

In his libretto for “Riccardo Primo” Paolo Rolli drew on Antonio Lotti’s opera “Isacio tiranno” which had been performed in Venice in 1710. Handel needed a text with two great women’s roles for the two best female singers of the day were members of his troupe – Francesca Cuzzoni and Faustina Bordoni. He had already written the operas “Alessandro” and “Admeto” for them. He began composing “Riccardo Primo” in spring 1727 completing the first version on 16 May. However following the death of King George I on 11 June 1727 the theatres remained closed.For Handel who had become a British citizen in February 1727 the accession of George II to the throne offered new possibilities and he embarked on a revision of the opera. With this he was able to offer a new opera for the coronation festivities the hero of which was one of King George’s charismatic forebears. From May onwards Handel thoroughly revised the present score wrote some parts anew and expanded it with particularly splendid music. Handel and Rolli also improved the plot and introduced patriotic elements to honour the British monarchy. The historic background is the third crusade against Saladin the Sultan of Egypt and Syria who had recaptured Jerusalem in 1187. Although King Richard I captured Cyprus and together with French crusaders stormed the fortress of Akko in the Holy Land the crusade ended with a ceasefire and Jerusalem remained in Saladin’s hands. Richard was given the title ‘Coeur-de-lion’ by the English for his great military ability and bravery although the Sicilians had first given him this name because of his relentless cruelty in clashes around Messina . The vocal score is based on the Halle Handel Edition volume published in 2005 edited by Terence Best and contains the second version of the opera which was premiered in November 1727. Performance material available for hire. Based on the Urtext of the Halle Handel Edition. Original Italian text with German singing translation. Straightforward and easy-to-play Piano reduction.

Joseph M. Martin's Song For The Unsung Hero is a moving tribute to all those who serve and protect. This piece honors the men and women who dedicate their lives to preserving our freedom and keeping us safe. This powerful choral incorporating 'My Country 'Tis of Thee'  is a heart-stirring expression of patriotism and pride for concerts festivals or memorials. Available: SATB SAB TTBB 2-part Orchestration StudioTrax CD.