Poetic Women

SKU: GI.G-005273

Ever-creative Orlando-based composer Bob Schaefer has penned this original music for the poetic English ranslation of the Pentecost Sequence. Men and women of the choir alternate the first two musical sentences and are joined by the assembly on the last phrase of each verse. With this simple four-part vocal texture, Bob continues to compose sensible, practicable music that fills a liturgical need. You will find yourself coming back to his writing time and again.

SKU: AP.48865

UPC: 038081561899. English.

Winter programming at its finest! A rare find for four-part mixed or treble choirs. This original poetic text recounts the sheer beauty of snowflakes floating to earth in a winter paradise. A gently lilting tempo, the ebb and flow of a graceful melody, and some closely spaced cluster chords create an artistic soundscape that will challenge and engage even the most accomplished choristers. Outstanding performances are the result of outstanding rehearsals, and this piece contains the depth for both. Nature, not to be outdone, leaves one and all . . . spellbound.

About Alfred Choral Designs

Th e Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.

SKU: HP.8923

UPC: 763628189235. By David Meece.

Contemporary Christmas classic by David Meece The charm and grace of David Meece's contemporary Christmas classic shines through in this sensitive choral setting from Lloyd Larson. The poetic images and haunting melody are beautifully woven into a gently flowing, richly satisfying, artistic musical fabric. Accompaniment can be piano, handbells, or full orchestra. This top-seller is included in Lloyd's Christmas musical, Emmanuel - God with Us! (8250) and the SSA setting is in Lloyd's collection, Women in Song IV (8581). The Orchestration by Mark Kellner includes a Conductor's Score and parts for: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet in B-flat, Horn in F, 2 Trumpets in B-flat, 2 Trombones, Percussion, Timpani, Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello and Bass.

SKU: PR.144407370

ISBN 9781491131688. UPC: 680160680016.

Ether eal and meditative, Lauren Bernofsky’s SOLITUDE is a 5-minute poem infused with both warmth and poetic desolation. Originally composed with the B( Clarinet in mind, this publication also includes an ossia part for A Clarinet. SOLITUDE has been recorded by clarinetist Jessica Lindsey on her Albany CD, “Set No Limits (Music by Women Composers)”.

SKU: GI.G-009605

Latin, english.

For the Pueri Cantores choral series, Keith Kalemba has crafted this fine choral arrangement of the timeless and beautiful chant Veni, Creator Spiritus. It was originally commissioned as a three-part piece for men's choir, but is presented here in Latin and English for any three-part choir, whether youth, women or men's voices. The ancient poetic images are skillfully evoked as the chant melody weaves effortlessly through the vocal parts.

SKU: GI.G-9088

ISBN 9781622771691. English.

In 2010 the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments granted a recognitio to The Revised Grail Psalms. This translation was prepared as a liturgical translation intended for use in the Roman Catholic Liturgy. Within a year of its publication, Christian leaders from groups beyond the Roman Catholic Communion expressed appreciation for certain aspects of The Revised Grail Psalms, particularly the poetic quality of the text and the sprung rhythm which facilitates recitation, chant, and musical settings of the texts. They further inquired if we might consider publishing another edition of The Revised Grail Psalms, focusing more directly on the original Hebrew while yet seeking a more inclusive final text of the sort preferred in the current worship of their respective communions. Thus The Ecumenical Grail Psalter came to be. Extracted from the Introduction to The Ecumenical Grail Psalter   Endorsements for The Ecumenical Grail Psalter “A lovely translation! The Ecumenical Grail Psalter retains the elegant simplicity, beauty, and rhythmic flow of earlier Grail Psalms. This makes it ideal for public reading and singing, as well as for individual devotional use. I applaud the inclusive language, and I hope it will be widely read and sung. It is a wonderful gift to the Church!” —J. Clinton McCann, Jr. Evangelical Professor of Biblical Interpretation Eden Theological Seminary “Lyrical in language with an ear for the musicality of words, this fresh revision of the Grail Psalter voices the longing, lament, and lavish praise contained in the Psalms. I especially appreciate the attentiveness to inclusive language, which invites women readers and prayers of these texts to feel more at home in this richly hued rhetorical landscape. The monks of Conception Abbey have offered a gift to the larger ecclesial family, further shaping our liturgical life through engagement with the Psalter. As a Baptist theologian and seminary president, I am deeply grateful.” —Molly T. Marshall President and Professor of Theology and Spiritual Formation Central Baptist Theological Seminary “A translation of the Psalms marked by noble simplicity, accessibility, freshness, and candor. These texts are beautifully singable—well poised for chanting and singing in a variety of cultural contexts. They are also well suited for devotional and liturgical reading, inviting worshipers into the world of the Psalms with vivid, uncluttered language. May this volume be widely received across Christian traditions.” —John D. Witvliet Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary.