With a Joyful Song

Written for unison or two-part mixed voices not only can any size choir experience great success in presenting “Sing to the Lord...” but it is an excellent choice for community services with combined choirs of varyingskills and for those inevitable emergency Sundays with low choir attendance. Use of organ contributes to the hearty directive to “Shout His praises ... Praise Him for life for rest and food.” First published over 20years ago just after Shawnee Press acquired the Harold Flammer catalog “Sing to the Lord a Joyful Song” continues to be a favorite with choral directors and ministers of music. If you missed it when first published or have entered the field of church music recently this staple for your library has proven itself over and over to be invaluable.

Written especially for developing choirs this festive SA(T)B cantata is overflowing with joyful seasonal songs ideal for smaller ensembles. Original material mingles with traditional carols in a jubilant mix crafted to createlarge musical impact with minimal numbers and rehearsal time. The musical variety ranges from galloping gospels to contemporary ballads and joyful carols to tender manger lullabies. Larger groups can take advantage of the cuednotes for richer sonorities and still enjoy the sensitive care taken to minimize awkward passages for quick learning. A flexible narration allows thoughtful directors to customize their programs while optional orchestral supportbrings appropriate instruments to the programming of this innovative cantata for Christmas. The cantata can even be done progressively throughout Advent and completed during Christmas celebrations. Available separately: SA(T)B Listening CD Preview Pack (Book/CD combo) 10-Pack Listening CDs Orchestration (Score & parts for keyboard flute clarinet trumpet trombone and percussion) StudioTrax CD (Accompaniment only) SplitTrax CD RehearsalTrax CDs(part-predominant reproducible). Duration: ca. 27:00.

Par NIX BRAD. Sing and Celebrate 10! honors the tenth anniversary of this outstanding series for sacred, younger elementary choirs! This special, multi-purpose volume contains 2 Mini-Musicals or 10 Stand-Alone Anthems for use throughout the church year. Each mini-musical provides five songs with age-appropriate scripts plus flexible suggestions for sets, props, staging, costumes, and cast assignments. The songs in each mini-musical may also be sung separately as individual anthems. Sing and Celebrate 10! comes packed with creative lesson plans, teaching resources, and rehearsal planning ideas necessary for building a successful, engaging choir program-in one value-packed Book with digital download access! Digital downloads include accompaniment and performance tracks, reproducible singers\' pages, supplemental teaching resources, and colorful PDF song charts for projection options. Like every volume in the series, Sing and Celebrate 10! promises to nurture the musical and spiritual growth of your singers to last a lifetime. Included in this volume are Creation Celebration! (General Mini-Musical) and The Greatest Gift of All (Christmas Mini-Musical). Also available in the Sing and Celebrate! series: the original Sing and Celebrate! (35028238), Sing and Celebrate 2! (35028755), Sing and Celebrate 3! (35029219), Sing and Celebrate 4! (35029809), Sing and Celebrate 5! (35030476), Sing and Celebrate 6! (35031059), Sing and Celebrate 7! (35031739), Sing and Celebrate 8! (35032293), Sing and Celebrate 9! (00295391) / Date parution : 2022-06-14/ Recueil / Choeur à L\'Unisson

Worship leaders and musicians alike will be thrilled with these superb new choral arrangements of fantastic praise and worship songs. Just look at the names of some of the composers and you will know what quality toexpect!Sets 1 to 3 of the series contain rousing affirming joyful songs while Sets 4 and 5 are more gentle and prayerful. Accordingly New Worship Songs - Set 1 is subtitled ‘Songs of Joy’ and includesJesus is worthy (Goodine) Santuary (Cottrell) Who Shall Come? (Allen) I will give thanks (Martin) and Shine On (Alfsen).

A Christmas Special comprises a collection of four joyful songs exploring the ‘lighter’ side of Christmas. Three classic songs and one newly composed arranged for soprano alto and combined men's voices with a straightforward piano accompaniment - ideal for beginner choirs and for choirs in which the male singers are few or at the stage when their voices are changing. Songs include: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas  Jingle Bells  O Christmas Tree and a crowd-pleasing original by Alexander L’Estrange and Peter Gritton  Another Christmas. The songs formpart of the Choral Basics Series which has been carefully designed to provide rewarding varied repertoire for beginner choirs. Perfect for singers of all ages the series offers attractive idiomatic arrangements for SA and SAMen choirs with carefully considered vocal ranges and straightforward piano accompaniments that support the singers. Embracing world music spirituals folk song pop classics hit shows and original pieces this series offers everything a budding choir could wish for. 

Yale Glee Club New Classic Choral Series-Jeffrey Douma's setting of the freedom song Woke Up This Morning arranged for the Yale Glee Club is strong and deliberate with a declarative text and a “Hallelujah” at the end of theverse that repeats and builds with joyful intensity. The traditional song Woke Up This Morning gained special significance during the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and maintains its importancestill.

With joyful energy befitting Easter morn Patricia Mock has given us a great song of celebration. The 2-part voices was designed with children in mind but can work with adult voices as well. A simple but effective handbell part is designed to work with a handbell choir or members of the chorus.

The traditional Swahili Song Yesu Ni Wangu arranged by Ruth Morris Gray for SAB choir. This rhythmic call and response song from East Africa is so much fun to sing! The traditional harmonies are easy to find with just a touch of optional divisi toward the end. A joyful song of praise. Featured on 'Reaching for the Stars' choral movement DVD 00-39928.

Uses: General Scripture: Psalm 96:1: Isaiah 55:12 Jumping off the score with a lively theme this praiseworthy choral anthem will have your heart beating to a light contemporary feel. Whether presented with rhythm and guitar or with piano alone this call to joyful song will energize your services. Brief in its length the piece would be ideal as a service opener. Lively!

In this anthem Joseph Martin proves again that he is the master of the catch phrase or hook that always grabs us into his music. A joyful song of praise he surrounds the anthem with a triumphant fanfare. This is an exhilaratingchoral statement that will energize any service.

The lesser known of Britten’s settings of Psalm 100. Jubilate Deo was intended as a companion piece to the Te Deum In C and is an exuberant joyful song. The piece remained unpublished until after Britten’s death. Arranged for SATB Choir with Organ accompaniment.

This a cappella setting of a traditional South African praise song just bursts with joyful energy. Dynamic contrast percussion and a wide range of layered vocal textures make this an appealing concert choice. Available: SATB a cappella. Performance Time: Approx. 2:15.

from the musical Scrooge-This buoyant and joyful song by Leslie Bricusse makes an excellent feature for combined treble and mixed choirs with keyboard and brass accompaniment. Available separately: SATB/2-Part and Instrumental ePak. Performance Time: Approx. 2:15.