Sleepsong is a rich Celtic-inspired song for choirs looking to test their abilities with a new and exciting challenge.Released by Secret Garden in 2005 the song was written by Brendan Graham and Rolf Løvland who also penned the Westlife hit You Raise Me Up. This beautiful and peaceful choral version has been arranged by Desmond Earley for six part chorus with Soprano solo. It was first performed by UCD Choral Scholars on April 19 2012.The piece is perfect for choruses looking to take their singing forward with specific directions for staggered breathing throughout offering an added challenge forensembles. Although designed to be sung A Cappella the arrangement includes a piano reduction for easy rehearsal.

Sing Pop A Cappella is a collection of a cappella arrangements of fantastic pop songs old and new, by renowned teacher, singer and director Gitika Partington. Her arrangements are used by choirs across the UK, and she emphasises that being able to read music is not necessary. Rewarding and enjoyable, Book Three continues her project to bring people together through the power of song.What's great about Gitika Partington's Sing Pop A Cappella series is how she understands that to make great music or to sing a great song, it's not necessary to be able to sight-read. It may be useful, but she has learned that there are other ways to communicate music, namely through ear training, repetition and gesture. Her arrangements, five of which appear in this book, have enabled youth and community choirs to spring up across the country, making singing truly and universally accessible. Included in this book are wonderfully rich a cappella arrangements of Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers, Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair, Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up, Adele's Rolling In The Deep and a huge favourite, Sway (Quien Sera). Vocal scores for these innovative and enjoyable arrangements are included in standard notation, although Partington recommends learning by ear as something equally beneficial. To aid with this, the accompanying download card includes five tracks of audio for each song. One features a full performance demonstration while the other four each focus on either soprano, alto, tenor or bass. The easy download of these tracks makes learning efficient and fun, as you are able to listen wherever you are.The great thing about a cappella singing is that it can be done anywhere, with limited resources, with members who don't necessarily have any musical training. Partington has created a book that can be used by a cappella choirs who love pop music that sounds great and will thrill audiences. Sing Pop A Cappella is not just a songbook, though, it also includes an extensive introduction by Partington, as well as performance tips for each song and information on voice care and learning the tunes. It's a personal book for Partington, who is passionate about the power of music to bring people together, and enthusiastic about getting people who wouldn't believe they had the confidence or ability, to sing pop!Sing Pop A Cappella is a brilliant book for choirs of any type or size who would enjoy singing five incredible pop tunes without accompaniment. The fantastic sound of a group of people singing a well-known song in a completely new and interesting way is something that Gitika Partington knows well, and something that she wants to impart to groups across the country. Songs like this were made to be sung, so pick up Book Three and Sing Pop A Cappella! / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Piano

Introduce your choir to the fun of A Cappella singing with this accessible arrangement of the Lee Ann Womack hit I Hope You Dance that topped the charts in 2001.Crafted for success this setting gives all the parts a chance to sing the melody while the background vocals are easy and create a perfect stylistic texture.

My Jesu Sleep is a work for unaccompanied SATB Choir composed by Adam Harvey with text by clergyman Reverend H. R. Bramley. In the March 2016 edition of Organists' Review Rebecca Tavener writes that this work has a 'memorable lilting melody' and that 'choirs of modest ability will learn it quickly and no doubt appreciate its easy charm.'

Sweet Honey in the Rock's musical sound has been described in High Fidelity magazine as “breathtaking excursions into harmony singing” and in Down Beat as “neck-hair raising”. This six-memberAfrican-American a cappella women's group has just celebrated its 25th anniversary. This wonderful collection compiled and edited by Ysaye M. Barnwell features three original compositions and one traditional song arrangement byeach of the five singing members. The songs are presented in choral score for easy use by vocal ensembles. Also includes a moving foreword by Harry Belafonte an introduction by Horace Clarence Boyer the group's“Her-story ” a discography with album covers photos and extensive composer's and performance notes. Available: SATB divisi a cappella. Also available: “Singing in the African-American Tradition” taughtby Ysaye M. Barnwell with George Brandon.

This worshipful a cappella setting of a familiar text beckons us to grasp the truth of Chrit's call to come to Him and find rest. Prayerfully penned with rich choral writing this reverent reminder truly depicts the love that God holds for His saints. Easy to medium.

Fred Bock released his a cappella setting of this American folk song for mixed divisi voices years ago and it remains a popular setting. This new edition has been simplified to four parts (SATB) with piano accompaniment. The unique spirit of Fred's arrangement endures marvelously. Great for church or school high school or community choirs. Easy to medium in difficulty.

Veteran composer and arrranger Benjie Harlan knows how to make a hymn rock! Arranged for piano 4-hand accompaniment (available separately) a 2-hand accompaniment comes with the choral. Truly it is the accompaniment that carries this arrangement to the winner's circle. The choir parts are solid and easy to learn. A great church anthem. Easy.

Brian Tate wants to help bring us all together and uses his imaginative music and community-building texts to make it happen. Each vocal part gets its own statement and they sequence together into a rollicking chorus all a cappella all fun. High school community even college choirs can find a joyful spot to program this number. Easy.

SATB a cappella-Easy-to-sing motet of moderate modernity to be used in church services or sacred concerts. The whole piece is structured in simple intervals which gradually change into more complex multiphonics. The individual parts however are very melodic.

Want to pep up a worship service or rouse the audience with a super encore? This is the piece to do it. There's some fun levity in this good ol' spiritual especially the part about the choir singer. You'll have to see the song to know what that's about. Best of all this arrangement has all of Stacey's stylin' but it's easy almost all 4-part SATB (only a little soprano divis at the end). For church and school high school ages and up easy to medium.

It's classic Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers! The easy banter of this famous Jerome Kern standard translates perfectly into a choral setting that's great for all ages!Available separately: SATB SAB 2-Part and ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 2:30.

This simple and powerful shout has a folk rock anthem quality that's almost Stomp-like in its direct and joyful appeal. Easy to learn and easy to sing your singers will love recreating the sounds from this chart-topper by the Lumineers! Available separately: SATB 3-Part Mixed 2-Part ShowTrax CD. Rhythm Parts (Gtr Bs Drms) available as a digital download. Duration: ca. 2:30.

It was time for a new piece to serve as the concert closer and this is it. Selected for the Mike Scheibe Choral Series this benediction uses the text of an ancient Scottish blessing that is delightfully generic in nature. Warm deep and melodic this is a benediction that can be used anywhere - church school college community. Provided with both a piano and optional organ accompaniment (available separately) this selection is a precious end to any event. Easy to medium in difficulty.

English organist and composer Hugh Benham gives us a fresh and elegant description of this much-loved Christina Rossetti poem. The choral writing is wonderful chorale-like with the organ providing graceful support. Hugh calls it a carol/anthem for Christmas or Epiphany and that says it best. Easy-medium.