Follow the Son 2-part

This is a first...a Broadway-styled original using hat choreography! Outfit your choir with every sort of hat and follow the clear-cut stick figures. You'll have a wonderfully fun easy lead-in to choral movement! Available: 2-Part.

from The Lion King II: Simba's Pride-In 1998 Disney followed their ultra-successful feature The Lion King with The Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride. The main and recurring theme: We are One continues to blend basic Christian attitudes with New Age philosophy and full vocal sonorities bolster this dramatic anthem. This is an inspirational choral setting for 2-part Choir and Piano accompaniment arranged by Roger Emerson based on Tom Snow’s engaging music. The overriding message is to find courage wisdom and strength within yourself and realise that ‘the team’ is more important than the individual.

A delightful Christmas cantata for children’s voices (and ensemble/electronic backing tracks) with or without narrator: reggae jazz rock ballad and pop numbers to witty text by Richard and Thomas Allain. Caesar has called a census in the Holy Land. So everyone is crowding back into Bethlehem a town where they read Shalom! Magazine where suddenly there are donkey traffic gridlocks and hotels where you can't get a room for love or shekels. Tom works doing odd jobs at the Fun Big Inn which isn't much fun at all. This busy night he decides to leave the landlord in the lurch and head for the bright lights of Jerusalem. But he doesn't get far running first into reggae singing shepherds and then three groovy wise dudes following a star. Tom can hardly ignore the remarkable things they have to tell him. So what does he do next? What would any of us do? Richard and Thomas Allain retell the story of the Nativity in a new and individual way with immediacy and wit in a string of unforgettable tuneful songs and sharply clever words in an idiom accessible to everyone. Manger Tom can be performed with unison voices someone to narrate highly effective with just Piano or Keyboard accompaniment. But there are parts available too for instruments you might want to add. Included with the score of Manger Tom is a CD which comprises of a full performance of the musical numbers by professional singers and players as well as just the accompaniments for everyone to sing along to if they prefer. Additionally lyric sheets and a script are available as free downloads - visit www.hybridpublications.com to access the bonus material. Lyric sheets enable easy rehearsals and the script allows Manger Tom to be performed as a full nativity play. Review from Andrew Stewart of Classroom Music says: 'Manger Tom manages to squeeze within the space of eight numbers everything from big-band and rock numbers to reggae and in ‘Star of the

This timeless rock anthem was originally released by American band Journey in 1981. It has enjoyed a recent revival and cult following thanks to being performed by Joe McElderry on 2009's X-Factor and being heard onAmerican Idol Scrubs and The Sopranos amongst other programmes. The hit U.S. show   Glee   catapulted it back into the charts with its choral arrangement. The song works brilliantly for choir and has here been arranged for 2 Part choir by Adam Anders.

Volume 1 - Hymns-SIMPLY SUNDAY is a new series designed specifically for smaller choirs with limited resources. Piano parts are very accessible with carefully chosen keys the accompaniment tracks are basic and easy to follow as well. Titles inthis volume include: I Stand Amazed in the Presence 'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus and Holy Holy Holy. Available separately: 2-Part Mixed ChoirTrax CD. Duration: ca. 7:45.

This novel and up-tempo choral sings of skating on an icy pond in circles with lots of slipping and sliding followed by a verse of sleigh-riding through snowy fields of white. Put them together and you have a bright and festive winter or holiday partner song for your young singers! Available separately: 2-Part StudioTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:01.

Discovery Level 2-The text and music are artfully set in this evocative original work painting a haunting image of a starry sky over a barren winter landscape and drawing a musical comparison of the blanket of flowers soon to follow in the spring. Wonderful for building tone and expression in developing treble ensembles! For 2-Part voices with optional descant.

Available separately: 3-Part Mixed and 2-Part. VoiceTrax CD also available. Performance Time: Approx. 1:30

Uses: ChristmasScripture: Luke 2:1-20; Matthew 2:1-12Organ piano and optional handbells combine with unison voices to create this stunning arrangement of the much beloved carol by Charles Wesley andFelix Mendelssohn. Following a glorious introduction announcing the birth of Jesus unison voices sing through the carol as a dynamic accompaniment brilliantly supports the singing. On the final stanza the congregation has anopportunity to join the ensemble for a majestic conclusion that includes an optional vocal descant soaring above the beautiful MENDELSSOHN tune. Available separately: Unison/opt. 2-Part Treble CelebrationTrax CD. Duration: ca.4:30

2-Part and Piano-Children's Choirs from the city of Cincinnati premiered this powerful original work at the National Orff Conference in November 2001. Telling the story of the Underground Railroad and one of its renowned conductors HarrietTubman it follows the slaves' escape to Freedom as it builds in emotional intensity with each new verse.Available separately: 2-Part and ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 3:40.

Discovery Level 3-The 6/8 meter supported by a djembe gives this spiritual a feeling of momentum that is fresh and contemporary. The gospel harmonies and voice parts are well-crafted for middle school choirs. Available separately: 3-Part Mixed 2-Part VoiceTrax CD. Duration: ca. 3:40.

Classics for Children Series-This jubilant homage to the joy of making music is easy to learn and fun to sing. For two-part treble voices “Musica Dei” begins with two distinct joyous melodies followed by an accented canon section and finishesby pairing the two beginning melodies as partner songs. This Latin/English text piece will be a favorite of singers and congregations. The piano accompaniment is creative and supportive of the vocals.

This lively folk song was known as a play party song that included clapping and dancing. Beginning with a soft and lovely melody and followed by an energetic contrast this choral conveys the true party spirit of the folk song andis a wonderful performance and teaching piece.

from Solfege Suite #2-As a follow-up to Ken Berg's extremely successful Solfege Suite #1 here is Solfege Suite #2! Besides teaching solfege form and other musical elements they also stand as performance pieces. Each title describes the form employed and the character of the work.