New Year Blessing

A Gaelic Blessing is a simple and catchy piece by Craig McLeish. This piece will be particularly useful for school, junior and community choirs, and a tuneful introduction to singing simple contrapuntal lines. The second soprano part repeats the tune at bar 33 and should dominate here - the first sopranos and altos should support appropriately. Ease and beauty of tone should be of paramount importance throughout. An inspiring selection of new works from a range of contemporary composers, the Novello New Choral Series offers pieces for all types of choirs, including sacred and secular works from simple, four-part settings to more expansive, yet accessible, repertoire in an exciting variety of styles. Craig McLeish began his musical life as a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral under Barry Rose. He began composing at the age of ten and his preces and responses for four trebles are still in the repertoire. After a degree at York University he returned to London to study at the Guildhall and sang again at St Paul's as a tenor. At the time he also arranged and copied music for West End shows such as Les Miserables and Miss Saigon, and played bass guitar for various groups. This led to a spell in the cult pop band 'Fat and Frantic', who shaved the top 100 twice with the whimsical anthem Last night my wife hoovered my head. He also worked as musical assistant for David Heneker (Half a Sixpence) and David Fanshawe (African Sanctus). In 1992 Craig became director of the Methodist Association of Youth Clubs Orchestra and Singers, performing concerts throughout the UK and becoming involved in a number of recordings and BBC broadcasts. During this time he arranged more than 250 orchestral scores ranging from Queen to Calamity Jane, Stravinsky and Stevie Wonder. Alongside this he began arranging and writing songs for children's collections (Big Blue Planet, Love Shone Down) and producing recordings and string arrangements for various artists (Sheila Walsh, Kim Hill, Matt Redman). He is also well known as a conductor and arranger for Songs of Praise. Recently Craig has collaborated with composer Tolga Kashif writing orchestrations for the RPO's Seo Taiji Symphony, the Classic FM chart-topping CD by saxophonist Tyler Rix, and the Genesis Suite which was premiered at the Barbican. He has been musical director of Young Voices UK for 13 years, bringing large school choirs together to play with a live band and solo artists, and currently conducts the Milton Keynes Community Choir, Hart and Soul Community Choir and the Milton Keynes Youth Choir. / Choeur SSA

Par GILL JOANNA. This work is a reflective setting of a popular blessing used regularly in both church services and within choral concerts. Scored for unaccompanied mixed choir, the four parts are often divided to create an eight-part texture. The main melodic interest is carried in the soprano line over a supporting line of six parts provided by the lower voices. Within this short setting a variety of beautiful shifting choral combinations are used: sopranos and tenors against altos and basses, sopranos against altos, tenors and basses and finally alto and tenor lines which lead into the concluding six-part texture ending on a radiant E major chord spread over three octaves. Within these voice combinations we hear a choral texture which spans just the interval of a perfect fifth to the concluding three octave final chord, creating a wide palette of choral sound in a short space of time. Joanna herself says the following about this work: I wrote “The Lord’s Blessing” in 2018. That year, I had been on tour to New York with the London Symphony Chorus and we got the privilege to spend a day with the Westminster Choir College. At the end of the day they sang a blessing over us and I thought it was such a beautiful moment. So as soon as I got home I wrote a short blessing that I imagined would be sung at the end of a concert as a blessing over the audience. I dedicate it to the LSC./ Répertoire / Choeur Mixte SATB a Cappella

Compiled during his years of pastoral ministry Dr. Roger Paynter closes each of his worship services at First Baptist Church Austin Texas where Joseph Martin worships with this wonderful blessing. Joseph Martin honored Dr.Paynter by setting this contemporary challenge as a lush and dramatic anthem. Suitable for organ or piano support this short but amazingly powerful benediction is a special exclamation point at the end of any worship service.A Blessing to Service urges us to use all of our gifts and talents to work for God. “Now may God take your minds and think through them. May God take your lips and speak through them. May God take your hands and workthrough them. May God take your hearts and set them on fire. Amen!”

A stunning atmosphere is instantly created in this short piece by an almost ethereal Organ part featuring flourishes on Flute stops later supported by a drone-like pedal line.The choral lines are slow-moving and homophonic allowing the text to come to the fore. These words are traditionally used on Trinity Sunday but their general message is suitable for use throughout the year making Owens' setting a useful and practical addition to any church choir's repertory.

Sing, Choirs! is a library in miniature. It contains many of the Christian church's popular traditional anthems, including at least one example that will be suitable for each of the major services of the year. A number of Anglican chants (Psalms, Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis) are included, set out in a way that should enable those who are unfamiliar with the style to perform them easily. The selection of movements from the Mass can be used to enrich the music of the liturgy in services. Many of the works in Sing, Choirs! are presented in their original form, such as Bruckner's Locus Iste and Mozart's Laudate Dominum . Others are arrangements, adaptations or longer pieces, abridged to bring them into the scope of a useable anthem, including choral arrangements of Handel's Largo , the Ave Marias by Schubert and by Bach and Gounod, and Franck's Panis Angelicus amongst many others. This collection has practicability as a priority. The Organ parts can be played on either the Piano or the Keyboard. Much of the music in Sing, Choirs! will be suitable for special occasions, making this an indispensable volume for choirs singing at weekly church services, weddings, funerals and in the concert hall. / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Orgue

Songs for the Cycle of Life-This unique publication of originals (music by Cantor Rachelle Nelson and lyrics by Rabbi Terry Bookman) is an excellent year-round resource for cantors rabbis soloists and synagogue/church musicians. Featuring selections for every life cycle event from birth to death these beautiful songs will surely find a permanent place in your repertoire.

from Disney's A Christmas Carol-Uses: Christmas Concert Youth ChoirScripture: Luke 2:1-14From Disneys hit movie A Christmas Carol comes the compelling theme song that will fill every heart with the holiday spirit. This inspiring message ofpeace and goodwill is a holiday call to kindness and the festive orchestration is the icing on the cookie. With several voicings to consider this is the must-do octavo of the year! Score and Parts (pic fl 1-2 ob cl 1-2 bn hn 1-3 tpt 1-3 tbn1-2 btbn tba timp glock chms perc hp vn 1-2 va vc db) available on CD-ROM and as a digital download.

Artist Level (correlates with Book 1 p. 34) Here is a very playable yet distinctive version of Irving Berlin's classic in an easy setting for young players. This solid arrangement will sound great at concerts any time of the year.

We've updated this outstanding collection of country songs to include even more of your favorites - 79 in all! Featuring: Always On My Mind * Behind Closed Doors * Could I Have This Dance * Crazy * Daddy Sang Bass * D-I-V-O-R-C-E * Forever And Ever, Amen * God Bless The U.S.A. * Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout The Good Old Days) * Help Me Make It Through The Night * I Fall To Pieces * If We Make It Through December * Jambalaya (On The Bayou) * Love Without End, Amen * Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys * Stand By Your Man * Through The Years * and more. / Piano

100 Most Beautiful Movie Songs. 100 of the best songs from the silver screen arranged for piano, voice and guitar: Theme from Angela's Ashes · Beauty and the Beast · Chariots of Fire · Endless Love · Falling Slowly · Gabriel's Oboe · Hymn to the Fallen · The Music of the Night · Never Enough · Over the Rainbow · The Rose · Somewhere Out There · A Thousand Years · Unchained Melody · What a Wonderful World · and more.

Over the many years since its publication this festival arrangement by Roy Ringwald has earned an honored place in the choral repertoire as a true Shawnee Classic.

Over the many years since its publication this festival arrangement by Roy Ringwald has earned an honored place in the choral repertoire as a true Shawnee Classic.

Blueprint for the Exceptional Choral Program-Excellence is not something stumbled upon by accident. You won't achieve great things while flailing about in paperwork nor partake of true musical artistry by folly. Success requires a concrete plan of action: a big-picture planfollowed by all the little details that together create a complex mosaic that forms a beautiful and intricate picture of choral excellence. This practical text offers a wealth of information for running a choral program. The twosuccessful veteran teachers offer advice for dozens of solutions to issues facing the choral director. Includes a CD-ROM of bonus material an introduction by Paul Salamunovich and these chapters:1. GET READY...The Calendar for the Year The Choir Handbook.2. GET SET... Preparing for Class Herhearsal Structure and Techniques Selecting Literature Blueprint for Teaching Choral Literature Effective ClassroomManagement.3. GO! Conducting Concert Dos and Don'ts Memorization Contests and Festivals Programming Themes and Variations Enrichment Opportunities for Students The Blessing of Added Extras IdentifyingProspective Audiences.4. AFTER ALL THEY DO CALL YOU A TEACHER! Grading Policies Paperwork Teaching Sight-Reading and Music Literacy.5. TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS Copyright Law for the Choral Director The Art of the Interview Teacher Observations and Evaluations Professional Resources.6. HOW TO GET ALONG AND PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS Building Your Support System The Recruitment and Retention of Choir Students Effective Publicity and Public Relations.HOW TO DO STUFF Fund-Raising Uniforms Music Library Organization and Maintentance.8. HOW TO KEEP THE TAIL FROM WAGGING THE DOG Show Pop Jazz and SwingChoirs Chamber Singers and Madrigal Groups.9. WHO SAYS CHOIR IS BORING? Choir Traditions Fun and Games Trips Tours Parties and Banquets.10. ALL THE REST THAT'S FIT TO PRINT... Topics Overlookedin MusEd 101 The Great Miscellany of It All.11. VAULTING INTO THE BIG LEAGUES VIPs of the Profession “You Are Cordially Invited...” International TravelEpilogue Table of Contents for CD

Five hymns perfect for Thanksgiving and fall worship services as arranged by Carolyn Hamlin for organ. Includes: Come Ye Thankful People Come • Count Your Blessings • For All the Blessings of the Year • Let All Things Now Living • We Gather Together.