To the Light

Choral (SATB)

SKU: HL.421305

A Song for Advent. Composed by Michael Barrett. Shawnee Sacred. Advent, Christmas, Christmas/Advent Sacred. Octavo. 16 pages. Duration 165 seconds. Published by Shawnee Press (HL.421305).

UPC: 196288061205. 6.75x10.5x0.036 inches. Job 29:3, Luke 8:16, Psalm 18:28.

This lively seasonal number will put a smile in your heart. Spiced with an “islands” feel, the easy-to-learn vocal parts and lightly rhythmic accompaniment assure success.

Unison/opt. 2-Part Children's Choir (Unison/2-Part Treble)

SKU: HL.527057

Composed by Mark Hayes. Harold Flammer WorshipSongs Jr. Children, Children'S Choir, Concert, Festival, General Worship, Sacred, Youth Choir. Octavo. 12 pages. Duration 145 seconds. Published by Shawnee Press (HL.527057).

ISBN 9781705166284. UPC: 196288075011. 6.75x10.5x0.029 inches. Matthew 5:14-16.

This spirited anthem highlights the transformative message found in Matthew 5:14-16: “You are the light of the world.” Reminding us to live a life that shares God's love, choirs will enjoy singing the anthem's cheerful melody set in a comfortable one octave range.

Choral (ShowTrax CD)

SKU: HL.290755

Composed by Marc Shaiman. Arranged by Roger Emerson. Disney Choral. Concert, Disney, Medley, Movies, Pop. CD. Duration 600 seconds. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.290755).

UPC: 888680923778. 5.0x5.0x0.145 inches.

Six songs from the Hairspray (2002) writing team of Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman are skillfully assembled and connected from this new movie classic. While paying tribute to the original movie's songs, these new songs are destined to be loved and sung by kids and adults for many years to come. Includes (Underneath the) Lovely London Sky, Can You Imagine That?, A Cover Is Not the Book, The Place Where Lost Things Go, Trip a Little Light Fantastic and Nowhere to Go But Up.

(Choral Highlights). By Adam Guettel. Arranged by John Purifoy. (Showtrax CD). Broadway Choral. CD only. Published by Hal Leonard.

Opera, Lyrics Only

SKU: HL.14020975

Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sales America. Opera or Operetta. Book [Softcover]. Composed 1999. 24 pages. Chester Music #CH55304. Published by Chester Music (HL.14020975).

UPC: 884088860066. 8.75x8.25 inches.

Chamber opera in a prologue and one act. A ghost story telling of the mysterious disappearance of three lighthouse keepers in the Hebrides. This is a mystery story in the form of a chamber opera. The prologue is set as a court of enquiry into the unexplained disappearance of the three keepers from a lighthouse. Questions are posed by a solo horn, which may sound from among the audience, and three officers give answer. Gradually, they move from straight testimony into fantastical imaginings of evil during a 'flashback' to the lighthouse; but then we snap back to the courtroom. In the main act the three singers become the vanished keepers. They have been together for months, long enough to be fully aware of each other's weaknesses; petty bickerings suggest a relationship which is stable, but liable to become highly unstable at any moment. They sing songs to reduce the tension, Blazes beginning with a rough ballad of street violence, accompanied by violin and banjo. Sandy's song, with cello and out-of-tune upright piano, is a thinly disguised description of sexual bliss, and Arthur's with brass and clarinet, is a tub-thumping hymn. But the songs serve only to resurrect in their minds ghosts from the past, and as the fog descends each of the keepers becomes convinced that he is being claimed by the Beast. They prepare to meet its dazzling eyes, which become the lights of the relief vessel, and the three men reappear as officers, met at the lighthouse only by an infestation of rats. They leave, and at the end the last hours of Blazes, Sandy and Arthur begin to play over again. Libretto only. Duration c. 1h 25mins.

Choral (TTBB Choir)

SKU: HL.1106056

Composed by David Chase and Judith Clurman. Choral. Chanukah, Holiday, Winter. Octavo. Duration 195 seconds. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.1106056).

UPC: 196288102427. 6.75x10.5x0.036 inches.

Now available for Men's choir! Chanukah is a celebration of freedom. Legend has it that when the eternal light was rekindled, there was only enough oil for one day. It miraculously lasted for eight. Here we celebrate the festival and the miracle.

Dan Welcher’s most enduringly and frequently played orchestral work, Prairie Light is a fascinating musical companion to three of Georgia O’Keeffe’s most unusual paintings, Light Coming on the Plains, Canyon with Crows, and Starlight Night. This work is ideal for performances using visual projections of the paintings, and is frequently programmed for subscription concerts as well as those for educational settings. Duration: 14’ Parts available on rental.
This work for full orchestra was inspired by three paintings of the noted Americanartist Georgia O’Keeffe. These three watercolors were done in 1917 while the artist was living in Canyon, Texas (near Amarillo), and deal primarily with color and shape. Consequently, the music is primarily concerned with broad lines and shapes rather than rhythms, with subtle washes of color rather than constant harmonic movement, and with arching melody instead of linear counterpoint.The first movement, Light Coming on the Plains, is an elliptical-shaped painting, deep blue to indigo with a “horizon” at the bottom that seems flat and unchanging. The sun hasn’t risen yet, although it does in the course of this movement, but it seems instead to be providing light from behind the canvas. The music is unmoving in terms of rhythm or harmony (although there is a modulation midway through), a color-infused mantra of sound that is almost Eastern.At the height of the sun, we proceed to the second movement, entitled Canyon with Crows. The canyon is red-orange, with black crows circling above friendly unfolding hills. The music is gentle but lively and more rhythmic, with the birds represented by solo oboe, clarinet, and sometimes flute. Halfway through, the brass have a chorale version of the opening motive, played very slowly, over the unending triplets of woodwinds and strings. At the end of the movement, the birds return for a duo-cadenza, accompanied by the dying rays of the sun in muted strings and the ongoing triplets of the solo quartet.The stage is set for the final movement, Starlight Night. In O’Keeffe’s painting, the stars are represented by regularly-spaced rectangles of bright pale yellow on a blue-black sky, with the same shape to the field of vision and the horizon that is found in Light Coming on the Plains. The stars become audible: harp, celesta, glockenspiel, and string pizzicati all lend a sparkle while a solo flute introduces a slowly unfolding theme. After this theme has been heard twice and the sky has begun to really brighten, there is a sudden interruption: a xylophone and a piano begin another “mantra” in brittle staccato chords. This is the same mechanical eternity as O’Keeffe’s regularly-spaced square stars, and it continues on its own as the night progresses. The music builds and grows as the moon rises and arcs, then falls as the pre-dawn light that opened the work returns to bring it to a close. Acycle of light, changing with the movements of sun, moon, and stars, appearing differently from various points of view

Choral (Listening CD)

SKU: HL.293402

A Cantata for Christmas. Composed by Joseph M. Martin. Shawnee Sacred. Advent, Cantata, Christmas, Christmas/Advent Sacred. CD. Duration 3000 seconds. Published by Shawnee Press (HL.293402).

ISBN 9781540051042. UPC: 888680936198. 5.0x5.0x0.075 inches.

This cantata is a celebration of light. Filled with time-honored carols and expressive original songs, this work will dazzle and inspire. The first half of the cantata is dedicated to hopeful prophecies associated with the coming Light of the World. With the birth of Jesus, the second part moves forward to declare the tidings of great joy and is crowned with an opportunity for the congregation to join in singing, Joy to the World. Brant Adams and Robert Sterling shine as orchestrators of this truly festive work. Glorious! Songs include: A Festive Call to Christmas; Celebration of Light; Come, Golden Light; Dazzling Joy; Beautiful Name; Dreamer of Stars; Angel Song; Silver and Shadows; Joyous Carols of Christmas. Score and Parts for Full Orchestra (fl 1-2, ob, cl 1-2, bn, hn 1-2, tpt 1-3, tbn, 1-2, tba, timp, perc 1-2, hp, pno, vn 1-2, va, vc, db) available as a Printed Edition and as a digital download. Score and Parts for Consort (fl, cl, tpt 1-2, tbn, perc, kybd str) available as a Printed Edition and as a digital download.

RehearsalTrax CDs (Part-Predominant, Reproducible) Choral (REHEARSAL TX)

SKU: HL.293405

A Cantata for Christmas. Composed by Joseph M. Martin. Shawnee Sacred. Advent, Cantata, Christmas, Christmas/Advent Sacred. CD. Duration 3000 seconds. Published by Shawnee Press (HL.293405).

ISBN 9781540051073. UPC: 888680936228. 5.0x5.0x1.059 inches.

This cantata is a celebration of light. Filled with time-honored carols and expressive original songs, this work will dazzle and inspire. The first half of the cantata is dedicated to hopeful prophecies associated with the coming Light of the World. With the birth of Jesus, the second part moves forward to declare the tidings of great joy and is crowned with an opportunity for the congregation to join in singing, Joy to the World. Brant Adams and Robert Sterling shine as orchestrators of this truly festive work. Glorious! Songs include: A Festive Call to Christmas; Celebration of Light; Come, Golden Light; Dazzling Joy; Beautiful Name; Dreamer of Stars; Angel Song; Silver and Shadows; Joyous Carols of Christmas. Score and Parts for Full Orchestra (fl 1-2, ob, cl 1-2, bn, hn 1-2, tpt 1-3, tbn, 1-2, tba, timp, perc 1-2, hp, pno, vn 1-2, va, vc, db) available as a Printed Edition and as a digital download. Score and Parts for Consort (fl, cl, tpt 1-2, tbn, perc, kybd str) available as a Printed Edition and as a digital download.

(SAXOPHONE & PIANO)

SKU: HL.48184235

Composed by Amy Quate. Leduc. Classical. CD. 16 pages. Alphonse Leduc #AL27190. Published by Alphonse Leduc (HL.48184235).

UPC: 888680904852. 9.0x12.0x0.065 inches.

“Contemporary composer Amy Quate works in a wide variety of musical styles, forms and media. Composed in 1982 and dedicated to saxophonist Debra Richtmeyer, Light of Sothis creatively depicts the brightest star in heaven. Sothis, now called Sirius, is the star aspect of the goddess Isis, whose light confines the cycles of nature which bring beauty, prosperity and life. It is believed that Sothis blesses us with sacred illumination and it is this which Quate depicts in Light of Sothis. In three movements, Grace, Passion and Faith, the Saxophone line has lyrical melodies contrasted with dramatic scalic passages, covering the entire range of the instrument. Suitable for intermediate level saxophonists, a performance Quate's Light of Sothis proves to be an enticing prospect.”.

Vocal

SKU: FP.FWS10

Composed by Stephen Wilkinson. Published by Forsyths Publications (FP.FWS10).

ISBN 979-0-57050-321-6.

The collected songs for voice and piano of aclaimed choral conductor and arranger Stephen Wilkinson. This album includes settings of Marvell's poem The Garden, a joyful expression of horticultural delights that cleverly combines an almost atonal idiom with elements of a Gilbert and Sullivan patter song. The title work The Sunlight on the Garden is a setting of the MacNeice poem of the same name, and evokes darker moods of wartime by the use of a constantly evolving harmonic palette. In the field of choral music, Stephen Wilkinson is a genius. (Yorkshire Post) Simply a great choral conductor (South China Times) No praise could overstate the merits of Stephen Wilkinson's direction (The Guardian).

Choral (ShowTrax CD)

SKU: HL.293854

By Mumford & Sons. Arranged by Mark A. Brymer. Pop Choral Series. Folk/Rock, Light Concert, Pop, Show Choir. CD. Duration 180 seconds. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.293854).

UPC: 888680939489. 5.0x5.0x0.169 inches.

Cause even when there is no star in sight, you'll always be my only guiding light. This song about love and commitment is a huge international hit from the British band Mumford & Sons and it will be a hit with your choir. Pop style and raw emotions are captured in this great arrangement.

(with This Little Light of Mine). Arranged by Gary Walth. (SATB divisi). Choral. 16 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.