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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 festive medley of everyone???s seasonal favourites is sure to be a winner this holiday season! The Twelve Songs Of Christmas is a superb arrangement by Jay Althouse for 2-part (Soprano and Alto) Voices with Piano accompaniment.This great mixture of popular and less familiar songs is a great substitute to the often overplayed Holiday programmes. Approximately 7 minutes long the medley contains excerpts from the following 12 carols: Deck the Halls; Good King Wenceslas; March of the Kings; It Came Upon a Midnight Clear; What Child is This'; We Three Kings of Orient Are; SilentNight; Rise Up Shepherd and Follow; Go Tell It On The Mountain; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; Joy To The World and Hallelujah.

and other sporting anthems- You'll Never Walk Alone & Other Sporting Anthems part of the Choral Basics series has been arranged for soprano and alto voices with a straightforward piano accompaniment. The three well known songs in this collection - Swing Low Sweet Chariot; Jerusalem; and You'll Never Walk Alone - are arranged to be ideal for beginner choirs.

After the success of 'Christmas a cappella' (BA 7573) for mixed choir Graham Buckland has now turned his attention to an edition for female voices. This collection includes popular Christmas melodies in traditional as well as more popular settings from many countries around the world including USA UK France Germany Austria Poland and the Czech Republic. All pieces are arranged for two female voice parts with a piano accompaniment but a third optional voice part is also included in many cases. This edition presents one of the most comprehensive collections of Christmas choral settings for female voices.Collection of international Christmas songs forfemale voicesFor two to three parts with piano accompanimentTraditional as well as more popular settingsAll song texts in German and English A selection:A child this day is born / Adeste fideles / Angels from the realm of glory /A virgin most pure / Away in a manger / Deck the hall! / Entre le b?uf et l? ne gris / Es ist ein Ros entsprungen /Fröhliche Weihnacht überall! / Go tell it on the mountain / I saw three ships / Joy to the world / Les anges dans nos campagnes /Macht hoch die Tür / Nun komm der Heiden Heiland /O Heiland reiß die Himmel auf / O Jesulein süß / Orientis partibus / Quando nascette Ninno / Stern über Bethlehem /The angel Gabriel from heaven came / The Carol of the Drum /The first Nowell / We wish you a merry Christmas /Wie schön leuchtet der MorgensternThe editorGraham Buckland is a conductor and composer and studied in Cambridge London and Brno. He is now university music director in Regensburg.

Joy to the World! is a delightful collection of 21 Christmas carols and songs, arranged by master choral director and composer Gwyn Arch. This collection of two-part arrangements is aimed to bridge the gap between simple unison settings and those for three-part SSA choirs. The parts are carefully designed to be easily singable by younger voices, and to encourage singers to grow in confidence as they learn these engaging pieces.

(Choral Medley from the Broadway Musical)-Broadway's hot ticket explodes in an arena-rock love story of scorching guitar solos big hair and hot hits from the 1980s! Opening Act I this mini-medley is a powerhouse salute to the past with three classic songs of the era. A super feature for pop and show groups it includes: C'm on Feel the Noize Just Like Paradise Nothin' but a Good Time. Available separately: SATB SAB 2-Part ShowTrax CD. Rhythm parts available as a digital download (syn gtr 1 gtr 2 b dm). Duration: ca. 4:00.

In this book the tenor part is suitable in range for either changed voices or those unchanged boys' voices which are usually assigned to a low alto part. The baritone part lies within the easy range of voices even in junior highschool and is effective when sung by adult male choruses who may be lacking tenors but yet have a good many basses. The bass part is also not too low for the average low baritone voice thus making it possible for a few of thelower voices to cope with the bass. The material in the book is suitable for average concert glee club programming and can be employed for boys' groups just learning to sing in three parts.

The Spotlight Series represents a variety of imaginative repertoire for stage or concert performance from Key Stage 1-3. Some of the cantatas provide scope for creativity through movements whilst others are fully contained 'Mini-musicals'. Ranging from the energetic The Drum Stirs and lyrical Lullaby to the catchy The Voice of the World this collection of four themed songs is based on the rhythm of life. Written in three parts for girls' voices Drum Songs makes an ideal concert piece with scope for the addition of percussion.

Seven happy songs for unison two- and three-part voices with Piano accompaniment about a menagerie of animals by Carolyn Jennings. Includes Bandicoot Giraffes Penguin Sloth Whale (Aqua Blues) Rhinoceros and Panda. The texts are taken from Maryann Hoberman's The Raucous Ark. Informative and fun!

(Medley) Discovery Level 1-Three buddy songs are creatively combined in this cheerful 3-minute medley for young voices that will be ideal for anytime-of-year programming! Includes: Friendship Together Wherever We Go We Go Together. Discovery Level 1Available separately: 3-Part Mixed 2-Part VoiceTrax CD. Duration: ca. 3:05.

Three favorite songs are inventively combined in this short medley that's equally effective for young mixed or treble choirs. A great concert feature it practically sings itself! Includes: Every Time I Feel The Spirit I'm GonnaSing When The Spirit Says Sing Siyahamba (We Are Marching In The Light of God).Available separately: : 3-Part Mixed 2-Part and ShowTrax CD. Approx. Performance Time: 2:30.

The Ride-By-Nights by Benjamin Britten for 2-part boys' or women's voices and Piano. From Three Two-part Songs.