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Concert/Advanced SPRING 2018 CATALOG

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R O B E R T K Y R

Ode to MusicTBB Chorus unaccompaniedOde to Music was commissioned by the Harvard Glee Club, Andrew Clark, Director of Choral Ac-tivities. The world premiere performance by the Harvard Glee Club took place on December 22, 2013, in Woolsey Hall at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, conducted by Harris Ipock. As the title suggests, the music and words by the composer are an ode to music. This composition is both skillfully wrought and aurally satisfying.Moderately Difficult

8368 Choral Score $2.50

J O S E P H G R E G O R I O

Sudden LightTTBB Chorus unaccompaniedComposed as a wedding present for the composer’s wife, and premiered under the baton of Kimberly Dunn Adams at the composer’s wedding, Sudden Light sets Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s beautiful and mysterious poem of the etze name. Beginning softly with a modal melody, it gently builds to a climax on the word “soar” and returns at its conclusion to the modal harmony heard at the opening. Sudden Light is an attractive and useful piece on programs concerning love and com-mitment, and for performance at marriage ceremonies.Medium

7308 Choral Score $1.95

D O N M AC D O N A L D

When the Earth Stands StillChorus unaccompanied (SATB version recorded)“I wrote this for my wife Allison Girvan’s small but advanced youth choir, Laline.…I decided to compose a song much as a contemporary songwriter would, with my own lyrics and a form based around repeating verse and chorus. This is probably one of the easi-est pieces of mine to learn yet one of the hardest to perform since the long phrases require a great deal of attention to dynamics, breathing, and consistency of tone.” —Don MacdonaldModerately Easy

1.3432 TTBB Choral Score $2.25

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Give Us MusicTTBB Chorus unaccompaniedCommissioned by the University of Notre Dame Men’s Glee Club, Daniel Stowe, conductor, in celebration of the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, and the 100th anniversary of the Notre Dame Men’s Glee Club. Shakespeare refers to music many times in his works. The text of Give Us Music is a compilation of texts from Henry IV, As You Like It, and Antony and Cleopatra, and celebrates music’s ability to nourish, console, and inspire. Duration: 3:00Medium

8436 Choral Score $2.05

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Touching the Infinite SkyBased on the letters of John Muir from Yosemite, California (1871–72)Tenor Solo, TTBB Chorus, and Piano“Touching the Infinite Sky is a choral adaptation of the composer’s solo song cycle, Songs from the High Sierra….The new adaptation employs the additional voices as an expansive background to the soloist. As the chorus joins in the accompaniment sonorities, a sense of space and depth is created, well-suited to songs about the wilderness. The chorus also shares melodic material with the soloist, in dialogue or in unison. The songs begin with an ascent into the mountains. They close with the return to the coast, to the magnificent Sequoia trees, where John Muir camps for the night, in the company of a squirrel. Charmingly, he writes ‘therefore, my Carr, good-night.’” Duration: 17:30—Gwyneth Walker. Medium

8516 Piano/Vocal Score $8.75

PAU L J O H N R U D O I

Yonder Come DaySolo, Chorus unaccompanied (TTBB version recorded)Paul John Rudoi’s arrangement of Yonder Come Day deepens the traditional Geor-gia Sea Islands tune with a narrative journey. Through other well known spirituals, including “Hush, Hush, Somebody’s Calling My Name,” “Steal Away,” and “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” we move forward and upward, hoping for a better day. Infectious fun for the singers and the audience. Duration: 3:30Medium

1.3467 TTBB Choral Score $1.95

N AO M I S H E M E R / arr. A L I C E PA R K E R

Yerushalayim shel zahav(Jerusalem of Gold)Baritone Solo and TTBB Chorus unaccompaniedNaomi Shemer wrote this lovely poem honoring the fabled city, Jerusalem. Its history and mystery are evoked in each verse and in the passionate refrain. Naomi Shemer’s music, with its mixture of nostalgia, melancholy and desire, lifts her verses to memo-rable phrases: one does not want the song to end.Moderately Easy

1.3428 Choral Score $2.50

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On CompassionSATB Soli, SATB Chorus (divisi), and PianoOn Compassion received its premiere performance by the Vox Nova Chorale. The text comes from two quotes by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and the Tibetan Buddhist man-tra, “Om mani padme hum,” which is repeated by the chorus throughout. The piece begins as an introspective meditation before turning outward, encouraging us to seek fulfillment by exercising compassion toward those around us. —Stephanie K. Andrews Duration: 4:35Medium

1.3417 Choral Score $2.35

C A R O L B A R N E T T

Musica, Dei donum optimiSSAATTBB Chorus (divisi) unaccompaniedThe music begins mysteriously with the John Dryden text split among the voices and ending with “Alleluias.” A sort of scherzo section follows, concluding with a declama-tion, “The dead shall live, the living die, and music shall untune the sky.” Then follows the setting of the Latin text of the title. The music is challenging, the textures interest-ing and varied. Part of the NCCO Choral Series. Duration: 4:30Moderately Difficult

1.3506 Choral Score $2.85

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If Ye Love MeSATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompaniedIf Ye Love Me was composed as a reflective commentary on the well-known motet by Thomas Tallis (1505–1585). Homophony predominates in the first section but with clusters rather than the traditional harmonies used by Tallis. Later, the texture reduc-es to a very simple four-voice contrapuntal texture as a brief reference to Tallis’ style. The chorus then divides into two groups with one group continuing the counterpoint which is now expanded into a more active and complex style. The second group of voices returns to the homophonic style, but now in widely expanded harmonies. Thus, the motet concludes with homophony and counterpoint sounding simultaneously. Duration: 2:00Medium

8427 Choral Score $2.35

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Dawn of NightSATB Chorus, Violoncello, and Harp or PianoThe rich, poignant combination of mixed chorus, violoncello, and harp strongly sug-gests a theme of love and romance. Stephen Chatman’s evocative setting of Tara Wohl-berg’s intimate, mesmerizing text, “whisper me,” features a soft blend of instrumental timbres and a sustained, intricate counterpoint of voices. The second setting, “hush, hush,” expresses a compelling universal human emotion: “the sunset of our love, deep love.” Duration: 5:10Medium

7.0709 Choral Score $3.057.0709 Violoncello and Harp Parts $8.00

O Clap Your HandsTreble Solo or Soli, Three-part Treble Chorus and PianoCommissioned by Mississauga (Ontario) Children’s Choir, O Clap Your Hands is a setting of words from Psalm 47 as translated and adapted by the composer. Influenced by jazz and gospel music, this fast, energetic work surges forward with constant syncopa-tion, rich pan-diatonic and chromatic harmony, and repeated melodic lines and text. The bright and challenging piano part, with its added-tone arpeggios and extended registers, highlights and punctuates the vocal lines. Through alternating keys, various homophonic and contrapuntal episodes, and the addition of tutti clapping, the work reaches a climactic, resounding ending. Duration: ca. 3:00Medium

7.0577 Choral Score $2.60

Shine! shine! shine! from A Song of JoysSATB Chorus and PianoAn arrangement of the second movement of Stephen Chatman’s A Song of Joys. The piano accompaniment replicates pitches within an extensive set of Chinese bao gongs featured in the original version. The number two is the primary concept of the song—two lovers, two timbres (voice and piano), two pairs of flowing contrapuntal vocal lines, two additional contrapuntal gong parts, two formal sections, harmonic disso-nance versus resolution, tutti versus a cappella, and two climactic cadences. Duration: 2:45Medium

7.0726 Choral Score $2.057.0635 A Song of Joys (Piano/Vocal) $6.75

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How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling PlaceSATB Chorus, Congregation, Brass Quartet, and OrganCommissioned for the 100th anniversary of Lakewood Congregational Church, Lake-wood, Ohio. The text is drawn both from Psalm 84 and two additional verses written by the late poet John Stirling Walker. The anthem features interludes based on the tune AURELIA (“The Church’s One Foundation”) by Samuel Wesley. The final verse includes the congregation singing this tune as a descant accompanying the original music. Brass Quartet parts include: B-flat Trumpets I and II, Trombones I and II. A congregation page is available as a complimentary download on our website. Duration: 7:00Medium

8314 Choral Score $2.608314A Brass Quartet Parts $20.00

i carry your heartSATB Chorus and PianoE. E. Cummings’ poem “i carry your heart” could be read as a marriage vow, a joyous ode to a newborn, or even a eulogy to a lost love…it is adaptable to all kinds and levels of love. This setting is grounded in a steady quarter note ostinato which suggests the gen-tle tolling of bells, expressing respect and affection, both dignified and joyous in char-acter. The accompaniment becomes subtly more animated at the poem’s two climaxes. The work ends with serene confidence, as the poet affirms the undeviating constancy and resolve of love. Duration: 5:30Medium

8170 Choral Score $2.60

I Dream a WorldSATB Chorus and String Orchestra or Piano Four-HandsIn his poem “I Dream a World,” Langston Hughes outlines both a dream-vision, and the conditions that this vision can heal. This setting follows the form of the poem’s four stanzas by setting them to the same music, though subtly varied. The choral parts are lyrical and emotive, with occasional divisi in all parts. This piece can be done with the piano-four-hands accompaniment that appears in the choral score, or with string orchestra. Duration: 4:33Medium

7873 Piano/Choral Score $2.607874 Full Score $19.007875 String Parts (4-4-3-3-2) $25.007875A Replacement Parts $3.00

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EternitieSSATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompaniedIn his brief poem “Eternitie,” Robert Herrick imagines the immense awe that accompanies leaving this world and entering the next. A hint of longing for what was in the opening words, “O Yeares! and Age!” gives way to peace and acceptance with “Farewell.” Duration: 3:45Moderately Difficult

8499 Choral Score $2.05

F R E D G R A M A N N

TrinitySATB Chorus unaccompaniedThis lyrical setting combines the texts “Trinitie Sun-day” by George Herbert with “Gloria tibi” (Glory to you, O Trinity, all equal, one God). A charming refrain which begins the piece alternates with the Herbert text. Duration: 2:30Moderately Easy

8347 Choral Score $1.95

S U S A N L A B A R R

My Very OwnSATB Chorus and PianoA simple setting of several scriptural passages about love. Written for the wedding of Brian and Allison Murray, two Texas-based choir directors, the work is highly melodic and simple in its construction. Dura-tion: 4:15Moderately Easy

1.3490 Choral Score $2.05

S H A N E M . LY N C H

Joseph and GraceSoprano and Tenor Soli, SATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompaniedWritten for the Washington and Lee University Singers in 2016, this is a haunting setting of parts of several poems by Joseph Mary Plunkett, the man who came up with the ill-fated plan for the Easter Uprising. Much of it he wrote for the great love of his life, Grace Gifford, whom he married seven hours be-fore his execution for his part in planning the failed revolution. The music expresses their love, but also the foreboding of what is to come. Duration: 5:00Medium

1.3505 Choral Score $2.60

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Four Sacred ChorusesSoprano Solo, SATB Chorus, and Chamber Orchestra or PianoFour Sacred Choruses is a selection of three Latin prayers, and an Alleluia that in-cludes original words. The work is a melodic one, and with an inherent message of compassion for all, especially people in poverty and with special needs. Duration: 3:40Medium

Chamber Orchestra Instrumentation: Flute, B-flat Clarinet, Horn in F, Percussion, Harp, Strings

8501 I. Ave verum Corpus $2.058502 II. Ave, maris stella $2.358503 III. Pange lingua gloriosi $2.358504 IV. Alleluia $2.358505 Additional Full Score $37.00 Full Score and Parts Rental

Glory Day! from Gabriel’s DaughterSoprano or Mezzo-Soprano Solo, SATB Chorus (divisi), and PianoA vibrant and celebrative piece, written in the style of an African-American spiritual. Useful in worship or concert settings. Particularly effective as a concert closer. Duration: 2:35Moderately Difficult

7007 Choral Score $2.60

Now I Can See the Light!Soprano and Baritone Soli, SATB Chorus, and PianoHenry Mollicone wrote Now I Can See the Light! for the Choir of the Stone Church of Willow Glen, Nancy Wait Kromm, director. Set to a text by the pastor at Stone Church, Rev. Ken Henry, this anthem is ebullient and spirited. The choral writing is straightfor-ward and accessible, and a high-voice and low-voice soloist are required. Duration: 3:05Medium

8180 Choral Score $2.60

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Specks of EarthSATB Chorus, Flute, and PianoChoral miniatures that use poetry from Rabindranath Tagore’s work Stray Birds, a collection of 326 short poems. Each movement sets a different fragment of the poem. The eighth movement, “Fields,” is the only miniature that does not use any of Tagore’s poetry, but instead uses breathing and broad, expansive structures in the piano to create a spacious sound-scape. Duration: 11:45Medium

1.3480 Choral Score $3.35

DAV I D P. R O S S O W

Teach Me to LoveSATB Chorus and PianoThis lyrical music perfectly matches the elegantly phrased text written by the eighteenth-century Irish singer, songwriter, and poet Thomas Moore. Tender and emotional, the choral writing is accompanied by a rhapsodic piano part which flows beautifully. The result is a sublime expression of the writer’s longing for God. Part of the NCCO Choral Series. Duration: 5:40Medium

1.3507 Choral Score $2.35

G W Y N E T H WA L K E R

Were You There?SATB Chorus and PianoEach verse expresses a different reaction to its question about the crucifixion. The piano accom-paniment varies with the mood of the lyrics—from simple chordal support at the beginning, to harsh rhythms (“nailed him to the cross”), to rapid sun-burst patterns (“the sun refused to shine”), to sor-rowful descending lines (“laid him in the tomb”). The choral expression is articulated in similar manner to the accompaniment. Duration: 4:30Moderately Easy

8554 Choral Score $2.808285 SSA Version $2.60

R A I M O N D S T I G U L S

Moonlight Sound Design3 or 4 Soprano Soli, SATB Chorus (divisi), and PianoComposed for 3 or 4 Soprano Soli, SATB Chorus and Hang (complimentary part available for download on our website) but can be performed with Piano or Guitar accompaniment as well. The piece should not sound sad, but rather ethereal. It is more about longing than sadness. To create a more ethereal mood, the soloists may be staggered throughout the audience, providing more dimension to the sound. Part of the Lee Nelson Choral Series.Duration 4:10Moderately Easy

1.3502 Choral Score $2.60

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Ecce panis AngelorumSATB Chorus unaccompaniedThis setting is dedicated to the Arkansas State University Concert Choir, Dr. Dale Miller, conductor. The text is from Lauda Sion Salvatorem by St. Thom-as Aquinas (1225–1274). This unique, meditative setting will be a rewarding experience for more advanced choirs and is equally appropriate for the concert hall or church services. This devotional work is appropriate for both communion services and concerts.Moderately Easy

8244 Choral Score $1.95

W I L L I A M AV E R I T T

Veni, Sancte SpiritusTenor Solo and SATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompaniedVeni, Sancte Spiritus is an intense work that features an extensive dramatic tenor solo and lush choral harmonies. Premiered at the 2002 Southern Region ACDA in Charlotte NC, it was written for the Murray State University Concert Choir, Bradley Almquist, conductor, and Randall Black, tenor. It is a setting of words attributed to Stephan Langston (d. 1228). The edition features a running English translation by John Mason Neale (1818–1866).Moderately Difficult

7112 Choral Score $2.25

D M I T R I S . B O R T N I A N S K Yarr. A N T H O N Y A N T O L I N I

The Glory of Our God (Kol’ slaven)SATB Chorus unaccompaniedExcept during the Soviet period, Kol’ slaven has been used in Russia at public gatherings and military cere-monies such as the christening of ships, lowering or raising of the flag and at military funerals. This schol-arly performance edition includes extensive notes concerning the history of Bortniansky and this piece, performance notes, the editorial method of the En-glish singing version, and a pronunciation guide for the Russian transliteration.Moderately Easy

8208 Choral Score $2.25

C R A I G C A R N A H A N

Dancing on the Edges of TimeSATB Chorus and Piano“There is a profound simplicity to this quote by Rabin-dranath Tagore that connected with me immediately and left no doubt in my mind that I wanted to set it. The lilting rhythm of Tagore’s words and their joyful message suggest a cadence that is both animat-ed and graceful, and an interpretation that is both gregarious and intimate. My role was to step aside and let the words speak for themselves. My hope is that the resulting music mirrors the engaging spirit of Tagore’s text.” —Craig CarnahanMedium

1.3437 Choral Score $2.50

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The cold demands a silenceSATB Chorus and PianoA deeply introspective poem in which the stark language leads toward deeper personal examination. The choral writing is reflective of this inner journey and greatly expresses the emotions of the text. Medium7.0639 Choral Score $2.25

Our Garden of LifeSATB Chorus and Piano“Commissioned for the Kantorei of the Chapel of the Resurrection, Dr. Lorraine S. Brugh, director, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana. The chosen theme for this annual advent event was nature, birth and growth. Tara Wohlberg’s ecu-menical text, written especially for the occasion, is appropriate for either Christ-mas or general programming. The setting features lyrical melodic material, de-veloped in gently flowing homophonic and contrapuntal textures, supported by the substantial piano accompaniment.” —Stephen Chatman Duration: 3:35Medium

7.0700 Choral Score $2.50

Night VisionChorus and PianoThis setting of Whitehorse poet, Joanna Lilley, conveys the spirit of the cold, vast northern wilderness. The fast, energetic music complements images of wild foxes, coyotes, and wolves at night, through the back gate, two pairs of eyes electric in the flash-light. Contrasting homophonic and contrapuntal sec-tions build in intensity toward the climactic final moments and a loud ending. Duration: 2:40Medium

7.0671 SATB Version $2.35

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The Kingdom of GodSATB Chorus and Organ or PianoCommissioned by the Carmel Mission Basilica Choir (Carmel, California), Laura An-derson, Music Director, in memory of all those who lost their lives in Newtown, Con-necticut on December 14, 2012. This setting of Mark 10:13–16 (KJV) is appropriate for many different uses, both in churches and in more secular settings: baptism, chil-dren-themed programs, and lament/grief/sorrow-themed programs.Medium

8182 Choral Score $1.95

A Whitman Triptych I. O Setting SunBaritone Solo, SATB Chorus unaccompanied“Based on a text adapted from Walt Whitman’s much longer poem Song at Sunset...The baritone soloist acts as narrator, singing noble recitatives praising the sun and the hour of its setting, supported by commentaries in the chorus. A central section is fast and rhythmic with many changing time signatures. After a return of the baritone soloist, the final section’s music is both serene and reverent, as ‘Nature continues, glory contin-ues; O setting sun!’”—David Conte. Duration: 5:42Moderately Difficult

8321 Choral Score $2.60

II. What Is the Grass?Tenor Solo, SATB Chorus unaccompanied“An adaptation of a much longer poem...my musical setting follows Whitman’s explo-ration: first taking a child’s point of view, expressed with lilting melodies set in a lively compound meter. Then, the entry of the tenor soloist indicates a change of mood to the serious. Next, the first mood returns, leading to a climax on the words ‘And led forward life…,’ set in nine-part harmony. The mood turns reverent, as the tenor soloist intones the words, ‘All goes onward and outward; nothing collapses.’ The piece ends with a tone of gentle, slightly ironic questioning.”—David Conte. Duration: 4:308322 Choral Score $2.60

III. Facing WestSoprano and Tenor Soli, SATB Chorus unaccompanied“Drawn from the ‘Children of Adam’ book from Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass...the tone is rich and complex, and draws on one of Whitman’s favorite themes of using travel to distant lands as a metaphor for spiritual development. In his poem, Whitman strikes notes of reflection, of longing for adventure, and ultimately ends with a ques-tion....”—David Conte. Duration: 4:008323 Choral Score $2.35

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Song of the Sky LoomSATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompaniedWritten using English translations of Tewa texts, this work explores the American South-west Pueblo people and their customs. “The music begins with two baritone soloists singing an introductory ‘call-and-response’ to which the entire chorus eventually re-sponds...As the text turns to the imagery of weaving, the musical texture, accordingly, becomes contrapuntal: individual melodic lines, sung by solo voices or small groups (the ‘weft’), intertwine with each other and also with the main chorus, which provides the overall harmonic structure (the ‘warp’). The following chorale section… represents the massive ‘rainbow’ in the text and brings the work to a unified conclusion.” —Frank FerkoDifficult

8452 Choral Score $2.90

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For Us There Is No Other Help but Thee (Nye ímamï inïya pómoshchi)SATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompaniedFrom a set of ten communion hymns, Opus 25, and is intended to be sung for the feast day commemorating an icon of the Virgin entitled “The joy of all who sorrow,” observed on October 24 in the Orthodox Church calendar. Nye ímamï inïya pómoshchi contains original music that is not based on any preexisting chant. This scholarly per-formance edition includes notes concerning the history of Chesnokov and this piece, performance notes, the editorial method of the English singing version, and a pronun-ciation guide for the Slavonic transliteration.Moderately Easy

8248 Choral Score $1.95

E D WA R D E LG A R

Ecce sacerdos magnusSATB Chorus and OrganEcce sacerdos magnus is an antiphon and a responsory based on Ecclesiasticus 44:16–17. Also known as the Book of the All-Virtuous Wisdom (or simply the Book of Wis-dom), Ecclesiasticus was written by the Jewish scribe Shimon ben Yeshua ben Eliezerben Sira (also known as Jesus of Sirach) of Jerusalem. This volume of ethical teachingsdates from around 200–175 BC.Moderately Easy

8370 Choral Score $1.95

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SeascapesSATB Chorus and Low Flutes (Bass and Alto)“My dear colleague Peter Sheridan, lost his mother in 2014. One of my best friends, Malcolm Tuffnell, lost his mother in 2010. One night, Malcolm posted some of his late mother’s poetry…I was so moved by the ones I saw that I immediately asked to see more of them. I narrowed down my choices to eight sea-themed poems that became the basis for Seascapes.” —Stanley M. Hoffman. Duration: 6:20Medium

7.0666 Choral Score $2.607.0667 Flute Part $8.00

O AbsalomSATB Chorus and PianoThe form of this piece consists of three dirges and a thrice-repeated refrain, detailing the story of King David and the death of his rebellious son, Absalom. The grief-driven text is itself repetitive which inspired similar musical treatment. Medium7.0696 $1.55

T H O M A S J U N E AU

Ave verum CorpusSATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied“This setting illustrates a modern yet straightfor-ward combination of two primary textures. The work opens and closes in a dramatic setting of the two most prayerful lines of the text. The interior of the piece is set in a more traditional imitative style in which time is taken between phrases to better elicit the meaning of the text…I also believe that this text conveys a huge sense of tradition, espe-cially in the settings by Byrd and Mozart. By using this text, I am seeking to continue this tradition in a modern idiom.” —Thomas JuneauMedium

8165 Choral Score $1.95

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Vidi aquam (I see water)SATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied“Vidi aquam is a setting of a Sprinkling Rite for Eastertide. This work is written in a style that re-sults in music that is ever-changing; flowing in one harmonic direction but never reaching the desired destination...Unique harmonic structure is core to my effort to bring these timeless chants to life in this composition. One should listen to and ‘channel’ Gregorian Chant when preparing this piece with the intent of evoking a style of singing that echoes its qualities.”—Connor Koppin Medium1.3457 Choral Score $2.25

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Mountain SongSATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompaniedThis setting of words by Chinese poet Tu Fu as trans-lated and adapted by Robert Kyr features harmonies and melodies that invoke a mountainous landscape. The lyrics also deal with nature and the human condition. Duration: 5:00Medium

8366 Choral Score $2.50

O Deep RichesSATB Chorus unaccompaniedThis setting of Romans 11:33 as translated and adapted by Robert Kyr are words used by Catholics on the twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time, Lec-tionary: 121, dealing with the riches of wisdom and knowledge. The choral textures are relatively sim-ple. This brief, rewarding piece is not very difficult to learn or sing, and will delight congregations at services or audiences at concerts. Duration: 3:00Medium8367 Choral Score $1.95

Dwell in PossibilitySoprano Solo, SSATBB Chorus unaccompaniedThe text about the charm of possibilities is a com-posite of words by Emily Dickinson and Robert Kyr with an excerpt from “In Paradisum” from the Requi-em Mass. The music is dramatic, featuring sweeping melodic lines. Duration: 4:00Moderately Difficult

8364 Choral Score $2.80

Land of EnchantmentSSATBB Chorus unaccompaniedThe text for this stirring New Mexico-inspired piece is a composite of words by both the poet D. H. Law-rence and composer Robert Kyr. Duration: 5:10Moderately Difficult

8365 Choral Score $3.60

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When the Earth Stands StillChorus unaccompanied (SATB version recorded)“I wrote this for my wife Allison Girvan’s small but advanced youth choir, Laline.…I decided to com-pose a song much as a contemporary songwriter would, with my own lyrics and a form based around repeating verse and chorus. This is probably one of the easiest pieces of mine to learn yet one of the hardest to perform since the long phrases require a great deal of attention to dynamics, breathing, and consistency of tone.” —Don MacdonaldModerately Easy

1.3430 SATB Choral Score $2.25

Plead My Cause, O LordTenor Solo and SATB Chorus unaccompanied“Plead My Cause, O Lord was composed for my broth-er, Robert Louis McCullough, in 1971...This piece uses the sprechstimme (or sprechgesang) technique ap-pearing within an unaccompanied sacred work. This technique employs speech and singing without any specific pitch intonation.” —James McCulloughMedium

8084 Choral Score $1.95

O wüsst’ ich doch den Weg zurück(O That I Knew the Way Back Home)Chorus and Piano (SATB version recorded)“Brahms’ best songs are small, priceless jewels. They are unusual, mysterious, inventive, bass heavy, un-complicated, melodious, and are glorious creations! O wüsst’ ich doch den Weg zurück is a magnificent, min-iature masterpiece of nostalgic longing for childhood, relinquishing mature growth, and yearning for an earthly, unattainable paradise.” —James McCullough Duration: 4:04Medium

1.3460 SATB Choral $2.25

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Yonder Come DaySolo, Chorus unaccompanied (TTBB version recorded)Paul John Rudoi’s arrangement of Yonder Come Day deepens the traditional Georgia Sea Islands tune with a narrative journey. Through other well known spirituals, including “Hush, Hush, Somebody’s Call-ing My Name,” “Steal Away,” and “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” we move forward and upward, hoping for a better day. Infectious fun for the singers and the audience. Duration: 3:30Medium

1.3465 SATB Choral Score $2.50

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We Are the Music MakersSATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied

This setting of the best-known poem by Arthur O’Shaughnessy (1844–1881) about the fate of being music makers is certain to resonate with choruses and audiences alike. Duration: 5:25Medium1.3434 Choral Score $2.25

S T E V E N S A M E T Z

FarewellSATB Soli and SATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied“Farewell is among my earliest works for choir, written in high school and dedicated to my high school choral director, George Weigle. The text of Kahlil Gibran (1883–1931) expresses the grati-tude so many feel on graduation to teachers who give so much of themselves.”—Steven SametzModerately Difficult

7947 $1.55

Carmina amorisSoprano and Tenor Soli, off-stage Soprano Solo, SATB Chorus (divisi), and Orchestra“When I first began to look at medieval Latin texts for Carmina amoris, the epigrams, marginalia, and love letters I found by clerics and nuns from the fourth to the thirteenth centuries were a revelation. The beauty and freshness of the language spoke across the centuries. In matters of love (longing, desire, lamenting, sleepless wondering, mak-ing up, and quarreling), it appears not much has changed from the so-called ‘dark ages’ to our own well-illumined era.” —Steven Sametz Orchestral score and parts available for rental. Difficult6925 Piano/Vocal Sc $16.007525 Choral Part $8.306923 Addtl Score $90.00

T I M S A R S A N Y

Let the Heavens RejoiceSATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompaniedTim Sarsany offers us a setting of Psalm 96:11–13 which begins calmly and briefly sung in Hebrew, then quickly takes off with exciting, syncopated rhythms, joyfully propelling the music until its con-clusion. Duration: 2:30Medium1.3435 Choral Score $2.25

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Resonet in laudibusSATB Chorus (divisi) and 2 Flutes (or opt. Organ or Synthesizer)

This pastoral arrangement of the German carol employs words from the Moosburg Gradual, 1360. The composition is for two flutes and a cappella choir. The flute parts, which are included, may also be played by organ or piano. Duration: 2:15Moderately Easy

8259 Choral Score $1.95

A Glimmering Girl“The Song of Wandering Aengus”SATB Chorus unaccompaniedA Glimmering Girl is a lyrical setting of Yeats’s The Song of Wandering Aengus. It was composed for the composer’s friend Dr. Elizabeth Pauly and the Choir at Minneapolis Community and Technical College, which gave the premiere in May 2013. Composition of this work was supported in part by the American Composers Forum through the 2013 McKnight Composer Fellowship Program. Duration: 3:00Medium

7.0670 Choral Score $2.05

Singers to ComeSoprano Solo, SATB Semi-Chorus, SATB Chorus, and Piano“Singers to Come brings together four poets—a Romantic, a Victorian, and two contem-porary Americans—whose subject is passionate singing. The familiar origins of song in the sights and sounds of nature is painted in moonlight to guitar accompaniment by Shelley. Galway Kinnell’s earnest treble choir reminds us—to a hint of ‘A Balm in Gilead’—that ‘everyone who truly sings is beautiful.’ Minnesota-born Richard Eberhart’s driving, concise lines focus our awareness: ’Be tree and bird.’ Alice Meynell looks to the future and exhorts us to pass it on. As an avid choral singer myself, I can only add: ‘Alleluia, Amen.’”—David Evan ThomasMedium

7523 Choral Score $5.50

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Z . R A N DA L L S T R O O P E

Northwest PassageSATB Chorus, Wind Quintet and String Quartet, or Piano“Northwest Passage is a set of ‘poetic landscapes’ that reflects on three elements of the great Northwest of the United States—rivers, mountains, and prairies. Each sonic re-flection (movement) combines to form a larger image, not unlike someone standing on a vista and seeing rivers, mountains and prairies—each distinct, but part of one vast expanse.” —Z. Randall StroopeMedium

1.3438 Piano/Choral Score $3.001.3453 Full Score $27.001.3454 Instrumental Parts $37.001.3455 Replacement Part $3.50

M I C H A E L J O H N T R O T TA

Totus tuusSATB Chorus unaccompaniedLouis de Montfort wrote the text used in this setting in the early 18th century. It is a hymn of devotion and total surrender to a power greater than oneself. The lush extended harmonies proceed from an pedal point and continue in straightforward rhythm making the piece at once accessible yet giving new life to the ancient text. The thoughtful voice leading enables this piece to be used in both liturgical and concert settings.Medium

1.3452 Choral Score $2.25

Ad te clamamusSATB Chorus unaccompanied and optional DescantThe Salve Regina, also known as the Hail Holy Queen, is a Marian hymn and one of four Marian antiphons sung at different seasons within the Christian liturgical calen-dar of the Catholic Church. The Salve Regina is traditionally sung at Compline in the time from the Saturday before Trinity Sunday until the Friday before the first Sunday of Advent. The Hail Holy Queen is also the final prayer of the Rosary. Duration: 3:40Medium

1.3450 Choral Score $2.35

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J E F F R E Y VA N

Fourteen AngelsSATB Chorus and Harp (or Piano) or Guitar“The intertwining of friendship and the guitar engendered this composition. Christine and Jerry da Silva are close friends of Kurt Wolf, with whom Jerry studies guitar; Kurt is my close friend, who studied with me for his MM in classical guitar at the University of Minnesota. Following the tragic loss of their infant daughter Elena, Kurt commissioned this work for chorus and guitar to offer his friends the gift of something lasting in the face of impermanence. As requested, I incorporated the Catalan carol, El Noi de la Mare, which is also famous as a guitar solo. It was always the father’s intention that this gift would eventually be placed in service as a soothing lullaby, one which he had planned to play frequently for his infant child.” —Jeffrey Van Duration: 4:30Moderately Easy

8461 Harp (Piano)/Choral Score $2.058461A Harp Part $5.008461B Guitar/Choral Score $2.058461C Guitar Part $5.00

K E V I N U P P E R C U E

Two Psalm Texts: These settings present disparate manners in which to utter these two terse, yet potent psalm texts: from the sorrowful to the exuberant, the primitive to the elegant. The music reflects these wide-ranging interpretations with interchanges of contrapuntal and homophonic textures, ostinato and scalar passages, a broad harmonic palette, and the utilization of the full tessitura of the chorus.Moderately Difficult

No. 1 I Lift Up My SoulSATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied

1.3458 Choral Score $1.95

No. 2 Preserve Me, O GodSoprano Solo and SATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied

1.3459 Choral Score $1.95

Lord, For Thy Tender Mercy’s SakeSATB Chorus and OrganA modern setting of the well-known and pensive text from Lidley’s Prayers. The overall mood is plaintive and atmospheric, with dissonant and distinct harmonies throughout, portraying the penitent and modestly hopeful nature of the prayer. Duration: 2:00Medium

8462 $2.05

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E L L E N G I L S O N VO T H

Going Across the MountainSATB Chorus unaccompanied“This arrangement contrasts the unbridled optimism and resolve of a person heading off to war with the bittersweet nostalgia of leaving a special person behind, along with the promise of return. The repeated statements of the refrain are most effective when singers highlight the syncopations and rhythmic differences among them.…All singers should enjoy the harmonic movement of the last line, and their carefully timed roles in it—all the way to the altos’ final, delayed word.” —Ellen Gilson Voth Duration: 2:01Medium

1.3379 Choral Score $2.25

HushabySATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied“This arrangement presents the challenge of singing a familiar lullaby with freshness and a tender sound quality that is well supported. Take great care in the opening to energize the E natural pedal point. The middle section (mm. 22–52) is intended to be dream-like, with cascading images of horses that are moving quickly then gradually slowing their pace. The ritardando is built in; singers should focus on being absolutely rhythmic with the 8th-note pulse. The last page is the place to be luxurious with time, and to enjoy the final hum fading into silence.” —Ellen Gilson Voth Duration: 2:37Medium

1.3380 Choral Score $1.95

J U L I A N WAC H N E R

An October GardenSATB Chorus (divisi), Flute, Clarinet, Contrabass, and PianoA multi-movement work for chorus, flute, clarinet, and piano by composer and con-ductor Julian Wachner, is based on four poems by Victorian poet Christina Rossetti that follow the annual progress of the seasons. Cast in near symphonic proportions, each movement has its own distinct character. From buoyant spring to heavy-laden win-ter, Wachner deftly conveys the inherent joy and drama of the life-cycle using musical idioms that are at once both lyrically expressive and minimalistic.Difficult

8418A Choral Score $7.608418 Full Score $32.00 8419 Instr. Parts $25.00

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G W Y N E T H WA L K E R

Down to the River to PraySATB Chorus and Piano or Brass Quintet and Percussion“Down to the River to Pray originates as an American gospel song with a simple mes-sage of faith and baptism, going ‘down to the river.’…Usually the song is performed a cappella, and slowly, prayerfully. However, the walking aspect of the lyrics might sug-gest a different approach—one of swing rhythm in duple meter. Here the focus is on the journey, the joy of the pilgrimage, and the hope for freedom. The accompaniment (either piano, or brass and percussion) plays a featured role, especially as a rhythmic force. The song now becomes one of triumphant progression, hastening on the ‘good old way!’” —Gwyneth WalkerMedium

8476 Piano/Choral Score $2.258476A Full Score $17.008476B Instrumental Parts $30.00

Steal AwaySATB Chorus and PianoSteal Away interprets the traditional spiritual, Steal Away to Jesus, as a song of alternat-ing sorrow and strength. The refrains are presented quietly and mournfully. In contrast, the verses are sung with conviction. Of special interest is the use of scale patterns. In the opening refrain, and on every occurrence of the words “steal away,” the scales descend, marked as falling tears, or stealing away. At the conclusion of the song, the scales rise, as the soul ascending to heaven. “My Lord calls me, calls me home.” Duration: 3:40Moderately Easy

8228 Choral Score $2.50

When Jesus WeptSATB and Piano, with opt. Percussion or Organ and Brass Quartet with PercussionThe original tune and lyrics for this piece are by William Billings (1746-1800), Boston, Massachusetts, here adapted for mixed chorus, optional percussion and piano by Gwyneth Walker. The mournful spirit of early Americana in the original music is still present, embellished by her additions.Moderately Easy

7034 Choral Score $2.507528 Full Score $17.007529 Instrumental Parts $15.00