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Brenda Rattray: The Joy of Singing Howard Goodall:

New Requiem

Photo: Claire Lim

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A N O T E F R O M O U R C H O R A L E D I T O R

ChoralsubscriptionsThe difficulties of sourcing good and suitablechoral material for choirs is a problem many choralconductors experience. Often, the only way to geta good look at things is to buy one copy and try it out at home, which can be costly. As so manychoirs are on tight budgets, and may not feel ableto buy pieces speculatively, Faber Music havecome up with a solution in the form of a ChoralSubscription Service. Subscribers pay an annualsubscription of £10, and receive a complimentarycopy of each new choral publication publishedthroughout the year, exclusive discounts and offerson choral music, and information on choral eventsand workshops run by Faber Music Ltd.

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Welcome to the 2008 edition of Chorale. As the newest member of Faber Music'seditorial team, I’d like to introduce myself as the new choral music editor. With abackground in both publishing and professional choral music, I’m fired up to continuethe fantastic work that Faber Music does in the choral world – publishing first-rate,exciting music that satisfies the appetites of choirs and audiences alike. And as you’llsee in the pages that follow, a lot has been going on in the last year.

As always, we’d love to hear from you, our readers – whether you have aprogramming question or a general query about Faber Music titles. The Choral emailaddress is below.

Ruth Clegg (née Massey)Choral Editorchoral@fabermusic.com

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Sing ChoraleWorkshopswith Simon Halsey and Alexander L’Estrange

Discover new repertoire, revitalise yourprogrammes, and explore ideas on how to sing, programme and teach, all through a diverse range of music. Faber Music, incollaboration with the Association of BritishChoral Directors, are pleased to present a unique opportunity for conductors andsingers to come and sing with two of theUK’s most renowned choral figures, Simon Halsey and Alexander L’Estrange.

Workshops will be held at RoehamptonUniversity on Saturday 18th October 2008,and at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys,Manchester, on Saturday 21st March 2009.Simon and Alexander will introduce thewidest range of music, both secular andsacred, light and more formal, original worksand arrangements and new works bycontemporary composers.

Repertoire will include: New works by MortenLauridsen, Alexander L’Estrange, HowardGoodall (including his new Requiem EternalLight) and previously unpublished VaughanWilliams. Find out how to introduce that‘swing’ with some sparkling jazz, pop, filmand show music. Explore great ideas forspecial occasions whether joyful, reflective or commemorative, and inspire your groupswith uplifting gospel and African grooves.

The days are designed for conductors,teachers, students … in fact anyone wholoves to sing … and will feature both mixedand upper voice repertoire for choirs of alltypes and sizes!

This is likely to be a popular event, so youare advised to book early to ensure yourplace! Contact the marketing department for further information and booking details.

Email: marketing@fabermusic.comTelephone: 01279 828909/29

A GrammyAward ForSimon HalseyFaber Music is proud to have a longassociation with the international choralconductor Simon Halsey. As consultant editor, he has assisted Faber Music closely in the development of its choral catalogue for over ten years.

Simon Halsey has won a Grammy for "Best Choral Performance" for his work with Sir Simon Rattle on their recording ofBrahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem on EMI. The recording features the Berlin Radio Choir of which Halsey is Chief Conductor, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conductedby Rattle and soloists Dorothea Röschmannand Thomas Quasthoff. The recording hasalready won the 2007 Gramphone ChoralAward and Germany's 2007 Echo Klassikaward for choral singing (Echo Klassik 2007: Chorwerk-Einspielung des Jahres).

Simon is also pleased to be involved in anexcting new postgraduate MA in ChoralConducting which was announced earlier this year by the Royal Welsh College ofMusic and Drama. The course will be led byAdrian Partington, who is currently Director of the BBC National Chorus of Wales as well as being Director of Music at GloucesterCathedral. Simon will take on the title ofInternational Chair of Choral Conducting, and as two of the most prestigious choralconductors in the UK, the college aredelighted to have them both as ambassadorsfor the course. The MA, which begins inSeptember, will offer a unique and ground-breaking opportunity to experience a widerange of conducting styles and situations;students will receive one-to-one lessons in conducting and singing, individualplacements with a wide variety of choirs,from children’s voices to professional choirsto opera choruses, conducting techniqueclasses, advanced aural training andmasterclasses from a range of specialists.

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Eternal Light: A Requiem

The writing of a Requiem is a specialchallenge for any composer. The greatRequiems of the past by composers such asMozart, Verdi, Fauré and Duruflé interpret thesacred Requiem text literally, and represent a prayer for the salvation of the departed

soul(s). Howard Goodall’s EternalLight: A Requiem, by contrast, is intended to provide solace to the grieving.

Commissioned by MarkStephenson on behalf of LondonMusici to celebrate the orchestra’s20th anniversary, Eternal Light: A Requiem is a stand-alone choralwork that will have its Londonpremiere in November 2008 in anexciting collaborative version for choir, soloists, orchestra and dancers.The work, Eternal Light, commissionedby Sadler’s Wells Theatre, will beperformed by Rambert DanceCompany, its associate orchestraLondon Musici and Christ ChurchCathedral Choir, Oxford.

Howard’s fresh and unusual setting of theRequiem Mass also differs from moretraditional works by its use of English poetryinterspersed with fragments of Latin,combining the sacred and the secular. Textshave been drawn from John McCrae, FrancisQuarles, Mary Elizabeth Frye and Ann Thorp,among others. A recording of the work is duefor release on the EMI label in September,with soloists Natasha Marsh (soprano),daughter of Faber Music educationalcomposer, Lin Marsh, Alfie Boe (Tenor) andChristopher Maltman (baritone). Three otherchoral works by Howard are included on this

CD: his setting of The Lord is my shepherd,famous as the theme tune of the BBC’s Vicarof Dibley series; Love Divine, a hymn ofpraise set to Charles Wesley’s words; andfinally, his setting of Spared, Wendy Cope’spoem capturing the feelings of many peoplefollowing the destruction of the World TradeCentre in New York on September 11, 2001.

Howard Joins Classic FM

It’s been a busy year for Howard as theaward-winning composer and broadcasterjoined Classic FM this summer as thestation’s new Composer-in-Residence andSaturday afternoon presenter. 'HowardGoodall On…' began on Saturday 7 June,and each week from 1pm-3pm he’s beentaking listeners on a musical journey througha different theme, instrument, genre,composer or musician. As the Classic FMComposer-in-Residence, Howard willcompose a piece of music every month, witheach work premiered on the Classic FM FullWorks. Speaking about his new role, Howardsaid: "I am really thrilled to have been chosenas the Classic FM Composer-in-Residence.It's a great honour and a wonderfulopportunity. I am also delighted to be joiningthe Classic FM weekend team as a presenter- apart from anything else, I'll be able to listento some fantastic music, share myenthusiasm for it, and call it a job!"

Selected Howard Goodall Works0-571-52980-1 Danny Boy. SATB (CPS) £3.95

Danny Boy; Róisín Dubh; Carrickfergus

0-571-53230-6 Eternal Light: A Requiem (vocal score) £7.95

0-571-53230-6P Eternal Light: vocal score 20 pack £120.00

0-571-53247-0 Eternal Light: vocal score and CD £15.00

0-571-52979-8 Lark in the Clear Air, The. SATB (CPS) £3.95

0-571-52048-0 Lord is My Shepherd, The. SATB (FNCW) £2.50

0-571-52099-5 Lord is My Shepherd, The. SSA (FNCW) £2.50

0-571-52407-9 Lord is My Shepherd, The. TTBB (FNCW) £2.50

0-571-52044-8 Love Divine. SATB (FNCW) £2.50

0-571-52043-X Love Divine. SSAA (FNCW) £2.50

0-571-53227-6 Spared (FNCW) £2.50

Howard Goodall: Requiem and exclusive Signing Faber Music is delighted to announce the signing earlier this year of an exclusive publishing agreement withHoward Goodall. A household name for his popular film and television scores – ranging from The Vicar of Dibley to Blackadder and Mr Bean – Howard is also very much in the public eye as the Government’s “Singing Ambassador”, masterminding the National Singing Programme, Sing Up (for which Faber Music is providing publishing services).

Faber Music already publishes a number of Howard’s most important choral works. As such, the newagreement marks the culmination of a burgeoning relationship, and alongside an ongoing commitment to hischoral and concert works the company will now handle the rights in Goodall’s large catalogue of film andtelevision works as well as his very popular stage musicals, which include Days of Hope and The Dreaming.

Photo: Claire Lim

“For me, a modern Requiem is one thatacknowledges the terrible, unbearable loss andemptiness that accompanies the death of lovedones, a loss that is not easily ameliorated withplatitudes about the joy awaiting us in theafterlife. … Musical expression can I hopeprovide some outlet, some reflection, sometransportation, even some comfort….This wasto be a Requiem for the living, a Requiemfocussing on interrupted lives.”

Howard GoodallFaber Music is pleasedto offer Chorale

readers the chance topurchase the vocal

score and CD togetherat a specially

discounted price of£15, including postage

and packing, whilestocks last. To order,

please call 01279828989 or email

sales@fabermusic.comand quote ‘ChoraleEternal Light Offer’.

For more information, pictures and soundclips,visit www.eternallightrequiem.comor www.howardgoodall.co.uk.

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As teachers and singers well know, it takes a unique type of person to be a vocalanimateur. Called upon to inspire andmotivate choirs of all age-ranges and levelsof experience, the vocal workshop leadernever really knows what to expect when theyenter the classroom or rehearsal venue!Creativity, adaptability, leadership,imagination, powerful communication andinsight – not to mention a mastery of vocaltechnique – are therefore essential skills ofthe job. Anyone who has ever experienced a session with Brenda Rattray will recognisethat she has these skills in abundance.

Frequently described as ‘inspirational’,‘spiritual’ and ‘uplifting’, Brenda Rattray is agospel singer and composer who has workedwith children and adults in all areas of thecommunity, from schools, mental institutions,hospitals and prisons, to London orchestrasand BBC choirs. In 2002, as part of theJubilee celebrations Brenda conducted a vastchoir in front of her Majesty the Queen, kick-starting a singing marathon event broadcastby the BBC. And she has even conductedand performed one of her compositions infront of 26,000 football supporters at theCharlton Atheletic football club! Her primaryobjective is to instill confidence in buddingsingers and remove inhibitions from thosewho consider themselves unable to sing, aswell as challenging and stimulating moreconfident singers.

Brenda’s route into workshop leading was,unsurprisingly, a little unconventional. At theage of seventeen she left school bored and alittle unsure about whether she wanted to bean actress, a teacher, an airhostess, a socialworker or a lawyer! Having bought The Stagemagazine, she found herself auditioning for apart in an exiled South African writer’s play,The Trial of Dedan Kimathi. During the six-month tour of England, Brenda’s gift as aworkshop leader was discovered by thecomposer and leader, Eugene Skeef. Hewatched Brenda lead the warm-up for acompany of 25 actors and musicians (ofwhich she was the youngest member), andthen offered her a position as voice tutor atthe Oval House Theatre. That was where itall started.

A prolific composer, until now the only work of Brenda’s widely available was The SmileBehind The Eyes (a song that deals withdeath not with sadness but liberation),included in Youth Music’s Singbook. But atlong last Brenda’s incredible talents have

been distilled into book form! The Joy of Singing is for all teachersand singing leaders in primary schools,secondary schools, youth groups andchurches. The 20 songs in the bookare incredibly varied in style, fromoriginal songs in African and gospelstyles, as well as arrangements ofwell-known spirituals Rocka My Soul,Wade In The Water, Kumbaya andSwing Low, Sweet Chariot. The songsrange in difficulty from simple roundsand unison songs to two, three andfour-plus parts, with many of theparts optional, ensuring there issomething for everyone here.

There are two CDs with the book, includingwarm-up ideas and backing and performancetracks for all of the songs, as well as trackswith individual parts to many of the songs.Additionally, the second CD is ‘enhanced’ to include lyrics to all the songs, for printingout or projecting on a whiteboard. Detailedteaching notes on each song, includingdiscussion points and extension activities are also included, making the material idealfor teaching Citizenship and PSHE in aclassroom or youth group setting. Formore information, and to hear sound-clips, visitwww.fabermusic.com/joyofsinging.

The songs:Pattern In The Song; Keep TheRhythm; Isn’t It Nice; Work OfArt; Flutter, Flutter; Miss Jones;Heartfelt Praise; They Took HerChild; Help Me To Change; Oo E Chi Wamma;Iye Iya; Babethandaza; What Will It Take?; Joy;Tue Tue; I Feel Your Pain; Wade In The Water(Spirituals Medley); Kumbaya; Swing DownChariot; Rocka My Soul

Forthcoming workshops:You can catch Brenda in action on Saturday23rd August at the ABCD annual conventionin Lincoln. For further information on herworkshops, visitwww.fabermusic.com/joyofsinging

0-571-524397 The Joy of Singing (book/2CDs) £29.95

Reflect And Be InspiredBy Brenda Rattray

“I tried out Brenda Rattray’s soaring ‘The smilebehind the eyes’ with some primary schoolkids, then with a bunch of twenty-somethings.Days later they were still humming the tune.”

Richard Morrison, The Times, July 2005

Faber Music is pleasedto offer Chorale

readers the chance topurchase The Joy of

Singing at the specialintroductory price of

£24.95 for ordersplaced before 30thSeptember 2008. To

order, please call01279 828989 or emailsales@fabermusic.comand quote ‘Chorale Joy

of Singing Offer’.

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ChoralCouture

The acclaimed ChoralProgramme Series ismuch loved by choralconductors for itsbreadth of repertoire andpractical value-for-moneyeditions. The series hasbeen re-designed andnow features a stylishnew look across theentire range. Each

volume is now published in a handy “octavo” size(254x176mm) and with distinctive coloured covers tohelp distinguish between genre and upper and lowervoicing. Several new jazz and spiritual publicationswill shortly be available, to further expand thetremendous breadth of repertoire, as Gwyn Arch explains…

They tell me that the well-known Faber ChoralProgramme Series (CPS) is to be newly liveried,and that all the material in the public domain(i.e. non-copyright) is to be clothed in bright red for the mixed voice volumes and glowingorange for upper voices. I already knew therewere stirrings in the paint shop because lastyear two of my vocal jazz volumes, AutumnLeaves and All the Things You Are appeared in a fetching mid-green (for SSA) and a sort of greenish blue (for SATB). I now learn that this colour is called Teal, which I had thoughtwas a kind of duck. It must have a few blueishfeathers somewhere? Faber Music hasdecided to use these two colours forcollections of copyright songs so they willgrace my latest contribution to this series, a book called How High the Moon, againavailable for both SATB and female choirs.There are three arrangements in the book – theother two are Cole Porter’s Night and Day andDuke Ellington’s I’m Beginning to See the Light.

I’m always delighted to be given carte blancheto arrange from the wondrous aggregation of popular songs labelled ‘standards’, (in All the Things You Are there’s a Jerome Kernand a Stevie Wonder). I suppose the delightcomes from the knowledge that these songs are so well-written, their melodies so memorable and familiar, their lyrics sopolished and meaningful, and their harmonies(often) so original that they will survivewhatever the arranger inflicts on them, andhopefully even flourish. There are challenges,of course. How do you harmonise the versefor Night and Day? The words are promisinglyevocative – “Like the beat, beat, beat of thetom-tom when the jungle shadows fall…” The problem is a melody that opens with 33repetitions of the same note. Once that wassolved the remainder was more joy than relief.

For my money Night and Day is one of thefinest love songs of the 20th century.

I haven’t seen Faber Music’s new red andorange covers yet, but hope to do so whenattending the Association of British ChoralDirectors conference in Lincoln in late August.These are the colours designated for my twonew volumes of spirituals. Here was a differentsort of challenge, chiefly one of choice – over6000 spirituals have been catalogued. Thegreat majority are optimistic, happy, ebullient,certain of release from the burdens of slaveryand confident of an inevitable deliverance. Ifever there was a case for a collection of songsto be published in a red jacket! I wasn’t toknow it when I made my choices, but nowthink that the sentiments of all six spiritualsselected merit the red treatment.

Spirituals have simple melodies wedded toinnately beautiful words. They demandrespect. I have tried to interpret these songsfreely but rhythmically, veering towards agospel approach. Naturally I hope choirsenjoy singing these arrangements as much asI have enjoyed writing them.

New in the Choral Programme Series0-571-52975-5 Autumn Leaves. SSA (Arch) £3.95

0-571-52978-X Autumn Leaves. SATB (Arch) £3.95

Autumn Leaves; Caravan; Fly Me to the Moon

0-571-52972-0 All the Things You Are. SSA (Arch) £3.95

0-571-52976-3 All the Things You Are. SATB (Arch) £3.95

All The Things You Are; Moonglow; You Are The Sunshine Of My Life

0-571-52851-1 Go Down, Moses. SSAA acc. (Arch) £3.95

0-571-52850-3 Go Down, Moses. SATB acc. (Arch) £3.95

Go Down, Moses; Oh Mary Don’t You Weep; He’s Got The Whole World

0-571-52974-7 How High the Moon. SSA (Arch) £3.95

0-571-52977-1 How High the Moon. SATB (Arch) £3.95

How High The Moon; Night And Day; I’m Beginning To See The Light

0-571-52853-8 I Got a Robe. SSAA acc. (Arch) £3.95

0-571-52852-X I Got a Robe. SATB acc. (Arch) £3.95

I Got A Rose; Peter Go Ring Them Bells; Ride On, King Jesus

0-571-52692-6 Banuwa: Three African songs. SSAA (Brewer) £3.95

0-571-52655-1 Banuwa: Three African songs. SSAA (Brewer) £3.95

Banuwa; Izintakana; Babevuya/Walamba

0-571-53067-2 Love's philosophy. SATB acc. (L’Estrange) £3.95

She Walks In Beauty; Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal; Love’s Philosophy

Coming soon0-571-52979-8 Lark in the Clear Air, The. SATB (Goodall) £3.95

0-571-52980-1 Danny Boy. SATB (Goodall) £3.95

Danny Boy; Róisín Dubh; Carrickfergus

* Cover colours for original compositions/composer-led collections will be purple (SATB) and lilac (SSA).

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© 2008 by Faber Music Ltd This music is copyright. Photocopying is ILLEGAL and is THEFT.

Choral Programme Series £3.950-571-52850-3 Go Down, Moses (SATB) also availableGwyn Arch (arranger) 0-571-52851-1 Go Down, Moses (SSAA)

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0-571-53230-6 Eternal Light: A Requiem £7.95Howard Goodall

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CD1:16 PERFORMANCE

S E T T I N G T H E SC E N EThis is a fun warm-up with actions. The four simple

songs encourage eye contact, concentration, singing

and movement and the ability to focus on your song

whilst other members of the group sing and do other

things. These are all skills that will continue to develop

as you work through the material in this book.

T E AC H I N G T H E SO N G • Listen to the CD. It may help to have the lyrics for

the different parts on a whiteboard or flipchart.

• Work systematically through each song using call

Part 4On ‘keep the rhythm’, power walk to the beat.

When you get to ‘side to side’ step to the right, then

put your feet together, then step to the left, feet

together 8 times.

• Divide your group into four. Remind them of how

each individual song enters after the bar for

nothing (see Glossary). Explain that group 1 come

in on the upbeat – but they should feel this rather

than analyse it.

• Start with song/group number 1, which they will

sing four times. Once they have sung through the

song once with the actions add song/group

number 2, and so on.

• Ask each group whether they can hear just their

own group or everyone in the room. Sing the song

once without any actions and see whether the

group sound is balanced. Is one group singing a lot

louder than another group? The aim is for

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Love’s philosophyPercy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822) Alexander L’Estrange

© 2008 by Faber Music Ltd This music is copyright. Photocopying is ILLEGAL and is THEFT.

Choral Programme Series £3.95 also available0-571-53067-2 Love’s Philosophy (SATB) 0-571-52402-8 Love’s philosophy (SA) (CBS)Alexander L’Estrange 0-571-52193-2 Love’s philosophy (SA/men) (CBS)

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New REleasesOriginal works fromAlexander L’Estrange

As consultant editor for the Choral BasicsSeries, Alexander L’Estrange is highlyacclaimed for his arranging talents throughnumerous folk, pop, jazz, music theatre, African and gospel songs. Less well-knownperhaps, but equally brilliant, are Alexander’sskills as a composer in his own right, of whichwe are beginning to see more through thebeautiful Christmas piece Lute Book Lullaby,and new choral publications Prayers for Peace,(an addition to the Faber New Choral WorksSeries), and Love’s philosophy. Faber aredelighted to be publishing these original works from Alexander.

Lute Book Lullaby was Alexander’s first FaberMusic-published composition. Commissionedand recorded by the fabulous professionalchoir Tenebrae, with director Nigel Short, it isone of a number of works he has written for the group. Written for SATB choir and organ, its compelling simplicity combined with abeautifully floating soprano solo make it a delightfully contemplative piece, ideal for Christmas.

Love’s philosophy is a set of three piecesavailable as part of the Choral Basics Series(in versions for upper voices only and theSA/men format), and for SATB choir as a newaddition to the Choral Programme Series. Thepieces will also be available in a beautifulsetting for solo voice, due for publication thisAutumn, and we are delighted that all threesongs have been selected for the newAssociated Board Singing Syllabus, whichcomes into effect from January 2009. The setcomprises three love songs; She walks inbeauty (Lord Byron), Now sleeps the crimsonpetal (Tennyson) and Love’s philosophy(Shelley), and is inspired by Alexander’s love of English song, in particular the works ofGerald Finzi and Roger Quilter, who set wordsby Shakespeare and Wordsworth, amongnumerous other poets.

Alexander is now receiving new commissionrequests on a regular basis from high-profilechoirs and ensembles. A new anthem calledLet all the world in every corner sing wascomposed for performances in St. Paul'scathedral last year, along with On Eagles'wings, a delightful work for upper voices,written for St David’s Cathedral girl choristers,and premiered by them at this year’s St David’sFestival in May. Also new is a secularcommission from the Oxford Pro MusicaSingers, e-Motion, inspired by the concept of using computers to compose, with words by Alexander’s wife, musician and inspirationfor Love’s philosophy, Joanna Forbes.

Alexander L’Estrange 0-571-52402-8 Love’s philosophy. SA acc. (CBS) £2.95

0-571-52193-2 Love’s philosophy. SA/men acc. (CBS) £2.95

0-571-53067-2 Love’s philosophy. SATB (CPS) £3.95

0-571-53215-2 Love’s philosophy. solo voice £5.95

0-571-52385-4 Lute Book Lullaby. SATB acc. (FNCW) £2.50

0-571-53238-1 On Eagle’s Wings. SS acc. (FNCW) £2.50

0-571-53229-2 Prayers for Peace (FNCW) £1.95

New in Choral Basics0-571-52939-9 And All That Jazz. SA/Men acc. (Beale) £2.95

And All That Jazz; Roxie; When You’re Good To Mama

0-571-52935-6 Oh Shenandoah. SA/Men acc. (L’Estrange) £2.95

Oh Shenandoah; Simple Gifts; Low-Down and Hoe-Down (featuring TheArkansas Traveller, Polly Wolly Doodle, Li'l Liza Jane, Hop Up Ladies, Old DanTucker and Buffalo Girls)

Coming soon0-571-52940-2 And all that jazz. SA acc. (Beale) £2.95

And All That Jazz; Roxie; When You’re Good To Mama

0-571-52846-5 Angels & other Pop Classics. SA (L’Estrange) £2.95

0-571-52847-3 Angels & other Pop Classics. SA/Men £2.95

Angels; You’ve Got A Friend; Shine

0-571-52848-1 Christmas Smash Hits! Vol.1 SA (L’Estrange) £2.95

0-571-52849-X Christmas Smash Hits! Vol.1 SA/Men £2.95

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree; Let It Snow; All I Want For Christmas

0-571-52982-8 Goldfinger. SA acc. (Forbes) £2.95

0-571-52981-X Goldfinger. SA/Men £2.95

Goldfinger; From Russia With Love; Nobody Does It Better

0-571-53066-4 Grease is the word! SA acc. (Gritton) £2.95

0-571-53065-6 Grease is the word! SA/Men £2.95

Grease; Summer nights; We Go Together

0-571-52624-1 Michael Jackson. SA acc. (Lesley) £2.95

ABC; I’ll Be There; Billie Jean

0-571-52936-4 Oh Shenandoah. SA acc. (L’Estrange) £2.95

Oh Shenandoah; Simple Gifts; Low-Down and Hoe-Down (featuring TheArkansas Traveller, Polly Wolly Doodle, Li'l Liza Jane, Hop Up Ladies, Old DanTucker and Buffalo Girls)

0-571-52934-8 Queen Smash Hits! Vol.1 SA acc. (Beale) £2.95

0-571-52933-X Queen Smash Hits! Vol.1 SA/Men acc. £2.95

0-571-52942-9 Razzle dazzle. SA acc. (Beale) £2.95

0-571-52941-0 Razzle dazzle. SA/Men acc. £2.95

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Sing Up is the Music Manifesto NationalSinging Programme, led and delivered byYouth Music with partners Abbott Mead Vickers,Faber Music and The Sage Gateshead.Representing probably the most significantinvestment in singing in our lifetime, Sing Upaims to put singing at the heart of every primaryschool in England by 2011.

Faber Music, as the partner appointed todeliver the resource for the programme,produces a collection of songs that reflect a contemporary approach to singing andmusic, presented online in the Song Bank(www.singup.org) with selected songs beingprinted in the termly magazine Sing Up. Now reaching over 10,000 registered primaryschools nationwide, plus hundreds of otherregistrants including nearly 600 freelancemusic leaders and over 500 music servicesand organisations, the resource is drivenforward by the responses of the people trying out the songs with children every day.

Now containing over 150 songs, provided withscores, activity notes, accompaniments andaudio tracks (performance, echo and backing),the Song Bank is navigable using either the Ato Z directory, or the Advanced Search facility

— you can search by Key Stage, Year Group,Song Style or Curriculum Links.

Alongside existing published songscontributed by commercial publishers,including Schott Music, A & C Black, Out ofthe Ark Music and Kevin Mayhew Ltd, and the selection of well-loved traditional songs,Faber Music showcases brand new modernworks commissioned especially for Sing Up,such as Where on Earth is Rutland? by Richard Stilgoe, written to help children learn the counties of England, and Song of the fish, a signed song written by RichardSisson as part of Music and the Deaf’s project‘Sign Up’ (www.matd.org.uk). Unique songslike these are highlighted specially in issues ofSing Up. Further commissions are projectedfor the coming years of the programme.

We have come a long way since the launch of the online resource in November 2007. At nearly one year old, the Song Bank isresponsive to the teachers and music leadersusing it on a daily basis. With the number of visits to www.singup.org per day continuingto increase (over 800 visits daily in July 2008),there is no shortage of people to approach for feedback.

“We've had great success with Believe with ourschool choir and No wars will stop us singingand Ain't no mountain high enough in SingingAssembly, particularly with the boys. They lovesinging in harmony and it gives us a real buzzto hear 350 children really going for it. We nowget such a positive reaction from the wholeschool in Singing Assembly and the childrenreally look forward to their Wednesdaymorning sing! The children even made ourOfsted Inspector a bit emotional with No warswill stop us singing back in March!”

Sarah, Little Green Junior School

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Often people write in by email, or leavecomments on a feedback page of thewebsite. We rely on comments from thepublic to retain the ‘bespoke’ nature of theresource. Thankfully, people who use theresource are vocal about what does anddoes not work for them.

It’s fantastic for us to hear directly fromchildren — we hope the process of choosingsongs, playing audio tracks and looking atthe music will be shared and enjoyed byteachers and pupils alike.

If teachers report particular benefits, we canhighlight those benefits for other teachersand offer related songs to develop practicesand techniques that are happening naturally.It is an ancient, natural human tendency tolearn and express through singing — atendency that, before Sing Up, ran the risk of being forgotten for today’s children.

There is increasingly positive feedbackflooding in about young boys’ experience ofsinging. Helping to dispel the preconceptionthat singing is just for girls is a fundamentalaim of Sing Up.

Sing Up believes that singing has the powerto change lives and help build strongercommunities. Faber Music is thrilled to be apartner in this programme which is working togive all primary-aged children the excitingopportunity to experience singing every day.

All comments aretaken from the

What do YOUthink?

comments page atwww.singup.org.

Tell us what you thinkat the commentspage, or you are

always welcome towrite to us at

music@singup.org.Keep exploring theSong Bank — all

public domainmaterial is accessible

to all to view andstream online. Youcan find out more

about registration forthe magazine and atwww.singup.org.

Sing Up Funded Programmes: National Centre for Early Music

“I love being in the choir and singing andalso love this website.”

Millie, Cullingworth Village Primary School

“I have found that some children learn theirspellings much better if they sing them!”

Clare, Heston Junior

“I like this site, it is just great !!! I love to singalong with my sister.”

Mike, Privet

“Recently taught Roller Ghoster to a class ofyear 5 and 6 children, predominantly boys.Before they learnt the song I’d asked themwho liked singing. All but two boys said ‘no’.However after learning Roller Ghoster theywere of a different opinion. They sang it soenthusiastically and they’ve asked if we cansing it again sometime soon. Great song.Thank you.

Julie

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A NewAddition forLanguage ofSong seriesAward-winning books for advanced

singers coming soon

Singing in foreign languages can be a scarybusiness; the problem of pronunciation anddeciphering what the song is about can proveto be a challenge. Whilst the ability to do so isa much needed skill for singers, few vocaltraining resources tackle this aspect effectivelyin one book. To address this problemprofessional singers and ABRSM examinersNicola-Jane Kemp and Heidi Pegler’s TheLanguage of Song is a series of gradedsongbooks carefully selected to developthese skills, and give the teacher and pupil all the tools required to introduce the studentsinger to the richness of Classical songrepertoire in European languages.

The series has proved to be extremelypopular and well-respected among singersand teachers alike, and the authors weredelighted to win ‘Best EducationalPublication’ at the Music IndustriesAssociation Awards in October 2007. A newaddition to the series this autumn is a set ofadvanced books, available in editions forhigh, medium and low voices. As with theElementary and Intermediate books, theAdvanced editions come with two CDsproviding the text for each song spoken by anative speaker – expert language consultantswho specialise in coaching singers – as wellas including a recording of each song

accompaniment by acclaimed pianist IainFarrington. These volumes focus on songs inItalian, German, French and Russian, andmany of the songs have been selected forinclusion in the new ABRSM and TrinityGuildhall exam syllabuses.

0-571-52345-5 The Language of Song: Elementary high £11.95

0-571-52346-3 The Language of Song: Elementary low £11.95

0-571-52343-9 The Language of Song: Intermediate high £11.95

0-571-52344-7 The Language of Song: Intermediate low £11.95

0-571-53075-3 The Language of Song: Advanced high £16.95

0-571-53076-1 The Language of Song: Advanced medium £16.95

0-571-53077-X The Language of Song: Advanced low £16.95

Advanced High ABRSM Trinity Advanced Medium ABRSM Trinity Advanced Low ABRSM Trinity

ITALIAN SONG AND EARLY ARIASO del mio dolce ardor (Gluck) Pur dicesti (Lotti)

Per pietà (Bellini) La pastorella (Rossini) La conocchia (Donizetti) Mattinata (Leoncavallo)

Grade 8Grade 8LRSMGrade 8Grade 8Grade 8*

Grade 8Grade 6ATCLGrade 8

Grade 8

ITALIAN SONG AND EARLY ARIASO del mio dolce ardor (Gluck) Pur dicesti (Lotti) Il fervido (Bellini) Poveri affetti (Vivaldi)Sovra il campo (Donizetti)Mattinata (Leoncavallo)

Grade 8Grade 8DipABRSMGrade 8*Grade 7Grade 8*

Grade 8Grade 6

Grade 8

ITALIAN SONG AND EARLY ARIASO del mio dolce ardor (Gluck) Pur dicesti (Lotti) La lontananza (Donizetti) Deh, pietoso (Verdi)

Teco sì (Vinci) Mattinata (Leoncavallo)Sovra il campo (Donizetti)

Grade 8Grade 8Grade 8DipABRSMGrade 8*Grade 8*Grade 7

Grade 8Grade 6

Grade 8

GERMAN LIEDWidmung (Schumann)Du bist die Ruh (Schubert) Verborgenheit (Wolf) Wir wandelten (Brahms) Die Nacht (Strauss) Du bist wie eine Blume (Schumann) Unglückliche Liebe(Mozart)

Grade 8Grade 8Grade 8DipABRSM

DipABRSMGrade 8*

Grade 8Grade 8Grade 8Grade 8Perf CertGrade 6

GERMAN LIEDWidmung (Schumann) Du bist die Ruh (Schubert) Verborgenheit (Wolf) Die Mainacht (Brahms) Immer leiser (Brahms) Traum durch dei Dämmerung (Strauss) Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht? (Mahler)

Grade 8Grade 8Grade 8DipABRSM

DipABRSM

Grade 8Grade 8Grade 8Perf CertGrade 8Grade 8Grade 8

GERMAN LIEDWidmung (Schumann) Du bist die Ruh (Schubert) Verborgenheit (Wolf) Die Mainacht (Brahms) Die beiden Grenadiere (Schumann) Von ewiger Liebe (Brahms)

Grade 8Grade 8Grade 8DipABRSMDipABRSMDipABRSM

Grade 8Grade 8Grade 8Perf CertGrade 8LTCL/LGSMD

FRENCH CHANSONAprès un rêve (Fauré) Chanson triste (Duparc) Notre amour (Fauré) Villanelle (Berlioz) Mandoline (Debussy) Le colibri (Chausson) C (Poulenc)Les roses d’Ispahan (Fauré) Les filles de Cadix (Viardot)

DipABRSMDipABRSMGrade 8DipABRSM

DipABRSM

Grade 8Grade 8*

Grade 8ATCLGrade 8Grade 8Grade 8ATCLGrade 8Grade 8

FRENCH CHANSONAprès un rêve (Fauré) Chanson triste (Duparc) Notre amour (Fauré) Les berceaux (Fauré) Les roses d’Ispahan (Fauré) Mandoline (Debussy) Les filles de Cadix (Viardot) Chanson d’avril (Bizet)

DipABRSMDipABRSMGrade 8DipABRSMGrade 8

Grade 8*Grade 7*

Grade 8ATCLGrade 8Grade 8Grade 8Grade 8

Grade 6

FRENCH CHANSONLes berceaux (Fauré) Les roses d’Ispahan (Fauré)La grotte (Debussy) Prison (Fauré) Chanson romanesque (Ravel) Testament (Duparc)

DipABRSMGrade 8

LRSMDipABRSMDipABRSM

Grade 8Grade 8Grade 8Grade 8

RUSSIAN SONGNone but the lonely (Tchaikovsky) Spring waters (Rachmaninov) Believe it not (Tchaikovsky)

Grade 8*

Grade 8*

Grade 7Perf Cert

RUSSIAN SONGNone but the lonely (Tchaikovsky)The soldier’s wife (Rachmaninov)

Grade 8*Grade 8*

Grade 7RUSSIAN SONGNone but the lonely (Tchaikovsky) At the ball (Tchaikovsky)Believe it not (Tchaikovsky)

Grade 8*Grade 7*Grade 8*

Grade 7Grade 8

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“The Language of Song is an initiative thatshould be welcomed by all singing teachersand students. For the first time here are all thenecessary tools gathered in one package. Apartfrom the translations (both line-by-line andidiomatic) and the phonetic guide topronunciation, the demonstration texts on theaccompanying CD are beautifully andexpressively spoken. The songs are well-chosen, including less familiar as well as well-known material, and form an excellentintroduction to the repertoire. Add in the music-minus-one accompaniments and youhave the perfect do-it-yourself manual of song.”

Roger Vignoles

“These volumes are quite simply the best Ihave encountered in their field - which, in away, is not difficult since they are unique!How I wish I was just starting out again: theselection of songs is perfectly balanced andis certain to give pleasure to teacher andpupil alike, encouraging not only interest butalso further exploration.”

Sarah Walker

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ComposerAnniversariescoming up2009 sees the two hundredth anniversary ofHaydn’s death, and choirs and orchestras allover the world will be paying tribute to thecelebrated composer in specially themedconcert programmes. Faber Music offer severalexcellent editions of important Haydn works, sowhy not consider these when planning yourconcerts over the coming year.

0-571-50520-1 Stabat Mater (full score) £15.95

0-571-50500-7 Stabat Mater (vocal score) £6.95

0-571-50722-0 Missa Sancti Nicolai (full score) £17.95

0-571-50177-X Missa Sancti Nicolai (vocal score) £5.95

0-571-51449-9 Missa Brevis in F (full score) £12.95

0-571-51255-0 Missa Brevis in F (vocal score) £4.95

Two other Faber Music composers will becelebrating important anniversaries in 2009:Peter Sculthorpe will be 80 next year, whileJonathan Harvey celebrates his 70th birthday.Peter Sculthorpe’s music has been publishedby Faber Music since 1965, and his catalogueof compositions consists of well over threehundred works, many of them regularlyperformed and recorded throughout the world.Important choral works include his Requiem forSATB chorus, didgeridoo and orchestra,Morning Song (SATB) and Birthday of thy King,(SSATBB) two carols perfect for celebratingChristmas which are published together in theFaber New Choral Works Series.

Jonathan Harvey has a truly global reputation,particularly for his work in the field of electro-acoustic music, although he is also well-renowned for his choral music, much of which is suited for church performance, most notably his church opera Passion andResurrection. He is frequently featured at all the major European music festivals. Recent and forthcoming commissions include two works for chorus and orchestra:Messages (Rundfunkchor Berlin with BerlinerPhilharmoniker, and Fundación Patronata de laSemana de Musica Religiosa de Cuenca), anda large-scale commission from Dr Hans Küng’srenowned Global Ethic Foundation for narrator,chorus, childrens’ chorus and orchestra.

Selected Faber New Choral WorksJulian Anderson:

0-571-53213-6 Four American Choruses. SATB unacc. £4.95

Jonathan Harvey:

0-571-52311-0 Remember, O Lord. SATB unacc. £1.95

Peter Sculthorpe:

0-571-52069-3 Morning Song/ Birthday of thy King £2.95

MortenLauridsen:NocturnesMorten Lauridsen is one of America’s most loved and most performed living choral composers, and his music occupies a permanent place in the standard vocalrepertoire of the Twentieth Century. His workshave been recorded on over a hundred CDs, and are featured regularly in concert by distinguished ensembles throughout the world.

One such recording which was released to rave reviews last year is Nocturnes, byStephen Layton with Polyphony and theBritten Sinfonia (Hyperion 67580). Featuringthe popular cycles Mid-Winter Songs and Leschansons des roses, the disc also containsfour premiere recordings: two early Psalmsettings, and two newer works written duringthe preparations for the recording. The CD is the perfect vehicle to showcase the choralmusic of this much-celebrated composer.

0-571-52414-1 Ave dulcissima Maria. TTBB (FNCW) £2.50

0-571-52636-5 Ave Maria. SATB unaccompanied (FNCW) £2.50

0-571-52129-0 Chansons des roses, Les. SATB (CPS) £3.95

PE61922106 Dirait-on (treble chorus and piano) £1.95

PE61880120 Dirait-on (men's chorus TTBB and piano) £1.95

PE62180121 I will lift up mine eyes. SATB unacc. in prep

0-571-52154-1 Lux aeterna. SATB accompanied £5.95

0-571-52217-3 Madrigali. SATB acc. (CPS) £3.95

PE62075181 Mid-Winter songs (score and parts) in prep

0-571-52413-3 Nocturnes. SATB (CPS) £3.95

PE62181122 O come, let us song unto the Lord. SATB in prep

0-571-52128-2 O magnum mysterium. SATB unacc. (FNCW) £2.50

8016043182 O Magnum Mysterium. TTBB unaccompanied £2.50

0-571-52415-X O nata lux. SATB (FNCW) £2.50

0-571-52961-5 Ubi caritas et amor. SATB unacc. (FNCW) £2.95

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Do you teach singing?Then membership of AOTOS is for you!

Annual Residential ConferenceOne Day Conferences

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For further information, contact the SecretaryHeidi Pegler, 18 Syon Park Gardens,

Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 5NB; 0208758 9422Or visit the website www.aotos.org.uk

“This is celestial andspine-tingling stuff.Contemporary choralmusic really doesn't comeany better than this”

(Daily Express)

“I hold these truths to beself-evident: 1) RainerMaria Rilke was a genius.2) Morten Lauridsen is agenius. 3) Lauridsen’s acappella setting of Rilke’sContre Qui, Rose is one ofthe most singularlybeautiful pieces of vocalmusic in the history ofWestern Civilization.”

(Stereophile, USA)

“The final piece [ofNocturnes], setting JamesAgee’s `Sure on thisShining Night’, is ashimmering hymn to thewonder of the night; itsaching beauty and directsentiments should help itbecome yet anotherLauridsen favorite beforelong… If you aren’t yet aLauridsen fan, this lovablerelease will surely makeone of you.”

(Lindsay Koob, AmericanRecord Guide)

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Songs forEvery DayEileen DiamondFaber Music is pleasedto be continuing EileenDiamond's legacy withthe publication of herEveryday Songbook.

Through a musicalcareer spanning fourdecades, EileenDiamond taught andentertained a great number of children,including those with special needs. She is the author of the acclaimed songbookSinging Numbers and the popular Let’s Make Music Fun series, among others. Hercharming songs have an instant appeal forchildren, and have been used on manychildren’s TV programmes including PlaySchool and the Tweenies.

The book/2CD package includes 29 actionsongs, feel-good songs, rhythmic songs andfunny songs – all in Eileen’s tuneful andcatchy style. Ideal for use at home or innurseries and primary schools, the songscover everyday topics appropriate to the EarlyYears to Key Stage 2 age groups, and havebeen carefully designed to stimulate languagedevelopment, creativity, co-ordination,memory, rhythmic responses andconcentration.

No musical knowledge is required asdemonstration and fun backing tracks areprovided, performed by singer Colleen Daleywho is well known as the voice of ‘Fizz’ fromCBBC’s Tweenies. Actions and follow-upactivities are also included, as well as simplepercussion parts to some of the songs. Formusic specialists, the two enhanced CDs alsoinclude piano accompaniments to download.

0-571-52077-4 Junior Songscape £19.95

0-571-52644-6 Junior Songscape: Children's Favourites £24.95

0-571-52206-8 Junior Songscape: Earth, Sea & Sky £19.95

0-571-52503-2 Junior Songscape: Stage & Screen £18.95

0-571-51866-4 Songscape (pupil's book) £3.50

0-571-51867-2 Songscape (teacher's book) £19.95

0-571-52643-8 Songscape: Christmas (Book/2CDs) £24.95

0-571-52609-8 Songscape: Stage & Screen £19.95

0-571-52887-2 Everyday Songbook (book/2ECDs) £18.95

New Releases:SongscapeLin MarshSeveral new books arealso available in thebest-selling Songscapeseries by Lin Marsh, theultimate singingresource for classroomand concert choirs. Allthe songs are expertlywritten and arrangedfor the age-groups, andhave easy keyboard accompaniments

Songscape: Stage and Screen is aninvaluable collection of twelve classic songsboth old and new from stage and screen.Featuring well-known classics alongsidesongs from shows written especially forchildren it includes useful context on eachsong and suggestions for adding movement.Ideal for bringing confidence to the classroomand concert singing, with vocal ranges andlyrics carefully considered for the age range,many of the songs have optional vocal partsproviding scope for part-singing.

Particularly suitable for the coming schoolterm, Songscape: Christmas featureseighteen classic carols and seasonal songs,both sacred and secular. All the songs arearranged to suit Key Stage 2/3, and many of them have optional additional vocal partsproviding scope for part-singing.

A new addition this summer is JuniorSongscape: Children’s Favourites, a timelesscollection of twenty best-loved children’ssongs for Key Stage 1, including Chitty ChittyBang Bang, Puff the Magic Dragon and Nelliethe Elephant, which is sure to be popular withyoung singers!

For all the books in the Songscape series, thekeyboard accompaniments are well within thegrasp of pianists of moderate ability. The twoCDs accompanying the Songscape Christmasand Junior Songscape: Children’s Favouritesinclude backing tracks and performances.

Songscape: Children’s Favourites

Heigh-Ho; The Sun Has Got His Hat On; WhistleWhile You Work; How Much Is That Doggie In TheWindow?; Busy Doing Nothing; Sing A Rainbow;Who’s Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf?; Little AprilShower; The Hippopotamus Song; Feed The Birds;Dingle Dangle Scarecrow; Puff (The Magic Dragon);The Teddy Bears’ Picnic; Nellie The Elephant; GoingTo The Zoo; The Runaway Train; Swinging On A Star;Two Little Men In A Flying Saucer; Morningtown Ride;Give A Little Whistle

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Faber Music LtdBurnt Mill, Elizabeth Way,Harlow, CM20 2HX Tel: +44 (0)1279 828982 Fax: +44 (0)1279 828990 sales@fabermusic.comwww.fabermusic.com

Faber Music has a growing catalogue of resources for schools and youth choirs, and is very proud tobe the resource provider for Sing Up, the Music Manifesto National Singing Programme.

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