Jester Hairston : Spirituals 2

Review: Another fine collection from Jester Hairston

Songlist: Live-A-Humble, Oh, Rocka My Soul, Poor Man Lazrus, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, Steal Away, What Kind O'Shoes You Gonna Wear, Who'll Be A Witness For My Lord?, Joshua Fit De Battle Of Jericho

Jester Hairston : Spirituals and Folk Songs

Review: A great selection for male voices from this American treasure.

Songlist: Angels Rolled De Stone Away, Aurore Pradere, Brother Rabbit, Free At Last, Give Me Jesus, I Heard From Heaven Today, My Lord's A-Writin' All De Time, Nobody Knows De Trouble I See, Lord, Oh My Lovin' Brother, Po' Ol' Lazrus, Sandy Anna (TTBB), Sanguree, Somebody's Knocking At Your Door, Sweet Potatoes, Wasn't That A Mighty Day?, You Better Mind

Joby Talbot : Magnificat And Nunc Dimittis (Wells Service)

Review: Talbot's works have been praised for their innovative approach and emotional depth. His unique blend of tradition and experimentation has helped to push the boundaries of the choral genre. Wells Cathedral continues its important work in commissioning church music by living composers, designed for regular use in year-round services at Wells and beyond, with this latest addition.

Jochen Rieger : World Gospel Hymns

Review: Following the great success of his Christmas Gospel Hymns Jochen Rieger now presents his second collection of popular gospel hymns. These established hymns are suitable for choirs of any standard in sacred or secular performances. Includes well-known gospel hymns such as Nobody Knows The Trouble I Have Seen, Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee or Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child, and many more. These arrangements can either be performed a cappella or with piano accompaniment.

Songlist: Amazing Grace, Rock Of Ages, God Of Wonders, He's Got The Whole World, Great Is Thy Faithfulness, Nobody Knows, How Great Is Our God, Praise To The Lord, The Almighty, I Will Follow Him, Sometimes I Feel, Holy, Holy, Holy, A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, Holy God, We Praise Thy Name, Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee, Abide With Me!

Joel Thompson : The Caged Bird Sings for Freedom

Review: Commissioned by the professional choir Exigence and using the famous Maya Angelou text The Caged Bird, here is a concert setting for the very best choirs. The powerful message is perfect for modern times.

Songlist: The Caged Bird Sings For Freedom

Johann Sebastian Bach : Cantata No. 106: God's Time is the Best Time

Review: English Only.

Songlist: God's Own Time (Bach), O Lord, Incline Us To Consider (Bach), Set In Order (Bach), It Is The Old Decree (Bach), Into Thy Hands (Bach), Thou Shalt Be With Me (Bach), All Glory, Praise And Majesty (Bach)

Johann Sebastian Bach : Cantata No. 140: Wachet auf

Review: German/English.

Songlist: Wann Kommst (Come Quickly) Bach, Zion Hort (Zion Hears) Bach, Mein Freund (Thy Love Is Mine) Bach, Gloria Sei Dir (Sing All) Bach, Sleepers, Awake, BWV 140 (Wachet Auf)

Johann Sebastian Bach : Cantata No. 4: Christ lag in Todesbanden

Review: German/English.

Songlist: O Death, None Could Lay Thee Low (Bach), Jesus Christ, Our God's Own (Bach), It Was A Wonderful Aray (Bach), For Us The Easter Lamb (Bach), So Let Us Keep This Holy Feast (Bach), We Celebrate This Holy Feast (Bach), Christ Lay In The Bonds Of Death, BWV 4

Johann Sebastian Bach : Cantata No. 80: A Stronghold Sure

Review: English Only.

Johann Sebastian Bach : Jesu, meine Freude

Review: English Only.

Songlist: So There Is Now (Bach), Thus Then, The Law (Bach), Death, I Do Not Fear (Bach), Ye Are Not In The Flesh (Bach), Hence With Earthly (Bach), If, Therefore, Christ (Bach), Fare Thee Well (Bach), If By His Love (Bach), Jesus,Priceless Treasure (Bach)

Johann Sebastian Bach : Magnificat

Review: Latin/English.

Songlist: My soul doth magnify (Bach-Magnificat), And my spirit hath (Bach-Magnificat), For He hath regarded (Bach-Magnificat), For behold, all generations (Bach-Magnificat), For He that is mighty (Bach-Magnificat), And His mercy (Bach-Magnificat), The Lord hath showed (Bach-Magnificat), He hath put down (Bach-Magnificat), He hath filled (Bach-Magnificat), His servant, Israel (Bach-Magnificat), Even as He promised (Bach-Magnificat), Glory to the Father (Bach-Magnificat)

Johann Sebastian Bach : Mass in B Minor

Review: Latin Only.

Johann Sebastian Bach : St. John Passion

Review: German/English.

Songlist: Lord, Thou Our Master (Bach-Passion of St.John), Jesus of Nazareth (Bach-Passion of St.John), O Wondrous Love, Thy will, O Lord (Bach-Passion of St.John), From the tangle (Bach-Passion of St.John), Ich Folge Dir Gleichfalls (I Follow Thee), Who was it dared (Bach-Passion of St.John), Art thou not one (Bach-Passion of St.John), O my soul (Bach-Passion of St.John), Peter,While his conscience(Bach-Passion of St.John), Christ, through whom (Bach-Passion of St.John), If this man were not (Bach-Passion of St.John), For us all killing (Bach-Passion of St.John), O mighty King (Bach-Passion of St.John), Not, this man (Bach-Passion of St.John), Behold then (Bach-Passion of St.John), Lo, we hail Thee (Bach-Passion of St.John), Crucify, off with him (Bach-Passion of St.John), We have a sacred law (Bach-Passion of St.John), Our freedom, Son of God (Bach-Passion of St.John), If thou let this man go (Bach-Passion of St.John), Away with him (Bach-Passion of St.John), We have no king (Bach-Passion of St.John), Write thou not (Bach-Passion of St.John), In my heart's inmost (Bach-Passion of St.John), Let us then not cut (Bach-Passion of St.John), He of everything took (Bach-Passion of St.John), It is fulfilled (Bach-Passion of St.John), O Thou my Saviour (Bach-Passion of St.John), My heart! see (Bach-Passion of St.John), and more

Johann Sebastian Bach : St. John Passion

Review: The vocal score to J.S. Bach's St. John Passion BWV 245, as edited in a new English version by Neil Jenkins. With English and German text and an introduction in English, German and French.

Johann Sebastian Bach : St. Matthew Passion

Review: Most of the English-speaking choral singers who make up their country's thriving choirs and choral societies will have sung Bach's great Passions in English at some time or other. This edition is in both English and German, giving the individual choir the option of which language to perform in. This book contains a preface by the editor, Neil Jenkins, and a suggested 'on the day' rehearsal schedule by Sir David Willcocks. St. Matthew Passion was written for solo voices, ripieno choir, 2 SATB choirs and 2 orchestras. The vocal score contains all voice parts and a piano accompaniment.

Songlist: ST. MATTHEW PASSION

Johann Sebastian Bach : St. Matthew Passion

Review: Eng. Translated by Nicholl.

Songlist: Come, ye daughters (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), Ah, dearest Jesu (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), Not upon the feast (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), To what purpose (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), Grief and pain (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), Bleed and break (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), Where wilt thou (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), 'Tis I, my sin (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), Ich Will Dir Mein Herze Schenken (Lord, To Thee My Heart Is Given), Remember me, my Saviour (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), I'll stand here close (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), Ah, woe! (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), I would be with my Jesus (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), Gladly will I take (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), What God hath willed (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), Alas, my Jesus (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), O man, bewail (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), Ah! now is my Jesus gone (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), So has the world (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), Be still (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), Who was it so did strike (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), Thy mercy, Lord (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), Have I Also From Thee (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), Give me back my Jesus (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), Entrust thy ways (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), Now upon that feast (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), What wonders rare (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), For love now is my Saviour (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), Is my weeping (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), O Head so sorely (Bach-St.Matthew Passion), and more

Johann Strauss : Selections from Die Fledermaus

Review:

Songlist: Invitation To A Party(Fledermaus, Farewell,The (Der Fledermaus), Party Of The Year,The(Fledermaus, A Toast (Der Fledermaus), Audition,The (Der Fledermaus), Waltz Finale (Der Fledermaus) Strauss

Johannes Brahms : A German Requiem

Review: Scored for mixed chorus, solo voices and full orchestra, this choral masterpiece is Brahms' greatest vocal composition, and one of the most performed works in the religious music repertoire. Instrumentation. Text and Translation.

Johannes Brahms : A German Requiem (Ein Deutsches Requiem), Opus 45

Review: This 95 page score is taken from a previous Belwin Mills publication. It provides the choir and soloist parts along with a piano reduction of the orchestral parts, with notations, instrument cues, and vocal text in German language. In the Table of Contents an English translation is included. This was to be Brahms' longest work, in 7 movements, and was based on sacred biblical text, in German language, and therefore did not follow the traditional Latin requiem text. Includes: Blessed are they that mourn * Behold, all flesh is as the grass * Lord, make me to know the measure of my days on earth * How lovely is thy dwelling place * Ye are now sorrowful * Here on earth we have no continuing place * Blessed are the dead.

Johannes Brahms : A German Requiem, Opus 45

Review: English Edition. This 96 page choral score is taken from a previous Belwin Mills publication. It provides the choir and soloist parts along with a piano reduction of the orchestral parts, with notations, instrument cues, and vocal text in English language. This was to be Brahms' longest work, in 7 movements, and was based on sacred biblical text, originally written in the German language, and therefore did not follow the traditional Latin requiem text. Includes: Blessed are they that mourn * Behold, all flesh is as the grass * Lord, make me to know the measure of my days on earth * How lovely is thy dwelling place * Ye are now sorrowful * Here on earth we have no continuing place * Blessed are the dead.

Johannes Brahms : German Folk Songs

Review: Throughout his life Brahms harmonized and arranged German folk songs for mixed choir. In these masterful versions the elegant simplicity of the originals always maintained, yet Brahms weaves well-shaped vocal lines and adds delicate harmonies to make polished songs of great charm. In this edition, John Lewers has fashioned highly effective and poetic English singing translations, which adhere to the rhyming scheme of the original. The result is a collection of instantly accessible yet little known repertoire, exploring a variety of scenes and moods, which will appeal to all mixed-voice choirs looking for imaginative concert repertoire. German and English text.

Songlist: The Ardent Suitor, One Day I Went a-Riding, By a Lone Woodland Spring, Saint Emmeran, A Dove So White, A Lullaby Prayer, Saint Raphael, One Quiet Night, Farewell, The Lover's Vision, O Sweet, Delightful Maytime, Morning Song, The Reaper, The Heavenly Hunter, Separation, Awaken!, Invite Me, Sweet Maiden, The Fiddler, Below In the Valley, At Night, Awaken!, A House Stands by a Flowing Stream, Roses and Pearls, The Knight and the Lady, The Young Carpenter, Battle Prayer

Johannes Brahms : German Requiem

Review: Breitkopf & Härtel edition of Brahms's greatest vocal work, fully scored for solo voices, mixed chorus and orchestra. 208 pgs.

Johannes Brahms : Gypsy Songs, Opus 103

Review: A Choral Extended Work for SATB composed by Johannes Brahms.

Johannes Brahms : Liebeslieder Walzer, Opus 52

Review:

Johannes Brahms : Love Song Waltzes (Liebeslieder Waltzes), Opus 52

Review: In 1868, Johannes Brahms decided to compose a romantic song cycle, the 18 "Liebeslieder Wälzer" or "Love Song Waltzes," Opus 52. When published in 1870, they were an instant success, popular with all musicians and singers. This choral score will include choir and soloist parts, in German and in English, with piano accompaniment.

Johannes Brahms : Love Song Waltzes (Liebeslieder Waltzes), Opus 52

Review: In spite of being well-known as a great composer of large, complex musical works, some of Brahms' most successful works were smaller, more intimate pieces, such as the eighteen "Liebeslieder," or "Love Song Waltzes," Opus 52, for Soli, Chorus and Piano Four-Hand Accompaniment. Choral score with piano duet accompaniment.

Johannes Brahms : Love Song Waltzes, Opus 65

Review: A Choral Extended Work for SATB composed by Johannes Brahms.

Johannes Brahms : Motet, Op. 29, No. 2 (from Psalm 51)

Review: German/English.

Johannes Brahms : Multi-Voice Songs: A Selection

Review: This volume consists of unaccompanied choral works composed or otherwise arranged by Johannes Brahms for mixed choruses as well as individual men's and women's choruses.

Songlist: Love Songs, New Love Songs, Six Quartets, Three Songs, Seven Songs, Songs and Romances, Five Songs, Five Duets

Johannes Brahms : Nanie-Nenia

Review: Brahms' Opus 82, for chorus and orchestra, titled "Nänie" (the German form of the Latin word "nenia," meaning "a funeral song") sets to music a poem by Friedrich Schiller. Brahms composed the piece in 1881, in memory of his deceased friend, Anselm Feuerbach. Choral score with piano accompaniment. Text in German and English.

Johannes Brahms : Neue Liebeslieder Walzer, Opus 65

Review: Edited by Roger Wagner, Neue Liebeslieder Walzer, Opus 65 presents 15 choral pieces in SATB voicing. Titles: Verzicht, o Herz, auf Rettung (Renounce, O heart, all rescue) * Finstere Schatten der Nacht (Perilous darkness of night) * An jeder Hand die Finger (On either hand with pledges) for soprano solo * Ihr schwarzen Augen, ihr durft nur winken (Thosse dark'ning glances, they need bu beckon) for bass solo * Wahre, wahre deinen sohn (Neighbor, neighbor, guard your son) for alto solo * Rosen steckts ir an die Mutter (Mother decked my breast with roses) for soprano solo * Vom Gebirge Well' auf Well' (From the mountain, wave on wave) * Weiche Gräser im Revier (Sheltered softly midst the grass) * Nagen am Herzen (Heartsore and restless) for soprano solo * Ich kose süss mit der und der (I seetly kiss with her and her) for tenor solo * Alles, alles in den Wind (Will, nilly in the wind) for soprano solo * Schwarzer Wald, dein Schatten (Darkest Wood, your shadows) * Nein, Gelibter, setze dich mir (No, beloved, sit not near) duet for soprano and alto * Flammenauge, dunkles Haar (Fervent glances, raven hair) * Zum Schluss: Nun, ihr Musen, genug! (Conclusion: Now, ye Muses, enough)

Johannes Brahms : Requiem

Review: English Only.

Songlist: Blessed they (Brahms-Requiem), Behold, all flesh (Brahms-Requiem), Lord, make me to know (Brahms-Requiem), How lovely is Thy dwelling (Brahms-Requiem), Ye now are sorrowful (Brahms-Requiem), Here on earth (Brahms-Requiem), Blessed are the dead (Brahms-Requiem)

Johannes Brahms : Song of Fate (Schicksalslied), Opus 54

Review: Brahms composed his "Schicksalslied" (Song of Destiny), Opus 54, between 1868 and 1871. It is a short, powerful work for chorus and orchestra. The text is that of Friedrich Holderlin's poem "Hyperions Schicksalslied." Choral score with German and English text and piano accompaniment.

Johannes Brahms : Two Motets, Opus 29

Review: A choral worship collection for SATBB, composed by Johannes Brahms. Titles: 1. Es ist das Heil uns kommen her * 2. Schaffe in mir, Gott, ein rein Herz.

John Baird : Sing, Choirs!

Review: Sing, Choirs! is a library in miniature. It contains many of the Christian church's popular traditional anthems, including at least one example that will be suitable for each of the major services of the year. Includes works by Haydn, Palestrina, Vivaldi, Fauré, Howells, Parry, Bach, Byrd and many more.

Songlist: Locus Iste, Ave Maria, Canon, Ave Verum Corpus, O For The Wings Of A Dove (Hear My Prayer), Almighty And Everlasting God, Lead me, Lord, Thou Visitest The Earth, If Ye Love Me, Sheep May Safely Graze, Silent Night, Glory To God, Ave Verum Corpus, Laudate Dominum, All My Hope On God Is Founded, Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring, Largo, Gloria In Excelsis, Ode To Joy, Thou Knowest, Lord, The Secrets Of Our Hearts, Come, Holy Ghost, Psalm 121, Psalm 130, Nunc Dimittis, Magnificat, Psalm 23, Psalm 42, Gaudete, God Be In My Head, Now Thank We All Our God, and more

John Corigliano : Fern Hill

Review: Contents: All the Sun Long - And Honored Among Foxes - And Then to Awake - Now as I Was Young.

Songlist: All The Sun Long, And Honored Among Foxes, And Then To Awake , Now As I Was Young

John Gardner / Simon Harris (Edited by) : A Cappella

Review: A unique anthology which casts its net far and wide across seven centuries of unaccompanied European choral music, this book is a fascinating selection of thirty pieces, ideal for enterprising choirs looking for something out of the ordinary to enliven their repertoire. Diversity and eclecticism are the hallmarks of this stimulating collection: the pieces range from two to eight voices; from monuments of the Renaissance to miniature canons by Lawes, Schubert, and Brahms; from "Sumer is icumen in" to Stanford and Grieg. This is a truly European anthology, encompassing the music of composers from England, France, Spain, Norway, Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands. The contents are arranged chronologically, and though they include a few classics of the genre that no such survey can afford to ignore, the majority of pieces are unjustifiably lesser known. All are newly edited from their sources, at original pitch and in original note-values wherever practical; minimal editorial intervention allows this music to breathe afresh. There are notes on each piece, and prose translation for non-English texts.

Songlist: Sumer is icumen in, Ave regina coelorum, Ach herzigs Herz, Puisqu'en amour, Tri ciechi siamo, Lugebat David Absalon, Los bracos traygo cansados, La nuit froide et sombre, Laetentur coeli, Miracolo d'amore, Miraculous love's wounding, Benedictus qui venit, Iubilate Deo, She weepeth sore, Draw on, sweet night, Dolcissima mia vita, The Silver Swan, Der Kuckuck, Jesu, dulcis memoria, Gaudete omnes, Ich bin eine rufende Stimme, Hear my prayer, O Lord, Wo der perlender Wein, Tod und Schlaf, Lacrimoso son io, Wenn Kummer hatte zu toten Macht, An dem Sturmwind, Christus factus est, Beati quorum via, Guds son har gjort mig fri

John Harbinson : Six Motets

Review: John Harbinson is a winner of the prestigious MacArthur Foundation's "genius" award, the Pulitzer Prize, and the Heinz Award in the Arts and Humanities. Harbison has composed music for most of this country's premiere musical institutions. Here is a collection of his motets for unaccompanied mixed voices.

Songlist: Ave Verum Corpus, Concerning Them Which Are Asleep, O Magnum Misterium (Long setting), O Magnum Misterium (Short setting), Emanuel Motets, Wherefore I Put Thee In Rememberance

John Leavitt : 30 More Bach Chorales for Sight-Singing and Performance

Review: As a follow-up to his popular 31 Bach Chorales for Sight-Singing and Performance, here is a collection of 30 more! Each chorale includes English and German texts along with pedagogical suggestions to help your singers build skills and develop musical literacy. A great tool for school, church and community groups. For chorale titles, click on songlist.

Songlist: O Wondrous Love, All Glory Be To God On High, 'Come, Follow Me,' The Savior Spake, Lord Jesus Christ, Be Present Now, How Bright Appears The Morning Star, Praise To The Lord, The Almighty, Abide, O Dearest Jesus, Awaken, Lord, Our Spirit, Draw Us To Thee, For The Baptist's Voice Is Crying, Good Christian Friends Rejoice, He Brings The Year Of Jubilee, If Thou But Suffer God To Guide Thee, In Peace And Joy I Now Depart, Jesus Christ My Sure Defense, Jesus I Will Never Leave, Jesus, Who Didst Ever Guide Me, Lord, Keep Us Steadfast In Your Word, Now Pray We To God The Holy Ghost, O Lamb Of God, Pure And Holy, Our Father, Thou In Heav'n Above, Rise, My Soul To Watch And Pray, Salvation Unto Us Has Come, Savior Of The Nations, Come, What Is The World To Me?, Whate'er May Vex Or Grieve Thee, Where'er I Go, What'ever My Task, Lord Jesus Christ, My Life, My Light, Once I Loved From Thee To Wander, Wake, Awake, For Night Is Flying

John Leavitt : 31 Bach Chorales for Sight-Singing and Performance

Review: John Leavitt has selected and edited 31 Bach chorales for choirs to sight-read and perform. Each chorale includes English and German texts along with historical background and pedagogical suggestions to help your singers build skills and develop musical literacy. This collection of accessible masterworks is a great tool for school, church and community groups!

Songlist: A Mighty Forest Is Our God, Ah! Dearest Jesus, Holy Child, Alas, Dear Lord, All Darkness Flies Before Thy Face, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!, Awake Us Lord We Pray To Thee, Beside Thy Cradle Here I Stand, Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light Eternity Tremndous Word, From Depths Of Woe I Cry To Thee , From Saba Came The Kings From Afar, How Shall I Fitly Meet Thee, Jesus Bread Of Life From Heaven, Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring, Jesus Priceless Treasure, Lord Jesu Blessed Prince Of Peace, Now Thank We All Our God, O Sacred Head Now Wounded, Praise To God, Preserve Thy Faith From Error Free, Rejoice And Sing, The Day Hath Dawned the Day of Days, The Lord Hath Dawned All These Wonders Wrought, The Sorrow Thou Art Bearing, The Will Of God Be Always Done, Thee With Tender Care I'll Cherish, Then Let Us Feast, This Proud Heart Within Us Swelling, Today He Opens Us The Door, What God Does Ever Well Is Done, Within Yon Gloomy Manger Lies

John Leavitt : A Treasury of Song for Sight-Singing and Performance

Review: Sight-singing is important in the development of independent musicianship. The music in this collection will aid in the development of this skill but also be interesting enough to motivate the singer and be substantive enough to be useful in a variety of performance applications. Song categories include Patriotic, Christmas, Folk Song, Renaissance and Baroque Part Songs and Spirituals. All songs will stand alone as a cappella settings. Several songs also have optional piano accompaniments. Sight-reading or analysis tips are included for each selection.

Songlist: America, The Beautiful, Da Pacem, Domine, Deep River, Down By The Riverside, Faith And Hope And Love, Happy, Happy Birthday, In The Bleak Midwinter, Innsbruck, I Now Must Leave Thee, Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming, Now All The Woods Are Sleeping, Oh, Dear! What Can the Matter Be?, Oh Mary Don't You Weep, Say Love If Ever Thou, Set Me As A Seal, Since First I Saw Your Face, The Star Spangled Banner, Take Me Out To The Ball Game, Water Is Wide, We Wish You A Merry Christmas

John Leavitt : Calvary's Mountain

Review: John Leavitt has created a cantata designed for Lent and Holy Week. Titles include: What Wondrous Love Is This, Were You There, Surely He Has Borne Our Griefs, Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed and Jesus Died on Calvary's Mountain. Available separately: SATB, ChoirTrax CD, Chamnber Orchestra score and parts (fl 1/2, ob, cl 1/2, bn, perc 1 and 2, hp, str:88442), Preview CD, Preview Pak. Duration: ca. 30:00.

Songlist: Alas, And Did My Savior Bleed, What Wondrous Love Is This, Surely He Has Borne Our Griefs, Were You There?, Jesus Died On Calvary's Mountain

John Leavitt : Glad Tidings We Bring

Review: This new collection of favorite carols is another gem from the pen of John Leavitt. Whether performed separately or as a complete program with selected readings in between, your choir and audience will thrill once again to the Christmas story in song.

Songlist: Angels We Have Heard On High, What Child Is This?, The Virgin Mary Had A Baby Boy, In The Bleak Midwinter, Infant Holy, Infant Lowly, Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabella, Still, Still, Still

John Leavitt : Lenten Canticles

Review: Capturing the varying moods and colors of Passion Week, Lenten Canticles contains classic, well-known Lenten texts and melodies seamlessly woven together with the spoken word. Duration: ca. 36:00.

Songlist: Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life, Go To Dark Gethsemane, God So Loved The World, In The Cross Of Christ I Glory, Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring, Jesus, My Treasure, Lead Me, Lord, O Sacred Head, Now Wounded, Set Me As A Seal

John Leavitt : The Choral Singer

Review: Seven popular choruses from the Gewrman Baroque and Classical periods are gathered together in this collection that offers quality and value. Excellent for contest and festival!

Songlist: Anthem, Oratorio Chorus, Movement From a Canticle Setting, Chorale Settings, Movement from Mass, Motet, Oratorio Chorus

John Leavitt : The Madrigal Singer

Review: John Leavitt has established a reputation for carefully selecting important and historic repertoire, editing it in ways to make singers successful, all while staying true to the stylistic period. This new collection includes Fair Phyllis I Saw (John Farmer), Weep, O Mine Eyes (John Bennet), All Lust und Freud, Tanzen und Springen (Hans Leo Hassler), Il est bel et bon (Pierre Passereau), Tant que vivray (Claudin de Sermisy), Fa una canzona (Orazio Vecchi) and Bonzorno madonna (Antonio Scandello). A value-priced collection of important and standard works. Purchase the Performance Kit and get access to audio tracks online through My Library.

Songlist: Weep, O Mine Eyes, Bonzorno Madonna (Good Day Dear), Il Est Bel Et Bon, All Lust Und Freud (All Desire And Joy), Tanzen Und Springen, Fair Phyllis, Fa Una Canzona, Tant Que Vivray

John Leavitt : The Renaissance Singer

Review: This colleciton of pieces represent the high art and refinement of the choral song from several countries during the age of the Renaissance. The vocal chamber music in this collection was designed for entertainment in a palace chamber or the home. All of the represented forms in this collection used both the familiar style of the homophony as well as polyphony. the pieces can be performed with multiple voices to each part or s little as one voice for each part. For the German and French songs, the original text is provided as well as an English paraphrase.

Songlist: What if I Never Speed, April Is in My Mistress' Face, Musica, die ganz lieblich Kunst (Music, Most Wondrous Lovely Art), Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen (Innsbruck, I Now Must Leave You), Je le vous dirai! (Do not dare I say it!),, Bonjour, mon coeur (Good Day, Sweetheart)

John M. Feierabend : The Book of Canons (Revised Edition)

Review: This beautiful and significant revision to The Book of Canons is an incredible resource for music teachers-a sumptuously illustrated collection of more than 155 time-tested canons representing the absolute best music for children our culture has to offer. The songs are drawn from all over the world, and many are by some of the great composers throughout history-after all, rounds and canons have been enjoyed since the Elizabethan era. Each canon in this collection is ranked by difficulty and includes a general translation if needed. States John M. Feierabend in the introduction: "Here then is a collection to meet many needs, sacred and secular, humorous and serious, major, minor, and modal, simple to complex... but above all, I hope you will find all of them musically satisfying."

Singing in canon is one of the oldest and easiest ways of singing in parts. Canons have survived both in the oral tradition as folk songs as well as in historical compositions. Canons are sung with one part beginning and other parts singing the same melody but starting at some point after the first part. Usually all parts will end or cadence at the same time creating a satisfying final chord. When brackets appear above certain notes in a canon they indicate where each part should cadence. Some canons work better sung as rounds where each part begins after the other but each part ends one at a time. This is a collection of songs which have been enjoyed by families as well as court musicians and their patrons and are special favorites of my family and friends. It is my hope that other families and friends will rediscover the pleasures of singing canons, in the car, as a grace before dinner, or anytime they gather. Canons bring harmony into peoples lives.

Songlist: Numbers, A Boat, Aram Sam Sam, Ah, Poor Bird, All Praise To Thee, Himmel Und Erde Sie Musen Vergehn, Alleluia, Ave Maria, Benji Met A Bear, Chairs, COFFEE, Path in the Garden, Derry Ding Dong, Donna Nobis Pacem, Early as I Was Walking, Autumn Winds, Daily Prayer, Friends Forget, Frere Jaques, Glory To God, Gone To Bed, Grasshoppers, Hashi Venu, Have You Seen The Ghost of John, Hey, Ho, Nobody Home, I Love the Mountains, and many more!

John Purifoy : Lamentations of the Lamb

Review: The writing team of John Purifoy and Pamela Stewart have crafted a brief work for Maundy Thursday or Good Friday, suitable for use as a Tenebrae service. Told from the historical perspective of the Gospels, as well as from the Old Testament laments that foreshadow them, Lamentations of the Lamb takes us on a journey through the final days in the life of Christ. Each anthem itself is a plaintive lament taken from these combined narratives. With a final stirring lamentation offered by creation, here is a powerful ending to Holy Week in preparation for Easter.

Songlist: A Gathering of Shadows, The Table of Forgiveness, Forsaken in the Garden, In the Twilight of My Sorrow, Come, Ye Disconsolate, Lamentation for the Lamb

John Purifoy : Shadows of Sacrifice

Review: John Purifoy interweaves hymn texts and Scripture with beautiful music to create an unforgettable and emotion-filled Tenebrae experience. From the pensive Is it I, Lord? to the dramatic Father, Forgive Them, the music and text blend to tell the story in a most powerful way. Narration and service suggestions included. Instrumental ePak includes score and parts for Flute, Oboe, English Horn, Percussion, Harp, Violin 1, 2, Viola, Cello and Contrabass. ChoirTrax CD also available. Performance Time: Approx. 20 minutes

Songlist: Prelude, 'Tis Finished, The Messiah Dies (Benediction), 'Tis Midnight, Father, Forgive Them, Friend, Why Are You Here?, Is It I, Lord?, Oh Thou Who Through This Holy Week, Remove This Cup, Were You There?