26 anthems for SATB chorus by twentieth-century composers. These fifty anthems have been chosen with average church choirs in mind, but it is hoped that the collection will prove useful to cathedrals, collegiate churches and those churches supporting cathedral-like choirs. The collection covers all the main seasons and festivals in the church year and also includes a number of anthems for general use. Twelve of the anthems are suitable for unaccompanied singing.

Songlist: O Thou The Central Orb, Puer Natus, On This Day Earth Shall Ring, Lord, Thou Hast Told Us, A Litany, Christ The Lord Is Risen Again, Lift Up Your Heads, O Clap Your Hands, A Pure River Of Water Of Life, A Hymn To The Trinity, We Wait For Thy Loving Kindness, Set Me As A Seal, O Taste and See, Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, Thou, O God, Art Praised In Sion, Faire Is The Heaven, Give Us The Wings Of Faith, Make A Joyful Noise (Jubilate Deo), O Be Joyful In The Lord, O How Amiable, Like As The Hart, Jesu Dulcis Memoria, A Prayer For Peace, Lo, In The Time Appointed, Ah, Holy Jesus, Gloria In Excelsis

This collection of original songs and arrangements of folk tunes provides a long-needed source of a cappella contest literature for the developing choir. Quality texts, careful attention to range, tessitura, and thoughtful limits on melodic and harmonic complexity make these settings an ideal first a cappella experience. Available: SATB a cappella.

Songlist: Winter, Fog, To Make A Prairie, Set Me As A Seal, See Them Dance, It Was A Lover And His Lass

"Essential Musicianship, Book 2," recommended for Grades 8-10 or other older beginners, is a sequential choral method that helps the older beginner or returning singer develop basic to intermediate skills. Each of the twenty chapters includes materials for vocal development, music theory, sight reading and performance. Basic notation, rhythm, pitch and basic harmony are covered through drills, exercises and 44 practice/performance songs for mixed, treble and tenor bass choirs.

Songlist: All Join Hands, Au Clair De La Lune, Christmas Comin', Come Follow, Cripple Creek, Down In The Valley, The Flowers, Fog, Fond Affection, He Is Born, Hosanna In Excelsis Deo, How Doth The Little Crocodile, Hush, Little Baby, Indian Summer, Intery Mintery, It Was A Lover And His Lass, Jerimiah Obadiah, Jubilate Deo, The Jumblies, The Kangaroo, Kyrie Eleison, Long, Long Ago, Love's Lament, Music, When Soft Voices Die, O! Mankind, The Old Brass Wagon, The Rainbow, The Red River Valley, San Serini, See Them Dance, and more

"Essential Musicianship, Book 2," recommended for Grades 8-10 or other older beginners, is a sequential choral method that helps the older beginner or returning singer develop basic to intermediate skills. Each of the twenty chapters includes materials for vocal development, music theory, sight reading and performance. The Teacher Edition provides comprehensive lesson plans based on the National Standards for Arts Education.

Songlist: All Join Hands, Au Clair De La Lune, Christmas Comin', Come Follow, Cripple Creek, Down In The Valley, The Flowers, Fog, Fond Affection, He Is Born, Hosanna In Excelsis Deo, How Doth The Little Crocodile, Hush, Little Baby, Indian Summer, Intery Mintery, It Was A Lover And His Lass, Jerimiah Obadiah, Jubilate Deo, The Jumblies, The Kangaroo, Kyrie Eleison, Long, Long Ago, Love's Lament, Music, When Soft Voices Die, O! Mankind, The Old Brass Wagon, The Rainbow, The Red River Valley, San Serini, See Them Dance, and more

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

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

Rene Clausen, conductor of the Concordia Choir, Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, is a graduate of St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota. He holds a Master's degree in conducting performance and a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree in choral conducting from the University of Illinois. Here we present you with 6 of his most well known A Cappella choral selections, a must have for any large, advanced choir!

Songlist: Set Me As A Seal, Sweet Was The Song, Tonight Eternity Alone, Peace I Leave With You, Hosanna

Today's Choral Classics is a special collection of pieces from the most exciting talents in choral composition today. From the church to the concert hall, it is the perfect volume for choruses seeking a contemporary choral repertoire, rich in accessible, modern arrangements in a variety of styles. Featuring Paul Mealor's Wherever You Are, a Christmas No. 1 for The Military Wives choir, and Ubi Caritas, his specially commissioned piece for the royal wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge; serene miniatures by John Tavener and Eric Whitacre; simple gems by Richard Rodney Bennett and Richard Blackford; and more substantial works by Judith Weir, James Whitbourn, Tarik O'Regan and Nico Muhly; choirs of all styles, sizes and abilities will discover a wealth of variety of inspiring pieces to delight singers and audiences alike. Today's Choral Classics is a fantastic addition to any music library or choral resource, and provides a solid and accessible basis for any contemporary choral concert program.

Songlist: A Blue True Dream Of Sky, A Boy And A Girl, A Good-night, Alleluia Jubilate, Ave Verum, Crucem Tuam Adoramus, Domine, Kyrie, Mother Of God, Here I Stand, Nunc Autem Manet, O Vera Digna Hostia, Quanta Qualia, Set Me As A Seal, The Lord's Prayer, This Marriage, Ubi Caritas, Ubi Caritas, Wherever You Are

50 songs by 14 composers. Songs date from before World War I to about the 1950's. All songs in the original key. Contents: Bacon: Five Poems of Emily Dickinson - Beach: The Lotos Isles - Springtime - Wind O' the Westland - Carpenter: Slumber Song - Serenade - Rest - Morning Fair - Charles: The White Swan - Message - Beauty - Frustration - Duke: Little Elegy - February Twilight - Loveliest of Trees - Griffes: Waikiki - Symphony in Yellow - In a Myrtle Shade - Hageman: Praise - Under the Willow - Do not go, my love - Nature's Holiday - Lekberg: Four Poems of Edna St. Vincent Millay (The Road to Avrillé; Sweet Sounds, Oh Beautiful Music; I Drank at Every Vine; The Spring and the Fall) - Moore: Three Sonnets of John Donne (Thou Hast Made Me, Batter My Heart, Death Be Not Proud) - Niles: The Blue Madonna - Careless Love - Reward - Calm Is the Night - Read: The Moon - The Unknown God - Nocturne - Rochberg: Four Songs of Solomon (Rise up my love, Come my beloved, Set me as a seal, Behold thou art fair) - Still: The Breath of a Rose - Grief - Winter's Approach - Thomson: The Tiger - Love Song - Preiosilla.

Songlist: Nocturne, To Make A Prairie, Set Me As A Seal, Love Song, Serenade, The Spring And The Fall, Careless Love, Waikiki, Beauty, The Breath Of A Rose, The Moon, Do Not Go, My Love, Little Elegy, February Twilight, Rest, Preciosilla, The Tiger, Frustration, Batter My Heart, Thou Hast Made Me, Death, Be Not Proud, Rise Up, My Love, Springtime, Grief, Praise, Loveliest Of Trees, Winters Approach, It's All I Have To Bring, So Bashful, Poor Little Heart, and more

17 celebrated wedding songs, including: Ave Maria - Bist du bei mir (You Are with Me) - Devotion - I Love You Truly - One Hand, One Heart - Panis Angelicus (O Lord Most Holy) - Set Me As a Seal - Wedding Prayer - and more.

Songlist: Wedding Prayer, Set Me As A Seal, Ave Maria, Dream, My Heart Ever Faithful, Devotion, Bist du bei mir (You Are With Me), Because, I Love You Truly, O Promise Me, Zueignung (Strauss), Panis Angelicus (O Lord Most Holy), Calm As The Night (Still Wie Die Nacht), Ich Liebe Dich, One Hand, One Heart, Beloved,It Is Morn (Aylward)