American Mass 
Composer: Ron Kean  Arranger: John Gerhold 
Voicing: SSA 
Season: General  Released: January 2011  Difficulty: Medium
  

 A Child Is Born To Save Us 
Voicing: CHORAL SCORE  Released: January 2007 
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   Respected English scholar Peter Aston has created the definitive edition for the Christmas Cantata (BWV 142) long attributed to J.S. Bach. Returning to the original source manuscripts, Dr. Aston has not only provided a new English translation better fitting the original, but detailed notes that will appeal to any musician. It is a delightful piece of music that brightens any Christmas program, regardless of its true authorship.
 

 American Mass 
Composer: Ron Kean  Arranger: Orchestrated by John Gerhold 
Voicing: SATB SCORE 
Season: General  Released: March 2005  Difficulty: Medium
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   Here is a masterpiece, a missa brevis merging American hymns and spirituals with traditional choral liturgy. The solo movements have already been popular singles, but Ron has made careful alterations, simplified the keyboard part, and had the entire work orchestrated by fellow professor, John Gerhold. The unique nature of this work, and Ron's excellent reputation, will enable this cantata to be performed in both church and school programs.
 

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 American Mass 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: SSA 
Season: General  Released: January 2011  Difficulty: Medium
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   The SATB edition of this marvelous work was released a few years ago to great acclaim and remains a popular work. Fully orchestrated in 4 distinctive movements, this ''missa brevis'' tastefully weaves American folk songs, spirituals and hymns into the liturgical fabric. Composed for treble choir, the 25 minute work can be performed with piano, chamber orchestra or full orchestra. High school, college or church.
 

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 Domine Ad Adjuvandum 
Composer: Giovanni Paolo Colonna  Author/Lyricist: Oesterriche Nationalbibliothek 
Voicing: CHORAL SCORE 
Season: General  Released: May 1996 
  

 Domine Ad Adjuvandum 
Composer: Giovanni Paolo Colonna  Author/Lyricist: Oesterriche Nationalbibliothek 
Voicing: CONDUCTOR'S SCORE 
Season: General  Released: May 1996 
  

 Exultate Deo 
Composer: Hans Leo Hassler  Arranger: John Tebay, editor 
Voicing: SSATB 
Season: General  Released: March 2004 
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   this song of joy and praise has been carefully edited for optimum performance by John Tebay. Several pages of helpful notes precede the piece and provide an excellent foundation for performance. This exuberant Renaissance piece comes to life and with its modern day key placement and notation. Perfect for high school, concert or church service.
 

 Gloria In Excelsis Deo 
Composer: Kevin A. Memley 
Voicing: SATB  Released: January 2013  Difficulty: Medium
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   Brilliant! Exciting! Fresh! are words that describe Memley?s new GLORIA ? a 10 minute work in 3 continuous sections for mixed choir with brass quintet, piano, timpani and percussion. Excellent for church or school concert from good high school to college choirs to community groups, this work makes a fabulous pairing with his MAGNIFICAT, released in 2012. Memley?s rhythmic vitality and captivating melodies have been described as ?when Rutter meets Bernstein.?
 

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 Magnificat 
Composer: Kevin A. Memley 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Advent  Released: January 2012  Difficulty: Medium
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   Kevin Memley was a new name just 3 years ago, but his superb writing skills have caught the attention of fine choirs throughout the world. This work will solidify his place among the top composers living today. This 20 minute, 3-movement work for choir, brass, percussion and piano or organ is a joy to sing from start to finish. The melodies are tuneful and fresh, the rhythms exhilarating and compelling. High school, college, community and church choirs will want to add this piece to their Christmas library.
 

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 Magnificat In C 
Voicing: SATB  Released: May 1995 
  

 Magnificat In C 
Composer: Antonio Caldara  Arranger: J. David Wagner, editor 
Voicing: CONDUCTOR'S SCORE 
Season: Advent  Released: May 1995 
  

 Missa Brevis Ritmico 
Composer: Brian Tate 
Voicing: CHORAL SCORE 
Season: General  Released: March 2001 
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   This is not just a small mass, but a rhythmic one as well, as the title notes. The traditional Latin mass is redressed in a fusion of jazz, pop and classical colors. Excellent for high school and college, church or school.
 

 Resounding Praise 
Composer: Allan Robert Petker 
Voicing: CHORAL SCORE 
Season: General  Released: March 2002 
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   Commissioned for the 50th Anniversary of the Los Cancioneros Chorale in Los Angeles, this 8 minute work combines classical themes with a syncopated rhythm. The opening and closing sections are fast and driving, while the middle sections are more serene. Based on Psalm 100 (Make a Joyful Noise), the work is fitting for concert or church use. Although perform able with organ or piano, the original orchestration includes strings, harp and percussion.
 

 'Tis The Season 
Composer: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: Mattie Stepanek 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: Christmas  Released: January 2010  Difficulty: Easy
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   Mattie Stepanek was 14 when he died, but his poetry and enthusiasm caught the notice of celebrities and presidents. Ron Kean has taken Mattie's Christmas poem of peace for all the world and created a melody that helps the message soar. Fitting for children's choirs, treble choirs and even mixed choirs, this is a wonderful song of hope and love.
 

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 A Carol Fantasy 
Arranger: John Alexander 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Christmas  Released: January 2013  Difficulty: Medium Easy
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   Want a Christmas Concert opener or closer to dazzle your audience? John Alexander?s A CAROL FANTASY hits the mark. Never has an arrangement of In Dulci Jubilo been so exhilarating. There?s even a dash of Personent Hodie thrown in. The instrumentation for Brass, Timpani, Percussion, Harp and Organ adds power and punch. The John Alexander Singers? Choral Series is specifically for festival choirs and this entry is a splendid addition.
 

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 A Litany 
Voicing: SATB  Released: March 1994 
  

 A Little Child Was Born 
Composer: Ralph R. Prime  Arranger: Allan Robert Petker 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Christmas  Released: March 1992 
  

 A Scottish Christmas Lullaby 
Composer: Kurt Knecht 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Christmas  Released: January 2013  Difficulty: Medium
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   Selected for the Jo-Michael Scheibe Sacred Choral Series, this Scottish Christmas Lullaby is tender and stirring. The medieval text combined with Knecht?s modern harmonies are further decorated by a flowing piano accompaniment. There is timelessness to this carol. This piece is an excellent choice for both church and school use.
 

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 A Shropshire Lad 
Composer: A. E. Housman  Arranger: Stuart P. Gillespie 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: March 1994 
  

 A Song Of Peace (Da Pacem Domine) 
Composer: Jonathan Adams 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: January 2010  Difficulty: Medium
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   Emerging from a unison pitch, the a cappella voices channel through gorgeous suspensions and luxuriously lingering resolutions. These are the musical designs for which Jonathan Adams has become recognized. This song of peace described in Latin text is immediately timeless and useful in church, high school and college choirs.
 

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 Achat Shoalti 
Composer: Valerie Shields 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: General  Released: March 2001 
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   The Hebrew text is from Psalm 27 and the music is by Valerie Shields. Reminiscent of a Jewish folk song, the melody is hauntingly beautiful. Because of the Hebrew text and Valerie's numerous other compositions, this piece will find its way onto school programs and services of worship.
 

 Adoramus Te 
Composer: Quirino Gasparini  Arranger: Eileen Brooks, Editor 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: March 1996 
  

 Adoramus Te 
Composer: Jordan Bennett 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Communion/Lent  Released: January 2010  Difficulty: Medium
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   Jordan Bennett is a promising new composer, evidenced by this compelling setting of the Adoramus te text. The mellifluous lines flow and cross into warm cadences befitting the Lenten lyrics. High school and college choirs will find this work both educational and beautiful, and church choirs will enjoy it as well. 
 

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 African Noel 
Arranger: Ken Berg 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Christmas  Released: January 2010  Difficulty: Easy
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   We proudly announce the new Jo-Michael Scheibe Sacred Choral Series with this invigorating arrangement by Ken Berg. In Dr. Scheibe's words, ''This series is committed to providing the finest crafted sacred choral music possible with the objective of ensuring that it may be used in worship and in schools when appropriate.'' This setting does not disappoint. A cappella voices with dynamic percussion instruments make this a great concert opener. Excellent for church or school as promised.
 

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 African Processional 
Composer: David V. Montoya  Arranger: Ron Kean, editor  Author/Lyricist: Carah Reed & David V. Montoya 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: March 2001  Difficulty: Medium
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   Selected for the Ron Kean Multi cultural Series, this piece utilizes sounds from African folk songs. With a myriad of percussion instruments, the rhythm is set. A joyful chorus emerges with an occasional solo interjection.
 

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 African Processional 
Composer: David V. Montoya  Arranger: Montoya  Author/Lyricist: Carah Reed & David V. 
Voicing: TTBB 
Season: General  Released: March 2003  Difficulty: Medium
   The SATB edition of this piece was one of the best-sellers of all time and continues to be so. Part of the Ron Kean Multicultural Series, this TTBB edition was commissioned by Charles Bruffy and the Phoenix Bach Choir for the educational outreach program. This song of welcome uses African percussion and provides a plethora of creative staging ideas. Check it out!
 

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 African Processional 
Composer: David V. Montoya  Author/Lyricist: David Montoya and Carah Reed 
Voicing: SSA 
Season: General  Released: January 2009  Difficulty: Medium
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   One of the most popular pieces in the Pavane catalog year after year has been this multicultural classic. It first became known in its SATB voicing and later in TTBB. We are pleased to release this SSA setting, which works well with young voices and treble choirs. The vocal lines are repeated so frequently that they are easily learned and make an impressive statement in performance.
 

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 Agnus Dei 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Communion/Lent  Released: September 2000 
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   Two years ago Ron Kean's Kyrie (P1134) was released and has become a popular festival favorite. His Agnus Dei is perhaps even more beckoning. He has cleverly intertwined ''Shall We Gather At the River.'' The juxtaposition of the traditiona
 

 Agnus Dei 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: Communion/Lent  Released: September 2000 
   Two years ago Ron Kean's Kyrie (P1134) was released and has become a popular festival favorite. His Agnus Dei is perhaps even more beckoning. He has cleverly intertwined ''Shall We Gather At the River.'' The juxtaposition of the traditiona
 

 Ajde Jano 
Arranger: Tina Harrington 
Voicing: SATB  Released: January 2010  Difficulty: Medium
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   Selected for the Ron Kean Multi-Cultural Series, this Serbian folk song has been tastefully arranged by educator, Tina Harrington. Although this piece can be performed alone, it is actually a partner with P1373 SANO DUSO. AJDE JANO is a playful love song that frolics and skips as its text celebrates dancing and singing. Fitting for high school or college.
 

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 Alabado 
Arranger: Nick Strimple 
Voicing: Unison 
Season: General  Released: January 2012  Difficulty: Easy
   ''Alabado'' is one of several hymns that originated at, or in close proximity to the Santa Barbara Mission during the middle and late 18th century. Composer, scholar and USC professor Nick Strimple has provided a simple and effective setting for use in worship or as a processional in concert. The original Spanish and an English translation are provided as well as some alternative texts for various seasons. This piece will be premiered at the ACDA Western Convention in Reno, NV, 2012.
 

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 All Men Dream 
Composer: Jonathan Adams  Author/Lyricist: T.E. Lawrence 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Graduation  Released: January 2008  Difficulty: Medium
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   Commissioned by the Arkansas Choral Directors Association to celebrate its 40th anniversary, conductor and composer, Jonathan Adams, used a text from ''Seven Pillars of Wisdom'' by T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia). This inspiring text is matched with Adams' stirring music. Perfect for graduations, celebrations and concert programs, ''All Men Dream'' is also fitting for large festival use.
 

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 All The Just Rejoice ( Exultate Justi) 
Composer: Melchior Vulpius  Author/Lyricist: Eileen Brooks 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: March 1994 
  

 Alleluia 
Composer: Rachel Stenson 
Voicing: TTBB 
Season: General  Released: January 2006  Difficulty: Medium
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   Rachel Stenson's ALLELUIA is a compliment to male choirs. With rhythmic and energetic verve, she has exalted the male choral sound. Performed at the 2005 ACDA National Convention, this piece is destined to be a classic for TTBB choir worldwide.
 

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 Alleluia From The Oratorio Deborah 
Composer: G.F. Handel  Arranger: Robert Sieving 
Voicing: SAATB  Released: January 2013  Difficulty: Medium Easy
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   It is always refreshing and grounding to sing a Handel anthem. This ?Alleluia? from the oratorio ?Deborah? was first used by Handel in the Coronation Anthem No. 3, ?Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened.? Robert Sieving has arranged the piece for SAATB Choir and Organ. ?Energetic? and ?majestic? aptly describe this worthy anthem for both church and school.
 

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 Ally Bally 
Composer: Traditional Scottish Folk Song  Arranger: Herrington/Glick 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: Folk Song  Released: April 1992 
  

 Alone You Go Out, O Lord 
Composer: Edwin T. Childs  Author/Lyricist: Peter Abelard 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: October 1990 
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 Anadyomene 
Composer: Kevin A. Memley  Author/Lyricist: Sara Teasdale 
Voicing: SSAA  Released: January 2013  Difficulty: Medium
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   IMPRESSIONS (Reflections on Humanity by Sara Teasdale) is a set of three outstanding pieces by Kevin Memley for treble voices. The texts are favorites of many and Kevin?s treatments are exquisite masterpieces. Although the 3 selections are released separately, they are best presented as a trilogy. High school and college.
 

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 And All Thy Life 
Composer: Paul Ayres 
Voicing: 2-Part 
Season: General/Graduation  Released: January 2013  Difficulty: Medium Easy
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   Truly an uplifting piece of promise and hope with a stirring history, this setting by English composer Paul Ayres is suitable for graduation ceremonies, and concert occasions. Appropriate for both children?s voices or adult voices, the optional cello part is a moving addition. A chamber orchestral accompaniment is available separately, P9065.
 

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 And Give You Peace 
Composer: Allan Robert Petker 
Voicing: SATB  Released: January 2012  Difficulty: Medium
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   This beautiful benediction using the classic text from Numbers is the closing section from a three-movement work for choir and chamber orchestra entitled ''Touch.'' Based on the paintings of Chinese artist He Qi (pronounced Hoo Chee), the full work incorporates multi-media into the presentation. This excerpt creates an excellent benediction or program closer for High School and older choirs.
 

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 And The Night Shall Be Filled With Music 
Composer: Peter Boyer  Author/Lyricist: H.W. Longfellow 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: January 2006  Difficulty: Medium
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   Peter Boyer may be a new name to the choral world, but his orchestral works are performed worldwide. Using a Longfellow text, Boyer displays his command for composition. The music is rich and descriptive, perfect for high school or college choirs.
 

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 Angels We Have Heard On High 
Composer: Traditional French Carol  Arranger: Herrington/Glick 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: Christmas  Released: March 2000 
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   The ''Songs of the World'' series have been perhaps the most popular items in the Pavane catalog. This Christmas set includes the French Carol ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH, an English Carol HOW FAR IS IT TO BETHLEHEM and the Spanish Dance Ca
 

 Arirang 
Composer: Traditional Korean Folk Song  Arranger: Herrington/Glick 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: Folk Song  Released: April 1995 
  

 Ask Me No More 
Composer: Jeremy S. Bakken  Author/Lyricist: Alfred Lord Tennyson 
Voicing: SSAATTBB 
Season: General  Released: January 2011  Difficulty: Difficult
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   This piece was the first winning composition for the North Dakota State University Edwin Fissinger Choral Competition Prize. The Tennyson text has been sensitively and descriptively set to music by Jeremy S. Bakken. Selected for the Jo Ann Miller Choral Series, this beautiful piece uses the choral, a cappella sound to its fullest extent. Medium to difficult, it will be a popular high school and college selection.
 

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 At Morning's Twilight 
Composer: Cory Johnson  Author/Lyricist: Rumi 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: January 2007 
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   The new ''Jonathan Talberg Choral Series'' features advanced music of distinction for festival use. Dr. Talberg (Cal State Univ. Long Beach) is one of the new names on the guest conducting circuit with an ear for excellence. Cory Johnson uses the choral instrument masterfully to express the spiritual poetry of Rumi. Demanding, descriptive, expressive, refreshing well describe this piece.
 

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 Author Of Life 
Composer: Peter Aston 
Voicing: SATB  Released: January 1990 
  

 Author Of Life Divine 
Composer: Peter Aston  Author/Lyricist: Charles Wesley 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Communion/Lent  Released: October 1994 
  

 Autumn 
Composer: Kevin A. Memley  Author/Lyricist: Thomas Hood (1799-1845) 
Voicing: SATB  Released: January 2013  Difficulty: Medium Easy
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   Kevin Memley?s artistry paints pictures with music in this setting of 19th century poet Thomas Hood?s words. High school and college choirs will be enraptured by the beauty of this selection. One can hear the rain begin to fall at the opening and the longing for summer?s song by the end. Kevin Memley is one of the newest and most popular composers to attract the attention of the ACDA community.
 

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 Autumn Gives Her Hand To Winter 
Composer: Keith Loftis 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: General  Released: January 2006  Difficulty: Easy
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   This choral piece describes autumn in a wonderful way. The flowing music is captivating and lovely. This is an excellent piece for a fall program.
 

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 Ave Maria 
Composer: Kevin A. Memley  Author/Lyricist: Traditional 
Voicing: SSAATTBB 
Season: Christmas  Released: January 2009  Difficulty: Difficult
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   This is a beautiful piece in melody and form, but what stands out even more is how composer Kevin Memley has used the voice to orchestrate the piece. Programmatic effects are tastefully incorporated into the musical structure of the composition. We are pleased that Jonathan Talberg has selected this piece for his series. For high school and college.
 

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 Ave Maria Gratia Plena 
Composer: Giulio Caccini  Arranger: Larry Nickel 
Voicing: SATB  Released: January 2012  Difficulty: Medium
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   Giulio Caccini's melody from the 16th century is romantic and lovely. Skilled Canadian composer Larry Nickel has adeptly set the ''Ave Maria'' text to this tune and the results are wonderful. Originally arranged for the Three Canadian Tenors and broadcast widely on Youtube, this setting for SATB will find plenty of uses from school choirs and church choirs.
 

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 Ay, Ay, Ay, O Pag-Ibig 
Composer: George G. Hernandez 
Voicing: SSAATTB 
Season: General  Released: January 2008  Difficulty: Medium
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   We can thank Ron Kean for finding George Hernandez and bringing his fabulous folk song arrangement into his multicultural series. Scored for 8-part, a cappella voices, would scare off many, but George's arrangements are so fun and lively they are finding an audience ranging from high school to university choirs. This love song comes with helpful pronunciation and translation notes.
 

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 Be Thou Exalted 
Voicing: SATB  Released: October 1993 
  

 Beauty All Around Us 
Composer: Larry Nickel 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: January 2011  Difficulty: Medium
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   Canadian composer, Larry Nickel, has merged the words from the well-loved hymn, ''For the Beauty of the Earth,'' with a Navajo prayer. His melodies move beautifully and seamlessly, but what makes the music rise above the ordinary is the flowing voice part writing. This is a lovely anthem of praise.
 

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 Behind Before Ballade 
Composer: R. Sara Glick  Author/Lyricist: Unknown 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: General  Released: April 1998 
   From the Judith Herrington Choral Series comes TWISTERS, a set of three tongue twisters set for 2-part treble voices and piano by Sara Glick. P1117 BEHIND BEFORE BALLADE, P1118 GREY GEESE GRAZING and P1119 BETTY BOTTER BOOGIE are three tantalizing tongue teasers - clever, cute and creative -easy, fun and delightfully challenging.
 

 Behold The Man 
Voicing: SATB  Released: March 1991 
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 Belle Of Belfast 
Composer: Traditional Irish Folk Song  Arranger: Herrington/Glick 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: Folk Song  Released: March 2003 
   The third number in this years ''Songs of the World'' trilogy may be the most fun of all. An Irish number, the accompaniment captures just the right flavor. The text is an old familiar Irish one, and so is the tune, but the arrangement is fresh and new.
 

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 Belle Of Belfast 
Composer: Traditional Irish Folk Song  Arranger: Herrington/Glick 
Voicing: SAB 
Season: Folk Song  Released: January 2007 
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   The very best sellers from the Herrington/Glick arrangements of 2-part folk songs have been occasionally re-voiced for SAB with fabulous success. This the latest entry and falls well into line. The text probably appeals more to the middle/high school level than children's choirs anyway, and the musical setting maintains the expected excellence that has made their editions so popular.
 

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 Benedictus 
Composer: Eric Unruh 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: January 2007 
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   His careful attention to detail is what places Dr. Unruh's music above the pack. Using the liturgical Latin text, he offers an enticing melody that is both simple and absorbing. Solid craftsmanship completes the composition. Already in festival use, this piece appeals to high school and above for church or school.
 

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 Betty Botter Boogie 
Composer: Traditional  Arranger: R. Sara Glick 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: Folk Song  Released: April 1998 
   From the Judith Herrington Choral Series comes TWISTERS, a set of three tongue twisters set for 2-part treble voices and piano by Sara Glick. P1117 BEHIND BEFORE BALLADE, P1118 GREY GEESE GRAZING and P1119 BETTY BOTTER BOOGIE are three tantalizing tongue teasers - clever, cute and creative -easy, fun and delightfully challenging.
 

 Black Sheep, Black Sheep 
Composer: South Carolina Folk Song  Arranger: Shirley McRae 
Voicing: 3-PART 
Season: Folk Song  Released: March 2003 
   SShirley McRae is a well-established arranger and clinician, especially with children's voices. This tender folk song, lamented by slave mother's about their forsaken children, has been selected for the Judith Herrington choral series. An excellent concert or festival work, it was commissioned by the Cincinnati Children's Choir.
 

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 Blessed Is He 
Composer: Gerald Lindberg  Author/Lyricist: Scriptures 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Palm Sunday  Released: September 1999  Difficulty: Easy
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   San Francisco organist and arranger Jerry Lindberg has produced a brilliant and energetic piece for Palm Sunday. The accompaniment is set more for piano than organ, but either could work. The rhythm and drive of the piece is what captures the spirit. The vocal parts roll off the tongue with ease. This is a great anthem for all church styles.
 

 Blessed Lamb 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: January 2007 
   Ron Kean's writing style has been called ''neo-romanticism'' and it certainly fits with this piece. Stirring vocal melodic lines bathed in rich harmonies and a poignant text give us the ingredients for another Kean winner. His ''American Mass'' has given a forward thrust to his compositional career, and this anthem falls right into line.
 

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 Blow The Wind Southerly 
Arranger: Shirley McRae 
Voicing: 2-PART  Released: January 2010  Difficulty: Easy
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   Shirley McRae is best known for the exquisite way she arranges folk songs - they capture the nationality of their origin so perfectly. This gentle, English folk song expresses the longing of separated lovers. Designed for elementary and middle school choirs.
 

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 Bolero 
Composer: Ken Berg 
Voicing: SAB  Released: January 2013  Difficulty: Medium Easy
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   When Ken Berg?s first Solfege Suite for 2-part voices appeared a few years ago, the response was unprecedented. Now the first set of three songs P1436 GALOP, P1437 MARCH , P1438 BOLERO has been revoiced for SAB (Middle School) choir and offers the same opportunities for learning the ?do-re-mi?s? that doubles as a concert piece.
 

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 Bolero (From Solfege Suite #1) 
Composer: Ken Berg 
Voicing: UNISON/2-PART 
Season: General  Released: January 2007 
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   The first ''Solfege Suite'' consists of three pieces of contrasting styles: ''Bolero,'' (P1306) ''Galop,'' (P1307) and ''March,'' (P1305). The names give away the character, but the truly fabulous part is that the text is all solfege. Singers learn about musical names, intervals and solfege, while singing programmable music. Written for the 2006 Alabama ACDA ''Young Voices Boys Choir,'' directors have been begging for the music's release since its premiere. Bravo to composer/teacher Ken Berg!
 

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 Boogie Woogie (From Solfege Suite #3) 
Composer: Ken Berg 
Voicing: UNISON/2-PART  Released: January 2010  Difficulty: Easy
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   The ''Solfege Suites'' have become staples of learning for choirs of all ages. But their real beauty is that each one not only teaches solfege syllables and musical form, but they stand as performance pieces as well. This third set may be the best yet, with BOOGIE WOOGIE the most fun of all!
 

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 Born In A Symphony 
Composer: Judith Herrington  Author/Lyricist: Bianca Chamusco 
Voicing: SSAA 
Season: General  Released: January 2011  Difficulty: Medium
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   Commissioned by TCDA and premiered under the direction of Dr. Rollo Dilworth, this piece has a glorious message. The symphony of sound is a metaphor for humanity, and the importance of each player is conveyed. The musical setting is strong and beautifully crafted to the text. This will be a favorite piece for Elementary festivals for years to come.
 

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 Bring The Fire 
Composer: Allan Robert Petker 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Pentecost  Released: March 1997 
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   With a mix of jazzy rhythms and flavors of a traditional spiritual, this anthem is a rousing number. The harmonies are hot and the syncopation delightful. Excellent for concert or church choirs at Pentecost.
 

 Brown Penny 
Composer: Ron Kean  Author/Lyricist: William Butler Yeats 
Voicing: SSA 
Season: General  Released: January 2006  Difficulty: Medium
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   Ron Kean has established himself as a great composer and conductor. This new setting of the Yeats' text displays his popularity. Perfect for treble choiirs of all ages. A separate part for Violin (fiddle), Accordian and Penney Whistle in F is available, P9043.
 

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 Buffalo Gals 
Composer: Peter Boyer 
Voicing: SATB  Released: January 2011 
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   Absolute fun! That best describes this great arrangement of a classic American folk song. Esteemed conductor, John Alexander, with co-arranger, Ryan McSweeney, has created an excellent festival piece for high school, college and community choirs. The 4-hand piano score, string bass, xylophone and guitar add to the fullness of this playful piece.
 

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 Cantate Domino 
Composer: Randall Johnson 
Voicing: TTBB 
Season: General  Released: January 2007  Difficulty: Difficult
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   First performed at the ACDA Central Division Convention in 2005, this energetic choral has quickly become a piece in demand. The Latin text is a popular one for choral groups and this setting is beautiful and exciting.
 

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 Canticle Of Colossae 
Composer: Allan Robert Petker 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: January 2008  Difficulty: Medium
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   Colossians 3:16 is one of the great scripture passages that calls us to sing. Petker's melodic choice is a beguiling motif that moves from an accompanimental figure into a sung statement. Taken from the third movement of Petker's ''Te Deum to Music'' the middle section rises steadily in joyous praise to God. Returning to the first theme, the ending leaves the listener hanging in the most alluring fashion.
 

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 Canto De Pilon 
Composer: Cristian Grases 
Voicing: 2-PART  Released: January 2011  Difficulty: Easy
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   This multicultural piece hails from Venezuela, homeland to USC choral director, Dr. Cristian Grases. It is a ''working song'' about women grinding corn that captures the flavor of the people. Including eurhythmic motions and percussive sounds, the music celebrates the joyful nature and active life of these common folks. This piece works well for elementary singers to adult treble choirs.
 

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 Caturog Na, Nonoy 
Composer: Lullaby from the Philippines  Arranger: George Hernandez 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Folk Song  Released: January 2006  Difficulty: Medium
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   This lullaby from the Philippines is absolutely beautiful. Featuring a solo alto voice, a cappella voices provide the accompaniment. This arrangement by San Francisco composer/conductor George Hernandez has been selected for the Ron Kean Multicultural series.
 

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 Chaconne (Solfege Suite #2) 
Composer: Ken Berg 
Voicing: UNISON/2-PART  Released: January 2009  Difficulty: Easy
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   It is safe to say that P1307 GALOP from Solfege Suite #1 is currently the number one best selling composition in the Pavane catalog. The other two from suite #1 (P1305 MARCH and P1306 BOLERO) have done well also. Therefore, it is with pride and anticipation we introduce Solfege Suite #2. These pieces have been so successful because while they teach solfege, form and other musical elements, they also stand as performance pieces. Each title describes the form employed and the character of the piece. Bravo to conductor, composer and educator, Ken Berg. For young voices.
 

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 Chanteys In A Round 
Composer: Traditional Sea Chanteys  Arranger: Stuart P. Gillespie 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: General  Released: April 1997 
   Two wonderful folksongs have been weaved together in a delightful combination. The two songs are easy to learn, and join together for a rousing conclusion. Great for young voices and treble choirs.
 

 Cherry Riddle 
Composer: Traditional  Arranger: Herrington/Glick 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: Folk Song  Released: April 1991 
  

 Cherry Ripe 
Composer: Allan Robert Petker  Author/Lyricist: Robert Herrick 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: March 2000 
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   A contemporary madrigal with a folk song flavor best describes this love song. The poem has been around for a long time, but the musical setting is fresh and inviting.
 

 Cherry Tree 
Composer: Stuart Gillespie  Author/Lyricist: A. E. Housman 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: February 2000 
   A few years ago A SHROPSHIRE LAD was released and became a high school festival favorite. The poems of A. E. Housman continue with 2 new settings from Stuart Gillespie. The full set make for a delightful grouping of energetic songs, interesting words, and programmatic joy.
 

 Clap Your Hands, You People 
Composer: G.F. Handel  Arranger: Eileen Brooks 
Voicing: SAB 
Season: General  Released: March 1997  Difficulty: Medium
   This joyful anthem is an excellent selection for church or school - simple and energetic. From Handel's oratorio ''La Resurrezione,'' this piece demonstrates superb Baroque writing in Handel's classic style.
 

 Cleanse The Thoughts Of Our Hearts 
Composer: Larry Nickel  Author/Lyricist: Common Book of Prayer 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Communion/Lent  Released: January 2009  Difficulty: Easy
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   This sacred anthem with a text from the Book of Common Prayer is a wonderful, worship-filled piece. Larry Nickel is an excellent musician and devoted Christian whose music displays these qualities. This musical prayer can be sung as an anthem of worship, preparation to prayer or benediction.
 

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 Cleansing Fountain 
Composer: Vernon Sanders  Author/Lyricist: John Newton 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: March 1990 
  

 Come Round Right 
Composer: Shaker Melody  Arranger: Herrington/Glick 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: General  Released: May 1993 
  

 Come Unto Me 
Composer: Larry Nickel 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Communion/Lent  Released: January 2008  Difficulty: Easy
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   Inspired by J.S. Bach's ''Prelude in C,'' Larry Nickel has penned a stirring tribute using the text from Matthew 11:28-30, ''come to me if you're weak and heavy laden.'' Midway through a violin enters with a solo statement. Then the choir returns as the violin provides a beautiful obbligato. The closing a cappella utterance is the final touch that provides a stunning finish.
 

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 Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life 
Composer: Peter Aston  Author/Lyricist: George Herbert 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Communion/Lent  Released: March 1995 
  

 Come, Thou Fount Of Every Blessing 
Composer: Traditional Am. Melody  Arranger: Robert C. Clatterbuck  Author/Lyricist: Robert Robinson 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: January 1999  Difficulty: Medium
   The ''All-time Gospel Favorite'' series presents the classic hymn COME, THOU FOUNT OF EVERY BLESSING. You have to keep true to the flavor of the revival meetings, while breathing in new life and fervor, and that is exactly what Bob Clatterbuck does. If you're looking for soft, subtle endings, this is the wrong piece - it ends with all the bells and whistles at full blast!
 

 Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus 
Composer: Ralph R. Prime  Arranger: Allan Robert Petker  Author/Lyricist: Charles Wesley 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Advent  Released: March 1992 
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 Como Aguas Tibias 
Composer: Manny Cepeda 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: January 2011  Difficulty: Medium
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   Ron Kean's multicultural series brought us a host of wonderful writers. Manny Cepeda is a fabulous composer as is evidenced by this love song, written in his Puerto Rican native tongue: Spanish. His beautiful melody captures the spirit of the culture and is supported by rhythmic motifs in the vocal parts. A percussion and string bass part are available separately. High school choirs and older will enjoy this piece.
 

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 Confitemini Domino 
Composer: Alessandro Constantini  Arranger: David Flood / Judy Herrington 
Voicing: SSA/TTB 
Season: General  Released: January 2011  Difficulty: Easy
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   Judith Herrington, the popular arranger and clinician with young voices has joined forces with Dr. David Flood of the Canterbury Cathedral in England to create a new series: Legacy - Masterpiece Choral Editions. This selection marks their first publication in the series and demonstrates their attention to detail and performance notes, making the music understandable for any age group. Attention to teaching instructions as well as interpretation will be a hallmark of the series.
 

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 Cotton-Eye Joe 
Composer: Traditional American Folk Song  Arranger: Herrington/Glick 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: General  Released: March 1994 
  

 Count On It 
Composer: Kevin A. Memley 
Voicing: SATB  Released: January 2012  Difficulty: Medium
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   This could be the most awesome piece of the 21st century. Why? Here's a tune that is energizing and exciting - concert programable - that teaches singers how to write counts in music. Every high school and college choir will want to have this piece to start their year. And as Vance George said, ''...it makes rhythm fun, it is great for high school and middle school choirs. I have used it in festivals and the kids love it.''
 

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 Create In Me 
Composer: Vincent Cole 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: September 2001 
   The familiar Psalm from chapter 51, verses 10-12, have been given new freshness in this moving composition. The vocal lines move smoothly and slowly over a warm and reverent accompaniment. Excellent for Communion or General use.
 

 Crucifixus 
Composer: Claudio Monteverdi  Arranger: Leonard Van Camp 
Voicing: TTBB 
Season: Communion/Lent  Released: November 1996 
  

 Dance Laddie 
Composer: Traditional Scottish Folk Song  Arranger: Herrington/Glick 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: General  Released: April 1992 
  

 Danny Boy 
Arranger: Kevin A. Memley 
Voicing: TTBB 
Season: General  Released: January 2011  Difficulty: Medium
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   Who needs another arrangement of ''Danny Boy''? Kevin Memley is a new artist on the choral music scene attracting major attention. Only recently published, every new piece from his pen explains why we only want more. Selected for the Randy Stenson Male Chorus Series, this setting begins and ends with the voices emulating the bagpipe sounds of Scotland. Everything about this song pulls at the heartstrings and Memley's skillful touch pulls it even deeper. High school and older.
 

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 De Profundis 
Composer: Kane Bradley 
Voicing: SATB  Released: January 2014  Difficulty: Medium Easy
   Kane Bradley is a Junior and Senior High School choral director and a relatively new composer on the scene. His DE PROFUNDIS employs minimalism and contemporary harmonies that are quite compelling. He builds walls of sound in repeated phrases that enable less experienced choirs to enjoy the power of modern music in a satisfying way. Both High School and College choirs will enjoy this work.
 

 Deck The Halls 
Voicing: SATB  Released: January 1990 
  

 Deep In A Winter's Night 
Voicing: SATB  Released: March 1992 
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 Dem Bones 
Composer: Traditional spiritual  Arranger: Larry Nickel 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: January 2006  Difficulty: Medium
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   This spiritual has never sounded like this before. The familiar and fun portions dance delightfully, and surrounding them are some meanginful choral statements, especially the ending ''Breathe on Me Breath of God.'' Excellent for church or school.
 

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 Didst Thou Suffer Shame? 
Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann  Arranger: Walter Ehret  Author/Lyricist: Anonymous 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: Communion/Lent  Released: November 1996 
  

 Die Nachtigall - The Nightingale 
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn  Arranger: Peter Aston, Editor  Author/Lyricist: J.W. von Goethe 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: January 2006  Difficulty: Medium
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   One of three partsongs, the full published set of Mendelssohn pieces include P1269 NEUJAHRSLIED (Song for the New Year), P1273 DIE NACHTIGALL (The Nightingale) and P1274 DIE WALDVOGELEIN (The Woodland Songsters). Written for his friends, these songs were meant to be sung while resting. They have lost none of the charm which so beguiled Mendelssohn's contemporaries.
 

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 Die Waldvogelein - The Woodland Singers 
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn  Arranger: Peter Aston, Editor  Author/Lyricist: H. Schutz 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: January 2006  Difficulty: Medium
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   One of three partsongs, the full published set of Mendelssohn pieces include P1269 NEUJAHRSLIED (Song for the New Year), P1273 DIE NACHTIGALL (The Nightingale) and P1274 DIE WALDVOGELEIN (The Woodland Songsters). Written for his friends, these songs were meant to be sung while resting. They have lost none of the charm which so beguiled Mendelssohn's contemporaries.
 

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 Ding, Dong Merrily On High 
Composer: Traditional English Carol  Arranger: Herrington/Glick 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: Christmas  Released: April 1997 
   Educators Judy Herrington and Sara Glick proudly release their set of folksongs from around the world. This year the emphasis is on Christmas. ''Sleep My Little Dove'' from France, ''Ding, Dong, Merrily on High'' from England, and ''Thornwood Carol'' from Germany make up this wonderful set. The popular series is now a constant at ACDA workshops and school curriculum used world-wide.Difficulty level: EASY
 

 Do You Carrot All For Me? 
Composer: Allan Robert Petker  Author/Lyricist: Anonymous 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: General  Released: March 2000  Difficulty: Easy
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   Sometimes all you need is a title to get your attention. This is one sweet tune, with a clever word game in every phrase. Originally from a entire ''sweet'' of clever word songs for SATB, this voicing works for almost any group.
 

 Do You Carrot All For Me? 
Composer: Allan Robert Petker 
Voicing: SATB  Released: January 2010  Difficulty: Medium
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   ''Do you carrot all for me? My heart it beets for you.'' This charming and delectable poem has been set in a swooning, pop style by composer Allan Robert Petker. Including choreographed suggestions involving fruit and fun, this is a wonderful novelty selection for high school and college choirs.
 

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 Do You Know How Many Stars? 
Composer: Traditional German Folk Song  Arranger: Herrington/Glick 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: General  Released: April 1996 
  

 Domine Ad Adjuvandum 
Voicing: SSATB  Released: April 1996 
  

 Duermete Mi Corazon 
Arranger: Judith Herrington 
Voicing: Unison/2-Part  Released: January 2013  Difficulty: Easy
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   In the tradition of her ?Songs of the World? series that has been so successful, Judy Herrington has created a marvelous arrangement of this Bolivian lullaby. Perfect for children and youth choirs, the simple choral lines can be sung in unison or 2-parts. As always, her excellent craftsmanship brings elegance and distinction to this fine multicultural song.
 

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 Early One Morning 
Arranger: Mary Kay DeMaris 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: January 2011  Difficulty: Medium
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   Mary Kay DeMaris is a high school choral director who understands her craft. Selected for the David Dickau Signature Series, this love song is a great high school concert opener. Opening with touches of counterpoint this English folk song soon breaks into song. The balance of accompaniment and a cappella moments make this a strogn teaching song as well.
 

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 Earth Meets Sky 
Composer: The Sacred Harp  Arranger: Ellen Foncannon  Author/Lyricist: Carol St. Cloud, Ellen Foncannon 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: General  Released: January 2007  Difficulty: Medium
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   Using the ''Forest Green'' tune, Carol St. John and Ellen Foncannon have drafted a song that celebrates the beauty of the horizon. Including obbligatos from a violin and a flute, this lovely piece calls us to appreciate the beauty that comes to us each day. For young voices and treble choirs of any age.
 

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 Easter Song Of Triumph 
Composer: Allan Robert Petker  Author/Lyricist: Brian Wren 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Easter  Released: September 2001 
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   Brian Wren is recognized as one of the great hymn text writers of the last 50 years. His Easter text has been set to music by Allan Robert Petker. An exhilarating fanfare proclaims ''Christ is Risen.'' A resilient tune continues the proclamation with the text of Brian Wren. After a brief contrasting and contrapuntal middle section the hymn tune returns. The anthem concludes with a final statement of the opening fanfare. Brass parts available separately.
 

 Ecce, Dilectus Meus 
Composer: George Jeffreys  Arranger: Peter Aston, editor 
Voicing: TTB/SSB 
Season: General  Released: January 2001 
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   Noted scholar and musical historian, Dr. Peter Aston, from the University of East Anglia in England, has launched a new choral series of academically edited classics. The series begins with two works of George Jeffreys (d. 1685). Voiced f
 

 El Coqui 
Composer: Hispanic Folk Song  Arranger: Herrington/Glick 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: Folk Song  Released: April 1995 
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 Es Gingen Zweene Menschen Hinauf 
Composer: Heinrich Schütz  Arranger: Peter Aston 
Voicing: SATB  Released: January 2013  Difficulty: Medium Easy
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   Heinrich Schütz is one of the greats, and revered scholar, Peter Aston, provides the information to do his music right. Providing the text in both the original German and English, Dr. Aston also includes in-depth historical notes from the original source. The music is exquisite and worthy of study and performance in high school and college, but still germane to the church choir as well.
 

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 Escape At Bedtime (Includes Starlight) 
Composer: Donna Gartman Schultz  Author/Lyricist: Robert Louis Stevenson 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: General  Released: January 1995 
   Donna Gartman Schultz is a published composer with Boosey & Hawkes, but has placed this set of songs with Pavane as part of the Judith Herrington Choral Series. Selected for performance at the Northwestern ACDA Convention 1998, it is from ''Night Sky'' for 2-Part Treble Chorus, Harp, Brass Quintet and Orchestral Bells, based on ''Poems from A Child's Garden of Verses'' by Robert Lewis Stevenson. This version is for choir and piano (or harp).
 

 Eternal Grace 
Composer: Peter Aston  Author/Lyricist: Horatius Bonar 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Communion/Lent  Released: October 1994 
  

 Ev'rybody Praise The Lord 
Composer: David Julian Michaels 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: General  Released: March 1992 
  

 Farvel (You Will Always Be In My Heart) 
Composer: Daniel L. Pederson  Author/Lyricist: Halvor H.Langslet 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: January 2007 
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   ''Farvel'' is a great, new way to end a program. The farewell poem by Halvor Langslet has been given musical wings that soars right into the heart. Daniel Pederson is a talented composer with an emerging library of new pieces. Performed at the ACDA Northwest Regional convention, it is bound to be a festival staple.
 

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 Festival Gloria 
Composer: Randall Johnson 
Voicing: TTBB 
Season: Christmas  Released: January 2008  Difficulty: Medium
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   Randy Stenson's Male Chorus series was lunched only a few years ago, but the steady stream of excellence has attracted considerable attention. This selection could be the most exciting to date and will be premiered at the 2008 ACDA Northwest Division convention. Beginning with a rollicking and rhythmic opener the middle section transforms to tasty punctuations of sound. Returning to the opening theme, the Festive Gloria drives to a thrilling completion.
 

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 Festival Gloria 
Composer: Randall Johnson  Author/Lyricist: Traditional 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Christmas  Released: January 2009  Difficulty: Medium
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   One of the most popular pieces released last year was the TTBB setting (P1339) of FESTIVAL GLORIA. This year we not only release a SATB setting, but also provide a full orchestration that works with both voicings. Although this energetic and descriptive piece performs beautifully with the piano accompaniment, the full orchestration brings another dimension to the performance. For high school and college.
 

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 Finales Fantastique Vol. 1 
Composer: Allan Robert Petker  Arranger: Allan Robert Petker 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: May 1993 
  

 Finales Fantastique Vol. 2 
Arranger: Allan Robert Petker 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: March 2004 
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   Finally, after years of requests, volume 2 is here. These electrifying hymn-tags provide an exhilarating, surprise finish to a Sunday morning hymn. ''Holy, Holy, Holy,'' ''O For A Thousand Tongues to Sing'' and 6 more standard hymns are included in this collection. Be sure to check out the collection that started it all, Finales Fantastique Vol. I (P1034).
 

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 Fireflies 
Composer: Japanese Folk Song  Arranger: Herrington/Glick 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: Folk Song  Released: May 1993 
  

 Fishing 
Composer: Doug Bowes  Author/Lyricist: Weymouth Kirkland and Doug Bowes 
Voicing: TTBB 
Season: General  Released: May 1993 
  

 Fly Away 
Composer: Barbara Poulshock  Arranger: Judith Herrington  Author/Lyricist: Christina Rossetti 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: General  Released: January 2008  Difficulty: Easy
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   With a rolling, arpeggiated accompaniment, and tender, floating vocal lines, one can almost see the birds in flight. Whether beckoning the approach of summer or singing of its end, this Christina Rossetti text works well for a spring or fall concert. Composer Barbara Poulshock has worked with children's voices for years and Judith Herrington selected this piece for her series.
 

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 Forever Will I Praise Thee 
Voicing: SATB  Released: April 1994 
  

 Four Poems Of Arnold Lobel 
Composer: Vern Pat Nelson  Author/Lyricist: Arnold Lobe; 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: General  Released: March 2002 
   The four poems of Arnold Lobel are entitled, 1. Sing/Strum, 2. My London Bridge, 3. Boom!, and 4. Mending Song. The titles themselves cry out for musical settings, and Vern Pat Nelson has done an incredible job. Delightfully animated pieces for a capella treble choirs who enjoy having fun with artistic expression.
 

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 Fum, Fum, Fum 
Composer: Spanish Dance Carol  Arranger: Herrington/Glick 
Voicing: SAB 
Season: Christmas  Released: March 2005 
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   The 2-part edition was released years ago and has continued to be a best-seller, so Judith Herrington and Sara Glick have wisely created an SAB voicing. This popular Christmas title is masterfully arranged, great fun to sing, and a real crowd pleaser. Middle school, high school, Church.
 

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 Fum, Fum, Fum 
Composer: Spanish Dance Carol  Arranger: Herrington/Glick 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: Christmas  Released: March 2000 
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   The ''Songs of the World'' series have been perhaps the most popular items in the Pavane catalog. This Christmas set includes the French Carol ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH, an English Carol HOW FAR IS IT TO BETHLEHEM and the Spanish Dance Ca
 

 Galop 
Composer: Ken Berg 
Voicing: SAB  Released: January 2013  Difficulty: Medium Easy
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   When Ken Berg?s first Solfege Suite for 2-part voices appeared a few years ago, the response was unprecedented. Now the first set of three songs P1436 GALOP, P1437 MARCH , P1438 BOLERO has been revoiced for SAB (Middle School) choir and offers the same opportunities for learning the ?do-re-mi?s? that doubles as a concert piece.
 

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 Galop (From Solfege Suite #1) 
Composer: Ken Berg 
Voicing: UNISON/2-PART 
Season: General  Released: January 2007 
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   The first ''Solfege Suite'' consists of three pieces of contrasting styles: ''Bolero,'' (P1306) ''Galop,'' (P1307) and ''March,'' (P1305). The names give away the character, but the truly fabulous part is that the text is all solfege. Singers learn about musical names, intervals and solfege, while singing programmable music. Written for the 2006 Alabama ACDA ''Young Voices Boys Choir,'' directors have been begging for the music's release since its premiere. Bravo to composer/teacher Ken Berg!
 

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 Gavotte (Solfege Suite #2) 
Composer: Ken Berg 
Voicing: UNISON/2-PART  Released: January 2009  Difficulty: Easy
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   It is safe to say that P1307 GALOP from Solfege Suite #1 is currently the number one best selling composition in the Pavane catalog. The other two from suite #1 (P1305 MARCH and P1306 BOLERO) have done well also. Therefore, it is with pride and anticipation we introduce Solfege Suite #2. These pieces have been so successful because while they teach solfege, form and other musical elements, they also stand as performance pieces. Each title describes the form employed and the character of the piece. Bravo to conductor, composer and educator, Ken Berg. For young voices.
 

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 Give Me Words 
Composer: Allan Robert Petker 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: March 2004 
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   There are times when words simply aren't enough to offer the gratitude you feel. Thank goodness singing sounds without words sometimes says what words cannot. Here is an elegant song of thanks that celebrates the gift of music, more specifically, a capella choral music.
 

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 Give Thanks To God For It Is Right 
Composer: G.F. Handel  Arranger: Walter Ehret 
Voicing: SAB 
Season: General  Released: January 2007 
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   If anyone knows how to tap the tunes from the masters and edit them for use by a small choir, Walter Ehret has proven he is the man. This selection comes from Handel's oratorio ''Jephtha'' and has been tastefully crafted for SAB. Perfect for school choirs desiring the classics, to church choirs yearning the stately elegance of the Baroque, this is a finely crafted edition.
 

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 Gloria 
Composer: Attr. Franz Joseph Haydn  Arranger: Eileen Brooks, editor 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: April 1993 
  

 Gloria 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: March 2004 
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   Ron Kean has slowly been constructing an ''American'' mass - combining the traditional Latin movements with American hymns or folk songs. The ''Gloria'' follows this pattern, partnering an exuberant original melody with ''Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing.'' With festive rhythms and driving percussion, this exciting piece is perfect for concert or church.
 

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 Gloria 
Composer: Ron Kean 
Voicing: SSA 
Season: General  Released: January 2004 
  

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 Gloria Patri 
Composer: Antonio Caldara  Arranger: J. David Wagner, editor 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: April 1995 
  

 Glory And Honor And Praise 
Composer: Mark C. Matthews 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: April 1999 
   With a driving energy that dances through changing meters and scale-wise melodies in contrasting motion, this first of three dynamic pieces sets the stage appropriately. The first and second ''Call to Praise'' serve either as introits or anthems. The final setting is a warm and wonderful ''Amen.'' Three offerings in one.
 

 Glory, Gloria 
Composer: R. Sara Glick 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Christmas  Released: March 1994 
  

 Go Tell It! 
Composer: Traditional American Spiritual  Arranger: Eric W. Unruh 
Voicing: SSA 
Season: Christmas  Released: March 2002 
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   From the Judith Herrington Choral Series comes ''Two Christmas American Spirituals,'' for treble choir with piano and tenor saxophone accompaniment. ''Go Tell It!,'' the best-known of the two is full of dynamic energy and rhythm. Dr. Unruh's setting of the other, ''Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow!'' is appropriately haunting, but grows in intensity and strength. While the two spirituals were designed to be performed as a pair, they can be presented separately with great effect.
 

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 Go, Lovely Rose 
Composer: Kim K. Kamerin  Author/Lyricist: Edmund Waller 
Voicing: SSAA 
Season: General  Released: March 2003 
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   Waller's beautiful poem has been elegantly set by Kim Kamerin. Contemporary tone clusters create colorful chords of expression. Written for his high school Women's Chamber ensemble, this is a demanding piece, but well worth the effort.
 

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 God Be In My Head 
Composer: James McGuire  Author/Lyricist: Old English prayer 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: September 2001 
   The rich and colorful harmonies of soft-jazz bring influence to this time-honored text. The result is a tasteful, traditional a cappella anthem that has a warm freshness about it. Wonderful as a prayer response or a communion or Lenten an
 

 God Is Singing Over You 
Composer: Allan Robert Petker 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: general  Released: January 2006  Difficulty: medium
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   Based on the text from Zephaniah 3:17, this piece celebrates God's rejoicing over us. Movement one from ''Te Deum to Music'' for choir and orchestra, this piece opens in reverent awareness of God's presence and turns into a joyful, American-flavored country dance.
 

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 God Is The One 
Composer: Allan Robert Petker 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: March 2004 
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   Luke 6:36-38 proclaims the amazing mercy of God. The captivating melody that carries this text conveys the joy and mystery that it celebrates. ''Judge not lest you be judged'' provides a contrasting moment that soon crescendos into the heart of the message, ''to give is to receive.''
 

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 God The Spirit Comes To Stay 
Composer: Tune: McAloon  Arranger: Norman Morris 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: April 1996 
  

 Good Christian People, Rejoice 
Composer: Traditional German Carol  Arranger: Larry Nickel 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Christmas  Released: January 2006  Difficulty: medium
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   Larry Nickel has done a brilliant job elevating this much loved German Carol. Clever uses of ostinato and rhythmic play make it a blast to learn and sing. Church and school choirs will enjoy this arrangement.
 

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 Good Night Gently Sleep 
Composer: Slovakian Lullaby  Arranger: Herrington/Glick 
Voicing: SSA 
Season: General  Released: March 1994 
  

 Good Night, My Love 
Composer: Donna Gartman Schultz  Author/Lyricist: Paul Laurence Dunbar 
Voicing: SSAA  Released: January 2012  Difficulty: Medium
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   It is the craftsmanship of Donna Gartman Schultz that entices any conductor to sing through this piece. Selecting the artistic poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar she creates a musical benediction that makes parting, for any reason, a worthy endeavor. This setting for SSAA voices is especially fitting for high school, college and community choirs.
 

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 Grace Above All 
Composer: Allan Robert Petker 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: January 2000 
   This is a tender and melodious selection. Based on Psalm 139, the message of God's love for us, and how overwhelmed we are at God's individual care, is passionately communicated.
 

 Grant Us Peace, Lord 
Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn  Arranger: Walter Ehret 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: March 2004  Difficulty: Easy
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   From Haydn's ''Harmoniemesse'' comes this new arrangement of the ''Dona Nobis Pacem.'' Published with both Latin and English words, this is an excellent piece for concert or church.
 

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 Grey Geese Grazing 
Composer: R. Sara Glick 
Voicing: SSA 
Season: General  Released: April 1998 
   From the Judith Herrington Choral Series comes TWISTERS, a set of three tongue twisters set for 2-part treble voices and piano by Sara Glick. P1117 BEHIND BEFORE BALLADE, P1118 GREY GEESE GRAZING and P1119 BETTY BOTTER BOOGIE are three tantalizing tongue teasers - clever, cute and creative -easy, fun and delightfully challenging.
 

 Haida 
Composer: Chassidic Round  Arranger: Shirley W. McRae 
Voicing: 3-PART 
Season: General  Released: March 2002 
   Published composer, Shirley McRae, has created an energetic arrangement of the Chassidic Round ''Haida.'' Rounds are always fun to sing and easy to learn, but the addition of clarinet or saxophone and tambourine make this setting especially enjoyable. This selection was selected for the Judith Herrington Choral Series.
 

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 Hail, Sacred Music, Hail! 
Composer: William Billings  Arranger: Leonard Van Camp 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: October 1995 
  

 Hands For The World 
Arranger: Ken Berg 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: General  Released: January 2010  Difficulty: Easy
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   Commissioned for the Northwest Division ACDA Youth Honor Choir, Ken Berg has merged two favorite spirituals about hands: ''He's Got the Whole World in His hands'' and ''The Lord Has Got His Hands on Me.'' This arrangement will work for any combination of voices, at church or school, and contains an optional third voice part near the end. Selected for the Judith Herrington Choral Series.
 

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 Have You Ever Seen? 
Composer: French-Canadan Folk Song  Arranger: Herrington/Glick 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: Folk Song  Released: March 2003 
   The second in the ''Songs of the World'' series is a joyful, bouncing number about friendship from French Canada. With both English and French texts to choose from, this selection is the perfect middle number for the trilogy, but like the others, can stand alone just as well.
 

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 He Is Born On This Holy Night 
Composer: traditional French carol  Arranger: Edwin Fissinger 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Christmas  Released: January 2006  Difficulty: medium
   Edwin Fissinger was one of the greatest American choral composers in the late 20th century and Pavane Publishing is proud to be the new home for his choral series. In celebration we release this Chrismtas selection, one of his most-loved arrangements. Refreshing and harmonically interesting, this favorite carol will enhance any concert or service.
 

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 Hei Mihi, Domine 
Composer: George Jeffreys  Arranger: Peter Aston, editor 
Voicing: TTB/SSB 
Season: General  Released: January 2001 
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   Noted scholar and musical historian, Dr. Peter Aston, from the University of East Anglia in England, has launched a new choral series of academically edited classics. The series begins with two works of George Jeffreys (d. 1685). Voiced f
 

 Here I Am 
Composer: Ariel Quintana 
Voicing: SSAATTBB 
Season: General  Released: January 2008  Difficulty: Difficult
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   Ariel Quintana is a name that is gathering much attention. Director of Music at Hollywood Presbyterian he recently was named assistant conductor to the Los Angeles Master Chorale, this while completing his doctorate (USC). His compositions have been performed by some of the world's most renowned ensembles and Pavane is proud to release his setting of Isaiah 58:6-9. Beginning in a mysterious recitative style, the music soon explodes into an array of tonal light. The ending is quiet and beautifully assuring.
 

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 Hide Not Thou Thy Face 
Composer: Richard Farrant  Arranger: Peter Aston, editor 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: March 2003 
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   The Peter Aston Editorial Library includes detailed performance notes and recognizes English Renaissance works that have largely been missed in the U.S. This Farrant composition displays some of the best Elizabethan writing, and is a joy to sing. Excellent for church, concert or study.
 

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 High Flight 
Composer: Jonathan Adams  Author/Lyricist: John Gillespie Magee, Jr. 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: January 2005 
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   JJonathan Adams is a composer and teacher at Nettleton High School in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Using the text by Pilot Officer John Gillespie Magee, Jr. during World War II and made popular at Reagan's innagural, Adams has created a choral gem. Perfect for any high school or college program.
 

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 Himig Pasko 
Arranger: George G. Hernandez 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Christmas  Released: January 2010  Difficulty: Medium
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   George Hernandez has been contributing Filipino folk song arrangements to Ron Kean's Multicultural Series with great success. This Christmas folk song continues the tradition with buoyant and tuneful arranging. The choice for accompaniment or a cappella makes this selection work for high school or college choirs.
 

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 Hodie 
Composer: Joseph Testa  Author/Lyricist: Sacred Medieval Latin Text 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Christmas  Released: January 2005 
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   Selected for the JoAnn Miller Choral Series, this outstanding Christmas choral was written by Dr. Joseph Testa of Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin. Wonderful a cappella flowing lines celebrate the birth of Christ with the traditional Latin text (English also provided). Excellent for church or school.
 

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 Hold Me, Rock Me 
Composer: Brian Tate  Author/Lyricist: Traditional Spirituals 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: March 2004 
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   Inspired by traditional spirituals Brian Tate cleverly created the text in this brand new choral selection. The yearning for belonging is quickly evident and rocks gently to a satisfying finish. Brian Tate has been composing a string of choral hits, and this one is destined to fall in line.
 

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 Hold Me, Rock Me 
Composer: Brian Tate  Author/Lyricist: Traditional Spirituals 
Voicing: SSAA 
Season: General  Released: January 2007 
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   Released in SATB in 2004, this piece has been popular enough to demand a setting for women's voices. Inspired by traditional spirituals Brian Tate cleverly created the text in this brand new choral selection. The yearning for belonging is quickly evident and rocks gently to a satisfying finish. Brian Tate has been composing and arranging a steady string of choral hits that deserves our attention.
 

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 Holy Lord God Of Hosts 
Composer: Leonardo Leo  Arranger: Robert C. Clatterbuck 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: March 2000 
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   The ''Toccata'' by Baroque composer Leonardo Leo has provided the accompaniment for this brilliant anthem. Robert Clatterbuck has composed some wonderful vocal lines that complement the toccata delightfully. This is a great new anthem with strong flavors from our past.
 

 Home In D' Rock 
Composer: Traditional Spiritual  Arranger: Brian Tate 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: January 2007 
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   This great spiritual arrangement with optional djembe accompaniment could be the winner release for 2007. You can't sit still for this one. With optional solos and driving ostinato statements this piece does not let you down until the song is over. Another super arrangement from Canadian composer, Brian Tate.
 

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 Hosanna In The Highest 
Composer: Allan Robert Petker 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Palm Sunday  Released: October 1990 
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 How Brightly Shines The Morning Star! 
Composer: Philipp Nicolai  Arranger: Walter Ehret 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: April 1993 
  

 How Can I Keep From Singing? 
Composer: American Hymn Tune  Arranger: American Hymn Tune 
Voicing: SSA 
Season: Folk Song  Released: February 2000 
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   Judy Herrington established her reputation with her conducting work with the Tacoma Youth Choir. Later her books, folk song arrangements and choral series have produced an ardent following. This a cappella arrangement of one of the great
 

 How Far Is It To Bethlehem? 
Composer: English Traditional  Arranger: Sara Glick 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: Christmas  Released: March 2000 
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   The ''Songs of the World'' series have been perhaps the most popular items in the Pavane catalog. This Christmas set includes the French Carol ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH, an English Carol HOW FAR IS IT TO BETHLEHEM and the Spanish Dance Ca
 

 I Believe In The Sun 
Composer: Jonathan Adams  Author/Lyricist: Anonymous 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: general  Released: January 2006  Difficulty: medium
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   The text was found on a basement wall in Cologne after WWII, and embodies the strength of optimism we grasp at ties of despair. Dedicated to the Katrina victims, Jonathan Adams has created a moving musical setting. In close harmonies he produces a melody that rises with the poem. Equally effective for church or school.
 

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 I Dream A World 
Composer: Peter Boyer  Author/Lyricist: Langston Hughes 
Voicing: SA 
Season: General  Released: January 2008  Difficulty: Easy
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   Commissioned by the Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra, popular composer Peter Boyer has drafted a beautiful setting of Langston Hughes' famous poem which titles this piece. Although originally scored for orchestral accompaniment, this version for 2-part children's (or treble voices) and piano lifts the text for world peace most honorably. School choirs will find this an excellent choice for fall and spring concerts.
 

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 I Have A Riddle 
Composer: Sara Glick 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: General  Released: April 1999 
   ''Twisters'' - a set of three fun pieces by Sara Glick for 2-part choirs was released in 1998 under the Judith Herrington Choral Series. Now the companion group ''Riddles'' - a set of 4 choral enigmas, with equal fun and cleverness are proudly issued. Although the pieces are designed as a set, any one of the pieces can be presented individually. The same craftsmanship that has earned her reputation in previous keyboard and choral publications are exhibited in these lively labyrinths.
 

 I Know Not How It Is With You 
Composer: Judith Herrington  Author/Lyricist: Robert Louis Stevenson 
Voicing: SSA 
Season: General  Released: January 2007 
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   Judy Herrington's reputation as a conductor, teacher and arranger have been well-established. Her role as a commissioned composer is gaining quickly. A specialist with children and treble voices, Ms. Herrington has created an SSA setting of this Stevenson poem. The cascading vocal lines paint beautiful pictures in sound. Excellent for school and festival choirs.
 

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 I Know Not How It Is With You 
Composer: Judith Herrington  Author/Lyricist: Robert Louis Stevenson 
Voicing: SSATB 
Season: general  Released: January 2008  Difficulty: Medium
   This beautiful setting of Robert Louis Stevenson's text display's Judith Herrington's compositional creativity. Best known for her folk song arrangements, this selection was first released in an SSA voicing (P1308). The vocal lines move liltingly through the words which honor the events and relationships in our lives. This piece will work well with high school, college and festival choirs.
 

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 I Meant To Do My Work Today 
Composer: Gregory Yountz  Author/Lyricist: Richard LeGallienne 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: General  Released: April 1998  Difficulty: Medium
   From the Judith Herrington Choral Series comes BEAUTIFUL WORLD, a Trilogy for treble voices and piano by Gregory Youtz. P1120 THE WORLD, P1121 LADY MOON and P1122 I MEANT TO DO MY WORK TODAY are three poems by three different authors that together make a delightful set. Youtz, a composition professor from Pacific Lutheran University, was commissioned to write these selections for the Tacoma Children's Choir.
 

 I Place My Trust In You 
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi  Arranger: Allan Robert Petker 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: March 1992 
  

 I Saw Three Ships 
Composer: Traditional English  Arranger: Donna Gartman Schultz 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: Christmas  Released: March 2000 
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   Respected writer Donna Gartman Schultz has written a delightful setting of this familiar Christmas Carol. The brass quintet accompaniment is absolutely wonderful, but, fortunately, the piano version works as well.
 

 I Want To Die Easy When I Die 
Composer: Traditional Spiritual  Arranger: Brian Tate 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: January 2007 
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   Brian Tate is a Canadian composer who also conducts a gospel and multicultural choir. His arrangements have become immensely popular, year after year. This one will not disappoint. A cappella voices and percussion are all that is needed to build this anthem from a soft, solo start, through a rousing lift to its satisfying end. Great for school or church use.
 

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 I Will Follow Your Call 
Composer: Allan Robert Petker 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: March 2002 
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   Based on the life and book of Job from the Old Testament, the text praises God for challenges we endure and assures us of God's unending love. The melody is plaintive and somewhat ''romantic'' in style, and the harp (or piano) accompaniment is delicately woven into the fabric. Excellent for commissioning, ordaining or mission services.
 

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 I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes 
Composer: Allan Robert Petker 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: January 2007 
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   Psalm 121 has been set to music too many times to count. Yet, this new setting from distinguished composer, Allan Robert Petker deserves our attention. The melody is simply lovely and carries the text nobly. Both the melody and the harmonic flow lead you through mountains and hills in comfort, strength and peace.
 

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 I Will Sing Praises 
Composer: Allan Robert Petker 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: March 1998 
   This energetic anthem uses Palm 92 to sing praises to God. Two contrasting themes banter the poetic text back and forth, ending with a quiet ''alleluia'' refrain. The writing displays originality while the melodies are immediately memorable.
 

 I'se The B'y 
Composer: Newfoundland Folk Song  Arranger: Herrington/Glick 
Voicing: 2-PART 
Season: Folk Song  Released: April 1995 
  

 If God Be For Us 
Composer: Antonio Vivaldo  Arranger: Allan Robert Petker 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: April 1991