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All Men Dream (Pavane Publishing)
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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P1334 - SATB |
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Ay, Ay, Ay, O Pag-Ibig (Pavane Publishing)
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 multicutural 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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P1335 - SSAATTB |
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Canticle of Colossae (Pavane Publishing)
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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P1272 - SATB |
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Come Unto Me (Pavane Publishing)
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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P1336 - SATB |
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Festival Gloria (Pavane Publishing)
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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P1339 - TTBB |
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Fly Away (Pavane Publishing)
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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P1347 - 2-Part |
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HERE I AM (Pavane Publishing)
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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P1344 - SSAATTBB |
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I Dream a World (Pavane Publishing)
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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P1329 - SA |
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I Know Not How It Is With You (Pavane Publishing)
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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P1348 - SSATB |
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Irish Blessing (Pavane Publishing)
Arranger: Graeme Langager
Voicing: SSAA
Season: General Released: January 2008 Difficulty: Difficult
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First published for SATB mixed voices (P1207) in memory of conductor and teacher, Dr. Lynn Bielefelt, a setting for women's voices was commissioned by Dr. Iris Levine, the director of Vox Femina, of Los Angeles. Dr. Graeme Langager's writing weaves the vocal lines beautifully for this ageless blessing. High School, college and community choirs will find this piece as an appropriate program closer or encore. |
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P1346 - SSAA |
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Kaki Lambe (Pavane Publishing)
Composer: Traditional Senegal Arranger: Brian Tate
Voicing: SSAA
Season: General Released: January 2008 Difficulty: Easy
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Brian Tate's SATB setting of "Kaki Lambe" was released in 2005 and quickly became one of the best-selling chorals in the multi-cultural genre. The demand increased following its use by the honor choir at the ACDA National convention in Miami. This new setting for treble voices maintains the same energy and drive. The complex lines and rhythms are captivating but are also cleverly much easier to learn than they sound, making this piece a choir and audience favorite. |
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P1321 - SSAA |
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Lift Up Your Voice (Pavane Publishing)
Composer: Brian Tate
Voicing: SATB
Season: General Released: January 2008 Difficulty: Easy
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Written in a lively and energetic gospel style, Brian Tate displays why he is the successful leader of the 200 voice Vancouver Island Gospel and World Music Choir. This is simply a great gospel piece that will catch on where ever it is performed. Churches and schools will enjoy this positive and upbeat selection. |
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P1342 - SATB |
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O Nata Lux (Pavane Publishing)
Composer: Guy Forbes
Voicing: SATBB
Season: Communion/Lent Released: January 2008 Difficulty: Medium
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Winner of the 2006 Vanguard Premiers Choral Competion Contest, this setting of "O Nata Lux" has already been selected for performance at numerous ACDA venues. Dr. Forbes, professor at Millikin University, demonstrates his fine understanding of the choral art form with the elegant choral writing in this piece. Destined to be a festival favorite, performance notes are included in the publication. |
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P1333 - SATBB |
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ONLY MY DREAMS (Pavane Publishing)
Composer: Ron Kean Author/Lyricist: William Butler Yeats
Voicing: SATB
Season: General Released: January 2008 Difficulty: Difficult
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This famous William Butler Yeats text has never been set with such originality. Ron Kean has outdone himself with this piece, attaining new artistic heights in expression. Describing the vulnerable qualities our hopes and dreams embody, Kean shimmers a chord with improvised overtones that demand new definitions in sound. High schools, colleges and festivals will clamor for this wonderful work. |
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P1330 - SATB |
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Roll, Jordan, Roll (Pavane Publishing)
Arranger: Brian Tate
Voicing: SSAA
Season: General Released: January 2008 Difficulty: Medium
What a great, rocking spiritual - and Canadian Brian Tate makes it fun to sing! The SATB edition was released in 2003 and became an early favorite. Maintaining a fast pace and lots of "blue" notes, he even includes a repeated ostinato section that adds parts and builds to the final ending. This will be a festival favorite for schools and a barn-burner for the church. |
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P1331 - SSAA |
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Shepherd's Song (Pavane Publishing)
Composer: Inner Mongolian Folk Song Arranger: Shirley McRae
Voicing: SA
Season: General Released: January 2008 Difficulty: Easy
One of Shirley McRae's greatests gifts is capturing the essence of other cultures in song. This Inner Mongolian Folk Song is no exception. Incorporating a few handbells, a bell tree and an oboe bring an authentic color to the arrangement. Singing about the beauty of nature that surrounds the shepherd, this is a cherished song in Chinese communities. |
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P1338 - SA |
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The Solid Rock Navy hymn (Pavane Publishing)
Composer: John B. Dykes Arranger: Paul Satre
Voicing: SATB
Season: General Released: January 2008 Difficulty: Medium
Like its title, this anthem is strong and stately. Dr. Satre, professor of music at Trinity International University, has arranged it for a cappella voices. The same tune is traditionally used for "The Navy Hymn" so both versions are supplied, making this selection useful for both church and school situations. |
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P1343 - SATB |
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The Swing (Pavane Publishing)
Composer: Justin Metz Author/Lyricist: Robert Louis Stevenson
Voicing: SA
Season: General Released: January 2008 Difficulty: Easy
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Winner of placement in the Jo Ann Miller series for 2008, new coming composer Justin Metz illustrates the text of Robert Louis Stevenson masterfully. The accompaniment descriptively "swings" in the air and the vocal lines follow appropriately after. The elegance of the writing enables this piece to work with treble choir or children's voices. This selection is a true concert pleaser. |
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P1340 - SA |
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THE WILD PRAIRIE ROSE (Pavane Publishing)
Composer: Edwin Fissinger Author/Lyricist: Alice Sinclair Page
Voicing: SATB
Season: General Released: January 2008 Difficulty: Medium
Edwin Fissinger's music has a distinctly American sound, and his choral set "Dakota Prairies" uses poems that describe some of our north central states most beautiful scenery. "The Wild Prairie Rose" is the third in the set and uses a poem by Alice Sinclair Page. The madrigal-style writing is excellent for choirs of all sizes, from festival to chamber. Pavane Publishing is proud to publish the music of Edwin Fissinger. |
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P1301 - SATB |
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WORSHIP BELONGS TO GOD, Our Maker (Pavane Publishing)
Composer: G. F. Handel Arranger: Walter Ehret
Voicing: SATB
Season: General Released: January 2008 Difficulty: Easy
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The Chandos Anthems were composed by Handel while serving as court musician for the English Duke of Chandos. Master editor, Walter Ehret, has taken the fairly extended eighth chorus and created a version that will work well for church or school. The lively spirit and crisp construction for which Handel is famous rings true with this fine edition. Notes and sources are provided. |
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P1276 - SATB |
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