Can't Hide, Sinner
Composer: African-American Slave Song
Arranger: Brian Tate
Voicing: SATB
Season: Concert, General
Released: January 2017
Difficulty: Medium Easy
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This traditional African-American slave song comes from the Georgia Sea Islands. The a cappella Spiritual style rocks this energetic and evangelizing song. Brian Tate brings a soulful passion to his arrangements and this one does not disappoint. Easy to medium, excellent for high school, community and church choirs.
Catch Me
Composer: Charlie Leftridge
Author/Lyricist: Charlie Leftridge
Voicing: SATB
Season: Concert
Released: January 2017
Difficulty: Medium-Advanced
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Pavane Publishing is proud to introduce Charlie Leftridge - an emerging composer and poet that deserves recognition. The poem artfully encourages us all to live every moment fully and the musical setting is both pensive and uplifting. A great picture insists that we linger long and look hard - similarly, this piece demands our time because there is so much to consider. Medium to difficult for community and college choirs.
Clipper Ships And Captains
Composer: B. Wayne Bisbee
Author/Lyricist: Stephen Vincent Benet
Voicing: SSA
Season: Concert
Released: January 2017
Difficulty: Medium-Advanced
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You can see the old clipper ships and the "iron men" who worked them as vividly as if they were before you. The Benet poem honors a bygone era and Bisbee's music places us on the ocean waves. An expressive accompaniment, the piano brings a color all its own to the piece. Medium to difficult, for advanced SSA children's choirs and older treble choirs.
Come To Me And Find Rest
Composer: Kevin Memley
Voicing: SATB
Season: Communion/Lent
Released: January 2017
Difficulty: Easy
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A beckoning melody carries the words from Matthew 11, ''Come to me and I will give you rest.'' Memley is a craftsman of notes, both for the singer and the accompanist. In many ways this is a simple song, but then the message needs to be, inviting us to a place of serenity. Easy to Medium difficulty for Communion or Lent.
Connected (Ssaa)
Composer: Brian Tate
Author/Lyricist: Brian Tate
Voicing: SSAA
Season: Concert
Released: January 2017
Difficulty: Easy to Medium
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The SATB edition (JR1115) was released last year and became an immediate hit. Carrying the positive message that we are all ''connected'' and need to take care of one another is just the beginning of why this is a great piece. It has a style all its own: rhythmic, a cappella with simple but engaging counterpoint, a culminating chorus, and a winning ending. For SSAA choirs of all ages. Easy to medium.
Da Kami Ay Anan-Ak
Composer: Kankana-ey Folksong
Arranger: Maria Theresa Vizconde-Roldan
Voicing: SSAA
Season: Concert
Released: January 2017
Difficulty: Medium
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Here is a song that celebrates the joy of childhood - the playfulness, the newness, shrills and laughter. Based on Kankana-ey, a Filipino folk song, the words are also in Filipino as well as non-sensical sounds. The piece begins slowly but quickly accelerates, finally ending in joyful sounds of children's laughter. Medium difficulty, for SSAA children's choirs.
Hosanna To The King
Composer: Kevin Memley
Voicing: SATB
Season: Palm Sunday
Released: January 2017
Difficulty: Easy
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You can feel the enthusiastic crowd, the festive procession, the joyful energy, right from the very start. Accompanied by piano, hand drum and finger cymbals, the vocal parts rise in triumph and anticipation. Perfect for Palm Sunday and the Advent season, this selection by Kevin Memley is easy to medium.
How Sweet The Sound
Composer: Traditional
Arranger: Philip Lawson
Voicing: SATB, div.
Season: Concert, General
Released: January 2017
Difficulty: Medium
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What a refreshing setting of such a well-loved hymn. This "Amazing Grace" was originally written for the King's Singers and a women's choir. It can now be performed in numerous configurations, antiphonally, in the round, or concert formation. Regardless, it is mesmerizing! Medium in difficulty for high school, college, community and church choirs.
I Want To Walk As A Child
Composer: HOUSTON/Kathleen Thomerson
Arranger: Tom Trenney
Author/Lyricist: Kathleen Thomerson
Voicing: TTBB
Season: General
Released: January 2017
Difficulty: Medium Difficult
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Performed at the ACDA National Convention in 2017, this fabulous hymn was composed in the 1970's by Kathleen Thomerson. Already a popular song in churches throughout the world, Tom Trenney's arrangement has the charm to make it a popular concert piece as well. The message is enriching and the tune inspiring, yet Trenney makes it soar to new heights. The sacred text keeps it most fitting for churches, but like a Spiritual, it may find its way into the concert hall as well. Medium.
Iddemdem Malida
Composer: Itneg Victory Chant
Arranger: Jonaf del Fierro
Voicing: TTBB
Season: Concert
Released: January 2017
Difficulty: Medium
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Iddemdem Malida is an Itneg (Philippines) victory chant. This creative arrangement begins with some improvised solos over a pedal tone, along with wind and bird sounds. Then the real chant begins with a building rhythm and energy that drives to the very end. Powerful footstomps and hand claps bring even more vitality to this piece. Medium difficulty for high school and college choirs.
John Anderson, My Jo
Composer: Traditional
Arranger: Michael Weber
Author/Lyricist: Robert Burns
Voicing: SATB, div.
Season: Concert
Released: January 2017
Difficulty: Medium
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This piece is a polite adaptation by famed Scottish poet, Robert Burns, of a traditional bawdy song of the same name. This more charming version presents a poignant and emotive consideration of human relationships and aging. Arranged sensitively for a cappella mixed voices by Michael Weber of North Dakota State University, one feels the lament and the Scottish countryside. Medium in difficulty, for high school, community and college choirs.
Last Goodbye
Composer: Kevin A. Memley
Author/Lyricist: Soren Engström
Voicing: SATB
Season: Concert
Released: January 2017
Difficulty: Medium
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Kevin Memley used the words of Soren Engström for this tender piece commissioned in memory of a college student. The text carries questions that remind us of the fraility of life and encourage us to enjoy our time alive. The music holds all the characteristics that have made Memley one of the most sought-after composers of our day - an inspiring melody, rich harmonies, a captivating piano part, and a touching ending. Medium in difficulty for high school, community and college choirs.
Mild The Mist Upon The Hill
Composer: Michael D. Atwood
Author/Lyricist: Emily Brontë
Voicing: SATB
Season: Concert
Released: January 2017
Difficulty: Medium-Advanced
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Have you ever experienced a fragrance, perhaps after a rainstorm, when the scents took you back to your childhood? Michael Atwood has set the poem by Emily Brontë that recalls such times. He paints the words and phrases in his musical setting with care and beauty. Twenty-first century harmonies and close clusters stimulate the senses. Medium to difficult, a lovely piece for advanced high school, community and college choirs.
My Heart Is Yours, O God
Composer: Allan Robert Petker
Author/Lyricist: Allan Robert Petker
Voicing: SATB
Season: General
Released: January 2017
Difficulty: Medium Difficult
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With a rollicking 6/8 and 4/4, back and forth, rhythm, this piece dances from the start. Based on Psalm 57:7-10 and Psalm 84:4-7, the text is a song of praise. A contrasting middle section is much slower and more tender. The final section returns to the opening motif and drives to a thrilling conclusion. Easy to medium for church choirs.
The Morning Trumpet
Composer: Southern Harmony Anthology of Tunes
Arranger: Ken Berg
Voicing: SSA
Season: Concert, General
Released: January 2017
Difficulty: Medium Easy
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Arranged for the 2016 Oregon Elementary All-State Choir, Ken Berg selected a Southern Harmony tune. Although a sacred text, like a Spiritual, its historical place in American music moves it easily to the concert hall. A great festival number, it celebrates the glory of the call to heaven. Good for children's choirs or treble choirs, easy to medium in difficulty.
The New Colossus
Composer: Kevin Memley
Author/Lyricist: Emma Lazarus
Voicing: SATB
Season: Concert
Released: January 2017
Difficulty: Medium
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Premiered at the ACDA Western Division conference and released as an SSAA selection, the cry for an SATB setting was immediate. The Emma Lazarus text is a powerful poem celebrating our Statue of Liberty and the freedoms and dreams that are uniquely American. The music is equally strong and stately, providing a patriotic anthem with musical and textual integrity. For high school, community and college choirs. Medium in difficulty
The New Moon
Composer: Nicholas Kelly
Author/Lyricist: Bliss Carman
Voicing: SATB
Season: Concert
Released: January 2017
Difficulty: Medium
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Winner of the Edwin Fissinger Composition Competition, this illustrative work has also been selected for the Jo Ann Miller Choral Series. The text by Bliss Carman paints beautiful pictures of the seasons and expresses the joy of love in all. Nicholas Kelly provides a colorful accompaniment and flowing choral lines that surpass the seasons and lift up love. It is a romantic song with a large landscape and a fullfilling message. Good for advanced high school, community and college choirs. Medium difficulty.
The Rose That Bare Jesu
Composer: Ron Kean
Author/Lyricist: 14th C Carol
Voicing: SATB, div.
Season: Christmas
Released: January 2017
Difficulty: Medium Difficult
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Ron Kean has made this famous 14th century English Christmas poem magical. An enchanted and delightfully charmed sense of mystery overwhelms the listener from the start. A delicate dance ensues and merges themes and text. Jonathan Talberg has selected this medium-difficult piece for his series which caters to college and community choirs.
The Sandburg Star Trilogy
Composer: Jonathan Adams
Author/Lyricist: Carl Sandburg
Voicing: SATB
Season: Concert
Released: January 2017
Difficulty: Medium Easy
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Three wonderful poems about stars by Carl Sandburg set this trilogy in motion. "Summer Stars," "Star, Songs and Faces," and "Stars" offer fantastic descriptions as only Sandburg could do. Commissioned for the Southwest ACDA Jr High Honor Choir in 2014, Jonathan Adams displays his excellent understanding of youthful voices. The melodies are strong, the lines inventive, and the spirit is magical. Perfect for middle school and high school choirs, community choirs and festival events. Easy to Medium.
The White Birds
Composer: Ron Kean
Author/Lyricist: W.B. Yeats
Voicing: SATB, div.
Season: General
Released: January 2017
Difficulty: Medium Difficult
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The strong Irish flavor in this song is unrelenting, whether fast or slow. The pensive Yeats poem pulls at the heart and demands thoughtfulness. Ron Kean's music accomplishes that and more, bringing a serenity and beauty to a love song that dances and pines. For college and community choirs, medium difficult but worth the effort.
Thula Baba
Composer: African (Zulu) Lullaby
Arranger: Allan Robert Petker
Voicing: SATB, div.
Season: Concert
Released: January 2017
Difficulty: Medium
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"Thula Baba" is an African lullaby from the Zulu tribe that is a well-known melody through the continent. This a cappella arrangement maintains the gentle qualities of a mother's song to her child while building in interest and harmony. The solo line can be sung by a single voice or a children's choir. Effective as a soft concert closer or ethnic offering for high school, community or college choirs. Medium in difficulty.
To This Day
Composer: Jason Shelton
Author/Lyricist: Jason Shelton
Voicing: SATB
Season: General
Released: January 2017
Difficulty: Medium
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Majestic and compelling describe the opening fanfare, which moves without hesitation to a rhythmic, driving, almost jazzy section. The drum part is a must. As different as each day can be, the piece changes tempo and mood many times - into a slow-warm section, a chorale section, and returns to the fanfare and jazzy sections before concluding joyfully. Brass and organ parts are available separately, P9077. Medium in difficulty, this piece works almost anywhere, church, school, concert, college, community, and festival.
Tonight In Bethlehem
Composer: Misc. Carols
Arranger: Nathaniel J. Fryml
Author/Lyricist: Phillips Brooks
Voicing: SATB
Season: Christmas
Released: January 2017
Difficulty: Medium
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Sometimes a familiar story can be told so well it demands to stand on its own. Nathanial Fryml's artistry is the extraordinary type that takes simplicity and makes it elegant, even astonishing. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" is there, as are quotes from 17 other beloved carols, but the music is actually new and beautiful. The choral writing is exquisite and the piano part evocative. The violin, which is optional, is written for a well-trained player but worth every note. A worthy piece for community and college choirs, medium difficulty.
Veterum Oratio (Ancient Prayer)
Composer: Jesse Beulke
Voicing: SATB
Season: Concert, Communion, Lent
Released: January 2017
Difficulty: Medium
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This ancient prayer carries the depth of the ages clothed in sounds of our current times. Jesse Beulke is a relative newcomer whose maturity in composition is evident. The melodic content is engaging and his use of dissonance is compelling. The ending is perhaps the most spellbinding, as one voice part after another closes to a hum that evaporates into silence. Medium in difficulty, good for advanced high school, church, or college choirs.
Vocalise
Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff
Arranger: Allan Robert Petker
Voicing: SSAA
Season: Concert
Released: January 2017
Difficulty: Medium Easy
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Rachmaninoff knew how to make a melody turn and stretch and draw the listener in to its flow. This arrangement for treble choir lets the voices carry the famous tune, sharing in harmony or even moving into counterpoint at times. Veteran pianist Jan Sanborn supplied her expertise to the piano accompaniment. A great concert choice for treble choirs or all ages. Easy to medium in difficulty.
Waniska
Composer: Traditional Cree
Author/Lyricist: Brian Tate
Voicing: SATB
Season: Concert
Released: January 2017
Difficulty: Medium Easy
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The Cree Indians from the North American continent have a delightful morning song that has been artfully arranged by Brian Tate. Beginning with bird sounds the melody line is first presented by the sopranos. A pedal point is set by the tenors and basses as the altos take their turn with the tune. As with so many Tate arrangements, staging is easily a part of the presentation, as the simple lines cross and lift one another. Some suggestions are provided but each group will find their own path. Wonderful for high school, community choir and college. Easy to medium in difficulty.
When All The World's Asleep
Composer: John Milne
Author/Lyricist: Sigerson Clifford
Voicing: SATB
Season: Christmas
Released: January 2017
Difficulty: Medium
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A warm Christmas poem by Sigerson Clifford called the ''Kerry Christmas Carol'' is the text that John Milne has set to music. John keeps a hymn-like carol quality throughout, with sumptuous suspensions and satisfying resolutions. The choral writing is so lovely this carol calls to you like great choral music does and begs you to sing it. Good for church and community choirs. Medium in difficulty. For a video of this piece, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7g_I3rLVi4
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