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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 Count On It 
Composer: Kevin A. Memley 
Voicing: SATB  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."
 

 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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 O Magnum Mysterium 
Composer: Kevin Memley 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Christmas  Released: January 2010  Difficulty: Medium
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   Selected for the Jonathan Talberg Choral Series, O Magnum Mysterium has been given a gorgeous new setting. His AAve Maria@ was released last year and has quickly established Kevin as a new composer to watch. To be premiered at the ACDA Western Division convention, rich, lush chords and delicate motifs will make this a favorite for singers and listeners for years to come.
 

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 Stabat Mater 
Composer: Kevin A. Memley 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: Communion/Lent  Released: January 2011  Difficulty: Medium
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   The musical passion that emerges from the pen of composer Kevin Memley is evident in this stirring setting of the Stabat Mater. Four part, a cappella voices sing in counterpoint and in chorus with tender and compelling harmonies. There is something unusually authentic about Memley's compositions, and this one will find use in the church and in the concert hall.
 

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 Those Who Wait Upon the Lord 
Composer: Kevin A. Memley 
Voicing: SATB 
Season: General  Released: January 2011  Difficulty: Medium
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   Once you begin hearing this piece you are drawn in...you want to sing it. The "eagle's wings" text is one of the most frequently set to music, and yet this one sounds like it has always been there, just not revealed until now. The essence of "wait" is captured in the opening section, which gives way to a new tempo, building with the "mounting on wings." The true soaring takes place with a 12/8 meter, the voices building in triumph. A final return to the "waiting" theme provides an assurance that has permeated the entire composition. Excellent for church and school.
 

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