Goober Peas

This choral suite captures all the drama emotion and history of America's Civil War past. John Jacobson's strongly evocative narration will make this a program meaningful to students and audiences alike. Songs include: TheBattle Cry of Freedom; Battle Hymn of the Republic; The Blue Tail Fly; The Cruel War Is Raging; Goober Peas; Good News; Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier; Oh! Susanna; Shenandoah; Tramp Tramp Tramp; When Johnny Comes Marching Home.Available: SATB SAB 2-Part Instrumental Pak ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 24:00.

The Lieder Anthology. 65 Songs by 13 Composers. This edition presents 65 diverse songs by major composers of German art song, or lieder, and is the perfect one-volume lieder source for voice students. All the songs are new Vocal Library editions. Historical notes about the relevant history and background of each song are included, as are line-by-line translations for study. A select committee of experienced voice teachers was consulted to choose the most essential and vocally instructive songs in compiling this collection. Composers represented: Beethoven, Brahms, Franz, Gustav Mahler, Alma Mahler, Fanny Hensel, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Schubert, Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann, Strauss, Wolf. Co-editor Dr. Virginia Saya, on the faculty of Loyola Marymount University, is a musicologist with a special interest in lieder. This collection includes the first American edition of Funf Ophelia Lieder by Brahms. 288 pages, sewn binding.