SKU: SU.80400020
SSAA Chorus, Piano & Hand Percussion (Percussion played by singers)Duration: 9:00 Commissioned by: By The Young Singers of Callanwolde, Stephen J. Ortlip, Founder/Director, Atlanta, GA Dedication: In Honor of Doris and Stephen J. Ortip for their twenty years of outstanding leadership with The Young Singers of CallanwoldePremiered by: Roswell United Methodist Church, May 21, 1995, Atlanta, GA, Henry Leck, conductorCopyright 1997Text author: Anonymous (Mudbara-a tribe of Wave Hill, Northern AustraliaI. Day Break (available separately as SP105) II. Sea and Sky III. Wind and Sun Published by: Paulus Publications (SP104) Minimum order quantity: 8 copies. To order quantities fewer than 8.
SKU: HL.8711546
UPC: 884088622183. 6.75x10.5 inches.
Featuring a short Latin phrase meaning “The whole earth joyfully sings,” this joyful celebration encourages each of us to do our part to respect and care for our planet! With call and response patterns and easily-learned harmonies, this selection lends itself to movement for a truly festive experience! Available separately: SATB, 3-Part Mixed, 2-Part, ShowTrax CD. Duration: ca. 3:00.
SKU: MN.60-8701
UPC: 688670687013.
New tune WEHMEYER by composer with new text (Trinitarian/Doxological last stanza). Theme: Church Anniversary/Dedication/Mission. Choir sings stanza 4, Two-Part Mixed; stanzas 5-6, SATB. Congregation and/or choir sings stanzas 1-3 and optional congregation on stanzas 5-6. Trumpet part and reproducible congregational page included.
SKU: SU.50500090
SATB Chorus, SATB Ensemble, Soprano & Baritone Soli, Orchestra [2 (opt afl) 22 (opt bcl) 2 (opt cbn); 4331; timp, perc; pno/cel; stgs] Duration: 18' 1 Nature’ is what we see (Emily Dickinson); 2 And this delightful Herb (The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám, trans. Edward FitzGerald); 3 I robbed the Woods (Emily Dickinson); 4 Experiment (Dorothy Diemer Hendry); 5 And I saw another brightness (The Book of Life’s Merits, How the Earth Preserves Mankind [paraphrased] by Hildegard von Bingen); 6 Harvest Moon–The Mockingbird Sings in the Night (Mary Oliver) Study Score: available for sale (#50500091) Full Score & Parts: available on rental Composed: 2002-03 Published by: Seesaw Music.
SKU: SU.50500091
SATB Chorus, SATB Ensemble, Soprano & Baritone Soli, Orchestra [2 (opt afl) 22 (opt bcl) 2 (opt cbn); 4331; timp, perc; pno/cel; stgs] Duration: 18' 1 ‘Nature’ is what we see (Emily Dickinson); 2 And this delightful Herb (The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám, trans. Edward FitzGerald); 3 I robbed the Woods (Emily Dickinson); 4 Experiment (Dorothy Diemer Hendry); 5 And I saw another brightness (The Book of Life’s Merits, How the Earth Preserves Mankind [paraphrased] by Hildegard von Bingen); 6 Harvest Moon–The Mockingbird Sings in the Night (Mary Oliver) Vocal Score: available for sale (#50500090) Full Score & Parts: available on rental Composed: 2002-03 Published by: Seesaw Music.
SKU: SU.80400021
Percussion part for 80400020Published by: Paulus Publications (SP104.pt).
SKU: XC.ISO2008
UPC: 812598034455. 9 x 12 inches.
After traveling out west in America, composer Tyler Arcari was intrigued by the rugged life of the deserts and canyons. When you stand still, the wind across the flat earth sings an eerie tune. This new soundscape is the composer’s attempt to put this idea into sound!
SKU: SU.80400030
SSA Chorus, Piano & Hand Percussion Duration: 4:00Dedication: In honor of Doris and Stephen J. Ortlip for their twenty years of outstanding leadership with The Young Singers of CallanwoldePremiered by: The Young Singers of Callanwolde, 1997Copyright 1997 Text author: Anonymous (Mudbara-a tribe of Wave Hill, Northern Australia) Published by: Paulus Publications (SP105) Minimum order quantity: 8 copies. To order quantities fewer than 8.
SKU: XC.ISO2008FS
UPC: 812598034462. 9 x 12 inches.
SKU: LO.10-5625MD
ISBN 9780787775575.
This multi-generational arrangement of the famous Sy Miller and Jill Jackson song is crafted to beautifully incorporate a children’s choir and adults choir. The delicate opening by the children’s choir begins in unison before splitting into two easy-to-sing parts before leading into a power crescendo where the children are joined by full SATB scoring. In a suspenseful moment, the arrangement relaxes into a quiet, touching ending with a children’s solo singing the opening melody “Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.â€.
SKU: SU.YR5626
Navajo chant and Wiccan blessingSATB & piano Composed: 2002 Published by: Yelton Rhodes Music Minimum order quantity: 8 copies. To order quantities fewer than 8, please email customer service at sales@subitomusic.com.
SKU: PR.31241902S
UPC: 680160690589. English.
Commissioned by the San Francisco Choral Society and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir, Terra Nostra is a 70-minute oratorio on the relationship between our planet and humankind, how this relationship has shifted over time, and how we can re-establish a harmonious balance. Part I: Creation of the World explores various creation myths from different cultures, culminating in a joyous celebration of the beauty of our planet. Part II: The Rise of Humanity examines human achievements, particularly since the dawn of our Industrial Age, and how these achievements have impacted the planet. Part III: Searching for Balance questions how to create more awareness for our planet’s plight, re-establish a deeper connection to it, and find a balance for living within our planet’s resources. In addition to the complete oratorio, stand-alone movements for mixed chorus, and for solo voice with piano, are also available separately.Terra Nostra focuses on the relationship between our planet and mankind, how this relationship has shifted over time, and how we can re-establish a harmonious balance. The oratorio is divided into three parts:Part I: Creation of the World celebrates the birth and beauty of our planet. The oratorio begins with creation myths from India, North America, and Egypt that are integrated into the opening lines of Genesis from the Old Testament. The music surges forth from these creation stories into “God’s World†by Edna St. Vincent Millay, which describes the world in exuberant and vivid detail. Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “On thine own child†praises Mother Earth for her role bringing forth all life, while Walt Whitman sings a love song to the planet in “Smile O voluptuous cool-breathed earth!†Part I ends with “A Blade of Grass†in which Whitman muses how our planet has been spinning in the heavens for a very long time.Part II: The Rise of Humanity examines the achievements of mankind, particularly since the dawn of the Industrial Age. Lord Alfred Tennyson’s “Locksley Hall†sets an auspicious tone that mankind is on the verge of great discoveries. This is followed in short order by Charles Mackay’s “Railways 1846,†William Ernest Henley’s “A Song of Speed,†and John Gillespie Magee, Jr.’s “High Flight,†each of which celebrates a new milestone in technological achievement. In “Binsey Poplars,†Gerard Manley Hopkins takes note of the effect that these advances are having on the planet, with trees being brought down and landscapes forever changed. Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “A Dirge†concludes Part II with a warning that the planet is beginning to sound a grave alarm.Part III: Searching for Balance questions how we can create more awareness for our planet’s plight, re-establish a deeper connection to it, and find a balance for living within our planet’s resources. Three texts continue the earth’s plea that ended the previous section: Lord Byron’s “Darkness†speaks of a natural disaster (a volcano) that has blotted out the sun from humanity and the panic that ensues; contemporary poet Esther Iverem’s “Earth Screaming†gives voice to the modern issues of our changing climate; and William Wordsworth’s “The World Is Too Much With Us†warns us that we are almost out of time to change our course. Contemporary/agrarian poet Wendell Berry’s “The Want of Peace†speaks to us at the climax of the oratorio, reminding us that we can find harmony with the planet if we choose to live more simply, and to recall that we ourselves came from the earth. Two Walt Whitman texts (“A Child said, What is the grass?†and “There was a child went forth every dayâ€) echo Berry’s thoughts, reminding us that we are of the earth, as is everything that we see on our planet. The oratorio concludes with a reprise of Whitman’s “A Blade of Grass†from Part I, this time interspersed with an additional Whitman text that sublimely states, “I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love…â€My hope in writing this oratorio is to invite audience members to consider how we interact with our planet, and what we can each personally do to keep the planet going for future generations. We are the only stewards Earth has; what can we each do to leave her in better shape than we found her?
SKU: PR.312419020
ISBN 9781491131862. UPC: 680160680474. 6.875 x 10.5 inches. English.
SKU: PR.31241902A
UPC: 680160690510. English.
SKU: HL.48021285
ISBN 9781458471598. UPC: 884088658458. 6.75x10.5 inches.
Text: Eric CrozierPublisher: Boosey & HawkesDifficulty level: 3Saint Nicolas (note the name has no 'H' in it!) was written for the centenary of Lancing College in Sussex, the independent secondary boarding school on the south coast of England which Peter Pears had attended in his teens. It has a vast chapel intended by its founder, Revd Nathaniel Woodard, as the cathedral for all the schools of his extensive foundation known collectively as 'Woodard' schools. St. Nicolas is famous for many legendary miracles and for being the original 'Santa Claus'. Crozier's libretto is designed to tell the story of his life, to recount some of his most celebrated acts and to give the audience/congregation the opportunity of joining in two beautiful hymns at key moments: 'All people that on earth do dwell' and 'God moves in a mysterious way his wonders to perform'. The narration is all done by the choir, though the tenor sings first-person narratives as well in his role as the mature Nicolas. The young Nicolas is sung by a boy in movement II. There is a dramatic moment at the end of this movement when the boy's voice does a tumble and the tenor proclaims in the voice of Nicolas as a young man: 'God be glorified'.The third movement is an accompanied recitative in which the soloist sings of Nicolas devoting himself to God through the agonies and torment of the many distractions and temptations of life. His faith wins through and he sings a final touching phrase: 'and Love was satisfied'. The sea whips up a storm in the next movement: 'He journeys to Palestine'. It threatens to overturn the ship and drown everyone on board. There is wailing from the sopranos and altos of the semi-chorus and agonised calls from the tenors and basses to 'man the pumps'. Finally, Nicolas begs God to let the storm cease and offers thanks for their safe delivery. Britten creates a palpable sense of relief in the final pages.In the fifth movement, 'Nicolas comes to Myra and is chosen Bishop', the choir sings chorale-like phrases welcoming him as their new Bishop. They go through his ceremonial dressing with all the accoutrements of his office, the mitre, crozier (nice pun on the librettist's name), robe and ring. An energetic chorus 'Serve the faith and spurn his enemies' leads to the first great hymn - a wonderfully climactic moment. Britten's arrangement is suitably uplifting.The final movement tells of Nicolas' death and the work ends with the other great hymn: 'God moves in a mysterious way'. This work demonstrates to me Britten's generosity of spirit and his natural feeling for enriching the repertoire at all levels of attainment. What a gift!Duration: 50 minutesPaul Spicer, Lichfield, 2011.