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Vaughan Williams made many settings of texts from Shakespeare throughout his life. This one the Dirge for Fidele was written for two Voices with Piano Accompaniment in 1922 as a stand-alone song. Its text is one ofShakespeare’s many celebrated songs ‘Fear no more the heat o’ the sun’ including the lines ‘Golden lads and girls all must as chimney-sweepers come to dust’ from Cymbeline.Perhaps one of music’s least dirge-like dirges theaccompaniment is soothing and the Vocal lines soaring. It was sung at Sir Laurence Olivier’s funeral at Westminster Abbey in 1989.

(with Jingle Bells)-Jingle Bells is a must every year! How about adding a well-written and fun partner song and surprise your audience? This selection is a shining gift of the familiar with something new and a wonderful piece to program year after year as an opener or closer.

Based on the macabre cartoons of Charles Addams The Addams Family is definitely a ?must-see? musical! Opening with the familiar ?snap-snap? of the TV show theme this new Broadway production is clever witty and fast-paced with a fun and melodic score by Andrew Lippa that will have everyone humming along! This 10-minute medley is perfect for concerts at any time of year especially Halloween! Songs include: The Addams Family Theme Just Around the Corner One Normal Night What If When You're an Addams Move Toward the Darkness. Available separately: SATB SAB 2-Part ShowTrax CD. Combo parts available digitally (tpt 1-2 ww 1-2 tbn syn gtr b dm perc). Duration: ca. 9:45.

Expose your young choirs to something new with this unique original composition by Roger Emerson. Parts are easy but must be in tune with minimal vibrato. Recreate nature as the piece grows to a full-fledged rainstorm and dies down again. Add percussion and finger snaps to add to the storm.

This spirited original is an excellent choice for beginning choirs just learning to sing harmony and offers a positive message. Like an eagle on the mountain your spirit must be free...soar on the wings of destiny. ShowTrax CD available. Performance Time: Approx. 2:00

Introduce your younger choirs to the music of Harold Arlen with this 'must-sing' jazz arrangement by Steve Zegree. Whether you use the notated scat section or let your singers improvise your choir will love it! Available: 2-Part ShowTrax CD. Approx. Time: 2:30.

This charming arrangement of the English folk song is a must-have for your children's choir. Full of nonsensical lyrics sure to make your students perform. A great teaching piece full of independent vocal singing and fun!Available separately: 2-part StudioTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:16.

What do you get when you give Mark Hayes two favorite winter songs to arrange? You get this incredible work of “Winter Wonderland” and “Let It Snow” together in one arrangement! The orchestration isspectacular as only Mark can do. Smart vocal lines that sing with the greatest of ease help make this a must-have choral for your holiday or winter program.

For a more advanced children's choir _x000D_This piece _x000D_ ' s most appropriate as a processional before a concert. It would also be effective if choreographed with members of the choir being actively involved or with dancers. The choir must strive for simplicity serenity and a pure singing legato line at all times.' - Jean Ashworth Bartle

A great way to introduce the classical style to smaller ensembles! Hal Hopson has married two wonderful melodies to form an original anthem. Borrowing from the chorus of “The Heavens Are Telling” from Haydn'sCreation and the nineteenth-century hymn tune “Sagina ” Hopson has penned a spirited song of praise for the Creator proclaimed by creation itself. Arranged for two-part mixed voices with an accessible keyboardaccompaniment “The Spacious Firmament on High” can be learned with a minimal amount of rehearsal and is the perfect choice for summer vacation or “emergency” Sundays when the choir loft may not be full. Amust for every choral library for times when an anthem of praise and thanksgiving is needed any time of the year.

Born in Glasgow Hugh Roberton became a funeral director apart from being a conductor and composer. A highly motivated and self-taught choir-master he founded the Toynbee Musical Association in 1901 and five years later this became the Glasgow Orpheus Choir which gained a world-wide reputation and went on to perform under Roberton's direction for some 45 years. He composed much for his choir with perhaps his most famous pieces being 'All In The April Evening' and the 'Mingulay Boat Song'. He had a reputation for getting the very best from his singers who held him in such great esteem that when he resigned as their leader shortly beforehis death the choir agreed that they must disband. However the Orpheus rose again when many of its members re-formed as the Glasgow Phoenix Choir which continues to perform and tour to this day. Hugh Roberton was knighted in 1931. This version of 'All In The April Evening' originally published under the catalogue number 61427 for unaccompanied mixed voice Choir of Sopranos Altos and men is now in a clearer newly typeset edition. Other versions are available for solo voice unison voices female voice choir male voice choir full mixed voice choir (SATB) with Welsh words and also in an arrangement for string Orchestra and a 'meditation' for Organ. Duration: nearly 3 minutes.

Smart Blonde: Dolly Parton is a comprehensive and revealing biography which includes interviews with family members, musicians and producers who have worked with Dolly over the years. This new and fully updated edition includes a detailed section on the superstar's legendary performance at 2014's Glastonbury Festival.This book is a detailed assessment of her music as a singer and songwriter over the last forty years, and author Stephen Miller discusses how she shrugged aside the male-dominated world of Nashville in the early 1960s to take hold of her career, sell millions of albums and appear in films with Jane Fonda, Burt Reynolds and Sylvester Stallone.Smart Blonde: Dolly Parton throws new light on her private life - her mysterious and closely guarded relationship with her husband Carl Dean, and her lifelong friend Judy Ogle as well as her seeming love of cosmetic surgery. This is the story of an artist and performer who is deadly serious about music but is often seen as frivolous about her image. The updated version of this Dolly Parton biography includes details of her Glastonbury 2014 performance, the cherry on the cake of her illustrious career. Finding new fans and putting on a characteristically entertaining show for old ones, the UK tour led to her most recent album being her biggest-selling album in the UK ever.This incredible detailed Dolly Parton biography is a must for all fans, old and new, of this jewel in country music's crown. Boasting an authoritative account of her ongoing career, this is the only biography on the legendary lady, the queen of country, the philanthropist and perfect performer.Stephen Miller practised as a solicitor until the early Nineties when he retired in order to pursue other interests, notably American country music. For six years he reviewed albums, books and concerts and interviewed a variety of artists for a weekly country music show on commercial radio station Scot FM. He is also the author of Johnny Cash: The Life on an American Idol, also published by Omnibus Press.If you've bought the biography and been inspired by Parton's incredible songwriting, why not learn some of her Greatest Hits with our Dolly Parton sheet music. / Livre

Based on the macabre cartoons of Charles Addams The Addams Family is definitely a ?must-see? musical! Opening with the familiar ?snap-snap? of the TV show theme this new Broadway production is clever witty and fast-paced with a fun and melodic score by Andrew Lippa that will have everyone humming along! This 10-minute medley is perfect for concerts at any time of year especially Halloween! Songs include: The Addams Family Theme Just Around the Corner One Normal Night What If When You're an Addams Move Toward the Darkness. Available separately: SATB SAB 2-Part ShowTrax CD. Combo parts available digitally (tpt 1-2 ww 1-2 tbn syn gtr b dm perc). Duration: ca. 9:45.