SHAWNEE PRESS RENTZ EARLENE - MAD ABOUT MOZART - SAB

Shawnee Press Cathedral Series-Here is a piece that is truly a one-rehearsal wonder. Earlene Rentz takes a time-honored spiritual and delivers a usable and attractive adaptation that is perfect anytime but especially useful for slim Sundays. An optional basspart makes this lively arrangement accessible to younger choirs as well as adults. “Standing in the Need of Prayer ” with its light swing-gospel feel is an upbeat service opener or call to prayer. Delightful!

Earlene Rentz has outdone herself this time! Taking familiar Baroque masterworks arranging them to be very vocally accessible and adding over-the-top original lyrics Earlene has given us a novelty choral that screams of credit cards and holiday debt!

“Nanita Lullaby” is a simply stunning arrangement by Earlene Rentz of the familiar Spanish carol where Nanita quietly sings as she rocks a baby to sleep. The slower tempo creates a quiet mood and allows the singers toachieve success with the Spanish language as well as with the harmonic and dynamic writing. Chord symbols are provided with the suggestion for a guitar accompaniment with or without the piano.

This bright folk song has been arranged for TB voices by Earlene Rentz and is full of distinctive open harmonies counter melodies and a fun “Coplandlike” accompaniment. Your men will enjoy this upbeat arrangementfull of humor and masculinity. A terrific teaching learning and performing piece. Available separately: TB PianoTrax CD 35016963.

Yes you read correctly! “Little Brown Bugs” is a take-off of “Little Brown Jug” with hilarious new lyrics by Earlene Rentz and a “crawling” accompaniment that brings the movement of bugs tomusical life! This piece will help young singers with diction because of the tongue-twister nature of the lyrics and the chance to explode consonants. Choose this novelty piece for educational value in your classroom and humorfor your performance stage. Available: 2-part StudioTrax CD.