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t Amid Such Snows—Thomas LaVoy. This text
uses the metaphor of a red house buried in a
snowy landscape to describe the perseverance of
the human heart as the body ages, speaking to the
resilience of humanity in the face of adversity. The
setting is flowing, with dissonances blossoming
into utterly beautiful harmonic moments.
11134206 SSAATTBB
Evoking Sound Choral Series . . 2.70
t And a Little Child Shall Lead Them—Roderick
Williams. Setting a text from the Book of Isaiah,
this eight-minute work is a reflective composition
featuring alto and baritone solos, with sections of
counterpoint that build the intensity and journey
of one of Roderick William's earliest pieces.
11374007 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00
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Aspects of Snow—Staffan Storm. These three
pieces are translated into English but are based
on Japanese poems by Yamabe no Akahito,
Sakanoue no Korenori, and Takayama Sozei.
Creating a quiet winter soundscape with tight
cluster harmonies, these selections will challenge
your advanced singers.
11208957 SATB divisi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00
t Auld Lang Syne—arr. Desmond Earley. For
nearly a century, the passage from the old to
the new year at midnight has been celebrated
by singing Robert Burns' poem. In this graceful
arrangement, we hear the standard English
version of the text set to a traditional Scottish
melody. Sopranos and altos predominate the
four verses, sometimes in unison, and at times
underpinned by a Scottish drone. In contrast,
the chorus is richly sung by the full complement
of voices.
11373200 SATB divisi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.75
t Be All Merry—Eoghan Desmond. Composed
for the Choral Scholars of University College
Dublin and the Irish Chamber Orchestra, this
piece evokes the sheer joy of Christmas. The
texture bubbles up and spills over with something
reminiscent of that sense of having checked
everything off your Christmas list!
11377765 SATB divisi a cappella . . . . . . . . 2.75
A Cat, a Bird, and Winter Fur—James Adler.
This a cappella work features two short pieces:
In Winter and I Heard a Bird Sing. A challenging
soprano solo appears halfway through the first
selection, supported by the choir and a rollicking
accompaniment that leads to the second second
piece, which begins slowly but quickly picks up
where the first left off.
11000888 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95
A Cradle Song—Patrick Hawes. With text
from William Blake's Songs of Innocence, this
original lullaby setting has a gently rocking piano
accompaniment that creates a sense of serenity.
The soprano solo speaks of a mother's love as
she looks down on her sleeping infant while
the choral harmonies warmly surround without
intruding into the tender moment. This will make
a lovely choice for Christmas as a Nativity carol,
or at any time of year.
11348314 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.60
t Fayer Fayer—Vladmir Heyfetz/arr. Mark
Zukerman. SATB A cappella, Yiddish Text.
Adapted to celebrate one of Chanukah's favorite
foods: "Fire, fire, oy! It's hot! Hot latkes!"
10017798 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.05
Five Sided S'vivon—Robert Applebaum. This
jazzy 5/4 setting of the traditional Chanukah song,
S'vivon, Sov, Sov, Sov is available for treble or
mixed choirs. A pronunciation guide is provided
for the traditional Hebrew text.
3302084 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.60
t Halcyon Days—Melissa Dunphy. Commissioned
by VOCES8 in 2020, this reflective piece is
setting of a text from poet Jacqueline Goldfinger.
Creating a period of calm during winter storms
where we reflect on what we have lost but rise
up to face the new year, this selection is ideal for
winter concerts.
11337567 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.50
Haneirot Halalu—Stanley M. Hoffman. This
setting in Hebrew of the most famous traditional
Chanukah text is based on an original melody,
and is not an arrangement of a pre-existing
one. The piece begins with a boisterous melody
and contrapuntal writing in shifting meters. The
middle section features slower, more staid,
choral-like music, dominated by a tenor solo. The
closing sections recalls the music of the opening.
Duration: 2:25
3270725 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.35
Dt Home—James Sizemore. With a text inspired by
the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, this a cappella
piece uses changing meter and ethereal choral
writing to create wonderful harmonic and melodic
moments. Atmospheric and haunting, this short
but powerful piece will create a special moment
in any winter program.
11200539 SATB divisi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
In the Bleak Midwinter—arr. Pete Churchill.
This is a funk, gospel-tinged, harmonically
innovative arrangement of the popular Christina
Rossetti carol, In the Bleak Midwinter. Scored for
mixed voices with piano, shaker, and tambourine
accompaniment, it includes vocal solo
opportunities and regular rhythmic syncopation.
10993254 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.95
Infinite Beatitude—Matthew Emery. This
beautiful text by Canadian poet Bliss Carman
speaks to themes of peace, thankfulness
and humility. The texture is mostly homophonic
with brief sections of divisi to illuminate
colors and images in the text. There are short
passages for SSA and TBB that add interest in
color and texture and also offer opportunity to
feature sections.
10980084 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.75
Joy!—Ludwig von Beethoven & George
Friederick Handel/arr. Richard Bjella. This pairing
of two of the most popular tunes of all time,
Beethoven's Ode To Joy and Handel's Joy To
The World, create an exciting and inspirational
work for holidays or any time of year. The use of
large forces will be especially appropriate making
this perfect for festivals and honors choirs.
11348324 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.75
t Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming—arr. Matthew
Culloton. Very sustained, long legato lines
characterize this arrangement of the favorite 14th-
century carol. Slow, gently moving meter changes
create a almost meterless atmosphere, giving
creating an ethereal mood. Lush and expressive.
11352604 SATB divisi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95
Lux Brumalis—Nathaniel Adams. Translated
as "Wint'ry Light," this is a beautiful multi-
movement cycle for choir and piano. Depicted
in four movements that total about nine minutes,
the thematic material continues throughout
the work with a subtle and warm musical
portrayal of the first nights of early winter. The
piano accompaniment includes interludes
and opportunities for improvisation that add
to the minimalistic feel of the work. A perfect
soundscape for the pristine winter season.
11372832 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.10
Magnificat—Stephen Chatman. This 24-minute
work in eight movements was commissioned
by the Vancouver Chamber Choir. Following
the ancient tradition, the text of this canticle is
taken directly from the Gospel of Luke (1:46-
55). Fragments of the text, often overlapped,
repeated, and juxtaposed, are set in Latin plus
the six official languages of the Vancouver
2010 Winter Olympics: English, French,
Spanish, Russian, Chinese, and German. The
omnipresent and spiritually symbolic element of
stepwise ascending melodic lines helps to unify
the eclectic panoply of traditional, multicultural,
and contemporary musical styles. Through its
marriage of multilingual text and contrasting
musical idioms, the work expresses not only
strongly held religious convictions but also hope
for universal peace and harmony within our
global community.
11373106 SATB Vocal Score . . . . . . . . . . . 9.50
Mary Had a Baby—arr. Roland Carter. Carter's
classic arrangement of this traditional Christmas
spiritual uses a slow gospel groove with a stylistic
piano accompaniment and features a soloist
throughout. The choral lines are easy to learn and
offer the opportunity to explore the articulation
and delivery of the style. A longtime favorite newly
engraved in this edition, this classic is preserved
for choirs to enjoy for years to come.
11374082 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.80
t Mother's Song—Jocelyn Hagen. This tranquil
selection uses a touching translation of an
anonymous Japanese text in which the health and
well-being of a mother's child is sought. With the
sensibility of a lullaby, this piece commissioned
by VOCES8 contains wonderfully rich and
sonorous harmonies that will wrap your listeners
in a blanket of sound.
11337574 SSAATTBB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.50
t Now Winter Nights—Roderick Williams. This
VOCES8 arrangement, with lyrics by Thomas
Campion, is filled with nostalgic jazz harmonies
that conjure dreamy recollections of the
excitement of Christmas that the composer felt
as a child and still holds on to.
11345628 SSAATTBB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.95
t Nu'oli—Robert Lowry/arr. Jace Kaholokula
Saplan. Originally known as Glad Tidings, this
hymn was translated by Makua Laiana, an early
missionary who arrived in 1831 and spent the
remainder of his life amongst the Hawaiian people.
According to Native scholars, this passage was
chosen to be sung at the first public worship of
a Congregationalist church in Hawaii on April
23, 1820 and is a setting of the Nativity text from
Luke 2. This lovely a cappella arrangement of the
traditional hymn is a fitting tribute to the original.
11379164 SATB divisi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00
t O, ir kleyne likhtelekh—Mark Zuckerman.
SATB, a cappella - Yiddish Text. The Chanukah
candles evoke a bittersweet contrast between
the Chanukah story and the plight of Jews in the
Russia of Czar Alexander III.
10017796 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95
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O Magnum Mysterium—Kevin A. Memley.
A sense of wonder and mystery pervades this
touching, beautiful work. Full of rich, lush chords
and delicate motives, it is a deeply reverent
setting of the traditional Latin text.
10090792 SSAATTBB divisi,
or SSAATTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.45
