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Celebrate those special moving-on moments this spring
with these dynamic choral features.
Always Keep This Close—Zachary J. Moore.
A strong unifying text from Colleen Carhuff states "No notes are as connected
as the souls that sing them, and no soul is happier than when surrounded by
their friends. We are one!" A wonderful choice for graduation or spring concerts,
this is a beautiful original work with a flowing piano accompaniment, optional
strings, and a soaring melody that will resonate powerfully.
11391213 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 2.30
11592518 SAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 2.90
10593111 SSAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 2.50
11564407 TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 2.70
10795101 Instrumental Parts Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00
Be Who You Are—Ryan Main.
Framed as a letter from a teacher to her young students, this text is brimming
with descriptive phrases and inspirational thoughts. The musical setting
partners the youthful exuberance of the text with creative rhythms and a
contemporary pop feel that young choirs will really like. "The world needs
your light, this place needs your song. Never be sorry to be who you are."
11426744 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 2.95
11539420 SSAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 2.95
11347707 Three-Part Mixed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 2.95
11347705 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 2.95
11539421 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 2.95
Beautiful Day/Best Day of My Life (Medley)—arr. Mac Huff.
Ideal for any celebratory occasion or concert, this happy medley of
two hit songs - Beautiful Day from U2 and Best Day of My Life from
American Authors - showcases a universal message to live in the present
and enjoy life. Carefully designed to be accessible to younger voices, the
memorable melodies and spirited lyrics are so easy to learn and will be a
hit with your choir!
11592175 Three-Part Mixed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.75
11592173 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.50
Becoming You—Bethany Main.
"Adventure awaits. A journey to becoming you. Leaving behind who you
know, see how much you grow." This joy-filled song is overflowing with
positive rhythmic energy and uplifting lyrics, perfect for year-end concerts,
graduation and moving-up ceremonies, or any occasion. The soaring lines,
empowering text, and pop-style harmonies are so fun to sing!
11560376 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.95
11560377 SAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.95
11560378 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.95
11560379 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.95
11574227 Instrumental Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00
Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration—arr. Mac Huff.
Straight from the streets of the Disneyland parade featuring all your favorite
Pixar movie characters comes this catchy and upbeat song that tells us
why we're better together. There's a short section of rap or spoken text, and
the empowering lyrics are great for show or concert choirs at any kind of
celebratory event or concert.
11595086 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.50
11595087 SAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.50
11595088 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.50
Bloom—Lisa Longe. "Though we are small, we are meant to break free
and bloom." Carefully crafted for developing voices, this lovely concert piece
features unison singing, accessible harmony, and a relevant message that
sets the tone for growth at the beginning of the year or celebrates moving up
in the spring.
11564449 Two-Part or SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 2.20
Bring Your Dreams Along—Shayla Blake.
Encourage your students' social-emotional learning with this reflective, lyrical
piece. With accessible harmonies, a supportive yet artistic accompaniment,
and an empowering text, this is an ideal choice for introducing developing
choirs to singing with artistry and musicality.
11519113 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.45
11525504 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.95
Carry the Light—Andy Beck. Inspiring at any time of year, this song
brings light from a single solo voice that gradually increases luminosity as
the full texture builds. Mostly in English, with a short section on the Latin Lux
aeterna text, this is a gorgeous way to spread light, hope, and joy. Add the
optional violin obbligato to increase the appeal. Consider programming for
general concerts, Christmas, or year-end ceremonies.
11393271 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.05
11393272 SAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.05
11393273 Two-Part or SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.05
11393274 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.99
Celebrate This Life—Sherry Blevins.
Layers of ostinati, partner melodies, and fun-to-perform body percussion
combine in this original piece that encourages us all to explore possibilities
and celebrate life. Ideal as an opener or for final concerts and graduation
events, it has contrasting sections with opportunities for both lyrical and
more accented singing as well as room for personalization and staging
suggestions to make it even more meaningful.
11518849 Three-Part Mixed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 3.35
11540970 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 3.35
The Family We Find Along the Way—Mark Burrows.
"The blessings we breathe in, the bond we believe in - the family we find
along the way." With a gospel groove that sits right in the pocket and
harmonies that are tons of fun to sing, choirs will love singing this with - and
for - one another. Ideal as a closer, choir theme song, graduation feature, or
anthem of togetherness, it will be sweetly cherished in any situation.
11595560 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.65
Fly Away Home—Pinkzebra. This beautiful song offers lyrics about
exploring the world and life experiences while staying connected with where
you came from and knowing you can always return home. It provides a
fresh angle for a graduation song and also works beautifully as a poignant
memorial song, where "fly away home" has a different meaning.
10679520 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.65
10679521 SAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.65
10679523 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.65
10679522 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.65
11369946 TTB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.65
10679525 Score & Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.00
10679526 Orchestration String Orchestra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.00
Grow, Little Tree—Andrea Ramsey.
This delightful treble piece poignantly suggests that as a tree grows, so do
we. "Stretch your arms, and spread your leaves. What will you be?" A perfect
piece to celebrate and commemorate the growth of young singers.
10425343 SA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.20
High Flight—Laura Farnell. Inspiring and uplifting! This setting of John
Magee Jr.'s text works as a closer, festival piece, or for graduations. With
accessible ranges and a buoyant piano accompaniment, developing mixed
and treble choirs will soar: "With these wings I rise and fly!"
11531923 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 2.70
11535646 Two-Part or SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 2.60
Hold Fast to Dreams—Susan LaBarr.
This very accessible piece pairs a beautifully written vocal and piano score
with the Langston Hughes poem that warns us to "Hold fast to dreams...
for when dreams go, life is a barren field frozen with snow." Perfect for
graduation or any event where you want to inspire.
10406249 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.40
11425000 SAB or SA(T)B, opt. Tenor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.40
10785762 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.80
Home—Andrew Steffen. "Be it ever so humble, there's no place like
home." Sweetly sentimental, John Howard Payne's text is beautifully set in
this concert piece that can be effectively programmed for final concerts or
graduation events. The verses feature first the upper voices and then the
lower in unison before breaking into tender harmonies, and a flowing melody
line gently carries the lyrics throughout.
11596665 SSATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 2.80
In Meeting We Are Blessed—Troy Robertson.
The use of a djembe imparts a traditional African feeling to this easy
original a cappella work. The Gatsnahos text, inspired by John Donne, has
a theme of friendship and unity that all can relate to. "We are met together
and in meeting we are blessed. Peace in coming and in going, peace in labor
and in rest..." This is accessible to choirs at many levels, and it makes a
wonderful processional!
10589968 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.95
10996247 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.95
11169350 TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.55
GRADUATION &
MOVING-UP SELECTIONS
