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2025 Fall Christmas Church Catalog

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46 2025-26 Editors' Choice New Basic Library Large Print Edition A Cappella Available via ePrint Downloadable All Prices in U.S. Dollars & Subject To Publisher Revision More Christmas Cantatas/Musicals He Shall Reign Forevermore (A Christmas Worship Experience)—Jay Rouse, David Wise, Cliff Duren & Phil Nitz. Featuring top arrangers of choral music for the church and a thoughtfully crafted narration, this Christmas musical is a dynamic and eclectic musical celebration of the birth of Jesus! From tender ballads to upbeat gospel tunes, choirs and audiences will love the selections and styles included. Perform as a full musical or concert, or use throughout the Christmas season. An orchestration is available as well as a variety of recorded accompaniment options, stems, and rehearsal aids. Celebrate the birth of Christ! 11565873 SATB Choral Score. . . . 12.95 11565877 SATB Book & CD (limit one) . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.95 Jesus! (The Advent of the Messiah)— Mary McDonald. Celebrate His arrival and worship the Holy Child with this exciting musical for choir, soloists, and two narrators. A collaborative work by Mary McDonald and Rose Aspinall, Jesus! glorifies the Son of the Most High with both familiar melodies and new songs of praise. And whether sung with Ed Hogan's moving orchestration or with piano alone, it will take your Christmas experience beyond the manger as congregations and performers will learn anew the story of the birth of our Savior, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Jesus. 40 minutes. 10602860 SATB Choral Score. . . . 12.95 10906642 SAB Choral Score. . . . . 12.95 10602861 SATB Book & CD Pack (limit one) . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.95 Journey to Joy (A Cantata for Christmas)—Joseph M. Martin. Take the journey to Christmas with this inviting cantata filled with music of hope and promise. The prophecy and acclamation of Christ's birth are wonderfully conveyed through new music and fresh arrangements of treasured carols alongside scripture-based narration. Filled with vivid musical contrasts, this work is designed to be approachable by choirs of any size. Stunning orchestrations give directors instrumental options, and a full line of support materials help encourage learning and successful presentations. Songs: A Flourish of Carols; Advent Lament; Credo in Candlelight; Comfort, Hope and Joy; A Joyful, Jubilant Song; A Palace in Bethlehem; Angels We Have Heard on High, Gloria!; Child of Promise; Let There Be Joy. 11514141 SATB Choral Score. . . . 10.95 A Ceremony of Carols—Benjamin Britten. Comprised of nine medieval English carols which retain their Middle English texts and a Latin plainsong processional and recessional, this Benjamin Britten work is a continually popular standard in the serious repertoire of Christmas choral music. The accompaniment is for harp, but piano may be substituted. 171454 SATB Choral Score . . . . . . . . . 10.95 171546 SSA Choral Score . . . . . . . . . . 11.99 Christmas Cantata—Daniel Pinkham. Pinkham's Sinfonia Sacra with its Latin Christmas text is scored for chorus and double brass choir. Organ may be substituted for either of the brass choirs. The final movement, Gloria In Excelsis Deo, is a monument of 20th century choral expression. 556209 SATB Choral Score . . . . . . . . . 4.95 9546535 Three-Part Choral Score SSA or TTB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.05 5283577 SATB Director's Score w/ Piano Accompaniment . . . . 14.95 Gloria—John Rutter. If you are a discriminating choral director looking to add something of substance to your program, try this! John Rutter's exceptionally strong 17-minute work for mixed voices is perfect for concerts, contests, festivals, and many other uses. 1224187 SATB Vocal Score . . . . . . . . . . 19.75 Gloria, RV589—Antonio Vivaldi/ed. Clayton Westermann. Vivaldi's most recognized choral work is a superb example of the Italian Baroque and is accessible for any capable mixed choir. The Kalmus edition offers the vocal score and a complete set of orchestral parts that can be purchased to enhance your music library. 4899464 SATB Choral Score . . . . . . . . . 9.99 10082479 Study Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.95 Lux Aeterna—Morten Lauridsen. When this magnificent choral work made its debut in 1997, it was immediately recorded by the Los Angeles Master Chorale and received a Grammy nomination. Since then, it has earned a place in the choral repertoire as one of the most significant musical statements of the 20th century. The a cappella movement O Nata Lux is a pristine example of Lauridsen's compositional style, and the combined effect of Lauridsen's soaring melodies and clustered harmonic textures is truly ethereal. A work of uncompromising beauty for the accomplished choir. Instrumentation: Flute Oboe Clarinet in A Bassoon 2 F Horns Bass Trombone Strings 5615992 SATB Choral Score . . . . . . . . . 9.95 5650247 SATB w/ Organ Full Score. . . . 22.95 5874094 Orchestra Full Score . . . . . . . . 39.95 Magnificat—Taylor Scott Davis. Premiered and recorded by the acclaimed VOCES8, this gorgeous five-movement setting of the Magnificat is scored for SATB divisi voices and soprano solo with piano, chamber orchestra, or full orchestra. The second movement is in English, opening and closing with a soloist. The remaining movements are choral only and are in Latin. Full and Chamber orchestra score and parts available for rental from the publisher. 33 minutes. 11199730 SATB Choral Score . . . . . . . . . 10.20 11199731 SATB Book & CD Pack (limit one) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.00 Magnificat—John Rutter. This important major work for soprano or mezzo soprano solo, mixed choir, and orchestra (or chamber ensemble) takes its place beside Rutter's other significant contributions to the literature. The choral score is published with keyboard reduction; instrumental materials are available on rental from the publisher. 1783414 SATB Choral Score . . . . . . . . . 18.25 Magnificat in D (BWV 243)— J.S. Bach. This Baerenreiter edition has gained acceptance on festival and state contest lists throughout the country. 4604195 SSATB Choral Score . . . . . . . . 11.50 Snow Angel—Sarah Quartel. This evocative five-movement choral work explores themes of love, rebirth, and beauty through the eyes of children and the heavenly army of angels that watch over them, yearning to make a difference in their lives. The work may be performed with narration in which three angels present their perspectives on their earthly charges. Quartel weaves a haunting and poignant cello line throughout the work, and a vibrant part for djembe in the fourth movement, Sweet Child, carries the listener from the ethereal and mystical realm the work predominantly inhabits into an emphatic anthem with a distinctly African feel. The musical language is emotive and pictorial, allowing performers to play an active role in the storytelling. 10738759 SATB Vocal Score . . . . . . . . . . 12.75 10738820 SSAA Vocal Score . . . . . . . . . . 12.75 MAJOR WORKS FOR CHRISTMAS

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