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2016 Mid Year Choral

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Order Toll-Free! Call 1-800-345-6296 / FAX 1-800-260-1482 / Internet jwpepper.com / E-mail [email protected] Go to cart Concert & Festival 4tPoor Wayfaring Stranger—arr. Russell Robin- e son. Now a cappella choirs can sing the popular American folk song in this beautiful, expressive arrangement. It's faithful to the deep feeling of the original, with rich dynamics and some fresh harmonic touches that make it special. It ends as quietly as it began, "...just a-going over home." Highly recommended! 10593046 SATB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.90 H Praise His Holy Name—Keith Hampton. Captivate your choir and your audience with this extraordinary gospel original that has become a popular addition to concerts and festivals nationwide. Masterfully written with all the right ingredients, this is not an imitation, but high- energy gospel at its finest! Electrifying! 3168358 SATB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.65 3295179 SSA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.65 4 Praise Ye the Lord—Dan Davison. Here's an exciting work for men's chorus that will make a great concert opener! Mostly in 7/8 meter, it will give a nice but achievable challenge to your men's chorus. A good selection for honor choirs and festivals! "Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord!" 10593324 TTBB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 4t Psallam Deo—Richard Ewer. Here is a refreshing a cappella Latin setting, based on verses of Psalm 103. Each vocal part has significance to the overall effect of the work, which is highlighted by an opening soprano solo and and ending solo descant. This will be a very rewarding selection for your treble choir! Highly recommended! 10595382 SSA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10 4e Rainfall—Patti Drennan. This is an exceptional piece for young women's choirs! Emily Pauline Johnson's poem about a storm forming in the western sky is delightfully set, with beautiful text painting. The vocals sing in unison, two- part and full three-part harmony, interpreting the sounds, sights and smells of a summer storm. An exquisite choice for concert and contest! "From out the west, where darkling storm clouds float, the 'waking wind pipes soft its rising note..." 10561332 SSA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.90 10592959 Multi-Song Accomp. CD . . . . . 44.99 4 Rainsong—Mary Lynn Lightfoot. This whimsical and energetic original is a creative programming delight! Throughout the piece, both piano and voices emulate the gentle and playful rhythms of falling rain, and the ending unfolds with a fun, syncopated tap-tap-tapping of the rain upon the window pane. Limited ranges and lots of dynamic interest make this a great choice for developing choirs. A learning resource page is included. 10564924 Three-Part Mixed . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10 10561772 Two-Part. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10 10648428 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.95 4e Rattle My Rattle—arr. Susan Brumfield. This Woody Guthrie children's song unfolds into a sonic celebration of rhythm and melody! Repeated phrases, nonsense syllables, rattles, temple blocks, tambourine, rhythm bones and foot stomping will produce a fantastic concert closer! 10593708 Two-Part. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.50 e Red River Valley—arr. Roger Emerson. Everyone knows this as a cowboy song, but Roger Emerson has uncovered a quality in it that no one knew was there. Set in a haunting, contemporary style, the tune takes on a freshness that brings it into our time. The a cappella middle section is especially beautiful! 10495635 SAB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10 10495636 Two-Part. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.90 10542655 TBB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.90 10495637 Teaching P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . 26.99 4e Resonet in Laudibus—Victor C. Johnson. Vivid rhythms and exciting minor to major tonalities are the hallmark of this concert selection. Fine choral writing for young voices is brilliantly displayed, with great vocal ranges for the changing voice and a mixture of textures and styles. An excellent festival showcase! 10606371 Three-Part Mixed . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.90 4 The River Sleeps Beneath the Sky—Victor C. Johnson. Younger and developing choirs will build important choral skills with this flowing setting of acclaimed writer Paul Laurence Dunbar's poem Sunset. Well crafted for the changing voice, composer Victor Johnson has created a highly singable work that is an ideal selection for concert and festival performances. 10557592 Three-Part Mixed . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.90 10606379 Teaching P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . 22.99 H The Road Home—Stephen Paulus. A perennial favorite with festival choirs, this exceptional work has become a standard in the repertoire. 8069226 SATB with Soprano Solo . . . . . . 1.99 10055133 SSAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.99 10318244 TTBB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.99 n The Rock Island Line—arr. Vicki Tucker Courtney. All aboard! This energetic arrangement of the bluesy folk song has a wide range of dynamics and accents, imitating the sound of a train. The perfect choice for any concert, any time of the year, and most importantly, it's just fun! 10509892 SATB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95 10585384 Two-Part. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95 H The Seal Lullaby—Eric Whitacre. "Ah, weary wee flipperling, curl at thy ease! The storm shall not wake thee, nor shark overtake thee, asleep in the arms of the slow-swinging seas..." This charming poem by Rudyard Kipling is the inspiration for Eric Whitacre's magnificent choral setting. A beautiful, accessible work for choirs at the medium level. Highly recommended! 10058221 SATB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 10070521 SSA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 10279943 TTBB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 4t Set Me as a Seal—Jordan Black. This profound ancient (Old Testament) expression of ardent love is warmly embraced by a handsome melody and enriched by the resonant choral harmonies throughout this sensitive setting. Delicately interwoven choral lines abound as the words lead the music to an exquisitely satisfying conclusion. The tessitura and ranges of this stunning yet accessible concert work are within the ability of most medium to advanced choirs. 10601726 SATB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10 He She Sings...—Amy Feldman Bernon. The haunting yet whimsical quality of this piece, almost folk-like in nature, is truly refreshing! The composer's lyrics center around a child who loves to sing during the day while playing, and at night "cries for those who have never loved and for those who never sing." These words will stir the emotions of all who hear them, and the lovely, flowing music really lets them shine! 10590534 SATB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95 3129160 Three-Part Mixed . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95 10047699 Two-Part. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95 8067125 SSA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95 10590533 P/A CD for SATB . . . . . . . . . . . 26.95 10047972 P/A CD for 2-Part & SSA . . . . . 26.95 4 Shenandoah—arr. Kevin A. Memley. This fresh new setting of an endearing folk song is now scored for SATB divisi voices. The vocal lines are gorgeous and only enhanced by the well-crafted piano accompaniment. Your choir will enjoy singing this as much as your audiences will enjoy listening. Super arrangement! 10597780 SSAATTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.35 4 Sing Me to Sleep—Stuart Chapman Hill. This beautiful piece by Stuart Chapman Hill is thought provoking and perfect for women's choir in high school and up. The ranges are appropriate and the piano accompaniment is supportive but independent. "Sing me to sleep into gentle deep, send me with the soft tunes of night. Sing me away far beyond the day, into slumber's warm hidden light." 10610167 SSA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10 4e Sing to Me—Laura Farnell. Younger and developing mixed choirs will shine in this lyrical and expressive setting. With text written by American poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox, rubato musical phrases gently unfold over an accompaniment that is profound in its simplicity. Well-crafted part-writing will help build performance skills! 10606780 SATB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.90 10606781 Three-Part Mixed . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.90 4e Singing to Share with the World—Philip WJ Stopford. "Singing is a beautiful thing to be shared with the world!" This is the uplifting message of this joyful original work dedicated to Henry Leck and the Indianapolis Children's Choir on their 30th anniversary. A perfect closer or concert theme! 10573350 Two-Part or SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 4t Sisi Kushangilia—Victor C. Johnson. Exuberant rhythmic energy abounds in this African-style original! The Swahili text of only four words translates: "We will dance! We will sing! We will be glad!" The only accompanying instruments are shaker, hand drum and djembe, which add an authentic flavor and texture to this celebratory and accessible multicultural selection. 10602840 Three-Part Mixed . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10 10602842 Two-Part. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10 10648422 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.95 4 Sleep, My Little Sea (Duerme, pequeno mar)—Josu Elberdin. Singable in either English or Spanish, this sweet original for treble voices describes the sleeping sea and what it would be like to hold something so large in our arms, and to rock it to sleep as if it were something tiny. With simple vocal writing and a supportive piano accompaniment, this is a little gem! 10593278 SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.30 11 Prompt delivery of your works to the market. " I like being able to use filters to narrow down the search for music." — Sylvia Schlieper, Music Teacher, Westhope, ND

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