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2017 Fall Choral

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4Editors' Choice (Best of 2017 Publications) lNew for 2017 HPepper Basic Library ♦A Cappella Available via ePrint All Prices in U.S. Dollars & Subject To Publisher Revision 78 Christmas & holiday Go to cart Pop All Voicings t Carol of the Bells—arr. Jay Rouse. A fabulous new find for the holidays! This favorite and familiar tune is crafted as a jazzy a cappella work that is creative and musically rich with diverse vocals. And let's not forget the optional high soprano descant! Simply an outstanding arrangement for your singers. 10453556 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.50 t Caroling, Caroling—Wihla Hutson & Alfred Burt/arr. Weir. In this fresh, joyfully rhythmic arrangement, jazz educator Michele Weir has given Alfred Burt's popular carol a new lease on life! Her tasteful use of 5/4 and 7/4 meter and some clever harmonic twists make it a special holiday treat for a cappella vocal jazz groups. Highly recommended! 10045759 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.50 t A Christmas Jazz Trio—arr. Michele Weir. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town; O Christmas Tree and Winter Wonderland are arranged in a light, a cappella vocal jazz style in this wonderful mini- collection. The lush, tasty harmonies are in four parts, without divisi, so these settings are singable by a wide range of choirs. Highly recommended! 10047405 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.90 10047411 SSAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.90 t Christmas Time Is Here—arr. Michele Weir. Everyone's favorite song by Lee Mendelson and Vince Guaraldi from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" takes on an extra-special holiday glow in this warm, tasteful a cappella setting. The impeccable Michele Weir touch is clearly evident in every measure. Equally appropriate for concert choirs and vocal jazz groups, this is as good as it gets! Highly recommended! 10070842 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 4 Glow—arr. Ed Lojeski. Nashville artist Brett Eldridge brings a big-band feel and Sinatra-style vocals to this 2016 holiday release that celebrates the warmth and glow of the season. A feel-good piece that's fun to sing, this chart is a fabulous showcase for pop, show, and jazz choirs. You'll want to use the excellent accompaniment track, or have your jazz band play the instrumental parts to create that swingin' big-band feel. Very hip! 10760126 SATB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 10760127 SAB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 10760128 SSA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 10760129 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.99 10760130E Instrumental Parts ePrint . . . . 25.00 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas— arr. Audrey Snyder. Developing choirs will love building choral skills as they rehearse and perform this holiday classic, and you will enjoy introducing singers to this wonderful song, with its warm sentiment and jazz-flavored harmonies. 10605665 Three-Part Mixed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95 10605666 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95 10605667 Teaching P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.99 4t Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas— arr. Kirby Shaw. One of the most popular Christmas songs ever, this stunning a cappella arrangement will bring a moment of nostalgic joy to your holiday programs! Ideal for jazz, pop and concert choirs, you'll bring a warm seasonal glow to your entire audience. 10760178 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15 10760180 SSAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15 t Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas— Ralph Blane & Hugh Martin/arr. Ijames. Molly Ijames has done a wonderful job with this setting of the pop holiday classic! For a cappella voices (with optional piano reduction), it brings out all the beautiful sparkle of the jazzy harmonies. "Hang a shining star upon the highest bough, and have yourself a merry little Christmas now." Highly recommended! 10311051 SAATTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.05 10311054 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.05 10311055 TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.05 t Here We Come A-Caroling—arr. Kirby Shaw. This joyful calypso-style arrangement is easy enough to learn and add to your a cappella repertoire for the holidays this year. There's plenty of repetition, and the "Bop bop bah dot" figures will make it a total blast to rehearse and perform. You'll want to sing this in your holiday concert as well as for caroling and community performances! Highly recommended! 10517212 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10 10517213 SSAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.90 10517214 TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.90 I Love the Winter Weather—arr. Mac Huff. What a great arrangement of two standards made famous by the great Tony Bennett! This sweet, charming winter/holiday showcase for all types of choirs features: I Love the Winter Weather and I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm. 10455793 SATB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 10455794 SAB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 10455795 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 10455796 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.99 10455797E Instrumental Parts ePrint . . . . 25.00 I Saw Three Ships—arr. Andy Beck. The jazz waltz feel is perfect for this carol! Sweet choral harmonies float above the lilting accompaniment in this simple, straightforward setting, and the effect is marvelous! Optional parts for saxophone and vibes are available from the publisher's website. Highly recommended! 10604451 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.90 10604452 Three-Part Mixed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.90 10604453 Two-Part. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.90 10604454 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.99 4 I'll Be Home for Christmas—Kim Gannon & Walter Kent/arr. Paul Langford. This jazzy choral arrangement of a classic holiday song is warm and inviting. A lovely piano accompaniment and colorful vocal writing with a few harmonic nuances add sparkle to the traditional melody. This beautiful selection will be a welcome addition to any Christmas program. Highly recommended! 10737683 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15 10737684 SAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15 10737685 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15 10737686 TTB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15 I'll Be Home for Christmas—arr. Mark Hayes. Smooth and velvety all the way, this is without a doubt the most beautiful choral arrangement available of the pop holiday standard. There is no lovelier or more touching Christmas ballad in the American songbook than this one, originally made famous by Bing Crosby. Mark Hayes' setting is one you'll want to perform this year and for many years to come! Highly recommended! 10089174 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.90 10089175 SAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.85 10089176 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.85 10089177 TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.90 10089178 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.99 10089179 Instrumental Parts . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00 4 Jingle Bells—arr. Alan Billingsley. This fresh take on the ever-popular holiday song could have been called Jazzy Jingle Bells! Syncopated rhythms and tight vocal harmonies permeate this swingin' arrangement. A short scat-singing section gives it authentic flavor in this style. You'll want to use the outstanding P/A CD or play the instrumental parts with your live jazz band. A powerhouse spotlight selection! 10751980 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15 10751982 SAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15 10751983 Two-Part. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15 10751984 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.99 Ht Linus and Lucy—Vince Guaraldi/arr. Kern. This is amazingly cool! It's the famous jazz piano piece by Vince Guaraldi, as heard on the animated Peanuts television specials, arranged with "dah dah dot" syllables for a cappella voices! Every a cappella choir will want to do this, at Christmas or any other time of year. Highly recommended! 10088509 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.50 10363400 SSAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.50 10363401 SSAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.50 10363402 TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.50 4 Little Jack Frost Get Lost—Al Stillman & Seger Ellis/arr. Jacob Narverud. Something for all ages! This little-known gem from the American songbook laments the return of Jack Frost and pleads for him to "get lost." A novel swing number made popular by Bing Crosby and Peggy Lee, and more recently covered by Seth MacFarlane and Norah Jones, this vocal jazz arrangement will add humor and spirit to your winter concert. 10737921 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15 10737922 Three-Part Mixed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15 10737923 Two-Part. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15 10737924 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15 10737925 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.99 10737926 Instrumental Parts . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00 The Man with the Bag/Santa Baby— arr. Paul Langford. These two holiday favorites are a perfect match! "Old Mister Kringle is soon gonna jingle..." and then some, with this swingin' rendition, then the tempo slows into a jazz ballad treatment of Santa Baby, "...so hurry down the chimney tonight." This is a double dose of fun, with fantastic jazz arranging for mixed or women's choirs! 10363407 SATB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.50 10363408 SSA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.50 10363409 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.99 10363868E Instrumental Parts ePrint . . . . 35.00 Ring Silver Bells—arr. Audrey Snyder. This is way cool! The traditional Ukrainian Bell Carol gets a jazz-waltz style facelift in this delightful arrangement with new lyrics and optional parts for glockenspiel and shaker. It's a clever, fresh treatment that women's choirs will really "dig!" Highly recommended! 10518260 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.90 10518261 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.99 t S'vivon (The Dreidl)—Darmon Meader. This lush, expressive a cappella setting, as arranged by Darmon Meader for New York Voices, is perfect for ensembles of any size, including vocal jazz groups. It brings out all the beauty of the popular Jewish folksong, and then some. "Tell the story everywhere, a great miracle happened there. It's a golden festival of light..." 10192393 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.50 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town— Haven Gillespie & J. Fred Coots/ arr. Audrey Snyder. "Yes, he's makin' a list, and checkin' it twice..." This hip, swingin' arrangement of the holiday standard is very cool and sounds fresh, with some finger snaps and a super recorded track. Now available for SSA choirs. "Watch out!" Highly recommended! 10030907 Three-Part Mixed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.80 10030909 Two-Part. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.80 10716108 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15 10030910 Teaching P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.95 t Silent Night—arr. Darmon Meader. As performed by New York Voices, this beautiful a cappella setting of the beloved carol uses German on the first verse and English on the second. Darmon Meader's signature vocal jazz style is evident throughout, sprinkled with lush harmonic colors, but the arrangement is singable by any choir at the medium-easy level. Highly recommended! 10352207 SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.80 HOLIDAY FEATURES for VOCAL JAZZ There's no better way to add some refreshing contrast to your holiday program than with one or more of these vocal jazz arrangements!

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