EXCELLENCE IN CHORAL LITERATURESaturday August 24, 20249:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.Stanton’s Sheet Music, 330 S. Fourth Street, Columbus OH 43215Presented by Jim Gallagher$25.00 Stanton’s is pleased to announce our 31st annual Excellence in Choral Literature reading session. This session is designed to… Read More ›
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SOUND THE TRUMPET: New Masterwork Editions for Choir
recommended by Jen Sper and Lisa Springer, School Choral Music Specialists Sound the Trumpet by Henry Purcell/arr. Alfred Moffa & Rollo Dilworth, SAB with pianoA fresh voicing of a classic favorite, this piece will help introduce mixed ensembles to the… Read More ›
I Celebrate Myself: Poetic Texts for Choir
recommended by Jen Sper and Lisa Springer, School Choral Music Specialists I Celebrate Myself by Michael John Trotta, SSAA a cappellaThis unaccompanied piece contrasts a simple unison motif with quick ostinato in the lower voices. The homophonic refrain clearly declaims,… Read More ›
31st Annual Excellence in Choral Literature
EXCELLENCE IN CHORAL LITERATURESaturday August 24, 20249:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.Stanton’s Sheet Music, 330 S. Fourth Street, Columbus OH 43215Presented by Jim Gallagher$25.00 Stanton’s is pleased to announce our 31st annual Excellence in Choral Literature reading session. This session is designed to… Read More ›
Weather: Stand the Storm
recommended by Jen Sper and Lisa Springer, School Choral Music Specialists Weather: Stand the Storm by Rollo Dilworth, SATB divisi, Speaker(s) and Wind Ensemble or pianoHistorically, the arts have always fulfilled the dual roles of responding to change while at… Read More ›
I’ll Stand: Spirituals & Folksongs for Choir
recommended by Jen Sper and Lisa Springer, School Choral Music Specialists I’ll Stand by Raymond Wise, SATB divisi a cappellaThis original work, written in the lively style of a concert spiritual, offers a challenge and rich rewards for the advanced… Read More ›
The Lost Birds by Christopher Tin
The Lost Birds: An Extinction Elegy by Christopher Tin“The Lost Birds” is a musical memorial to bird species driven to extinction by humankind. Sweeping and elegiac, it’s a haunting tribute to those soaring flocks that once filled our skies, but… Read More ›
Spark of Light: Creative Programming for Tenor/Bass Choir
recommended by Jen Sper and Lisa Springer, School Choral Music Specialists Spark of Light by Andrew Steffen, TBB with pianoSteffan’s writing crackles with energy and interest! The pulsating piano accompaniment enhances the interesting and varied vocal lines set to lyrics… Read More ›
Sicut Cervus and More Classics from the Choral Canon
recommended by Jen Sper and Lisa Springer, School Choral Music Specialists Sicut Cervus by G.P. da Palestrina/ed. Thomas Dunn. SATB a cappellaA pristine example of Italian Renaissance sacred literature for mixed choir. The Latin text is based on Psalm 42…. Read More ›
Light, My Light: Creative Programming for Treble Choir
recommended by Jen Sper and Lisa Springer, School Choral Music Specialists Light, My Light by Scott AuCoin, SSAA with pianoThis is a piece that focuses on hope and joy through the imagery of light. Rhythmic and uptempo with an exciting… Read More ›