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Choral music is like wine: there are aged classics, always worth revisiting. And, there are new classics, fresh from the press.  Every one of these “bottles” is delicious, interesting, and well-crafted.

As you plan for the next semester or season, we encourage you to explore these great selections, both established and freshly-squeezed.

Semangat Membara (SAB)
Tracy Wong | SAB & percussion | Difficulty: 4 | practice tracks available!

Al pie de un árbol
Traditional; Border CrosSing | Flexible: 3-part mixed choir, SSA choir or TTB choir, a cappella | Difficulty: 3

The Piano Tuner (SATB)
Dale Trumbore | SATB & Piano | Difficulty: 4

From Such Sparks
Gerald Cohen | SATB & Piano | Difficulty: 3

More Than Enough (SATB)
Paul John Rudoi | SATB & percussion; also TTB & SSA | Difficulty: 2

for the sake of your journey
Marybeth Kurnat | SATB a cappella | Difficulty: 4

Blessed Be! (DeMore)
Melanie DeMore | SATB a cappella | Difficulty: 3

Will the Circle Be Unbroken (SATB)
J. David Moore | SATB a cappella; also SSAA & TTBB  | Difficulty: 3

Look Out Above (SATB)
Jocelyn Hagen | SATB a cappella, soloists, body percussion, opt. movement; also SSA, SSAA, & TTBB  | Difficulty: 3

Neither Angels, Nor Demons, Nor Powers
Timothy C. Takach | SSATBB a cappella; optional orchestral parts | Difficulty: 4

Cheers, Santé, Skol! These songs were chosen for Texas All State!

Butterfly Lullaby (SATB)
Dale Trumbore | SATB, cello, vibraphone (or piano); also SA | Difficulty: 3

Dios itlaçonantzine
Hernando don Franco | SATB a cappella | Difficulty: 3

Look Down, Fair Moon (SATB)
Mari Esabel Valverde | SATB chorus (div.) & piano; also SSA | Difficulty: 3 

Stardust (SATB)
B.E. Boykin | SATB, piano, djembe; also SSA & TBB | Difficulty: 2

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Our Contributing Editor

Jonathan Campbell, BA, MSM, DMA, currently serves as Director of Music at Zion Lutheran Church, Anoka, MN., and is a Contributing Editor for Graphite Publishing. His music publishers include Augsburg Fortress, Concordia, Morningstar, GIA, Sacred Music Press, and Falls House. He won first prize in the Morningside Choral Composition Contest and was also awarded a Faith Partner’s Residency with the American Composer’s Forum. Jonathan has served many churches, conducted the Chorale of the Honors Choirs S.E. MN for eight years, and has served on the faculties of Winona State University, Augsburg University, and Pomona College.