I hope it is not too late to post for the Christmas season! Hopefully, this Carol will find it’s premiere this Season or next! A lovely, haunting melody, my setting of “The Cherry Tree Carol” is for SATB and piano. A wonderful song for the Christmas Season, this version is not difficult and could […]
New Publications
Three Psalms for SATB Chorus, organ or orchestral accompaniment
THREE PSALMS (Psalm 121, Psalm 133, Psalm 150) is an 11-minute triptych for chorus and organ by Donald Sosin. Text in both Hebrew and English. Optional: Soprano soloist in Psalm 121, Baritone soloist in Psalm 150. The choral versions have been performed by a number of churches and synagogues in New England and suburban New […]
“Sing Away Our Troubles”–SATB (some divisi), upbeat, FREE
“Sing Away Our Troubles” now available (free) from www.choralmelodies.com on the SATB page. Appropriate for both secular and sacred venues. Listen:
Shaw/Bennett: The Many Moods of Christmas
The rental agent for these Lawson Gould publications has changed. The full orchestrations are now on rental from Alfred Music Publishing rental dept. <http://www.alfred.com/rental/.aspx> ITEM: #SHAROB1 The Many Moods of Christmas, Suite 1 1963 Shaw , Robert Edit/Arr/Orchestrator: Bennett, Robert Russell Duration:12:00 Songs in Suite One:«Good Chritian Men, Rejoice«Silent Night«Patapan«O Come, All Ye Faithful Description: […]
New Christmas piece by Bob Chilcott: ‘On Christmas Night’
A fabulous new work for Christmas has recently been published by Oxford University Press, entitled ‘On Christmas Night’ On Christmas Night is a musical celebration of the Christmas story, presented as a sequence of eight original carols. Chilcott calls upon several familiar carol melodies within his own settings, resulting in an impressive array of styles […]
Looking for a cappella music for the holiday season?
Go here to listen to Clare Shore’s Three a cappella Carols: http://www.clareshore.com/3carols.htm Suitable for small or large choruses, Clare Shore’s Three a cappella Carols utilize traditional English texts in new musical settings. Performed as a set, the three songs offer contrast in style and length, beginning with two brief carols – a jubilant Joy […]