Frances Farrell’s arrangement of Robbie Smith’s “Painter of Wintertime” is a Christmas piece that will catch you by surprise. Light hearted and beautifully crafted lyrics set to a relaxed melody that perfectly crafts a magical winter landscape. Let your choir enjoy singing “Painter of Wintertime” this winter season. Available at Cypress Choral Music https://cypresschoral.com/composers/frances-farrell/painter-of-wintertime/
New Publications
Let’s Have Some Music – by Robbie Smith; arr. Laura Hawley
If you want a barn burner to start your choir’s concert, look no further. Robbie Smith’s “Let’s Have Some Music” will get the choir and audience ready for a wonderful evening. Available at Cypress Choral Music https://cypresschoral.com/composers/laura-hawley/lets-have-some-music/
Emptying the Finale Folder
A favorite song heard every Christmas is “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” music and lyrics by Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin. Teaching in high school, I loved to work with vocal jazz and one Christmas I made an a cappella arrangement of this song for my POP Group. But because of copyright, it […]
Pass the Bread of Friendship – by Joanna Schwarz
Intuitive voice leading with rich harmony; please follow along with the score: purchase the score here.
Emptying the Finale Folder – Christmas
I arranged Irvin Berlin’s “SNOW” from White Christmas for the Collins Classic Carolers, my wife’s Christmas Caroling group, as a request from a Client. It sat in my Finale file not being able to be published until I found that it could now see the light of day thanks to ArrangeMe. The performance here is […]
Reading Session – Cypress Choral Music – Gems from Canada
Please watch the introduction our Canadian Choral luminaries: JUMP TO A CHAPTER Chamber Choir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrdOAnFPfmo Women’s Choir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrdOAnFPfmo&t=839s Men’s Choir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrdOAnFPfmo&t=2082s Children’s Choir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrdOAnFPfmo&t=512s Gospel Choir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrdOAnFPfmo&t=1125s Church Choir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrdOAnFPfmo&t=1800s Youth Choir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrdOAnFPfmo&t=2430s French Choral Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrdOAnFPfmo&t=1460s Symphonic Choir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrdOAnFPfmo&t=2715s Folksongs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrdOAnFPfmo&t=3012s One minute features: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrdOAnFPfmo&t=3095s