This legacy recording is a collection of music composer Roger Ames wrote for certain people, over nearly five decades. Some of those people were students, some colleagues, and some were people who commissioned the work. A gifted composer, Roger Ames found that writing for personal reasons, especially when it came to music, eased the process of what some composers would call "getting things right." He composed all the pieces on this recording, whether large or small, for people who he admired, respected, and loved, and the poets he chose filled the same bill. This recording by The Same Stream and James Jordan, Conductor, was released to make certain the world knows and hears the honest, caring voice of composer Roger Ames (1944-2022).

This recording includes a five-movement work by Michael John Trotta along with three a cappella traditional works. Intimations of Immortality is based on Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood, by English Romantic poet William Wordsworth. In these poems, Wordsworth presents a fully developed, yet morally flexible, picture of the relationship between human beings and the natural world. The work was dedicated to the Mississippi State University State Singers for the opening of the new Music Building. However, because of the global pandemic, COVID-19, the debut performance has been on hold, until now.

Children should learn as many songs as possible as readiness for future achievement in music. These high-caliber recordings are the perfect place to start. This release is a wonderful, purely instrumental collection of 100 of the world’s best-known folk songs, performed by the world’s greatest musicians—including artist faculty members and students from the Eastman School of Music, members of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and members of Rhythm and Brass. There are countless uses for this recording: Ever need to demonstrate the sound of an instrument? Need quick access to high-quality recordings of folk songs of all different styles, tempos, and origins? Interested in exposing young children to the rich variety of instrumental music? Looking for music to play as children enter the classroom? Teachers, parents, and students will quickly wonder how they ever got along without this essential recording!

For decades, the music of David Haas, Marty Haugen, and Michael Joncas has been on the lips and inscribed on the hearts of God's people. These three icons of sung praise are renowned for their ability to pour God's love into the works they compose. Collectively they have created a vast wealth of songs, hymns, psalms, and ritual music for worship - music that has been forever woven into the very fiber of our faith. ''With Gratitude'' gathers their most beloved songs and a few new ones together in joyful celebration of the profound impact their music has made on the people of God.

The creation of the GIA WindWorks label represents an expanded relationship between the North Texas Wind Symphony and GIA Publications, Inc. Composers, conductors, music critics, and connoisseurs worldwide have praised the recordings conducted by Eugene Migliaro Corporon for their innovation, excellence, and professional standards.

Simple Gifts is a collection of favorite folk songs and melodies performed on wind and mallet percussion instruments. Perfect for classroom and home! Children should learn as many songs as possible as readiness for future achievement in music. These high-caliber recordings are the perfect place to start. This album is a wonderful, purely instrumental collection of 100 of the world’s best-known folk songs, performed by the world’s greatest musicians- including artist faculty members and students from the Eastman School of Music, members of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and members of Rhythm and Brass. There are countless uses for this recording: Ever need to demonstrate the sound of an instrument? Need quick access to high-quality recordings of folk songs of all different styles, tempos, and origins? Interested in exposing young children to the rich variety of instrumental music? Looking for music to play as children enter the classroom? Teachers, parents, and students will quickly wonder how they ever got along without this essential recording!

With a title inspired by the architecture and writings of Louis I. Kahn, this stunning recording is, according to conductor James Jordan, "really about pieces that are varying musical angles of refracted human light through sound." States Jordan: "This recording project was a deeply emotional journey for me; the same can be said for the choir. The repertoire selections are from my personal musical journey, reflecting works that cast light into me for one reason or another." The repertoire and performances on this emotionally arresting recording are varied, inspiring, and certain to bring more light into the world. The Grammy� nominated Westminster Williamson Voices, named for the founder of Westminster Choir College, John Finley Williamson, has been praised by reviewers on both sides of the Atlantic. A community of singers, the ensemble, founded by James Jordan, has quickly distinguished itself on the international choral stage for it's distinctive artistry, wide palette of choral colors, critically reviewed recordings, educational outreach and it's mission to perform new music. The choir has additionally distinguished itself as a living choral laboratory.

Once again the magic of Paul Tate’s ability to blend contemporary Christian songs with chant tunes and traditional hymn tunes is on display in his latest volume of worship music for piano. Two new original interludes round out this collection, making a satisfying edition for pianists everywhere as they lift the level of worship at the keyboard. Paul Tate, a graduate of the University of Georgia, is a professional musician living in Sugar Hill, Georgia. Paul has released a dozen recordings and has published more than one hundred original songs and arrangements. His liturgical compositions appear in a number of hymnal resources, and his voice has been heard around the world on Sirius Satellite Radio. Tate has dedicated this album “to church keyboardists everywhere- may these arrangements inspire your own improvisations, all for the glory of God, who blesses us with the gift of music.”

Renaissance Reborn was, first, the title of a lecture on performance practices given at the 2017 national conference of the American Choral Directors Association. Along with the subtitle “Breathing New Life into Renaissance Music,” the lecture presented historically informed practices that dealt with the subjects of vocal and instrumental forces, sound and pitch, meter and tactus, tempo, phrasing, structure, music dicta and music recta, text underlay, ornamentation, and expression – all the practices supported by primary sources from the Renaissance era and all the music became like restored art works that revealed their original rich and bright colors. The lecture led to the writing of the book Performing Renaissance Music, with expanded material and musical examples, and to the recording of this album, which incorporates the historical practices. The repertoire is from the apex of the era (1538–1618); it includes common gestures of the time (motet, mass, and madrigal) and the most esteemed composers from across Europe.

Combine the artistry of Richard Proulx and the glorious choral strains of the Cathedral Singers with delightful, often forgotten works of master composers like Mozart, Salieri, Diabelli, and Bruckner and you've got this must-have recording! Not only is the music stunning, but music enthusiasts will also love the wealth of historical notes on each piece and composer included in this collection!

The creation of the GIA WindWorks label represents an expanded relationship between the North Texas Wind Symphony and GIA Publications, Inc. Composers, conductors, music critics, and connoisseurs worldwide have praised the recordings conducted by Eugene Migliaro Corporon for their innovation, excellence, and professional standards.

GIA Wind Works series represents GIA Publications and Eugene Migliaro Corporon's commitment to recording the very best in wind music! These audiophile quality recordings of these diverse offerings provide the very best models for these important works for bands. This collaboration creates exciting possibilities and allows their artistic output to stay focused on the continued mission: to provide first-class recordings that accentuate the comprehensiveness, depth, and value of the medium and it's repertoire.

This recording features some of Liam Lawton’s best-loved pieces, masterfully arranged for orchestra by Mark Cahill, including the haunting Glendalough theme, “Benedictus,” and the uplifting “There Is a Heart—Ave Maria.” Simply put, the Prague FILMharmonic Orchestra’s superb performance is exhilarating. Lumina, Volume II is sure to kindle wonder, awe, and adoration in your heart. Liam Lawton has been composing and performing for over twenty years. His niche is his own brand of sacred and inspirational music, which has become repertoire for choirs and individuals throughout the world. He has recorded 14 collections to date with a number of them achieving platinum status. A number of artists at home and abroad have recorded his material and his liturgical works have translated into many languages including Swedish, French, German, and Irish. Liam publishes with GIA Publications, Inc. in Chicago, Illinois, one of the major liturgical music publishers in the United States. His music has been performed for many state occasions in Ireland the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Tim Shriver, Chairman of Special Olympics International, Washington, DC writes: ‘I Will Bring You Home’ is a selection of 17 songs from David Haas’s book of the same name. David has been putting music on the lips of the people of God for over four decades, and this companion recording highlights some of his most beloved songs and hymns from throughout his prestigious career as a liturgical composer. It also includes two newly composed songs that David wrote specifically for this collection, “I Will Walk with You,” and “What Can I Leave Behind.” “We are called,” as David wrote, “to love tenderly.” But sometimes, we need to sing it to feel it and feel it to live it. No one helps us along that path of love better than David Haas. His work invites us to sing, feel, and live a life of love. No follower of the gospel could hope for more, and these stories help begin to tell us why.

Featuring music from today’s most prominent wind band composers- John Williams, Gernot Wolfgang, Bruce Broughton, John Mackey, and Michael Daugherty, this new album features the internationally acknowledged and respected North Texas Wind Symphony. The creation of the WindWorks label represents an expanded relationship between the North Texas Wind Symphony and GIA Publications. GIA’s generous support and ongoing dedication to wind music has made it possible for the ensemble to continue producing recordings of the highest quality that are a testament to the perseverance and work ethic of everyone involved. While the first 34 releases in the series, initiated in 1989, remain with the Klavier lable, this broadened alliance with GIA affords the opportunity to consolidate all of the current projects under one publishing roof. Partnering in this way creates exciting possibilities that allow the imaginative output to stay focused on the ongoing mission: to provide first-class recordings that accentuate the comprehensiveness, depth, and value of the wind symphony medium and its music. “This series has immense historic value in documenting the best of the repertoire… as well as providing much sheer listening (and viewing) pleasure for the level of artistry in the performances. The acoustic quality of the recording is state-of-the-art… All of the works are superbly realized and worthy of exploration… these discs represent the standards to which all must aspire.” (Winds magazine)