This superb selection of Advent and Christmas favorites contains many favorite carols and songs that will help cheer your heart and home during the Christmas season. In addition to the brilliant reverberations of handbells, some tracks also contain handchimes, woodwinds, strings, organ, and piano. GIA handbell music editor Philip L. Roberts writes: “This album contains best-loved and well-known Christmas music recorded by Embellish Handbell Ensemble and Chicago Bronze, using five or more octaves of handbells… Each title is part of our growing GIA handbell music repertoire… I thank Embellish Handbell Ensemble of Grand Rapids, Michigan and their outstanding director, Stephanie Wiltse, along with recording engineer Roy Wallace for their work on the music performed and recorded by Embellish. Thanks to Roy for mastering this album as well.”

In this latest recording, the incomparable Joseph Joubert joins pianistic technical challenges from classical piano literature with spiritual, gospel, and jazz harmonies, seamlessly weaving them together to give new life to these beloved hymn melodies of the church. Joseph has provided musical arrangements, scoring, and orchestration for such recent Broadway hits as Disaster (2016), The Color Purple (2015), and Violet (2014). He was also music director and conductor for Motown the Musical (2013). He was nominated for the Drama Desk Award in 2016 for his outstanding orchestrations in The Color Purple.

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.

The first comprehensive resource of its kind, Gloriosi contains a treasure trove of ritual music that bridges linguistic, cultural, and musical differences for the liturgies of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil. Weaving together familiar tunes and ancient chants with newly-composed pieces, Tony Alonso has meticulously crafted the music of Gloriosi to inspire the participation of a diverse assembly during these celebrations at the heart of the liturgical year. In addition to settings of all of the ritual texts found in the Roman Missal / Misal Romano for the Three Days, this collection contains settings of every prescribed psalm drawn from texts approved for liturgical use in English and in Spanish.

The third volume in this popular series, Revival III features arrangements of 14 familiar Christmas carols for contemporary ensembles. The words and melodies that have reflected, shaped, and sustained a rich tradition of hymn singing across a range of Christian denominations are some of the richest treasures of the church. For generations, they have been a source of strength, comfort, and challenge through all the seasons of life. Many of them transcend their native denominational identity and some even find a home outside the church. This third volume of Revival offers contemporary interpretations of beloved hymns of the Advent and Christmas seasons, unlocking the beauty of these timeless carols in fresh ways for all who sing them.

The Universe works in strange ways. Recorded almost three years ago, none of us could have known that when this recording was released the world would have lived through a life-altering pandemic or a tumultuous upheaval in the cultural awareness that now surrounds us. The work that opens this recording-with the words of Quaker George Fox that end with, "So be faithful, and live in that which doth not think the time long"-provides a haunting premonition regarding the time in which we live; Quaker George Fox is strangely prophetic about these days and perhaps provides a future caution for us all. The music chosen for this recording is strangely and poignantly relevant. It is our hope that all the music on this album will show us a way for living as we move forward and also give loving comfort to those who have lost loved ones.

“This recording project was captured mere days before the semester was abruptly altered. This recording would not have happened if it were scheduled three days later! That thought is sobering and makes me cherish even more this compilation. History is teeming with inspiring stories where, in the midst of a tragedy, humanity has risen to levels of heroism that are simply beyond our day-to-day imagination. This phenomenon is in full effect as I write during this two-headed pandemic: COVID19 + racial tensions. These two viruses are literally killing humanity. Both are crippling. Although lingering emotions of fear, uncertainty, and anguish are constant, compassion is on full display during these times of hardship. How moving it is to see tributes being paid to medical workers who are facing this silent killer head on! It brought tears to my eyes to see a community in Italy curating their own concert as they stood in windows and doorways playing instruments and singing. Seeing persons of all varying ethnic backgrounds in the streets protesting for racial equality is a beautiful thing. Music is a reflection of society. For some listeners, it can be a sobering reminder of calamity. In contrast, some people find consolation in music and feed their being with its rhythm and beat. Whenever they feel despondent, they can plug into music to help alleviate their sorrow. If you are reading this, you are a key conduit in making sure this art form reaches the masses. Because music consolidates humanity, it is cause for optimism. Through our programming we can bring hope to so many in need. You, our audience, should be provoked, challenged, and leave with optimism—the type of optimism that Mahatma Ghandi and Martin Luther King possessed. We, the Aeolians, are no longer satisfied with solely displaying musical prowess. Coupling hope with mastery could be the combination that produces uncompromising societal transformation. We have programmed this music hoping to appeal to the mind, but not leaving the heart untouched.” (Jason Max Ferdinand)

Jason Max Ferdinand writes: “This project was birthed in the midst of a pandemic. At such times, just the opportunity to create art is a huge gift. This cadre of singers came together with the encumbrance of travel, limited rehearsal time, having to sing in masks, and dug deep to create this body of work. I will forever be an admirer of their collective strength. The purpose of this recording is simple. It is our sincere hope that peace can be found despite all the chaos around us...COVID-19, social maladies, floods, fires, and more. We the members of the Jason Max Ferdinand Singers bring you SOLACE!”

The great American folk songs and rhymes on this release have enthralled young people for generations. This recording embodies the true spirit of these songs, delightfully sung by Jill Trinka and accompanied by a wide variety of acoustic instruments, including guitar, dulcimer, autoharp, piano, percussion, string bass, and violin. The illustrated album booklet includes complete lyrics and song directions. And all of the performances are in step with John M. Feierabend's philosophy of providing a nurturing environment for musical growth. Children and their families are sure to enjoy this and the other imaginative and engaging albums drawn from John's eight collections of folk songs for kids ages three and up. UPDATE: Over the past year, a committee formed by the Feierabend Association for Music Education (FAME) developed a set of standards for evaluating repertoire associated with the curriculum. With their guidance, we have removed several songs that were deemed to be harmful, derogatory, or disrespectful in regard to their histories or context. We have also added a number of new songs and rhymes from a variety of world cultures. A link is available on the product page at www. Giamusic. com that details these revisions for the curriculum book and the supplemental folk song collections.

Includes work(s) by Gustav Holst. Ensemble: North Texas University Wind Ensemble. Conductor: Eugene Migliaro Corporon.

The great American folk songs and rhymes on this release have enthralled young people for generations. This recording embodies the true spirit of these songs, delightfully sung by Jill Trinka and accompanied by a wide variety of acoustic instruments, including guitar, dulcimer, autoharp, piano, percussion, string bass, and violin. The illustrated album booklet includes complete lyrics and song directions. And all of the performances are in step with John M. Feierabend's philosophy of providing a nurturing environment for musical growth. Children and their families are sure to enjoy this and the other imaginative and engaging albums drawn from John's eight collections of folk songs for kids ages three and up. UPDATE: Over the past year, a committee formed by the Feierabend Association for Music Education (FAME) developed a set of standards for evaluating repertoire associated with the curriculum. With their guidance, we have removed several songs that were deemed to be harmful, derogatory, or disrespectful in regard to their histories or context. We have also added a number of new songs and rhymes from a variety of world cultures. A link is available on the product page at www. Giamusic. com that details these revisions for the curriculum book and the supplemental folk song collections.v

Rejoice and Be Glad explores Matthew's version of the Beatitudes through the lens of music he and others have written; through texts of Pope Francis; and David's own exploration of the Beatitudes in everyday living. Rejoice and Be Glad! The Kingdom of God is (Y)Ours! The Kingdom of God is both yours and ours - it belongs to all of us: the poor, the sorrow-filled, the lowly, the hungry, the homeless, the pure of heart, the peacemakers, you and me, all of us, the Children of God. DAVID Haas resides in Eagan, Minnesota, where he is director of The Emmaus Center for Music, Prayer and Ministry and serves as campus minister at Cretin-Derham Hall in St. Paul, Minnesota where he directs the CDH Liturgical Choir and serves as the animator for the Cretin-Derham Hall Taize' Prayer Community. Highly regarded as one of the preeminent liturgical music composers in the English-speaking world, he has produced more than 45 collections of original music. His liturgical works are sung and prayed throughout the world and appear in hymnals of many Christian denominations and in many languages.

The Te Deum Chamber Choir was founded by Matthew Christopher Shepard in 2008 to fulfill an expressed need by both singers and audiences in the Kansas City area to present sacred choral music concerts of the highest quality. Te Deum performed its first concert in the spring of 2009. Since then, the chamber choir has built an impressive and varied repertoire that spans centuries of time and wide ranges of compositional style. In the fall of 2013, the chamber choir began its Antiqua Series, offering historically informed performances of repertoire from the twelfth to seventeenth centuries with a smaller roster. In addition to creating compelling performances of early music, Te Deum has been a champion of modern music. The chamber choir regularly commission new compositions, offers world premieres, and makes it a priority to give voice to music of the twenty-first century.

One of the world’s most salient features is that there is so much trouble, but one of the world’s deepest hopes is for something better. A better life. A better place. A better world that transcends our troubles. A haven. A Heaven. A full home and a final one. The tension between these two ideas (trouble and transcendence) is the binding theme of this collection of choral works. Each piece takes up some aspect of that theme. Some describe the sorrow and tragedy of this world. Some express fear and trembling at the cost of redeeming it. Most of the works express a hope for a better world. The implications of the difference between trouble and transcendence is most deeply explored in the centerpiece of the collection, “Prayers of Kierkegaard.”

The Meditation collection was created to feature famous classical melodies in an original dialogue between two distinctive instruments. These beautiful recordings will encourage a sense of calmness and serenity during meditation. This edition combining cello and harp is one of the top five best sellers from the Meditation collection. You will be transported by the beautiful performances of Frédérick Dupuis on cello and Joanna Kozielska on harp. "Prelude in C major" by Bach, Bellini's "Nocturne for Cello and Harp," and Caccini's "Ave Maria" are just a few of the treasured titles from this fine assortmen tof the most recognized and beloved melodies in classical music.