Congratulations to the Saginaw Youth Choir on your excellent concert, “Walking As Children”! You guys sounded great and we were delighted to be a sponsor! Keep Singing, kiddos!
… it’s how you finish.
It’s easy at the end of a choir season to make a break for the finish line. Easter is done. Everyone is tired. There are graduations, open houses, sporting events, etc. And, of course, Pentecost and Trinity Sunday are fast approaching. But is that how you want to end the year? Feeling glad that it’s all over?
Our brains are wired to prioritize emotional memories, making them more vivid and lasting than factual details. Maya Angelou, famously stated, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel”. Okay, okay, while the quote’s origins are debated, it reflects the enduring impact of emotional experiences. And is a good reminder that it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.
We encourage you to consider how you will celebrate your ministry and the effort of your volunteers and supporters this year. Will you…
There are lots of ways to finish well, providing your supporters and volunteers with a feel-good moment. This not only acknowledges there current efforts, but sets the stage to start again with joy. Go ahead! It’s not too late to finish strong.
New Choir / Revitalization Grant Awarded!
Congratulations to Ms. Joy Morin and Holy Faith Church of Saline, MI who were selected to receive our 2023 New Choir / Revitalization Grant!
Joy, who has been with Holy Faith since October, is working to relaunch the church choir after an absence of nearly three years due to the pandemic. Joy says, “My education and experience as a classically-trained pianist and pedagogue serve me well in certain ways, but I would benefit from mentorship and training in leading a choir — particularly when it comes to vocal technique, diction, and rehearsing…”
All of us at SJMP are thrilled to connect Holy Faith with some choir mentors as well as coach them through some really relevant recourses in the catalog. We’re glad to invest in Joy’s continuing education and can’t wait to watch her growing skills infuse the newly relaunched choir with energy and
We’ve been there! You check your email on Saturday night only to find out that the entire tenor section is down with food poisoning from bad nachos at the bowling alley. So now what?
With nearly 1700 pieces in our catalog (hundreds of which are for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany), you don’t have to worry about those last-minute changes! All of our music is available for download instantly and members already have permission to stream it all!
Check out these suggestions to make the swap even easier!
On Christmas Night
Ralph Vaughan Williams’ wonderful arrangement of the Sussex Carol in three versions: SATB, SAB, and Two Part Mixed. – View
In Dulci Jubilo
Ian Higginson brings your this classic in two-part and a unison arrangement using the Robert Pearsall translation. Also available for SATB. – View
What Child Is This?
Malcolm Archer brings you an arrangment for two-part or unision choir and keyboard. A treatment of this traditional carol to the tune Greensleeves. The upper voice can also be played on a treble instrument. – View
We know you guys are Barons of the Organ Bench, Counts of the Choir, and Belles of the… well, Handbells! But SJMP knows you go deeper than that. Who among you are the Commandants of Compositions?
While we’re starting to fill our publication schedule for 2022, we’d like to invite you to submit any of your polished original works for publication! Show us your beautiful, bold, or light-hearted scores. We’d love to see what you’ve been up to – now or anytime.
We also have a NEW, streamlined, process for submitting your work. You can click here or find us any time on our website to view submission requirements and guidelines.
Need some last-minute music to fill some gaps in Holy Week and Easter Services? Have a look at some of our favorites that can be put together in little to no time at all:
Sing my tongue, thy Glorious Battle – Charles Wood – for Unison Choir
With a Voice of Singing – Martin Shaw – 2- part Choir
In This Thy Bitter Passion – Johann Sebastian Bach – for SATB or Unison Choir
Wondrous Love – arr. Arlen Clarke – for Unison Choir
This Joyful Eastertide – arr. Vernon Holye – For SATB or 2-part or Unison Choir
And don’t forget to check out some of our favorite hymn treatments and descants:
Hymns Made Heavenly – Lent and Easter
Maccabeus for Brass a 5
13 Easter Hymns Made Fancy
Easter Hymn for Brass
