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SONGBIRD. 2. Canadian ... The Songbird series presents new and exciting ... for SSA and piano. 978-0-19-339223-6. Songbird for SSA unaccompanied.
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SONGBIRD The Songbird series presents new and exciting original material for upper voices. Showcasing the work of today’s most innovative names in choral writing, the series includes songs in a variety of scorings, from SA voices with piano to SSAA and percussion. With well-crafted and characterful pieces in a range of distinctive styles, this is upper-voice choral music at its best.

Finnish composer Jussi Chydenius combines a traditional choral sound with influences from pop and jazz to create works that are fresh, vibrant, and accessible. His interest in popular musical styles stems from his experience as a drummer in various bands, including the platinum-selling rock group Don Huonot, and he is best known as the bass singer and composer in the a cappella sextet Rajaton. Chydenius has published a number of acclaimed choral works, which are performed by choirs and vocal ensembles throughout Europe and North America.

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Canadian composer, conductor, and educator, Sarah Quartel is known for her fresh and exciting approach to choral music. Her works have been performed throughout North America, and featured by groups such as the National Youth Choir of Canada, The Nathaniel Dett Chorale, and the a cappella group Rajaton. Photo: Devin Card She became a conductor with Viva Children’s Choirs in 2011, and continues to work as a guest clinician at various music education and choral events throughout Canada. Educated at Edinburgh and London Universities, Cecilia McDowall has been described by the International Record Review as having a ‘communicative gift that is very rare in modern music’. An awardwinning composer, McDowall is often inspired by extra-musical influences, and her choral writing combines rhythmic vitality with Photo: Christie Dickason expressive lyricism. Her music has been commissioned, performed, and recorded by leading choirs, among them Phoenix Chorale and the Choir of New College, Oxford, and is regularly programmed at prestigious festivals in Britain and abroad.

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SONGBIRD Jussi Chydenius

Sarah Quartel

The Kiss

Here on these Branches

for SAA and piano

for SSAA and percussion

978-0-19-340163-1 3 mins

978-0-19-339224-3 4 mins

Jussi Chydenius

Sarah Quartel

The Look

I remember

for SAA and piano

for SA and piano

978-0-19-340162-4 2½ mins

978-0-19-339228-1 3½ mins

Cecilia McDowall

Sarah Quartel

Would Like To Meet

Morning Light

for SSA and piano

for SSAA unaccompanied

978-0-19-340260-7 2½ mins

978-0-19-340475-5 4½ mins

Sarah Quartel

Sarah Quartel

Alice

Sister Song

for SSA and piano

for SSA and piano

978-0-19-339223-6 4 mins

978-0-19-339234-2 4½ mins

Sarah Quartel

Sarah Quartel

Here in my Heart

Songbird

for SSAA and piano

for SSA unaccompanied Available Aug 14

Available from all good music shops, or order online at www.oup.com/uk/music, or by phone —+44 (0)1536 452630, or email [email protected]

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978-0-19-339230-4 2½ mins

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978-0-19-340367-3 5 mins

Available July 14

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