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Kirby Shaw | Hal Leonard Kirby Shaw KIRBY SHAW has made a major impact in choral music education and has shared his musical expertise in 45 states, Canada, Australia, the Bahamas, China, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Poland, Latvia, and the Philippines. Kirby has degrees in Music Education and Choral Composition from San Jose State University and a DMA degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Washington. Dr. Shaw’s teaching is infused with a sense of humor and breadth of knowledge that is transmitted in an exciting and highly contagious manner. Kirby taught in the Mt. Shasta public schools before joining the faculty at College of the Siskiyous in California where he founded and directed the innovative and highly acclaimed COS Vocal Jazz Ensemble. He also pioneered similar groups at Colorado State University and The University of Missouri - Kansas City, and is now directing the Jefferson State Choral Coalition at Southern Oregon University. Kirby has scatted one-on-one with such notables as Bobby McFerrin, Al Jarreau, Jon Hendricks (who once told Kirby . . . "Man, you don’t make mistakes!"), Mark Murphy, Greta Matassa, and Chris Calloway. He has overseen the creation of hundreds of educational recordings, five college and university albums and two solo CDs. Kirby is a member of Just 4 Kicks, a zany 4-man a cappella vocal ensemble specializing in Jazz. A composer/arranger with nearly 3000 choral compositions/arrangements in print, Kirby’s music is sung around the world and has sold over 20 million copies. He has many commissioned pieces to his credit, including one for The Mormon Tabernacle Choir. This creative and prolific output has resulted in numerous ASCAP awards. Kirby and his wife, Markita have written an original musical based on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol entitled SCROOGICAL, soon to be presented at a quality theater near you! Kirby, Markita, and their foofy-newfie/border collie mix, Tux, live in a forest high above Southern Oregon’s Rogue Valley.

2018 Shawnee Press Choral Expressions Welcome to the 2018 Shawnee Press Choral Expressions. We invite you to enjoy exploring a wide selection of new choral releases, including outstanding concert works, pop, jazz and Broadway music, and a wealth of music education resources. Click to go to YouTube playlists that will show you the actual scores while playing the full recording of each title. For your convenience, you can also click on the DOWNLOAD ALL EXCERPTS link (below the Open Playlist icon). You can access the downloaded tracks with any mp3 player, such as an iPod. We wish you all the best as you select music for your ensembles. We invite you to contact us by email at choral@halleonard.com with your questions and comments.

2019 Shawnee Choral Expressions Welcome to the 2019 Shawnee Press Choral Expressions. We invite you to enjoy exploring a wide selection of new choral releases, including outstanding concert works, pop, jazz and Broadway music, and a wealth of music education resources. Click to go to YouTube playlists that will show you the actual scores while playing the full recording of each title. For your convenience, you can also click on the DOWNLOAD ALL EXCERPTS link (below the Open Playlist icon). You can access the downloaded tracks with any mp3 player, such as an iPod. We wish you all the best as you select music for your ensembles. We invite you to contact us by email at choral@halleonard.com with your questions and comments.

2020 Shawnee Press Choral Expressions Welcome to the 2020 Shawnee Press Choral Expressions. We invite you to enjoy exploring a wide selection of new choral releases, including outstanding concert works, pop, jazz and Broadway music, and a wealth of music education resources. Click to go to YouTube playlists that will show you the actual scores while playing the full recording of each title. For your convenience, you can also click on the DOWNLOAD ALL EXCERPTS link (below the Open Playlist icon). You can access the downloaded tracks with any mp3 player, such as an iPod. We wish you all the best as you select music for your ensembles. We invite you to contact us by email at choral@halleonard.com with your questions and comments.

2023 Shawnee Press Choral Expressions Welcome to the 2023 Shawnee Press Choral Expressions online catalog.We invite you to enjoy exploring a wide selection of new choral releases, including outstanding concert works, pop, jazz and Broadway music, and a wealth of music education resources. We wish you all the best as you select music for your ensembles. We invite you to contact us by email at choral@halleonard.com with your questions and comments.

2024 Shawnee Press Choral Expressions Welcome to the 2024 Shawnee Press Choral Expressions. We are pleased to present our latest collection featuring 30 captivating pieces tailored for choirs of all levels. Edited and curated by Greg Gilpin, Shawnee Press offers unparalleled quality and versatility to enrich your choir's repertoire. You will find fresh arrangements and original compositions reflecting contemporary themes, vibrant pop numbers, and a diverse selection of winter and holiday melodies. Finally, don't forget to review all our Choral Resources for warming up the choir, practicing techniques, learning new styles, and more! Explore our new music below by selecting your preferred voicings and watching/listening to the YouTube score previews!

2025 Shawnee Press Choral Expressions We are pleased to present our latest collection featuring 18 captivating pieces tailored for choirs of all levels. Edited and curated by Greg Gilpin, Shawnee Press offers unparalleled quality and versatility to enrich your choir's repertoire. Don't forget to also review all our Choral Resources for warming up the choir, practicing techniques, learning new styles, and more! Explore our new music below by selecting your preferred voicings and watching/listening to the YouTube score previews! New for 2025! The music featured here has been curated for your programming needs at the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year. Check back in the fall for our latest releases for the winter season. Want to be notified? Subscribe to our choir email list(s) for all the updates year-round. Special Offer Use ad code CSP25 to receive 20% off your items in your cart from this page, PLUS free shipping on orders over $25 to the contiguous United States. This offer expires September 30, 2025.* ➡️ SheetMusicDirect Purchase and instantly download PDFs, along with demonstration, accompaniment, and part-dominant MP3s, for most titles in this catalog at sheetmusicdirect.com. Sign up for SheetMusicDirect PASS to get unlimited access to over 1 million arrangements for solo voice, choirs, choral instrumental paks and more! Get started at sheetmusicdirect.com/subscription. ️ Hal Leonard Choral YouTube Channel Visit our groundbreaking YouTube channel for an inside look at each choral score - complete with the accompanying audio! Go here! *Standard shipping and handling apply to all orders under $25 (sub-total) and outside the contiguous United States. This special offer may not be combined with any other. Expires September 30, 2025.

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Crawford R. Thoburn | Hal Leonard Crawford R. Thoburn More than one hundred of Crawford R. Thoburn's choral compositions, arrangements, and editions have been published. Choirs across the U.S. and throughout the world sing his music, with performances noted in Nova Scotia, British Columbia, England, Germany, Austria, France, South Africa, Singapore, India, and Taiwan. Professional, church, and college groups record his works, which have been broadcast on National Public Radio and Public Radio International. At Wells College in Aurora NY, Crawford R. Thoburn is Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities. His student choral groups have won international awards in juried competition, performed by invitation at ACDA conventions and MENC meetings, toured in the U.S. and Europe, performed with many other college groups, and sung with professional orchestras. He has conducted numerous inter-collegiate choral collaborations, and enjoys a national reputation for expertise in women's choral literature and performance. Professor Thoburn has a B.A. from Allegheny College, where he studied theory, arranging, and conducting with Morten J. Luvaas. In 1999, the Allegheny Alumni Association selected him to receive its prestigious Gold Citation, ""in recognition and appreciation of the honor reflected upon the college by virtue of his professional achievements."" At Boston University, Professor Thoburn received a M.M. and worked as an assistant to his instructor in voice and conducting, Allen C. Lannom. He later studied choral and orchestral conducting with Otto-Werner Mueller, Margaret Hillis, and Robert Shaw. While on a year-long sabbatical leave, he was a member of and soloist with the St. Martin Singers of London, England, under the direction of W. D. Kennedy-Bell. Crawford served on the first National Committee on Editorial Standards of the American Choral Directors Association. His scholarly articles have appeared in the American Choral Review, Wells College Express and the Choral Journal, where he headed the Choral Review Department for five years. At Wells, Professor Thoburn chaired the Music Department, the Division of the Arts, the Centennial Committee, the New Arts Facilities Committee, the Summer College Program, and the Faculty Advisory Committee, and he was named the first Campbell Professor of the Arts. Off campus, Crawford has served many years as a choral director for Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, and Episcopalian congregations. He is profiled in the 59th edition of the original Marquis biographical directory Who's Who In America. Publications by Crawford R. Thoburn

Doreen Rao | Hal Leonard Doreen Rao Doreen Rao's distinguished career as conductor and master teacher links the standards of professional performance with the goals of music education. Celebrated for her spirited and moving concerts, Rao's commitment to choral music education is recognized in her innovative programming, teaching initiatives, worldwide conducting appearances and her award winning publications with Boosey & Hawkes. Doreen Rao holds the University of Toronto Elmer Iseler Chair in Conducting. As the Director of Choral Programs, Dr. Rao founded the Faculty of Music's Centre for Advanced Studies in Choral Music which supports and enriches the Faculty's ensemble and conducting programs, hosts the Elmer Iseler Singers and sponsors the International Bach Festival with Helmuth Rilling. Rao conducts the award-winning University of Toronto MacMillan Singers and Chamber Choirs. Her young ensembles collaborate regularly with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and a roster of internationally celebrated artists and educators. She leads the University's graduate program in conducting performance and teaches graduate research and philosophy courses related to music performance in education. Recognized as one of the world's leading experts on children and youth choirs, Doreen Rao founded and chaired the ACDA National Committee for Children's Choirs, pioneering work that inspired the children's choir movement in America. In a national tribute presented to her by the American Choral Director's Association, eminent American conductor Robert Shaw wrote, "The world of choral music owes her special thanks. She is preparing our future." During Rao's long association with the Chicago Symphony Chorus, she served as assistant conductor to her mentor Margaret Hillis and prepared choruses for concerts and Grammy Award-winning recordings with Sir Georg Solti, Claudio Abbado, and James Levine. Her choirs also performed on numerous occasions with Leonard Slatkin and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and with Helmuth Rilling at the Oregon Bach Festival. The Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia awarded her with their National Citation for her significant and lasting contribution to the cause of American music. She has been honored by the American Choral Director's Association for her commitment to choral excellence. A CBS television documentary called her musical achievements "extraordinary." Following her undergraduate education at the University of Illinois, Rao spent the first years of her career in Chicago singing professionally and teaching choral music in the schools. She served as Music Director and Conductor of the Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus, an ensemble that performed and recorded regularly with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Following graduate studies at Northwestern University, she joined the Voice Faculty at Roosevelt University's Chicago Musical College where she performed and taught voice and choral music before accepting an invitation to conduct the Northwestern University Chorus and complete her doctoral studies in philosophy and aesthetics. Rao's innovative Sing with the Symphony school and family concerts were first introduced by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra to actively involve audiences in listening as performers. In a pioneering career of "firsts," Rao conducts honor choirs, all-state choirs and festival choirs for numerous national and international conferences, associations and performance organizations around the world. Most recently she enjoyed conducting the inspired young Texas All-State Chorus with Orchestra for the Texas Music Educators Association. Doreen Rao is the Founding Director of the CME Institute for Choral Teacher Education, an internationally acclaimed professional development program for conductors, composers, choirs and teachers. She is the Artistic Director and Conductor of the New Millennium Festival Concerts, an innovative peacemaking initiative with concert series in New York, Toronto and London. Publications by Doreen Rao

Walter Rodby | Hal Leonard Walter Rodby Walter Rodby (1917-2005), internationally recognized composer, arranger, conductor and music education received his first public school education on Minnesota’s Mesabi Iron Range, where he graduated from high school and junior college. He continued his music education at the University of Northern Iowa, Trinity College of Music, and London University and received his advanced degrees from Teachers College, Columbia University, in New York City. During his studies in London, he was a member of the Royal Choral Society, directed by Sir Malcolm Sargent, and for two years while at Columbia University, he sang with the celebrated Collegiate Chorale under the baton of Maestro Robert Shaw. In 1959, Mr. Rodby was elected to ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. His compositions and arrangements, numbering 350, including nine music books, have been published by 19 American and European publishers. Mr. Rodby taught and directed music groups, primarily vocal, in three high schools and 15 colleges and universities. For over thirty years, he wrote a monthly column “The Choral Folio” for the School Musician Magazine, an internationally circulated publication for the school and church market. Mr. Rodby conducted over 150 festivals and workshops and reading sessions in 20 states and his articles appeared in a dozen state and national periodicals. Mr. Rodby provided significant leadership in every music organization to which he has held membership, including President, Illinois Music Educators Association; President, Chicago Choral Conductors Guild; and President of the Illinois Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association. From 1970 to 1977, on four separate occasions, he organized and conducted concert tours featuring a 100-voice high school choir, in 12 European countries, including Greece and the Soviet Union. Mr. Rodby was a WWII veteran, and as a U.S. Army Infantry Officer (Captain), he served as Ammunition and Bomb Disposal Officer with the 66th (Panther) Division in Europe. He was awarded the Bronze Star, The Combat Infantryman’s Badge, and two EAME Theatre ribbons. Upon his release from active duty, Captain Rodby served 27 years in the Army reserves, and in 1965, he was promoted to full colonel. Upon his retirement, he received the Meritorious Service Medal. In 1998, he received a special plaque from the Department of Defense WWII Commemoration Committee for “outstanding service” for composing and conducting a special celebratory anthem honoring the 50th anniversary of the end of WWII, performed at the famous Punch Bowl Cemetery, Honolulu, Hawaii on November 11, 1977. Mr. Rodby’s awards and honors were many, and included the coveted Steinway Award, the Illinois Music Educators Distinguished Service Award, the Harold A. Decker Award from the Illinois Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association, Cook County Teacher of the Year award, and the National Arts Associate Award from Sigma Alpha Iota, International Music Fraternity, at their 1984 National Convention in Chicago. In 1997, he was inducted into the HALL OF FAME of his hometown, Virginia, Minnesota. Publications by Walter Rodby

Laurence Wittig | Hal Leonard Laurence Wittig Laurence Wittig is a life-long resident of Arizona whose choral works can be found in the catalogues of several publishing companies. He is a graduate of Northern Arizona University and Arizona State University. For 34 years he was Director of Choral Activities at Paradise Valley High School in Phoenix, Arizona, but has experience teaching grades 5-12. He is Past President of Arizona ACDA and has also been an officer in Arizona Music Educators Association. He also has 40 years experience in church music. Mr. Wittig continues his choral work and composition in retirement. He is proud to have been a part of the Shawnee Press Library for over 30 years. Publications by Laurence Wittig

Darwin Wolford | Hal Leonard Darwin Wolford Darwin Wolford (b. 1936) was Director of Organ Studies and a member of the music faculty at Brigham Young University-Idaho (formerly Ricks College) in Rexburg, Idaho until his retirement in 2004. Born in Logan, Utah, his early piano training began with Irving Wasserman. He graduated from Utah State University, located in Logan, in 1960. He received a Master of Music degree in 1963 and a Ph.D. in organ and composition, with a minor in philosophy, in 1967 from the University of Utah. He studied organ with Robert Cundick and Alexander Schreiner. His composition teachers included LeRoy Robertson, John LaMontaine and Ned Rorem. The two latter of which are Pulitzer Prize winning composers. He has written widely for choir, orchestra, organ, piano and a variety of other instruments. His works are heard regularly on the Tabernacle Choir's CBS radio broadcast. He is listed in the International Who's Who In Music. Dr Wolford served for many years as a member of the LDS Church's General Music Committee and was a member of the Executive Hymnbook Committee that was responsible for the publication of Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (1985). He also assisted in the preparation of the Church's publication for children, Children Songbook (1989). He has well over 350 published compositions with Shawnee Press and other publishers. His Organ Studies for the Beginner is published in English in this country and in Japanese by a publishing firm in Osaka, Japan. Publications by Darwin Wolford

Luigi Zaninelli | Hal Leonard Luigi Zaninelli The music of Luigi Zaninelli (b. 1932) is known to performers and audiences around the world for work that excites the senses and stimulates the mind. Following high school, he was brought to the Curtis Institute of Music by Gian-Carlo Menotti. At age 19, he was sent to Italy by the Curtis Institute to study composition with the legendary Rosario Scalero (the teacher of Samuel Barber and Menotti). Upon graduation, he was appointed to the faculty of the Curtis Institute. In 1958, Zaninelli began his long relationship with Shawnee Press as composer/arranger/pianist/conductor. In 1964, he returned to Rome, Italy to compose film music for RCA Italiana. During that period, he became conductor/arranger for Metropolitan Opera soprano Anna Moffo. During his career, he has served as composer-in-residence at the University of Calgary and the Banff School of Fine Arts. Since 1973, he has been the composer-in-residence at the University of Southern Mississippi. Among his numerous honors are a Steinway Prize; ASCAP Awards; and Outstanding Achievement Award, Province of Alberta. In 1991, he became the first four-time winner of the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Music Award. With more than 300 published works to his credit, Zaninelli has been commissioned to compose for all mediums including opera, ballet, chamber music, orchestra, band, chorus and solo songs. He has also composed several movie and television scores, including the PBS documentaries: The Islander, Passover, and The Last Confederates. Luigi Zaninelli's music is known both under his name and his pseudonym, Lou Hayward. Writing as Lou Hayward, he brings a unique, sophisticated style to popular music. His ability to write so well in a multitude of styles attests to his superior talents as a musician. Publications by Luigi Zaninelli

Stephen Zegree | Hal Leonard Stephen Zegree Stephen Zegree (1953-2015) was the Bobby McFerrin Professor of Music at Western Michigan University where he taught classical and jazz piano; directed the Gold Company, an internationally recognized jazz vocal ensemble; and performed as pianist with the Western Jazz Quartet, the resident faculty jazz ensemble in the School of Music. The winner of numerous competitions, awards, and honors Dr. Zegree appeared as pianist, conductor, clinician, and adjudicator on five continents. He was a Steinway Artist. Gold Company, his vocal jazz ensemble, won over 45 awards from Down Beat magazine, more than any other college or university, and toured throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and performed at the MENC National Convention, numerous IAJE Conventions, World Symposium on Choral Music, and with artists such as Bobby McFerrin, Janis Siegel, Jon Hendricks, Darmon Meader, Mark Murphy, Don Shelton, and Bonnie Herman. Dr. Zegree was a cum laude graduate of Miami University, where he earned the Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance. He earned the Master of Music degree ""With Highest Distinction"" at Indiana University in piano and jazz, and completed doctoral studies in conducting at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music, which included tenure as conducting assistant to Dr. Eph Ehly. Dr. Zegree's choral arrangements are published by Hal Leonard Music Publications, Shawnee Press, and others. He authored the book The Wow Factor: How to Create It, Inspire It and Achieve It, published by Hal Leonard. He also co-produced jazz vocalist Mark Murphy's Nat King Cole Songbook, which was nominated for a Grammy® Award. A renowned educator, his students are among today's leaders in jazz and pop performance, Broadway, recording studio production, writing, arranging, singing, and music education.

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