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Wendy Stevens | Hal Leonard Wendy Stevens Wendy Stevens is a composer, pianist, teacher, and clinician. She received her Bachelor of Music in Piano Pedagogy and her Masters of Music in Theory and Composition from Wichita State University where she graduated summa cum laude. Wendy has been a recipient of the MTNA stAR award (Student Achievement Recognition Award) upon graduation. She has also taught theory at Wichita State University and adjudicates for music events in her area. In addition to her studio teaching, she has served as a church musician playing the piano for more than twenty years. Wendy is a member of MTNA, KMTA, and her local association WMMTA. She has served as president and many other positions in WMMTA, and has also served on the board for KMTA. She is a nationally certified teacher of music and is a member of ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers. Wendy enjoys composing and presenting workshops on creativity, composition, business practices, and technology. She maintains a popular and helpful blog for piano teachers covering such topics as business issues, teaching composition, creative studio ideas, and much more at www.ComposeCreate.com. Publications by Wendy Stevens

Welcome to Worship Songs Junior! See and hear new children's music for Fall/Christmas 2024 & Spring/Easter 2025! Go to the Fall/Christmas 2024 & Spring/Easter 2025 YouTube Channel Playlist We invite you to browse the categories at the right and discover more outstanding publications for children's choirs of all ages! Best wishes as you choose music for your Children's Choir and Christian Education needs. We invite you to contact us by email at church@halleonard.com with your questions and comments.

2018 Worship Songs - New Music for Spring, Lent and Easter Welcome to Worship Songs – Spring & Easter 2018 edition. We invite you to enjoy exploring a wide selection of new resources for your music ministry, with new publications from Hal Leonard, Shawnee Press, Fred Bock Music Company, Hinshaw, and many others. Click to go to YouTube playlists that will show you the actual scores while playing the full recording of each title. We wish you all the best as you select music for your ensembles. We invite you to contact us by email at church@halleonard.com with your questions and comments.

2018 Worship Songs - New Music for Fall and Christmas Welcome to Worship Songs – Fall & Winter 2018 edition. We invite you to enjoy exploring a wide selection of new resources for your music ministry, with new publications from Hal Leonard, Shawnee Press, Fred Bock Music Company, Hinshaw, and many others. Click to go to YouTube playlists that will show you the actual scores while playing the full recording of each title. We wish you all the best as you select music for your ensembles. We invite you to contact us by email at church@halleonard.com with your questions and comments.

2019 Worship Songs - New Music for Spring, Lent and Easter Welcome to Worship Songs – Spring & Easter 2019 edition. We invite you to enjoy exploring a wide selection of new resources for your music ministry, with new publications from Hal Leonard, Shawnee Press, Fred Bock Music Company, Hinshaw, and many others. Click to go to YouTube playlists that will show you the actual scores while playing the full recording of each title. We wish you all the best as you select music for your ensembles. We invite you to contact us by email at church@halleonard.com with your questions and comments.

Karen Buckwalter | Hal Leonard Karen Buckwalter Karen Lakey Buckwalter, a distinguished organist, pianist, and composer, is Associate Minister of Music at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, in Hanover, PA. She currently directs the handbell program, coordinates the Saturday contemporary worship and is privileged to play a 231 rank Austin organ (14,341 pipes), the 5th largest church organ in the world. Mrs. Buckwalter is a 1974 graduate of Westminster Choir College, where she earned her Bachelor of Music Education degree and a 1977 graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where she studied organ with Mr. John Weaver and earned the prestigious Artists Diploma in Organ Performance. In 2007, Mrs. Buckwalter successfully completed the Associate in Ministry program at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg and is continuing her studies in the Masters in Religion degree program. Internationally known in the field of handbell composition, Mrs. Buckwalter composed her first published work, “Danza” in 1982. With 47 handbell/choral compositions now in print, she has earned enthusiastic praise for her creative compositions, her colorful harmonies and her use of chromatics that have raised the musicality in handbell music as a genre. Mrs. Buckwalter is sought after as a handbell conductor/clinician for workshops and bell festivals throughout the US. Her works have been recorded in the United States and Japan and they are frequently selected at area and national handbell conferences throughout the country. Publications by Karen Buckwalter

Eugene Butler | Hal Leonard Eugene Butler Eugene Butler has established a solid and respected position in the music world as a composer, conductor, educator and church musician. He received a Bachelor of Music Education from Oklahoma University, a Master of Sacred Music from Union Theological Seminary in New York and a Doctor of Musical Arts (Composition) from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. As a composer, Dr. Butler has received various honors such as Kansas "Composer of the Year" and the coveted ASCAP Standard Music Panel Award every year since 1972. In 1983 he was selected outstanding alumnus by the University of Missouri-Kansas City. In 1986 Dr. Butler was honored with the prestigious Burlington-Northern Railroad recognition for Excellence In Teaching and received the distinguished Service Award from Johnson County Community College. In 1989 he received a National Teaching Excellence Award from the University of Texas-Austin. In 1991-92, Dr. Butler designed a study course and guide for Mozart's Don Giovanni under the auspices of the National Endowment for the Humanities. To date, Dr. Butler has over 700 published compositions with 46 publishing houses, as well as numerous unpublished manuscripts. He is frequently busy on commissioned new works and in any given week of the year the music of Eugene Butler be heard in thousands of performances throughout the English-speaking world. Dr. Butler served as Director of Choral Activities and Music Theory at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas. He simultaneously Director of Music and the Arts at Valley View United Methodist Church in Overland Park, where he served for 28 years. Dr. Butler conducted the Johnson County Chorus, a civic choral group that sings throughout the Kansas City area. From 1960-1970 he served as Director of Music at First United Methodist Church in Wichita, Kansas. He has served as adjunct professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. On June 1, 1998, Dr. Butler resigned all teaching and conducting positions to compose full-time. In honor of his years of service to the music community, a scholarship fund was established at the Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, to be awarded yearly to an outstanding student in choral conducting. He continues to accept choral commissions for school and professional choruses and for special church celebrations. Eugene Butler is a busy adjudicator and workshop leader of composition seminars, choral and church music clinics and new music repertory sessions. He has conducted and taught in 39 states, three Canadian provinces and in England. His most recent composition, A Rhapsody of Praise, is a commission from the National Federation of Music Clubs and will premier in May 1999 at their national convention in St. Louis.

Marvin Gaspard | Hal Leonard Marvin Gaspard “Outstanding musical versatility” best describes the talent and artistry of Marvin Gaspard, and validates his rising national acclaim as performer, composer, arranger, and recording artist. His published works, children’s folk songs, choral octavos and organ/piano duet books, serve as a testament to his diverse talent. Marvin began studying piano at the age of five, and quickly developed a love for music. By college age, he was proficient in piano, organ, harp, trumpet, French horn, and melodic percussion and had begun writing and arranging music for area schools and churches. Now, one of Houston’s leading musicians, Marvin serves as Director of Music, Organist/Choirmaster of St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church. He directs the Chancel Choir, the youth choir, Ensemble (chamber choir), and oversees St. Luke’s Ringers (handbell choir). Marvin is the resident pianist for The Lyric Centre in the heart of Houston’s Theatre District. As a skilled jazz pianist, he leads the Marvin Gaspard Trio, a well-known ensemble in the Houston music community. Mr. Gaspard’s choral arrangements have been performed and recorded by the internationally renowned Turtle Creek Chorale of Dallas, Texas. Accompanying his own compositions, he appeared with the Chorale in Dallas’ Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, in the spring of 1996. One of his original works was recorded as the title song of the Chorale’s CD, “Lifelong Friend.” Marvin has released three of his own CD’s. For ten years Marvin composed original scene underscoring and arranged choral works for “Pageant, A Christmas Spectacular”. This Houston production was televised and broadcast nationwide featuring a 400-voice choir and full orchestra in a fully staged holiday production. Mr. Gaspard has accompanied Grammy Award winner, Cynthia Clawson, in appearances from coast to coast and he has been featured as a solo piano artist in a nationally televised tour of Ecuador and also at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California. Mr. Gaspard is a member of American Guild of Organists; The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP); Choristers Guild; Houston Professional Musicians Association (Local 65-699, American Federation of Musicians); Houston Tuesday Musical Club; Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America; and serves on the board of the Greater Houston Handbell Association. Marvin is a native of Abbeville, Louisiana and holds a Bachelor of Music Degree from the University of Southwestern Louisiana. Publications by Marvin Gaspard

David Lantz III | Hal Leonard David Lantz III David Lantz III is originally from Mountain Lake, New Jersey. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in music education from Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. His major instrument was the trombone. He has taught music in all grade levels from K-college, including high school band, chorus, and music theory, junior high school general and choral, and elementary general and choral. Currently, he teaches at East Stroudsburg High School South, where he directs two concert choirs, jazz/show choir, and a select chorale. In addition to choral activities, Dave has developed three levels of music theory, which have contributed a great deal to the success of the choral program. Also, David is the choral director at Stroudsburg United Methodist Church and director of Pocono Summer Chorus, a community chorus in the Pocono Mountains. David is a freelance studio bass player and vocalist, having also played extensively in many resorts and clubs in the tri-state area, both with his own band and with other musicians. While not teaching or playing, he fills his spare time with music publishing activities, including editing, engraving, arranging and composing choral music and occasionally conducting choral reading sessions. He has nearly 300 choral octavos in print with Shawnee Press as well as many other publishers throughout the United States. David is a member of PMEA and ACDA. As a member of ASCAP, he has won many writers awards. David resides in Sciota, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Marti Lunn Lantz (also a published composer and lyricist) and six children. Publications by David Lantz III

Lloyd Larson | Hal Leonard Lloyd Larson For over 30 years, Lloyd Larson has been an active composer and arranger for several major publishing companies of church and school music. His music compositions and arrangements number well over 1,300 published works–including choral anthems, numerous extended Christmas and Easter works, keyboard collections, vocal solo and duet collections, instrumental solo and ensemble publications, orchestrations and handbell settings. It is his work in the local church, though, which continues to be the catalyst for much of his writing. He is an active participant in his own church where he currently directs the adult choir in addition to regularly being involved in worship planning and leadership. He has been involved in church music ministry for over 35 years, serving churches in Indiana, Ohio and Minnesota. Originally from central Illinois, Lloyd received a B.A. in music from Anderson University (IN) and a Master’s degree in church music and composition from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (KY). He has done subsequent graduate work at Southern Baptist Seminary, Ohio State University and Northern Baptist Theological Seminary (IL). Lloyd is married to his college sweetheart, Marci. They have three children – Stephanie (married to Brandt), Philip (married to Kylee), and Jeff (married to Erika) – along with four grandchildren: Addie, Eli, Izzy and Oliver. He makes his home in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area. Publications by Lloyd Larson

2023 Worship Songs - New Music for Spring, Lent and Easter Welcome to Worship Songs – Spring & Easter 2023 edition. We invite you to enjoy exploring a wide selection of new resources for your music ministry with new publications from Hal Leonard, Shawnee Press, Fred Bock Music Company, Hinshaw, and many others. Click to go to YouTube playlist that will show you the actual scores while playing the full recording of each title. View the 2022-2023 Worship Songs Jr. playlist here. Still looking for Fall/Advent/Christmas titles? View the Fall 2022 Worship Songs here We wish you all the best as you select music for your ensembles. We invite you to contact us by email at church@halleonard.com with your questions and comments.

Record/Broadcast/Synch: Broadcast or make videos of your performance | Hal Leonard Using Hal Leonard published songs in your virtual ensemble or performance video *In many cases Hal Leonard will not control virtual ensemble rights to the composition you wish to perform. Please read the below instructions in full to learn how to secure permission for your virtual performance. Does Hal Leonard Control Audio & Video Rights? Although Hal Leonard creates sheet music for numerous publishers, we can only issue video and audio rights for songs we own. Here’s how you can determine if Hal Leonard can handle your video or audio request. Find at the copyright notice at the bottom of the first page of music. If the copyright notice includes a Hal Leonard owned publisher, we can handle your request. Hal Leonard owned publishers are: Curnow Music Press De Haske Publications Emersongs Hal Leonard - Milwin Music Corp. Jenson Publications King's Singers / KS Music MJQ Music Musicworks Rubank, Inc. If the copyright notice contains other publisher names, Hal Leonard likely cannot handle your request. Please contact the song’s copyright owner(s), as listed in the copyright notice, to secure the necessary permission. You may obtain contact information for song copyright owners from the following performance rights societies: ASCAP (www.ascap.com) BMI (www.bmi.com) SESAC (www.sesac.com) Global Music Rights (www.globalmusicrights.com) Additionally, while Shawnee Press, Inc. was purchased by Hal Leonard LLC, contractually Wise Music still retains these rights for compositions copyrighted prior to 2010. Please contact them at the following address for the appropriate permission: Wise Music (formerly Music Sales Corporation) 1247 6th Street Santa Monica, CA 90401 Tel: 310-393-9900 Fax: 310-393-9925 https://www.wisemusic.com/ If you are a church with a CCLI or OneLicense agreement, please go to www.ccli.com/streaming or www.onelicense.net for more information about live-streaming your worship service. Still wish to proceed? No, I want to select a different request type Yes, please continue with my request

James Stevens | Hal Leonard James Stevens Dr. James M. ""Jimbo"" Stevens (b. 1961) is a published composer of over 200 songs with more than 20 national companies. His music includes works for adult, youth, and children's choirs, handbells, and piano books. Stevens received an undergraduate degree from Samford University, Birmingham, AL; a Masters of Church Music from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY; and a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Composition from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY. Without Love…We Have Nothing, a song that Stevens and Joseph M. Martin co-wrote, continues to be an international sensation with more than 200 different commercial CDs containing it being recorded. It is now being sold and exported all over the world in virtually every musical format. Stevens has won numerous ASCAP Standard Composition Awards and is in demand for his commissioned anthems. Dr. Stevens is currently the Chairman of the Music Department of Free Will Baptist Bible College in Nashville, TN where he resides with his wife, Machelle and daughter, Heather. Publications by James Stevens

Kim André Arnesen Arnesen's music is lovely and worth hearing… Sacred and secular, there is much to admire.– American Record Guide Kim André Arnesen Born in 1980, Kim André Arnesen is one of the most frequently performed composers from Norway today. He grew up in Trondheim where he was a chorister in the Nidaros Cathedral Boys’ Choir, later being educated at the Music Conservatory in Trondheim. With an interest in baroque music, contemporary classical music, and popular music, Kim could have taken many roads, but choral music became his greatest passion. As a composer, he had his first performance at the age of 18 with the boys’ choir. Since then he has written music that has been performed and recorded by choirs all over the world. In 2015–16, Kim was Composer-in-residence for the Denver-based choral ensemble Kantorei and Artistic Director Joel Rinsema. The residency concluded with the recording of Kim’s second CD album released in early 2018 on Naxos Records. He continues to enjoy a busy international schedule of commissions. Kim André Arnesen Born in 1980, Kim André Arnesen is one of the most frequently performed composers from Norway today. He grew up in Trondheim where he was a chorister in the Nidaros Cathedral Boys’ Choir, later being educated at the Music Conservatory in Trondheim. With an interest in baroque music, contemporary classical music, and popular music, Kim could have taken many roads, but choral music became his greatest passion. As a composer, he had his first performance at the age of 18 with the boys’ choir. Since then he has written music that has been performed and recorded by choirs all over the world. In 2015–16, Kim was Composer-in-residence for the Denver-based choral ensemble Kantorei and Artistic Director Joel Rinsema. The residency concluded with the recording of Kim’s second CD album released in early 2018 on Naxos Records. He continues to enjoy a busy international schedule of commissions. I denna ljuva sommartid (In this sweet summertime) SSAA (with divisi) a cappella Duration: c5 minutes 48024604 $2.50 More Info Commissioned by Kvindelige Studenters Sangforening, Oslo, Norway, and Marit Tøndel Bodsberg Weyde, conductor Commissioned by Kvindelige Studenters Sangforening, Oslo, Norway, and Marit Tøndel Bodsberg Weyde, conductor I denna ljuva sommartid (In this sweet summertime) is a well-known traditional summer psalm in Sweden. The text is of German origin, written in 1653 by Paul Gerhardt (1607-76) with the title Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud and also called Sommerlied. The Swedish version is sung with different melodies, including one that is part of the Swedish Hymnal Songbook and sung in schools before the summer holidays. In this arrangement, I’ve used a traditional melody from Malung in Sweden and three of the eight verses of the psalm, which describe summer as a gift from God. As a composer, arranging songs that can be regarded as a national treasure in another country is something that is done with great respect. But also, working with another country’s traditional music, music that is not in one’s own blood, can hopefully result in a fresh and new take on the original. Arranger's note Arranger's note I denna ljuva sommartid (In this sweet summertime) is a well-known traditional summer psalm in Sweden. The text is of German origin, written in 1653 by Paul Gerhardt (1607-76) with the title Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud and also called Sommerlied. The Swedish version is sung with different melodies, including one that is part of the Swedish Hymnal Songbook and sung in schools before the summer holidays. In this arrangement, I’ve used a traditional melody from Malung in Sweden and three of the eight verses of the psalm, which describe summer as a gift from God. As a composer, arranging songs that can be regarded as a national treasure in another country is something that is done with great respect. But also, working with another country’s traditional music, music that is not in one’s own blood, can hopefully result in a fresh and new take on the original. Falling into Mercy SATB (with divisi) & optional piano (maximum divisi SSAATTBB) Text by Euan Tait Duration: 4 minutes 48024608 $2.50 More Info Commissioned by the Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy of the Oregon Bach Festival, in honor of the Academy’s 20th Anniversary; and St. Olaf College and Anton Armstrong, Professor of Music and Conductor of the St. Olaf Choir Commissioned by the Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy of the Oregon Bach Festival, in honor of the Academy’s 20th Anniversary; and St. Olaf College and Anton Armstrong, Professor of Music and Conductor of the St. Olaf Choir This work comes from amazement – that the encounter with divine love, our relationship with the sacred, is to be constantly astonished by the endlessness of the depths of love. Love's persistence, again and again, whatever our failures to be people of love, is our reassurance of our precious and limitless value in the eyes of our Creator. And this mercy, this depthless mercy, frees us to become ourselves most fully, uncertain, but tenacious pilgrims. The music should be driven forward with particular attention to phrases and the detailed dynamics. For a piece like this, the various possible dynamic choices are endless and, as long as they substantiate the text and the performance remains fervent, the dynamics may be altered at the discretion of the conductor. As a composer, I always try to give each work its own identity, and this piece is characterized by first inversion chords. It is fascinating how nothing is really changed, and yet everything has changed. If one tries to move the bass to the root note it is a completely different work; the first inversion chords give a feeling of something endless, and from a musical image echoing the text, “to keep falling, endlessly.” Notes from the Poet and Composer Notes from the Poet and Composer This work comes from amazement – that the encounter with divine love, our relationship with the sacred, is to be constantly astonished by the endlessness of the depths of love. Love's persistence, again and again, whatever our failures to be people of love, is our reassurance of our precious and limitless value in the eyes of our Creator. And this mercy, this depthless mercy, frees us to become ourselves most fully, uncertain, but tenacious pilgrims. The music should be driven forward with particular attention to phrases and the detailed dynamics. For a piece like this, the various possible dynamic choices are endless and, as long as they substantiate the text and the performance remains fervent, the dynamics may be altered at the discretion of the conductor. As a composer, I always try to give each work its own identity, and this piece is characterized by first inversion chords. It is fascinating how nothing is really changed, and yet everything has changed. If one tries to move the bass to the root note it is a completely different work; the first inversion chords give a feeling of something endless, and from a musical image echoing the text, “to keep falling, endlessly.” The Gift to Sing SATB (with divisi) & piano (maximum divisi SSAATBB) Text by James Weldon Johnson Duration: 4:30 48024607 $2.50 More Info Commissioned in honor of Dr. H. Morris Stevens Jr., music educator, conductor, church musician and founder of the St. Edward’s University Masterworks Singers Commissioned in honor of Dr. H. Morris Stevens Jr., music educator, conductor, church musician and founder of the St. Edward’s University Masterworks Singers If there is one thing anyone who has sung in a choir (or other context) knows, it is how singing can “turn the gloom to a cheerful day,” as James Weldon Johnson writes in his poem. We know it from our own experience, but it is even scientifically proven. There are many reasons to sing, and one of them is to bring light into our surroundings powered by our very own voices. And if someone does not think of themselves as a singer, I feel quite confident that Johnson’s poem will make them want to sing at the top of their voice! Composer’s note Composer’s note If there is one thing anyone who has sung in a choir (or other context) knows, it is how singing can “turn the gloom to a cheerful day,” as James Weldon Johnson writes in his poem. We know it from our own experience, but it is even scientifically proven. There are many reasons to sing, and one of them is to bring light into our surroundings powered by our very own voices. And if someone does not think of themselves as a singer, I feel quite confident that Johnson’s poem will make them want to sing at the top of their voice! The Holy Spirit Mass Mixed Voices with Organ or Strings and Piano Vocal Score 48024610 $19.95 Release date in the US: May 2019 Composed to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, The Holy Spirit Mass interweaves the familiar Mass texts with English translations of the 9th-century Veni Creator Spiritus (‘Come Creator Spirit’) and Martin Luther’s hymn Come Holy Ghost, God and Lord. This major new choral work encourages unity and reconciliation in the world and celebrates hope for its future. Arnesen’s characteristic rich harmonies and memorable melodic lines combine to create an inspirational and uplifting work suitable for concert performance. This vocal score, which includes accompaniment for organ, can also be used for performing the versions of The Holy Spirit Mass with orchestral accompaniment available on rental from Boosey & Hawkes. Composed to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, The Holy Spirit Mass interweaves the familiar Mass texts with English translations of the 9th-century Veni Creator Spiritus (‘Come Creator Spirit’) and Martin Luther’s hymn Come Holy Ghost, God and Lord. This major new choral work encourages unity and reconciliation in the world and celebrates hope for its future. Arnesen’s characteristic rich harmonies and memorable melodic lines combine to create an inspirational and uplifting work suitable for concert performance. This vocal score, which includes accompaniment for organ, can also be used for performing the versions of The Holy Spirit Mass with orchestral accompaniment available on rental from Boosey & Hawkes. I will light candles this Christmas SATB (with divisi) & piano (maximum divisi SSAATTBB) Text by Howard Thurman Duration: c4 minutes 48024571 $2.95 More Info Commissioned by Celia Ellington through LutheranArts in honor of Gary Aamodt’s 80th birthday, and dedicated to the annual St. Olaf Christmas Festival. Commissioned by Celia Ellington through LutheranArts in honor of Gary Aamodt’s 80th birthday, and dedicated to the annual St. Olaf Christmas Festival. Advent and Christmas are times of excitement and celebration. However, it is difficult not to see the darkness of the world. Where the treetops glisten and behind the toys and goodies it can be cold and unsafe. And it is in darkness that we need light. The candle can light our hope and remind us that we are much more than what is darkest in our lives. Therefore this time of the year can be one of light over darkness. I hope the message in this carol can guide us to become carriers of a light that brings joy, hope, courage, peace, grace, and love, now and when the star dims. “Let your light shine before others.” (The Sermon on the Mount) Composer’s note Composer’s note Advent and Christmas are times of excitement and celebration. However, it is difficult not to see the darkness of the world. Where the treetops glisten and behind the toys and goodies it can be cold and unsafe. And it is in darkness that we need light. The candle can light our hope and remind us that we are much more than what is darkest in our lives. Therefore this time of the year can be one of light over darkness. I hope the message in this carol can guide us to become carriers of a light that brings joy, hope, courage, peace, grace, and love, now and when the star dims. “Let your light shine before others.” (The Sermon on the Mount) My flame the song SATB (with divisi) & piano (maximum divisi SSATBB) Text by Euan Tait Duration: 5 minutes 48024605 $2.95 More Info Commissioned in honor of Dr. H. Morris Stevens Jr., music educator, conductor, church musician and founder of the St. Edward’s University Masterworks Singers Commissioned in honor of Dr. H. Morris Stevens Jr., music educator, conductor, church musician and founder of the St. Edward’s University Masterworks Singers We share a fierce, impassioned singing of the life of love. We sing in the lives we lead, by the way we respond to the cry in the human heart. Our lives unfold the powerful potential of love that lives in each one of us, as friends, parents, siblings, partners, colleagues. In making music, singing together lights an extraordinary process in us: we connect from the depths of our beings with each other, with this shared spiritual flame within us, we connect to those we have lost, to those who have sung the same music, we connect to the eternal singing of that vast eternal chord of being human. In performing this work, you will pass on the flame to others. You become its music, its words: your spirit cries out, here. Composer’s note Composer’s note We share a fierce, impassioned singing of the life of love. We sing in the lives we lead, by the way we respond to the cry in the human heart. Our lives unfold the powerful potential of love that lives in each one of us, as friends, parents, siblings, partners, colleagues. In making music, singing together lights an extraordinary process in us: we connect from the depths of our beings with each other, with this shared spiritual flame within us, we connect to those we have lost, to those who have sung the same music, we connect to the eternal singing of that vast eternal chord of being human. In performing this work, you will pass on the flame to others. You become its music, its words: your spirit cries out, here. Ubi caritas et amor Duration: 4 minutes Release date in the US: March 2019 SATB (divisi) a cappella (maximum divisi SSAATTBB) 48024606 $2.50 More Info SSAA a cappella 48024609 $2.50 More Info Commissioned by the Athens Master Chorale, Athens, Georgia, for Joseph S. Napoli, founder and conductor, in honor of his 50 years of loving devotion to the art of choral music. Commissioned by the Athens Master Chorale, Athens, Georgia, for Joseph S. Napoli, founder and conductor, in honor of his 50 years of loving devotion to the art of choral music. The actual origin of the text Ubi caritas et amor is unknown, but it has been dated to some point between 300 and 1100 AD. The text is typically sung during the Washing of the Feet at the Mass of the Last Supper on Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday). The word “caritas” has many shades of meaning, and there are some nuances that seem to be lost in its translation. While the word “charity” is mostly used about voluntarily giving, the word “caritas” also means honesty, heartfeltness, dearness and tolerance. In a world with a lot of tension and disunity I wanted to write a piece that sings about the commandments to love one another. As ever, choirs performing this work should aim for a good balance between the voice parts, and the music should always be flowing but never hurried. Composer’s note Composer’s note The actual origin of the text Ubi caritas et amor is unknown, but it has been dated to some point between 300 and 1100 AD. The text is typically sung during the Washing of the Feet at the Mass of the Last Supper on Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday). The word “caritas” has many shades of meaning, and there are some nuances that seem to be lost in its translation. While the word “charity” is mostly used about voluntarily giving, the word “caritas” also means honesty, heartfeltness, dearness and tolerance. In a world with a lot of tension and disunity I wanted to write a piece that sings about the commandments to love one another. As ever, choirs performing this work should aim for a good balance between the voice parts, and the music should always be flowing but never hurried.

Hal Leonard Vocal Competition - 2014 Winners | Hal Leonard THE 2014 HAL LEONARD VOCAL COMPETITION WINNERS Hal Leonard, the world's largest print music publisher and the world leader in vocal music, launched the exciting and innovative concept of a serious music competition for voice students comprised entirely of YouTube video entries. We believe this to be the first legitimate music competition for musicians of various ages, children through college, to be held entirely on the Internet. The required repertoire was largely drawn from art song and musical theatre literature. The deadline for entry was February 1, 2014. Judging has been concluded, and we are pleased to announce the art song and musical theatre results in the four age categories of competition. Congratulations to the prize winners! We were encouraged by the commitment and seriousness of purpose shown in the video entries. If these are a representative sampling, there are clearly many dedicated students and teachers at all levels who have embraced our heritage of music literature. We thank all those who entered for confirming that this experimental venture was more than worthwhile. And we also thank the teachers and parents who guided the voice students in this competition. Thank you also to all the accompanists for their key participation. View the Winning Videos View Previous Results 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 ART SONG WINNERS College/University Voices High School Voices Early Teen Voices Children's Voices MUSICAL THEATRE WINNERS Young Adult Voices High School Voices Early Teen Voices Children's Voices COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY VOICES, ART SONG - Undergraduates (AGES 18-23) First Place JACK SWANSON School: University of Oklahoma Pianist: Lorne Richstone Voice Teacher: Linda Esther Gray Second Place (tie) ERIC FERRING School: Drake University Pianist: Michelle Havlik-Jergens Voice Teacher: Leanne Freeman-Miller Second Place (tie) ALEXANDRA NOWAKOWSKI School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Pianist: Casey Dierlam Voice Teacher: Cynthia Haymon Third Place (tie) STEPHEN MICHAEL HANNA School: Stephen F. Austin State Universityc Pianist: Geneva Fungn Voice Teacher: Scott LaGraff Third Place (tie) NATHANIEL SULLIVAN School: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Pianist: Kurt Knecht Voice Teacher: Alisa Belflower Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically) LEE CLAPP Watch Video KAITLYN JOHNSON Watch Video JOSEPH LEPPEK Watch Video ELIZABETH SYWULKA School: Manhattan School of Music Watch Video HIGH SCHOOL VOICES, ART SONG - AGES 16-18 First Place OLIVIA COSIO Location: San Francisco, California Pianist: Ben Malkevitch Voice Teacher:Todd Wedge Second Place SARAH CLEMENTINE MIRE Location: Wolfforth, Texas Pianist: Regina Shea Voice Teacher: Rebecca Wascoe Third Place (tie) CAITLIN HALE DANIELS Location: Dallas, Texas Pianist: Szu-Ying Huang Voice Teacher: Linda DiFiore Third Place (tie) NATHAN KESSEL Location: Worcester, Massachusetts Pianist: Olga Rogach Voice Teacher: Stanley Wilson Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically) HAYLEY BOGGS Watch Video NICOLE BURKE Watch Video HANNAH KILPATRICK Watch Video MONICA MUSIC Watch Video MARY GRACE NASIM Watch Video EARLY TEEN VOICES, ART SONG - AGES 13-15 First Place BENJAMIN WENZELBERG Location: Tenafly, New Jersey Pianist: Glenn Gordon Voice Teacher: Amelia DeMayo Second Place (tie) CARLY COONEY Location: Lake Oswego, Oregon Pianist: Daniel Buchanan Voice Teacher: Angela Niederloh Second Place (tie) KARLI FORTE Location: Fremont, Indiana Pianist: Jeri Mow Voice Teacher: Lynn Syler Third Place (tie) NICOLE KELLY Location: West Palm Beach, Florida Voice Teacher: Craig Wich Third Place (tie) CAITLYN McCONNELL Location: Silverdale, Washington Pianist: Cassie Gillis Voice Teacher: Susan Trainer Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically) MARY ELIZABETH ADLER Watch Video MADISON BEASLEY Watch Video NATALIE DULLERUD Watch Video MADISON FITZPATRICK Watch Video SALONI RAO Watch Video CHILDREN'S VOICES, ART SONG - AGES 12 AND UNDER First Place MADELIN MORALES Location: Fairfield, New Jersey Pianist: Michael Fennelly Voice Teacher: Jeanai LaVita Second Place (tie) EMMA BROOKE ALLEY Location: Lyman, South Carolina Pianist: Valerie MacPhail Voice Teacher: Valerie MacPhail Second Place (tie) SHERIDAN ARCHBOLD Location: Yorkville, Illinois Voice Teacher: Rachel Olson Third Place (tie) LEXI LANNI Location: Bristol, Rhode Island Pianist: Madeline Grace Voice Teacher: Elizabeth Grace Third Place (tie) LAUREN MAGEE Location: Fort Worth, Texas Voice Teacher: Pamela Riley Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically) ALIYAH DOUGLAS Watch Video AGNE GIEDRAITYTE Watch Video OLYMPIA HATZILAMBROU Watch Video YOUNG ADULT VOICES, MUSICAL THEATRE - Undergraduates (AGES 18-23) First Place MICHAEL HEWITT School: University of Denver Lamont School of Music Pianist: Joshua Sawicki Voice Teacher: Kenneth Cox Second Place (tie) BRITTANY HOWK School: Arizona State University Pianist: Curtis Moeller Voice Teacher: Carole FitzPatrick Second Place (tie) YAZID PIERCE-GRAY School: DePauw University Pianist: Amanda Hopson Voice Teacher: Caroline B. Smith Third Place (tie) JOEL BAUMAN School: Messiah College Pianist: Daniel Dorty Voice Teacher: Elaine Henderson Third Place (tie) ANGELA GILBERT School: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Pianist: Kurt Knecht Voice Teacher: Alisa Belflower Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically) LEE CLAPP Watch Video CAITLIN SECREST Watch Video CECILIA SNOW Watch Video HIGH SCHOOL VOICES, MUSICAL THEATRE - AGES 16-18 First Place BENJAMIN WALKER Location: Wilmington, Delaware Pianist: Lisa Papili Voice Teacher: Marian Johnson-Healy Second Place (tie) JILLIAN CAILLOUETTE Location: Meriden, Connecticut Pianist: Sean Pallatroni Voice Teacher: Stacy Perrone Petta Second Place (tie) EMILY CIPRIANI Location: Westerville, Ohio Pianist: Stephanie Henkle Voice Teacher: Stephanie Henkle Third Place (tie) JULIA QUANDT Location: Seattle, Washington Pianist: Serena Chin Voice Teacher: Madeline Bersamina Third Place (tie) LILY LORD Location: Falls Church, Virginia Pianist: Ed Roberts Voice Teacher: Muriel VonVillas Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically) MICHELLE ANNE BAILEY Watch Video CASSIDY GALLOWAY Watch Video DEVON HAYAKAWA Watch Video HANNAH KILPATRICK Location: Wading River, New York Watch Video LINDSAY ROLLAND-MILLS Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Watch Video EARLY TEEN VOICES, MUSICAL THEATRE - AGES 13-15 First Place ALISON POGORELC Location: Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin Pianist: Diane Kachelmeier Voice Teacher: Helen Ceci Second Place EMMA LEE Location: Bolingbrook, Illinois Voice Teacher: Greg Lee Third Place (tie) EMMA JOANIS Location: Windham, New Hampshire Pianist: Glenn Gordon Voice Teacher: Amelia DeMayo Group Third Place (tie) SARAH LAWLER Location: Barrington, New Jersey Pianist: Melissa Daniels Voice Teacher: Melissa Daniels Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically) MELINDA ORENGO Watch Video JESSICA VANEK Watch Video CHILDREN'S VOICES, MUSICAL THEATRE - AGES 12 AND UNDER First Place OLIVIA LOMBARDI Location: Rye Brook, New York Voice Teacher: Amelia DeMayo Second Place (tie) MADELIN MORALES Location: Fairfield, New Jersey Pianist: Michael Fennelly Voice Teacher: Jeanai LaVita Second Place (tie) ADRIANA SERRA Location: Mississauga, Ontario Voice Teacher: Kinga Mitrowska & Jeanai LaVita Third Place (tie) CORMAC CULLINANE Location: Fresh Meadows, New York Pianist: Gulnara Mitzanova Voice Teacher: Amelia DeMayo Third Place (tie) AKIRA GOLZ Location: Hopewell Junction, New York Voice Teacher: Amelia DeMayo Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically) CODY KONOP Watch Video ELIZABETH O'BRYANT Watch Video ALEXA REEVES Watch Video McKENNA SHAW Watch Video NICOLE WILDY Watch Video JOYCE ZHENG Watch Video Back To Top