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SANTA BARBARA MUSIC PUBLISHING READING SESSION
New Editors' Choice Selections for Mixed Choirs (All Levels)
Clinician Jacob Narverud with Kyle Pederson on piano

SANTA BARBARA MUSIC PUBLISHING READING SESSION
New Releases for Middle & High School Choirs
Clinician Jacob Narverud with Kyle Pederson on piano

Included Titles
Gaudeamus Hodie [SATB] by Victor C. Johnson
Hine Ma Tov [SAB] by Niel Ginsberg
Dance for Love [SAB] by Z. Randall Stroope
Heartbeat [SAB] by Kyle Pederson
The Little Creek [SAB] by Matt Carlson
I Feel Tired Sometimes [SATB] by Judy A. Rose
Hands Are Knockin' [SAB] by Kyle Pederson
Hold Fast to Dreams [SAB] by Susan LaBarr
Gravitas [SATB] by Jacob Narverud
Ndandihleli [SATB] arr. Charlotte Botha
The Soul of a Tree [SATB] by Amy F. Bernon
Hush! [SATB] arr. Stacey V. Gibbs
August [SATB div.] by Jacob Narverud
Long Ago [SATB] arr. Jacob Narverud
Wait With Me [SATB] by Coleman Peterson

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OCTAVOS INCLUDED ON THE NATIONAL ACDA READING SESSIONS

Hodie by Jacob Narverud- TTBB Reading Session
Gaudeamus Hodie by Victor C. Johnson - Community Reading Session
Always Keep This Close by Zachary J. Moore - Senior High School Reading Session
You Are the Song by Jacob Narverud - Jr. High / Middle School Reading Session

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OCTAVOS PERFORMED AT THE CONVENTION

Bowling Green State University Men's Chorus - Richard Schnipke, conductor
Solstice - by Tim Sarsany - TTBB

The Cincinnati Youth Choir and University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Chamber Choir  - Joe Miller, conducting
Hands Are Knockin’ - by Kyle Pederson - SAB

Faubion Middle School - Bella Voce Treble Chorus - Liz Turner, conductor
Liebst du um Schönheit - arr. Drew Collins - SSA
As the Tree Stands Talll - by Daniel Schreimer - SSAA

Heritage Middle School - Jennifer Benjamin, conductor
Tum Balalayka - arr. Jay Broeker - Unision or SA

Mt. San Antonio College Chamber Singers - Bruce Rogers, conductor
Hutia te Rito - arr. Zachary J. Moore - SATB

St. Michael's Choir School Schola Cantorum - S. Bryan Priddy, conductor
Indodana - arr. Raif Schmitt and Michael Barrett - SATB

OCTAVOS INCLUDED ON 2021 NATIONAL READING SESSIONS
David's Lamentation by Joshua Shank - College / University
I Go Among Trees by Giselle Wyers - College / University
Hands Are Knockin' by Kyle Pederson - Children & Community Youth
Jubilate Deo by Juan Noroña - Senior High
KidSong by Stephen E. Caldwell - Community Choirs
Sukkat Shelomekha by Marjan Helms - Junior High / Middle School
The Seedling by Kevin T. Padworski - Children & Community Youth
The Song We Sing by Jacob Narverud - Men's Choir / TTBB

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OCTAVOS INCLUDED ON 2019 NATIONAL READING SESSIONS
Alleluia Rejoice arr. J. Edmund Hughes - Children and Community Youth Music
Weep No More by David N. Childs - Children and Community Youth Music
If by Matthew Erpelding - Senior High School Music
The Composition of a Kiss by Kevin T. Padworski - Treble Choir Music
Antigua Canción by Kirstina Rasmussen Collins - Treble Choir Music
Nine Hundred Mile arr. Philip Silvey - Middle School Music
Sisi ni moja (We Are One) Jacob Narverud - Middle School Music
Your Heart is My Heart by Alex Garter - Community Choir

SANTA BARBARA BEST SELLERS READING SESSION
Included Titles
Cantate Domino by Nancy Hill Cobb
Cornerstone by Shawn L. Kirchner
Cradle Hymn by Kim André Arnesen
Dance for Love by Z. Randall Stroope
Dance on My Heart by Allen Koepke
Famine Song arr. Matthew Culloton
Grace Before Sleep by Susan LaBarr
Hol' You Han' arr. Paul Rardin
Indodana (SATB div.) arr. Michael Barrett and Ralf Schmitt
IPharadisi arr. Brad Richmond
It Takes a Village by Joan Szymko
Jambo Teddy Kalandad Harrison, arr. Jacob Narverud
Lunar Lullaby by Jacob Narverud
Nine Hundred Miles arr. Philip E. Silvey
Sarasponda arr. Ruth Boshkoff
Sing to Me by Andrea Ramsey
Sisi ni moja (We Are One) by Jacob Narverud
There Has to Be a Song by Andrea Ramsey
Three Quotes by Mark Twain by Andrea Ramsey
Weep No More by David N. Childs


OCTAVOS PERFORMED AT THE CONVENTION
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CHILDREN'S HONOR CHOIR - Emily Ellsworth, conductor
Jambo arr. Harrison/Narverud - SSA

MIDDLE SCHOOL HONOR CHOIR - Derrick Fox, conductor
Hold Fast to Dreams by Susan LaBarr - SATB
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Artie Henry Middle School Varsity Treble Choir - Amanda Ransom, conductor
Three Quotes by Mark Twain by Andrea Ramsry - SA

Del Webb Middle School Concert Choir - Jennifer Lowry, conductor
Sisi Ni Moja (We Are One) by Jacob Narverud - SA(T)B

Heartland Men's Chorus - Dustin Cates, conductor
The Song We Sing by Jacob Narverud - TTBB
Joy (Premier) by Hans Bridger Heruth - TTBB

Kantorei of Denver, Joel M. Rinsema, conductor
Infinity by Kim André Arnsen - SATB

Lawrence University Cantala (LU Women's Choir) Phillip A. Swan, conductor
Vidi Aquam by Kevin T. Padworski - SSA

Southwest Junior High School Select Men - Alan Showalter, conductor
San'bonani/Namhia Kudlben arr. Michael Barrett - TTBB

University High School Concert Choir - Yelitza Greene & Jay Dunn, conductors
Kplanlongo by Derek Bermel - SATB

OCTAVOS INCLUDED ON 2009 NATIONAL READING SESSIONS
All Things Bright and Beautiful - 2-part Treble
Animalia: Candy Lion, The Frog, Turtle Tango - Unison
Benedizione - SSAA
Gray Stones in the Grass - SATB
Iraqi Peace Song - SSA
It Sings in Me - SAB
Psalm 24 - TTBB
Regina coeli - SATB
Sehnsucht nach dem Frülinge (Longing for Spring) - Unison
Shojojee - SA - SBMP 741
Sleeping Out : Full Moon - SATB
Tantum ergo - SATB
There was a time - SATB div./sop. solo
Wana Baraka - TTTBBB
African Lullaby - SSA

OCTAVOS PERFORMED AT THE CONVENTION
Lawrence Children's Choir - Janeal Krehbiel, conductor
And One Bee, SA
Every Night When the Sun Goes In, SSA
Schlafe, mein Liebster, SA (or TB)

Tascosa High School Women's Choir - Billy Talley, conductor
Nada de turbe, SSAA (also available for SATB)
I Am Not Yours, SSAA - SBMP 568

Pacific Youth Choir Coro Pacifica - Mia Hall Savage, conductor
Et in terra pax, SSAA

St. Mary's Varsity Ensemble - Randy Stenson, conductor
Exsultate justi in Domino, TTBB (also available for SA & SATB)
Kyrie eleison, TTBB (also available for SSA & SATB)
Da Coconut Nut, TTBB (also available for SATB)

Unity Singers - Ruth Palmer, conductor
Timor et tremor, SATB div.

Junior High School Honor Choir - Judy Bowers, conductor
When I Think of You, SSA

High School Honor Choir - Christine Bass, conductor
The Choir Invisible, SATB