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Joshua Shoemaker's first original band composition, Fight of the Battleships is sure to entertain both your audience and performers. Renowned for its durability, firepower, speed, intimidation, and sheer power, the battleship represents force like few other weapons. This piece seeks to represent that power. From its fanfare departure from port, to intense combat, to the return to the port, Fight of the Battleships has something for everybody. Join the battleship in its voyage on the high seas!

Fight of the Battleships

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Elevate your choir's repertoire with "Eternal Father," arranged by Joshua Shoemaker. This sacred piece, originally composed by John Bacchus Dykes, has been thoughtfully reimagined to inspire both performers and audiences alike. Perfect for religious settings, its harmonious blend will resonate deeply, creating a profound musical experience. - Note: This music is composed by humans. No human-written product description is available, limiting search visibility. The AI-assisted description is for reference only.

Eternal Father

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Joshua Shoemaker's first multi-movement work is now available for the first time! Nicknamed his "soundtrack symphony," "On Wings Like Eagles" is a powerful emotional journey depicted through the eyes of a WWII bomber aircrew. Experience the perilous flight with your band and choir as the aircrews wake up to "Reveille," start their engines, taxi, takeoff, brave enemy flak and fighter planes, return to base, and mourn their dead. Styles range from triumphant marches, fiery requiems, angelic chorales, relaxed solos, and much more. Additional techniques included are foot stomping, hand clapping, percussion ad lib, screaming, and much more. Furthermore, all sections have a solo, so nobody is left out! (The choir is optional, as all choral parts are doubled in the band or are cued.).

On Wings Like Eagles

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Passionately arranged, "Were You There?" is a beautiful African American spiritual. Even though no identifiable composer is known, this hymn is still a cornerstone of the Christian faith. The generations of rote singing and classical composition are combined into the different verses of this humn. "Were You There?" is full contrasting but yet teambuilding parts. There are solos, chorales, and much more for every single instrument part. Great for either the sanctuary or the concert hall.

Were You There?

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Sidebar Stories requested that Joshua Shoemaker compose this music. Sidebar Stories is a religious non-profit that focuses on spiritual healing via art therapy. Art therapy allows the storyteller healing, because the art displays the storyteller's experience(s) in a new light.Sidebar Stories located the storyteller Karl Westerhof. Karl was the first director of the Christian Reformed Church's Race Relation's Committee. This job was incredibly trying, and challenged his faith. Because of Karl's stressful ministry job, Sidebar Stories recognized that Karl was an ordinary person with an extraordinary story. Furthermore, he could benefit from art therapy. Joshua Shoemaker was one of three artists assigned to Karl, and Joshua was to accurately compose music representing Karl's ministry story.aThis composition is a three-part song cycle. Each part is a new song, with appropriate transitions in between. The charming opening song, "This New Life, This New Way" represents his beginning optimism, as he holds many dreams of racial reconciliation. However, his optimism quickly fades with an aggressive and dark middle song, "Crucible of Flames", where Karl first begins to doubt his calling. Finally, the cycle ends with positive Asianic sounding song, "Let Me Burn", as Karl comes to terms with his past hurts, and sees them in a positive light.There are vocal solos for each part, symbolic quotations from J.S. Bach during song transitions, and times for the piano to shine on its own. Joshua Shoemaker has added his own original and unique compositions to the modern repertoire.aa(For a reference recording, please locate the solo version of this arrangement.)

Trial By Fire

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This well-known hymn has been beautifully crafted for a barbershop
  quartet. The beautiful harmonies and chromoticisms are sure to win over your
  audience or congregation. Each part receives the melody, as all four parts
  take turns passing the melody back and forth. Beautiful bass parts and
  descents frequently interact with melody, so your performers will not be
  bored. This arrangement is appropriate for a barbershop quartet or a larger
  ensemble. Furthermore this arrangement is completely appropriate for both the
  concert hall or the sanctuary.

O Come, O Come Emmanuel

SSAA Octavo

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Celebrate Reformation Day or any other religious event with this Reformation Day Chorale! The two beloved hymns "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" &amp; "Crown Him With Many Crowns" have been masterfully combined into a mixed ensemble. Between the lush string melodies, keyboard interlude, and brass fanfares, your musicians will enjoy the new setting of these hymns. This stunning arrangement will preach God's power, control, and majesty through masterfully crafted music. This arrangement is perfect for the concert hall or the sanctuary.

Reformation Day Chorale

Mixed Ensemble

Simply yet beautifully arranged, "Loch Lomond" is now available for the intermediate choir! You can show off not only your best soloist, but also each section as well. Each section has a rich and emotional part, yet simple enough to maintain its folk-like quality and elegance.
"Loch Lomond" was conceived out of the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, the final and bloodiest war for Scottish Independence. The rebellion was unsuccessful, and many Scots were taken prisoner. Some of these Scottish prisoners were pardoned, but others were condemned to execution. It is here, in a prison cell, that this song takes place, and is the monologue of one of the prisoners. He is speaking to his friend. The one speaking has been condemned, but the friend being spoken to has been pardoned. The condemned friend reminisces about happier times, specifically his significant other, and while his spirit will reach Scotland before his friend does, the spirit will never communicate with his beloved significant other again.

Loch Lomond

SATB Octavo

Arguably the most famous bass/baritone solo from the Messiah, "The Trumpet Shall Sound" has now been arranged for an intermediate trio: organ, trumpet, and voice. Both the trumpet and vocal solo parts are contained in this arrangement, and the orchestra has been reduced to an organ part. Also, the key has been dropped from the original key of D major to C major for a more attainable trumpet and bass/baritone part (No piccolo trumpet is necessary; a standard Bb trumpet will suffice). Perfect for either the concert hall or the church sanctuary!

The Trumpet Shall Sound (Air No. 48)

Now the iconic and well-known Canon in D is here for the concert band! Pachelbel's absolutely gorgeous tune is masterfully arranged for a wind band, and is instantly recognizable. All instruments receive recognizable and important parts as the piece unfolds. A great way to show off your band!

Canon in D

This choral arrangement features striking and fresh ways to view this beloved Scottish folk hymn: a longing intro, beautiful part divisis, an additional verse, and a trumpet solo "Danny Boy" that the choir accompanies. The entire folk melody expresses the heart-wrenching story of a heartbroken prisoner of war. Every aspect from the mournful start to the tragic finish is lushly and fittingly arranged. The tale has beautiful harmonies, key changes, chromatisms, mournful chords, and chances to show off your best instrumental and vocal soloists. This arrangement is perfect for smaller ensembles or larger choruses.

The Ballad of Loch Lomond

Experience the profound beauty of "When I Survey The Wondrous Cross," traditionally composed and freshly arranged by Joshua Shoemaker. This sacred piece invites deep reflection through its rich harmonies and thoughtful instrumentation, perfect for enhancing worship services or spiritual concerts. Elevate your ensemble's repertoire with this timeless hymn. - Note: This music is composed by humans. No human-written product description is available, limiting search visibility. The AI-assisted description is for reference only.

When I Survey The Wondrous Cross

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These two traditional Christmas melodies have been woven together into a
  beautiful fanfare. This fanfare is short, yet still an effective call to
  worship. This song is perfect for either the concert hall or the congregation
  meeting!

Angelic Fanfare

Trumpet Ensemble

O Holy Night

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Perfect for any beginning band! This arrangement is lush and rich with different parts, yet simple enough for any young player to master. A great addition to any repertoire! The brass, woodwinds, and percussion all have their time in the limelight.  Great for just another concert or honoring our veterans!

America the Beautiful

The simple Civil War Bugle call is now arranged for a concert band! This instantly recognizable melody is divided into six strikingly different sections, each highlighting a different aspect of the age-old Taps. Both wind and brass have their own turn playing the melody in a fitting way. A great way to honor our veterans with your band!

Taps

Incredibly moving and emotional, "Abide With Me" is now lushly and delicately arranged for a concert band. This traditional hymn, taken straight from the hymnal, is the official hymn of the armed forces of the United Kingdom, because it has much pastoral and comforting power. Each verse is seamlessly connected, while showcasing different instruments and parts within each section. There are light and intricate interludes between each verse, which builds motion and emotion to each beautiful verse. Both brass and woodwinds take turns with each gentle melody and phrase.

Abide With Me

One of J.s. Bach's greatest masterpieces, "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" is now masterfully arranged for the young band. Wonderfully cheerful and sweet, yet still easy, this arrangement offers joyful parts to all instruments. Additionally, instrumentation is also very flexible, so any band size and level can enjoy this treasured gem.

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Flexible Instrumentation Score & Parts

For the first time for a concert band! The classic solo baritone lieder is now arranged for your band. The Erlkonig is a haunting tale of an evil spirit trying to take a sick boy's life. The entire piece is the dialogue between a solo oboe, solo trumpet, solo French horn, and solo alto saxophone, supported by the rest of the band. The four solo instruments take the different roles of the vocalist, while the rest of the band is the piano accompaniment, with added percussion for an even larger dramatic effect! A great addition for an even more diverse concert!

Erlkonig

This choral composition was written in memory of the Holocaust attrocities and its many Jewish victims. One experiences the horrors of the Holocaust through the eyes of an innocent child, not comprehending the rapidly transpiring scenes. This hauntingly beautiful choral piece follows a child through an atrocious deportation process. The child does not understand what is happening, so in an attempt to decipher and cope with the unknown around him/her, the child somehow finds semblance in a constant symbol: the eerily omnipresent smoke. At first, the smoke represents positive memories and associations. The smoke always transpires from something (relatively) positive to something sinister, yet the child's mind naively returns the sinister smoke back to something positive. However, this smoke gradually represents increasingly ominous events: the family campfire, the train exhaust, the recently fired rifles, and finally the dreaded chimney. However, the music pulls no punches: the story ends tragically for the child despite the child's best efforts. The child is left alone, and he/she does the only thing that he or she knows how to do: recite the Jewish Shema, which the choir does at the end of this piece. * *This music is perfect for a small ensemble or larger choir: Each voice part has its own chance to express itself in its unique way, and the instrumental parts can make the experience even more special.

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