New Pop Choral Sheet Music from Faber Music (UK) Now at Musicnotes

by Jonathan Miller, Director of Choral Catalog

We heard what you want.

While you’re browsing the titles below, take advantage of full-page preview of every choral score in the Musicnotes catalog!

Faber Music, a British firm based in London, is one of the world’s leading sheet-music publishers. They excel in both classical and popular music. Through our strong relationship with Faber, Musicnotes is now able to bring you some of the finest choral settings of popular music by artists such as Queen, ABBA, The Rolling Stones, and Bruno Mars, as well as hits from the musicals Chicago and Grease. Browse any of these titles or artists at the Musicnotes choral sheet music store and start rehearsing these right away with immediate delivery to your printer.

In particular, I wanted to let you know about some choral settings that at present are only available digitally at Musicnotes. Get them now, and you’ll be ready to jump-start your summer or fall programs. From Faber’s acclaimed series called Choir Rocks!, these are all for SA, SAA or SAB choir with piano; one score allows for performance by any of these ensembles. The piano parts are straightforward so that an amateur pianist can handle them perfectly well.

The superb arrangers at Faber have created these recently so that you, your ensemble, and your audiences can enjoy them with no delay. The ranges are moderate so that (recently) changed voices can handle them, and the other voice parts provide strong melody and good harmony so that everyone has interesting parts to sing.

Just the Way You Are for SA, SAA or SAB Choir + Piano Also available for TTBB a cappella. (Originally performed by Bruno Mars) This song made history by bouncing back from falling out of the top three and reaching #1 again—the first song ever to do that. Remember the YouTube video with the cassette tape morphing into sweet and funny pictures on the table? This arrangement by Ben Parry gives just the right touch of three-part harmony to the texture.

Many of Horror (When We Collide) for SA, SAA or SAB Choir + Piano (Originally performed by Matt Cardle) When Matt Cardle won the X Factor competition with his cover of Biffy Clyro’s song, the cover single sold almost 170,000 copies in two days. This is a skillful SAB arrangement with moderate ranges, easily single by choirs from middle school on up.

Hollywood for SA or SAB Choir + Piano (Originally performed by Michael Bublé) “Hollywood is dead; you can find it in yourself.” This song has wonderful energy and a surprisingly uplifting message. I especially like the amount of the song where the altos have the melody; I was a boy alto, and we need good parts too!

Wild Horses for SA or SAB Choir + Piano (Originally performed by Susan Boyle) This searingly beautiful ballad by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones was covered famously by Susan Boyle. The choral arrangement surrounds the melody with haunting harmonies, and the piano part is sensitive and faithful to the original. Sure to release a tear—this song is well worth your programming.

Over the months to come, we’ll also be adding songs by Eva Cassidy, Stevie Wonder, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Jerome Kern. Feel free to contact me directly if you have questions about these or any of our other choral titles.

Keep coming back to the Musicnotes choral store, and happy summer shopping!