Finding New Choral Music
A wide range of new choral music is published each year.
Sort through new music carefully, keeping what is doctrinal and usable.
- Choral Reading Sessions:
- attend sessions in your area to find newly-published music from a variety of publishers
- while singing through the music, write meaningful comments on the cover of each piece to help you determine if and how to use the piece
- include the cost for reading sessions in your annual budget
- Publisher/Distributor Mailing Lists
- get on the mailing lists of several publishers that offer newsletters and mailings for new music and worship materials
- Lutheran publishers: NPH, CPH, Morning Star, Augsburg-Fortress
- other publishers of sacred music: GIA, Alfred, Hope, Beckenhorst, and many others
- Choral Subscription Plans
- these offer individual copies of new music, often with a sample recording
- costs vary for these; again, include in annual budget
- especially useful if reading sessions are not available in your area
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