Sarah Quartel Songbook Monday, May 16, 2022
recommended by Jen Sper and Lora Moore, School Choral Music Specialists
The Sarah Quartel Songbook by Sarah Quartel
“The Sarah Quartel Songbook” brings together a selection of the composer’s best-loved pieces for mixed voices, including favorites such as “Sing, my Child,” “Voice on the Wind,” and “Swept Away.” This is an invaluable resource both for choirs looking to explore the work of this fine choral composer for the first time and for admirers of Quartel’s style hoping to find staple repertoire conveniently gathered together in one volume.
The SATB volume includes: “All the Way Home,” “Hope Is the Thing with Feathers,” “How Can I Keep from Singing?,” “I Know a Bank Where the Wild Thyme Grows,” “One of These Days,” “The Parting Glass,” “Sing My Child,” “Swept Away,” “Voice on the Wind,” and “Wide Open Spaces.”
The SSAA volume includes: “All Shall Be Well,” “All the Way Home,” “As You Sing,” “The Birds’ Lullaby,” “I Remember,” “In Time of Silver Rain,” “Refuge,” “Sing My Child,” “Songbird,” and “Voice on the Wind.”
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About the Authors:
Jen Sper is a Choral Music Specialist here at Stanton’s Sheet Music. A native of Cincinnati, she holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Baldwin Wallace College (now University) Conservatory of Music, and taught 7-12 choir, music theory, class piano, and drama in Southern Ohio before joining the Stanton’s team in 2006. An active choral singer and accompanist throughout the Central Ohio area, Jen can also often be found exploring the exciting restaurant, brewery, and theater scenes in Columbus, wandering through the local metro parks, visiting family around the Great Lakes, or at home with her very friendly cat.
Lora Moore joined the Stanton’s choral staff in July 2018. A former middle school and high school director of 32 years and a former church choir director of 20 years, she holds a Bachelor of Arts in Choral Music from Capital University and a Master’s of Arts in Choral Music from The Ohio State University. During the off hours, Lora enjoys scouting out new day trips in Ohio to balance what her budget allows for her frequent trips to New York City to visit family and take in a Broadway show or two!