News & Views Thursday, September 04, 2025

recommended by Jen Sper, School Choral & Classroom Music Specialist

Pirates + Zombies: A “Scare-ibbean” Cruisical by John Jacobson & Roger Emerson
“Pirates+Zombies” is a rollicking 45 minute musical with 6 original songs that brings together characters from two of Roger and John’s most popular shows! The Pirate captain books a cruise for his mates on a themed “costume cruise”, it turns out to be hosted by real Zombies! After fun laughter and an ultimate “Walk the Plank” it turns out they each learn “No One is a Monster” once you get to know them. Easy to stage and costume, fun for all ages from upper elementary through small high school.

This downloadable musical comes complete with a reproducible piano/conductor score, performance and accompaniment MP3s, reproducible script and singer songsheets, a demonstration video, video production rights, show logo art, and a license for one school to perform the show up to one year after purchase, with the option for a renewal fee if your school decides to perform the musical again. With options to combine or split parts, add or change songs, and add or change scenes, this musical is flexible to suit the needs of you and your students. Set, staging, and choreography suggestions are also included, with lots of ideas for making this a fun and successful show!

Watch the trailer below, and shop Stanton’s for all your sheet music needs!

About the Author:
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.

recommended by Caryn G., Sacred Piano Music Specialist

Come Adore the Newborn King: Christmas Medleys for Four-Hand Piano arr. Lloyd Larson
In this exceptional volume, Lloyd Larson has skillfully crafted five carol arrangements for four-hand piano. These medleys encompass twelve beloved holiday tunes spanning many centuries and multiple continents. With plenty of notes and musical nuances for two pianists to master, there are also opportunities to invite the congregation or audience to join in singing these cherished seasonal favorites.

Titles include: “Come, Adore the Newborn King! (MENDELSSOHN / REGENT SQUARE / ADESTE FIDELES),” “I Saw Three Ships (I SAW THREE SHIPS / SUSSEX CAROL),” “Joy of Every Longing Heart (JESU, JOY OF MAN’S DESIRING / DIVINUM MYSTERIUM),” “Rise Up, Shepeherd, Go Tell It! (FOLLOW / GO TELL IT),” and “A Holy, Silent Night (CAROL / CANTIQUE DE NOEL / STILLE NACHT).”

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About the Author:
Caryn G. is a graduate of Trinity Lutheran College (Washington state). She has over 24 years of experience working at Stanton’s in both the Piano and Choral departments, specializing in sacred piano music. She is a church pianist/accompanist and has enjoyed being a piano teacher and singing in many choirs over the years. When not working at Stanton’s or at church, she loves spending time with family members and friends, traveling and exploring, watching movies, reading, bike riding and most recently trying to better her culinary knowledge and be a little more artsy by painting rocks and water coloring.