FMP NEWS…

SALE! "Pentatonic Lullaby" from A Pentad for Piano is included in List B of the Grade 1 repertoire selections in the new 2008 RCM Piano Syllabus. Until September 30th A Pentad for Piano will be on sale for only $5 (25% off).

The latest publication in our sacred choral catalogue is Stephanie Martin's Drop, Drop, Slow Tears for SATB a capella. Ms. Martin is the Director of Music at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Toronto where she carries on the tradition of choral singing established by Healey Willan in the 1920's. Only $1.25 per copy + shipping. Click here for an audio sample.

Toccata for piano solo (grade X in the Victoria Conservatory syllabus) has just been reprinted, with a new cover design and a cleaner look on the page. Only $9 + shipping.

As well as sacred choral works we also publish music appropriate for children’s choirs. Take a look at The Yak ($1 ea.) and The Microbe ($1.20 ea.), both based on poems by Hilaire Belloc. If you are a choral conductor, ask for your free choral sample.

For more advanced adult choirs try Four Limericks for SATTBarB: settings of “There once was a man with a Beard”, “There once was a Lady of Ealing”, “There once was a Man of Antigua”, and “There once was a Lady of Ryde”. The last is available as an .mp3 sample – see the link on the Catalogue page.

For solo singers our most popular item is “Barter” ($6), available individually for low, medium and high voice, or included in the collection Six Songs ($13) all with texts by Sara Teasdale.