Publications List
1. SCHOTT MUSIC
2. JUDITH CLURMAN G. SCHIRMER CHORAL SERIES
3. JUDITH CLURMAN G. SCHIRMER CHORAL SERIES – REJOICE: HONORING THE JEWISH SPIRIT
4. HAL LEONARD (editor)
5. BOOSEY AND HAWKES (editor)
6. TRANSCONTINENTAL (editor)
7. SUBITO (editor)
1. SCHOTT MUSIC
Distributed by Hal Leonard
• Songs of Freedom: a Celebration of Chanukah
Arrangers: Judith Clurman, Larry Hochman, Brian Stokes Mitchell
© English Translations by Judith Clurman
For soloist or small select group, SATB chorus and piano, orchestra or chamber ensemble.
Orchestrations available on rental.
HL 49019336
Recording: Sono Luminus
Description: “Audiences at the Carnegie Hall stood and cheered.... a wonderful addition to holiday concerts.”
Oh Chanukah! Oh Chanukah!
S'vivon
Lichvod Ha Chanukah
Mi Y'Male,
Haneirot Halalu
Maoz Tsur
2. JUDITH CLURMAN G. SCHIRMER CHORAL SERIES
Distributed by Hal Leonard
• Come ‘Round Right: A Folk Song Suite
(Simple Gifts, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Get Off the Track)
arr. Sally Lamb McCune
SATB A Cappella
HL 50499584
Description: Sally Lamb McCune has arranged three timeless American folk songs for mixed choir, piano, snare drum, piccolo and optional strings. This can be performed as a set or each piece can be sung individually.
• Circle of Life
(Baruch Haba- Pslam 118, Adonai Maon - Psalm 90, Ivu Adonai - Psalm100)
Bruce Ruben
arr. Larry Hochman
HL 50499546
HL 50499563 Clarinet and Strings
Recording: Cherished Moments: Songs of the Jewish Spirit (Essential Voices USA),
Sono Luminus DSL-92182
Description: This cycle of three psalms captures key ritual moments in the Jewish life cycle. Birth, marriage and death are the powerful milestones that frame our existence. Composed by Bruce L. Ruben, Director of the Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music at Hebrew Union College and arranged by Broadway composer and arranger Larry Hochman, this setting of the Psalms for SATB choir, solo, piano, clarinet, violin and cello works equally well in worship or concert. Mvt. 1) Baruch Haba (Psalm 118); Mvt. 2) Adonai Maon (Psalm 90); Mvt. 3) Ivdu Adonai (Psalm 100).
• Habari Gani - What’s the NewsA Celebration of Kwanza
(Wesley Whatley and William Schermerhorn
arr. Larry Hochman
HL 50499577
Description: With a debut at Carnegie Hall as part of the New York Pops annual holiday concert, Habari Gani celebrates the inspiring message of Kwanzaa.
• American Dream
Larry and Laurie Hochman
HL 50499579
HL 50499580 Oboe, horn, piano & strings
Recording: Celebrating the American Spirit (Essential Voices USA)
Sono Luminus DSL-92162
Description: Father/daughter songwriting team Laurie and Larry Hochman have created a tribute to the American dream that connects the past, present and future, framed with the treasured America the Beautiful.
• The New Colossus
David Ludwig
SATB A Cappella
HL 50498761
Recording: Celebrating the American Spirit (Essential Voices USA),
Sono Luminus DSL-92162
Description: Recently performed at the 2013 Inauguration Prayer Service at St. John's Church in Washington, D.C.
• Sing Out Mr. President
Various Combinations of Voices, A Cappella
HL 50490621
Recording: Celebrating the American Spirit (Essential Voices USA)
Sono Luminus DSL-92162
George Washington Washington Round (Michael Gilbertson), John Adams John Adam's Prayer (Jake Heggie), Thomas Jefferson Opinion Is Power (Larry Hochman), James Madison Round (Milton Babbitt), Andrew Jackson One Man with Courage Makes a Majority (Nico Muhly), Abraham Lincoln The Ballot Is Stronger than the Bullet (Jason Robert Brown), Theodore Roosevelt A Theodore Roosevelt Round (Thomas Cabaniss), Woodrow Wilson I Believe in Democracy (Andrew Lippa), Franklin Delano Roosevelt Admonition of FDR (Samuel Adler), Harry Truman Truman (David Ludwig), Dwight David Eisenhower Eisenhower Round (Paul Moravec), John Fitzgerald Kennedy Freedom's Road (Robert Beaser), Ronald Reagan Moral Courage (Jesse Wiener), William Jefferson Clinton An Ode (Zachary Wadsworth), George W. Bush A Simple Oath (Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum), Barack Obama With Hope and Virtue (Georgia Stitt).
Description: Judith Clurman commissioned 16 contemporary composers to write short choral pieces based on the words of 16 American presidents for this collection that combines American history, culture and music. This collection was first featured on NPR during February, 2011. Judith was honored to see it listed as one of the top five works “Presidential” works on New York’s WQXR radio list: Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait, John Adams’ Nixon in China, Steven Stucky’s August 4, 1964, Leonard Bernstein’s White House Cantata, and “Judith Clurman’s project” Sing Out Mr. President.
• Shirim L’Yom Tov – Four Festive Songs
Shulamit Ran
Text: Torah and Haftarah (biblical passages)
SATB A Cappella
HL 50490467
Description: The Pulitzer Prize winning Israeli-American composer Shulamit Ran composed these four settings for the Bar Mitzvah occasions of her two sons.
• Hope
Andrew Lippa
Three part treble with piano
HL 50486690
Description: Composed this work for the Brooklyn Youth Chorus to a text by Emily Dickinson.
• Anatomy of Peace
Marvin Hamlisch
Text: David Zippel
3 part treble, with piano
HL 50486744
Description: The final section of Marvin Hamlisch’s orchestral work, for children's voices and soloist.
• All Shall Be Well
Craig Urquhart
Text: Dame Julian of Norwich
SATB A Cappella
HL 50490037
Description: A short flowing work that weaves vocal lines together. Judith conducted the premiere with the Girton College Choir, at Cambridge University, England.
• Set Me As A Seal
Carson P. Cooman
Text: The Song of Songs
SATB A Cappella
HL 50490038
Recording The Welcome News (Cambridge Consonance)
Gothic Records G-49290
Description: This sweet setting is suitable for performances in both sacred and secular settings.
• De Profundis
Georgia Stitt
Text: Christina Rossetti
SATB A Cappella
HL 50486691
Description: Suitable for high school and college choirs, this work has a rich homophonic texture.
• All Together
Lance Horne
Text: Philip Littell
SATB A Cappella
HL 50490079
Recording: A Season’s Promise (The New York Concert Singers),
New World Records 80592
Description: Premiered at the Lincoln Center Tree Lighting by Project Youth Chorus and the Sesame Street Muppets, this piece is a salute to the December holidays and appeals to diverse audiences. “We are different and the same, all together. What we want this holiday is peace forever.”
• Alleluia
Paul McKibbins
SATB A Cappella
HL 50486692
Description: Premiered by The New York Concert Singers, this rhythmic one minute work is suitable for advanced high school and college choruses.
• Make We Merry
Michael Gilbertson
SATB with piano
HL 50490666
Description: A setting of an anonymous Christmas text. The music has a dance-like medieval quality to it.
• Lux Aeterna
Ivo Antognini
SATB A Cappella
HL 50499655
Description: A poignant setting of the Latin text by Swiss composer Ivo Antognini.
• Al Hanisim
Paul Schoenfield
SATB with piano
HL 50499578
Recording: Cherished Moments: Songs of the Jewish Spirit (Essential Voices USA),
Sono Luminus DSL-92182
Description: With a piano introduction that is both virtuosic and emotional, this Hebrew text, chosen by series editor Judith Clurman in memory of her parents, was the perfect vehicle for University of Michigan composer Paul Schoenfield.
• The Mysterious Cat
Composer: Jonathan Tunick
SATB A Cappella
HL 50600230
Description: Jonathan Tunick has long been regarded as Broadway's preeminent orchestrator and he has been Stephen Sondheim's primary orchestrator from the beginning of his career. He is also a skilled and versatile composer and here he sets the famous Vachel Lindsay poem suggesting a children's pantomime dance. This is a fun, light and descriptive song that will delight singers and audience.
• Whispered and Revealed
Nico Muhly
SATB with harp
HL 50600241
Recording: Holiday Harmonies: Songs of Christmas (Essential Voices USA),
Sono Luminus SLE- 70003
Description: A setting of Longfelow’s poem Snow-Flakes. While the music reflects the delicacy of winter weaher, both text and music hint at the anxiety that can accompany the brutality of the season. A harp part is available separately. The piece was commissioned by Essential Voices USA.
• O Holy Night
Adolph Adama
arr, Ryan Nowlin
SATB with harp
HL 50600236
Recording: Holiday Harmonies: Songs of Christmas (Essential Voices USA),
Sono Luminus SLE- 70003
Description: An intimate and delicate arrangement of this classic carol.
• Vespertilians
Jocelyn Hagen
SATB A Cappella
HL 50600231
Description: This text from Ovid's Metamorphoses speaks of the creatures named for the time they first appear: vespertilians (bats). Not scary or to be feared, rather, here they “slip into shadows” with “translucent wings that sustain their flight” with “diminished bodies” and “the tiniest of voices.”
• You’re A Grand Old Flag
George M. Cohan
Arr. Doug Katsaros
SATB and piano
HL 50600226
HL 50600227 Optional Band Accompaniment
Description: This arrangement was first performed at the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular, on NBC television, July 4, 2014.
• America the Beautiful
Samuel A. Ward
Arr. Ryan Nowlin
SATB and piano
HL 50600224
HL 50600225 Optional Band Accompaniment
Description: This arrangement was first performed at the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular, on NBC television, July 4, 2014.
• Star Spangled Banner
George M. Cohan
Arr. Doug Katsaros
SATB and piano
HL 50600228
HL 50600229 Optional Band Accompaniment
Description: This arrangement of our national anthem, was first performed at the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular, on NBC television with soloist Idina Menzel, Judith Clurman's Essential Voices USA, and Sherrie Maricle's Diva Jazz Orchestra. The recording has been placed in the archives at Ft. McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland.
3. JUDITH CLURMAN G. SCHIRMER CHORAL SERIES – REJOICE: HONORING THE JEWISH SPIRIT
• Set Me Aa A Seal
Composer: Nico Muhly
SATB with piano
HL 50600240
Recording: Cherished Moments: Songs of the Jewish Spirit (Essential Voices USA),
Sono Luminus DSL-92182
Description: This was written for Judith Clurman in 2001. In the Jewish tradition, the Song of Songs is associated with love and the coming of spring. This setting is a powerful example of the highly sensual and passionate love poetry. It has long been interpreted by both the Jewish and Christian traditions as an extended allegory for the relationship between God and God's people as well as between two people in love. The text is a combination of Hebrew and English.
• Borukh Ate, Zingt Der Tate
Composer: Solomon Golub
Arranger: Zalmen Mlotek
SATB A Cappella
HL 50600238
Recording: Cherished Moments: Songs of the Jewish Spirit (Essential Voices USA),
Sono Luminus DSL-92182
Description: The Yiddish text describes a father chanting the blessings over the Chanukah Menorah.
• Adonai Roi
Composer: Judith Shatin
SATB A Cappella
HL 50600259
New World Records 80504>
Description: This is an a cappella setting of Psalm 23, set in Hebrew. Composer Judith Shatin wrote this piece in 1995 and dedicated it to the memory of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
• Tzadik Katamar
Composer: Emanuel Kirschner
Arranger: Larry Hochman
SATB and keyboard
HL 50600233
Recording: Cherished Moments: Songs of the Jewish Spirit (Essential Voices USA),
Sono Luminus DSL-92182
Description: The text of Tzadik Katamar is the final verses of Psalm 92. Composer Emanuel Kirschner served as chief cantor of Munich for much of his career. His setting, written for solo cantor and organ, originally published in 1891, has been adapted for keyboard and chorus, with an optional orchestration for strings and clarinet.
4. HAL LEONARD
• The Music in My Mind
Music by Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics by Rupert Holmes
(Vocals arranged by Judith Clurman; Piano arranged by Larry Hochman)
HL 00118185
Description: From the children's book Marvin Makes Music by the late composer Marvin Hamlisch, this song celebrates the true story of how Marvin loved to play the piano and compose his own songs. All the sounds in a child's world come together to create the music “in my mind – a song worth singing.”
• The Pledge of Allegiance
Laurie Angela Hochman/arr. Larry Hochman
SATBB
Hal Leonard HL 00115916
00115916 Accompaniment Parts (Digital)
Recording: Celebrating the American Spirit (Essential Voices USA),
Sono Luminus DSL-92162
Description: From Judith Clurman’s Essential Voices USA recording Celebrating the American Spirit.
5. BOOSEY AND HAWKES (editor)
• Ave Maria
Wayne Oquin
SATB DV A Cappella
Boosey and Hawkes
HL 48005072
Recording: A Season’s Promise (The New York Concert Singers),
New World Records 80592
Description: This contemporary setting of the traditional Latin text has been praised by critics, performers, and teachers. High school students particularly enjoy singing it. It is published as part of the Holiday Light Series of Boosey and Hawkes, which Judith edited.
• A Season’s Promise
Dave Conner
SATB with piano
Boosey and Hawkes
HL 48005039
Description: Originally written for the Lincoln Center Tree Lighting the first performance was given by Sesame Street Muppets.
6. TRANSCONTINENTAL (editor)
• Shehashalom Shelo/Benediction
David Diamond
SATB with piano (or organ)
Transcontinental Music
HL 00191434
Description: An elegant work about peace.
7. SUBITO (editor)
• We the People
Sandy Wilbur
Vocal Arrangement by Larry Hochman and Judith Clurman
Instrumental Arrangement by Larry Hochman
SATB, SA, Unison with piano or rhythm section accompaniment (Guitar,Bass, Piano, Synth, & Drums)
Other voicings available
SU.27010020
Description: A setting of the preamble to the US Constitution.