› New repertoire for singers and players

Hot off the press, for your group music-making pleasure:

Singing the Gold

A new compilation of original songs by Beechworth-based community music leader Leanne Murphy for community singers and choirs, arranged in High, Middle and Low parts written in the treble stave to allow for a wide variety of arrangement possibilities, and can be readily adapted to other vocal ranges, keys or arrangements.

Songs of the Living World

Laura Brearley's book of 30 songs about our love of the natural world, with notation, lyric and chord charts and recordings featuring singers and musicians from across Victoria. Available from the CMVic online shop

Where Everything is Music

Val Regan (UK) has a new book of 10 harmony songs, inspired by the poetry of Rumi, the 13th century poet, Islamic scholar and Sufi mystic. Email Val if you are interested in purchasing any of her books from outside the UK.

The Melbourne Tune Collection

86 original songs and tunes from 58 different local composers in traditional folk style, available for purchase by sending an email to melbournetunecollection@gmail.com

If you have any other hot tips on new repertoire resources suitable for community groups please email info@cmvic.org.au so we can share it around the networks.