New music reviewed in December 2007

Piano Solo

(S1) Northern Lights: 23 New Works by Canadian Composers. (Mayfair Montgomery)
(S1) Five Finger Christmas Hits arranged by Tom Gerou. (Alfred)
(S1-3) In Recital with Christmas Favorites, Books One-Three, edited by Helen Marlais. (F.J.H)
(S1-6) Making Tracks, Volumes One and Two. (Mayfair Montgomery)
(S2) Musical Moods by Rebecca A. Pulju. (F.J.H) 
(S2) Romantic Sketches by Martha Mier. (Alfred)
(S2-3) Seasons: Eight Original Piano Solos by Carolyn Miller. (Willis/Hal Leonard)
(S2-3) The Music Tree Christmas, Parts Three and Four, arranged by Louise Goss, Sam Holland, and Steve Betts. (Alfred)
(S2-3) Saturday at the Movies and Drive In Creature Double Feature by Robert Donahue. (Manduca)
(S2-3) Student Activity Book, Succeeding with the Masters, Classical Era, Volume One, by Helen Marlais with Kristen Avila. (F.J.H)
(S2-3) In Recital with Classical Themes, Volume One, compiled and edited by Helen Marlais. (F.J.H)
(S3) Hava Nagila arranged by Edwin McLean. (F.J.H)
(S3) Easy as Falling Off a Log by Remi Bouchard. (Waterloo Music/Mayfair)
(S3) A Musical Collage by Emilie Lin. (F.J.H.)
(S3) Three 12-Tone Waltzes Plus Student 12-Tone Composing Outlines by Lee Evans. (Piano Plus/Hal Leonard) 
(S3) Tumbling Toccatina by Claudette Hudelson. (Willis) 
(S3) Sophisticated Jazz by Mike Kocour. (Noteworthy)
(S3) Round the Clock by George Kiorpes. (Willis/Hal Leonard)
(S3-4) Christmas Memories, Books One, Two, and Three, arranged by Melody Bober. (Alfred)
(S4) Jazz It Up arranged by Eric Baumgartner. (Willis/Hal Leonard)
(S4) The Nutcracker Suite by Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky, arranged by Carol Klose.  (Hal Leonard)
(S4) Symphony of Spring by Kevin Costley. (F.J.H.)
(S4) Exploring Jazz Piano, Volume One, by Tim Richards. (Schott/Hal Leonard)
(S4) Rondo D Major, KV. 485 by W.A. Mozart, edited by Ulrich Leisinger with fingering by Hans Kann. (Wiener Urtext/Hal Leonard)
(S4-5) Hollywood Dreams by Dan Coates. (Alfred)
(S5) Christmas: The Best Christmas Hits from the Holiday Season arranged by Jan Sanborn. (Alfred)
(S5) Jesus, Joy of Man’s Desiring, by J.S. Bach, arranged by Seymour Bernstein. (Manduca Music)
(S5) A Portrait of Robert Starer features Sketches in Color and selections from At Home Alone. (Hal Leonard)