Vespergesang. Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. The bass part also contains an arrangement for organ (Paul Horn) This responsorium and anthem, 'O lux beata', represents a challenge and an enrichment of the spiritual literature for male choir. The psalmody and motet-like realisation of motifs from early Italian music are fused with modern harmonies. 1 / Musique religieuse / Date parution : 1979-06…

From the creative minds of Keith Getty, Kristin Getty, and Fionan De Barra, this Celtic-styled anthem is truly joyful and fresh. Suitable for Thanksgiving or any time, it seamlessly incorporates the Doxology. The optional violin obbligato will add a true Celtic touch! / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

for SSAATTBB and Organ. Par DOVE JONATHAN. Praise Him with the Sound of the Trumpet was commissioned by Alan and Victoria Young to celebrate the eighteenth birthday of their daughter, Kate, to whom the anthem is dedicated. The first performance was given by the Choir of Guildford Cathedral, in which Kate had been a chorister for some time. Kate's great love of music guided the composer's choice of…

Auld Lang Syne. Par TRADITIONAL. This traditional melody is known worldwide as a song of farewell. Jan Van der Roost treated it as an anthem in this splendid arrangement. The melody is brought to us in whole or in part by various instruments and is surrounded by logical yet original - sometimes surprising - chords that dare to fluctuate. After a broad tutti, the ensemble begins to die out. The pie…

Par LARSSON LARS-ERIK. Norge i rødt, hvitt og blått ('Norway in Red, White and Blue') was commissioned by the Oslo Fagott Choir (yes, that is indeed a gay men?s choir) for a concert with The Staff Band of the Armed Forces in 2015. I was given artistic licence to write a more modern and somewhat ?eclectic? arrangement for this originally Swedish melody written by Lars-Erik Larsson, which became som…

Arr. Philip Sparke. Par PARRY CHARLES HUBERT. Everyone will instantly recognize this great patriotic hymn that is often thought of as the second English national anthem. This fanfare band arrangement by Philip Sparke is sure to be used over and over again at your band’s performances. Your audience will not be able to help themselves from joining in with this rousing song everytime you use it as th…

A well-known hymn tune is paired with an earnest new text and setting. The expressive vocal lines give way to soaring phrases, heightening the message of praise and worship. This new SAB voicing of the best-selling SATB edition makes the anthem accessible to choirs of all sizes. / Choeur SAB

Stringpack. Par CURNOW JAMES. FANFARE PRELUDE: O GOD OUR HELP IN AGES PAST is based on the hymn-tune “St. Anne, ” which was used by G. F. Handel in the Chandos anthem “O Praise the Lord, ” and by J. S. Bach in his triple fugue in E-flat “The St. Anne Fugue. ” James Curnow’s FANFARE PRELUDE: O GOD OUR HELP IN AGES PAST captures the thoughts of this magnificent hymn, which speaks of our country’s re…

Par LIEBMAN DAVID. Atonement commemorates the holiest day of the year in the Jewish faith, called Yom Kippur. On that day an individual repents for transgressions which may have occurred during the past year. Fasting and prayer are the activities which begin at sundown with the chanting of Kol Nidre and end twenty four hours later. I wrote the melodies for this piece on Yom Kippur, 1979. Part of t…