Singing The Faith expresses the central beliefs of the Methodist Church with its distinctive musical inheritance famously expressing its theology through singing. Singing The Faith is commended to congregations as their core worship resource.A large proportion of the books 830+ items are 20th and 21st century compositions offering congregations a feast of musical choices spanning centuries and c…

Hip hop is cool but what exactly do these producers do? David Bortnick and Daniel Goldsmith from Nobody's Own reveal the inner secrets of the 'Mini Mo' in this action-packed tutorial on the MM6. The MM6 is an incredibleinstrument offering 'Motif' style sounds and features at a crazy price. Although it's not difficult to operate there are still many features and capabilities that are not 'obvious …

A Christmas Musical for Children-Take the journey – then and now – to Bethlehem. This 25-minute musical is a perfect way to showcase younger children who can portray Biblical characters in rhyming dialog while older youth share the significance ofthe journey to the manger as it relates to today. The easy-to-learn songs add to the telling of this meaningful story.Available separately:…

A Musical Journey of Friendship and Adventure-Once upon a time there lived a bear with many friends but he was restless. Surely there is more to life than eating honey and berries and sleeping the winter away! It's time to expand my horizons he thought. So one day Da Beardeclares ?this is the day? and begins his journey up the mountain in search of adventure and - ?to see what he could see ? o…

Par VAN NUETEN GUY. Contact by Guy Van Nueten originated from the feeling of being abandoned, such as a person who treks through a barren desert following a great disaster and asks himself if there's any point in carrying on when every day brings just more of the same - still more desert. I suspect that each of us has such a desert within himself, but that it depends on circumstances whether or no…

Gates is the second section from the ballet MAA scored for Chamber group tape and live electronics. Written in 1991 commissioned by the Finnish National Opera this work beautifully demonstrates the poeticism of Saariaho's music with a sensuous calm that permeates throughout. MAA translates from Finnish into world earth or country. It is a complimentary title as the ballet does not have a plot…

MGV (musique grand vitesse) was conceived as a set of interconnected journeys performed without pause but listed as nine separate tracks on Michael Nyman’s 23rd album. Since then Christopher Wheeldon has choreographed a danceto the work so there is now a DGV (dance grand vitesse) to add to the layers.When the French city of Lille produced a festival in 1993 to celebrate the inauguration …

John Luther Adams: Ilimaq for four percussionists (or one percussionist with digital delay).   Grammy-winning composer John Luther Adams always speaks with reverence about capturing “the tone within thenoise ” and if any of his recent work can be said to take that mission directly to heart it’s Ilimaq. A true electro-acoustic recording that channels the energy passion and preci…

Haydn?s Symphony in C major Hob. I: 90 dated 1788 in the autograph belongs to a group of works that he composed between the Paris symphonies (Hob. I: 82 87) and the London symphonies (Hob. I: 93 104). It thus belongs to the last symphonies he wrote before his journeys to England in 1791 92 and 1794 95. Continuing the collaboration between Bärenreiter and the G. Henle publishing company regardin…

Haydn?s Symphony in C major Hob. I: 90 dated 1788 in the autograph belongs to a group of works that he composed between the Paris symphonies (Hob. I: 82 87) and the London symphonies (Hob. I: 93 104). It thus belongs to the last symphonies he wrote before his journeys to England in 1791 92 and 1794 95. Continuing the collaboration between Bärenreiter and the G. Henle publishing company regardin…