Uptown Downbeat is a classic 1930's Duke with a modern twist, call and response between brass and saxes, great soli sections for both trombones and woodwinds, features solos for clarinet, trumpet, and alto. / Ensemble De Jazz

Uses: General Revival LentScripture: I Corinthians 15:57 Romans 8:37 Romans 8:1 I Timothy 6:12A modern hymn classic is arranged with a respectful touch lifting it from many of the gospel versions and restoring its confident spirit. The trumpet part sparkles with life and the piano accompaniment is full and almost orchestral in its timbre. Sturdy four-part writing adds strength and this message of trust assurance and redemption is appropriate anytime. Always a congregational favorite!

1 Classic and Modern Worship Songs-A collection of ten well-loved songs that can be sung with choir only or with congregation together. Each song is presented two ways?an anthem version and a call to worship version?enabling the worship leader to beginthe service with the main thematic statement of the song and proceed from there. Titles include: Sing Out All the Earth Will Sing Your Praises Welcome in this Place It Is Good Hear Our Praises Glorious This Is YourHouse Praise Adonai Let the Praises Ring and Come and Worship. Orchestration includes score and parts for Flute 1 2 Oboe Clarinet 1 2 Trumpet 1 2 3 Horn 1 2 (Alto Sax) Trombone 1 2 3 (Tenor Sax/BaritoneTC) Percussion Rhythm Violin 1 2 Viola (Clarinet 3) Cello/Bassoon (Bass Clarinet) String Bass and Keyboard String Reduction. Instrumentation varies. SATB Listening CD CD Accompaniment Trax CD 10-Pack and Preview Pack(CD) also available.

1 Classic and Modern Worship Songs-A collection of ten well-loved songs that can be sung with choir only or with congregation together. Each song is presented two ways–an anthem version and a call to worship version–enabling the worship leader to beginthe service with the main thematic statement of the song and proceed from there. Titles include: Sing Out All the Earth Will Sing Your Praises Welcome in this Place It Is Good Hear Our Praises Glorious This Is YourHouse Praise Adonai Let the Praises Ring and Come and Worship. Orchestration includes score and parts for Flute 1 2 Oboe Clarinet 1 2 Trumpet 1 2 3 Horn 1 2 (Alto Sax) Trombone 1 2 3 (Tenor Sax/BaritoneTC) Percussion Rhythm Violin 1 2 Viola (Clarinet 3) Cello/Bassoon (Bass Clarinet) String Bass and Keyboard String Reduction. Instrumentation varies. SATB Listening CD CD Accompaniment Trax CD 10-Pack and Preview Pack(CD) also available.

Ode à la Musique (1961)for Baritone 4-part mixed chorus trumpet two horns three trombones piano and double bass Frank Martin (1890-1974) Frank Martin was born in Geneva Switzerland on 15 September 1890. He was the tenth and youngest child of a clergyman’s family. He played and improvised on the piano even before he went to school. By the age of nine he had composed charming children’s songs that were perfectly balanced without ever having been taught musical forms or harmony. A performance of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion heard at the age of twelve left a lasting impression on the composer for whom J.S. Bachremained the true master. He attended classical languages high school and to please his parents went on to study mathematics and physics at the University of Geneva for two years. Simultaneously he started studying piano and composition with Joseph Lauber who initiated him in the “craft” especially in instrumentation. Between 1918 and 1926 Frank Martin lived in Zurich Rome and Paris working on his own searching for a personal musical language. In 1926 he founded the “Société de Musique de Chambre de Genève” which he led as pianist and harpsichord player for ten years. He taught improvisation and theory of rhythm at the “Institut Jacques-Dalcroze” and chamber music at the Geneva Conservatory of Music. He was artistic director of the “Technicum Moderne de Musique” from 1933 to 1940 and president of the Swiss Association of Musicians between 1942 and 1946. In 1932 he became interested in the 12-tone technique of Arnold Schönberg. He incorporated certain elements into his own musical language creating a synthesis of the chromatic and twelve-tone techniques without however abandoning the sense of tone – that is the hierarchical relations between notes. Le Vin Herbé (1941) was the first important work in which he completely mastered this very personal idiom. Together with the Petite Symphonie Concertante (1944-45) it established his international reputation. Martin’s many musical activities in Switzerland interfered with the peace and

Uses: General RevivalScripture: James 4:6; Romans 3:24-25; Hebrews 4:16; II Peter 3:18A modern contemporary classic takes wing in a musical setting that opens it up to ensembles of any size andlevel. The chorus is so memorable as it articulates the foundations of our faith and declares the attributes of unfailing grace. A beautiful theme for any worshipping choir! A full orchestration and performance track offersadditional options to directors. Available separately: SATB StudioTrax CD (Accomp. SplitTrax Perf.) Orchestration (Score & parts for Flute 1 & 2 Oboe Clarinet 1 & 2 Bassoon Horn 1 & 2 Trumpets 1-3 Trombones 1 & 2 BassTrombone/Tuba Timpani Melodic Percussion Aux. Percussion Piano Violin 1 & 2 Viola Cello Double Bass). Duration: ca. 3:44.