Embrace the love that the cross requires cling to the One whose heart knew ev'ry pain...Embrace the cross of Jesus. This well-known contemporary song as recorded by Steve Green and masterfully arranged by Allen Pote may be used during Lenten/Easter season or any time of the year. Performance Time: Approx. 3:00.Available separately: SATB SAB and ChoirTrax CD.

POD-Embrace is a work by Helen Grime for Clarinet in B Flat and Trumpet in C. Commissioned by the Tanglewood Music Center in honour of its 75th Anniversary Season a full performance of thiswork lasts around 5 minutes.

Guitar Tab songbook of the second album from Embrace. Mixing anthemic ballads with rockier moments this is a worthy follow up to the MacNamara brothers first album The Good Will Out.

At First Light was commissioned by Eric Bruskin a resident of Philadelphia USA in memory of his mother. Eric had a longstanding enthusiasm for my work and I was touched to be the person he approached for a task which is both a privilege and a daunting responsibility. In a sense no music can ever measure up to the weight of love or the hope of consolation vested in it under such circumstances – but in memory I carry the deaths of both my own parents and I was able to draw upon that. Eric’s fondness for my Cello Sonata (itself written in memoriam) led him to ask that I include a solo ‘cello part in the new work – but his attachment also to my polyphonic sacred choral writing meant that he wanted a centrepiece which would be both a showcase of that approach and the celebration of a life well lived. Therefore the seven movements of At First Light arrange themselves as a series of slow meditations surrounding an exuberant 9-minute motet in which the lamenting cello falls temporarily silent. Eric’s Jewish faith meant that approaching an agnostic humanist brought up within the Anglican tradition was hardly free of problems! Gradually though I was able to win his approval for a collated mosaic of texts. This embraces some liturgical Latin (necessary for the motet) as the shared preserve of broad western culture in general but balances it with a secular approach to loss celebration remembrance and the many shades of our mourning those whom we see no longer. Eric was adamant that he did not want the title Requiem; but what has emerged is still a form of semi-secular Requiem in all but name taking its title instead from a phrase in the poem by Thomas Blackburn set as the third movement. This seemed to suggest succinctly how the loss of one very close to us is an awakening into an unfamiliar world where everything is changed. Following the exuberant central movement the texts by the Lebanese-born Kahlil Gibran and the US Kentuckian poet Wendell Berry first address the departed loved one directly then place us within an imaginary funeral cortège where the perennial and universal in human experience become personal without subscribing explicitly to any particular faith (or lack of it). The final text of all is a translation of a Hebraic prayer requested and provided by Eric Bruskin which serves to mirror its Latin counterpart heard at the outset. Throughout the lamenting cello represents a commentary on the experience articulated in the text. It evokes and in a sense tries to embrace and sanctify the individual existential journeys of the bereft as they in turn seek to make their own sense of what the short-lived Second World War poet Alun Lewis called ‘the unbearable beauty of the dead’ (movement 5). In a modern world hostage to ever greater menace displacement bloodshed and anguish I hope fervently that this music not only brings a measure of solace to the person who commissioned it but also makes its own small contribu

This ground-breaking collection of upper-voice carols contains original pieces and arrangements from 27 countries and embraces the choral traditions of cultures worldwide.Chilcott and Knight have selected pieces to appeal to a wide range of young and adult upper-voice choirs written by both established and emerging composers. The Basque Country Canada Australia Switzerland Iceland Nigeria Poland and South Africa are among some of the countries represented and each carol boasts a vivid sense of style or place. Pronunciation guides are provided for choirs who wish to use the original non-English texts whilst English translations are provided throughout makingthe anthology accessible to all choirs.Embrace a new world of styles and sounds - from the playful and rhythmic to the expressive and hymn-like.

The follow-up to the hugely successful Essential Acoustic Playlist, this companion volume features another 70 classic tunes for the acoustic guitar.This book focuses on classic indie hits from the 80s, 90s and beyond. With names like Pulp, Manic Street Preachers, Supergrass, Radiohead, Blur and The Verve all represented, acoustic indie fans need look no further. The book also features a couple of tracks rarely seen in print, such as the classic 'Shine On' from The House Of Love and Jeff Buckley's beautiful version of 'Lilac Wine'.Each song is presented very simply, with lyrics and chord symbols, sothere's no need to be able to read music. As with all products on this site, the arrangements are guaranteed accurate and have been checked by an experienced editor. The chord shapes given are authentic and sound great on an acoustic guitar. The book features simple 'lyrics and chords' format; authentic and easy chord shapes given for every song; includes capo and tuning information where appropriate.Songlist: (I'm Gonna) Cry Myself Blind (Primal Scream); A Design For Life (Manic Street Preachers); A Little Like You (Grand Drive); A Man Needs To Be Told (The Charlatans); A Minha Meninha (The Bees); Ain't That Enough (Teenage Fanclub); All Together Now (The Farm); Alright (Supergrass); Am I Wrong (Mull Historical Society); American English (Idlewild); Average Man (Turin Brakes); Beetlebum (Blur); Buy It In Bottles (Richard Ashcroft); Can You Dig It? (The Mock Turtles); Caught By The River (Doves); Coffee And TV (Blur); Come Away With Me (Norah Jones); Come Back To What You Know (Embrace); Common People (Pulp); Crazy Beat (Blur); Creep (Radiohead); Distant Sun (Crowded House); Don't Let Me Down Gently (The Wonder Stuff); Don't Think You're The First (The Coral); Everlong (Foo Fighters); Fallen Angel (Elbow); Fastboy (The Bluetones); Forget About Tomorrow (Feeder); Getting Away With It (Electronic); Go To Sleep (Radiohead); Grace (Supergrass); Here's Where The Story Ends (The Sundays); High And Dry (Radiohead); History (The Verve); Hooligan (Embrace); I Need Direction (Teenage Fanclub); I Will (Radiohead); In A Room (Dodgy); It's True That We Love One Another (The White Stripes); Just When You're Thinkin' Things Over (The Charlatans); La Breeze (Simian); Lilac Wine (Jeff Buckley); Live In A Hiding Place (Idlewild); Long Distance (Turin Brakes); Lucky (Radiohead); No Surprises (Radiohead); Only Happy When It Rains (Garbage); Out Of Time (Blur); Painkiller (Turin Brakes); Pass It On (The Coral); Personal Jesus (Johnny Cash); Pineapple Head (Crowded House); Poor Misguided Fool (Starsailor); Road Rage (Catatonia); Seen The Light (Supergrass); Seven Nation Army (The White Stripes); Shine On (The House Of Love); Silence Is Easy ( Starsailor); Sk8er Boi (Avril Lavigne); Stay Away From Me( The Star Spangles); The Final Arrears (Mull Historical Society); There There (Radiohead); Thinking About Tomorrow (Beth Orton); This Is How It Feels (Inspiral Carpets); Wake Up Boo! (The Boo Radleys); Words (Doves); Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (The Flaming Lips); You're So Pretty, We're So Pretty (The Charlatans); You've Got Her In Your Pocket (The White Stripes)

Hearts will open wide to embrace the simple message of this tender original: hope dreams joy love! Easily learned in a short rehearsal time your singers will love singing this song!

Richly expressive an old poem is treated with deep rich harmonies and becomes a moving closer for concerts or festivals. Written with an ear to the a cappella glee club tradition the incorporation of Dvorák's Going Home connects to the heart of the audience and wraps them in a warm embrace of beautiful sound. Essential repertoire for men's chorus!

These five Danses Exotiques all embrace the Latin American style and are great fun to play. These are composed and arranged for Alto Saxophone and Piano by Jean Francaix (1912-1997). For ABRSM examinations.

This new Psalm setting from prolific writer Joseph Martin is a lush choral treatment that traditional choirs will immediately embrace. A memorable melody partners with interesting counterpoint to create a lush tapestry ofexpression. Some optional divisi writing gives larger groups a pleasant opportunity for a full rich sound. Lavish!