SKU: HL.35029316
UPC: 884088952662. 5x5 inches. Joseph M. Martin/Heather Sorenson.
Uses: Lent, General, Healing Scripture: Isaiah 64:8; Jeremiah 18:1-6; Luke 4:18; Job 42:10 This dramatic vocal tableau is a heart-centric tone poem that reaches deep to convey a message of hope and grace. The text uses the imagery of a stained glass window shattered by life's journey, made beautiful again by the Master Artist's touch. The music is fragile and vulnerable, and acts as a soundtrack to this message of restoration. The beautiful colors of the optional orchestration tug at the spirit with tender lines of deep expression and decorate the flowing piano writing with sensitivity. Score and Parts (hn, perc 1-2, vc, synth) available as a digital download.
SKU: PR.110418140
ISBN 9781491129432. UPC: 680160640379.
Matheson’s five-movement work is a setting of stained glass windows created by Marc Chagall and Henri Matisse for a rustic country church adjoining the Rockefeller estate near Sleepy Hollow on the Hudson River. Matheson’s suite draws from four Chagall windows: 1. Jeremiah, 2. Isaiah, 3. Crucifixion, 4. The Good Samaritan, and culminates with Matisse’s 5. The Rose.In 1954, the Rockefeller family asked Henri Matisse to create a stained glass Rose Window for the Union Church of Pocantico Hills, New York as a memorial to Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, the great art patroness and a founder of the Museum of Modern Art. It was to be the artist’s last work. A few years later, Mrs. Rockefeller’s youngest son, David, acting on behalf of the family, commissioned Marc Chagall to create an entire series of stained glass windows to fill the rest of the small church resulting in the large, majestic “Good Samaritan†window and eight sublime smaller windows, each depicting a biblical figure or scene. In 2015, Premiere Commission commissioned James Matheson to compose WINDOWS to celebrate the centennial of the Union Church of Pocantico Hills and the 100th birthday of David Rockefeller. This deeply touching, epic cycle distills into music the intimate, often heart-rending, visions of Chagall as well as the powerful simplicity of Matisse’s modern design which utilizes the striking collage forms he employed in his final years. Matheson’s work also reflects the influence of Olivier Messiaen’s own theologically-inspired music. Like the French master, Matheson utilizes large-scale blocks of harmonies with organ-like sonorities to support and shift the music’s kaleidoscopic planes of color and set into relief the work’s piercing motifs and intricate patterns. The universal themes of love and sacrifice (“Jeremiah†and “Isaiahâ€), loss and altruism (“Crucifixion†and “The Good Samaritanâ€) and the jubilant celebration of life and nature (“The Roseâ€) are memorably portrayed in this poignant tribute to the human spirit.—Bruce Levingston.
SKU: GI.G-006200
UPC: 641151061863.
Hands-on activities, puzzles, and stories for children ages 5-10! All pages in each book are on the included CD-ROM allowing you to make unlimited reprints or to easily insert into a bulletin or other publication. Great for catechists, teachers, and parents to share with their children! Teach your child or classroom how to identify and better understand the ritual objects and actions observed in church with these engaging activities — from the altar to the vestments to the stained glass windows and much more!
SKU: HL.35031696
UPC: 888680687403. 5.0x5.0x0.2 inches. Arr. Joseph M. Martin/Brad Nix. 1 Kings 22:19, Exodus 15:1-21, Nahum 1:3, Revelation 5:9.
A glorious joining of two noble hymntunes is found in this sturdy octavo. Ideal for Christ the King Sunday, this praiseworthy text is filled with acclamations of worship and adoration. This festive setting offers brass, timpani and handbell options, and stylistically it conjures visions of cathedrals and stained glass. Consider including the congregation on the last verse for a festive finale! Score and Parts (tpt 1-2, tbn 1-2, timp) and Part for Handbells (3 oct.) available as a digital download.
SKU: HL.48184431
UPC: 888680847746. 10.0x12.25x0.275 inches.
Full Score. Un Vitrail et des Oiseaux (A stained glass window and birds) incorporates both of Messiaen?s key preoccupations, the songs of birds and light. Written in 1986 for piano and woodwind ensemble (four each of flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon) with trumpet and percussion. .
SKU: SU.80101480
Fenestral Nocturnes (2020) was commissioned by organist Philip Hartmann to mark the 50th anniversary of the completion of the stained glass windows in the Pauluskirche in Ulm, Germany. The 16 dramatic windows were created by the German artist Klaus Arnold (1928-2009). The three movements take inspiration from several of the windows and Arnold's distinctive postmodern artistic style for portraying the Biblical ideas. (The three movements are: The Damascus Road, The Good Shepherd, and The Eternal City of God)Organ Duration: 15' Composed: 2020 Published by: Zimbel Press.