Format : Sheet music
SKU: LO.20-1390L
ISBN 9780893283490.
The distinguished hymn settings that are included in this collection span the spiritual journey that we as Christians make each year from Lent to Easter. Ten titles, each a proven creative gem, fill the need for meaningful musical offerings during Lent, Palm Sunday, Holy Week, Easter, and Ascension worship services. Each work has been thoughtfully selected for its appropriateness to the season, musical accessibility and overall variety of style.
SKU: LO.99-2646L
UPC: 000308124224.
In this dramatic and powerful work, Ruth Elaine Schram imagines the responses of other witnesses at Calvary, creating short dramatic monologues for each: the contemptuous soldier; the crucified thief's sympathetic sibling; the scornful priest; the anguished shepherd; the grieving mother of Christ; and the heartbroken disciple, searching for answers. Her remarkable score conveys Christ's words deftly and passionately, and the music is both tuneful and easily prepared. Appropriate for choirs of all sizes, it offers a small orchestra accompaniment for larger choirs and an intimate instrumental reduction to accompany smaller choirs. This selection offers additional flexibility with two options for the conclusion. For Lent and Holy Week, performances can end contemplatively with the congregation singing the beloved folk hymn What Wondrous Love Is This, while an alternate triumphant chorus of Alleluias is perfect for Easter worship.
SKU: LO.99-2649L
UPC: 000308124255.