SKU: HL.293398
ISBN 9781540051004. UPC: 888680936150. 8.5x11.0x1.086 inches.
This cantata is a celebration of light. Filled with time-honored carols and expressive original songs, this work will dazzle and inspire. The first half of the cantata is dedicated to hopeful prophecies associated with the coming Light of the World. With the birth of Jesus, the second part moves forward to declare the tidings of great joy and is crowned with an opportunity for the congregation to join in singing, Joy to the World. Brant Adams and Robert Sterling shine as orchestrators of this truly festive work. Glorious! Songs include: A Festive Call to Christmas; Celebration of Light; Come, Golden Light; Dazzling Joy; Beautiful Name; Dreamer of Stars; Angel Song; Silver and Shadows; Joyous Carols of Christmas. Score and Parts for Full Orchestra (fl 1-2, ob, cl 1-2, bn, hn 1-2, tpt 1-3, tbn, 1-2, tba, timp, perc 1-2, hp, pno, vn 1-2, va, vc, db) available as a Printed Edition and as a digital download. Score and Parts for Consort (fl, cl, tpt 1-2, tbn, perc, kybd str) available as a Printed Edition and as a digital download.
SKU: HL.293395
ISBN 9781540050984. UPC: 888680936129. 9.0x13.75x2.61 inches.
SKU: HL.293402
ISBN 9781540051042. UPC: 888680936198. 5.0x5.0x0.075 inches.
SKU: HL.293401
ISBN 9781540051035. UPC: 888680936181. 5.0x5.0x0.197 inches.
SKU: HL.293403
ISBN 9781540051059. UPC: 888680936204. 5.0x5.0x1.011 inches.
SKU: HL.293400
ISBN 9781540051028. UPC: 888680936174. 5.0x5.0x0.197 inches.
SKU: HL.293405
ISBN 9781540051073. UPC: 888680936228. 5.0x5.0x1.059 inches.
SKU: HL.293404
ISBN 9781540051066. UPC: 888680936211. 6.75x10.5x0.388 inches.
SKU: HL.294951
UPC: 888680944490. 5.0x5.0x0.145 inches. Luke 2:14, Matthew 2:10.
This dazzling menagerie of festive carols from the cantata And There Was Light will add sparkle to your Christmas program. The seasonal spirit is alive and well from the first notes of the extended introduction to the final triumphant chords. Arranged for success, these colorful carols celebrate the birth of Christ with a glorious sweep of sound and message. A must-do finale for Christmas concerts! Songs include: Ding Dong! Merrily on High; While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; Joy to the World. Score and Parts for Full Orchestra (fl 1-2, ob, cl 1-2, bn, hn 1-2, tpt 1-3, tbn 1-2, tba, timp, perc 1-2, hp, vn 1-2, va, vc, db) available as a digital download. Score and Parts for Consort (fl, cl, tpt 1-2, tbn, perc, kybd) also available as a digital download.
SKU: WD.080689856723
UPC: 080689856723.
The Very Simply Series, from Word Music & Church Resources, once again brings you a festive, dynamic and spiritually impactful seasonal musical for Unison/optional 2-Part Choir. Light of Bethlehem proclaims the majesty of the newborn King and celebrates the wonderful, glorious birth of our Savior!Easy-to-Learn, Easy-to-Sing are the hallmarks of this popular series from Word Music & Church Resources...built on a foundation of great arrangements from some of today's leading arrangers, expertly re-purposed into a Unison Choir format, and featuring accompaniment tracks that will make your choir sound bigger than life (along with an Accompaniment DVD designed to give your presentation the same flair and impact you would normally expect to find in much bigger, more elaborate productions!). This joyous, fun and simple musical is great for choirs that are challenged on resources and rehearsal time, yet big on spirit, talent and heart! Perfectly appropriate for choirs of any size, Light of Bethlehem lends a delightful opportunity to grow and expand the performance options of smaller choirs, while also offering perfect practically-no-rehearsal-needed material for larger, more experienced choirs.Light of Bethlehem is sure to distinguish your choir from the rest, and enable your music ministry to far exceed everyone's expectations. Let the easy-learn-easy-sing unison format of Word's Very Simply Series enhance your choir's ability and give you the leadership resource you need to encourage them to present their most powerful Christmas program to date!Song Titles: Joy to the World! with Celebrate! The Joy and Wonder of Christmas * Angels, from the Realms of Glory * The Light of Bethlehem * Adore Him with O Come, Let Us Adore Him * Let the World Rejoice * Sing, All Ye People with Joy to the World (Unspeakable Joy).
SKU: WD.080689745027
UPC: 080689745027.
SKU: WD.080689966125
UPC: 080689966125.
SKU: WD.080689931222
UPC: 080689931222.
SKU: WD.080689593093
UPC: 080689593093.
SKU: WD.080689620393
UPC: 080689620393.
SKU: WD.080689557170
UPC: 080689557170.
The Very Simply Series, from Word Music & Church Resources, once again brings you a festive, dynamic and spiritually impactful seasonal musical for Unison/optional 2-Part Choir. Light of Bethlehem proclaims the majesty of the newborn King and celebrates the wonderful, glorious birth of our Savior! Easy-to-Learn, Easy-to-Sing are the hallmarks of this popular series from Word Music & Church Resources...built on a foundation of great arrangements from some of today’s leading arrangers, expertly repurposed into a Unison Choir format, and featuring accompaniment tracks that will make your choir sound bigger than life (along with an Accompaniment DVD designed to give your presentation the same flair and impact you would normally expect to find in much bigger, more elaborate productions!). This joyous, fun and simple musical is great for choirs that are challenged on resources and rehearsal time, yet big on spirit, talent and heart! Perfectly appropriate for choirs of any size, Light of Bethlehem lends a delightful opportunity to grow and expand the performance options of smaller choirs, while also offering perfect “practically-no-rehearsal needed†material for larger, more experienced choirs. Light of Bethlehem is sure to distinguish your choir from the rest, and enable your music ministry to far exceed everyone’s expectations. Let the easy-learn-easy-sing unison format of Word’s Very Simply Series enhance your choir’s ability and give you the leadership resource you need to encourage them to present their most powerful Christmas program to date!
SKU: PR.31241902S
UPC: 680160690589. English.
Commissioned by the San Francisco Choral Society and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir, Terra Nostra is a 70-minute oratorio on the relationship between our planet and humankind, how this relationship has shifted over time, and how we can re-establish a harmonious balance. Part I: Creation of the World explores various creation myths from different cultures, culminating in a joyous celebration of the beauty of our planet. Part II: The Rise of Humanity examines human achievements, particularly since the dawn of our Industrial Age, and how these achievements have impacted the planet. Part III: Searching for Balance questions how to create more awareness for our planet’s plight, re-establish a deeper connection to it, and find a balance for living within our planet’s resources. In addition to the complete oratorio, stand-alone movements for mixed chorus, and for solo voice with piano, are also available separately.Terra Nostra focuses on the relationship between our planet and mankind, how this relationship has shifted over time, and how we can re-establish a harmonious balance. The oratorio is divided into three parts:Part I: Creation of the World celebrates the birth and beauty of our planet. The oratorio begins with creation myths from India, North America, and Egypt that are integrated into the opening lines of Genesis from the Old Testament. The music surges forth from these creation stories into “God’s World†by Edna St. Vincent Millay, which describes the world in exuberant and vivid detail. Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “On thine own child†praises Mother Earth for her role bringing forth all life, while Walt Whitman sings a love song to the planet in “Smile O voluptuous cool-breathed earth!†Part I ends with “A Blade of Grass†in which Whitman muses how our planet has been spinning in the heavens for a very long time.Part II: The Rise of Humanity examines the achievements of mankind, particularly since the dawn of the Industrial Age. Lord Alfred Tennyson’s “Locksley Hall†sets an auspicious tone that mankind is on the verge of great discoveries. This is followed in short order by Charles Mackay’s “Railways 1846,†William Ernest Henley’s “A Song of Speed,†and John Gillespie Magee, Jr.’s “High Flight,†each of which celebrates a new milestone in technological achievement. In “Binsey Poplars,†Gerard Manley Hopkins takes note of the effect that these advances are having on the planet, with trees being brought down and landscapes forever changed. Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “A Dirge†concludes Part II with a warning that the planet is beginning to sound a grave alarm.Part III: Searching for Balance questions how we can create more awareness for our planet’s plight, re-establish a deeper connection to it, and find a balance for living within our planet’s resources. Three texts continue the earth’s plea that ended the previous section: Lord Byron’s “Darkness†speaks of a natural disaster (a volcano) that has blotted out the sun from humanity and the panic that ensues; contemporary poet Esther Iverem’s “Earth Screaming†gives voice to the modern issues of our changing climate; and William Wordsworth’s “The World Is Too Much With Us†warns us that we are almost out of time to change our course. Contemporary/agrarian poet Wendell Berry’s “The Want of Peace†speaks to us at the climax of the oratorio, reminding us that we can find harmony with the planet if we choose to live more simply, and to recall that we ourselves came from the earth. Two Walt Whitman texts (“A Child said, What is the grass?†and “There was a child went forth every dayâ€) echo Berry’s thoughts, reminding us that we are of the earth, as is everything that we see on our planet. The oratorio concludes with a reprise of Whitman’s “A Blade of Grass†from Part I, this time interspersed with an additional Whitman text that sublimely states, “I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love…â€My hope in writing this oratorio is to invite audience members to consider how we interact with our planet, and what we can each personally do to keep the planet going for future generations. We are the only stewards Earth has; what can we each do to leave her in better shape than we found her?
SKU: PR.312419020
ISBN 9781491131862. UPC: 680160680474. 6.875 x 10.5 inches. English.
SKU: PR.31241902A
UPC: 680160690510. English.
SKU: MN.90-70
Text: Marilyn Biery.
This collection of twenty-five original hymn texts flows from the writers years of experience as a practicing Church musician. The texts cover many aspects of the church year and includes texts for many particular needs such as confirmation and stewardship. Eleven new hymn tunes are also included in this collection. Complete tune, title, topic, meter, and scriptural indexes are included, making this a very useful collection of hymns. Hymns include: Break Forth in Joyous Song Christ is the Vine, We are the Branches Come To Us, O Holy Spirit Easter Dawn, Streaming Bright Embrace the Love that Makes Us One Emmanuel Comes! From the Word of God, Creation Jesus Walked Among the People Joined Together As One Body Lift Up Your Hearts, You Poor in Spirit Listen to the Voice of Gladness Lord God, The Source of Every Gracious Gift May Peace from Christ Come Dwell in You O Dearest Jesus O God of All Life, Now Hid from Our Sight O God of Love, Enable Us O God, Hear My Cry Our Gifts, O Lord, to You We Bring Radiant Light, Love Divine Rejoice, Rejoice, God's Kingdom is Coming Seek a Place of Breathless Beauty The Ancient Story Thrills Our Modern Ear The Frozen Earth Begins to Thaw The Spirit Makes Us One in Christ We Sing our Love for Jesus.
SKU: HP.1898
UPC: 763628118983.
An original composition With the optional use of 2-3 handchimes Barbara Kinyon has once again given us a delightful original composition for 3-5 octaves. Using a sprightly 6 meter, clever use of matellato, thumb damps and plucking, Barbara keeps us ringing with a smile on our face with JOYOUSLY RINGING.
SKU: AP.49969S
ISBN 9781470662417. UPC: 038081579610. English.
Celebrate the warmth and joy of family and community with Joyous Festival, by Jeanne Vultaggio, an original work for Hanukkah inspired by Klezmer style and depicting a lively celebration. Syncopated rhythms and repetition create a festive folk dance feel accessible to your developing musicians. A slower legato section, offering expressive opportunities, represents the sunset gathering to light the menorah's candles, with a gradually building ascending scale motif in the bells representing the lighting of one additional candle on each of the eight days of Hanukkah. (2:10).
SKU: AP.49969
ISBN 9781470662400. UPC: 038081579603. English.