Blessings

A Gaelic Blessing is a simple and catchy piece by Craig McLeish. This piece will be particularly useful for school, junior and community choirs, and a tuneful introduction to singing simple contrapuntal lines. The second soprano part repeats the tune at bar 33 and should dominate here - the first sopranos and altos should support appropriately. Ease and beauty of tone should be of paramount importance throughout. An inspiring selection of new works from a range of contemporary composers, the Novello New Choral Series offers pieces for all types of choirs, including sacred and secular works from simple, four-part settings to more expansive, yet accessible, repertoire in an exciting variety of styles. Craig McLeish began his musical life as a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral under Barry Rose. He began composing at the age of ten and his preces and responses for four trebles are still in the repertoire. After a degree at York University he returned to London to study at the Guildhall and sang again at St Paul's as a tenor. At the time he also arranged and copied music for West End shows such as Les Miserables and Miss Saigon, and played bass guitar for various groups. This led to a spell in the cult pop band 'Fat and Frantic', who shaved the top 100 twice with the whimsical anthem Last night my wife hoovered my head. He also worked as musical assistant for David Heneker (Half a Sixpence) and David Fanshawe (African Sanctus). In 1992 Craig became director of the Methodist Association of Youth Clubs Orchestra and Singers, performing concerts throughout the UK and becoming involved in a number of recordings and BBC broadcasts. During this time he arranged more than 250 orchestral scores ranging from Queen to Calamity Jane, Stravinsky and Stevie Wonder. Alongside this he began arranging and writing songs for children's collections (Big Blue Planet, Love Shone Down) and producing recordings and string arrangements for various artists (Sheila Walsh, Kim Hill, Matt Redman). He is also well known as a conductor and arranger for Songs of Praise. Recently Craig has collaborated with composer Tolga Kashif writing orchestrations for the RPO's Seo Taiji Symphony, the Classic FM chart-topping CD by saxophonist Tyler Rix, and the Genesis Suite which was premiered at the Barbican. He has been musical director of Young Voices UK for 13 years, bringing large school choirs together to play with a live band and solo artists, and currently conducts the Milton Keynes Community Choir, Hart and Soul Community Choir and the Milton Keynes Youth Choir. / Choeur SSA

Several traditional Irish blessings beautifully combined together with a simple vocal arrangement. The piano accompaniment is thoughtfully contemporary which brings great appeal to younger singers. A lovely way to add an encore performance to your programming. Several traditional Irish blessings beautifully combined together with a simple vocal arrangement. The piano accompaniment is thoughtfully contemporary which brings great appeal to younger singers. A lovely way to add an encore performance to your programming.

21 of Christian musics top hits are presented in this collection of intermediate level piano solo arrangements. Includes: Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) ? Blessings ? Forever Reign ? How Great Is Our God ? I Will Rise ? Mighty to Save ? Oceans(Where Feet May Fail) ? Praise You in This Storm ? 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) ? Your Grace Is Enough ? and more.

Uses: General Thanksgiving Scripture: Galatians 5:22 Ephesians 1:3 Beginning with a free flowing opening replete with luxuriant harmonies this anthem awakens the dawn with the spirit of gratitude. Soon a good-natured accompaniment takes the reins and the appearance of the familiar hymn Count Your Blessings lifts spirits with a confident statement of faith and thanksgiving. Splendid part-writing makes this an easy learn. A winner!

An African Prayer and Blessings. Included in the Choirbook for The Queen published to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen in 2012. The original concept for this project emerged in 2004 from asuggestion made by Robert Ponsonby to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen in 2012 with a ?festival? of new anthems to be sung in beautiful places of worship by the best choirs throughout the UK.

The Solos From Musicals For Kids song book is a great new collection featuring recorded child soloists on the CD as well as accompaniments for practice. Songs Include: The Bare Necessities ? Be Kind to Your Parents ? Beauty and the Beast ? Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep ? Gary Indiana ? and more!

'As plentiful as the grass that grows the sands on the shore the dew in the meadow or the wind across the moor...so shall grace and blessings be.' This beautiful Irish blessing text is creatively set in an expressive a cappella original work by Audrey Snyder. Excellent programming for treble choirs of all ages. Available for SSA acappella. Performance Time: Approx. 1:45.

Words from Philippians 4:7-One of the most inspirational blessings in all of scripture is presented in this new anthem from one of our most popular writing teams. The music presents long flowing lines that are perfectly suited to the calming thoughts of thetext. This anthem is good as an anthem or as a choral benediction. Directors will clearly see several options for shorter versions of this anthem to accommodate worship service time constraints. Inspired!