Book/CD package (2 CDs). This is among the most widely used teaching repertoire for singers in the U.S. Over 30 songs in each book, including American and British art songs, folk song arrangements, sacred songs and a sampling of beginning songs in German, Italian, Spanish and French. There is a completely different song selection for each voice type. / Mezzo-Soprano Et Piano

Largement admiré comme l'une des plus belles réalisations de MacMillan, cela promet une expérience absorbante et émouvante en concert, pour les artistes et le public alike. Cette cantate suit diffamations finales du Christ à la Crucifixion, méditant sur chacun pour former une séquence dramatique et émotionnelle. / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Orchestre A Cordes

Written to commemorate the Passion of Christ, this cantata is a moving tribute to His life and ministry. Composed for maximum flexibility and scored for SA(T)B voices, the optional cued notes make it possible for the cantata to grow with your choir. Smaller choirs will enjoy the rich textures and larger ensembles will be able to engage their full resources. For churches that desire an instrumental component, a very modest consort instrumentation creates a reverent accompaniment. The narration contains scriptures and prayers to convey the graceful theme of Christ's sacrificial love. Ending with the crucifixion, A Gathering of Grace will set the stage for Easter morning. Songs include: Prelude of Shadows- In the Stillness of This Moment- Ask of Me- Palm Branches- A Light in the Upper Room- Jesus, in Gethsemane- The Day the Cross Held Up the Sky- A Green Hill Far Away- Recessional. Score and Parts (fl, cl, hn, perc, pno, hp, vn, vc) available as a Printed Edition and as a digital download.

Górecki's Church Songs, based on melodies from Rev Jan Siedlecki's ?piewniki Ko?cielne ('church songbooks'), were composed in 1986. This edition is based on the PWM edition of 2013, which was produced with the assistance of Anna Górecka and Miko?aj Górecki. A special feature of the Boosey publications is the new, alternative Latin sung text by Edward Tambling, which will be attractive to the many choirs who do not wish to sing in Polish. The Latin text is carefully crafted to fit Górecki's score and is both poetic and sensitive to the devotional aspect of the songs. English translations from the Polish are also included, for reference only.The three publications present the songs for sacred use according to devotional subject-matter. In concert performances the songs, or a selection of them, may be performed in any order and combination. Vol 1 contains six songs in praise of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The seven songs in vol 2 take the themes of Good Friday, the Crucifixion, The Cross of Christ and the Resurrection. Vol 3 contains seven songs in praise of St Joseph, St Anne and St Nicholas, the Blessed Sacrament, the Trinity and the Black Madonna of Cz?stochowa. / Choeur Mixte (SATB) A Cappella

(with O Sacred Head Now Wounded)-Uses: Holy Week Good Friday Scripture: Isaiah 53:3-7 - Luke 23:33-34 - Romans 5:6-9 The epic moments surrounding the crucifixion are portrayed in vivid poetry and dramatic music with this creative effort. The theatre of the Word is evident in this poignant tableau as the voices and instruments deliver a powerful score suggesting the horror of the Savior's death. The dotted rhythms and crushing harmonic language of the piece confront us even as they transport us to that ancient hill of suffering. Quoting O Sacred Head Now Wounded in its final moments this piece not only honors the dying Savior but reminds us of the life that is ours through His sacrifice. Includes Violinand Cello parts.

Mount of Olives?(also referred to by the full title ?Christ on the Mount of Olives?) Op. 85 is an oratorio by?Ludwig van Beethoven?portraying the emotional turmoil of Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane prior to his crucifixion. The libretto in German is by the poet Franz Xaver Huber. It was first performed on April 5 1803 at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna; in 1811 it was revised by?Beethoven?for publication by Breitkopf & Härtel.Mount of Olives?is a dramatic oratorio rather than a religious choral Mass or a dramatic opera and isconsidered a much more humanistic portrayal of the Christ passion than other settings such as those by Bach. It concludes at the point of Jesus personally accepting his fate placing the emphasis on his own decision rather than the later Crucifixion or Resurrection.?Novello edition for Voice. A complete performance lasts approximately 50 minutes.

Selected art songs by prominent American composers in the G. Schirmer and AMP catalog, including songs by Samuel Barber, John Duke, Lee Hoiby, Charles Ives, John Jacob Niles, William Schuman, and others.Includes works from Ernst Bacon: It's all I have to bring - Samuel Barber: The Crucifixion- The Daisies- Hey nonny no!- The Monk and His Cat- Mother, I cannot mind my wheel- A Slumber Song of the Madonna- Sure on this shining night - Paul Bowles: Cabin- Heavenly Grass- Sugar in the Cane - Theodore Chanler: The Lamb - Ernest Charles: When I Have Sung My Songs - John Duke: Loveliest of Trees - Richard Hageman: Do not go, my love - Lee Hoiby: Where the Music Comes From - Carles Ives: In the mornin'- Serenity - Herbert Kingsley: The Green Dog - Charles Naginski: The Pasture - John Jacob Niles: Black is the color of my true love's hair- Go 'way from my window- The Lass from the Low Countree - Gladys Rich: American Lullaby - William Roy: This Little Rose - John Sacco: Brother Will, Brother John - William Schuman: Holiday Song- Orpheus with his lute. / Voix Hautes Et Piano

Par SPEARS GREGORY. The Tower and the Garden is a setting of three poems for choir and string quartet. The texts juxtapose the dangers of technological hubris (the tower) and the need for a place of refuge (the garden) in a world threatened by war and ecological disaster. Each text suggest ways in which Catholic thought and imagery might challenge the status quo. The first text, poem 80 from the collection “Cables to the Ace,” was written by Trappist monk and social activist Thomas Merton. It is an eschatological meditation on the garden of Gethsemane, where Christ’s disciples slept on the eve of his crucifixion. Merton compares their slumber to society’s indifference to the destruction of our natural world by potentially dangerous new technologies and war. The second text was written by poet and Catholic activist Denise Levertov. It is a meditation on the Tower of Babel and the tendency for technology in the information and nuclear age to serve only its own growth and to potentially destroy our lives in the bargain. The third poem, written by Keith Garebian, is an homage to queer filmmaker Derek Jarman and his cottage garden at Dungeness on the English coast. Situated precariously between a towering nuclear power plant and the sea, the garden was Jarman’s austere refuge during the final months of his struggle with AIDS. While an atheist and highly critical of the church, Derek Jarman was intrigued by the role religious and hagiographic narratives could play in his filmic indictments of Thatcher-era Britain. This is most notable in his film The Garden, which was shot on location in Dungeness. – Gregory Spears / Niveau : Avancé / Répertoire / Chœur Mixte SATB et Quatuor à Cordes

From the composer of Song of the Shadows Harvest of Sorrows and The Weeping Tree comes a brilliant new innovative cantata for Holy Week The Lenten Sketches. The work is a series of tableaus illustrating thepivotal final days of Christ's earthly ministry the triumphal entry the last supper the garden of Gethsemane and the crucifixion. With a performance time of approximately 30 minutes the cantata is easily integrated into aworship event. There is a full line of support products available to help facilitate your presentation of this dramatic new work including a digital resource kit featuring art work PowerPoint visuals a Bible study practicehints interpretive movement options plus a unique composer's commentary explaining some of the writer's perspective on the composition of the cantata. Expertly orchestrated by Brant Adams this important work is destined tobecome a Lenten classic. Outstanding!Includes: Portrait of Grace; Behold the King of Zion Comes; From an Upper Room; Scenes from Gethsemane; Tableau of Sorrow; Pieta; Epilogue. Available separately: SATB book iPrint Orch CD-ROM Printed Orchestration StudioTrax CD Listening CD 10-Pack listening CDs Preview Pack (Book/Listening CD) RehearsalTrax CDs Digital Resource Kit. Duration: ca. 35:00.

Don Besig and Nancy Price create a moving allegory as a little child witnesses the crucifixion but does not understand. He does not know Jesus but feels tremendous grief and loss at the death of this “stranger.”Scientists and philosophers have said that children frequently understand what adults cannot and “Within the Shadow of the Cross” the little boy discovers that God is there; God IS. If we as adults could onlyperceive that we are children of God and that God IS.

Don Besig and Nancy Price create a moving allegory as a little child witnesses the crucifixion but does not understand. He does not know Jesus but feels tremendous grief and loss at the death of this “stranger.”Scientists and philosophers have said that children frequently understand what adults cannot and “Within the Shadow of the Cross” the little boy discovers that God is there; God IS. If we as adults could onlyperceive that we are children of God and that God IS.

A Meditation on the Sacred Passion of the Holy Redeemer for Tenor (or Soprano) and Bass (or Alto) solo SSA Choir with Organ accompaniment with hymns for congregational participation as arranged by Desmond Ratcliffe. The text was selected and written by Reverend J. Sparrow-Simpson. The crucifixion was first performed in 1887.

This inspired work for Holy Week is a poignant portrait of Christ's final moments and a testimony to his redemptive passion. Don Besig and Nancy Price seamlessly weave the heartrending spiritual “He Never Said a MumblingWord” in and out of an exquisite tapestry of touching harmonies and haunting recollections of the crucifixion. This defining moment in the life of the Savior will be a meaningful subject for your Good Friday commemorations.Breathtaking!