An Instrument of Thy Peace (SATB)

John Rutter's Lord Make Me An Instrument Of Thy Peace for SATB Choir with Organ accompaniment.

Choral SuiteInstrument : mixed choir (SATB) and piano (organ)Type : vocal/piano scoreNombre de Pages : 40As featured on the best-selling CD, this is a powerful and compelling account of the descent into and terrible consequences of war. Commissioned for the millennium by the Royal Armouries and dedicated to the victims of the Kosovo crisis, this work is a contemporary example of a mass based on the 15th-century French song L?Homme Armé (The Armed Man). The complete work sets sacred and secular texts including Tennyson, Kipling, The Koran and the Hindu Mahàbharàta within the framework of the Christian mass. Championed by Classic FM it has captured the imagination of music lovers everywhere to become not only a chart-topping CD but also one of the most currently performed and poignant choral works of the moment.This suite of five mass movements and the Hymn Before Action arranged for SATB chorus and piano/organ is suitable as a concert item or within a liturgical setting and will make a stunning contemporary mass alternative.Content : Kyrie - Sanctus - Benedictus - Agnus Dei - Hymn Before Action

This is a beautiful Christmas work that sparkles when paired with the optional obbligato instrument and handbells. The congregation is asked to join with the familiar carol Silent Night creating a beautiful duet with thechoir as it continues the original melody of Peace Peace. This is just an amazing work that will greatly add to the spirit of the Christmas season. Available separately: SATB 2-Part 3-Part 3 Octave Handbells.

Celebrating Peace on Earth-Peace on earth. It's been a prayer since the beginning of time. God's people have longed for it for centuries. Dennis and Nan Allen have carefully crafted a service that will remind us of the peace God provides for Christmastimeand for our personal lives all year. Familiar carols and an original Allen song make this 30-minute work appealing for a variety of choirs.Performance options include use of the ChoirTrax CD (split-trax andinstruments only) orchestration or live with just piano and/or organ.Song titles include: Carol of the Bells (instrumental); O Come O Come Emmanuel (with “I Heard the Bells on ChristmasDay”); It Came upon the Midnight Clear; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing; I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day; Silent Night; and He Is My Peace.

Mary Kay Beall's heartfelt text is artfully set by veteran Claude L. Bass, creating a singable anthem which delivers a strong message of hope. The optional C-Instrument obbligato will add color and texture to the presentation. / Choeur (SATB)

Ode à la Musique (1961)for Baritone 4-part mixed chorus trumpet two horns three trombones piano and double bass Frank Martin (1890-1974) Frank Martin was born in Geneva Switzerland on 15 September 1890. He was the tenth and youngest child of a clergyman’s family. He played and improvised on the piano even before he went to school. By the age of nine he had composed charming children’s songs that were perfectly balanced without ever having been taught musical forms or harmony. A performance of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion heard at the age of twelve left a lasting impression on the composer for whom J.S. Bachremained the true master. He attended classical languages high school and to please his parents went on to study mathematics and physics at the University of Geneva for two years. Simultaneously he started studying piano and composition with Joseph Lauber who initiated him in the “craft” especially in instrumentation. Between 1918 and 1926 Frank Martin lived in Zurich Rome and Paris working on his own searching for a personal musical language. In 1926 he founded the “Société de Musique de Chambre de Genève” which he led as pianist and harpsichord player for ten years. He taught improvisation and theory of rhythm at the “Institut Jacques-Dalcroze” and chamber music at the Geneva Conservatory of Music. He was artistic director of the “Technicum Moderne de Musique” from 1933 to 1940 and president of the Swiss Association of Musicians between 1942 and 1946. In 1932 he became interested in the 12-tone technique of Arnold Schönberg. He incorporated certain elements into his own musical language creating a synthesis of the chromatic and twelve-tone techniques without however abandoning the sense of tone – that is the hierarchical relations between notes. Le Vin Herbé (1941) was the first important work in which he completely mastered this very personal idiom. Together with the Petite Symphonie Concertante (1944-45) it established his international reputation. Martin’s many musical activities in Switzerland interfered with the peace and

Uses: Christmas CommunionScripture: Luke 2:8-9; I Corinthians 11:23-29At the plaintive strains of Silent Night this sensitively designed anthem of reflection rises like a prayer to call thechurch to the grace of God's table. Surrounded by tender music this song delivers candlelit sonorities and cloistered chords to match the contemplative nature of the text. As the final verse issues a challenge for us to take thegift to the world an effective crescendo raises the call before allowing the anthem to end in peaceful calm as it began. Violin (or C-instrument) part included. Duration: ca. 4:16.

From the Contemporary Worship Series this anthem features a spirited introit of praise (with an optional spoken portion) followed by a moving and peaceful benediction. Perfect for blended worship or any church desiring energeticpraise and worship! Available: SATB Instrumental Pak ChoirTrax Cassette.

Par PART ARVO. Arvo Pärt wrote the prayer of peace 'Da pacem Domine' to fulfil a commission from Jordi Savall. He began to set this ninth-century Gregorian antiphon two days after the Madrid bombings on 11 March 2004 as his personal tribute to the victims. Since then Da pacem Domine has been performed every year in Spain to commemorate the victims of this terrorist attack. Even while originally composing this four-voice piece, Pärt made allowances for variable scorings. As a result, it exists in several versions, not only for voice but also entirely for instruments. Wolfgang Sandner Da pacem Domine in diebus nostris quia non est alius qui pugnet pro nobis nisi tu Deus noster. Give peace, O Lord, in our time because there is no one else who will fight for us if not You, our God./ Répertoire / Choeur SATB et Orchestre

This is a beautiful Christmas work that sparkles when paired with the optional obbligato instrument and handbells. The congregation is asked to join with the familiar carol Silent Night creating a beautiful duet with thechoir as it continues the original melody of Peace Peace. This is just an amazing work that will greatly add to the spirit of the Christmas season. Available separately: SATB 2-Part 3-Part 3 Octave Handbells.

Handbell Accompaniment-This is a beautiful Christmas work that sparkles when paired with the optional obbligato instrument and handbells. The congregation is asked to join with the familiar carol Silent Night creating a beautiful duet with thechoir as it continues the original melody of Peace Peace. This is just an amazing work that will greatly add to the spirit of the Christmas season. Available separately: SATB 2-Part 3-Part 3 Octave Handbells.

Diese Sammlung vereint rund 50 alte und neue Chorsätze unter dem Motto des Trierer Chorfestivals 2015 ?Gott liebt diese Welt'.Motetten, Volkslieder und Geistliche Lieder, Spirituals, Wechselgesänge sowie Kanons in verschiedenen Sprachen und Besetzungen sind vertreten und machen sie zur idealen Grundlage für das Singen in der Messe, im Gottesdienst und bei Chorbegegnungen. Die Sammlung ist insbesondere auch auf Kinder- und Jugendchöre zugeschnitten.Im Juli 2015 findet unter dem Dach des Bistums Trier das 7. Deutsche Chorfestival ?Pueri Cantores' statt. Grundsatz des Deutschen Chorverbandes ?Pueri Cantores' ist die Begegnung durch gemeinsames Singen. Dies wird auch mit den regelmäßig veranstalteten Chorfestivals auf diözesaner, nationaler und internationaler Ebene gepflegt.- Für Messe und Konzert- Geistliches und Weltliches- Verschiedene Besetzungen (SSA, SATB), teilweise mit TasteninstrumentAus dem Inhalt?Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt' (S. Strohbach)- ?God so loved the world' (B. Chilcott)- ?A Song of Thanksgiving' (M. Patterson)- ?Peace I leave with you' (J. Barnard)- ?Verleih uns Frieden' (C. Mawby)- ?Du bist das Brot, das den Hunger stillt' (T. Quast)- ?Die Gedanken sind frei' (M. Nagel)- ?Der Weg zur Oper' (O. Gies)- Chorimprovisationen von O. Sperling und M. Balzer u.a. / Choeur Mixte