Allan Robert Petker: Canon Of Praise For Easter Morning: SAB: Vocal Score

Designed and commissioned as a concert opening piece “I Will Sing ” demands attention and drafts even the most reserved into singing. Available with optional brass (2 tpts 2 tbns) and percussion the accompaniment iscrisp and rhythmic. The choral sentences are exuberant and driving and soon break into canon. A soft and reflective middle section exalts the oneness of God before a return to the opening fanfare. Ending with strength andexcitement it is great for festival and general use.

Based on Psalm 98:1-4 this ancient psalm of praise is redressed in modern classical sounds. Intertwined is the canonic melody from 19th century hymn-writer Lowell Mason O Music. The combination honors music as the educational value Mason professed along with praise to God for skillful singing the psalmist scribed. A great festival piece of general praise optional handbell choir and children's choir add to the possibilities.

Exuberance and joy fill this work and its dramatic call to praise. A triumphant nuematic alleluia melody alternates between the voices giving the song a thorough and continuous theme of praise. Available separately: SATB SAB Brass Parts.