SKU: GI.G-008826
UPC: 641151088266. English.
Alan has skillfully arranged this African American spiritual so that your choir sounds great when the notes on the page come alive. The animated choral refrain is set in contrast to the soloist‚ verses with the choir singing ooh‚ underneath the melody. With a little work, this will become a choir and congregation favorite. You will probably want to add simple percussion or hand claps as the spirit moves you. Uses: Prayer, Mercy, Resurrection, Eternal Life, OT 6 C.
SKU: HL.48025282
UPC: 196288161431.
Let us build a house is the closing hymn of Kim André Arnesen’s large-scale work, The Stranger. Instead of a typical majestic endingto a large work, Arnesen went for a quiet one with only an unaccompanied choir. As the composer comments, 'sometimes a message feelsstronger like that and makes us listen more carefully'. The text is from the hymn by Marty Haugen, which concludes 'Let us bring an end to fear and danger: All are welcome in this place.' A stillness and serenity pervades this short piece, suitable for intermediate choirs.