Don Besig Nancy Price: On This Winter Night: SATB: Vocal Score

The Advent season wouldn't be complete without a spiritual by Don Besig and Nancy Price. This a cappella anthem for SATB choir and soloists will draw your congregation in closer with the intimacy of unaccompanied singing. Theminor color of this attractive octavo adds a touch of mystery to the preparations for Christ's arrival. Effective word painting with well-placed silences gives the thoughtful choir director ample opportunities for drama throughinterpretation. The impeccable part-writing makes “Waiting for the Light!” a sure success for your ensemble. Beautifully done.

The triumph of Easter morning is heard and felt in this joyful call to resurrection praise. “Christians awake and greet the new day!...Come see the earth is reborn!” This is not just any morning – it is“This Glorious Easter Day!” Don Besig and Nancy Price have penned a memorable Easter anthem that will add sparkle and shine to your resurrection celebration. Especially suited for sunrise services this tuneful choralwill leave listeners with a joyous skip in their steps for many days to come.

Don Besig and Nancy Price have woven the traditional songs “Lonesome Valley ” and “Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen ” with adapted and new words into an ethereal Lent and Holy Week meditation. The useof optional flute (part provided in the octavo) enhances the airy quality of the piece. There's also an opportunity for an optional solo and a cappella portions. First telling of Jesus and his pending fate in the lonesome valley the message moves on to remind us that “nobody knows the trouble and pain like Jesus.” Finally we all have our “lonesome valleys” to walk but He will not let us walk alone. This easy-to-learn anthem willprove to be very effective.

Written for the 30th anniversary of Kent Island United Methodist Church in Chester Maryland Don Besig and Nancy Price have quoted “The Church's One Foundation” in the accompaniment as well as in the narrator's partread during the introduction. A theme of unity runs throughout which emphasizes that the church is made up of the people in it. “Let this fellowship which unites us be a gift for all to share.” But we are also calledto go forth and proclaim God's love. Using their creative gifts and vast experience Don Besig and Nancy Price have once again penned an outstanding choral composition which is full of conviction and one that can be taughtquickly. Its presentation will fill congregations with pride in their church and its mission. Stirring.

Incorporating two well-loved spirituals here is a swingin' two-part piece that will set toes a-tappin'. Weaving together ?Swing Low Sweet Chariot? and ?Good News Chariot's a-Comin'.? Nancy Price and DonBesig have created an accessible song about song about the glory of heaven. An optional solo and soprano descant makes this easily-learned octavo a real showpiece for young singers!

A breathtaking original Christmas poem “On This Holy Night” is decorated with exquisite music in Don Besig and Nancy Price's new seasonal choral song. Like a warm Christmas card for choirs this evocative piece hintsat the calypso folk tradition in all the right ways and when a surprise inclusion of “Silent Night” happens there is sheer magic. Excellent!

Like a beacon of light through the storm clouds “A Place in the Valley” pierces our doubts with rays of hope and promise. Nancy Price and Don Besig add to their tremendous collection of unforgettable sermons in songwith this picturesque gospel-style anthem. Written for the United Church of Underhill Vermont the comforting refrain borrows from the psalm of another great songwriter I will lift my eyes up to the mountains for I know myhelp will come from the Lord. Make this new anthem a part of your library. Highly recommended!

Written for their own congregation Nancy Price and Don Besig have penned a pair of worship songs which may be used together or separately as a call to worship and choral benediction. “We Come to Worship” and“May the Peace of God Be with Us” are based on the same musical theme facilitating learning and providing a wonderful reprise for your worship service. “In This Place” is a beneficial addition to any musiclibrary.

This affirming song of discipleship written for the Bethany Lutheran Church in West Hartford Connecticut invites the worshipper into a more committed walk of faith. The writing team of Nancy Price and Don Besig has created awarm and moving challenge from the words of the gospels. Come Now and Follow Me may be sung by any size group and the inclusion of the congregation on the final refrain makes for a worshipful as well as musical experience.The trumpet descant adds interest and scope while the flowing piano part beautifully supports the rich harmonic writing. This directive from Christ to “come and follow” will strengthen your personal resolve and thatof your faith community to walk together as friends and fellow disciples of the Lord.

Overflowing with joy and celebration this unforgettable partner song from Nancy Price and Don Besig will immediately endear itself to your choir and congregation. Utilizing the great hymn “What a Friend We Have inJesus ” this engaging new anthem will appeal to all ages as we are happily and gratefully reminded of the assurance that “Jesus Is the Friend Who's Always There.”