This lovely contemporary Easter hymn has been masterfully crafted. The text has been appropriately set for handbells through the use of chimes LV and other various techniques. Utilizing optional handchimes and synth can further add to the ambiance of the piece. This lovely contemporary Easter hymn has been masterfully crafted. The text has been appropriately set for handbells through the use of chimes LV and other various techniques. Utilizing optional handchimes and synth can further add to the ambiance of the piece.
SKU: HL.109764
UPC: 884088859664. 8.5x11 inches. John Parker/Robert Sterling.
John Parker and Robert Sterling have created this meaningful and flexible work in celebration of Holy Week and Easter. You will find the individual pieces within this collection appropriate for Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday, or they may be presented as a complete work for any Holy Week service.• Small instrumental ensemble adds interest and color.• Complete narration included to enhance the presentation.• Pieces are usable as stand-alone anthems. Available separately: SATB, Preview CD, ChoirTrax CD, CD 10-Pak, Preview Pak. Instrumental Score and Parts (fl, ob, hn, vc, perc, timp, glock, handbells) available as a Printed Edition. Duration: ca. 20:00.
SKU: GI.G-018040
What has made this Mass rise to the top in popularity in parishes across the English-speaking world? Its adaptability. From parishes with keyboard and/or guitar and cantor to cathedrals with a large SATB choir and multiple instruments (organ, brass quartet, timpani, handbells), Mass of Wisdom has proven itself as a “Mass for the masses.” Its step-wise melodic patterns make it easy to learn without sounding musically trite in any way. Music directors agree that the through-composed Gloria is one of the most finely crafted of all the new musical settings of the prayer. That fine crafting extends to all components of this Mass, especially the acclamations sung during the Eucharistic Prayer. The multi-layered Hosannas in the Sanctus will delight the members of the choir as well as the singing assembly. This is a Mass setting that simply soars. It is a perfect setting for Ordinary Time, but music directors tell us that the Christmas and Easter seasons are made more glorious and joyful when this setting is sung, especially when the additional instrumentation is added. Dioceses and parishes that employed Mass of Wisdom as the first setting during the implementation of the new translation have found themselves returning to it time and time again. It truly has become part of the “Catholic musical DNA” across the United States and beyond.
