Handel’s “Awake the Trumpet’s Lofty Sound” is a very energetic and joyful chorus from his oratorio Samson. The work was composed immediately after completion of the Messiah in 1741 and was first performed in London in 1743. Newburgh Hamilton’s libretto used in Samson is an adaption and abridgment of John Milton’s poem Samson Agonistes and […]
This sensational arrangement of the ever-popular spiritual begins in E-flat and ends in G with a bright, showy finish. It includes a rhythmic a cappella section reminiscent of an old-fashioned gospel quartet. Its slow, ad lib opening solo will showcase your most soulful singer. InstruPax Includes: director’s score, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, 2 alto saxes, […]
Be with Us Now, O Lord is an anthem for communion. It may also be appropriate for Maundy Thursday. Suggested corresponding lectionary readings inculde Psalm 31, Matthew 26: 26-229, Mark 14: 22-26, Luke 22: 14-23, 1 Corinthians 11: 23-26 and Philippians 2: 5-11. One basic homiletical theme is gathering as one body in Christ to […]
