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sextet voicing is for three trumpets in either C or B-flat, French horn, and two trombones. Tis arrangement is completely true to the original notes (except that percus- sion is added). Te combination of brass with organ sim- plifies the organ part until the final strain when the texture is full Guilmant with hands full of notes and double-octave pedal parts. Te brass parts are moderately easy and could be played


by high school-level players. Te full score shows the brass parts in C, the trumpet parts are available in either C or B-flat transposition, and the organ part is provided to reduce the numbers of pages to turn. All of the parts can be reproduced by the purchaser. Tis festive setting will be sure to please the performers as well as any who are fortu- nate to hear it in worship or concert.


Te Road to Resurrection, Roberta


Rowland-Raybold, Augsburg Fortress 978-1-5064-6612-5, 2020. Te “road” in this collection is the


proverbial one that is “less taken.” All of these creative glimpses at the tunes are only glimpses since complete tunes are never stated before diverg- ing. While this might be a frustration


to some listeners, others may thoroughly enjoy the fresh improvisatory nature of each of these eight settings. Included hymns are “Liſt High the Cross,” “O Lord,


Troughout Tese Forty Days,” “Alas! And Did My Sav- ior Bleed,” “O Sacred Head Now Wounded,” “Sing, My Tongue,” “Trough the Night of Doubt and Sorrow,” “Day of Arising,” and a medley of tunes entitled “Easter Vigil Contemplation.” One of the settings suggests a three-manual registration


while all others are two-manual. Tis collection is rated easy-medium by the publisher, and most of the material should be easily learned by organists with service-playing skills.


Resounding Joy: Seven Festive Hymn Settings for


Eastertide, various, MorningStar Music Publishers MSM 10-441, 2019. One of these pieces is newly composed – “Fantasia on


Christ is erstanden” by Kevin Uppercue – but all others have been previously published in other collections by this publisher: “Carillon on ‘We Walk by Faith’” by James Biery, “Christ is Risen! Shout Hosanna!” by Charles Callahan (Hymn to Joy), “Te Day of Resurrection” by Albert L. Travis, “Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Sing!” by Lynn Trapp, “Te Head Tat Once Was Crowned” by Rob- ert A. Hobby. Te level of difficulty of these pieces could be described as medium to advanced.


Piano


Laura Jaquith Bartlett is an ordained deacon in the Oregon-Idaho Conference and a past-president of The Fellowship.


Songs to Stir the Soul: Ten Hymn


Arrangements for Piano, Mark Pat- terson, MorningStar Music Publishers MSM-15-780, 2020. As I began my read-through of this


book, my impression was that these easy-to-learn arrangements would be excellent material for featuring piano students in worship, or for volunteer


church musicians looking for accessible hymn settings. But as I traveled further through the book, my personal interest was piqued. Although the notes are easily sight- read in “Give Me Jesus,” an intentional performance by a skilled player will leave listeners deeply moved. “Guide Me, O Tou Great Jehovah” (Cwm Rhondda) is a constantly shiſting mix of meters marked “With infectious energy” – if played well, the congregation will be dancing in the aisles! “Longing and Belonging” is an intriguing match-up of Motherless Child and Whole World, the tunes for two African American spirituals. Te result is a poignant lament infused with the light of hope. All the tunes in the collection are likely to be very familiar to hymn-singers. Whether you use the book with students, or save it for


yourself, this is a practical collection to keep on hand. ****


Jay Regennitter is lead pastor of First United Methodist Church, Robinson, IL, and has degrees in choral music education and organ performance.


Here I Am, Lord, Janet Linker, Concordia Publishing


House 97-6803, 1999, for any combination of piano, organ, violin, and flute. I like the versatility of this piece, because it can work as


a piano/organ duet, but the addition of other instruments adds to its effectiveness. I have utilized it for confirmation, an Annual Conference service of ordination, and many other Sundays where Scripture texts focus on responding to God’s call. I highly recommend this piece, whether or not we are in a pandemic!


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