Par HARVEY JONATHAN. Commissioned by the University of Sussex to celebrate their Silver Jubilee in 1986, God is Our Refuge sets Psalm 46 and is one of Harvey's easier choral works offering all choirs an ideal introduction to his choral writing. / Niveau : Facile / Répertoire / Voix Mixtes

Commissioned for the 2020 Handbell Musicians of America Area 5 Spring Festival_x000D_ in Louisville, Kentucky, this piece starts open and stately before launching with_x000D_ rhythmic energy into a Bluegrass-infused toe-tapper. It brilliantly pairs the_x000D_ Freeman Lewis hymn tune BOURBON (?I Take My Refuge in the Lord?) with a_x000D_ Daniel Teasley hymn of similar assurance. Marts, mallets, plu…

A poem by Sara Teasdale is the inspiration for this minor-key setting which relies heavily on the piano and cello accompaniment to convey the deeply spiritual feeling of the text. For with my singing I can make a refuge for my spirit's sake a house of shining words to be my fragile immortality.

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John Rutter's Lord Thou Hast Been Our Refuge for SATB choir solo Trumpet and Organ. Commissioned by the Worshipful Company of Barbers in celebration of their 700th anniversary this impressive and stately setting of verses from Psalm 90 culminates in a jubilant maestoso final section. The work would suit any festive service or concert. Suitable for general use.

Trumpet Part for John Rutter's Lord Thou Hast Been Our Refuge. Commissioned by the Worshipful Company of Barbers in celebration of their 700th anniversary this impressive and stately setting of verses from Psalm 90 culminates in a jubilant maestoso final section. The work would suit any festive service or concert.

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Lord Thou Hast Been Our Refuge

Commissioned for the 2020 Handbell Musicians of America Area 5 Spring Festival_x000D_ in Louisville, Kentucky, this piece starts open and stately before launching with_x000D_ rhythmic energy into a Bluegrass-infused toe-tapper. It brilliantly pairs the_x000D_ Freeman Lewis hymn tune BOURBON (?I Take My Refuge in the Lord?) with a_x000D_ Daniel Teasley hymn of similar assurance. Marts, mallets, plu…

Par SPEARS GREGORY. The Tower and the Garden is a setting of three poems for choir and string quartet. The texts juxtapose the dangers of technological hubris (the tower) and the need for a place of refuge (the garden) in a world threatened by war and ecological disaster. Each text suggest ways in which Catholic thought and imagery might challenge the status quo. The first text, poem 80 from the …

Juchés sur d?impressionnants pitons de grès calcaire les monastères des Météores situés au nord de la Grèce continentale offrent une vue fascinante sur la vallée draînée par le fleuve Pinios.Les rochers des Météores ont poussé les premiers ermites à occuper le lieu dès le IXe siècle. Au XIe siècle des moines chassés de leurs temples s?installèrent sur ?les colonnes du ciel? mais ce n?est qu?…

Par CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO MARIO. Born into a family of bankers that had lived in Florence since the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) studied under Pizzetti at the city' s Conservatoire. He soon became one of the leading members of the young Italian school, which broke with the tyranny of bel canto to return to the instrumental tradition of the Italian …

Edward Bairstow's anthem Lord Thou Hast Been Our Refuge re-engraved for SATB Choir and Organ. This piece incorporates text from Psalms 90 102 and 144.

Whereas ‘Auld Lang Syne’ may be considered the best-known Scottish song ever yet at the same time it is an obscure one for there are but few people who know the complete text by heart. After the familiar ‘Should auld acquaintance be forgot .....‘ many people take their refuge to lyrics like ‘rum tee dum ta dee ..... lah lah lah ........... for auld lang syne’. Even in Scotland on…