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A collection of 20 fresh new spiritual arrangements for SATB choirs. Many of the songs are well-known to most singers, and some are entirely new. There are a range of styles, with a mixture of large- and small-scale pieces, both unaccompanied and accompanied. The collection provides singers with inspirational, moving, and above all, enjoyable repertoire.
List of contents
- All my trials
- Balm in Gilead
- By and by
- Deep river
- Didn't it rain
- Didn't my Lord deliver Daniel
- Ev'ry time I feel the Spirit
- Goin' home to God
- Go tell it on the mountains
- I got a robe
- I want Jesus to walk with me
- Joshua fit the battle of Jericho
- Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
- Peter, go ring them bells
- Steal away
- Surely He died on Calvary
- Swing low sweet chariot
- Wade in the water
- Way over in Beulah-lan'
- Were you there
About the author
Bob Chilcott has been involved with choral music all his life, first as a Chorister and then a Choral Scholar at King's College, Cambridge. Later, he sang and composed music for 12 years with the King's Singers. His experiences with that group, his passionate commitment to young and amateur choirs, and his profound belief that music can unite people, have inspired him both to compose full-time and, through proactive workshopping, to promote choral music§worldwide.
Summary
A collection of 20 fresh new spiritual arrangements for SATB choirs. Many of the songs are well-known to most singers, and some are entirely new. There are a range of styles, with a mixture of large- and small-scale pieces, both unaccompanied and accompanied. The collection provides singers with inspirational, moving, and above all, enjoyable repertoire.
Foreword
'A splendid collection for adventurous choirs prepared to let their hair down and forget their traditional British reserve.' Music Teacher
Additional text
These specially commissioned choral arrangements are wonderfully passionate and evocative as well as superbly crafted; they often throw a completely new light upon familiar melodies (rather as Tippett does in his five spirituals from A Child of our time) . . . It seems invidious to single out any particular arrangement - they are all extremely effective - but I particularly enjoyed Chilcott's arrangements of 'All my trials', 'Evr'y time I feel the Spirit' and 'Nobody knows the trouble' . . . If you have the vocal resources, this book is a must.
Report
Eight favourites come up sparkling in new arrangements by Ken Burton and Bob Chilcott . . . In short, this is a splendid collection for adventurous choirs prepared to let their hair down and forget their traditional British reserve. Christopher Field, Music Teacher, Feb 2004
