Spirituals And Gospel Songs For Sab Voices

Mark Hayes is an internationally acclaimed composer, arranger and performer. The recipient of the prestigious Dove Award (gospel music's equivalent of a Grammy), Mark has transformed these popular traditional spirituals and gospel songs into refreshing, contemporary classics. Appropriate for performance by school, community and church choirs, these five outstanding arrangements are choral standards, a distinctive addition to your choir library.

Thirty musical arrangements by noted African-American tenor recall biblical events in such well-known tunes as Deep River, Dry Bones, Steal Away, and Were You There? Perceptively written introduction to each song includes background history. Rich collection will appeal to lovers of great spirituals and the rich legacy of African-American song.

Singers of all ages love to perform partner songs, and the Partners in Praise Series overflows with traditional melodies arranged in partner song fashion for children's, youth and adult choirs. Each songbook in the series provides a wonderful source of easily-prepared titles for worship and Christian school concerts, as well as reproducible song and narration sheets . . . no need to buy additional copies for the singers! Add the delightful short narratives before each song and create a medley of two or more songs for children's chapel, special Sunday school programs, vacation Bible school and adult fellowship events. Combine several groups of singers and perform all six songs with narration for a special 15-20 minute musical program. Partners in . . . Spirituals, the first installment in the series, includes six partner song arrangements of some of the best-loved spirituals of all time. Great for performance throughout the year, they also are appropriate for special occasions such as Christmas and Easter, Ascension, Christ the King and Pentecost, All Saints' and Lent, communion and peace Sunday, and evangelism or stewardship. Titles: * Glory Bound (This Train / When the Saints Go Marchin' In) * Peace Like a River, Kum Ba Yah * Good News! (Go, Tell It on the Mountain) * Carry Me Home (Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / Deep River) * Rise and Shine! * Sing with the Spirit! (I'm Gonna Sing When the Spirit Says Sing / I'm Gonna Sing, Sing, Sing)

An outstanding addition to our popular Partners in Praise Series, this collection features six short partner song arrangements by Jean Anne Shafferman that can be sung by children's, youth AND adult choirs. Add the delightful short narratives before each song to create an inspiring medley for worship, special fellowship or Sunday school programs, and school concerts -- also great for African-American History Month or Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. Adult choirs will love singing them for summer worship or as easily prepared, one-rehearsal anthems! Reproducible song and narration sheets are included. Titles: * In That Great, Gettin' Up Mornin' / Great Day * Walk Together, Children / I Got Shoes * Hush! Somebody's Callin' My Name / New Name in Glory * Ain-a That Good News / Amen! * This Little Light of Mine / Shine on Me * We Shall Overcome / We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder

An outstanding addition to our popular Partners in Praise Series, this collection features six short partner song arrangements by Jean Anne Shafferman that can be sung by children's, youth AND adult choirs. Add the delightful short narratives before each song to create an inspiring medley for worship, special fellowship or Sunday school programs, and school concerts -- also great for African-American History Month or Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. Adult choirs will love singing them for summer worship or as easily prepared, one-rehearsal anthems! Reproducible song and narration sheets are included. A fully orchestrated CD recording is available separately. Titles include: In That Great, Gettin' Up Mornin' / Great Day * Walk Together, Children / I Got Shoes * Hush! Somebody's Callin' My Name / New Name in Glory * Ain-a That Good News / Amen! * This Little Light of Mine / Shine on Me * We Shall Overcome / We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder.