<aside> 🕯️ ADVENT VOCAL ENSEMBLE: All voices needed!

Lord, Your People Wait (Jacobs)

for SAB

Practice Tracks

Note: Pastor Andrea has requested a lyric change in measure 10. Please change the word “darkness” to “winter.”

Soprano:

JACOBS Lord, Your People Wait - soprano.mp3

Alto:

JACOBS Lord, Your People Wait - alto.mp3

Baritone:

JACOBS Lord, Your People Wait - baritone.mp3

Piano:

JACOBS Lord, Your People Wait - piano.mp3

Everything:

JACOBS Lord, Your People Wait - all.mp3

Rehearsals:

• 12/4: Rehearsal after church (both the Advent hymn and "Christ Child").
• 12/11: Short 9am rehearsal before church, and then sing Charlie's Advent hymn as the Offertory.
• 12/18: Sing Charlie's Advent hymn as the Offertory, and then Sopranos + Altos + bells will rehearse “Christ Child” after church.
• [Sopranos + Altos + bells only] 12/24: Short 8:15pm rehearsal. We will perform "Christ Child" during the 9pm service following.

Performance:

• Sunday, December 11 and 18 (offertory, with the congregation joining for verses 3-4)

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<aside> 🔔 CHRISTMAS VOCAL ENSEMBLE: Women’s voices needed!

Christ Child, Christ Child (arr. Ades)

for Soprano + Alto with optional handbell (perhaps substitute a glockenspiel or organ chimes?).

Listen here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwS5qeg3GI4

Note: In the video, the soprano part is sung an octave lower than written. But hopefully you get the idea! It’s a lovely piece.

Practice Tracks

Soprano:

CHAPLIN Christ Child - piano + soprano.mp3

Alto:

CHAPLIN Christ Child - piano + alto.mp3

Everything + bells:

CHAPLIN Christ Child - all + bells.mp3

Bells only:

CHAPLIN Christ Child - bells.mp3

Piano only:

CHAPLIN Christ Child - piano only.mp3

Rehearsals:

• 12/4: Rehearsal after church (both the Advent hymn and "Christ Child").
• 12/11: Short 9am rehearsal before church, and then sing Charlie's Advent hymn as the Offertory.
• 12/18: Sing Charlie's Advent hymn as the Offertory, and then Sopranos + Altos + bells will rehearse “Christ Child” after church.
• [Sopranos + Altos + bells only] 12/24: Short 8:30pm rehearsal. We will perform "Christ Child" during the 9pm service following.

Performance:

• Saturday, December 24 (Christmas Eve), 9pm service during Offertory

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<aside> ⛪ LENT/EASTER CHOIR

Bread of the World, by Mark Pope

for SAB + Soprano soloist

Demo recording:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N31sOy-1cIA

Practice Tracks

Soprano:

POPE - Bread of the World - soprano.mp3

Alto:

POPE - Bread of the World - alto.mp3

Baritone:

POPE - Bread of the World - baritone.mp3

Opt. soloist (at the ending):

POPE - Bread of the World - opt soloist.mp3

Piano accompaniment only:

POPE - Bread of the World - piano accomp.mp3

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<aside> ⛪ LENT/EASTER CHOIR

What Wondrous Love Is This, arr. Trevor Manor

Unison/Two Part with opt. violin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NghPp7_dfhE

Demo recording:

MANOR - What Wondrous Love Is This DEMO.mp3

Practice Tracks

Part I:

MANOR - What Wondrous Love Is This - Part I.mp3

Part II:

MANOR - What Wondrous Love Is This - Part II.mp3

Descant (at the ending):

MANOR - What Wondrous Love Is This - descant.mp3

Violin:

MANOR - What Wondrous Love Is This - violin.mp3

Piano accompaniment only:

MANOR - What Wondrous Love Is This - piano accomp.mp3

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<aside> ⛪ LENT/EASTER CHOIR

Glorious, Risen Christ! by Lloyd Larson

for SAB

Listen here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fal8LOrumz0

Demo recording:

LARSEN - Glorious, Risen Christ.mp3

Practice Tracks

Soprano:

LARSON - Glorious, Risen Christ - soprano.mp3

Alto:

LARSON - Glorious, Risen Christ - alto.mp3

Baritone:

LARSON - Glorious, Risen Christ - baritone.mp3

Piano accompaniment only:

LARSON - Glorious, Risen Christ - piano accomp.mp3

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<aside> 🔔 CHOIR FOR SEPTEMBER 10 & OCTOBER 15: All voices welcome!

There’s A Wideness In God’s Mercy (Schweizer)

for Two-Part Choir and Handbells (hand drum ad lib.)

Practice Track:

SCHWIZER - theres a wideness.mp3

AND

Breath of the Living God (von Kampen)

for Two-Part Choir, Piano, Optional C Instrument, Tambourine

Practice Tracks

Full recording:

VON KAMPEN - Breath of the Living God.m4a

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