WONDERFUL COUNSELOR, THE PRINCE OF PEACE Spoken-word choral piece: audio, video and sheet music now available!
NOW AVAILABLE ON VIDEO! See the Video page.
This is an SATB (Soprano/Alto/Tenor/Bass) choral spoken-word “rap” takeoff on “For Unto Us a Child is Born” from the MESSIAH. I was commissioned by Reformation Lutheran Church in Westminster, CA to create a Christmas program (a cantata called THE BIRTH OF CHRIST: PROPHETIC PRONOUNCEMENTS AND ANGELIC ANNOUNCEMENTS). At the time, HAMILTON was bursting onto the scene and I was taking a cardio dance class. The music there was very loud, so I was wearing earplugs. It seemed like the lyrics were really dirty, but I couldn’t be sure because of the earplugs. And then I got the idea of a HAMILTON-like piece, with clean words, for church!
Regarding the commission, I thought, “What would Handel do?-let’s not re-invent the wheel”, so I thought of doing a “rap” version of the MESSIAH. This piece, WONDERFUL COUNSELOR, THE PRINCE OF PEACE, is a movement from my cantata, THE BIRTH OF CHRIST: PROPHETIC PRONOUNCEMENTS AND ANGELIC ANNOUNCEMENTS. It’s also similar to the “Geographical Fugue” by Ernst Toch.
Sheet music is available here. When performing this piece, please place the singers in sections according to their speaking, not singing voices. This recording features a small group, but the minimum group size should be 8 women (4 sopranos and 4 altos) and 4 men (2 tenors and 2 basses).
The colorful album cover art was done by Makcre, a Mexico City artist who won a design contest I sponsored. The design is available on mugs, here.
Enjoy!
This is an SATB (Soprano/Alto/Tenor/Bass) choral spoken-word “rap” takeoff on “For Unto Us a Child is Born” from the MESSIAH. I was commissioned by Reformation Lutheran Church in Westminster, CA to create a Christmas program (a cantata called THE BIRTH OF CHRIST: PROPHETIC PRONOUNCEMENTS AND ANGELIC ANNOUNCEMENTS). At the time, HAMILTON was bursting onto the scene and I was taking a cardio dance class. The music there was very loud, so I was wearing earplugs. It seemed like the lyrics were really dirty, but I couldn’t be sure because of the earplugs. And then I got the idea of a HAMILTON-like piece, with clean words, for church!
Regarding the commission, I thought, “What would Handel do?-let’s not re-invent the wheel”, so I thought of doing a “rap” version of the MESSIAH. This piece, WONDERFUL COUNSELOR, THE PRINCE OF PEACE, is a movement from my cantata, THE BIRTH OF CHRIST: PROPHETIC PRONOUNCEMENTS AND ANGELIC ANNOUNCEMENTS. It’s also similar to the “Geographical Fugue” by Ernst Toch.
Sheet music is available here. When performing this piece, please place the singers in sections according to their speaking, not singing voices. This recording features a small group, but the minimum group size should be 8 women (4 sopranos and 4 altos) and 4 men (2 tenors and 2 basses).
The colorful album cover art was done by Makcre, a Mexico City artist who won a design contest I sponsored. The design is available on mugs, here.
Enjoy!
THE CROSS, THE BLOOD, THE RESURRECTION live recording, Easter 2019
THE CROSS, THE BLOOD, THE RESURRECTION was sung for the second time at Reformation Lutheran Church in Westminster, CA. This is a live audio recording of the worship team leading the congregation on Easter Sunday, 2019. I'm on piano and a trumpet plays the instrumental bridge (written for handbells). Sheet music is available here.
WINNER OF SONGWRITING CONTEST!
WHILE TENDING SHEEP THAT COLD, CLEAR NIGHT (A Modern Carol) was chosen by Morningstar Productions as the winner of their Christmas Songwriting Competition in December 2018. The composition is for SATB choir and can be performed either with piano accompaniment or a capella. The fourth verse descant can be done either by flute or a few sopranos.
A video of The Concert Singers performing WHILE TENDING SHEEP THAT COLD, CLEAR NIGHT can be seen here. Digital downloads are available on Amazon.
Items featuring the beautiful cover art (such as mugs and tote bags) are available on Zazzle.
WHILE TENDING SHEEP THAT COLD, CLEAR NIGHT (A Modern Carol) was chosen by Morningstar Productions as the winner of their Christmas Songwriting Competition in December 2018. The composition is for SATB choir and can be performed either with piano accompaniment or a capella. The fourth verse descant can be done either by flute or a few sopranos.
A video of The Concert Singers performing WHILE TENDING SHEEP THAT COLD, CLEAR NIGHT can be seen here. Digital downloads are available on Amazon.
Items featuring the beautiful cover art (such as mugs and tote bags) are available on Zazzle.
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WORLD PREMIERE!
HALLELUJAH CHORUS II (Spoken Word for Choir and Drum) will have its World Premiere on Easter Sunday 2017 at Reformation Lutheran Church in Westminster, CA. The church commissioned me to compose a spoken-word Easter piece, similar to the one I did for Christmas (WONDERFUL COUNSELOR, THE PRINCE OF PEACE-see below).
It's a 21st-century version of the classic "Hallelujah Chorus". The SATB choir will be joined by a djembe drum (played by yours truly) in this rhythmic, joyous piece.
Reformation Lutheran Church
15750 Magnolia St.
Westminster, CA 92683
9:00 a.m. service.
I hope to see you there!
It's a 21st-century version of the classic "Hallelujah Chorus". The SATB choir will be joined by a djembe drum (played by yours truly) in this rhythmic, joyous piece.
Reformation Lutheran Church
15750 Magnolia St.
Westminster, CA 92683
9:00 a.m. service.
I hope to see you there!
From Reformation Lutheran~
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