Song List: Ah, Holy Jesus All Creatures Of Our God And King All Hail The Power Of Jesus' Name! Amazing Grace! As with Gladness Men of Old Christ Is Alive! Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove Come, Ye Faithful, Raise The Strain Crown Him with Many Crowns Eternal Father, Strong to Save Father, We Praise Thee For The Beauty Of The Earth Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise Jesus Shall Reign Joy To The World! Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence Lord Jesus, Think On Me O Come, O Come, Emmanuel O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing O God, Our Help In Ages Past O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee O Sacred Head, Now Wounded Of The Father's Love Begotten Silent Night! Holy Night! The Church's One Foundation The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want This Is My Father's World What Wondrous Love Is This When Morning Gilds the Skies Where Cross The Crowded Ways Of Life

Song List: Fanfare Prelude All Glory Laud and Honor Prelude on Hyfrydol Prelude on Arfon Come You Faithful Raise The Strain Were You There Toccata for the Morning of Easter When I Survey the Wondrous Cross Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley This Joyful Eastertide Prelude on Veni Creator Spiritus O Sacred Head My Faith Looks Up To Thee

Here are three refreshing new modernarrangements of three popular traditional carols ?like you ain?t never heardthem before?. Intended for the intermediate alto sax player(s) and a reasonably competentpianist, they are sure to brighten up your Christmas events whether at home,school, church or recital hall. They could be used during a Christmas serviceor as stand-alone pieces at an end-of-term presentation. The audio sampleincludes recordings of all three pieces.

The King Rides Out(based on ?Good King Wenceslas?) starts conventionally enough but turns into acountry-style song and then there?s a three-part Bach-like contrapuntal section,concluding with a wistful coda before the music returns to the joyful countrystyle. Waltz with Holly ? or Possibly Ivy (based of course on ?The Hollyand the Ivy?) turns into a dreamy waltz with long extended phrases and a goodvehicle to show the saxophone player?s tone quality. The Merry Gentleman goLatin is a lively rumba version of ?God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen?.

ColinKirkpatrick studied composition, cello and piano at London?s prestigious RoyalCollege of Music and after graduation followed a career in music education. Hewas a High School Music Director in London for about fifteen years and laterbecame a Music Education Adviser for local government, with the addedresponsibility for training teachers and directing the instrumental teaching service.

Hehas been published by Boosey & Hawkes, Novello, Paxton, Schott, OxfordUniversity Press, Chester, Belwin Mills and Intrada (Netherlands). He holds MAand PhD degrees in education and his other interests include reading,photography, travel, cooking and wine tasting - though not necessarily all atthe same time.