SKU: HL.35031956

ISBN 9781540014832. UPC: 888680722616. 8.5x11.0x0.854 inches.

Set hearts soaring with this joyful Christmas cantata based on American folk songs, spirituals, bluegrass-styled carols and original gospel songs. Traditional choral elements dance easily with the rustic qualities of the mountain music and the results are pure joy. Designed to be performed either with piano alone or with the unique bluegrass consort, this work is a celebration of light. Even the narration has a gentle folk quality, adding to the dramatic potential of your presentation. Experience the work that, after its Carnegie Hall debut, left New York critics ebullient with praise! Songs include: Hear the Wondrous Story; The King Shall Come; Star of Promise, Light of Glory; A Morning Star Will Rise; Mary Went a-Riding; O Little Town; Here Comes the Light; A Christmas Answer; A Little Light Was Born. Score and Parts (fiddle, banjo, mandolin, acoustic guitar, upright bass, drums) available as a Printed Edition and as a digital download.

UPC: 080689614170.

Pastor Stan needs help…he wants to do a sermon on “The Bible,” but he needs to cover the entire Bible in 25-minutes! As impossible as it may sound, Pastor Stan knows just who to turn to. He’ll hire the world’s most famous kid-operated advertising agency——B. I.G.! With the help of crack creative team B. I.G, Pastor Stand knows he’ll get exactly what he needs!

From there the group’s Big-Bible-Bundle highlights how, even though God first created a perfect world, Adam and Eve made a decision that allowed sin to enter the world. This was The BIG Choice: Catastrophe! Next, the talented team decides to showcase God’s plan to deal with sin: The BIG Gift, in the form of both a cradle and a cross. Jesus — born on Earth fully human and fully God, fulfilling God’s promise of a Savior, and then redeeming us from sin through His work on the cross and the promise of eternal life. Finally, B. I.G.’s focus and creativity leads us to The BIG Finish: A Celebration and a Crown. We can all celebrate that Jesus is King, and that He is coming back to take us home to live with Him in Heaven forever!

The Simply WordKidz Series simply means that BIG—The BIG Bible Idea Group—is especially designed with easy-learn, easy-sing songs for kids and is easier-than-easy for you to produce! Created by Gina Boe, BIG is the perfect resource for your children’s ministry to present a fun-filled production that teaches fundamental, scriptural truths of the Big, BIG, BIG story of the Bible!

SKU: FT.FM628

ISBN 9790570485277.

‘Plateau of Dances with a Scottish Flavour’ Plateau of Dances with a Scottish Flavour was composed in autumn 2016, Eastbourne, and is inspired by my childhood in Doune, Perthshire; as well as the Ceilidhs and Fèis (cultural festival in the Highlands) my daughter, Clara, and I were immersed in when we lived in the picturesque village of Kingussie, Badenoch and Strathspey. The four dances are a celebration of my love and nostalgia for Scotland, and an expression of my family’s Scottish memories. Each dance comes with a quote from my favourite poet, Robert Burns, whose insightful and sensitive observations are a poignant appreciation of everyday life. Why the reference to Scottish food? Because this piece is dedicated to my father, Papou, who appreciates a merry supper. The 1st Movement, 'To the Mighty Haggis', is a Strathspey with its characteristic Scotch snap -a short-long rhythm, as if saying the word ‘haggis’; which is fitting as the Scottish bard’s quote comes from his poem Address to a Haggis, traditionally said on Burns’ Night. The 2nd Movement, 'The Humble Shortbread', is a Reel; as is usually the case in Scottish dances. It should be played with a slightly ‘snappy’, swung rhythm. 'What though on homely fare we dine, [...] A man is a man for all that' comes from my favourite Burns’ poem: A Man's a Man for A' That. And who doesn’t enjoy the humble shortbread? There is a more reflective, nostalgic mood to the 3rd Movement, 'Ode to the Homely (salty) Porridge'. The Air is a reminiscence of the quiet evenings Clara and I would spend in Kingussie, with our view of the beautifully haunting mountains. 'What will I get to my supper, [...] Ye'se get a panfu' o' plumpin parridge' comes from Burns’ The Shepherd’s Wife who tries to entice her husband back home with the promise of porridge (the Scottish way: with salt). Finally, the 4th Movement, 'Too Many Drams of Whisky', is a cheerful and lively Jig. It’s the convivial merriness of being with friends and family, maybe at a Ceilidh, with a wink to Scotland’s ‘water of life’. 'We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet, For auld lang syne' comes from Burns’ famous Auld Lang Syne: a fitting end to our musical and culinary tour of Scotland.