SATB choir, assembly, organ accompaniment, trumpet 1 in B-flat, trumpet 1 in C, trumpet 2 in B-flat, trumpet 2 in C, horn in f, trombone 1, trombone 2, timpani - Intermediate

SKU: GI.G-9336

Composed by John Hughes. Arranged by Raymond H Haan. Calvin Institute. Tune Name: Cwm Rhondda. Sacred. Octavo. 16 pages. GIA Publications #9336. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-9336).

UPC: 785147933601. English. Text Source: Henry Emerson Fosdick, 1878–1969, alt. Text by Harry Emerson Fosdick.

One of the grandest tunes in Christian hymnody is CWM RHONDDA, and Raymond Haan has crafted a setting that magnifies the tune’s gravitas. The tune appears with its traditional partner, “God of Grace and God of Glory,” and would be ideal for festival or ecumenical celebrations. The brass and timpani are optional, horn in F may be substituted for the trombone I. The brass and timpani parts are optional and horn in F is a substitute for trombone I.

SATB choir divisi and piano or brass quintet - Late Intermediate

SKU: MN.56-0017

Composed by Howard Goodall. 21st Century. Choral score. MorningStar Music Publishers #56-0017. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers (MN.56-0017).

UPC: 688670220180. English, German.

Setting both English and German texts, Sure of the Sky, Sure of the Sun – Des Himmels sicher, der Sonne sicher is a haunting and moving reflection on the futility of war.  The 5-minute piece for SATB choir and brass was premiered at one of the UK’s three main World War I centenary commemoration events on August 4, 2014. It was launched by the London Symphony Chorus, Schleswig-Holstein Festival Chor and Coldstream Guards, at a twilight event attended by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry, and a number of world leaders, all gathered together in the tiny woodland cemetery of St Symphorien near Mons, Belgium – the resting place for the first and last British, and the last Commonwealth, soldiers to die on the Western Front.

The texts are “May, 1915” by Charlotte Mew (1869-1928) and “To a Missing Friend” by Goldfeld, a German Jewish soldier killed in action, the poem was discovered by Jewish military historian, Peter C Appelbaum. Duration: 5:00

Instrumental Parts include: B-flat Cornet, B-flat Flugelhorn, E-flat Tenor Horn/French Horn in F, Euphonium, Tuba .