SKU: LP.OR-9368

UPC: 765762069909.

Lille nas is thrilled to present Mike Speck's first choral collection for us. In it you'll find all of the very ingredients you've come to love about the unique touch of this writer arranger and concert artist. High-energy southern gospel songs heart-felt ballads traditional songs of testimony and original songs of praise . . . all For the Glory of Christ . 26 heartwarming and inspirational songs of celebration and discipleship personally selected for the local church by Mike Speck Recorded live at the Midway Macedonia Baptist Church in Villa Rica Georgia with The Specks A must-have collection that can be presented as a whole or in parts Songs of calling praise devotion and celebration Powerful orchestrations by Chris McDonald and J. Daniel Smith are usable for the local church. Sample pages and soundbytes available below..

SKU: PR.41641614L

UPC: 680160642458. 11 x 17 inches.

Time is one of the main factors impacting the world and our lives. Einstein saw time as the relationship of the motion of one object relative to the position of another object, as measured through observation. But can we really measure time objectively? Music, the art which moves through time, can affect our perception of time, and can affect each person's perception of time differently. Depending on the emotion it stimulates, music can make time seem to pass quickly or slowly. A composer can use music to convey time to an audience and different musical ideas can create different sensations of time. Absence of Time is a concerto for woodwind quartet and orchestra. It has three main sections (fast, slow, fast), recalling traditional concerto form, but it does not use the solo instruments in the traditional way, i.e., as soloists in contest with the orchestra. Inspired by the idea of juxtaposing different experiences of time, I divided the instruments into two groups: the four soloists and the orchestra. The orchestra functions mostly as the keeper of time (real time) while the quartet of soloists fluctuates (in imaginary time or in the absence of time) around the orchestra's time. While the quartet's instruments do play solos, they also play in ensemble with the orchestra. You could say that they play in both imaginary time (as soloists) and in real time (with the orchestra). In addition to this, the woodwind section of the orchestra plays in conversation with the solo quartet, calling it back to real time. Fusion is achieved at the end of the piece through the use of strong, driving rhythm. Absence of Time was commissioned by the Pacific Symphony and was first performed by the Pacific Symphony and the Pacific Symphony Woodwind Quartet with Carl St. Clair as conductor on October 20, 2016.

SKU: PR.416416140

UPC: 680160642441.

Time is one of the main factors impacting the world and our lives. Einstein saw time as the relationship of the motion of one object relative to the position of another object, as measured through observation. But can we really measure time objectively? Music, the art which moves through time, can affect our perception of time, and can affect each person's perception of time differently. Depending on the emotion it stimulates, music can make time seem to pass quickly or slowly. A composer can use music to convey time to an audience and different musical ideas can create different sensations of time. Absence of Time is a concerto for woodwind quartet and orchestra. It has three main sections (fast, slow, fast), recalling traditional concerto form, but it does not use the solo instruments in the traditional way, i.e., as soloists in contest with the orchestra. Inspired by the idea of juxtaposing different experiences of time, I divided the instruments into two groups: the four soloists and the orchestra. The orchestra functions mostly as the keeper of time (real time) while the quartet of soloists fluctuates (in imaginary time or in the absence of time) around the orchestra's time. While the quartet's instruments do play solos, they also play in ensemble with the orchestra. You could say that they play in both imaginary time (as soloists) and in real time (with the orchestra). In addition to this, the woodwind section of the orchestra plays in conversation with the solo quartet, calling it back to real time. Fusion is achieved at the end of the piece through the use of strong, driving rhythm. Absence of Time was commissioned by the Pacific Symphony and was first performed by the Pacific Symphony and the Pacific Symphony Woodwind Quartet with Carl St. Clair as conductor on October 20, 2016.

SKU: WD.080689716171

UPC: 080689716171. Resource Material by Deborah Craig-Claar.

From the dynamic team of David T. Clydesdale and Deborah Craig-Claar comes Let Heaven and Nature Sing!, a top ten collection of all-time favorite traditional Christmas carols that reaches beyond a presentation and invites the entire congregation to rejoice. A must for every church, this classic collection can be used throughout Advent - from Christmas pageants to worship services to candle-lit Christmas Eve services.

Calling these carols traditional does not mean that they are ordinary... the masterful orchestrations and rich sounds of the Symphonia of London and Master's College Chorale make them fresh and new expressions of praise. Deborah Craig-Claar adds a whole new level of ministry to these songs with creative ideas and resource material including dramatic programming and staging suggestions right in the choral book. Let Heaven and Nature Sing! will inspire your musicians, and lift up the voices of the entire congregation into a soaring celebration of Christmas worship.