SATB choir & Org
SKU:
ST.CN29P
Composed by
Sarah Rodgers. This
PRINTED version is
available to purchase as
a regular sheet music
title for delivery by
post. Octavo. Stainer &
Bell Ltd. #CN29P.
Published by Stainer &
Bell Ltd. (ST.CN29P).
ISBN
9790220225550.
Chor
al settings of 'Lift up
your heads, O ye gates'
from Psalm 24 are
numerous, from that of
the sixteenth-century
Geneva Psalter of Claude
Goudimel to the present
day. Unsurprisingly so,
as the text has many
appropriate liturgical
applications. In this
jubilant setting, The
King of Glory, Sarah
Rodgers has provided
church choirs of all
abilities with a truly
celebratory anthem that
in its writing for SATB
displays many elements of
choral craft, from unison
and two-part textures to
a satisfyingly
contrapuntal full
harmony. The driving,
rhythmic figure in the
organ accompaniment
underpins and uplifts the
voices, and occasional
harmonic juxtapositions
add delightfully
unexpected moments of
colour. Importantly, with
a proficient organist,
the anthem can be
prepared with just one or
two rehearsals. It is
certain to be of great
appeal both to choirs and
to congregations.
