| Embracing Administrative Leadership in Music Education GIA Publications
Composed by John Clinton. Music Education. 130 pages. GIA Publications #8992. Pu...(+)
Composed by John Clinton.
Music Education. 130
pages. GIA Publications
#8992. Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-8992).
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| Play On! GIA Publications
SKU: GI.G-10352 A Marine's Musical Journey from the Bayou to the White...(+)
SKU: GI.G-10352
A Marine's Musical
Journey from the Bayou to
the White House.
Composed by John
Bourgeois. Music
Education. 334 pages. GIA
Publications #10352.
Published by GIA
Publications
(GI.G-10352). ISBN
9781622774685. With
his hallmark wit and
eloquence, Colonel John
R. Bourgeois gives an
autobiographical account
of his life and career as
a musician from humble
roots who rose through
the ranks to became the
twenty-fifth director of
“The
President’s
Own†United States
Marine Band. Page after
page is filled with
recollections from
Colonel
Bourgeois’s tenure
with the Marine Band,
many of which involve the
most significant musical
and political figures of
the twentieth and
twenty-first centuries,
including multiple
presidents, first ladies,
and a number of renowned
conductors and artists.
Augmenting the stories
are newspaper clippings,
letters from U.S.
presidents,
transcriptions of
speeches Colonel
Bourgeois gave at various
events, musical programs
for select concerts from
throughout his
illustrious career, and
90 previously unpublished
photographs of John
Bourgeois with his
family, friends, and the
presidents and first
ladies he served. Perfect
for wind band aficionados
and history buffs alike,
readers are sure to
delight in the tales and
musings of this towering
figure of American
political and musical
life. Colonel John R.
Bourgeois, USMC (ret.),
was the twenty-fifth
director of “The
President’s
Own†United States
Marine Band. His
acclaimed career spanned
nine presidential
administrations, from
Presidents Eisenhower to
Clinton. A native of
Louisiana, Colonel
Bourgeois is a graduate
of Loyola University in
New Orleans. He joined
the Marine Corps in 1956
and entered “The
President’s
Own†in 1958 as a
French hornist and
arranger. Named director
in 1979, Colonel
Bourgeois was promoted to
his present rank in 1983.
He retired from active
duty on 11 July 1996. As
director of “The
President’s
Own,†Bourgeois was
music adviser to the
White House. He selected
the musical program and
directed the Band in its
traditional place of
honor at the U.S. Capitol
for four presidential
inaugurations and
regularly conducted the
Marine Band and the
Marine Chamber Orchestra
at the White House,
appearing there more
frequently than any other
musician in the nation.
He is the only Marine
musician to have served
in every rank from
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| The Ecumenical Grail Psalter - Singing Version GIA Publications
SKU: GI.G-9088 Sacred. Book (not sheet music). 329 pages. GIA Publication...(+)
SKU: GI.G-9088
Sacred. Book (not sheet
music). 329 pages. GIA
Publications #9088.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-9088).
ISBN 9781622771691.
English. In 2010
the Congregation for
Divine Worship and the
Discipline of the
Sacraments granted a
recognitio to The Revised
Grail Psalms. This
translation was prepared
as a liturgical
translation intended for
use in the Roman Catholic
Liturgy. Within a year of
its publication,
Christian leaders from
groups beyond the Roman
Catholic Communion
expressed appreciation
for certain aspects of
The Revised Grail Psalms,
particularly the poetic
quality of the text and
the sprung rhythm which
facilitates recitation,
chant, and musical
settings of the texts.
They further inquired if
we might consider
publishing another
edition of The Revised
Grail Psalms, focusing
more directly on the
original Hebrew while yet
seeking a more inclusive
final text of the sort
preferred in the current
worship of their
respective communions.
Thus The Ecumenical Grail
Psalter came to be.
Extracted from the
Introduction to The
Ecumenical Grail Psalter
 Endorsements for The
Ecumenical Grail Psalter
“A lovely
translation! The
Ecumenical Grail Psalter
retains the elegant
simplicity, beauty, and
rhythmic flow of earlier
Grail Psalms. This makes
it ideal for public
reading and singing, as
well as for individual
devotional use. I applaud
the inclusive language,
and I hope it will be
widely read and sung. It
is a wonderful gift to
the Church!â€
—J. Clinton
McCann, Jr. Evangelical
Professor of Biblical
Interpretation Eden
Theological Seminary
“Lyrical in
language with an ear for
the musicality of words,
this fresh revision of
the Grail Psalter voices
the longing, lament, and
lavish praise contained
in the Psalms. I
especially appreciate the
attentiveness to
inclusive language, which
invites women readers and
prayers of these texts to
feel more at home in this
richly hued rhetorical
landscape. The monks of
Conception Abbey have
offered a gift to the
larger ecclesial family,
further shaping our
liturgical life through
engagement with the
Psalter. As a Baptist
theologian and seminary
president, I am deeply
grateful.â€
—Molly T. Marshall
President and Professor
of Theology and Spiritual
Formation Central Baptist
Theological Seminary
“A translation of
the Psalms marked by
noble simplicity,
accessibility, freshness,
and candor. These texts
are beautifully
singable—well
poised for chanting and
singing in a variety of
cultural contexts. They
are also well suited for
devotional and liturgical
reading, inviting
worshipers into the world
of the Psalms with vivid,
uncluttered language. May
this volume be widely
received across Christian
traditions.â€
—John D. Witvliet
Calvin Institute of
Christian Worship Calvin
College and Calvin
Theological Seminary. $12.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
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