Choir and various
instruments
SKU:
MN.70-850P
Composed
by K. Lee Scott.
MorningStar Music
Publishers #70-850P.
Published by MorningStar
Music Publishers
(MN.70-850P).
UPC:
688670005527.
Band
of Angels is a unique
work in the form of a
service of worship in
African American style.
Written by Birmingham
composer, K. Lee Scott,
to commemorate the 50th
anniversary of the
bombing of the 16th
Street Baptist Church in
which four children lost
their lives, it was
premiered as part of
Birmingham's official
50th anniversary
celebration of the civil
rights events of 1963.
Musical selections
include choir numbers,
hymns (audience
participation is
encouraged) and solos all
accompanied with piano
with optional organ on
the hymn selections.
Scripture readings are
suggested between the
musical numbers. Ideal
for Martin Luther King
Day or Black History
Month, it can be
presented by a single
choral ensemble, or as at
the premiere, by more
than one group with
various ensembles
alternating.