If Hallmark can have Christmas in July, musicians and worship planners can have Christmas in August! As you make your fall worship plans, check out these great resources from NPH!
The newly released fughetta-style preludes in Short Seasonal Preludes for Organ: Advent, Christmas, Epiphany are useful as hymn introductions and as brief musical offerings. Printed music, $23.00
Advent and Christmas: Hymn Preludes for Organ includes preludes on eleven Advent and Christmas hymn tunes (three of which feature two settings) in a variety of styles from several contributors and arrangers. Printed music, $21.00
This is Christmas: Piano Setting that Celebrate the Savior’s Birth features twelve arrangements on Christmas hymns and songs by the popular Zach Unke. Be sure to also check out his newly released collection of piano arrangements on the hymns of the Gettys, Townend, and their collaborators: I Rejoice in My Redeemer. Printed music, $27.00
Advent Gathering Rite is a downloadable package that includes printable sheet music for the accompanist and files for incorporating the rite into printed worship folders or projection slides. “Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending” (CWS 704) forms the backbone of this rite, with other familiar Advent hymn tunes underpinning the spoken portions of the rite. Downloadable, $19.95
Be sure to check out all the new releases, including our top picks from other sacred music publishers at nph.net!
Milwaukee-area musicians: Don’t forget, sheet music and many other resources are available for local pickup! Save on shipping with convenient pick-up at the NPH offices in Waukesha.
Jeremy Bakken
Director of Worship and Sacred Music, Curricula