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Series Title: Master Ringer Series - Choristers Guild
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Song Title |
Composer(s) |
Arranger(s) |
Octaves |
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Colonel Bogey March |
Alford, Kenneth J. |
Thompson, Martha Lynn |
4-5 |
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Review: "Colonel Bogey March" is one of the most famous marches ever written, and it gained worldwide recognition as the theme song from the movie The Bridge on the River Kwai.
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Jazz Waltz on Praise to the Lord |
Stralsund |
Moklebust, Cathy |
3, 5 or 7 |
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Review: The hymn tune LOBE DEN HERREN takes on a surprisingly new twist in this swingy jazz arrangement, featuring improv-style solos written out for the flute, bass, and drums.
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March of the Kings |
Bizet, Georges |
Stephenson, Valerie W. |
3-6 |
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Review: This 700 year old tune is a carol in marching style from Provence, France.
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Overture to Cantata |
Bach, Johann Sebastian |
Thompson, Martha Lynn |
4-6 |
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Review: This familiar opening to the Bach Cantata 142, appropriate for both worship and concert, could also be used to replace orchestra or organ in presenting the overture within the context of the entire cantata.
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Prelude |
Gershwin, George |
Mathis, William H. |
3 or 5 |
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Review: The most familiar of Gershwin's piano preludes (No. 2 from THREE PRELUDES) sounds both jazzy and rich on handbells.
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Radiance |
Payn, William A. |
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5 |
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Review: Written in an ABA symphonic style with traces of jazz elements, "Radiance" utilizes the complete 5 octave range.
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Sing We All Noel |
Traditional English Carols |
Gramann, Fred |
3-5 |
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Review: "Sing We All Noel" utilizes three carols: "Noel Nouvelet"; "Entre le boeuf at l'ane gris; "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen".
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Sky-tinted Waters |
Moklebust, Cathy |
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4-6 |
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Review: In the language of the Dakota Sioux, the word "Minnesota" means "sky-tinted water." Commissioned by the group "Stikepoint" of Duluth, Minnesota, "Sky-tinted Waters" is a three-movement suite inspired by the beauty and serenity of Minnesota's lakes.
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Toccata On Holy, Holy, Holy |
Dykes, John B. |
Moklebust, Cathy |
3 or 5 |
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Review: In the style of an organ toccata, this exciting setting of NICAEA features continuous sixteenth-note patterns throughout.
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