April 3, 2015

Good Friday (Year B)

In spite of Good Friday’s reputation as a day not for singing, some of the most wonderful music of the ages has been written for it. A special Sing For Joy program has been prepared to offer the kind of music that honors the day meaningfully. Make it part of your Holy Week observance.

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Scriptures for this Program

  • (1R) Isaiah 52:13-53:12
  • (PS) Psalm 22
  • (2R) Hebrews 10:16-25
    or Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9
  • (G) John 18:1-19:42

Were you There? (WERE YOU THERE)African American Spiritual / Robert Scholz, arranger (G)
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers: Minneapolis, MN / Brian Link, tenor / Philip Brunelle
(CD) What a Mighty God: Spirituals and Gospels for Chorus / CLARION / CLR904CD
© 2004 Clarion, Loft Recordings, LLC, P.O. Box 414, Orcas, WA, 98280, USA
www.gothic-catalog.com/

Messiah: Surely He Has Borne Our GriefsGeorge Frideric Handel (1R)
The English Concert Choir / The English Concert, ensemble / Trevor Pinnock
(CD) Messiah / ARCHIV / 423 630-2
© 1988 Archiv, Universal Music Group Worldwide Plaza 825 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY, 10019, USA
www.universalmusicclassics.com

O CruxKnut Nystedt / Venantius Honorius Fortunatus, lyricist (G)
Oslo Chamber Choir: Oslo, Norway / HÃ¥kon Daniel Nystedt
(CD) Sing For Joy Archives / ST. OLAF COLLEGE / Not For Resale
© St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN, 55057, USA
stolaf.edu

When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (ROCKINGHAM)Edward Miller / Isaac Watts, lyricist / John Rutter, arranger (2R, G)
The Choir of King's College / Benjamin Bayl, accompanist / Stephen Cleobury
(CD) Best Loved Hymns / EMI (ANGEL, EMI CLASSICS, EMI RECORDS, LTD) / 7243 5 57026 2 3
© 2001 EMI (Angel, EMI Classics, EMI Records, Ltd), 304 Park Avenue South, New York, NY, 10010, USA
www.warnerclassics.com

Solus ad victimamKenneth Leighton / Peter Abelard, lyricist / Helen Waddell, translator (G)
St. Olaf Cantorei: Northfield, MN / John Ferguson
(CD) Hidden In Humbleness / GIA PUBLICATIONS / GIA CD-594
© 2003 GIA Publications, 7404 South Mason Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60638, USA
www.giamusic.com