My Song in the Night (Anthology): Five American Folk-hymns - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0193804999 ISBN 13: 9780193804999

Publisher: Oxford University Press Music, 2009

Synopsis

for SATB and piano, piano three-hands, and organ or orchestra
This collection of five new arrangements by Mack Wilberg is scored with varying accompaniments. Most are for piano, but one is with piano three-hands and another with organ. All five hymns have orchestral accompaniments available on rental. Either way, each hymn is beautifully arranged and is a wonderful addition to any service or concert program.

About this title

About the Author:

Mack Wilberg was appointed Music Director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in 2008, having served as Associate Music Director since 1999. He is a former professor of music at Brigham Young University, where he received his bachelor's degree; his master's and doctoral degrees are from the University of Southern California. Alongside Wilberg's conducting responsibilities he is active as a pianist, choral clinician, composer, arranger, and guest conductor throughout the United States and abroad. In addition to the many compositions he has written for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, his works have been performed by artists such as Renee Fleming, Frederica von Stade, Bryn Terfel, Rolando Villazon, Deborah Voigt, and The King's Singers. Wilberg's arrangements and compositions are performed and recorded all over the world.

Review:

Mack Wilberg's arrangements tend to be well-crafted, appealing and accessible to amateur choirs; the pieces in this volume are no exception . . . Although the arrangements are relatively straightforward and eminently singable, several require a significant amount of divisi. For this reason most would work best in a festival service or choral society concert, rather than a standard church service. * Esther Jones, Church Music Quarterly, June 2010 *

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Music
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0193804999
• ISBN 13: 9780193804999
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 56