The Holy City: For Solo Medium Voice (Key of Bb) SATB Choir and Orchestra (Christmas Favorites and Anthems, Arranged by James Nathaniel Holland)

The beloved hymn with the words of F. E. Weatherly and music of Stephen Adams (Michael Maybrick). Here arranged for medium voice (Baritone or Mezzo Soprano, Key of Bb, range D to F), SATB Chorus and Full Orchestral accompaniment. Can be used with any JNH arrangement of The Holy City in the corresponding key.A few archaic words and harmonies updated to speak more to a contemporary audience without losing the tradition of the piece. Use this emotional and triumphant anthem for a grand finale to Easter Sunday services or funerals, or any time of the year.Instruments: Pic, Fl12, Ob12, EH, ClarBb12, Bsn12, Hrn F 12,Trpt Bb 12, Trmb 12, Tba, Timp, BassDrm, Hand cym, Snare/chimes, Harp, soloist, SATB choir, strings.(Duration: 7:13)Piano vocal score to this arrangement is sold separately.

Michael Maybrick (31 January 1841 - 26 August 1913) was an English composer and singer, best known under his pseudonym Stephen Adams as the composer of "The Holy City," one of the most popular religious songs in English. The Arranger: James Nathaniel Holland is an American classical music composer of operas, symphonies, ballets, songs, and other musical concertworks that incorporate a unique, eclectic, blend of romantic, classical, world and jazz styles. Born and raised in Indiana, he studied music at DePauw University, Vienna Austria, Interlochen National Music Camp and Indiana University (Bloomington, IN). At these schools many of his early pieces were premiered and performed, with one work being selected for main-stage production in the season. Moving to Los Angeles and then settling in New York, he performed professionally sometimes as a singer, sometimes as a pianist, sometimes as choral conductor. He composed incidental music for the stage. In 2002 he founded a composers collective where they showcased their work. He was one of the first composers to participate in the American Music Center's initial on-line library. The New Jersey Concert Opera and the Gay Men's Chorus of New Jersey also featured his comic operas and art songs. From 2005 he moved to Costa Rica where he organized concerts with visiting guest artists to present his chamber music to the public. Presently he lives in a castle in the central mountains of Costa Rica. Website: http: //www.lacoronadelossantos.net/jamesnathanielholland.html YouTube Channel: https: //www.youtube.com/user/composerjnholland