Augsburg Fortress

F. Melius Christiansen Organ Anthology

In celebration of the 150th anniversary of F. Melius Christiansen’s birth, this anthology collects the best of his free works for organ along with transcriptions of his choral anthems.

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Advent; All Saints; Christmas; Funeral; General; Lent & Holy Week; Reformation; Wedding

9781506479934

ChildrenSing Creation

This engaging collection for singers 8-12 years old provides 11 anthems that highlight a variety of themes related to creation from the delight of God’s creative activity to our role in honoring and caring for the earth. Composers include Helen Kemp, John Ferguson, and Mark Patterson.

Voicing: U/2pt mxd
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Advent; Autumn; Christmas; Creation; Fall; General; Spring; Stewardship; Summer; Winter

9781506486635

Hymns of Joy and Grace, Volume 2: Piano Settings for Lent and Easter

From reflective Lenten arrangements to joyful Easter pieces marked “with exuberance,” Sylvia Oines’ second volume in this series continues to provide varied and creative interpretations of familiar hymn tunes.

Voicing: Piano
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Easter; Lent & Holy Week

9781506487304

Earth and All Stars: Alternative Hymn Settings

Tom Trenney writes a festive accompaniment for “Earth and All Stars” scored for organ, brass quartet, percussion, and assembly to enliven the singing of this hymn in worship.

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium

In the Fair Morning: Vocal Solos for the Easter Season

Vocal solos from Evelyn R. Larter that burst forth with Easter joy, featuring pieces in a variety of styles from classical to contemporary.

Voicing: Solo vocal
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Easter; Funeral; General

A Time to Dance: Settings for Organ

This exciting collection by David Evan Thomas features seven familiar tunes expressed in historical dance genres, along with three original pieces that include a sicilienne and minuet.

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult
Use: Advent; Christmas; General; Pentecost

9781506487335

I Hear Music in the Air: Spirituals for Solo Voice and Piano

Spiritual arrangements from Clayton White for solo voice and piano, arranged in the manner of art songs.

Voicing: Piano; Solo vocal

Day of Delight and Beauty Unbounded

This jubilant setting of a new Easter hymn in All Creation Sings is based on the tune IN DIR IST FREUDE. Paul D. Weber writes in a joyful Renaissance style, highlighting the dancelike rhythms of the melody complete with hand drum.

Voicing: SATB, Org
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Easter

Draw Us In: Organ Settings

David Lasky has skillfully arranged a variety of hymn tunes, mostly from the twentieth century, giving each a fresh interpretation.

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium
Use: General; Lent & Holy Week

9781506466095

Christ the Lord Is Risen Today!

Delightful and joyous, this dance-like setting of the familiar hymn “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today!” by Kristina Langlois highlights the character of the Medieval tune ORIENTIS PARTIBUS and captures the excitement of the Easter text.

Voicing: 2 pt mxd, Org
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Easter

Christ Is the Life: Organ Settings for the Church Year

Brenda Portman’s understanding of the organ comes to life in her collection of ten arrangements of hymns found in the worship supplement All Creation Sings, with writing that makes use of styles and techniques characteristic of the organ.

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult

9781506487328

Earth and All Stars

The classic hymn concertato for choir, organ, and brass by Walter L. Pelz.

Voicing: SATB/4-part mixed
Difficulty: Medium-Difficult

The Road to Resurrection

Roberta Rowland-Raybold takes us on a journey through Lent, Holy Week, and Easter in this collection of organ settings for the Paschal story. Thoughtful and expressive, these settings are useful organ voluntaries for this holy time of the liturgical year.

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Easter; General; Lent & Holy Week

9781506466125

Organ Miniatures: Hymn Introductions and Settings

These brief and imaginative hymn settings are useful as introductions, organ stanzas, interludes, ways of extending a hymn after being sung by the assembly, as well as models for further improvisation and composition.

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Advent; Christmas; Communion; Easter; Epiphany; General; Lent & Holy Week; Pentecost

9781506466088

Still, Still, Still

The traditional Austrian carol is set by Chris Biemesderfer in a charming, accessible arrangement for SAB choir with a gentle piano accompaniment.

Voicing: SAB, Pno
Difficulty: Easy
Use: Christmas

God's Work, Our Hands

Wayne L. Wold’s original text and tune were written to support the ELCA mission of “God’s Work, Our Hands.” Well-crafted and easily mastered, this is the perfect anthem for Rally Sunday or mission- and justice-themed services.

Voicing: SATB, Kybd
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Praise & Thanksgiving; Stewardship; Thanksgiving

Night Long Awaited / Noche de paz

An Argentinian text and tune found in All Creation Sings are skillfully arranged by Sherri Hansen in this gentle anthem, which incorporates a stanza of “Silent Night.”

Voicing: SATB, Pno
Difficulty: Medium
Use: Christmas

Hymns of Joy and Grace, Volume 1: Piano Settings for Advent and Christmas

Characteristic of the series title, Sylvia Oines’ writing encompasses a graceful style and a joyful spirit as she creatively treats each tune with a variety of pianistic techniques.

Voicing: Organ
Difficulty: Medium

9781506487298

Four by Four Christmas: Carols for Piano and Four Ringers

Four Christmas hymn settings for piano and four ringers (handbells or chimes) by Anne Krentz Organ, following the popular Four by Four: Hymns volume.

Voicing: Handbells; Piano
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Use: Christmas

9781506466101

From Generation to Generation

Tom Trenney creatively adapts the Isaac Watts text “O God, Our Help in Ages Past” and pairs it with exciting original music that incorporates fragments of the tune ST. ANNE.