Amazing Grace (1990)

Arr.: Berkey, Jackson (born in 1942) [ USA ]

Text by Newton, John (1725-1807) [Great Britain ; England]
Edition
Published by SDG Press [USA] , 1990
Ref. : SDG 90-101  (12 p.)
 
Description
Text in: English
Epoque: 20th century
Genre-Style-Form: Sacred ; Hymn (sacred) ; Gospel ; Popular
Type of Choir: SSATB  (5 mixed voices )
Instrumentation: Piano  (1 instrumental part(s))
Instruments: Piano (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): B
Tonality: G major ; E flat major ; F major
Duration: 3.5 min.
Source of text: circa 1750
Comment(s): Amazing Grace, in Jackson Berkey?s setting, seems to have a life of its own - separate from anything that the composer/arranger had in mind. It has been used in concerts and services too numerous to mention, and invariably elicits a powerful response from
 
   Audio

sung by Soli Deo Gloria Cantorum
conducted by Almeda Berkey

Discographic ref. : American Shadows, SDG Records, SDG CD961

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