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Somewhere In Your Silent Night

All is calm, and all is brightEverywhere, but in your heart tonight.They’re singing carols of joy and peace,But you feel too far gone, and too far out of reach. Christmas songs have a tendency to be a little saccharine. And I’m not just talking about Mariah. This song from Casting Crowns is for those who […]

Posted byRohanJanuary 17, 2019January 17, 2019Posted inMusicTags: arrangements, concert-bandLeave a comment on Somewhere In Your Silent Night

I Heard the Bells

Everybody loves Christmas bells. Except perhaps Colin Buchanan. I Heard the Bells Do you hear the bells; they’re ringing? (Peace on earth) Like the angels singing (Peace on earth) Open up your heart and hear them! (Peace on earth) Peace on earth, good will to men Peace is right up there on the International Leaderboard of […]

Posted byRohanMarch 30, 2018Posted inMusicTags: arrangements, concert-bandLeave a comment on I Heard the Bells

Jerusalem

Easter. Migration season. Time for that biannual church visit to top up the God points. Then, like the evanescent monarch butterfly, they disappear again until the Christmas spirit compels the return journey in December. Ok, I’ll be honest, I just wanted to use the word evanescent in a sentence. This presents some challenges to the […]

Posted byRohanMarch 30, 2018Posted inMusicTags: arrangements, lead-sheet, sunday-serviceLeave a comment on Jerusalem

He Who Is Mighty

Christmas is truly here. Well, not truly. I’m just finally getting around to cleaning up and posting some of my concert band arrangements in the hope that they might prove useful. He Who is Mighty Oh, the mercy our God has shown To those who sit in death’s shadow The sun on high pierced the […]

Posted byRohanMarch 22, 2018April 26, 2018Posted inMusicTags: arrangements, concert-bandLeave a comment on He Who Is Mighty

Who Would Have Dreamed

It’s probably a criminal offence to be thinking about Christmas carols in March, but such is life. Or, more accurately, if I don’t start thinking about it now, I’m going to be in serious trouble come October. We’ve been running a carols event for our local community for a number of years, and I’ve written […]

Posted byRohanMarch 21, 2018April 26, 2018Posted inMusicTags: arrangements, concert-bandLeave a comment on Who Would Have Dreamed

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