Choral Choir,Choral (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1285998 By Paul M. Osborne. By Paul M. Osborne. Arranged by Paul M. Osborne. 21st Century,A Cappella,Advent,Christmas,Sacred. 7 pages. Paul M Osborne #877122. Published by Paul M Osborne (A0.1285998). Arise, Shine, for thy Light has Come is a setting of a well-known text from Isaiah 60, popularly read and sung during the Christmas season, perhaps most famously in part one of Handel's Messiah. Ranging from ponderous to rousing and triumphant and back again, this piece strives to demonstrate the stark contrast between light and darkness. Great for holiday choral programs and service music for more advanced church choirs, this work was written for, and first performed by the Lompoc High School A Cappella Choir in 2003.Voicing: SATB, a cappellaPaul Osborne is a choral director, tenor soloist, and composer/arranger from California's Central Coast.  He received his degree at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, where he studied choral conducting with René Clausen.  He serves as Chorus Master for Opera San Luis Obispo and Central Coast Gilbert and Sullivan, is the founder and director of Resonance Vocal Ensemble, and is the former choral director at San Luis Obispo High School. He has been a passionate composer and arranger of choral music for over 20 years.
