SKU: A0.981235

1. Feet o' Jesus (From the cantata FEET OF JESUS by Judith Cloud (text by Langston Hughes)

Feet of Jesus is a cantata for mixed chorus, soprano saxophone, soprano and baritone soloists and organ. It is made up of seven movements: 1) Feet of Jesus; 2) Prayer; 3) Shout; 4) Litany/Sinner; 5) Fire; 6) Angels Wings; 7) Spirituals. It is approximately eighteen minutes in length. It has been performed by church choirs, professional choirs and amateur choirs, as well as university choirs.

I was very fortunate to have Anders Paulsson believe in the beauty and significance of Feet of Jesus. He promoted it in Sweden and returned to the United States to perform it in San Francisco. In May of 1997, the Saint Jacobs Chamber Choir under the direction of Gary Graden recorded Feet of Jesus, along with some other original works by Anders Paulsson and arrangements of spirituals. I requested that the soloists be African-Americans, Marymal Holmes and John Williams. The cross-cultural exchange was a vibrant one and proved to be enlightening. The very idea of what was truly considered spiritual in music was put to the question and answered admirably by Gary Graden and his marvelous Swedish choir. The BIS Northern Lights CD was released under the title Spirituals.

SKU: A0.986092

The Lord is our rock and our salvation!  This piece was written for the 2013 music festival commemorating the closing of the Year of Faith-Makahiki KÄ�hele and was performed as a massed selection by all of the participants with piano and violin accompaniment.  The piece is not difficult to learn and the festival participants truly enjoyed preparing and performing this stirring work.  This anthem can be performed by choirs of all sizes.  It utilizes a few phrases of ʻŌlelo HawaiÊ»i (language of HawaiÊ»i) that are not difficult to pronounce.   .

SKU: A0.958854

This SATB arrangement of the Simon and Garfunkel classic includes tenor/alto solo and optional vocal percussion.  It can be performed by an cappella ensemble or choir at either the collegiate or high school level.

SKU: A0.1094847

BIG BAND version performed by Paul Anka, originally by Bon Jovi. This song is about living life your own way. The song refers to toasting those who are strong, living to the fullest, being yourself, Frank Sinatra, Tommy and Gina, not backing down. This arrangement is designed for high school or college show choir, concert choir or community choir. Concert Band Score accompaniment also available. Performance time is approximately 3:10.

SKU: A0.725056

A stunningly powerful contemporary choral work in SATB format with optional Keyboard, Strings and Descant parts. The Silent Prayer uses no lyrics only ‘Oh’ and ‘Ah’ vowel sounds and produces an ethereal mix of emotions culminating in two powerful musical climaxes both your choir and audience with surely remember.

Can be performed A Cappella or with instrumental accompaniment. This Product is the Vocal Score - Conductor Score, Parts and Keyboard/Vocal Scores are available separately from this site and www.paulbarkermusic.

​Duration: 1:50
Level: Intermediate/Advanced (UK Grade 6+ & USA 3)
Occasion: Concert - Formal - Competitions - Church
Orchestration: SATB Choral Score

SKU: A0.1509035

An accessible arrangement for SATB choir of the opening song from Tim Burton's classic The Nightmare Before Christmas. Your choirs will love singing this classic Halloween song! You can perform this just fine with the written piano part, but this arrangement was also written so that it can be performed with the official karaoke track for the song, allowing you to enjoy the incredibly eerie orchestral textures from Danny Elfman's original score.

Also available in SAB/3-Part Mixed voicing!

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SKU: A0.1023073

Part of the Christmas Story is the shepherds tending their flocks by night.  This interesting composition creates the impression that the tenors and basses are the shepherds and the sopranos and altos are the angels as it describes the shepherds' journey to find the Christ Child.  Full of meaning and beautiful chording, it can easily be performed as a tenor/bass duet using soloists, with other tenors and basses joining in on the tutti sections.  The song has several key changes and is mostly in a minor key, except for one section when the angels sing.  It can be a real show piece for your tenors and basses, and lends itself to the dramatic acting out of the scenarios.  Performance time is @ 5-6 minutes.