Brass Music for Lent and Easter

This vibrant and resounding collection enthusiastically welcomes our Risen Christ on Easter morning! These three settings of very familiar hymn tunes provide three moments of musical celebration,

Easter Carillon is characterized by successive shifts of tonalities one third apart (B-flat to D or F to A-flat). During the course of the piece, suggestions of the traditional carillon tune appear

Drawing on an extensive background in musical theater, Peter Hilliard provides trumpeters with ten exceptional hymn settings. Both trumpeter and pianist will appreciate the idiomatic attention to detail,

This exciting medley of the most famous and widely used Easter hymns is arranged for multiple ensembles with piano accompaniment. The melodies that are used and often intertwine with each other in

This well-known piece, based on the tune EASTER HYMN, is arranged for brass quintet or sextet with timpani and organ at the medium level.

Beginning with a calm, reverent setting, these solos are expressive throughout. The middle section is somewhat freer in melodic presentation with the solo treated more as an obbligato line. The quiet ending

This magnificent collection at the intermediate level deserves a spot in every church music library! Each setting includes a festive introduction, a standard hymnal harmonization, and a last stanza

This sacred set of solos is presented in a reverent setting for Lent and Holy Week services. The soloist is provided the opportunity for musical expression with a fluid cadenza before the

This chorale prelude is in the form of a fantasia as it uses phrases from this hymn interspersed with a lot of free material. It can serve as either a prelude or postlude. The trombone uses a syncopated

Combine the memorable melody of this Keith Getty and Stuart Townend selection with the remarkable arranging talents of Mark Hayes, and you are assured an inspired instrumental addition to your worship

Powerful and compelling, this striking arrangement combines the tune for Jesus Christ Is Risen Again and Christ Is Arisen with the tune for Now the Green Blade Rises. It also

Presented in a pastoral setting, the melodic material in these solos is not modified to a large degree, allowing for a solemn and reflective setting to let the message of the hymn come through. A good

A stirring congregational treatment of this great hymn. Written for the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.

An exciting introduction sets the pace for this moving arrangement of the tune EASTER HYMN. Highly recommended for your Easter service!

Often the most requested piece for a Palm Sunday processional or a special instrumental feature, this reverent and majestic arrangement is easy to learn and play. Scored for many ensemble options, some with

Mark Shepperd's collection of Easter hymn flourishes will elevate any Easter service. In keeping with other collections in the series, each piece is festive and brilliant and can stand alone in concert or

Unlike other settings which call for large forces, these Festive Hymn Settings are intended to accompany congregational singing on (or near) Easter with one solo trumpet, organ, and congregation, with

This collection of hymn arrangements will provide much-needed repertoire for the solo trumpeter during the Lent and Easter season. Tunes include: EASTER HYMN (WORGAN); HERZLIEBSTER JESU; JUDAS MACCABAEUS;