New from Jason Krug comes this assortment of creative contemporary piano arrangements of carols, hymns, and spirituals that are sure to delight the listener. These intermediate-level pieces are short and accessible to most pianists and are a great way to brighten up a prelude or musical interlude. All Things Bright and Beautiful has a joyful, rhythmic flow and is a perfect painting of the light and beauty of this well-known tune. The arrangement of Be Thou My Vision shifts effortlessly between 3/4 and 9/8 meters, conveying the exhilaration of St. Patrick’s triumph on Slane Hill, while In Excelsis Gloria combines the French carol Pat-a-pan with the French folk tune Une jeune pucelle into a bold expression of Mary’s visitation and Christ’s birth.