LARRY SHACKLEY Sacred Piano Collections Tuesday, November 08, 2022
recommended by Caryn G. and Christopher B., Sacred Piano Music Specialists
The Essential Collection of Contemporary Piano Settings 2 arr. Larry Shackley
Here are 55 of the most popular contemporary worship songs of today, in straightforward yet creative moderately easy to moderate settings. Includes “10,000 Reasons,” “Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone),” “Good, Good Father,” “Open the Eyes of My Heart” and many more.
A Heart to Praise arr. Larry Shackley
This new collection is a tribute to the hymnwriter William B. Bradbury, one of America’s first and greatest church composers. Larry Shackley provides imaginative settings of Bradbury classics like Sweet Hour of Prayer and He Leadeth Me, plus some of his lesser-known hymns that you are sure to enjoy. Titles include: “He Leadeth Me,” “Sweet Hour of Prayer,” “Jesus Loves Me,” “O Come, Angel Band!,” “The Solid Rock,” “Just As I Am,” “Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us,” “Holy Bible, Book Divine,” and “O for a Heart to Praise My God.”
The Peace of Christmas arr. Larry Shackley
A glowing candle, the scent of evergreens, and the sound of a distant piano echoing over the snow – that’s the scene Larry Shackley evokes in this beautiful collection of carols. Whether you are playing at home or providing a sensitive background to holiday services and get-togethers, these quiet meditations will display the peace of Christmas. Titles include: “The Snow Lay on the Ground,” “O Sanctissima,” “Away in a Manger,” “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen,” “Joy to the World (with Angels We Have Heard on High),” “O Holy Night,” “The Sussex Carol,” and “Infant Holy, Infant Lowly.”
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About the Authors:
Caryn G. is a graduate of Trinity Lutheran College (Washington state). She has over 24 years of experience working at Stanton’s in both the Piano and Choral departments, specializing in sacred piano music. She is a church pianist/accompanist and has enjoyed being a piano teacher and singing in many choirs over the years. When not working at Stanton’s or at church, she loves spending time with family members and friends, traveling and exploring, watching movies, reading, bike riding and most recently trying to better her culinary knowledge and be a little more artsy by painting rocks and water coloring.
Christopher B. grew up in eastern Kentucky in a musically diverse family, and began playing organ at the age of 12. He majored in vocal performance with minors in keyboards and conducting at Marshall University and later received a Master of Theological Studies in congregational ministry from Trinity Lutheran Seminary. Christopher has served as a church music director and organist for more than 20 years, presently serving as Director of Music and Worship Arts/Organist at Church of the Master United Methodist in Westerville, OH.