New Piano Selections for LENT & EASTER Thursday, February 22, 2024
recommended by Caryn G. and Christopher B., Sacred Piano Music Specialists
Forty Days arr. Brad Nix
Featuring ten arrangements centering on the season of Lent, these ten intermediate-level pieces are masterfully arranged by Brad Nix. His mastery of the piano as well as his deep faith are on display in the pieces, which will move your congregation to a deeper sense of worship and guide you as you prepare your heart for the death and resurrection of the Savior. Titles include: “What Wondrous Love Is This,” “Jesus Paid It All,” “Hiding In Thee,” “The Old Rugged Cross,” “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded,” “At the Cross,” “Take My Life, and Let It Be Consecrated,” “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross,” “Be Thou My Vision,” and “Beneath the Cross of Jesus.”
Up from the Grave He Arose arr. Marty Parks
Marty Parks is a master of infusing familiar melodies with new life! He’s done that here with the vast repertoire of hymns focusing on Holy Week and Easter, providing a wonderful resource for intermediate pianists. You will revel in its stylistic variety and boundless creativity. Titles include: “Christ Arose,” “Jesus Paid It All,” “There Is a Fountain,” “At the Cross,” “Jesus Christ Is Risen Today with He Is Lord,” “Glory in the Cross (includes When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, In the Cross of Christ I Glory, and Near the Cross),” “Lonesome Valley,” “Lead Me to Calvary,” “Let Us Break Bread Together with Here, O My Lord, I See Thee,” and “All Glory, Laud and Honor.”
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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.