Description
for SATB and piano or organ or orchestra This exciting and diverse collection features eight of Mack Wilberg's popular arrangements for the Christmas season. These carols have been revised with new scorings for SATB choir and piano or organ expressly for this collection. Whether fast and upbeat or steady and warm, this music reveals Wilberg's talent for arranging and will be a welcome addition to Christmas programming for choral societies and church choirs. Orchestral material for all the carols is available on hire.
About the Author
Mack Wilberg was appointed Music Director of The Tabernacle Choir in 2008, having served as Associate Music Director since 1999. He is a former professor of music at Brigham Young University, where he received his bachelor's degree; his master's and doctoral degrees are from the University of Southern California. Alongside Wilberg's conducting responsibilities he is active as a pianist, choral clinician, composer, arranger, and guest conductor throughout the United States and abroad. In addition to the many compositions he has written for The Tabernacle Choir, his works have been performed by artists such as Renee Fleming, Frederica von Stade, Bryn Terfel, Rolando Villazon, Deborah Voigt, and The King's Singers. Wilberg's arrangements and compositions are performed and recorded all over the world.
Reviews
Wilberg knows how to score for voices, and provides technical challenges which careful rehearsal will enable most efficient choirs to meet with pleasure. The instrumental accompaniments are colourful and idiomatic. * The Organ, November 07 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780193870161
Author Mack Wilberg
Page Count 80
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Dimensions(mm) 250mm * 175mm * 5mm
About the Author
Mack Wilberg was appointed Music Director of The Tabernacle Choir in 2008, having served as Associate Music Director since 1999. He is a former professor of music at Brigham Young University, where he received his bachelor's degree; his master's and doctoral degrees are from the University of Southern California. Alongside Wilberg's conducting responsibilities he is active as a pianist, choral clinician, composer, arranger, and guest conductor throughout the United States and abroad. In addition to the many compositions he has written for The Tabernacle Choir, his works have been performed by artists such as Renee Fleming, Frederica von Stade, Bryn Terfel, Rolando Villazon, Deborah Voigt, and The King's Singers. Wilberg's arrangements and compositions are performed and recorded all over the world.
Reviews
Wilberg knows how to score for voices, and provides technical challenges which careful rehearsal will enable most efficient choirs to meet with pleasure. The instrumental accompaniments are colourful and idiomatic. * The Organ, November 07 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780193870161
Author Mack Wilberg
Page Count 80
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Dimensions(mm) 250mm * 175mm * 5mm
