A yearning arrangement of the classic hymn
Instrumentation: SSAA choir
Duration: 3 minutes
Difficulty: Medium-hard
Music: William Monk, arr. Joseph Sowa
Text: Henry Lyte
Themes: faith, prayer
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A grandiose yet easy arrangement of the iconic Latter-Day Saint hymn. Suitable for special occasions.
Instrumentation: SATB choir and organ
Duration: 3 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Premiere: 23 February 2014 by the Hyde Park Stake choir, Tara Austin, cond.
Music: Ebenezer Beesley, arr. Joseph Sowa
Text: Joel Johnson
Themes: Restoration, prophets
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A solemn, intense setting of an Orthodox liturgical text.
Instrumentation: SATB choir
Difficulty: Very difficult/professional
Duration: 4 minutes
Premiere: 24 March 2013 by the Provo YSA 15th Stake Choir
Text: Sticheron from Friday Vespers
Themes: Easter, mourning, death, hope
Ordering: Please use my contact form or email inquiries [at] josephsowa.com to order this work.
A short, tender love song. Easy to rehearse. A great complement to any romantic choral set.
Instrumentation: SATB choir
Duration: 2 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Text: Joseph Sowa
Themes: love, romance
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A gentle, new setting of a Christmas hymn for unaccompanied choir.
Instrumentation: SATB choir
Duration: 3 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Premiere: 9 December 2012 by the Provo 292nd Ward Choir, Joseph Sowa, cond.
Text: Tom Edward Clark
Themes: Christmas, the wise men
Publisher: LDS Composers’ Network in Hymns Today 4, pp. 36–37
Ordering: Copies may be purchased at hymnstoday.com.
A gentle arrangement of my favorite Christmas song.
Instrumentation: SATB choir and organ
Duration: 3 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Premiere: 7 December 2013 by the Longfellow Park 1st Ward Choir, Erica Glenn, cond.
Music: Austrian Carol, arr. Joseph Sowa
Text: Austrian Carol
Themes: Christmas, faith
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A colorful, reverent arrangement. Suitable for church choirs.
Instrumentation: SATB choir
Duration: 3 minutes
Difficulty: Medium-easy
Premiere: November 2011 by the Provo YSA 6th Ward Choir, Joseph Sowa, cond.
Music: William Bradbury, arr. Joseph Sowa
Text: William Walford
Themes: prayer, faith
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An energetic, contemporary arrangement full of sunshine. Great for high school, college, and auditioned choirs.
Instrumentation: SATB choir and piano, four hands
Duration: 4 minutes
Difficulty: Medium
Music: John Sweney, arr. Joseph Sowa
Text: Eliza Hewitt
Themes: joy, praise
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A concert arrangement of the classic hymn
Instrumentation: high voice, cello, and piano
Duration: 3 minutes
Difficulty: Medium
Music: Conrad Kocher, arr. Joseph Sowa
Text: Folliott Pierpoint
Themes: beauty, gratitude, praise
Recordings: American Grace (Charity Tillemann-Dick, Joela Jones, and Richard Weiss)
Ordering: Copies may be purchased at holysheetmusic.com.
Commissioned by Charity Tillemann-Dick for her album American Grace. The album debuted no. 1 on the Billboard® “Traditional Classical” chart.
