Shall We Gather at the River?

for chorus and piano

by Alan Riley Jones

This lively arrangement in 7/4 meter re-fashions Lowry’s familiar hymn into a rhythmically-charged spiritual, using an unequal four beats per measure to carry the listener along on a joyous spiritual journey along the celestial river.

SKU: AJS-003 Categories: Choral Music, Mixed Voices Instrumentation: Choral

Voicing:	SATB
Difficulty:	Intermediate, Advanced Student
Descriptive Tags:	Celebratory, Heaven, Joy, New Hymn Settings
Season or Event:	Baptism, General
Duration:	1-5 Minutes

Price range: $2.95 through $45.00

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