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

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