Sing Together Alleluia
Hymns sung by the Sing Alleluia Music Ministry Team, drawn from Sing Alleluia, appear in Together in Song: Australian Hymn Book II. The selection favours material not already on the earlier two-disc companion set.
Wendy McLean director
Janet Perkins piano, arranger
Colin Jenkins organ
Alison Forsyth flute
Beth Dun flute
Lyndal McLean flute
Ian McKinnon clarinet
Ian Dun clarinet
Barbara McKinnon oboe
Hannah Cooper oboe
David McKinnon bassoon
Paul Gaudion bass guitar
John Wise percussion
Rev. Peter Blackwood speaker
Malcolm Williamson composer
Leonard Blake composer
Gordon Slater composer
Lawrence Francis Bartlett composer
Bliss Wiant composer
Peter Warwick Cutts composer
Robin Mann composer
Richard Dirksen composer
Henry John Gauntlett composer
Norman Warren composer
Ralph Vaughan Williams composer
Sydney Watson composer
Richard Gillard composer
Gerald Hocken Knight composer
Alister Spence composer
Robert Boughen composer
Jacques Berthier composer
Terrye Coelho composer
Brent Chambers composer
Colin Brumby composer
Maltbie Davenport Babcock songwriter
Mary Babcock Crawford songwriter
Brian Wren songwriter
D'Arcy Wood songwriter
Timothy Dudley-Smith songwriter
Wesley Milgate songwriter
Patrick George Michaels songwriter
Robin Mann songwriter
Christopher M. Idle songwriter
Keith David Pearson songwriter
Frederick Pratt Green songwriter
Basil Ernest Bridge songwriter
Frederik Herman Kaan songwriter
John Edward Bowers songwriter
Francisco F. Feliciano songwriter
James Blundell Minchin songwriter
Willard Francis Jabusch songwriter
Richard Gillard songwriter
Betty Pulkingham songwriter
Howard Gaunt songwriter
Patricia Lewis songwriter
Michael Rayner Thwaites songwriter
Honor Mary Thwaites songwriter
Brent Chambers songwriter
Luke Connaughton songwriter
Lawrence Francis Bartlett arranger
Doreen Potter arranger
Alister Spence arranger
Betty Pulkingham arranger
The programme ranges from Parry and Vaughan Williams settings to Torres Strait and Arnhem Land melodies, Taizé chants and Australian writers such as Robin Mann and Colin Brumby. Recorded at Wesley Church, Melbourne, the disc is meant as a practical model for congregational song rather than a polished concert choir showcase.
Companion hymn collections on Move include Sing Out With Joy, Hymns For All Seasons and Songs and Praises.
Sing Alleluia contains unfamiliar hymns, songs, psalms, chants, rounds and communion settings, it became apparent that congregations could benefit from introductory sessions which explored creative ways of using music in worship. To this end a small ‘ad hoc’ group of singers and instrumentalists from Uniting Churches in Melbourne offered the possibility of workshops.
Apart from worship leadership, conducting retreats and conferences, a small group presented three sessions on Christian Television and recorded the entire 105 items on cassette with Move Records over a period of two years.
Recordings were made in Wesley Church in Melbourne, often on cold winter nights. The intention was to demonstrate what a small occasional group could contribute to a diverse presentation of worship song.
Meanwhile invitations followed which led to visits across the state of Victoria for two years during which time over 40 volunteers participated, forming the ‘Sing Alleluia Music Ministry Team’ directed by Wendy McLean. At any one visit there would be four singers, a pianist, possibly a bass guitarist and a woodwind quartet for whom parts were arranged.
In compiling this CD there have been criteria:
* to use only material not already on the Together in Song – A Selection – 2 CD set commissioned by the AHB company.
* word changes from Sing Alleluia to Together in Song are minimal.
* to select a wide variety of words and musical styles including some which may be for occasional use only, or which may at first appear less accessible.
* to present selections with diverse instrumental accompaniments.
The intention remains – to encourage the belief that what a group of mostly amateurs can do, others can do, to enrich the peoples’ song to the glory of God.
Artists
Audio preview
Tracks
- God, we praise you, God, we bless you Charles Hubert Hastings Parry Christopher M. Idle 2:57
- This is my Father's world Malcolm Williamson Maltbie Davenport Babcock Mary Babcock Crawford 2:18
- When Christ was lifted from the earth Leonard Blake Brian Wren 1:40
- O Lord Jesus Marrkapmirr (Traditional Australian Indigenous melody) (Traditional) D'Arcy Wood :55
- O changeless Christ, for ever new Gordon Slater Timothy Dudley-Smith 2:03
- The voice of God goes out to all the world Colin Brumby Luke Connaughton 2:15
- Your coming, Lord, to earth in Bethlehem Lawrence Francis Bartlett Wesley Milgate 2:34
- In the fields near Bethlehem Lawrence Francis Bartlett Bliss Wiant Wesley Milgate 1:53
- Here hangs a man discarded Peter Warwick Cutts Brian Wren 3:04
- When his time was over the palms lay where they fell Robin Mann Robin Mann 3:10
- Joyful the morning when Jesus Christ is risen! (Traditional Torres Strait melody) (Traditional) Wesley Milgate 1:43
- Come, God's people, sing for joy (Traditional) Keith David Pearson 2:01
- Rejoice in God's saints, today and all days (Traditional) Frederick Pratt Green 2:17
- Father welcomes all his children Robin Mann Robin Mann 2:33
- The Son of God proclaim Richard Dirksen Basil Ernest Bridge 3:01
- Let us talents and tongues employ (Traditional) Frederik Herman Kaan Arr: Doreen Potter Alister Spence Betty Pulkingham 1:38
- Christians lift your hearts and voices Henry John Gauntlett John Edward Bowers 1:48
- Far beyond our mind's grasp (Traditional) Francisco F. Feliciano Arr: Lawrence Francis Bartlett 2:36
- Christ be my leader by night as by day (Traditional) James Blundell Minchin 1:42
- God has spoken to his people (Traditional) Timothy Dudley-Smith Willard Francis Jabusch 2:36
- Safe in the shadow of the Lord Norman Warren Timothy Dudley-Smith 2:13
- As man and woman we were made (Traditional) Ralph Vaughan Williams D'Arcy Wood 2:02
- God is our song Sydney Watson Frederick Pratt Green 2:02
- Comfort, comfort all my people Robin Mann Robin Mann 3:00
- Brother, sister, let me serve you Richard Gillard Richard Gillard 2:45
- Jesus, my Lord Gerald Hocken Knight Howard Gaunt 1:38
- Made in God's likeness, moved by the Spirit Alister Spence Patricia Lewis 3:55
- Lord of earth and all creation Robert Boughen Michael Rayner Thwaites Honor Mary Thwaites 1:24
- Donna nobis pacem Jacques Berthier 3:30
- Eat this bread, drink this cup Jacques Berthier (Traditional) 4:19
- Everything that has breath Terrye Coelho (Traditional) :56
- Father, we adore you Brent Chambers (Traditional) Brent Chambers 1:14
- In the presence of your people Brent Chambers (Traditional) Brent Chambers 1:39
- Jesus, remember me Jacques Berthier (Traditional) 2:50
Performers
- Wendy McLean Singers
- Rev. Peter Blackwood · speaker
- Wendy McLean · director
- Janet Perkins · piano, arranger
- Colin Jenkins
- Alison Forsyth
- Beth Dun
- Lyndal McLean
- Ian McKinnon
- Ian Dun
- Barbara McKinnon
- Hannah Cooper
- David McKinnon
- Paul Gaudion
- John Wise
Composers
Colin Brumby
Colin Brumby (1933–2018) was an Australian composer and conductor whose prolific catalogue ranges across opera, concertos, chamber music, choral works and songs.
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry
Hubert Parry's music still fills cathedrals and coronations. Best known for the choral song Jerusalem, the coronation anthem I was glad and the hymn tune Repton, his writing joins ceremonial splendour to a humane, singable warmth.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) was an English composer of nine symphonies, operas, ballets, and a large body of choral and vocal music. Drawing on Tudor polyphony and English folk-song, he helped free British music from its nineteenth-century German models.
Lawrence Francis Bartlett
Lawrence Francis Bartlett is a composer and arranger of congregational hymns and worship songs, including settings taken into Australian hymn collections for church use.
Jacques Berthier
Jacques Berthier's liturgical chants and songs, written largely for the Taizé Community, are built for shared singing: short, memorable phrases that hold across languages and large gatherings of worshippers.
Robert Boughen
Robert Boughen's sacred writing and arrangements give choirs sturdy, singable music for the Christian year, from Advent hymns and Easter triumphs to a Christmas Gloria that rings with festive clarity.
Brent Chambers
Brent Chambers is a composer and songwriter whose hymn writing is represented on Move in congregational repertoire recorded for worship use.
Henry John Gauntlett
Henry John Gauntlett wrote more than a thousand hymn tunes, among them Irby, the melody almost always paired with the Christmas carol Once in Royal David's City. His church music was shaped for congregational singing and the organ loft.
Richard Gillard
Richard Gillard is a composer and songwriter whose hymns sit among the worship songs drawn from Sing Alleluia into Together in Song: Australian Hymn Book II.
Robin Mann
Robin Mann is a composer and songwriter of hymns and congregational songs heard on Move’s church music recordings.
Betty Pulkingham
Betty Pulkingham is a songwriter and arranger of hymns and worship songs. With her husband she helped shape the Community of Celebration and the worship band The Fisherfolk.
Alister Spence
Alister Spence is an Australian jazz pianist and composer. He leads his own trio and writes across small-group jazz, larger ensembles, and film scores.
Malcolm Williamson
Malcolm Williamson wrote music that absorbed serial technique, Messiaen, jazz and popular song, then settled into a fundamentally tonal and lyrical language. His catalogue runs from piano sonatas and concertos to hymns, cassations and large choral scores.
Brian Wren
Brian Wren writes hymn texts that treat congregational song as poetry and theology. His lyrics, shaped by inclusive language and careful image, appear in hymnals across Christian traditions and on recordings of worship song.
Where to listen
Sing Together Alleluia is available for streaming through Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
Sing Together Alleluia is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.
Product details
- Catalogue number
- MD 3291
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 78 minutes 11 seconds
- Recording Engineer
- Martin Wright
Vaughan McAlley - Mastering Engineer
- Martin Wright
- Venue
- Wesley Church, Melbourne
- Release date
- 2004
- Musical work
copyright - © 2004 Move Records
- Sound recording
copyright - ℗ 2004 Move Records
- Category
- Choral
- Genres
- Choral & Sacred, Vocal & Opera
- Barcode
- EAN 9314574329124