New Publications

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing — New Harmonization/Arrangement Bruce Merrill Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing (SATB, a cappella) One verse of this popular hymn is set musically, though lyrics for verses 2 and 3 are provided so that the same music can be used for all three verses. My plan is to create […]

“With All My Heart”, from New Hampshire composer Kevin Longley, is uplifting and joyous. Reverent, with heart-felt lyrics based on Psalm 103, it is also a heck of a lot of fun to learn and sing! Click below to listen to a demo or to get more information. Demo

Dear Directors! Free sheet music downloads (pdf files) of my works are available on my webiste: www.hernesmusikk.no/works.html Examples: Missa brevis (SATB/mezzo-soprano/viola/piano) The Lord bless you and keep you (SATB/organ) Puer natus in Bethlehem (SATB, div.) Ave Maris Stella (SATB) Crucifixus – et resurrexit (SATB) Magnificat – et exultavit (SSA) Lord, make me an instrument (SATB/piano) […]

Singers to Come, for SATB chorus, SATB semi-chorus, soprano solo and piano, is a 2017 release by ECS Publications. Duration: 13 minutes. Poems by Alice Meynell, P. B. Shelley, Galway Kinnell and Richard Eberhart. Published by ECS. Distributed by Canticle. More information, including a complete recorded performance, at davidevanthomas.com. Singers to Come was commissioned by […]

New Year’s Resolutions for Choir Directors Choral Clarity Presents: New Year’s Resolutions (or Re-directions) for Choir Directors So many of us make New Year’s Resolutions in our personal lives, but do we set them as choral directors? Why not make some resolutions, or re-directions, and put them out there for the choral world to see? If we […]

To download a recently completed harmonization of “Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming,” for freeclick here. Merry Christmas!