This is the last David Haas song from Gather Comprehensive I can find that I haven’t already blogged from another source.
This is his setting of a text by Borghild Jacobson. It could be used to gather the assembly or for a wedding.
The lyrics are in the page scans at Hymnary, but you will notice it is there set to BUNESSAN.
Haas’s tune has a touch of the Bunessans about it in any case.
GIA has the handbell arrangement as a single sheet if that’s you’re thing, but I could I could only find in a collection called “When Love Is Found” otherwise.
My backing has chords that I guessed.
This is off-topic, but is there any chance of you blogging Willow’s newer Mass settings? Perhaps if you’re on good terms with them they might even send you free promotional copies! Looking at their site today, they sell 21 settings, but most do not contain any samples or previews so there is no way of making an informed decision. I’d like to support Australian composers, but Willow doesn’t make it easy.
G’Day Chris
I haven’t looked at masses for a few years because the mere mention of the possibility of a new mass caused people to have panic attacks around here. I should collate the ones I’ve looked at already I suppose.
I’ll have a look and see what else is at AOV.
I actually have lots of North American masses I could do for a change. I only seem to do Taylor’s “Francis” and Mason’s “Glory and Praise” these days.
Thanks for the suggestion, Chris.
cheers
Geoff