Cat No. JM49066
Price £99.00
Arranger: Dudley Bright
Category: SALVATIONIST MUSIC

American Festival Series Nos 40 - 43.
This is AFS N0.40 Festival Prelude - IN GOOD COMPANY, which is part of a set of four pieces published as one journal.
The other pieces in this journal are :
No.40 - Festival Prelude "IN GOOD COMPANY" by Dudley Bright
No.41 - March - THE STARS & STRIPES FOREVER arr. Wm.Himes
N0.42 - Transcription - RIGAUDON - option Organ arr. Wm.Himes
No.43 - Meditation - THE BLESSING by Wm. Himes

Program Note:
The old and the new are presented in this delightful merger of the contemporary chorus, “Lord, I lift your name on high” with “Pastime and Good Company” by Henry VIII. It is arranged in the Baroque concerto grosso format featuring comets, trombones and percussion.
Note to the Conductor:
This music was conceived with visual performance in mind. Divided solo comets and trombones form a concertante group that can be placed separate (antiphonally) from the rest of the band. In their solo sections they are accompanied by a Renaissance-type drum. For practical purposes the composer suggests one or more snare or tenor drums with snares off.
The concertante passages are based on the 1 6” century song of King Henry VIII, “Pastime with good company,” and contrasted by full band in the contemporary worship song, “Lord, I lift your name on high” by Rick Founds. It is important to keep separate the distinct character of these two themes. This is achieved by observing the sudden changes of style and dynamics throughout.