Jesse Ayers

 

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      • Rahab
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      • Incantations Prophets of Baal
      • Prayer of Elijah
      • Fire of the Living God
      • Fanfare Christmas Morning
      • Rachel Weeping (9/11)
      • Veni Emmanuel
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      • Passion of John Brown
      • Jericho
      • Rahab
      • Mount Carmel
      • Incantations Prophets of Baal
      • Prayer of Elijah
      • Fire of the Living God
      • Fanfare Christmas Morning
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      • Veni Emmanuel
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      • Mountain River Escapades
      • Dance of Mountain Raindrops
      • Tubing the Townsend Y
    • Choral
      • Hymns We All Knew
        • Softly and Tenderly
        • There Is A Fountain
        • When I Survey
        • Amazing Gospel Grace
      • Arise, My Soul, Arise
      • Seventh Seal
      • Veni Emmanuel
    • Piano
      • Dance of Mountain Raindrops
      • Piano Man
      • Waldstein Express
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      • Waldstein Express
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      • Rahab
      • Prayers from the Ashes 1
      • Prayers from the Ashes 2
      • Prayers from the Ashes 3
      • Prayers from the Ashes 4
      • Come Sing God's Song
    • Tuba-Euphonium
      • Dancing King (tuba & track)
      • Dancing King (tuba & orch)
      • Magical Mystical Rain Forest
      • Prayer of Elijah (solo euph)
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      • Fanfare Christmas Morning
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...and they gathered on Mount Carmel

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Symphonic Winds.     25 minutes, 3 movements.    Grade 5-6.
Surround sound.  Striking special effects.
Score $65     e-Parts $180    ORDER/QUESTION
Movements available separately
"This work always blows the audience away."—Dr. Jeffrey Scott Doebler
I. The Incantations of the Prophets of Baal    II. The Prayer of Elijah    III. The Fire of the Living God
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...and they gathered on Mount Carmel

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Orchestra. 25 min, 3 mvts.  3333 (EH opt), 4331, timp+3, pno, women's voices (optional), strings
Score $65     Parts rental     ORDER/QUESTION
"I have conducted this work on several occasions and it always blows the audience away."—Jeffrey Doebler
I. The Incantations of the Prophets of Baal    II. The Prayer of Elijah    III. The Fire of the Living God
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...and they gathered on Mount Carmel

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African Fantasy on Joy to the World

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4 minutes.  Solo marimba (2 mallet)
available from PerMus Publications

Amazing Gospel Grace

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SATB +piano.   5 minutes.   From the suite Hymns We All Knew
e-License  $2 per copy         ORDER

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Arise, My Soul, Arise!

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SATB (some divisi) +piano & optional organ. Brass & percussion parts available.
Large festive anthem for special-event ceremonies.
Includes 3 passages for your narration texts.
   Exteneded version:   10 min.   e-License  $2.50 copy         ORDER
   Short version:             4 min.   e-License  $1.25 copy
   Optional organ part:                e-License  $2.50 copy

Rental parts available for optional brass quintet, timpani, percussion, and surround-sound trumpets:

    Extended version (10 minutes)        Shorter version (4 minutes)
        1 performance    $100                    1 performance   $50
        2 performances  $150                    2 performances  $75
        3 performances  $200                    3 performances  $100
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Caribbean Fantasy on Joy to the World

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Steel drum band. Christmas in Trinidad! A festive, uptempo setting of this familiar carol.
Scoring: Lead, Dbl Tenor, Dbl Seconds, Guitar/Cello, Bass. Difficulty level: medium-difficult.
Buy recording from iTunes         available from MauMauMusic.com

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Come Sing God's Song

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Voice +piano.    A mother sings to her child throughout the different hours of the day.
Composed in memory of Andrew Joseph Reeve (March 2 - May 26, 1992)
$4 electronic delivery          ORDER

 

Dance of the Mountain Raindrops

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TWO VERSIONS: 1: pno & strings / 2: fl-clar-bsn-marim-pno-strings
Broadcast numerous times on RTS (national TV-Serbia)
8 minutes.  Eclectic mix of jazz and traditional writing.
Score $25   Parts rental    ORDER/QUESTION

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Dancing King, The

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Solo tuba and accompaniment track.    6.5 minutes.  Energetic and fresh. Challenging to the performer, accessible to the audience.
"Makes a great opener. I like to hit them hard with something flashy and interesting."  —Dr. Kenyon Wilson, Univ. Tenn.-Chattanooga
Selected to represent the USA at the 1992 ISCM World Music Days in Warsaw
$15 electronic delivery     (accompaniment track delivered as mp3 file)     ORDER

 

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Dancing King, The (tuba & chamber orchestra version)

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NEW!
Solo tuba and chamber orchestra, arr. by composer.   6.5 minutes.  Fl, clar, bsn, marimba, piano, strings.
Energetic and fresh. Challenging to the performer, accessible to the audience.
Great piece to show off the ordchestra's seldom featured tubist or bass-tronbonist.
Score $25     Solo part $10 electronic delivery    Orchestral parts rental     ORDER/REQUEST RATE

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Fanfare for Christmas Morning

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Symphonic band.     2 minutes.    Grade 4.
A great opener for a Christmas program.
Score & parts $45 (electronic delivery)     ORDER/QUESTION
Also available for orchestra, brass choir, or brass+organ.

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Fanfare for Christmas Morning

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Orchestra.    2 minutes.   2222   4331   3 perc   strings
"Your fanfare is fabulous...a great way to start off a program with  lots of energy."—Philip Sarabura, conductor
Also available for concert band, brass choir, or brass+organ.
Score $15     Parts $75     e-Parts $40     PURCHASE/QUESTION

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Fanfare for Christmas Morning

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Brass choir or brass choir & organ.   2 minutes.  (The two versions may not be intermingled)
A great opener for a Christmas program.
$30 electronic delivery          ORDER
Also available for orchestra and concert band.

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Fire of the Living God, The

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Symphonic Winds.     9 minutes.    Grade 5-6. 
Surround-sound.  Striking special effects.  The 3rd movement of ...and they gathered on Mount Carmel.  
Score $25     e-Parts $65    ORDER/QUESTION
"Fantastic piece! The hit of our tour. Bravo!" —Dr. Richard Fischer

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Fire of the Living God, The

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Orchestra. 9 minutes. 3333 (EH opt),  4331,  timp+3, pno,  women's voices (optional),  strings
Surround-sound.  The 3rd movement of ...and they gathered on Mount Carmel.  
Score $25     Parts rental     ORDER/QUESTION
"Fantastic piece! The hit of our tour. Bravo!" —Dr. Richard Fischer

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Fire of the Living God, The

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Flashbax

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NEW!
Concert band.    5 minutes.   Grade 4.   Available after Jan 22 premiere.
Score $25     e-Parts $55     ORDER/QUESTION

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A fast-paced work with brief "echos" or "flashbacks" of the classics of the band literature.

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Hymns We All Knew

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SATB +piano.    16 minutes.  A suite of four American hymns.   Each title also available individually.
Complete set:    e-License  $7 per copy         ORDER



1. Softly and Tenderly     2. There Is A Fountain    3. When I Survey    4. Amazing Gospel Grace
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Incantations of the Prophets of Baal, The

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Symphonic Winds.    7.5 minutes.    Grade 5-6.
Surround-sound.  The first movement of ...and they gathered on Mount Carmel.
Score $25    e-Parts $65    ORDER/QUESTION

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Incantations of the Prophets of Baal, The

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Orchestra.    7.5 minutes.   3333 (EH opt),  4331,  timp+3,  pno,  strings
The first movement of ...and they gathered on Mount Carmel.
Score $25     Parts rental     ORDER/QUESTION

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Incantations of the Prophets of Baal, The

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Jericho

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Symphonic Winds.     16 minutes.    Grade 5-6.
A surround-sound theater piece with narration and unorthodox audience participation.
Score $35     e-Parts $125     Choral e-book license $25     ORDER/QUESTION
"The most imaginative, unusual and successful work I have ever performed!"—Dr. Richard Fischer

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Jericho

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Orchestra.   16 minutes.  3333  4431  3 or 6 perc (2 versions)  hp  pno  strings
A surround-sound theater piece with narration and unorthodox audience participation.    
Score $35     Parts rental     Choral books e-license     ORDER/QUESTION
"JERICHO is absolutely stunning: tremendously effective.”—Les Marsden, conductor

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Magical Mystical Rain Forest, The

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Low brass ensemble and accompaniment track.    5.5 minutes.    Grade 3-4.
A royal procession through the jungle ... a crowd pleaser.
$30 electronic delivery     (accompaniment track delivered as mp3 file)     ORDER/QUESTION
A wonderful work to feature the low brass section at a high school spring band concert." 
—Dr. Jerry Young, Univ. Wisc.-Eau Claire

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Mountain River Escapades

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National Co-Winner, Dayton Ballet's 'New Music/New Dance'
Musical impressions from the Great Smoky Mountains in East Tennessee.
Fl, cl, bsn, marimba, piano, strings.   15 minutes.  Two movements. 
Score $50     Parts rental     ORDER/QUESTION

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Passion of John Brown, The

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WINNER 2011 AMERICAN PRIZE for ORCHESTRAL COMPOSITION
Orchestra and narrator.  Surround-sound.   19 min.    3333 (or 2222)   4431   timp+3  pno  hp  strings
The life of controversial abolitionist John Brown.  Terrorist or freedom fighter?  Sinner or saint?
Score $30     Parts rental     ORDER/QUESTION
"An amazing work, beautifully paced and orchestrated. I love it." —David Daniels, conductor

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Piano Man

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Piano.    6 minutes.   A hybrid of tradition, jazz, and ragtime styles.
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Prayer of Elijah, The

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Solo Euphonium and Symphonic Winds.    8 minutes.    Grade 3-4.  Solo part grade 6.
Entire movement is a Euphonium solo with a striking special-effects accompaniment. 
Surround sound.  The 2nd movement of ...and they gathered on Mount Carmel.  
Score $25     e-Parts $65     Solo e-part $10     ORDER/QUESTION

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Prayer of Elijah, The

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Solo euphoum (or horn) with orchestra.  8 min.  2002  4330   3perc   pno   str
Surround-sound.  Entire movement is a euphonium (or horn) solo with striking special effects accompaniment. 
The 2nd movement of ...and they gathered on Mount Carmel.
Score $25     Parts rental     Solo part $10      ORDER/QUESTION

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Prayer of Elijah, The

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Solo Euphonium with Orchestra or Symphonic Band.    8 minutes.
Surround sound.  striking special effects accompaniment. 
Solo part    $10 electronic delivery     ORDER
Concert band parts     Orchestral parts

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Prayers from the Ashes 1: Deep Waters

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Voice +piano.   3 minutes.   Text from Psalm 69.  Range: Db5 - Ab5.
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Prayers from the Ashes 2: We Hung Our Harps

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5 minutes.   Text from Psalm 137.  Range: C4 - Ab5.
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Prayers from the Ashes 3: I Waited

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Voice +piano.   2 minutes.   Text from Psalm 40.  Range:  Db4 - G5.
$4 electronic delivery          ORDER

Prayers from the Ashes 4: My Soul Thirsts

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Voice +piano.   4 minutes.   Text from Psalm 63 and 32.  Range D4-A5.
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Program notes for The Passion of John Brown

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Rachel Weeping for Her Children: September 11, 2001

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Symphonic Winds.   3 minutes.   Grade 4-5.  
An expression of the anguish and shock we all felt on September 11.
Score & parts $45 (electronic delivery)     ORDER/QUESTION

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Rachel Weeping for Her Children: September 11, 2001

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Orchestra.   3 minutes.   2200  4331  timp+1  strings   
An expression of the anguish and disbelief we all felt on September 11.
"Shock and awe"—David Holsinger, conductor and composer
Score $15     Parts $75      e-Parts $40     PURCHASE/QUESTION

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Rahab

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NEW!
Mezzo-Soprano and Symphonic Winds.     36 minutes.     Grade 5-6
A surround-sound concert story with audience participation
Score $75     Vocal-piano score $25     e-Parts $200      ORDER/QUESTION
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Rahab

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NEW WORK - JUST COMPLETED
Mezzo-Soprano and Orchestra.     36 minutes.
A surround-sound concert story with audience participation
Score $75     Vocal-piano score $25     Parts rental     ORDER/QUESTION
Rahab is fantastic! Absolutely incredible!"—Dr. Jeffrey Scott Doebler
"Stunning work!! Bravo to you. Great music and great story. Amazing."—Dr. Richard Fischer

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Seventh Seal, The

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SATB, piano, flute, clarinet, trumpet, one percussionost.     8.5 minutes. 
Not a church anthem. A concert work, an intensely dramatic setting of the apocalyptic text from Revelation chapter 8.
e-License  $2 copy      Wind and percussion parts 25 electronic delivery         ORDER

 

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Softly and Tenderly

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SATB +piano.   5 minutes.   From the suite Hymns We All Knew
e-License  $2 copy         ORDER

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Susanna and the Elders

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Clarinet quartet, percussion, dancers, and storyteller.   35 minutes.   A theater piece.
Eight dances, each can be performed alone.  
Complete set:   $100 electronic delivery      Individual dances:   $15 each electronic delivery         ORDER/QUESTION

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Susanna and the Elders

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Multiple percussion (1 player), clarinet quartet, dancers, and storyteller.     35 minutes.   A theater piece.
Eight dances, most can be performed alone.
Complete set:   $100 electronic delivery      Individual dances:   $15 each electronic delivery         ORDER

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Susanna's Lament

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3.5 minutes.  from Susanna and the Elders
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There Is A Fountain

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SATB a capalla.   4 minutes.   From the suite Hymns We All Knew
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Tubing the Townsend 'Y'

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Wildly energetic music depicts the exuberance of flying down mountain white water on an inner-tube.  Fl, cl, bsn, marimba, piano, strings.  6.5 minutes.
Score $25     Parts rental     ORDER/QUESTION

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Veni Emmanuel (band version)

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Symphonic winds with optional chorus.    8.5 minutes.   Grade 4.
Score $25     e-Parts $65     Choral e-books $1 per copy in use     ORDER/QUESTION
"Imaginative scoring ... a marvelous work ... highly recommended." —Jonathan Willis, conductor

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Veni Emmanuel (choral)

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SATB (some divisi)  Optional orchestra or band accompaniments available.     8.5 minutes.   A Christmas procesional. 
Choral e-books $1 per copy in use     ORDER/QUESTION
"imaginative scoring ... a marvelous work ... highly recommended." —Jonathan Willis, conductor

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Veni Emmanuel (orchestral version)

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Orchestra with optional chorus.    8.5 minutes.   2,2,3,3 (bs cl & contrabsn optional)   4331  timp+3  hp  strings
Score $25     Parts rental.    Choral e-books $1 per copy in use     ORDER/QUESTION
"Imaginative scoring ... a marvelous work ... highly recommended." —Jonathan Willis, conductor

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Waldstein Express

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6 minutes.  Based on the opening two measures of Beethoven's Sonata No. 21 in C major.
Performed at the 2009 Slobomir International Music Competition in Bijeljina, Repubic of Srpska.
2 pianos - 8 hands,   2 pianos - 4 hands,    1 piano - 4 hands       $15 electronic delivery       ORDER
8 pianos - 16 hands    $30 electronic delivery      ORDER

VIDEO: Dubravka Radovic, Jasna Jusovic, Vesna Zelenovic, Milena Vukosavljevic, Slavisa Stojanovic, pianos (students of Prof. Dr. Dubravka Jovicic), performed May 2009 in Bijeljina, Repubic of Srpska

When I Survey

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SATB a capalla.    2.5 minutes.   From the suite Hymns We All Knew
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