An elegant and thoughtful solo about repentance, Lift Me Up, Lord Jesus was written for a 2003 fireside and received an Award of Distinction in the 2014 Church Music Submissions.
It was performed beautifully in the 2014 Fall Church Music Festival by Katie Bastian. (I do not own the recording – it is freely available on LDS.org, and a link is provided for your convenience.)
In this arrangement, Nathan Howe’s award-winning vocal solo Resurrection Hymn is presented in a standard hymn format with SATB writing and no separate piano accompaniment. Continue reading Resurrection Hymn [Hymnal Version]
By popular demand, Nathan Howe’s award-winning vocal solo Resurrection Hymn has now been arranged for SATB choir. Continue reading Resurrection Hymn [SATB]
This beautiful hymn by David Macfarlane has been set in an exciting anthem arrangement by Nathan Howe. The anthem includes optional divisi for men and women. This piece received an Award of Merit in the 2013 Church Music Submissions.
When Ye Shall Receive These Things is a piece for SATB choir and piano. The text is based on the text in the tenth chapter of Moroni: “…when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that you would ask of God…”
The music features accessible, modern harmonies for choral singers over a beautiful flowing texture in the piano part.
When Ye Shall Receive These Things received an honorable mention in the 2013 Music Composition Contest sponsored by yourLDSmusicstore.com, and it is a part of their compilation titled Reflections. You can buy the entire book or this piece alone here.