It seems every year I am drawn into Christmas music big time. I tend to play the piano for groups that are performing at our Ward Christmas Party and other musical numbers. This year, thus far, I have accompanied a women’s trio, a women’s duet, and help a men’s quartet. Oh, and then the congregational signing at the party. Definitely making me practice.
The greatest thing about these is the people in my ward that pick out awesome music. They take advantage of the free LDS arrangements available on the internet. (what would we do without the web?) There are some real gems out there.
The men’s quartet was “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” . It is an a cappella piece, and it was amazing. We did it a couple of years ago, and I absolutely loved it.
I found a recording of it on the Music by Andrew website, along with some great arrangement options.
The other one I loved was an arrangement for SA by Lindy Kerby of “Away in a Manger”. It was really easy for the singers to pick up. In fact they added harmony to the second verse without a problem. The accompaniment was easy enough for me to sight read decently and then perform a few days later. It has been great working with the amazing musicians in our ward. I feel blessed to know so many people willing to share their talents.
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