Instrumentation includes: Full Score, Piano (4-Hand), Handbells, Timpani, Percussion (Brake Drum, Orch. Chimes, Sus. Cymbal). The larger-size score is formatted for clarity and ease of page turns for the pianists. The text by Charles Anthony Silvestri traces the formation of a bell: bronze, mined from earth, first formed into weapons of war, then melted down and recast as a bell to toll for vespers, and eventually pealing out in victory and joy. The accompaniment of four-hand piano optional handbells and percussion vividly paints the metallic sounds and bell imagery of the text. The metaphor for turning from war to peace makes the piece suitable for patriotic occasions, earth day, world peace day, and others.

Composer: Dan Forrest

Dan Forrest sets the well-known text by Methodist founder John Wesley to keyboard accompaniment. This piece is excellent for any service of renewal, covenant or stewardship. Difficulty Level: Medium Adult.

Composer: Dan Forrest

John Donne has provided inspiration for a number of significant choral works. This is truly no exception. For unaccompanied mixed voices with a small amount of divisi, this work will be performed over and over by college and university choirs. Difficulty Level: Medium Adult.

Composer: Dan Forrest

The writings of American poet Jake Adam York (1972-2012) are not broadly known, much due in part to his untimely death at the age of 40. In this setting of York's most successful work Dan Forrest thoroughly illuminates the elegiac sentiment of the poem through both the voices and the piano. This is a substantial work and could find great meaning at a funeral or time of mourning, Memorial Day event, or community celebration of life or love.

Composer: Dan Forrest

This postlude to the Words from Paradise set (Holy, Hallelujah, Selah, Hosanna) is now available for double male chorus. Suitable for a male chorus festival. Difficulty Level: Advanced Adult.

Composer: Dan Forrest

One of our most popular sacred octavos, this is a joyful song for any occasion. Adapted from Zephaniah 3:14, 17 & Psalm 34:2, 4.

Composer: Mark Hayes

The text for the piece is taken from Isaiah 60, portraying Christ as the Light of the World. Scored for brass ensemble with organ or full orchestra, the work requires a large chorus of skilled singers. Try it with a festival chorus, in concert or worship settings or seasonally. Difficulty Level: Medium Advanced Adult.

Composer: Dan Forrest

The text for this piece combines Psalm 96:1 (both in English and in Latin) with the words of Charles Anthony Silvestri. Scored for mixed chorus and piano, the festival work would be successful with high school, college/university, community choruses or even some church groups. The combination of Silvestri and Forrest is always amazing! Difficulty Level: Medium Adult.

Composer: Dan Forrest

This energetic and uplifting praise piece is perfect for any Sunday service. Difficulty Level: Medium Adult. Duration - 00:04:08.

Composer: Mark Hayes

Based on the hymn tune Dix, this concertato is set for mixed choir with keyboard, optional handbells and violin. Opening in unison for all voices, additional verses include a variety of choral textures with a rich accompaniment and decorative violin obligato. Great for Thanksgiving, Earth day or general use. Difficulty Level: Medium Adult.

Arranger: Mark Hayes | Composer: Conrad Kocher

This original work by lloyd Larson is a joyful adaptation of Psalm 96. Difficulty Level: Medium Adult. Duration - 00:03:42.

Composer: Lloyd Larson

Ruth 1:16-17 This text, adapted here from the book of Ruth, is well known to most of us because of its use in many marriage ceremonies. Dan Forrest now beautifully sets the text for divisi mixed voices a cappella. Difficulty Level: Medium Advanced Adult

Arranger: Dan Forrest | Composer: Dan Forrest

Dan Forrest's original setting of this tune (HMC2353) was written as a memorial work for President John F. Kennedy. This revoicing for male chorus is scored with optional audience/congregation with keyboard or orchestra. Particularly fitting for academic male choruses, the piece may also find use in worship settings or community gatherings.

Arranger: Dan Forrest | Composer: John B. Dykes

This energetic Thanksgiving anthem is scored for mixed chorus with keyboard and optional C instrument. Try it for Christ the King, Thanksgiving Sunday or general use. Difficulty Level: Medium Adult.

Composer: David Lantz III

This is an excellent arrangement of the traditional spiritual; very jazzy and upbeat!

Arranger: Mark Hayes

The text of this anthem draws from the Psalms and calls for everyone, young and old, to rejoice for God is in our midst. Stylistically, this anthem could be deemed contemporary due to its syncopated rhythms, but it is still suitable for mainline and evangelical churches. This through-composed anthem has an extended choral speaking section with rhythmic clapping and mixed meters. Although there is a quieter and slower middle section, the anthem starts off with great energy that does not stop until the end. It will definitely elicit an enthusiastic response! Full orchestration is available, including handbells. Difficulty level: challenging.

Composer: Mark Hayes

Includes a portion of Now Thank We All Our God and an invitation to the congregation to join in. An optional trumpet part is included at the end of the octavo. Difficulty Level: Medium Middle School, High School or Easy Adult. Duration - 00:03:12.

Composer: Lloyd Larson

A favorable octavo for the second Sunday after Epiphany; this is a wonderful arrangement of the well-loved spiritual. 2 part, any combination.

Arranger: Mark Hayes

This wonderful arrangement of the traditional spiritual has a riveting, slow jazz feel to it and is still a best seller after twenty years. This is one of Mark Hayes' true masterpiece arrangements.

Arranger: Mark Hayes

Written in memory of the 2011 Japanese tsunami victims on a text by Anthony Silvestri, this piece is scored for mixed chorus with piano and may be sung in either English or Japanese. Combining elements of both western and Japanese musical traditional, use the piece in any setting to promote international unity and good will. Difficulty Level: Advanced Adult.

Composer: Dan Forrest

The five a cappella movements forming Words from Paradise by composer Dan Forrest. Each sets one word from Scripture. The five pieces form a symmetrical arch with selah as the keystone. Each piece represents a different aspect of eternal life. The pieces are exceptional as a group but are equally successful standing alone. Difficulty Level: Medium Advanced Adult.

Composer: Dan Forrest

Originally scored for mixed voices as a part of the set Words from Paradise, this revoicing for unaccompanied male chorus is lively and has use both in the church and with some acacdemic ensembles. Use it on Palm Sunday or as a concert opener. Lots of fun! Difficulty Level: Advanced Adult.

Composer: Dan Forrest

This revoicing of Dan Forrest's original mixed chorus setting (HMC2217), is an awesome addition to the Hinshaw treble chorus catalog. Scored for SSAA chorus with piano or optional orchestra, try it for Pentecost or your American Music Month concert.

Arranger: Dan Forrest

The team of John Parker and David Lantz has provided us with a marvelous work for Lent, Passion or Palm Sunday, general use or even festival of the Christian home. Difficulty Level: Medium Adult. Duration - 00:02:18.

Composer: David Lantz III

David Lantz is well known for his many fine anthems in a number of catalogs. Here he sets the traditional American melody (Arise) for mixed chorus with keyboard. Consider using the piece for world communion Sunday, American music month, or for memorial catalogs. Difficulty Level: Medium Adult.

Arranger: David Lantz III

This eleven-minute work takes its texts from Luke, Revelation, John and Psalm 116. Scored for piano or orchestra with divisi mixed chorus, the piece would be effective in both concert or worship settings. Best for large advanced chorus. Difficulty Level: Medium Advanced Adult.

Composer: Dan Forrest

From the prolific Mark Hayes, this challenging anthem is suitable for world communion Sunday, music ministry Sunday, race relations Sunday or general use. Difficulty Level: Medium Adult. Duration - 00:03:40.

Composer: Mark Hayes

A beautiful, thoughtful Christmas octavo with original music by Mark Hayes. Difficulty Level: Medium ADult. Duration - 00:03:40.

Composer: Mark Hayes

This easy octavo is a great addition to any church choir repertoire. Difficulty Level: Medium Easy Adult. Duration - 00:03:02.

Arranger: Benjamin Harlan | Composer: G. Clement Martin

This easy arrangement of the traditional Latin hymn would be a wonderful addition to your summer program. Difficulty Level: Easy Adult. Duration - 00:03:02.

Arranger: Benjamin Harlan | Composer: John Bacchus Dykes

This text by John Henry Newman and Edward Bickerstith was made famous by inclusion in a number of hymnals to a tune by John B. Dykes (Lux Benigna). Here Dan Forrest gives us a masterful original work for large mixed chorus (divisi) with a substantial piano accompaniment. New light is truly shed on the text. Difficulty Level: Medium Advanced Adult.

Composer: Dan Forrest

This piece belongs in every church choir library. Dan Forrest has taken a 17th century German tune, performed his magic and provided us with a relatively simple arrangement for mixed chorus with piano or organ. This would be perfect for the Sunday following Easter. Difficulty Level: Medium Adult.

Arranger: Dan Forrest

Dan Forrest's Jubilate Deo brings to life the global aspect of the traditional Psalm 100 by setting it in seven different languages and drawing from a wide spectrum of musical influences. Here, movement IV shifts to Africa, setting portions of the text in Zulu and drawing from African vocal and drumming traditions. Works well in the context of the entire work or standing alone.

Composer: Dan Forrest

This work by Dan Forrest is a festival arrangement of the well-known tune Thaxted by Gustav Holst. Scored for mixed voices with piano or optional string orchestra or brass sextet with percussion, the haunting melody and powerful accompaniment will surely raise the roof. Try it on Christ the King, Trinity Sunday, or for general use. Difficulty Level: Medium Adult.

Arranger: Dan Forrest

A lovely, general, sacred piece taken from an American folk hymn.

Arranger: Jay Hellums

A choice concert piece for the moderately advanced choir. Words adapted from Psalm 104:33-34, 108:1b, and 103:1-5.

Composer: Mark Hayes

A number of movements from Requiem for the Living by Dan Forrest comfortably stand alone. The Sanctus, movement IV from the work, is scored for divisi mixed chorus with keyboard or orchestra (full or chamber). For the advanced church, collegiate, or community ensemble, the piece could easily open a concert or be used on Christ the King Sunday.

Composer: Dan Forrest

The five a cappella movements forming words from paradise by composer Dan Forrest are each set on word from Scripture. The five pieces form a symmetrical arch with Selah as the keystone. Each piece represents a different aspect of eternal life in heaven. The pieces are exception as a group but are equally effective standing alone. Difficulty Level: Advanced Adult.

Composer: Dan Forrest

This jubilant piece by Mark Hayes is a fantastic addition to your choir's program! Written for the fiftieth anniversary of the school of church music of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky. Optional brass, woodwinds, and timpani.

Composer: Mark Hayes

This piece is Movement VI from Dan Forrest's extended work Jubilate Deo (HMB269). Here published separately, the piece calls for mixed chorus, optional treble chorus, with piano or organ or orchestra. The individual piece easily stands alone. Try it on your Earth Day concert.

Composer: Dan Forrest

This work was commissioned by the Greenville Chorale to celebrate the ensemble's fiftieth anniversary and to honor their conductor, Bingham Vick. Set to the fifth century words of St. Patrick, the work is scored for large chorus and piano. Difficulty Level: Medium Advanced Adult.

Composer: Dan Forrest

Lively arrangement of this familiar spiritual. Meaningful, but full of fun ononmatopoeia; a joy to practice, perform and hear! Difficulty level: Medium Middle School, High School or Easy Adult. Duration - 00:01:51.

Arranger: Mark Hayes

This is a fifteen minute work in three movements - the text to each penned by different lyricists in diverse styles dealing with the stars. Scored for mixed chorus (div.) with percussion ensemble, the texts come alive in Dan Forrest's lush harmonic writing and colorful use of the percussion.

Composer: Dan Forrest

The creative genius of Mark Hayes makes this work now available for smaller choirs with a two-part mixed setting. A favorite! Difficulty Level: Medium Middle School, High School or Easy Adult.

Composer: Mark Hayes

This unaccompanied motet is scored for divisi mixed chorus. Quoting Adeste Fideles, this is a perfect selection for college/university or advanced choral holiday concerts. Difficulty Level: Medium Advanced Adult.

Composer: Dan Forrest

This is a lovely setting of the John 1:14 text . . . the Word became flesh and dwest among us scored for mixed chorus (divisi) with piano. You will find the melodic and harmonic treatment by Dan Forrest fresh and appropriate. Try it for Advent or Christmas. Difficulty Level: Advanced Adult.

Composer: Dan Forrest

Another excellent Christmas octavo from Mark Hayes! This expressive octavo is for the moderately-advanced adult choir.

Composer: Mark Hayes

Originally for mixed chorus (SSAATB) with piano and horn, this popular choral is now available for treble chorus (SSAA). Still accompanied by piano and optional horn, the harmonically lush piece is a favorite for choirs and audiences far and wide. The piece makes a great anchor for thematic programming.

Composer: Dan Forrest