CRAIG CASSILS

by Craig Cassils

SATB with piano – CP 2023 – duration 2:26

Here is an anthem for Palm Sunday, joyful and rhythmic, and fun for both singers and listeners.
Bass part available upon request

by Craig Cassils

SATB with piano – CP 1847 – duration 4:15   

Here is a beautiful anthem for the Christmas season or Epiphany. The piano introduction, based on the familiar carol We Three Kings, sets the stage for the journey of the wisemen. The choir sings of the kings from long ago following a star, and where we are today in our journey and searching. The arrangement features the men in the first verse and the women in the second. The refrain, all about the star, weaves the women’s and men’s voices together. The warm and contrasting B section (a cappella option) leads into a climactic antiphonal section about love, hope, peace and light. The piece ends with the refrain.

by Craig Cassils

SATB with piano – CP 2023 – duration 4:11

This song could be used to pay tribute to a particular significant person at the time of retirement, award, achievement, or memorial, or just to honour those special people in our daily lives. The music twists through rich jazz chords and vocal harmonies to express the simple message.
Bass part available upon request.

by Craig Cassils

SATB with piano – CP 1846 – duration 3:20

Waiting for You – a peaceful and contemplative anthem that invites us to spend the time of Advent not only waiting but also preparing our lives for the Christ Child. Opening with a unison statement of the melody, the anthem moves to a lovely four-part harmonization of the now familiar melody. Creatively playing on the word “waiting,” descending phrases move between the alto and tenor sections in the B section to emphasize the text “waiting for you.” An interchange between the men’s and women’s voices moves to the final ending.