Reasons
Niko Schlenker’s gospel songs have long been a source of inspiration and success for ambitious gospel choirs.
Passionate, contemporary compositions, which are at the same time easy to perform, convince choirmasters and singers alike.
Niko Schlenker’s music is particularly popular in workshop and concert choirs with instrumental accompaniment. The choral arrangements have been tried and tested many times and the carefully prepared sheet music has proved its worth. The arrangements usually manage with one male voice, soloists are provided. As a bonus, the collection contains an a cappella song in traditional spiritual style: “Awesome God”. A bass is provided as the fourth part.
Otherwise, the piano and choir form a grooving whole, with each song having its own special character.
The accompanying album with the “Angels” is absolutely worth listening to! With the solo voices of Deborah Woodson and James Smith, the recordings feature an absolute star cast.
“These compositions contain everything that contemporary black gospel, contemporary rhythm and blues or danceable funk have to offer in terms of musical combinations, effects and finesse…. You immediately feel transported to one of the African-American churches.” (Musik & Kirche)
“Wonderfully intricate arrangements, harmonically interesting and exciting passages, inspiring vamps.
A repertoire that can certainly compete with American compositions.” (gospelszene.de)
“Modern and refreshingly new gospel songs in sophisticated arrangements… Convince through musical variety, inventiveness and depth of content.”(Singen)
CONTENTS: I’ve Got A Reason, Beauty For Ashes, I Thank You, As We Worship, God Has Kept Me, Abide In Me, Awesome God, I Love, Learn To Live, Lamb Of God, My God Is So Good
Author: Niko Schlenker
Instrumentation: S.A.T.B./S.A.Bar., Pno.
Difficulty: medium
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Available versions:
• Full Score: (ZE 4020, ISBN 978-3-940745-33-0, 64 pages) € 14,90
This edition contains the sheet music for choir, soloists and piano. Chord symbols are notated for other accompanying or solo instruments.
• Vocal Score: (ZE 4021, ISBN 978-3-940745-36-1, 32 pages, only as choir set!) € 6,90
The affordable choral edition of Niko Schlenker’s collection “Reasons” with all 11 songs! The booklet contains the entire vocal part without the piano accompaniment.
• Mp3 Album Download € 7,99
Together with Niko Schlenker & “The Angels”, special guests include the incomparable James Smith and the radiant gospel diva Deborah Woodson.
• Playback (ZE 9023, ISBN 978-3-940745-73-6) € 29,90 or as mp3 Download € 19,99
The playback CD contains all the songs from the edition in the original instrumentation. Best sound quality for rehearsals and performances!
• Downloads and Single Prints
HERE we have provided you with the sheet music and mp3 files of the audio and playback CD.
