Rising Lark Music

Music for Piano		*
Christmas Collection Beloved Carols in a Fusion of Jazz and Classic Styles	Bell Songs I Heard	American poet Longfellow wrote "I heard the bells on Christmas Day." This setting invokes Christmas bells and gentle jazz harmonies.
	El Desembre	"Cold December fled away" - a charming carol from the Catalonian region of Spain
	From Lands Afar	Inspired by oriental themes, "We Three King" travel the lonely deserts in search of the star.
	Hornpipe of the Three Ships	The well-known medieval carol transformed into a leaping hornpipe
	Los Magos	Los magos que llegaron a Belen: "The Magi who went to Bethlehem" Puerto Rican rhythms enhance this carol for piano
	Lullaby in a Manger	"Away in a Manger" in a surprising but much loved lullaby setting
	Shepherds' Pipe Noel	Shepherds playing their pipes on a hillside welcome angels in the very first Noel
	Willie, Pat-a-Pan	Willie plays his drum, Robin plays his fife in a pulsating French carol

Other Sacred Selections	Immortal, Invisible	A Chopinesque fantasy on a grand Scottish hymn sung to Welsh tune St. Denio, "Can mlynedd i nawr"
	Lonesome Valley	Based on an Appalachian spiritual, " Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley"