The Joy of Music: A Year in Harmony (2023)

Enjoy the music highlights of 2023, from lively tunes to reflective melodies. Each note, whether full of joy or quiet reflection, adds to our shared experiences. Join us as we revisit moments of celebration, worship, and remembering, all through the power of music. Let this compilation remind us how music brings comfort and joy.
00:00 Intro - The Joy of Music (Prelude Op. 23, No. 4 excerpt - S. Rachmaninoff)
01:22 Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit - Arr. William L. Dawson
03:20 Hymn to Freedom - Oscar Peterson, arr. Paul Read
06:41 Night Train - Oscar Peterson
10:26 We Shall Walk Through the Valley - Arr. Benjamin Harlan
14:25 Rachamana - Geoffrey Shisler, arr. Stephen Glass
17:28 VU #222 - Come Let Us Sing
19:38 String Quartet No. 3, Op. 46, I. Allegro moderato - Viktor Ullmann
24:25 Praise Him! Praise Him! - Arr. Mark Hayes
27:36 Arirang - Trad. Korean folk Song, arr. Alberto Santos
30:23 Diyos ay Pag-ibig (God is Love) - Dave Magalong
33:21 Salamisim (Recollection) - Lucio D. San Pedro
36:18 Niji (Rainbow) - Moriyama Naotaro, arr. Nobunaga Takatomi
41:05 Somewhere (from West Side Story) - Leonard Bernstein
43:53 All Things Bright and Beautiful - John Rutter
46:38 Oh Happy Day - Edwin R. Hawkins, arr. Mark Hayes
50:11 Pavane pour une infante défunte - Maurice Ravel
55:06 Libera me (Deliver me) - Gabriel Fauré
59:08 You Raise Me Up - R. Lovland & B. Graham, arr. Alberto Santos
1:03:40 A Prayer For Our Time - John B. Dykes & Joseph M. Martin
1:08:03 Soli Deo - David Waggoner
1:11:11 Praise His Greatness - Arr. Mark Hayes
1:14:26 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - Arr. Brent Olstad
1:18:30 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime (Huron Carol) - J. de Brébeuf, arr. A. Santos
1:20:39 Jesus, O What a Wonderful Child - Arr. Joel Raney
1:24:02 VU #59 - Joy to the World - G. F. Handel
1:26:09 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - F. Mendelssohn, arr. Joel Raney

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00:00 Intro - The Joy of Music (Prelude Op. 23, No. 4 excerpt - S. Rachmaninoff)
01:22 Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit - Arr. William L. Dawson
03:20 Hymn to Freedom - Oscar Peterson, arr. Paul Read
06:41 Night Train - Oscar Peterson
10:26 We Shall Walk Through the Valley - Arr. Benjamin Harlan
14:25 Rachamana - Geoffrey Shisler, arr. Stephen Glass
17:28 VU #222 - Come Let Us Sing
19:38 String Quartet No. 3, Op. 46, I. Allegro moderato - Viktor Ullmann
24:25 Praise Him! Praise Him! - Arr. Mark Hayes
27:36 Arirang - Trad. Korean folk Song, arr. Alberto Santos
30:23 Diyos ay Pag-ibig (God is Love) - Dave Magalong
33:21 Salamisim (Recollection) - Lucio D. San Pedro
36:18 Niji (Rainbow) - Moriyama Naotaro, arr. Nobunaga Takatomi
41:05 Somewhere (from West Side Story) - Leonard Bernstein
43:53 All Things Bright and Beautiful - John Rutter
46:38 Oh Happy Day - Edwin R. Hawkins, arr. Mark Hayes
50:11 Pavane pour une infante défunte - Maurice Ravel
55:06 Libera me (Deliver me) - Gabriel Fauré
59:08 You Raise Me Up - R. Lovland & B. Graham, arr. Alberto Santos
1:03:40 A Prayer For Our Time - John B. Dykes & Joseph M. Martin
1:08:03 Soli Deo - David Waggoner
1:11:11 Praise His Greatness - Arr. Mark Hayes
1:14:26 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - Arr. Brent Olstad
1:18:30 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime (Huron Carol) - J. de Brébeuf, arr. A. Santos
1:20:39 Jesus, O What a Wonderful Child - Arr. Joel Raney
1:24:02 VU #59 - Joy to the World - G. F. Handel
1:26:09 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - F. Mendelssohn, arr. Joel Raney