2019 Concert Season (51st): We Sing That Others May Live!

~ Release by Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Holy God, We Praise Thy Name
piano:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
additional conductor:
Braden Unruh
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
Holy God We Praise Thy Name
lyricist:
Ignaz Franz
translator:
Clarence Walworth
translated version of:
Großer Gott, wir loben dich
Ignaz Franz1:42
2Praise the Lord, Sing Hallelujah
instruments:
Men O’Brass
piano:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
additional conductor:
Braden Unruh
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
Praise the Lord, Sing Hallelujah
lyricist:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1871)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1893)
arranger:
J. Harold Moyer
Wilson & Ehret2:16
3Hymn Medley
piano:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
additional conductor:
Braden Unruh
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
Hymn Medley
arranger:
J. Harold Moyer (in 2008)
medley of:
All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name (catch-all for arrangements)
medley of:
The Work Is Thine
medley of:
O Power of Love
J. Harold Moyer4:15
4For the Living of These Days
instruments:
Men O’Brass
piano:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
additional conductor:
Braden Unruh
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
For the Living of These Days
composer:
Mary McDonald (composer)
publisher:
Lorenz Corporation (in 2007)
Mary McDonald3:49
5Adeste Fidelis
instruments:
Men O’Brass
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
Adeste Fidelis
composer:
Dana F. Everson
Dana F. Everson3:29
6Praise Ye the Lord (From "Christmas Oratorio")
piano:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
additional conductor:
Braden Unruh
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
Praise Ye the Lord
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arranger:
Walter Ehret and Harry Robert Wilson (Composer/arranger)
translator:
Walter Ehret
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1954)
is based on:
Oratorio de Noël, op. 12: X. Chœur: Tollite hostias (Christmas Oratorio, Op. 12: X. Chorus: Tollite hostias)
Camille Saint‐Saëns, arr. Ehret1:41
7Nun Ist Sie Erschienen
piano:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
additional conductor:
Braden Unruh
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
Nun ist sie erschienen
composer:
James Ramsey Murray
James R. Murray2:21
8When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled
piano:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
additional conductor:
Braden Unruh
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled (TTBB arrangement by Zwozdesky/Alexander)
lyricist:
Howard Thurman
composer:
Elizabeth Alexander
choir vocals arranger:
Elizabeth Alexander and Willi Zwozdesky
Howard Thurman & Elizabeth Alexander3:54
9Who Is He in Yonder Stall
piano:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
additional conductor:
Braden Unruh
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
Who Is He in Yonder Stall?
lyricist:
Benjamin R. Hanby (in 1866)
composer:
Robert H. Young
Robert Young3:34
10Brightest and Best
piano:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
violin:
Nancy Johnson (US classical violinist)
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
additional conductor:
Braden Unruh
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
Brightest and Best (TTBB choral work)
lyricist:
Reginald Heber (Hymn-writer) (in 1811)
composer:
Southern Harmony ([traditional], special purpose artist) (in 1835)
arranger:
Shawn Kirchner
arrangement of:
Brightest and best of the sons of the morning (Hymn)
Shawn Kirchner2:45
11By Faith
piano:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
additional conductor:
Braden Unruh
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
By Faith
lyricist:
Keith Getty (Christian singer and songwriter) and Kristyn Getty
composer:
Stuart Townend
arranger:
Richard A. Nichols (Longtime producer and manager for The Roots)
Richard Nichols4:38
12Prayer of the Children
piano:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
additional conductor:
Braden Unruh
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
Prayer of the Children (TTBB arrangement)
writer:
Kurt Bestor
arranger:
Andrea S. Klouse
arrangement of:
Prayer of the Children
Kurt Bestor, arr. Andrea Klouse4:21
13The Yearning
piano:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
additional conductor:
Braden Unruh
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
The Yearning
lyricist:
Susan Bentall Boersma
composer:
Craig Courtney
publisher:
Lorenz Corporation (in 2013)
Craig Courtney4:05
14I Hear a Voice A-Prayin'
piano:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
additional conductor:
Braden Unruh
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
I Hear a Voice a-Prayin'
composer:
Houston Bright (choral composer and conductor)
Houston Bright2:39
15Oh, Sing to the Lord
bass guitar [bass]:
Seth Bontrager
congas:
Shawn Bontrager
piano:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
additional conductor:
Braden Unruh
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
Oh Sing to the Lord
composer:
David von Kampen (in 2014)
David von Kampen2:54
16Blessing of Aaron
piano:
Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player) and Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)
choir vocals:
Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus
additional conductor:
Braden Unruh
conductor:
Greg Bontrager
recording of:
Blessing of Aaron
composer:
Norman Ramsey (composer, "Blessing of Aaron")
arranger:
Walter Rodby
Norman Ramsey2:24

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piano [accompanist]:Ken Rodgers (Kansas piano player)
Chris Shaw (Kansas pianist and organist)