The Georgetown Collection

Hymns arranged for 2 trumpets, organ and congregation

by

Richard Webster

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Advent Press is pleased to announce the release of The Georgetown Collection -- 7 Christmas and 7 Easter hymns arranged for 2 trumpets, organ and congregation. Commissioned by Christ Church, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., these exciting and practical new hymn settings are essential for church musicians looking to enliven Christmas and Easter worship. Published in 2 volumes (Vol. I Christmas; Vol. II Easter), a full score and set of trumpet parts are included. Each volume sells for $150, or $250 for both volumes, and includes a complimentary compact disk or digital file (please specify).

This new recording of The Georgetown Collection features two superb trumpeters from the United States Navy Band; the all-professional Choir of Christ Church, Georgetown; Thomas Smith, organ; and Richard Webster, conductor.

 Volume I: CHRISTMAS

   

ADESTE FIDELES O come, all ye faithful
ANTIOCH     Joy to the world! 
EST IST EIN ROS  Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming
GLORIA Angels we have heard on high
MENDELSSOHN Hark! The herald angels sing
REGENT SQUARE    Angels from the realms of glory
STILLE NACHT  Silent night 

                                                            

Volume II: EASTER

EASTER HYMN Jesus Christ is risen today
ELLACOMBE The day of resurrection!
FORTUNATUS Welcome, happy morning
LUX EOI Alleluia! Hearts and voices
ST. KEVIN Come, ye faithful
UNSER HERRSCHER  He is risen!
VICTORY Alleluia! The strife is o’er

 

Richard Webster

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Richard Webster -- composer, church musician, conductor and organist -- is Director of Music and Organist at Trinity Church, Copley Square, Boston. As a composer and arranger he completes several commissioned works a year. His hymn arrangements for brass, percussion, organ and congregation are heard across the world, including the CBC's Christmas and Easter broadcasts, BBC's "Songs of Praise,” at a hymn festival in Sweden’s Lund Cathedral, in an Australian celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation and on a recording of hymns from Taiwan.

At Trinity, Boston, where he cofounded the Trinity Choristers, he has led the choirs on 3 tours of England, with residencies at Westminster Abbey, Ely, Lincoln, Chichester, Winchester and St. Paul’s Cathedrals. Richard is Music Director of Chicago's Bach Week Festival, featuring some of the nation's most acclaimed musicians. Sought after as a choral clinician, he has led choir courses and workshops across the U.S., South Africa and New Zealand. He is an honorary Fellow of the Royal School of Church Music (FRSCM), and in 2016 was awarded the Doctor of Music degree, honoris causa, from the University of the South at Sewanee.  

Richard has performed and recorded as organist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in works from the Saint-Saens Organ Symphony to Ives’ Fourth Symphony. He is the Organist and Choirmaster Emeritus of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Evanston, Illinois, where, from 1974 to 2003 he directed the Choir of Men and Boys, the Girls Choir, Schola and the St. Luke’s Singers in a program widely respected and emulated. The restoration of the celebrated 1922 Ernest M. Skinner organ, Opus 327 at St. Luke’s was accomplished under his leadership.

AGO2014 Hymn Festival

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Hymn Festival Program Booklet 

Prelude - Siciliano from Paschal Suite for Brass and Organ

Hymn - Praise to the Lord the almighty

Hymn - Hark A thrilling voice is sounding

Read more to hear the rest of the live recording.

Host a Hymn Festival

Under the direction of Richard Webster, hymn festivals featuring his hymn settings for brass, organ, choirs and congregation are held in cities across the country, and meet with resounding success. 

What do YOU need to host a hymn festival in your city? 

  • Five to eight accomplished brass players and a timpanist
  • A dedicated choir - perhaps a massed ensemble drawn from area churches
  • An organist who plays hymns in the "symphonic" style
  • A fine organ in a favorable acoustic 
  • A crowd of people who love to sing hymns!

To plan your hymn festival, choir workshop, or organ recital, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

Commission a work by Richard Webster

Many of the works in the Advent Press catalog are the result of commissions -- from churches, colleges, dioceses, the American Guild of Organists, the Association of Anglican Musicians, municipalities or individuals. Perhaps you would like to mark a festival service, the dedication of a new church or organ, or other special occasion with a new composition or hymn arrangement. The memory of a loved one can also be honored by the creation of a new sacred work.  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to discuss these and other possibilities.