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SPS 354 CD FAVOURITE HYMN TUNES of The Salvation Army Vol. 2

1. Lord of the years Michael Baughen 2. In this quiet moment Ivor Bosanko 3. Down Ampney Ralph Vaughan Williams 4. Here is love Robert Lowry 5. I’ve been changed Mosie Lister 6. She’s like the swallow Traditional arr. Morley Calvert 7. Above All Lenny Leblanc & Paul Baloche 8. Oasis Brian Coleman 9. Churchbury Richard Phillips 10. Grace Alone Scott Wesley Brown & Jeff Nelson 11. Beckhall Andrew Blyth 12. Majestas Michael Baughen arr. Noël Tredinnick Also available at 13. His Provision Ivor Bosanko www.sp-s.co.uk 14. In the secret of thy presence Eric Ball 15. The Lord’s my Shepherd Stuart Townend 16. O Church, arise Stuart Townend & Keith Getty 17. Share my yoke Joy Webb 18. O waly, waly Traditional 19. Christ in me Yvonne Field Executive Producer: Trevor Caffull Producer: Brian Hillson 20. The world is needing us Bramwell Coles Engineers: Daniel Lock and Samuel Max 21. Lord, show me what I need Ray Bowes Post-Production: 22. Lord, how I love you Keith Banks Edward Heathcote and Daniel Lock 23. My Desire Noel Richards Production Manager: Nicki Tonge Project Coordinators: 24. Wellington City Thomas Rive Mari Malm Mørkved and Neil Brownless 25. All the world is waiting Howard Davies Programme Notes: 26. They need Christ John Larsson Lieut-Colonel Trevor Davis 27. Abbot’s Leigh Cyril Vincent Taylor Photography: Gary Rose Artwork and Design: GK Graphic Design 28. All for thee Paul S. Kellner Recorded by World of Sound All tracks © SP&S at Kettering Citadel during March 2015

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Bandmaster Richard Phillips

Richard Phillips was born into a Salvationist family and has always had a flair for music. In 1984, after his formal training as a pianist and trumpeter at the Royal College of Music, Richard was employed by The Salvation Army in the After the recording of Kettering Citadel Band’s Favourite Hymn Tunes of The Salvation Army Vol. Music Editorial Department. In 1994 he was promoted to the department’s 1 it was felt that there was enough scope and material in the Salvation Army’s repertoire head, where he was responsible for all of The Salvation Army’s music that a second be recorded. As this was coinciding with the release of the Army’s new publications in the United Kingdom. Song and accompanying Tune Book it seemed a missed opportunity if these two projects were not in some way linked. The idea of using Vol. 2 to feature some of the new tunes that were From 2004 Richard was in education teaching music to secondary school aged children at to be published in this new hymnal that had not previously been used as congregational material Peterborough Regional College, where he became Head of Music. Two years later he moved seemed a good one. to Director of Music at Deacon’s School before transferring to the Thomas Deacon Academy where he was the Head of Music Performance at one of the largest Academies in the country. In past years the source of new congregational songs emanated from The Salvation Army’s In February 2013 he returned to employment with The Salvation Army where he is the Music vocal publication, The Musical Salvationist. It was one of the primary purposes of this regularly Promotions Manager based at Salvation Army Trading Co. in Wellingborough. published book. Much of the material in the previous songbook also started life as an unknown song that was first published this way and now many songs in this new Song Book have also Richard was appointed as Bandmaster of Kettering Citadel Band in 2004. Prior to this, he was taken this route to popularity as well taken from other church . Bandmaster of Chatham Citadel Band and subsequently Enfield Citadel Band. He has toured the USA, Canada, Norway, Sweden and New Zealand and has completed a third tour of Australia as a This selection of 28 tunes, I hope, is in some way representative of the differing styles and uses pianist and conductor. Richard was for 13 years the piano accompanist for The International Staff of the 958 tunes that feature in this new Song Book. It is a ‘listening’ recording more than one Songsters of The Salvation Army and has recently returned to that position. He has accompanied that could be used as an accompaniment to congregational singing as in most instances only two and arranged for many luminaries such as Wendy Craig, George Hamilton IV, All Angels, The or three of the verses are played. Opera Babes and Judith Howarth, to name but a few. He has a large number of compositions and arrangements published by The Salvation Army and various other houses. So I invite you to sit back and listen to this compilation of beautiful tunes and hope that you can associate words with them that draw you into a sense of the Lord’s presence. Richard has recorded five solo piano CDs so far, with the latest being released in June 2011. Entitled The Sound of Inspiration, it features popular and religious songs, as well as his own God bless you, compositions. He regularly performs his ‘one man’ concerts to audiences across the UK and Bandmaster Richard Phillips abroad, promoting his own unique brand of Salvation Army music making.

Richard is married to Lyn, who is also employed by Salvation Army Trading Co.

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Band Personnel The new song book The appearance of a new song book in The Salvation Army is a significant landmark. It only Bandmaster Solo Horn Bass Trombone happens every 30 years or so, and the arrival of the 2015 revision is especially significant Richard Phillips Sarah Hunt Ken Dale because it is the first revision since the number of sources for new worship material has Steve Young increased so prolifically. Since that happened, in the latter decades of the 20th century, there Executive Officer Solo Euphonium has been a growing openness in The Salvation Army to extend the repertoire of hymns and Geoff Blurton First Horn Gary Rose choruses used in its meetings, and most see that as an enriching development. Nathan Hunt Soprano Cornet Adam Marsh Euphonium The new song book reflects that development and provides a clear representation of material Alan Kerley Andrew Hunt which is used today – old and new. Understandably, over the life of this book there will be many Second Horn new songs written and sourced from within and without The Salvation Army, and the of Solo Cornet Bruce Hobbs Eb Bass resources will continue to grow and develop. Gary Fountain Trevor Caffull Chris Hunt First Baritone Band Sergeant It has been said elsewhere that a denominational song book is a reflection of its theology and Liam Cox David Randall Mark Allan doctrine, and there are many inspirational and creative additions to the words included. A revision John Martin Band Secretary Alexander Miller has traditionally seen a change of about one third of the songs included, and most of the new Jess Martin Steph Martin inclusions to hand have been tried and tested over recent years. Bb Bass First Cornet Second Baritone Malcolm Bithray The new tune book Ian Thompson Derek Wears Terry Wright The revision of any hymn book or the publication of new songs generally, will also require a revision Paul Peaple of the music version, which for many hymnals is but a piano score, usually with chord symbols First Trombone provided for guitarists. Nothing so simple for The Salvation Army! It needs to provide for brass Second Cornet Stephen Grainger With grateful thanks to: bands as well, and previous issues have served it well, with enormous usage around the world. Stephen Hunt Deputy Bandmaster Jonathan Miller Helen Peaple Adam Goldsmith Gordon Camsey However, the new tune book caters for a wider field of musicians. The harmony is disciplined Steve Moulton almost exclusively to four-part settings so that the smallest ensemble should be able to make Flugel Horn Second Trombone Stuart Grainger good music. There are a few instrumental parts which are used as ‘colouring’, but which are not Michael Barratt Ron Tonge Samuel Max essential.

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Statistics There are 958 tunes in the book. Some of the existing tunes have been rescored for several reasons, but mainly because a request for a number of previously higher pitched melodies to be lowered has been met. All tunes have been re-originated. There are approximately 260 new hymn tunes which have not previously appeared in the band tune book. The 75 choruses included from the former song book chorus section, which hitherto have had no band setting provided, have all now been made available with instrumental accompaniment.

Approximately 40 of the new tunes were previously published in The Musical Salvationist or Sing to the Lord and the remaining tunes are either established hymn tunes which have not appeared in previous editions of the tune book, or come from more recent collections of new songs for worship. Because tunes are only required in the tune book if words in the new song book demand it, it follows that a number of tunes have been left out because the words are no longer included.

The recording Kettering Citadel Band is among The Salvation Army’s most well-known, and in the midst of an extremely busy schedule, it has responded to the challenge to provide a selection of those new tunes.

The opening tune, Lord of the years is a majestic setting of words by the Reverend Timothy Dudley-Smith which is followed by music to a beautiful, reflective prayer from the pen of General John Gowans, In this quiet moment. Down Ampney and Abbot’s Leigh are representative of tunes that have come from the general church hymnals that until now have not been included in The Salvation Army’s published repertoire. More modern songs that are now commonplace in the church are also represented in the form of Here is love, Above all, The Lord’s my Shepherd, Grace Alone, My Desire, along with the great tune of Majestas from Michael Baughen.

Contributions from The Salvation Army repertoire are also well aired with Ivor Bosanko’s His Provision, Eric Ball’s In the secret of thy presence, Joy Webb’s Share my yoke along with They need Christ, Christ in me and All the world is waiting to name but a few. Settings of traditional melodies have also been exemplified with She’s like the swallow and O waly, waly to which we sing Isaac Watts’s beautiful hymn, When I survey the wondrous cross.

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However, the recording is more than just a ‘library’ piece, or ‘documentary’ resource. It will bring much joy and blessing as the listener hears new and old melodies. It is not intended to provide a congregational accompaniment for the songs – such resources will no doubt come – but to be a pleasant listening experience, and a ‘taster’ of the kind of settings being provided. The composers and arrangers of the tunes recorded represent the internationalism of The Salvation Army, and remind us that the revision of the new song and tune is an international project, and resource.

A labour of love In many ways the production of a new song book and accompanying tune book has been a labour of love. In a day when we are swamped by technological means of displaying words in our halls and churches, it would have been easy to take a short-sighted view regarding the necessity for this revision. Is short-sighted too harsh? Certainly the long view is that these resources both tell us where the Army is today in its worship and thinking, and can provide the individual with a tremendous aid to their personal devotional life. In some parts of the world, these resources may well be used in every Salvation Army meeting for the next few decades! A labour of love? Well, yes, in that most of the people involved heavily in the production of song and tune books have done so in addition to their normal full time work assignments in their respective creative appointments. Others who have contributed to planning, development and practical arrangements have done so with a sense of privilege. What about this recording? Take a busy corps band like Kettering Citadel and ask them for yet more commitment of time and talent to make this recording for the pleasure and inspiration of those who will hear it. That, too, is surely a labour of love. And if it is a labour of love, then I ask, ‘love of what?’ Love for the very means by which we can, and do, so often express ourselves to God in the way that the Psalmists taught us; or as St Paul put it, with ‘psalms, hymns and spiritual songs.’ Love for the way God speaks to us through the words and sounds of consecrated music. Love for songs of praise and of prayer; songs of penitence and redemption; songs of healing and help; songs of rejoicing and relationship with God; songs of calling and commitment to his service. A labour of love for God himself.

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Kettering Citadel Band of The Salvation Army

Since its formation in the late 1880s, Kettering Citadel Band has been consistently at the forefront of Salvation Army music making and witness. The band is formed from Christian men and women of all ages, called from all walks of life and all sharing a common theme, their love of God and music, which they choose as their medium, to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Week by week, the band assists in Sunday worship, helping to focus both heart and mind with thoughtful devotional music, inspiring music as a call to worship and exhilarating music to praise by, uplifting the spirit of the listener to great heights, recognising something of God’s Love and Goodness.

In addition to Sunday commitments, the band continues to support the local community with charity concerts and seasonal events. In its history of nearly 130 years service, the band has performed at many prestigious venues including the Royal Albert Hall on many occasions, also undertaking oversees campaigns to Holland and the Netherlands, Canada, Norway and Italy.

Kettering Citadel Band, under the very capable leadership of their Bandmaster, Richard Phillips, remains a dedicated group of 36 Christian musicians who like their forebears at Kettering, find great joy in serving God in this way.

The band’s repertoire continues to include something for everyone, from devotional and reflective, to worship, praise and beyond with thrilling, inspiring music with boundless energy!

It remains the wish of the band and indeed the officers and soldiers of Kettering Salvation Army, that as we continue to proclaim the Gospel through our inspiring music, the heart and minds of all those who listen will recognise something of the great God to whom all ‘Praise’ belongs!

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