For Adam Bartlett
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass voices
Text: John 1: 1-5
* [Scripture quotations are from] New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
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for Adam Bartle
The Light Shines in the Darkness John 1: 1-5
TIMOTHY JON THARALDSON
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Tenor
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in
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-
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was
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God. December 14, 2023 Atchison, KS
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Be Still—SATB Blessed Quietness—SSAA Brachium Patris—SATB or TTBB Conditor Alme Siderum—SATB Domine probasti me - SAB I See His Blood Upon the Rose—TTBB and Baritone Soloist I Will Go—SSA and Guitar (or piano) Improperium—SATB and Soprano Duet Karitas—SA Let All Mortal Flesh—SATB and Soprano Duet Nearer My God to Thee—SATB and Soprano Soloist
O Sacrum Convivium—SATB Pars mea Dominus—SATB Salve Regina—SSA Veni, Veni, Emmanuel—SATB
Dr. Timothy Jon Tharaldson is the Director of Choral Activities at Benedictine College, where he conducts five choral ensembles, teaches private voice, conducting, and liturgical music. He is also the Artistic Director of the St. Joseph Community Chorus. Prior to his current appointments, he taught at Rocky Mountain High School, Smoky Hill High School, and Ponderosa High School in Colorado. He has sung with Te Deum of Kansas City and was a member of the nationally acclaimed Kantorei of Denver for ten seasons. Timothy has received commissions from the Minnesota Sinfonia, Wartburg College, St. Cloud State University, Longmont Chorale, Kantorei, and numerous other choral organizations. His composition Rest was featured by the 2015 Colorado All-State Mixed Choir and was also the contest piece performed by seven different choirs as part of the 122nd Queensland Eisteddfod in Brisbane, Australia. His compositions are published through MusicSpoke, Hal Leonard, and Santa Barbara Music Publishing. Timothy is a member of the American Choral Director’s Association, American Composers Forum, Colorado Music Educators Association, and the Kansas Music Educators Association. He holds degrees from St. Cloud State University, the University of Northern Colorado, and the University of Kansas. This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.