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Foreword
Once Upon a Morning is a delightfully creative and vivid musical telling
of the days following Christ's resurrection, depicting the instances when
Jesus appeared to the disciples. The opening and title song, Once Upon a
Morning, tells of the discovery of the empty tomb and introduces a musical
theme that reoccurs throughout the work followed by the rhythmically
charged Why Do You Seek the Living Among the Dead?, followed by the
smooth ballad, Didn't Our Hearts Burn Within Us. In Thomas Believes,
Pepper uses two soloists (Jesus and Thomas) to depict the scriptural
passage in John 20 before segueing into Blessed Are Ones Who Believe
which is based on John 20:29, followed by Cast Your Nets, a cinematic and
conversational representation of the disciples' fishing trip depicted in John
21. The work continues with Do You Love Me? based on John 21:15-19 and
He Is Lifted Up an energetic piece of Christ's ascension before culminating
into the exciting finale, Day of Pentecost, which includes the opportunity
for congregational participation incorporating
easter hymn. From start to
finish, Pepper Choplin's creative spark shines throughout in this unique
storybook-like work spanning from Easter through Pentecost.
The narration for this work is based primarily on direct scripture passages
and is intended to be recited by different narrators for each passage
although it can also be recited by a single narrator throughout. We hope
your choir and your congregation enjoy this musical telling of key events
following Christ's resurrection.
- The Publisher
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