For SATB Voices, Congregation, Organ, Opt. Brass Quartet, Timpani
By Benjamin M. Culli
This powerful concertato is scored for SATB choir, congregation, and organ with optional brass quartet and timpani by Benjamin M. Culli. The extended introduction opens with a rousing fanfare, but also includes a quieter section in which the hymn tune and various countermelodies are shared between organ and brass. An energetic a cappella setting of stanza three is followed by a brief interlude for brass and organ before the concertato concludes with majestic brass writing and a soaring descant in stanza four.