Product Description
Paraphrase on North Port received an honorable mention in the Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian Church 75th Anniversary Carillon Composition Competition in November 2022.
Opening with a chant-like presentation of the shape note melody, the work builds from a slow contemplation to a rapid and glorious conclusion reminiscent of the hymn text.
North Port, The Sacred Harp 324, is attributed to R.R. Osborne. It is usually performed with the text by John Cennick, Jesus, My All, to Heaven Has Gone.
Range: 4 Octaves
Duration: 4:00
Scott R. Hummel is a composer and musician from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Scott holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music and a Bachelor of Music in Audio and Music Production from Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pennsylvania. He has performance experience in keyboard instruments, choral music, and percussion. His introduction to the carillon came through listening to the 62-bell instrument housed in the Chimes Tower at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Scott also serves as an instructor for the North American Carillon School where he teaches music theory. In addition to carillon, Scott has written for various other mediums, including choir, pipe organ, and percussion. His involvement in the music industry extends beyond composition and performance to audio engineering and lighting design. Scott continues to compose and arrange new works for carillon. Visit him online at www.scottrhummel.com.
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