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For the Trumpet Shall Sound: SATB Choral Octavo

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For the Trumpet Shall Sound: SATB Choral Octavo

For the Trumpet Shall Sound: SATB Choral Octavo

Words and music by Sally K. Albrecht

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From the majestic opening fanfare, you'll know that this piece is something special. Wonderful echo format makes for easy learning. This powerful new work is appropriate for general and holiday concerts, festivals, contests, and adjudication. Also appropriate for church choirs.

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Additional Details
Series: Alfred Choral Designs
Publisher: Alfred Music
Page Count: 12
UPC: 038081337777
SKU: 00-31005

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About the Composer: Sally K. Albrecht

Sally K. Albrecht

Sally K. Albrecht has shaped choral music education through five decades of prolific composition and leadership. Since 1987, she has received annual ASCAP Special Music Awards, with more than 600 choral works and 75 larger theatrical pieces currently in publication. She has conducted honor choirs at prestigious venues including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and The Kennedy Center, and spent over thirty years as Director of School Choral, Vocal, and Elementary Publications at major educational publishers, including her final tenure at Alfred Music.

Albrecht's academic background spans music and theater, with degrees from Rollins College (B.A., 1976), the University of Miami (M.A. in Drama, 1977; M.M. in Accompanying, 1979), and teaching experience at Oakland University, Jersey City State College, and Meredith College. She has served as Chair of the Board of Trustees for Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society and received their Pillar of Leadership award. In 2021, both the University of Miami Frost School of Music and Rollins College honored her with Distinguished Alumna Awards. She resides in Wake Forest, North Carolina, with her husband, composer and arranger Jay Althouse.

Why we love this

The echo format in this piece makes it genuinely easy to teach; singers pick up their parts quickly through natural musical repetition rather than dense counterpoint. Albrecht's fanfare opening commands attention immediately, creating that ceremonial moment festivals and adjudication panels remember. The work functions equally well in sacred settings and general concert programs, giving you real programming flexibility throughout the year.

What to expect

This piece unfolds with ceremonial grandeur, opening with a bold trumpet-inspired fanfare that sets an expectant tone. The echo format creates an almost antiphonal quality, as if different sections of the choir are answering one another across the space, building harmonic warmth and a sense of arrival.

Who it's for

Choirs ranging from intermediate to advanced SATB ensembles will find this work accessible yet impressive. It suits community church choirs, school festival groups, and singers preparing for contest or adjudication settings.

How to get the most out of it

  • Shape the opening fanfare with consistent articulation across all four parts; this unified attack establishes the piece's majestic character from the first measure.
  • Use the recorded accompaniment during early rehearsals to let singers focus entirely on learning their lines without managing harmonic support themselves.
  • Balance the echo sections carefully so the second statement feels like a genuine response, not a simple repetition; adjust dynamics slightly to clarify the dialogue between sections.
  • Allow time for breathing between echo phrases; unrushed pacing gives the harmonic movement room to land.

How to use it

Position this as a concert opener or closer to capitalize on its strong ceremonial presence. It works particularly well on holiday or seasonal programs, and its ability to shine in both sacred and general contexts makes it a smart choice for multi-purpose festival or competition programs where you need one piece that reads well across different adjudication criteria.

Skills your students will build

  • Part independence through echo and antiphonal singing
  • Sustained phrases with consistent tone quality
  • Ensemble balance and sectional listening
  • Articulation clarity in fast-moving fanfare figures

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