Hold On: Choral Octavo SoundTrax CD

Name: Hold On: Choral Octavo SoundTrax CD
Brand: Alfred Music
SKU: 00-16426
Price: 24.99 USD
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Arr. Mark Hayes

Item: 00-16426

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This vibrant, classic, minor-key spiritual arrangement will bring out the best in your choir. It opens and closes with a slow statement of the melody. Exciting choral writing throughout. Its sudden dynamic changes from pianissimo to fortissimo create interest. InstruPax includes: director's score, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 2 alto saxes, 2 tenor sax, baritone sax, tambourine, rhythm.

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Series: Alfred Choral Designs

Publisher: Alfred Music

UPC: 038081136417

SKU: 00-16426

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About the Arranger: Mark Hayes

Mark Hayes brings a distinctive voice to choral and sacred music through a catalog exceeding 1,750 published works across multiple genres. A summa cum laude graduate in Piano Performance from Baylor University, Hayes has established himself as a composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist of considerable reach, with premieres and performances at Lincoln Center, the National Cathedral, and Carnegie Hall.

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Why we love this

Hayes understands how to build drama within a spiritual arrangement. The contrast between the hushed, meditative opening and closing frames and the energized middle section gives your choir real architectural interest to work with, while the brass and reed instrumentation brings authentic jazz-influenced color that honors the spiritual tradition without feeling precious.

What to expect

The piece opens with a moment of quiet introspection before the energy unfolds into something joyful and propulsive. Hayes' writing captures the resilience embedded in the spiritual while the jazz-influenced instrumentation gives it an immediately modern feel, creating a bridge between tradition and immediacy.

Who it's for

This arrangement suits choirs with experience reading divided parts and responding to dynamic control. It works equally well in church settings, concert venues, and festival programs where a substantial spiritual with contemporary harmonic language and instrumentation fits the occasion.

How to get the most out of it

Shape the opening statement of the melody with restraint and clarity; let silence do as much work as sound before the energy builds.
Drill the sudden dynamic shifts (pp to ff) as discrete moments rather than gradual crescendos so the contrast lands with impact.
Balance the choir carefully against the rhythm section and saxophones; the arrangement is written to support, not overpower, the voices.
Work the tambourine part independently with percussion so it locks into the groove without rushing or dragging the ensemble.

How to use it

Position this as an anchor piece in a concert that mixes sacred and secular repertoire, or as a strong closer that leaves the audience energized. The recorded accompaniment makes it accessible for community or festival performances where a full band may not be available.