In Celebration of the Human Voice - The Essential Musical Instrument

Ruth Elaine Schram

Living in: Mesa, AZ, United States.
Ruth Elaine Schram wrote her first song at the age of twelve, and her first octavo was published twenty years later, in 1988. In 1992, she became a full-time composer and arranger and now has over 2,000 published works. Over seventeen million copies of her songs have been purchased in their various venues, and she has been a recipient of the ASCAP Special Award each year since 1990. In addition to her choral music for church and school choirs, her songs appear on thirty albums (four of which have been Dove Award Finalists) and numerous children's videos, including sixteen songs on four gold videos, and four songs on one multi-platinum video. Her songs have also appeared on such diverse television shows as "The 700 Club" and HBO's acclaimed series "The Sopranos."

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Recordings and DVDs

Ruth Elaine Schram : Simply Spirituals - Perf/accomp CD

"Simply Spirituals" features six Unison/Two-part songs that celebrate the rich cultural heritage of the traditional spiritual. An outstanding resource for children's and youth choirs both in churches and schools, this collection also provides an indispensable resource for small adult choirs and senior choirs. Spanning the entire year, "Simply Spirituals" includes titles for fall, winter, and spring concerts and for church applications such as All Saints' Day, Ascension, Christ the King, Christian Discipleship, Christmas/Epiphany, Eastertide, Lent, and Pentecost. The optional vocal parts may be performed by C instrument or synthesizer. As an added bonus, the collection includes reproducible song sheets, featuring both melody and lyrics, and a fully orchestrated Performance/Accompaniment CD is also available.