Noisebox 15 December 2006 - Volume 1 Issue 18

New design, new carol

Sorry for the long delay in releasing new music. We have been quite busy on the technical end of things. Gratemusic.com has been completely redesigned for easier navigation and future growth. Have a look around and contact us with your feedback.

We proudly announce the release of a new Christmas carol, Peaceful the Night, available through our Christmas page. With lyrics by David Macfarlane and music for SATB voices by Nathan Howe, this carol addresses not only the nativity of Christ, but his role as our creator and redeemer as well as his second coming.


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Noisebox 25 November, 2006 - Vol. 1 Issue 17

Merry Christmas, Part 2

Exciting news! The Women's Glee Club at the University of Northern Colorado will perform Nathan Howe's setting of Far, Far Away on Judea's Plains at their holiday concert on December 3rd, 2006 at the Union Colony Civic Center in Greeley, COlorado at 7:00. They have commissioned an SSAA version with piano accompaniment. We have now posted both SSAA and SATB editions, unaccompanied and with piano. See the music and hear the MIDI files here, and come to the concert on December 3rd if you are in the area.


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Noisebox 10 November, 2006 - Vol. 1 Issue 16

Merry Christmas, Part 1

December is too late to start working on Christmas music for those who perform. Thus, we present today our Christmas page, an easy way to access all the Christmas music we will release in the coming weeks. We also proudly present our first offering of the Christmas season, Far, Far Away on Judea's Plains. This well-known text by John Menzies Macfarlane has been set to new music for SATB chorus by Nathan Howe. It features jubilant compound meters and a memorable melody. Access the sheet music and hear a MIDI demonstration through our Christmas page or our Choral page.


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Noisebox 03 November, 2006 - Vol. 1 Issue 15

New MP3 and new arrangement for Like Sunlight Gleams Thy Grace, O Lord

David Macfarlane has just released a rich new recording of his hymn Like Sunlight Gleams Thy Grace, O Lord. In conjunction with the release of the MP3, a new TTBB edition of the hymn has just been published. This hymn addresses the topic of grace in our relationship with Christ and its connection with faith and works. Access the new files through our hymns page.


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Noisebox 23 October, 2006 - Vol. 1 Issue 14

New MP3 for Emulation from Psalms of the 21st Century

We recently posted sheet music for Emulation by Nathan Howe, and even for accomplished pianists, it is difficult to get a realistic sense of the piece without hearing a choir sing it. To present it to the world, Nathan Howe has recorded Emulation with a choir composed of some of his closest friends - his alter egos. Head to the Recordings page to download and listen. Then feel free to Tell Us what you think.


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Noisebox 14 October, 2006 - Vol. 1 Issue 13

Emulation from Psalms of the 21st Century

This modern choral setting of an original text by Nathan Howe is designed for concert performance. First in a new set of songs called Psalms of the 21st Century, Emulation features rich 6-part harmonies. Emulation is intended for use by advanced choirs. Get it through our Choral page.


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Noisebox 10 October, 2006 - Vol. 1 Issue 12

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing

Sheet music for Nathan Howe's new choral arrangement of the beloved hymn Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing is now available on gratemusic.com and LDSmusic.us. This arrangement is designed for more advanced choirs, and features optional solo sections for bass and soprano and an advanced piano or organ accompaniment. This is an updated version of an arrangement made in 2001 by Nathan Howe. Access it through our Choral Music page.

Sorry for the delay on this week's update - we have been ironing out a few technical difficulties and planning some excellent things for the coming months on gratemusic.com and
LDSmusic.us.


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Noisebox 30 September, 2006 - Vol. 1 Issue 11

Out of Silence, Majesty

Sheet music for a new solo by Nathan Howe, Out of Silence, Majesty, is now available from LDSmusic.us. Written for use in a recent missionary fireside, Out of Silence, Majesty compares the silence before the creation of the world with the silence of Gethsemane and the silence of the Sacred Grove. This has fast become one of Nathan Howe's most requested songs. Find it on our LDS Solos Page.

By the way, did you know that texts are now posted with several hymns and other songs? Within the next few weeks, most pieces will have pages with the lyrics for you to preview.


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Noisebox 22 September, 2006 - Vol. 1 Issue 10

New keys for favorite hymns

To celebrate our new website, we have posted this week new editions in different keys for the following selections:

• When Godly Sorrow Moves the Soul
• Sonnet on Endurance
• Like Sunlight Gleams Thy Grace, O Lord
• I am Naught without my Savior
• Nathan Howe's arrangement of Come, Ye Thankful People

Many of these new keys work better for choirs. All include MIDI files so you can preview them in the new keys. Go to the homepage for either gratemusic.com or LDSmusic.us to access these new editions.


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Noisebox SPECIAL ISSUE 20 September, 2006 - Vol. 1 Issue 9

Exciting Announcements: Nathan Howe on LDS Music Today Podcast and new websites up and running

We don't usually send out the Noisebox so early in the week, but we have some excellent news! First, we have just been informed that one of the songs from LDSmuisc.us has been selected for play on the LDS Music Today Podcast with Steve Larsen. It will be on show 40, scheduled to be posted this week! To download it, go to http://www.ldsmusictoday.com/ and click on the "Download the Show" link on the main menu. If you enjoy the podcast, please let Steve know.

Our second exciting news item is that after a few days of quirky performance in non-Microsoft browsers, we are happy to announce that the redesigned LDSmusic.us and gratemusic.com are up and running, and Firefox seems to like them! Feel free to let us know what you think of the new look, and also tell us if you have any problems accessing the music. You can reach us through the contact page. To celebrate, we will be posting new editions of some of our hymns in different keys that may work better for choirs. We will, of course, keep the old ones available as well. Keep an eye on your favorites, and we will send a report listing what we have posted in the Noisebox on Friday.


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Noisebox 15 September, 2006 - Vol. 1 Issue 8

Come, Ye Thankful People and a site redesign

First off, Nathan Howe's new arrangement of the beloved hymn Come, Ye Thankful People for unaccompanied six-part mixed chorus is available on the Grate Music Choral Music page. This two-page arrangement is perfect for a Thanksgiving program of any type. Download it today, and listen to the MIDI file to get an idea of how it sounds.

Second, the sites are going through a few changes. The new format for LDSmusic.us is still in the works, but gratemusic.com has already changed some. For example, on pages like the Choral Music page and the Hymns page, clicking the title of the piece sends you to a page where you can get information on the music and access the different file formats in which we publish it. This will be especially helpful when we start posting songs in multiple keys. While we work out our web design bugs, the sites work best when viewed in Internet Explorer. We realize that for some, this is terrible news, but we hope to be more compatible with Firefox and other browsers shortly.


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Noisebox 08 September, 2006 - Vol. 1 Issue 7

Sheet music for One Seed

Sheet music for Nathan Howe's song One Seed has just been posted on our solos page.
Download it.
Sing it.
Enjoy it.


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Noisebox 30 August, 2006 - Vol. 1 Issue 6

Come to the Mountain of the Lord

Hot off the presses comes a new hymn by Nathan Howe, Come to the Mountain of the Lord. This hymn was written in the week from August 15 to August 22, 2006. A hymn to encourage appreciation of the Temple, it was composed on assignment from David Macfarlane. Download and enjoy Come to the Mountain of the Lord, an LDSmusic.us exclusive, on our hymns page.


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Noisebox 24 August, 2006 - Vol. 1 Issue 5

Sonnet on Endurance

This week, we present Nathan Howe's hymn, Sonnet on Endurance. It was written for a good friend in Berkeley, NSW Australia in 2003. The three verses are four-line stanzas of a sonnet describing the relationship of the believer with Christ, while the refrain is the final two-line prayer, "O Father, wilt Thou help me to endure The fire that will refine and make me pure!" This hymn was written to address discouragement and depression with the light Christ can bring. Download Sonnet on Endurance today from our hymns page.


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Noisebox 17 August, 2006 - Vol. 1 Issue 4

Like Sunlight Gleams Thy Grace, O Lord

David Macfarlane's new hymn on grace, Like Sunlight Gleams Thy Grace, O Lord is now available for free download on our hymns page. David wrote the words and music in his spare time this summer as he was busy serving as a counselor at Especially For Youth. The hymn expounds on our relationship with Jesus Christ and invites all to come to Him and find His grace. Please enjoy Like Sunlight Gleams Thy Grace, O Lord, available on the hymns page.


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Noisebox 10 August, 2006 - Vol. 1 Issue 3

Beautiful Zion, Built Above for Women's Voices

As promised, Beautiful Zion, Built Above is now available on our Choral Music page in an arrangement for women's voices. Nathan Howe based his SATB arrangement on this earlier SSA version, which he wrote for a fireside at the request of Alli Hansen. They were married almost two years later. Visit our Choral Music page to download this SSA version of Beautiful Zion, Built Above.


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Noisebox 02 August, 2006 - Vol. 1 Issue 2

New Recording - One Seed

LDSmusic.us and GrateMusic.com present Nathan Howe's new recording, One Seed. Written for the baptism of our friend Amber last summer, this solo expounds on the process of obtaining faith and allowing Christ to develop it within ourselves. "I was actually writing this on the way to the baptism," Nate explains. "I had to drive to Fort Collins to order an engagement ring, and on the 45-minute drive each way, the song just came. I finished it about thirty seconds before I sang it for the first time. " Although it is the fruit of procrastination, we think it's worth a listen. One Seed is available for MP3 download through our LDS Recordings page.


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Noisebox 26 July, 2006 - Vol. 1 Issue 1

Just for Fun: Waltz in 45 Seconds

Did you ever play Chopin's "Minute Waltz"? This is nothing like that. Born of dorm life boredom in 2000, this brief waltz was too much fun to keep in the bottom drawer of the filing cabinet. If you enjoy it, good. If you don't, at least you haven't even spent even a minute of your life listening to it. Grate Music somewhat proudly presents Nathan Howe's Waltz in 45 Seconds. Download it on our Instrumental Music page.


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