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Down to the River to Pray - SATB
There are 28 reviews so far.
Down to the River to Pray
"great song but more could be done with the piano accompaniment in the sheet music."
— Anonymous from SW OK on November 11, 2011
Down to the River to Pray-SATB
"this was a very challenging piece for my students. We performed it without accompaniment, so each key change had to be memorized. Each verse, the harmonies are just enough different, that the students had to really concentrate throughout. The students LOVED the piece and were successful in their performance."
— Anonymous from Ponca City, OK on August 30, 2011
Down to the Ri ver to Pray
"Loved this song the first time I heard it and thought the sheet music was great."
— Anonymous on May 5, 2011
Down to the River to Pray - SATB
"Lovely piece."
— Anonymous from Scotia, NY on April 28, 2011
My Choir Enjoyed Singing this arrangement
"We asked a local talent to come play the guitar for us. Rehearsal was simple and the congregation loved the piece. Did it for the Baptism of Jesus Sunday. We will use it again. Simple, yet nice harmonies and easy key changes."
— Jackie from Glen Allen, VA on January 22, 2010
Good for choirs of any size
"I loved the arrangement and the length of the piece. Nice feeling to it. Well satisfied."
— Anonymous from Toronto, Canada on April 17, 2009
great song
"this song is SO beautiful! we changed the word 'river' to 'manger' and it was a perfect christmas song. when our small choir sang it, it brought tears to the eyes of many of our audience."
— Anonymous from st. louis, mo on December 8, 2008
great piece but can get monotonous
"This piece was great! I loved the beginning, how it added the voices one by one, and the ending of the piece was interesting and had a good sound. The verses in between were a bit monotonous, with only one key change in the 5 verses. Once you get through them though, it is a good slow piece. As a gospel group we use it for our more conservative churches, and the performers enjoy it as much as the congregation."
— Anonymous on November 28, 2008
Beautiful
"What a wonderful arrangement of this song. Quiet and graceful all through the arrangement. I really recommend it! We are a mixed choir from Norway who is going to have a gospelconsert with one of Norway's best soul singers, Marianne Antonsen on November 9th 2008. Welcome! Guri Fossnes, Con Vita-choir, Nannestad, Norway "
— Guri Fossnes, Con Vita-Choir from Nannestad, Norway on October 11, 2008
Down to the River to Pray
"I listened to the MP3 clip prior to purchase and was impressed. When the music was rehearsed by our Church Choir, I was certainly not disappointed. Down to the River to Pray is a stunning item which we will be singing in our services and the concerts for a very long time. "
— Leslie R. Richards from Cornwall U.K. on September 27, 2008
Very Enjoyable
"Great for Baptisms."
— Anonymous from Canada on September 3, 2008
Good communion song!
"Our choir sang this for communion coming down the aisles of the church as they led communion. It was very emotional for the church and meant a lot."
— Lynnette from St. Paul, MN on February 28, 2008
excellent song
"Really enjoyed this piece of music and the harmonies. Well worth it!!!"
— Anonymous on January 30, 2008
My choir requests to practice it!
"My choir members absolutely loved learning this song. They actually want to practice it. I'm not sure on the difficulty level because most of my choir has been reading music and singing parts for years. It is a beautiful sounding song."
— Anonymous from Pennsylvania on October 4, 2007
Church Choir
"I purchased this for our Church Choir. wonderful song and took a little converting so all the instruments (or rather, instrument players) could play it. Other than that, no problems."
— Alvin from Salem, SC on September 20, 2007
Excellent for performing Acapella
"Although it is not exactly the same as the Alison Krause version used in the movie, this is an excellent arrangement. A little tweaking by someone with a knowledgeable music background can make it match the movie version to a 'T'. We recently performed this as an Acapella arrangement to open an Gospel Sing fundraiser at our theatre. The audience was wholly into it from the opening solo line. Some of the timings may through you off a bit, as they are a bit different than what you hear on the radio, but overall, an excellent arrangement. "
— Mark Bargeloh from Concord, NC on June 26, 2007
Fun song for choir
"The choir is looking forward to walking down the aisle singing the song at the start of worship service."
— Anonymous from Lake View, AR on June 6, 2007
Breath of Fresh Air
"We did this as a double quartet unaccompanied, using our lead soprano as a soloist for the beginning portion. It was extremely well received and was a good departure from the choral music we normally sing. It does not follow the sound track exactly from the movie, but easy enough to learn. I would definitely recommend this arrangement. Modulations were good and provided enough a nice "lift" where needed."
— Brad from Columbia SC on March 18, 2007
good choir material
"The choir was able to pick up the music and sing without much difficulty. We enjoyed the arrangement. It was simple and easily read. thanks"
— Choir Director for Harmony United Methodist Cgurcg from Iuka, Mississippi on February 28, 2007
An Excellent Gospel Song
"Our Pastor wanted our Baptist Men to sing Down to the River to Pray on Baptist Men's Day. Our church music staff worked with the men's chorus and the congregation gave an enthusatic round of applause after we sang the song for our special music on Baptist Men's day. Our music staff liked the arrangement very much and the music will be used again by our church choir. James Bumgardner"
— James Wayne Bumgardner from Hudson, North Carolina on February 17, 2007
the ugliest song I ever heard
"this song could have been arranged much better than this!"
— Anonymous from Montgomery, Alabama on January 30, 2007
There's a better one out there!
" This one's nice, butI have also sung the arrangement done by Philip Lawson for The King's Singers which is fantastic! It's a cappella (published by Hal Leonard)and very beautiful, ending with a single voice..."
— Anonymous from Ames, Iowa on November 5, 2006
Beautiful
"We have a small choir and it sounded amazingly Beautiful! It fit it us all perfectly. I fell in love with this song for forever!"
— Anonymous from Nauvoo, Il on September 7, 2006
Awesome piece
"Im an intermediate piano player and this song was SO GREAT to practice with!"
— Anonymous from Brookhaven, MS on August 17, 2006
A Fabulous Piece!
"I sang this piece and fell in love with it! It haas really opened up some new ways for me to look at the world... "
— Anonymous from Massachusetts on February 26, 2006
The best!
"This is the best gospel song from long ago! WE need more music like it. I can't wait to get the sheet music!"
— Debbie from Washington State on June 1, 2005
Alto-First Baptist, El Paso TX
"This is a wonderful, fun piece to sing. We sang it a cappella which made it more fun. We sang it for our church's 122th anniversary in a Southern Gospel choral performance setting. "
— Lynn from El Paso TX on October 9, 2004
St. Mark the Evangilist Choir - BHAM AL
"Since hearing this on the "O Brother Where Art Thou?" soundtrack I have been enthralled about using this piece in our choral selection in our choir for Baptism and other type liturgical celebrations. Our choir director has gone bonkers and can't wait to use it. GREAT piece of old gospel music."
— Tom Mirus from Birmingham, Alabama on November 10, 2003
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