Jeremy S. Bakken Blog: WHAT'S NEW? - New music, site features, etc. http://www.jsbakken.com Blog: WHAT'S NEW? - New music, site features, etc. Copyright 2026Jeremy S. Bakken en-us 60 The Fifth Word now available http://www.jsbakken.com/site/blogview2.asp?sec_id=180003457&forum_id=180001528&topic_id=180007801 http://www.jsbakken.com/site/blogview2.asp?sec_id=180003457&forum_id=180001528&topic_id=180007801 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 14:28:41 PST WHAT'S NEW? - New music, site features, etc. The Fifth Word, part of The Seven Words choral cycle is now available from both the main catalog and Digital Download Center. The setting is for SATB, alto solo, and piano. Includes the option to elide directly to The Sixth Word.

Don't forget that ordering from the Digital Download Center offers immediate receipt of the music (via downloadable PDF) and a discount (% off and no shipping charges) over ordering from the main catalog.

]]> New Titles Available http://www.jsbakken.com/site/blogview2.asp?sec_id=180003457&forum_id=180001528&topic_id=180006892 http://www.jsbakken.com/site/blogview2.asp?sec_id=180003457&forum_id=180001528&topic_id=180006892 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:50:40 PST WHAT'S NEW? - New music, site features, etc. New titles available:

Children of the Heavenly Father for 2pt children's chorus (or 2pt treble chorus), C instrument, and piano (commissioned by St. Peter Lutheran Church in St. Peter, MN). This title is also available from the Digital Download Center. PDF sample available.

My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less for SATB, unison children's chorus (or unison treble chorus), and piano (commissioned for the 10th anniversary of Immanuel Lutheran grade school in Salem, OR). PDF sample available.

Jesu dulcis memoria for SSATB a cappella (commissioned by the Cathedral Church of St. John in Albuquerque, NM). PDF and audio samples available.

]]> Larger Works Added http://www.jsbakken.com/site/blogview2.asp?sec_id=180003457&forum_id=180001528&topic_id=180005921 http://www.jsbakken.com/site/blogview2.asp?sec_id=180003457&forum_id=180001528&topic_id=180005921 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 17:31:31 PST WHAT'S NEW? - New music, site features, etc.
Two works for larger musical forces have been added to the catalog: Psalm 130 for SATB, wind quartet, and string quartet; Deliver Us for SSAATTBB a cappella (setting of 2 Corinthians 1:9-10). PDF samples are available for both, and an audio sample is available for Psalm 130.


]]> Music for Christmas http://www.jsbakken.com/site/blogview2.asp?sec_id=180003457&forum_id=180001528&topic_id=180005846 http://www.jsbakken.com/site/blogview2.asp?sec_id=180003457&forum_id=180001528&topic_id=180005846 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:25:39 PST WHAT'S NEW? - New music, site features, etc.
Three new arrangements have been recently added to the main catalog: "O Jesus So Sweet" (for SATB a cappella) and two different versions of "Of the Father's Love Begotten" (one is not an adaptation of the other): SATB a cappella and ATB a cappella. Audio samples are available for all three arrangements. Be sure to check out all the Advent/Christmas titles in the catalog.


]]> Digital Downloads Available! http://www.jsbakken.com/site/blogview2.asp?sec_id=180003457&forum_id=180001528&topic_id=180005067 http://www.jsbakken.com/site/blogview2.asp?sec_id=180003457&forum_id=180001528&topic_id=180005067 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:55:20 PST WHAT'S NEW? - New music, site features, etc.




  • Users must agree to the terms of use before using the DDC. It is important that anyone purchasing music from anywhere/anyone support and follow Copyright Law so that music writing, performing, and publishing can continue.


  • DDC users will need to create an account. After agreeing to the usage terms, users will be prompted to enter their username and password to access the DDC. If you do not have an account, or if you have forgotten your username or password, following the appropriate links found on the login page.


  • Purchased files are PDF format


  • The licensed amount of copies purchased is indicated on each page of the PDF


  • Credit Cards are accepted via PayPal (the purchase process guides you through this transaction)


  • Accounts/billing is not available for DDC purchases





]]> Catalog expansion http://www.jsbakken.com/site/blogview2.asp?sec_id=180003457&forum_id=180001528&topic_id=180004842 http://www.jsbakken.com/site/blogview2.asp?sec_id=180003457&forum_id=180001528&topic_id=180004842 Tue, 24 May 2011 21:05:37 PST WHAT'S NEW? - New music, site features, etc.


  • Psalm 95 for SATB, organ and opt. trumpet (adaptation of the original SATB and brass quintet)


  • Rejoice in the Lord for SATB, piano and opt. bass guitar


  • The Strife is O'er the Battle Done for brass quartet (two trumpets and two trombones)


  • This Joyful Eastertide for brass quartet (two trumpets and two trombones)


  • At the Lamb's High Feast for brass quartet (two trumpets and two trombones)


  • He's Risen He's Risen for brass quartet (two trumpets and two trombones)


Check back often as the catalog will continue to include new arrangements and compositions, as well as adaptations to meet the ensemble needs of various performing groups.]]> Evening or Closing Hymn http://www.jsbakken.com/site/blogview2.asp?sec_id=180003457&forum_id=180001528&topic_id=180004280 http://www.jsbakken.com/site/blogview2.asp?sec_id=180003457&forum_id=180001528&topic_id=180004280 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 08:14:00 PST WHAT'S NEW? - New music, site features, etc. Three new pieces available online http://www.jsbakken.com/site/blogview2.asp?sec_id=180003457&forum_id=180001528&topic_id=180004109 http://www.jsbakken.com/site/blogview2.asp?sec_id=180003457&forum_id=180001528&topic_id=180004109 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:50:39 PST WHAT'S NEW? - New music, site features, etc.
1) Were You There? for SB (divisi) and piano
2) Psalm 27 for SAB and piano
3) Amazing Grace (adaptation of the SATB version for vocal solo, piano and optional C instrument)]]> Competition Winner http://www.jsbakken.com/site/blogview2.asp?sec_id=180003457&forum_id=180001528&topic_id=180003961 http://www.jsbakken.com/site/blogview2.asp?sec_id=180003457&forum_id=180001528&topic_id=180003961 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:50:32 PST WHAT'S NEW? - New music, site features, etc. On 10/1/2010, North Dakota State University announced that J. S. Bakken won the 2010 Edwin Fissinger Choral Composition Competition. The piece, "Ask Me No More," is an SSAATTBB a cappella setting of Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem of the same name. The piece will be premiered in March 2011 and will be published by Pavane Publishing. More information...

]]> The Seventh Word http://www.jsbakken.com/site/blogview2.asp?sec_id=180003457&forum_id=180001528&topic_id=180003729 http://www.jsbakken.com/site/blogview2.asp?sec_id=180003457&forum_id=180001528&topic_id=180003729 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:24:18 PST WHAT'S NEW? - New music, site features, etc. After a break in the Seven Words project, I have completed the Seventh Word setting. Unlike Words Two thru Four and Six, this setting of Seven is simply the Word itself, and it is unaccompanied. God-willing, Words One and Five will complete the set before the next Lenten season. Check back for more updates, and consider using any or all of them for your Lenten or Good Friday reflections in 2011.

]]> Catalog Additions http://www.jsbakken.com/site/blogview2.asp?sec_id=180003457&forum_id=180001528&topic_id=180003542 http://www.jsbakken.com/site/blogview2.asp?sec_id=180003457&forum_id=180001528&topic_id=180003542 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 08:48:29 PST WHAT'S NEW? - New music, site features, etc. After months, new music has finally been added to the catalog. New titles:



Check out the entire catalog today!

]]> More music and even CDs http://www.jsbakken.com/site/blogview2.asp?sec_id=180003457&forum_id=180001528&topic_id=180002717 http://www.jsbakken.com/site/blogview2.asp?sec_id=180003457&forum_id=180001528&topic_id=180002717 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:32:16 PST WHAT'S NEW? - New music, site features, etc. This week saw the addition of four pieces to the jsbakken.com catalog:



  • Psalm 13 for SATB accompanied by piano

  • Psalm 38 for SATB divisi a capella

  • Psalm 95 for SATB accompanied by brass quintet (two trumpets, French horn, two trombones)

  • Psalm 111 for SATB a capella


Several of these pieces are being reviewed currently by publishers; until they are available by a main-stream publisher, they will be available here.


ALSO AVAILABLE - Branches Band Christmas CD "A Branch is Growing" and Christian album "Sing My Tongue." This is a Miwaukee-based group I perform with; check out the schedule for Dec 16-Jan 17 when I will again be with the group. If you can't make it to one of the concerts to purchase CDs, they can be ordered here.

]]> Instituting the blog, among other things... http://www.jsbakken.com/site/blogview2.asp?sec_id=180003457&forum_id=180001528&topic_id=180002552 http://www.jsbakken.com/site/blogview2.asp?sec_id=180003457&forum_id=180001528&topic_id=180002552 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:05:03 PST WHAT'S NEW? - New music, site features, etc. The very most recent addition are these two blogs: "Creation Corner" which will serve as information on the compositions I'm working, and "What's New?" which will inform site users of new music available for purchase, new site features, career changes and happenings, events, and the like. Within the last month, the following have also been added:

  • Online music catalog with online purchasing

  • Calendar entries for J. S. Bakken music and personal performances (see especially December 2009 and January 2010)

  • A page for a collected list of J. S. Bakken wedding music (the page exists, the list will be added in the near future)

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