The Old Church (SP 388)

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PAULUS, STEPHEN

OLD CHURCH, THE – SSAATTBB

SP 388-6

Stephen Paulus

D O N O C T O FO P PE R Y O R N U LY S AL

The Old Church for

SSAATTBB Chorus, a cappella

P A U L U S

P U B L I C A T I O N S

1719 Summit Avenue

St. Paul, MN 55105

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D O N O C T O FO P PE R Y O R N U LY S AL


Commissioned by the Festival Choir of Madison, Wisconsin

THE OLD CHURCH from PRAIRIE SONGS Della B. Vik

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