Ben Tibbetts Studio: Piano Performances and Original Music

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Hope That Lasts

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Hope That Lasts is a song written in collaboration with musician June Foster. It was composed to commemorate the retirement of Pastor Nancy Ebner from Orchard Covenant Church in Springfield, Massachusetts. We worked on it for months in secret, and then we surprised Nancy with a performance at her last service.

Here's the description provided for it on Sheet Music Plus, where you can purchase the sheet music:

"Hope that Lasts is written for SAB choir with a trio and is appropriate for church services throughout the year, especially services with a theme of hope and encouragement. The message of this song is hope. The verses are intended to represent God's words to us, in which He encourages and guides us along our paths. The voicing—three individuals singing in unison—is meant to represent the three parts of the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit."

See also the improvised preludes I performed at Orchard Covenant.

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