--- title: "Music Calendar 2022/23: Year A – Advent" description: "Choral, piano, and organ music suggestions for the Revised Common Lectionary for Year A - 2022/2023: Advent" image: https://blog.augsburgfortress.org/hubfs/Augsburg_Fortress/AF_Music/AF_Blog_Featured_Images-300x175/Advent%20Nov.%2024%202022%20-%20Dec%2023%2c%202022.png --- [![af-gray-logo](https://blog.augsburgfortress.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Augsburg_Fortress/af-gray-logo.png?width=293&height=41&name=af-gray-logo.png "af-gray-logo")](https://blog.augsburgfortress.org) - [Music](https://blog.augsburgfortress.org/tag/music) - [Worship](https://blog.augsburgfortress.org/tag/worship) - [Education](https://blog.augsburgfortress.org/tag/education) - [New Product Release](https://blog.augsburgfortress.org/tag/new-product-release) - [Weekly Devotional](https://blog.augsburgfortress.org/tag/weekly-devotional) - [Store](https://www.augsburgfortress.org) ## [Music Calendar 2022/23: Year A – Advent](https://blog.augsburgfortress.org/music-calendar-2022-23-year-a-advent) Oct 24, 2022, 5:55:57 PM / by [Augsburg Fortress](https://blog.augsburgfortress.org/author/augsburg-fortress) For each season of the church year we select Lectionary-based music ideas for choir, piano, and organ from the Augsburg Music Catalog. With each selection, you can expect:  - A link to the Augsburg Fortress website for each piece where you can view a sample, learn more, and make a purchase. - These suggestions are in addition to listings included in[**Sundays and Seasons**](https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/category/286268/Sundays-and-Seasons). - Many scores are available through a subscription to [**Prelude Music Planner**](https://preludemusicplanner.org/). **November 27 - Advent I** - ANTHEM [**"Creator of the Stars of Night"**](https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/productgroup/2006/Creator-of-the-Stars-of-Night) (Two-part mixed) Andrew Bruhn - ANTHEM [**"Song in the Night"**](https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/productgroup/1978/Song-in-the-Night) (SAB) Zach Busch - ANTHEM [**"The Lord Shall Come and Not Be Slow"**](https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/9781451402520/The-Lord-Shall-Come-and-Not-Be-Slow) (SATB) Zebulon M. Highben - PIANO "Rejoice, Rejoice Believers and Come, Now O Prince of Peace," arr. Nancy Raabe, from [**Grace & Peace, Volume 7: Hymn Portraits for the Christmas Cycle**](https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/9781451499124/Grace-and-Peace-Volume-7-Hymn-Portraits-for-the-Christmas-Cycle) - ORGAN "Lost in the Night," arr. F. Melius Christiansen, from [**F. Melius Christiansen Organ Anthology**](https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/9781506479934/F-Melius-Christiansen-Organ-Anthology) - ORGAN "Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending," arr. Aaron Shows, from [**Christ Reigns: Organ Improvisations**](https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/9781506457222/Christ-Reigns-Organ-Improvisations) **December 4 - Advent II** - VOCAL SOLO "Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus" (from [**To God Will I Sing: Vocal Solos for the Church Year**](https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/9780800674335/To-God-Will-I-Sing-Vocal-Solos-for-the-Church-Year-Medium-High) ) Rameau/Nelson - ANTEHM [**"O Savior of Our Fallen Race"**](https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/9781506447414/O-Savior-of-Our-Fallen-Race) (SAB) Vell Rives - ANTHEM [**"As the Dark Awaits the Dawn"**](https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/productgroup/1962/As-the-Dark-Awaits-the-Dawn) (SATB) Carl Schalk - PIANO "On Jordan’s Bank the Baptist’s Cry," arr. Sylvia Oines, from [**Hymns of Joy and Grace, Volume 1: Piano Settings for Advent and Christmas**](https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/9781506487298/Hymns-of-Joy-and-Grace-Volume-1-Piano-Settings-for-Advent-and-Christmas) - ORGAN "An Advent Meditation," by David Lasky, from [**Augsburg Organ Library Series 2: Advent**](https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/9781506448077/Augsburg-Organ-Library-Series-2-Advent) - ORGAN "Comfort, Comfort Now My People, Chorale and Prelude," arr. William Ringham, [**People, Look East: Advent and Christmas Settings**](https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/9781506426365/People-Look-East-Advent-and-Christmas-Settings) **December 11 - Advent III** - VOCAL SOLO "Prepare Thyself, Zion" (from [**Rejoice Now My Spirit** ) J.S. Bach/K. Lee Scott](https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/search?ss=rejoice+now+my+spirit%3A+medium&av000=642) - ANTHEM [**"Come, Lord Jesus, Come to Earth"**](https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/productgroup/1968/Come-Lord-Jesus-Come-to-Earth) (SAB) Walter L. Pelz - ANTHEM [**"Hark, the Glad Sound!/DUNLAPS CREEK"**](https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/9781451485837/Hark-the-Glad-Sound) (SATB) Timothy Shaw - PIANO "Snow on Snow/In the Bleak Midwinter," arr. Anne Marie David, from [**Snow on Snow, Piano Settings**](https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/9781451486100/Snow-on-Snow-Piano-Settings) - ORGAN "O Lord, How Shall I Meet Thee," arr. Jacob Weber, from [**Organ Impressions for the Church Year**](https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/9781506447995/Organ-Impressions-for-the-Church-Year) - ORGAN "Chesterfield/Hark the Glad Sound!," arr. John Leavitt, from [**Augsburg Organ Library Series 2: Advent**](https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/9781506448077/Augsburg-Organ-Library-Series-2-Advent) **December 18 - Advent IV** - ANTHEM [**"The King Shall Come"**](https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/9781506447520/The-King-Shall-Come) (SAB) Thomas Keesecker - ANTHEM [**"My Soul Proclaims Your Greatness"**](https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/productgroup/1156/My-Soul-Proclaims-Your-Greatness) (SATB) Anne Krentz Organ - ANTHEM [**"Miracle in Mystery"**](https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/9781506413945/Miracle-in-Mystery) (SATB or Two-part mixed) William Allen Pasch - PIANO "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel," arr. John Turner, from [**A Gentle Christmas: Piano Carols**](https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/9781506466149/A-Gentle-Christmas-Piano-Carols) - ORGAN "Passepied/People, Look East," arr. David Evan Thomas, from [**A Time to Dance: Settings for Organ**](https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/9781506487335/A-Time-to-Dance-Settings-for-Organ) - ORGAN "Greensleeves/What Child Is This," arr. Christopher Uehlein, from [**A Blue Cloud Abbey Christmas: Organ Book**](https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/9780800659790/A-Blue-Cloud-Abbey-Christmas-Organ-Book) Topics: [Music Calendar](https://blog.augsburgfortress.org/topic/music-calendar) ![Augsburg Fortress](https://blog.augsburgfortress.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Augsburg%20Fortress/af-logo-gray.png?width=100&height=100&name=af-logo-gray.png) #### Written by [Augsburg Fortress](https://blog.augsburgfortress.org/author/augsburg-fortress) Augsburg Fortress develops engaging resources for Lutheran congregations In our ministry as the publishing house of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, we create substantive and innovative materials to support the ministries of faith communities in communicating the good news of God's liberating grace. 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