The Paschal Lamb

An Easter cantata in three parts

Cover art This is a unique Easter cantata, in that it tells the Easter story using only Old Testament prophetic scriptures.

It begins with the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday and progresses through the resurrection.

Part I: The Triumphal Entry

Part II: A. Pesach

Part II: B. Hallel – Psalm 117

Part II: C. Back in the Garden

Part II: D. Betrayal

Part II: E. The Sacrifice

Part II: F. Burial

Part III: The Triumphal Return

Total presentation time is approximately 45 minutes

This cantata was premiered in the spring of 2000, by the musicians at Spring Hills Baptist Church in Granville, Ohio.

It is scored for choir, soloists, small orchestra, synthesizer, and rhythm section instruments. (For a sample copy of the score with a list of the full instrumentation for this work, contact me.)

Print-oriented materials include:

Conductor score
Vocal score
Instrumental parts
Program and performance notes

These and demo recordings on CD and rehearsal CDs are also available, on request only, for a nominal charge. [I'm afraid that the cost and effort of producing them are not trivial, so I simply cannot hand them out free of charge, much as I would like to.]

The music of Charles O. Beck

The Paschal Lamb

An Easter cantata in three parts