Worship Pastor / Composer Travis L. Boyd & wife, Cynthia, sharing faith, inspiration, & discipleship resources, plus music & more for worship ministry. * We also provide info about Worship Sounds Music, found at the links to our Publishers & Distributors ~ Choral Anthems * Solos * Orchestrations * Worship Songs * Accompaniment Trax (See blog sidebar)
The Georgia Baptist Convention’s Sons of Jubal are a large Men’s Chorus from all over the State of Georgia, Directed by Dr. Jon Duncan. The Sons of Jubal meet together for a retreat to rehearse, introduce new members, and learn new music in January each year. Then, they present worship concerts in Churches and other venues once a month except in the months of December, June, and July. Many of these men are full-time or bi-vocational Ministers of Music and Worship, and some hold other positions of leadership and service within their home churches and within the Georgia Baptist Convention. Travis has been a member of this group since January of 2009. It has been a joy for him to have the opportunity to meet and serve with these gifted and dedicated men. It has also been a great learning experience for him to travel around the state to present worship concerts in various churches. We are getting to know the state, the communities, the churches, ministers, and ministries, the needs, and the people of Georgia through the experiences and relationships that have come our way because of this group and the women’s choir, The Jubalheirs.
The Sons of Jubal have sung several songs written by Travis. Before we moved to Georgia, they were singing “God is Faithful” and had recorded it as the title song on one of their CDs. They have also sung some of the TTBB arrangements done by Travis for The Singing Churchmen of Oklahoma. The Sons of Jubal Ensemble, directed by Steve Brown, is currently singing Travis’ a cappella arrangement of “(I Am a) Friend of God.” The current repertoire of the full choir includes Travis’ song, “A Prayer for the Saints,” which was recently recorded on a new Sons of Jubal CD titled “Washed Away”. We are thankful that the ministry of the Sons of Jubal will allow these songs to touch many hearts.
For us, the song that we will always associate with The Sons of Jubal is “Where You Want Me to Be.” Though the song has also been performed by The Singing Churchmen of Oklahoma and was part of the Churchmen’s 50th Anniversary Concert repertoire, directed by both Dr. Ken Gabrielse and Dr. Bill Green, “Where You Want Me to Be” was originally arranged in TTBB voicing for The Sons of Jubal and is dedicated to the group and to Dr. Jon Duncan. It has seemed very fitting that the first Sons of Jubal song on which Travis sang a solo was “Where You Want Me to Be.” In this, and in many ways, the Lord has confirmed in our hearts his calling to our current church home and place of service in Georgia after many years of serving in Oklahoma. The true message of the song, “Where You Want Me to Be” goes far beyond geographical location, however. It’s a message for every Christian, one that our Christina brothers and sisters in both Oklahoma and Georgia and all over the world can take to heart. “Where You Want Me to Be” is about surrender. It is only through surrender to God’s sovereignty that we find peace in a broken world. It is through surrender to His call that we find joy in serving. It is through surrender to his Holiness that we are humbled and see ourselves as we are…in need of a Savior, in need of His presence and guidance in our lives, and in need of His mercy. Ultimately, it is in surrender to His plan for our lives that we find our purpose and draw upon His strength to become what He made us to be. It is this unity of purpose in seeking to glorify the Lord in all of life and through the gift of music that has drawn our hearts to the wonderful people that we have met in Georgia, and we look forward to many more years of serving together and bringing praise to our God. As we all choose to surrender ourselves and seek to reflect His light more and more, we are right where He wants us to be.
Look for this identifyling Title / photo thumbnail for “Where You Want Me to Be” on both our Adult Choir Music Page and our Shopping Cart page on the WorshipSounds website.
“Where You Want Me to Be” on our Worship Sounds Music Website http://www.worshipsounds.com“Where You Want Me to Be” is available as an SATB or TTBB Choral Anthem on the ‘Adult Choir’ page on our website.
The PDF Master for this anthem can be purchased and downloaded for $15.00, with no additional per copy cost. You are given permission to print as many copies as needed for your own choir and accompanists. *There is a Vocal Solo version of “Where You Want Me to Be” on our website’s Home Page in the left sidebar. The cost of the Vocal Solo PDF is $5.00, with permission to print copies as needed for your Soloist and Praise Band (chord symbols included on music) or Accompanists. You’ll find the Vocal Solos on our website’s “Vocal Solos” page. *There is a Full Orchestration for “Where You Want Me to Be” that will work with either the Choral Version or the Vocal Solo version of the song. The bundled PDFs for the Orchestration can be purchased for $30.00 and include a Full Score, String Reduction for Keyboard, and reproducible parts for all string, wind, and percussion instruments. * There is an Accompaniment Track for “Where You Want Me to Be”that features the Full Orchestration and works for either the Anthem or the Vocal Solo. The Accompaniment Track is available as an Mp3 download for $10.00.
Here’s our recording of the “Where You Want Me to Be” Accompaniment Track (with Solo demonstration vocal) on Sound Cloud.
(Note: On the website, you can hear this as you view a video demo that also shows the vocal line.
Please remember that this track provides a demo of the Full Orchestration and the track also works with the Choral Anthem.)
PERFORMANCE VIDEO: View The Sons of Jubal worship concert performance video of “Where You Want Me to Be” below. On our website, you can also view the music as you listen and watch a computer demo of either the SATB or TTBB Choral (or the Vocal Solo).
Blessings to you as you surrender to serve right where He wants you to be!
Other songs written by Travis L. Boyd that were mentioned as a part of the recent or current repertoire for the Sons of Jubal are also still available.
* “A Prayer for the Saints” is available on our website, as an SATB anthem and in a worship pack for use in congregational praise.
In addition, The Jubalheirs have sung or are currently singing the following anthems, also available on our website:
* “Much More Than a Song”
* “Greater”
* “For the Glory of God”
Find “A Prayer for the Saints” (A modern hymn available both as an SATB anthem and as a Worship Pak, with Vocal Solo music, lead sheets for rhythm section, and reproducible half page size hymn sheets for insertion in a bulletin or hymnal) on our Worship Sounds Music website @ http://www.worshipsounds.com
Here is a link to a CNN Video about the Sons of Jubal trip to a Choral festival in N. Korea in April of 2012. The video includes an interview with the group’s Director, Dr. Jon Duncan.
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