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TO ALL CONGREGATIONS
Re: Orchestral Accompaniment for Singing at Congregation Meetings
Dear Brothers:
Many will find that the newly composed orchestral recordings are more inspiring and
conducive to our worship than is piano music alone. These recordings, already used at our assemblies and conventions, will gradually replace the piano accompaniments currently used at congregation meetings. The process of composing and recording new musical arrangements for all 150 songs in our revised songbook will take several years to complete. As groups of these recordings are completed, they will periodically be released on jw.org for our personal enjoyment and for use at congregation meetings.
The newly released songs will give us an opportunity to get acquainted with these orchestral recordings. Orchestral recordings for Songs 136, 137, and 138 will soon replace the piano recordings. Beginning with Song 139, “Teach Them to Stand Firm,” only orchestral recordings will be released. During the 2015 regional convention and the circuit assemblies for the 2016 service year, these new songs will begin to be featured on our spiritual programs. Previewing the convention and assembly programs posted on jw.org will inform us of the songs that will be used so that they can be downloaded and practiced beforehand. We are confident that these orchestral recordings will help us to sing enthusiastically, with open mouths and appreciative hearts, in praise to Jehovah.
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