This is an original secular choral piece (words and music) composed by me, James Green and my writing partner and dear friend, Valerie Showers Crescenz. It was published/released by Hinshaw Music Inc. in 2006. The recording here was done by the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

The message of this piece is positive and I often joke that it is similar to John Lennon's IMAGINE. However, WISHING WELL explains exactly how you can achieve peace on earth. You don't have to "imagine" it! It is very simple, it starts with you and me ... you must look in the mirror and start with that person you see.

I started writing WISHING WELL one night during a terrible Ice-storm in North Carolina. We were with out power for 7 days. I had no computer, synthesizer, lights or even heat (except for my gas log fireplace and candles) and my wife was pregnant at the time with my daughter, with whom this piece was written for. It was written in honor of my daughter’s birth. It was a cry out to the world to change so that she can be born into a world with no hate. I was upstairs in my office with a candle and my guitar. Mind you, I do not play guitar ... I just know how to finger a handful of chords.

If you would like a copy of the sound recording here, it is free, but for copyright reasons I can't allow it to be added to profiles or downloaded from this myspace page. However, if you would like to receive a free CD recording of this piece, please contact the office of Hinshaw Music and they will mail you (at absolutely NO CHARGE) a CD recording. The phone number is:

919-933-1691

You may also purchase the anthem in sheet music form from Hinshaw Music. SO, I say, if you really like it … call the Office of Hinshaw Music and have them mail you a CD and go ahead and place an order for a copy or 2. OR, purchase multiple copies of it for your local school or community chorus as a gift. :-) The item number is HMC2083 and the price for the sheet music/Choral Octavo is $1.70 per copy. You can also purchase this title from JW Pepper & Son’s and many, many other music dealers in your local area.

It is scored for 2 part Treble Voices, with Piano and optional violin (or possibly Oboe). Since it is secular it can be performed in schools. It has been performed by my top friend here on myspace Elizabeth South and her students. The difficulty level is listed as: MEDIUM CHILDREN/Easy adult. It can be performed in unison on the melody without harmony with very young kids and that makes it EASY CHILDREN. Keep in mind, though … there is a lot text to remember, but the melody is very easy to learn and easy to remember. I also recommend even for children as young as 4 and 5 years old, place the sheet music in front of them as they sing and they can start "connecting the words with the music and the rhythms. The range is from low B (just below middle C) to the fourth space E on the staff. The key is in E minor.

Listed below please find the composers’ notes (my and Valerie’s) that is printed on page 2 of the music.

Composers' notes: In our conversations as composers and friends, we have spent a lot of time discussing things such as war, poverty, and prejudice, that we have a hard time comprehending. In the eyes of a child, the world must sometimes seem like a pretty scary place. Parents and teachers (and yes – composers!) have the opportunity to help shape the thinking of our children. We can help them find the ways to make the world a better place. We all need to look in the mirror…. “it must start with you and me”…….

ENJOY!!!! All the best, James

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