Duration 9:22
Composed in 2003, commissioned by the Dutch FPA, Jesus is Coming was inspired by the 9-11 trauma and the role of religion today  and what humans do or don’t in the name of God. Is Jesus really coming? It’s about time… The composition is based on sound bytes from the streets of New York, like a small Salvation Army choir and an angry street evangelist on Times Square. The groove is based on baby talk by 2 toddlers: 18 months old Welmoed and 2 year old Amber.

Jesus is Coming was originally scored for bass recorder quartet but soon after arranged for sax quartet, trombone quartet, brass quartet ( 2tp,trb,tub, or tp,fh,trb,tub)  reed quintet, (for Calefax) a combination of violin, viola, cello, Bb clarinet and trombone, ( for the Crash Ensemble )  and for flute orchestra. ( for Nederlands Fluitorkest) A wind quintet version is in preparation.

Other arrangements for: marimba solo, viola solo, guitar  quartet, viola quartet, cello quartet have not been published yet. Contact us at jacobtv@me.com if you’re interested.

Aurelia Saxophone Quartet:

Concert video:

JESUS IS COMING
baby:
this – ta ta ta / this – ta ta ta / this – ta ta ta
street evangelist:
Jesus! Jesus, you’ve got…Jesus!
Love is gonna be brought here by Christ!
God says: ‘Love is gonna be brought here by Christ.’
God says: ‘They shall surely be put to death.’
‘Armageddon!’ ‘The filth, the scum of the earth! ‘
God kills… evil and wicked and perverse. Armageddon!
The filth, the scum of the earth… God kills you idiots!
tourists:
Is he out of his mind?  What do you think?
I don’t know… sort of… ha ha ha ha
street evangelist:
Jesus is coming, Jesus!
Love is gonna be brought here by Christ!
God says: Jesus, God says: ‘They shall surely be put to death!’
God kills, you idiots! 
salvation army:
We all sing … the King … from his Glory
street evangelist:
Love, Love, Love is gonna be brought here by Christ!
God says: ‘Killers go to hell! ‘
Why did not your mother kill you?
God says: killers go to hell! 
salvation army:
We all sing … the King … from his Glory
street evangelist:
Why? Why? Why? Why Jesus ?
Armageddon: the filth, the scum of the earth…
God, God you’ve got God,you’ve got God!
Armageddon! Love – evil – God – Hey….!
You’ve got ….God!