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If you reside in Australia and you want to purchase a CD please see our ordering details below.

If you are from outside Australia contact The Australian Music Centre on info@australianmusiccentre.com.au to purchase our CDs.
 

 

Price $25 includes postage and handling (within Australia)

 

  

Singing for Freedom

CD released December 2019

We recorded this CD live over a couple of weekends in May 2017, where we rehearse, at St Mary's Church, Erskineville, Sydney.

Dynes Austin, Musical Director, and Fi Lamb and Cheryl Craig, Assistant Musical Directors.

Thanks to Tony Backhouse for his ongoing inspiration to the choir.

1. Change Gonna Come (Sam Cooke ; soloist: Dynes Austin)

2. Oh Mary Don't You Weep (Trad. after James Cleveland ; soloist: Cat Dominguez)

3. Steal Away (Trad., arranged Brian Moles ; soloist: Reece Proudfoot)

4. I Don't Feel Noways Tired (James Cleveland ; soloist: Cheryl Craig)

5. Be Grateful (Walter Hawkins ; soloist: Tracey Case)

6. Asimbonanga (Johnny Clegg ; soloist: Dynes Austin)

7. Reign in Jerusalem (Ruth Davis ; soloist: Zoe Vrachnas)

8. I Shall Wear a Crown (Thomas Whitfield)

9. Up to the Mountain (Patty Griffin ; soloist: Michelle Campbell)

10. How I Got Over (Clara Ward ; soloist: Dynes Austin)

Mixed by Trevor Beck

Mastered by Robin Gist at Tone Master Productions
 

 

 

Double CD released in 2011

 

  

...Out of the Archives

On the occasion of the 25th Anniversary we looked into the archives of recordings, performances and moments in the choir’s history that we thought would be good to share. We have tried to select tracks that represent the different repertoire, soloists and styles that the choir has rejoiced in over the years, as well as some of the amazing venues, festivals, tours and guest artists we have been privileged to experience. This isn’t a studio recording but a bowerbird nest of disparate tracks that we think capture the choir’s spirit and history.

 

Volume 1
1. How I Got Over (Clara Ward/Andrea Music Co Inc (SESAC))
2. Didn’t it Rain (Arr Tony Backhouse (APRA))
3. Guided (Tony Backhouse (APRA))
4. I Won’t Be Back (James Herndon/Screen Gems EMI-Inc (BMI))
5. Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika (Sontoga/Parry (PD))
6. Darkwood Road (Tanya Sparke (APRA))
7. Walking in the Light (Tony Backhouse (APRA))
8. I Want My Crown (JW Alexander arr Tony Backhouse)
9. Heaven-Bound Train (Trad. arr Tony Backhouse, after Jackson Gospel Singers)
10. On the Right Road (Tony Backhouse (APRA))
11. Straighten Out Your Life (Larry Lee/Al Green Music Inc (BMI))
12. I Come to the Garden (C Austin Miles arr Tony Backhouse (APRA))
13. Stop, Do Not Go On (Lee Breuer, Bob Telson/Otis Lee Music (ASCAP)/Boodle Music (BMI)arr. Stuart Davis)
14. This Too Will Pass (Rev James Cleveland/Savgos Music (BMI))
15. I Love the Name Jesus (Trad. arr Tony Backhouse (APRA))
16. Jubilation (Tony Backhouse (APRA))
17. Our Father (Winona Carr/JW Alexander)

Volume 2
1. Pray On (Roebuck Staples)
2. Jesus in Me (James Herndon)
3. Lift Me Up (Like a Dove) (Lee Breuer, Bob Telson/ Otis Lee Music (ASCAP)/Boodle Music (BMI))
4. The Heart of Jesus (Tony Backhouse (APRA))
5. There’s a Better Place Somewhere (Rev. Cleophus Robinson arr Tony Backhouse)
6. Be Thankful (Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy/Chappell- Co Inc, Jay-S Enterprises (ASCAP))
7. Be Grateful (Walter Hawkins/Bud John Music (BMI))
8. The Storm is Passing Over (Tindley (DP) arr Tony Backhouse (APRA))
9. Mary Don’t You Weep  (Trad. Negro Spiritual arr Tony Backhouse after Rev. James Cleveland)
10. A Change is Gonna Come (Sam Cooke/ABKCO Music (BMI))
11. The Lord Will Make a Way (Thomas Dorsey/Unichappell Inc (BMI))
12. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Trad. Improvised)
13. Are You Sure (Meredith Willson)
14. Save the Planet (Edgar Winter, Jerry La Croix/Suckin and Jivin Inc, EMI Longitude Music (BMI))
15. Reign in Jerusalem (Ruth Davis/Screen Gems EMI (BMI))
16. How I Got Over (Clara Ward/Andrea Music Co Inc (SESAC))

For purchases inside Australia - Price $30 includes postage and handling
 
 
 

Deluxe

 

Price $25 includes postage and handling (within Australia )

 

  

Deluxe
 
CD released on 6 May 2004

Includes 13 original tracks mostly written and arranged by Tony Backhouse and "Make My Day" by Judy Tihany.

- Lost In The Heavenly Light (Soloist Tony Backhouse)

- I'll Keep On (Soloist Tony Backhouse)

- Save Me Some Grace (Soloist Lisa Spence)

- The Lord's Prayer (Soloist George Arnare)

- Make My Day (Soloist Judy Tihany)

- Shine On (Soloist Tony Backhouse)

- Only A Prayer Away (Soloist Lisa Spence)

- Clean Heart (Soloist Tony Backhouse)

- Praying for Rain (Soloist Dynes Austin & Leanne Heanly)

- All Of Heaven (Soloist Alice Papademetriou)

- In The Shadow Of Thy Wings (Quartet Stephen Clarke, Ruth McCrae, George Arnare & Karen Beutler. Solists Lisa Spence & Tony Backhouse)

- There Is A Rose (Soloist Jo Maunsell)

- (God Made The) Rhythm Machine (Soloist Tony Backhouse).
 

 

Click here to hear an excerpt from Save Me Some Grace
- words and music by Tony Backhouse
This song is included on the choir's 3rd CD "Deluxe"

 

 MP3 830KB

Click here to hear an excerpt from Clean Heart
- words and music by Tony Backhouse
- lead: Tony Backhouse
This song is included on the choir's 3rd CD "Deluxe"

 

 MP3 1.22MB

Click here to hear an excerpt from The Lord's Prayer
- music by Tony Backhouse
- lead: George Arnare
This song is included on the choir's 3rd CD "Deluxe"

 

 MP3 1.08MB
 

A Window In Heaven

 

Price $25 includes postage and handling (within Australia)

 

 

   A Window in Heaven

CD released in 1995

Includes 13 tracks, 11 of which are by choir members.

- Bless'd Is, by Tony Backhouse

- Have You Heard, by Stuart Davis

- A Window in Heaven, by Tony Backhouse

- Never Thirst Again, by Tony Backhouse

- Love and Joy, by Tracey Greenberg, arranged by Tony Backhouse

- The Heart of Jesus, by Tony Backhouse

- Motherless Child (trad.)

- Superman's Prayer, by Tony Backhouse

- Let the Fire Burn, by Brendan Mooney

- Free, by William Selwyn

- Far Beyond Us, by Tony Backhouse

- Jubilation, by Tony Backhouse

- Holy Boldness, by Shirley Caesar
 

Click here to hear an excerpt from Superman's Prayer
- words and music by Tony Backhouse
- lead: Tony Backhouse
This song is included on the choir's 2nd CD "A Window in Heaven"

 

 MP3 746KB

Click here to hear an excerpt from Blessed Is
- words and music by Tony Backhouse
- lead: Tony Backhouse
This song is included on the choir's 2nd CD "A Window in Heaven"

 MP3 454KB

The Cafe of the Gate of Salvation

 

Price $25 includes postage and handling (within Australia)

 

   The Cafe of the Gate of Salvation

CD released in 1992

Includes 13 original tracks, written by choir members.

- Don't Wait (for Sunday), by Tony Backhouse

- Rise Up, by Alice Papademetriou

- Child of Love, by Tanya Sparke

- Still Some Heaven Left to Find, by Scott Bennett

- It's Alright, by Tanya Sparke

- (I've Been Given) Two Wings, by Tony Backhouse

- Dream of Angels, by Judy Backhouse

- There is Room at the Inn, by Tony Backhouse

- Steal Away, by Tracey Greenberg

- Mighty Cloud of Joy, by Tanya Sparke

- Through the Wilderness, by Tony Backhouse

- Resting Place, by Stuart Davis

- In the Spirit, by Tony Backhouse

 

Click here to hear an excerpt from In the Spirit
- words and music by Tony Backhouse
- lead: Tony Backhouse, Tim Mieville, Tanya Sparke
This song is included on the choir's first, self-titled CD

 

 MP3 821KB

Click here to hear an excerpt from Steal Away
- words and music by Tracey Greenberg
- lead: Tracey Greenberg
This song is included on the choir's first, self-titled CD

 

 MP3 620KB

Click here to hear an excerpt from Rise Up
- words and music by Alice Papademetriou
- lead: Alice Papademetriou
This song is included on the choir's first, self-titled CD

 

 MP3 266KB

 

To order a CD:
If you reside in Australia and would like a physical CD, please order directly from us and follow these steps:

1. Please deposit your payment to our bank account:
Bank: ANZ
BSB: 012 030
Acc No: 251201317
Name: Café of the Gate of Salvation
 
2. Put your surname in the Note field, and indicate CD purchase - eg "Franklin CD"

3. Email us at
info@cafeofthegateofsalvation.com.au

to advise your name, address and order details.
 
 
To order Print Music:

Scores of the following songs from the choir's repertoire are available from the
Australian Music Centre:

• Blessèd is
• Don't wait for Sunday
• The Heart of Jesus
• (I've been given) two wings
• In the shadow of thy wings
• In the spirit
• Lost in the heavenly light
• Room at the inn
• Save me some grace
• Save me some grace : SSA
• Through the wilderness
• A Window in Heaven : for alto solo, female trio and female chorus

Order through the Australian Music Centre:
email: info@australianmusiccentre.com.au, http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au