Welcome to Sacred Solos!

Experience how musical excellence and faith-filled singing can bring you the joy, comfort, and healing power of the Scriptures — the spiritual essence of worship. This is Sacred Solos. Whether you hold your own service, attend a service that needs a soloist, or simply feel close to the Divine through holy music, these warmly sung tracks and CDs of the finest sacred songs can meet your needs.

These are comforting and uplifting songs with Biblical and Bible-based texts, including familiar pieces by Bach, Haydn, Gounod, Malotte, and Vaughan Williams. Julia Schechtman Pabst, singer of European opera houses, and accompanist Saul Schechtman collaborated on a rich and striking mixture of sacred songs, performed in a classical style with gracious simplicity. These songs of faith span many genres and generations, juxtaposing the classical traditional with inspiring contemporary pieces and a few loved folk songs.

We invite you to browse SacredSolos.com to learn more about the artists' popular works including the two classical CDs Lilies and Simple Gifts and Eye on the Sparrow. Included are lyrics, reviews, and ordering information.

Lilies and Simple Gifts

Lilies and Simple Gifts appeals to a wide range of tastes. It includes Malotte's lovely "Beatitudes," and a fresh, playful arrangement of the all-time favorite sacred song, "Simple Gifts." Calming songs of peace mix with jubilant Haydn or a thrilling version of the old sacred favorite, "The Holy City."

Soprano Julia Schechtman Pabst and conductor Saul Schechtman (piano) are faithful to the style and feeling of each song, avoiding ostentation or superfluous ornamentation, delivering sensitively nuanced interpretations. It's a CD of originality that feels like a good friend.

Eye on the Sparrow

Eye on the Sparrow is another finely balanced mixture of style, period, and mood. This triumphant and beautiful CD includes a new arrangement of the song, "His Eye is on the Sparrow" which blends crisp and clear vocals with the accompaniment's bird-motif and a hint of gospel. The tenderness of Gounod's "The King of Love" and "Ye Shall Not Sorrow Anymore" are offset by the grandeur of César Franck's "Bless the Lord O My Soul." Bach's "My Heart Ever Faithful," at the apex of this album, is remarkable for its joy, and Malotte's hushed and exultant "Lord's Prayer" serves as the CD's resounding "Amen!"