Update on "Blow Ye The Trumpet"

I am very happy that Kirke Mechem responded to my post of June 10, 2006 about John Brown and the song, "Blow Ye the Trumpet." I'd said that the song was a traditional hymn arranged by Mr. Mechem. While it is true that a hymn called "Blow Ye the Trumpet" was a favorite of Brown, and there are several old hymns of that title, this particular song was composed, not arranged, by Kirke Mechem. I emailed Mr. Mechem and he was kind enough to respond by sending me several interesting articles about the song and his opera, "John Brown". Not only is he a fantastic composer but he's a very nice guy!
The only recording of the song that I could find is on a CD called "Postcards" by the Turtle Creek Chorale. More information about Kirke Mechem is available at http://sai-national.org/phil/composers/kmechem.html