April 20, 1999
Listers: It had not occured to me that there might be an interest in a
compilation of the responses to my inquiry about a wedding song based on
the text from the Book of Ruth, but a number have asked. So, here is a
summation of the responses.They boil down to eight or nine titles, with
each one of them being mentioned several times. Not a lot of detail re
publishers, but the titles and composers may be sufficient for you to find
them through your local music dealer.
Flor Peeters "Wedding Song" or "Whither Thou Goest"
Peters Edition
Heinrich Schuetz "Wedding Song"
Chantry Music Press at Wittenberg Univ.
Box 1101 Springfield, OH 45501
Gounod "Entreat Me Not to Leave Thee"
G.Schirmer #8746
Louie White "Entreat Me Not to Leave Thee"
Concordia 97-5576 (high)
Concordia 97-5577 (low)
Gregory Norbet "Whever You Go"
Weston Priory Brothers (New England?)
Possibly GIA publications in Chicago
Guy Singer "Whither Thou Goest"
Kavelin Music Corp., Distributed by Hill & Range
Songs, Inc., 2441 West 72nd St., NY, NY 10023
Joyce Eilers "Song of Ruth"
James L. Mack "Whither Thou Goest"
Pipkin Music
G. Winston Cassler "Whither Thou Goest"
Augsburg
Franz Ries not sure of title
Dvorak not sure of title
Roberta Bitgood "The Greatest of These Is Love"

The three most mentioned were the Peeters, the Gounod, and the Schuetz..