I’m very pleased to announce that the first recording of The Galant Masters Project has been released and is now available. This recording includes the premiere recordings of our new editions of: Baldassare Galuppi: “Domine ad adjuvandum me” Baldassare Galuppi: “Laudate pueri” Niccolo Jommelli: “Magnificat a quattro concertata” The album is available at iTunes and […]
Touring choir target of thieves
By Jack Moran EUGENE, OR — For the California Baptist University Women’s Choir, the only sour note Wednesday night came after their hourlong performance at a south Eugene church had ended. As the 92-member college group filled Cascade Presbyterian Church with vocal harmonies, thieves snuck into the choir’s dressing rooms and emptied the singers’ wallets […]
Choral director has given 40 years to students throughout Kansas
By Angelique McNaughton Early in her teaching career, a former student gave Pat Harry a Precious Moments music box with a girl sitting at a piano. It played “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing.” The keepsake was appropriate for Harry, 63, who was just starting out as a music teacher. “I’ve always […]
John Baker, Enterprise High School, to retire
By Laura Fezie ENTERPRISE, AL — After 27 years as the Enterprise High School choral instructor and director of the award-winning Encores Show Choir, John Baker has announced his retirement. Under Baker’s direction, the Encores Show Choir has become the most successful show choir in the state and one of the most successful programs in […]
I Will Keep Still – Michael John Trotta
About the poet . . . Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was a Bengali writer, painter, and musician perhaps best known for his poetry. In 1913, he became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize for Literature for his work. Gitanjali (Song Offerings), is comprised of 103 English poems dealing with a metaphysical nature of union. […]
All is Calm, All is bright – Michael John Trotta
About the music . . . Written for St. Alban’s Church, this new musical setting sheds new light on one of the most beloved Christmas texts. An graceful melody in the Soprano is set against the backdrop of a rich sonority in the Alto, Tenor, and Bass vocal lines. The interwoven texture creates a seamless phrases […]