Singing in Cambridge – the perfect holiday gift for singers!Cambridge Choral Academy offers the chance to sing in glorious college chapels under world-class directors in perhaps the most intensive square mile of choral singing on the planet. Staying in ensuite accommodation in historic Cambridge colleges, courses are limited to 30-40 singers (chamber choir) depending on […]
2013 Edition of “Kol Nidre” – Setting by Henry Russotto – Adapted and Edited by Stanley M. Hoffman
If you are looking for a new engraving of this public domain setting in its original form, you have come to the wrong place. When I set about the task of typesetting it, the reason was that I could not find a clean copy of it anywhere, either in paper form or as a PDF […]
The Haunted Harmonies of Timothy C. Takach!
Timothy C. Takach, one of the founders and owners of Graphite, composes music that is lyrical, disciplined, accessible, and well-crafted. In other words, Takach’s music exemplifies the Graphite style of music that is both “Notable and Elevated.” Among his more recent accomplishments is the stunning choral ballet “Unfashioned Creature,” a significant multi-movement choral ballet inspired […]
Frobisher Bay – by James Gordon, arr. Diane Loomer
One of the very few folk songs from Canada’s frozen North. It’s the tale of the captain of a whaling ship who decides to push the late summer season to catch “one more whale”, but finds himself and his crew frozen in for the winter. Diane’s arrangement, and this performance from the Voicemale Choir under […]
6 new arrangements for the Holidays and beyond
I’d like to share with you the news that my 6 new choral arrangements are now up on my website, https://ArnoldHarrisMusic.com There are three for the Holiday season:For Christmas – Deck the Halls and La Serrana de la Sierra (Spanish, in Flamenco style) For Chanukah – Umeiafeilah l’Or Gadol (Hebrew), And three for the rest […]
NaperVoice, Naperville’s Philanthropic Choir, Begins Third Season
NaperVoice, Naperville’s philanthropic choir with the mission “Sing well. Do good.” begins its third season on September 9. Nearly $10,000 for local service organizations was raised at four concerts in its first two seasons. 37 auditioned singers (the largest enrollment yet, 17 paid and 20 volunteer) from 20+ Chicago-area communities and Sweden, Ukraine, and the […]