People love to sing at Christmas. Not just choirs or madrigal ensembles, but all the people. Those same folks who can’t make it through Happy Birthday at a restaurant will stand in the snow to sing carols outside a shut-in’s door. With far less group singing during the other eleven months—do school children still sing […]
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CJ Replay: The Alfred Burt Carols
Since the Alfred Burt Christmas Carols were first recorded and published in the 1950s, they have resounded through a score of countries in many languages. This music is one of the twentieth century's great contributions to the celebration of Christmas. Alfred Burt was the son of Emily May Bailey and the Reverend Bates Burt, an […]
Stick Time: Clever Concert Presentation II
Today, let’t look at a blending of performance practice and entertainment. Here, we see a choir that performs not only with fabulous musicality, but also presents the selection in a manner that is engaging on multiple levels. With so many performances taking place at this crazy-busy time of year, how could you add just a […]
A song about love
Love the variety of percussion instruments used here (what’s the difference between the red mushroom and the green one?) and the, um, subtle facial expressions. Any of you ever used a Christmas present as a percussion instrument? Link for the embedded-impaired: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5ZwnmJgC-g
Monday Motivation: Eye on the Ball
A virtual church choir
Taking the lead from Eric Whitacre’s virtual choir, a church choir from New Jersey is putting together their own technology-driven choral music this Christmas: Liquid Church of New Jersey is inviting people around the world to participate in the first virtual Christmas choir, utilizing webcams and YouTube. Singers from around the world will be united […]