“A Pile of Potatoes” is a step-by-step musical guide to the production of latkes, a major Hanukkah treat. Scored for SATB with piano, “A Pile of Potatoes” is written in Klezmer style (A harmonic minor) and runs ~2:45. It is an easy and fun piece. “A Pile of Potatoes” is completely free for non-commercial use. […]
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Repertoire Wednesday – EP.12: “Peace Prayer” by Elise Letourneau
Once again Dr. Joel Tranquilla, along with guest pianist Carmen Hollett, take a focused look into another accessible and appealing piece of music for all choirs. “Peace Prayer” by Elise Letourneau. You can really tell Dr. Tranquilla loves this piece of music and we hope you will too! Enjoy!
For Advent
Now that things are beginning to return to some semblance of normal, I’d like you to consider my new SATB & piano setting of Rev. Ronald W. Cadmus’s extraordinarily beautiful Advent poem “The Gift of Advent Waiting” which focuses on the sense of anticipation in the arrival of the Christ child. Please contact me for […]
Repertoire Wednesday Ep. 11: “Le pont Mirabeau” – Jeff Enns
Once again Dr. Joel Tranquilla, the associate conductor of the Canadian Chamber Choir, takes an insightful look at another piece of beautiful music. This week’s feature is “Le pont Mirabeau” by the CCC composer in residence Jeff Enns. Jeff describes this as a “sonic rendering of an Impressionist painting” and it does not disappoint. Enjoy
DERT – premiere of full album of choir music entirely recorded on smartphones
BABA: DERT endemic songs double album and CD (https://soundcloud.com/user-381450973/dert-endemic-songs-sample) *world premiere We are happy to present our new release DERT endemic songs. The DERT project was created entirely during the rule of the coronavirus and is unique experiment. The rehearsals were conducted at home, individually, occasionally online. The performers used smartphones to record their own […]
Psalm 117 (Halelu et Adonai) – SSA + piano (in Hebrew)
Composed in the summer of 2020, Psalm 117 is a fun and uplifting setting of this psalm (“Praise the Lord, all nations!”) sung in Hebrew (IPA pronunciation guide provided). Suitable for children’s or adult SSA choirs. Available in print or to download: https://www.swirlymusic.org/music/choral-music/michael-kaulkin-psalm-117-halelu-et-adonai-for-ssa-adult-or-childrens-choir-and-piano/