New Publications

I was moved by several recent ChoralNet  posts from teacher/conductors and students requesting ‘favorite’ or appropriate Renaissance repertoire for school and or ensembles.

 

I wish to strongly urge all to visit <www.italianmadrigal.com>.

 

Martin Morell has created this beautiful site valuable not just for its rare resources, including free midi and score downloads, but for what is a tutorial in developing a socially and artistically relevant reading and performing group with chamber music sensitivity.

 

We sometimes aspire to this in our various groups but it pays to consider the social background of the art and original performing practices.

 

Thanks!

 

Sig Rosen

<www.renaissancechorus.org>

“Gentle Words”, a Shaker song arranged for mixed chorus a cappella by Wayland Rogers has just been released by Alliance Music Publications.

You can find out more about my settings of English translations of some of the texts from op. 103 at

 

 

While you’re there, please feel free to take a look at all the other works available at the site!

 

Thanks,

Jonathan Santore

 

I am a life-long member of choruses and glee clubs — including nearly 32 years with the University Glee Club of New York City (http://www.ugcofnyc.org). In addition, as a professional concert whistler, I am always happy to see new works being created using a whistler, thereby recognizing the legitimacy of our musical art form. I listened to the lovely recording on her website; but alas, there was no whistler!

 

Go here to listen to Clare Shore’s Show Me the Way, Lord for mixed chorus and solo whistler (or melody instrument):

http://www.clareshore.com/LRoom.htm

 

(Featured in FALL 2009 NEW ISSUES, E.C. Schirmer Music)