Peter Hallock – Song of Moses University of North Texas University Singers, Richard Sparks, conductor 3 trumpets, horn, 2 trombones, 3 percussionists, organ and choir http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm8gwrpm1_E Peter Hallock is a composer who should be much better known. For many years the organist/choirmaster at St. Mark’s Cathedral (Episcopal) in Seatte, he has some wonderful […]
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Bruckner motets on YouTube – UNT, Richard Sparks
From our recent concert with the University Singers at the University of North Texas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI_p-0EBOa8 Bruckner motets: Offertorium – Afferentur tibi (choir & 3 trombones) Ave Maria (choir a cappella) Ecce sacerdos magnus (choir, 3 trombones & organ)
What’s on Great Sacred Music, Sunday, December 9, 2012
Four hours of Great Sacred Music this Sunday. Since we came up a bit short last month during the Fall Membership Drive, we’ll be fund raising this week. I call it Fund Raising Lite because I have scheduled several long works as is our usual Sunday morning custom and less talk. Since you are […]
Composition Spotlight: Prothalamia: In Celebration of Marriage for All
COMPOSITION SPOTLIGHT ~ by Jack Senzig (Each week we look at a piece of useful repertoire from the ChoralNet Community Composition Showcase. A variety of voicings and levels of difficulty will be presented. Enjoy!) Prothalamia: In Celebration of Marriage for All by Charles Norman Mason and Dorothy Hindman TTBB and Organ (click for PDF and for audio from each movement Kyrie GloriaCredo Sanctus Agnus […]
55th Annual GRAMMY nominations featuring choral ensembles
The nominations for the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards® were announed last night, with the following five choral CDs nominated for “Best Choral Performance” – Handel: Israel In Egypt Julian Wachner, conductor (Trinity Baroque Orchestra; Trinity Choir Wall Street) Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen Charles Bruffy, conductor (Kansas City Chorale) (also nominated […]
Interlude – Mindset
With the end of the semester and lots of “cleanup” to do, I’ll put my “Culture” series on hold and probably won’t post more until after the break (although you’ll see culture mentioned!). Here, part of an earlier blog post of mine on the concept of “mindset”: Mindset I’ve started reading an interesting book […]