The first recording of Sturk’s Phos Hilaron
I mentioned in the last post that I would also post the recording of Stephen Sturk’s Phos Hilaron that 9 of us made at the Cathedral of St John the Divine in 1986. You can listen to it here.
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The very lovely Phos Hilaron, by composer Stephen Sturk
I worked with composer Stephen Sturk for a few years back in the 1980s when I was a soloist at the Cathedral of St John the Divine in New York. I was fortunate enough to be in the evensong choir that recorded his beautiful Evening Service, of which the Phos Hilaron (O Gracious Light) is … Read more
Placido é il mar from Mozart’s opera, Idomeneo.
The beautiful Placido é il mar from Mozart’s opera, Idomeneo. Keep the breath steady and supported, clear consonants and long vowels. Placido é il mar – 3 Parts Audio Placido é il mar – Soprano Audio Placido é il mar – Alto Audio Placido é il mar – Bass Audio
Gershwin’s “I Got Rhythm” in a new SAB arrangement!
So, we start of the new term with a snappy arrangement of George and Ira’s song, I Got Rhythm, long famous as a jazzman’s standard. Listen to the click in the empty bars to help you keep tracks of the beats. The rhythm in a song like this is not straight, but swung. So quavers … Read more
Sure on this Shining Night (Samuel Barber)
So, now that we have a pretty good grip on this piece already, here are the parts for further study. You can read more about Samuel Barber here on his Wiki page. 3-Part SAB Audio Soprano part audio Alto part audio Baritone part audio
Session 2 recording – 10 March 2016
What fun last night was! Thank you, all. So, here are a few bits and bobs from last night’s session––a nearly lovely Non nobis domine (I say nearly because we’ll do this again, and better), a little jocularity around Britten’s treacherous setting of the word “merry,” and our first complete read-through of the canon from … Read more
Both Sides Now, Joni’s folk masterpiece for SAB
Time for a folk revival? Ready for incense & candles? Beehives, Beatniks and Birkenstocks? Me, neither. But this is a great song by any standards, and while not an overly ambitious arrangement, I think it nicely captures the mood. Here is a PDF of the full score for printing. Audio – All 3 Parts Audio – … Read more
Britten’s Canon from the Welcome Ode
This will be a really nice change of pace for us. Don’t panic, it’s not too difficult to learn. The difficulty will lie in the dissonances that derive from singing the 3 parts of the canon together. When it’s right, it’s quite magical. I’ve included clicks in (hopefully) appropriate places to help you count the … Read more
I Saw Three Ships – A fun 3 part arrangement by Herr Schürmann
Sorry I hadn’t gotten this one up before now. We must have done it back in the day before the website. But better late than never. Apologies, too, that this has no individual score parts. You’ll have to struggle along with all three together. But I did give you individual audio parts to listen to while … Read more
The Virgin Mary, newly revised
Carol has handily revamped some of the SAB writing in this arrangement and I have redone the audio files to keep up with the slightly more modern website. Hope this helps. Here is a printable copy of The Virgin Mary for you to download and print. The audio files are a bit under tempo to … Read more