AppleChor Covers Cloud Cult May 23, 2012
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AppleChor the 4th and 5th grade choir from Red Apple School in Racine, WI recently sang a cover of Chemicals Collide. The performance was part of this science magnet school’s water theme. The audience created the sounds of a rainstorm and then the kids sang with the band Above the Fold. They were then asked by Cloud Cult to record some music for their album due out in Fall 2012.
A Night Vigil (Náttsöngur) by Hildigunnur Rúnarsdóttir April 22, 2012
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Can’t Get any Hotter off the Press than this. Premiered on April 19, 2012 in Iceland.
Movement 1 Qui se Deo
Movement 2 Divine tactus flamine
Movement 3 Cum invocarem
Movement 4 Gloriatur
Movement 5 Nomen Dei sanctissimum
Title: Náttsöngur (A Night Vigil)
Composer: Hildigunnur Rúnarsdóttir
Voicing: SATB organ and Soprano
Conductor: Magnús Ragnarsson
Ensemble: Philharmonic Society Choir
Premiered at Langholt Church
A Red Red Rose by James Mulholland February 29, 2012
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This down tempo ballad is a standard in the repertoire. Very approachable by high school mixed choirs.
This is the Coronado High School Concert Choir of Henderson, NV.
from lawmom6 YouTube channel
Title: A Red, Red Rose from Four Robert Burns Ballads
Composer: James Mulholland
Voicing: SATB also available TTBB
Accompaniment: Piano
Ensemble: Coronado High School Concert Choir
Director: Eric Fleischer
Publisher: European American Music Corp. #49012599
Game Changer for Conductor/Composer Relationship February 8, 2012
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From ChoralNet
The ChoralNet Composers of Choral Music Community has gone to great lengths to create a new interface between composers and conductors. We recognize the difficulties in searching through individual composers’ websites, trudging through so many listings to find the one piece that fits your needs. We also understand that many of you have given up on performing new music, especially that which was composed by self-published composers. What we felt was needed was a filter to help you find only the best of our work.
We have created the Composition Showcase to act as that filter. Published and self-published composers have put together a little marketplace of quality works. Each composer has been limited to posting only three selections in the same voicing and a total of six pieces in all different voicings. There are age requirements and other oversight tools to help refine the repertoire choices presented.
All pieces have at least a partial PDF to peruse; most have a recording of a choir or a virtual recording and all have a streamlined method for purchasing from the composer or publisher. About 50 works have been prepared for you so far with new works being added everyday. The interface is easy to use and will save you a lot of time.
The Composition Showcase is in its beta version and ready for you to peruse and improve with your suggestions and/or critiques. Even if you are not currently looking for repertoire, please help us refine this tool that was created to serve your needs. You can join our community to start your own post in our forum, comment on the posts of others or contact Jack Senzig our community editor. Your input is essential to allow us to serve you better.
The Composition Showcase is part of an overall effort to improve the relationship between conductors and composers. This is just one of several planned steps along the way.
If you join our community, I suggest you set your Subscription email options under your My ChoralNet tab to digest. We are the most active community on ChoralNet and would not want to bombard you with an email every time someone posts or comments.
Ave Maria by Franz Biebl Sung by Concordia January 26, 2012
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The Concordia Choir from Moorhead, MN under the direction of René Clausen performed this classic of the repertoire. I feel this is too difficult for high school but send me a link to your choir’s performance and I will move it to the appropriate category.
from theconcordiachoir Youtube Channel
Title: Ave Maria (Angelus Domini)
Ensemble: The Concordia Choir
Director: René Clausen
Voicing: TTBB and TTB trio
Accompaniment: A Cappella
Publisher: Hinshaw Music #HMC1253
Also available SATB, SAATTBB and SSAA
Yale Spizzwinks Sing Lady Gaga Bad Romance January 11, 2012
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This is a lot of fun. Note the visual starting at about 3 minutes in.
from caldwellj youtube channel
Wanting Memories sung by Something Extra January 9, 2012
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If I had to pick one song to listen to for the rest of my life i think it would be this one. Sweet Honey in the Rock performed this several albums ago. This rendition is sweet and was an excellent way for the Yale’s Something Extra vocal ensemble to present their senior members.
from caldwellj YouTube Channel
Title: Wanting Memories
Composer: Ysaye M Barnmell
Voicing: SATBB
Ensemble: Something Extra, Yale
Publisher: The Musical Source MS/YMB103 http://www.ymbarnwell.com/publishedsongs.php
Niška Banja Arr. by Nick Page January 9, 2012
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Nick Page is one of the best known composers and collectors of multicultural choral music from around the world. This piece is one of those rare songs of power that are fun to sing and fun to listen to.
form TheNickpage YouTube channel
Composer: Nick Page
Ensemble: Cantala from Wellington East Girls’ College in New Zealand
Voicing: SSAA and piano. Also available SA, TB and SATB
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes #9790051465170
Lux Aeterna sung by Anúna December 7, 2011
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Michael McGlynn’s Lux Aeterna is one of those pieces that can lift ones soul to the heavens and bring tears to the eyes. The scripture this brings to my mind is “God Made Man a little lower than the angels.” This very human choir comes very close to being a choir of angels. The second companion piece to Lux Aeterna also in this video is The Road of Passage.
from loftycsl YouTube channel
Title: Lux Aeterna
Voicing: SSSSABBB and Mezzo solo a cappella
Composer: Michael McGlynn
Ensemble: Anúna
Director: Michael McGlynn
Publisher: Available at www.anuna.ie
Kids Flashmob for Veterans Day 11/11/11 November 10, 2011
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Children from Racine used their singing talents to create a video thank-you card for veterans. The 120 people gathered at Skatetown in Racine WI on Tuesday became a part of this special event. The children were singers from local K-6 school programs and a church youth choir.
The event was called “Skate for Freedom” and was collaboratively sponsored by Red Apple Elementary School, Skatetown and Our Musical Life.
This event served many purposes beyond the main point of honest admiration for the men and women of our armed forces. It was also a fundraiser for local vocal music programs and veterans groups as well as serving to disseminate information about a new community choir organization. In full disclosure, the author of this blog directed this event.
see OurMusicalLife.com for more info
The Armed Man -Jenkins November 5, 2011
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Notice the multimedia production. Various scenes of armed men and warfare are shown on screens during the performance. The piece is based on an ancient French folk song that was popularly used in motive masses in early polyphony. The use of marching feet really sets the tone. Unfortunately the video only plays the first few minutes of the performance. The Armed Man is a Mass for Peace.
From zambrojr YouTube Channel
Title: The Armed Man
Composer: Karl Jenkins
Voicing: SATB (soloists) and Orchestra
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera and 4 Welsh Choirs
Conductor: Karl Jenkins
Publisher: Boosey and Hawkes
Thanks To God October 16, 2011
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Thanks To God sung by the choir of CCC Heep Woh Primary School (A.M.) Hong Kong
from 88yp88yp YouTube channel
It’s Sunday morning and the voices of children are here to brighten your day. Make a joyful noise or a beautiful well rehearsed song unto the Lord!
Joyful Joyful (And they are!) August 3, 2011
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I found this choir enjoyable for the raw joy it exudes and the choice of musical style that appealed to the performers and audience. I have not seen rap music successfully blended into the choral genre as well as this was. This video will give a couple minutes of happiness to the viewer.
There is not much information available in the description.
“The song joyful joyful performed by the Northwest Choralons at Eastside Church”
on Technogeek28 YouTube channel.
Russian Children’s Choir July 9, 2011
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BDHchoir’s YouTube channel is an incredible historical record of big children’s choirs in Russia. I keep running into the videos from this channel and have enjoyed almost every one. There isn’t any information about the choir or performance given but the title translates to “The Bugle Signalers.” It was recorded in 1984.
Enjoy and comment if you know anything about the piece or the choir.
Concordia Chimes In May 20, 2011
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I got a response from Concordia Publishing House to my request for a YouTube policy. They said that they handle requests for use of their material on a case by case basis. YouTube videos of school and church performances are usually granted gratis permission but you need to ask. There are some cases where they can not waive the fee. They also said: “Any changes to our policy will be posted on our website www.cph.org in the Copyrights and Permission section.”
I believe this is the direct link
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Does this mean you can get a license for an individual song to be posted? What kind of a license is it? How is the fee determined? I will ask them.
edit 5/23/2011 Response to the above questions was that each license request is dealt with on a case-by-case basis. Fair enough.
See post about these publisher’s policies: G.I.A., Choristers Guild
Choristers Guild YouTube Policy May 16, 2011
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Great news for choir directors! The Choristers Guild, a music publisher from Dallas TX, has responded to my inquiry regarding their YouTube policy. More and more copyright holders are beginning to see the value that public display of their work can have on their bottom line. More and more we directors can feel comfortable sharing our performances with each other and the world on sites like YouTube. Here is what the Permissions and Licensing Administrator for Choristers Guild had to say:
” We see Youtube as a place for free publicity for our music. We do ask, however that information about the piece is listed either in the credits of the video or in the text box under the video. (Title, catalog number, composer, text author, publisher, copyright year, and “used by permission” – all easy information that you can find in the printed octavo.) “
Thanks to Choristers Guild for being thoughtful and reasonable. This is a partnership between composers, publishers and performers. Directors need to do their part by educating our members about copyright, always using legal print music and citing our sources in online videos.
see a recent earlier post for G.I.A.’s YouTube Policy!
With A Lily In Your Hand Eric Whitacre May 13, 2011
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Beautiful harmonies, wonderful piece, great tuning, diction got eaten by the hall.
Another Whitacre wonderland of harmonic wizardry.
from: dofRabus YouTube channel
Title: With a Lily in Your Hand
Composer: Eric Whitacre
Director: Orla Flanagan
Website: http://www.morningtonsingers.org/
Publisher: Santa Barbara SBMP431
Voicing: SATB A cappella
O Salutaris Hostia Sung by Swiss Choir May 11, 2011
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O salutaris hostia by Lavinio Virgili
There are three videos on this channel of works by Tomas Luis de Victoria that are also very beautiful, including two just for the men. They are recorded in the Abbey of Einsiedeln, Switzerland.
from scuolacorale YouTube channel
Title: O salutaris hostia
Composer: Lavinio Virgili
Ensemble: La Scuola Corale della Cattedrale di Lugano
Director: Robert Michaels
Publisher: Casa Musicale Eco Monza
