POPS Repertoire

Just in case you wanted to hear some recordings of our POPS repertoire I have found recordings online that you can check out


Tico, Tico - The same arrangement we are doing, performed by a show choir! Just be thankful I'm not making you dance.

One Moment in Time - performed by a German choir?

Seasons of Love - CSU Long Beach (strong program)

Time Warp - The Glee version our arrangement is based on.

The Hand's of Time -  No decent choral recording, so here is a solo version.

NPR article - Singing with others changes your life

You may have heard this story on KPBS or seen it posted by friends on Facebook, but just in case I wanted to bring the article to your attention.

You can listen to, download or read a transcript of the story on NPR's website
http://www.npr.org/2013/06/03/188355968/imperfect-harmony-how-chorale-singing-changes-lives

I started to pull some high lights but I found that I was just recreating the article so take a few minutes to listen to it yourself, I am sure you will enjoy it.

Anthems - June 2013

Choral Anthems for June

June 2 - Beatitudes by Martin Chambers
There is no video for this piece yet, maybe we should record one. You may hear the computer version of the piece on his own website. I told Mr. Chambers that if we are feeling good about the piece we may try to do a recording.
http://choralcompositions.com/Scores_-_Recordings_-_Video.php

June 9 - Esto les Digo by Kinley Lange
Recording of the Phillipine Madrigal Singers. This is a world renown pro choir that does not use a conductor. It is a bit slow for my taste but one of the best recordings available on YouTube.

June 16 - A Song of Commitment by Don Besig and Nancy Price
I couldn't find a full recording of this one but there is a low quality 30 second sample available.
http://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/mp3player.jsp?productID=3026697&song_url=/audio/3026697.mp3&song_title=Song%20of%20Commitment

June 23 - Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven by David Schwoebel
No YouTube video but there is an excellent sample recording provided by the publisher.
http://hinshawmusic.com/musicsample.php?folder=HMC2054&file=01%20Praise,%20My%20Soul%20The%20King%20Of%20Heaven.mp3

Schedule April-June 2013

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Upcoming Sanctuary Choir Events

Thursday night rehearsals: 7-9pm

Sunday worship: 9am call time, 9:30 service

Sunday, April 21       No Sanctuary Choir

Saturday, May 18     AGO Festival Rehearsal - 9:30-12:30   

Sunday, May 19        American Organist Guild Festival (6pm call, 7pm concert)

Tuesday, June 18      POPS Rehearsal - 6:30-8pm      

Thursday, June 20    POPS Dress Rehearsal (Mandatory) - 7pm               

June 21&22               POPS Concert (6:30pm call, 7pm concert)

Thursday, June 27   Final Rehearsal for season                    

TBA                              End of the season party

July-August                 Summer Choir (no weekly rehearsals)

Thursday night rehearsals: 7-9pm

Sunday worship: 9am call time, 9:30 service

Please sign-out on the choir calendar when you know you will be absent (particularly in the Summer), this helps us plan appropriately

Spring Anthemns - Volume 1

YouTube is an amazing resource that has really blossomed over the last five years. I wanted to share some pretty decent videos of some of the anthems we are doing this Spring.

Sunday, April 7th
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross - Gilbert M. Martin

Sunday, April 14th
Ain't Got Time to Die - Hall Johnson

(Just a hand held recording but a wonderful interpretation of this piece)

Sunday, April 28th
A New Commandment - Thomas Tallis

 

Sunday, May 5th

If Ye Love Me - Thomas Tallis

Andrea and I had the opportunity to hear this group do this piece in three different keys back to back as they demonstrated the different ways it could be adapted.


AGO Festival - May 19th
O Clap Your Hands - Ralph Vaughan Williams

Where charity and love abide, God is there

The setting of "Ubi Caritas" by Maurice Duruflé is one most sublime sacred choral music pieces in existence. It is one of four motets (anthems) based on chant melodies. The use of the chant as a melodic source, combined with the rich harmonic texture create a very effective communication of this ancient text.

Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est.
Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor.
Exultemus, et in ipso iucundemur.
Timeamus, et amemus Deum vivum.
Et ex corde diligamus nos sincero.

Where charity and love are, God is there.
Christ's love has gathered us into one.
Let us rejoice and be pleased in Him.
Let us fear, and let us love the living God.
And may we love each other with a sincere heart.

 

This is a great recording with the choral parts displayed along with the music.

 This is a clip from a DVD from Kings College, Cambridge called "Anthems from Kings" featuring many of the "greatest hits" of sacred choral music. It is hard to find something unpleasant about this recording.

Messiah Video (Trinity Wall Street)

This is a performance video from the church that brought you the American Premier of Handel's "Messiah" Trinity Episcopal Church on Wall Street. No this is not the premier, it is however done with instruments and techniques that are from the time period or reconstructions of historical instruments. The Trinity Choir is the church's top choir and completely professional, meaning this is their full time gig! Simply incredible.