Sunday Morning Music

24. April 2022 · Comments Off on Sunday Morning Music · Categories: Easter, Sunday Morning Music · Tags: , ,

Althea Talbot-Howard: Troparion (Christos Anesti)

Today is Orthodox Easter, so this seems pretty appropriate! No, no choir today. But I think this will do … don’t you?!

From the YouTube page:
This piece incorporates the Greek Orthodox Paschal (Easter) chant in the Dorian mode as its A1 and A2 sections, complemented by original material in the B1 & B2 sections.

It is dedicated to ‘Shiloh’, which is a prophetic name of Christ from Jacob’s prophecy of the future in Genesis 49:10…
“The sceptre will not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
until [Shiloh] comes,
and the obedience of the nations is his.”

This performance was given with Dominic Saunders at West Road Concert Hall in Cambridge, on 4 August 2019.

The sheet music can be purchased via my website (www.althea-composer.com). Please send a message via the Contact Page.

Althea is playing a Mollenhauer Modern Alto (Treble) Recorder in Pearwood, with an E-extension bottom joint.

Sunday Morning Music

17. April 2022 · Comments Off on Sunday Morning Music · Categories: BachTrac™, Easter, Sunday Morning Music · Tags: , , , , ,

Bach: Christ lag in Todes Banden

(If you’d like the translation go here.)

Kristine Bjånes, sopran
Ragnhild Wivestad Jansson, sopran
Silje Strand Blichfeldt, alt
Ola Kristoffer Øye, tenor
Andreas Wivestad Jansson, tenor/bass
Christian Holter, bass

Hilary Foster, fiolin
Julia Dibley, fiolin
Hans Gunnar Hagen, bratsj
Bodil Erdal, cello
Sigurd M. Øgaard, orgel

Knut Christian Jansson, dirigent/lyd og bilde

Sunday Evening Music

04. April 2021 · 3 comments · Categories: Easter, Sunday Evening Music

Well, not a woman composer for this evening, but I find this so lovely and thinks it deserves to be heard. Plus, truth be told, finding more women composers is getting challenging, and I found next to nothing for Easter.

Sung by Emmanuel Choir, Wylde Green
Conductor: Richard Mason, Director of Music

‘During this season of Easter, we are pleased to share with you our first social-distancing performance of the well-loved hymn, ‘This Joyful Eastertide’, arranged by Charles Wood.’ – Richard Mason, Director of Music

Amidst these difficult times, all at Emmanuel Choir hope that you, as well as all your friends and family, are keeping well and staying safe.

Join Us: http://www.emmanuelchoir.co.uk/?

Check out our other recordings and look out for more!
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Sunday Morning Music

04. April 2021 · 1 comment · Categories: Easter, Sunday Morning Music · Tags: , ,

Yes, I posted another of this same song a short time ago, but I think it’s good for today.

Suzanne Toolan: I am the Bread of Life
This virtual choir cover is a collaboration between Harmony Choir, Unity Through Christ Choir, and the Thursday Club Choir, all resident choirs of Holy Family Catholic Church, Artesia, CA.

Beautiful

02. April 2021 · Comments Off on Beautiful · Categories: Easter

This is new to me, and had I discovered it earlier I would have posted it yesterday … but here you go:

Here is a translation I located:

If the voice of a child could reach up to you,
O my Father,
To be heard by Jesus… kneeling before You,
A prayer!
If you have chosen me to teach your laws
On Earth,
I would know how to serve you, august King of kings,
O Light!
On my lips, Lord, place the salutary Truth,
So that those who doubt, with humility will
revere you!
Do not abandon me, but give me the Grace necessary to
overcome evils, and to relieve pain
& misery!
Reveal yourself to me, Lord in whom I believe
and hope!
For You I want to suffer and die on the Cross,
on Calvary!

More For Sunday Morning

19. April 2020 · Comments Off on More For Sunday Morning · Categories: Can't Stop the Music!, CovidTimes, Easter · Tags: , , , ,

… for my friends who celebrate Orthodox Easter

Watch and listen as participants from throughout the National Forum of Greek Orthodox Church Musicians join the Archdiocesan Cathedral Choir (NYC) in singing the triumphant hymn celebrating Christ’s glorious Resurrection together through music! SATB arranged by Dawn Helene, the Dino Anagnost Artist-in-Residence at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New York City. Compiled and edited by Costas Tsourakis, Associate Director of Music, Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity.
To learn more, visit archcathedralchoir.com

Sunday Morning Music

19. April 2020 · Comments Off on Sunday Morning Music · Categories: Easter, Sunday Morning Music · Tags:

Yes, this is a week late … unless you celebrate Orthodox Easter, in which case you are celebrating today!

Christos Anesti! Alithos Anesti!

A virtual choir sings “In resurrectione tua Christe coeli et terra laetentur!” (In your resurrection, Christ, heaven and earth rejoice!)

To celebrate Easter, 50 young adults from all over the world – singers and instrumentalists – share from their homes the song. Thank you everyone, specially the coordination team!
Samuel Stöckli / Mossy Mc / Sandro Gerber

A Shape Note Hymn

12. April 2020 · Comments Off on A Shape Note Hymn · Categories: Can't Stop the Music!, CovidTimes, Easter

Self-isolating singers from around the world submitted recordings to this virtual ensemble of pg. 236 “Easter Anthem” from The Sacred Harp.

Be sure and do the 360° thing! It’s fun to see all those singers!

Thine Be The Glory

12. April 2020 · 2 comments · Categories: Can't Stop the Music!, CovidTimes, Easter

St Andrew the Great Music

Hallelujah!

12. April 2020 · Comments Off on Hallelujah! · Categories: Can't Stop the Music!, CovidTimes, Easter

The Royal Choral Society performed the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah virtually this Good Friday, continuing a Royal Albert Hall tradition that has been going for 144 years – broken only by the Blitz in 1940/1.

Following the cancellation of this year’s annual performance due to Covid-19, members formed a virtual choir to allow audiences everywhere to enjoy this Easter institution. The choir invited the public to join them in singing the ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ at 4:35pm (BST) on Good Friday 10 April 2020.

82 members of the Royal Choral Society filmed themselves singing in their own homes, and the videos were then stitched together, and shared as part of the Royal Albert Hall’s #RoyalAlberHome series. Conductor Richard Cooke joined from his garden, with Richard Pearce – regular organist for the Last Night of the Proms – providing accompaniment.

The Royal Choral Society is a registered charity but receives no funding, relying mostly on ticket sales. Many 2020 Messiah ticket holders have kindly donated their refunds to the choir. Donations can be made via the choir’s website www.royalchoralsociety.co.uk

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