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Walker: The Morning Trumpet
W. Walker: The Morning Trumpet - The Waldorf Student Choir, conductor: Laszlo Bencze - Recorded in The LuTheran Secondary School Aszod/Hungary on 16. April 2014.
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David Rain: "Stella" (sung by MatThew Curtis)
"Stella" is dedicated to my friend Kristina, who introduced me to this remarkable French poem by Victor Hugo written while in exile on The Isle of Jersey.
It is a complex layered poem exploring a multitude of interactions with The Morning Star - in na... more"Stella" is dedicated to my friend Kristina, who introduced me to this remarkable French poem by Victor Hugo written while in exile on The Isle of Jersey.
It is a complex layered poem exploring a multitude of interactions with The Morning Star - in naturalistic, religious, spiritual and seemingly political terms.
Sincere thanks to MatThew Curtis (choraltracks.com) for recording "Stella."
To purchase The sheet music for this song, please contact: info@leadingnote.com.
I would like to acknowledge The a cappella choir that I sing in, The Stairwell Carollers, and our director Pierre Massie, for Their musical inspiration These past 26 years.
I would also like to thank my friends in our "Ad hoc Chorale" for testing out this piece in one of our informal workshops and offering valuable comments.
And with deepest appreciation to my broTher Adam Rain and my friend Geneviève Lajoie for Their invaluable support throughout my composing journey. less
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evening Morning day | Radcliffe Choral Society
"evening Morning day" by David Lang. Text from The Book of Genesis 1.
Recorded live on March 16, 2015, at First Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by The Radcliffe Choral Society of Harvard University. Director: Beth Willer.
... more"evening Morning day" by David Lang. Text from The Book of Genesis 1.
Recorded live on March 16, 2015, at First Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by The Radcliffe Choral Society of Harvard University. Director: Beth Willer.
The composer writes: "I wanted to make a piece about The creation story but I didn't want to highlight one religion's or culture's narrative over anoTher."
"It was important for me to try to find something universal, something present in all stories, or common to all cultures. I hit upon The idea of making a kind of checklist of everything that needed to be created to get The world to this point, without each individual culture's stories or myths or exoticisms. I went back to The first chapter of Genesis, to see what I could get out of my own culture's story, and I stripped away all The descriptions, adjectives, connectors and motivators. All that is left of Genesis in my text are The nouns, leaving a dispassionate list of everything created, in The order in ... less
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Galaxias What do you think of The message of this piece?
When I wrote Galaxies I thought "No matter how far away we are, each person is like a Star that shines and gives warmth to those who love and value. It is like a galaxy where each Star, although separated by thousands of light years, is part of a communit...
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Bright Morning Stars
Mabe Ladies Choir perform Bright Morning Stars, a Kentucky folk hymn arranged by Jay Althouse in Concert at Caldicot Leisure Centre with Caldicot Male Voice Choir. Sept 6 2014
Conductor Amanda Ward, Accompanist Rico Gerber
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Star Wars Concert - Duel of The Fates in Lisbon 2010
Video recording of The Star Wars Concert was permitted at my show. Duel of The Fates is my favorite song from The Star Wars saga. Watching and hearing The music performed by Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and Coro Sinfónico Lisboa Cantat was amazin... moreVideo recording of The Star Wars Concert was permitted at my show. Duel of The Fates is my favorite song from The Star Wars saga. Watching and hearing The music performed by Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and Coro Sinfónico Lisboa Cantat was amazing. If I wasn't holding The camera, I would have been waving my lightsaber around. I get so hyped up hearing this.
