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Another podcast: choral things
OK, first we'll have the Missa Oculi Virginis. It was commissioned by Louis Hill for the choir of St. James Anglican Catholic Church, to serve as an easy Latin Ordinary for Marian feasts. It is based on the tune "Farley Castle" by Henry Lawes, which is found in The English Hymnal (217) paired to a text by Bishop T. Ken which begins "Her Virgin eyes saw God incarnate born"; hence the the title "Virgin Eyes Mass". The melody is used as a chorale in the tenor voice, as a source of motives, in retrograde, and briefly as a cantus firmus. The Credo is not set. The total duration is six and one-half minutes. Not the best of all possible performances, but it gets the point across.
Kyrie
Gloria
Sanctus
Agnus
Here, for the upcoming season, is a setting of a poem by Robert Herrick, Christmas Ceremonies, sung by the Old Stone Singers. Quite a different mood entirely.
Some more songs
To start with, some anonymous Elizabethan PG13 silliness, My Love in Her Attire, sung by Mr. White.
Now, I set some Poe. I don't know if Poe was a mighty poet, or if these are just mighty po' songs. But here are all 3 of the Three Mighty Poe Songs from 1997, as sung by Mr. White with Paul Gothard at the piano:
To Helen
Eulalie
Eldorado
And finally, here are Three Songs for Bain (1994), which are meditations on death by Watts, Millay, and Whitman, written in memory of my teacher Bain Murray, and sung here by Andrew White (it might have been Paul Gothard on piano again...I forget which performance this was.)
I. After Psalm 90 (Watts)
II. In the Grave No Flower (Millay)
III. Whispers of Heavenly Death (Whitman)
Some songs
Here are some miscellaneous songs of mine.
First, a setting of Psalm 23. The flutist here is Allison Ballard, in her high school years. She later went on to become a student at Case (and circ assistant at Kulas Library).
Next, while we're being religious, here is Adoration of the Shepherds, sung by Andrew White. The poem is by Akron-area poet Brooke Horvath. I found out later that there's a whole cycle of these...I could create my own Marienleben.
Now, a nice little love song, Be Still As You Are Beautiful, sung by Allie Laurie.
The going gets weird with the next two. Lost Mistress with Sisters is a rare setting of one of my own poems, which happens more rarely nowadays since I'm a retired poet (and no longer a hormonally-deranged young man). That's Allie Laurie too. Then we have The Defiled Sanctuary, text by Blake, sung by Andrew White. The only other composer I know of who set this was Havergal Brian, and Andy thinks my setting is better.
Whole boatload of new podcastery
I recently got approached by a couple kids at Pittsburgh State who search-engined up my trio for violin, alto sax, and piano, found it here, and want to do it. Way cool! So I am inspired to get more of my stuff out here on da innerwebz.
So first we have my piece for brass quintet Chasmalim, which is published by Hoyt Editions (maybe still). The Chasmalim are the order of angels assigned to the sephirah Chesed. They correspond to the planet Jupiter and are in charge of good humor. This is by the Parergon Brass Quintet
While we're onto Joviality (and Hoyt Editions) here are the 3 movements of my Terzetto Joviale, played by the Mariah Wind Trio.
I. Sonata & Allegro
II. Duets & Choruses
III. Promenade & Fugue
And next, while we're doing stupid light pieces for winds, how about Picnic Music? This is the original recorder version, not the subsequent flute quartet. It was recorded by me and a bunch of buds, so don't expect Amsterdam Loeki Stardust, 'kay?
I. (no title)
II. Cage is Dead
III. Reel: the Humours of Tremont
Time for another podcast: Responsoria
It's been awhile...
Here is a performance of 3 motets from my Responsoria (1998) by Cantores Cleveland, at Christ Episcopal in Shaker Hts, 2/22/09.
I. In Monte Oliveti
III. Ecce vidimus eum
VII. Eram quasi agnus innocens
Super flumina Babylonis
Here's my somewhat madrigalian setting of Psalm 137 (Vulgate), sung by Cantores Cleveland (Lisa Rainsong, Barbara Margolis, Evan Bescan, Greg Heislman)
Candlemas at St. James
Some folks may be interested in my new gig, and how that's going. I meant to record the Evensong for Charles I, but I forgot to charge the Minidisc, and it was totally dead. But I had it ready for Monday. Blend isn't all it could be here either, and the first high note in Adorna is wildly sharp. But all in all, it's pretty decent for an 8-person choir.
Adorna
Gabriel Faure: Messe basse. Kyrie
C. V. Stanford: Nunc dimittis in Bb
Trio for Violin, Alto Saxophone and Piano
Written for and played by the Cleveland Duo & James Umble
I. Closer than they appear
II. The answered question
III. Battlefield dance
II and III are segue, but separate tracks on my CD, so imagine the break isn't here.
Symphony in D
For those who missed it last weekend, here is the Schimpfonie (as its dedicatee, Vienna-based composer David Babcock, calls it), performed by the Suburban Symphony Orchestra under Martin Kessler. It's about 26' long. Enjoy!
Seeker Variations
Here is the premiere of my new cello and piano piece, played by Eden Raiz (age 16) with Elizabeth Johnson on piano.
String Quartet #1 in A
OK folks, here it is, from the capable hands of Sae Shiragami, Beth Woodside, Lisa Boyko and Linda Atherton of the Cleveland Chamber Collective:
I. Sonata quasi una ciaccona
II. In silent streets of water
III. Rondo Afro-Gorale
Cuyahoga Boat Song
A bit of salon music for piano, a little barcarolle about dreamily floating down the river that burned.
Piano Trio performance coming
On Weds. the 11th at 8PM at the University of Akron, the Gramercy Trio will be doing my Piano Trio on a CCG concert on the U-Ak New Music Festival. For those who want a taste beforehand, here's a performance by Takako Masame, Linda Atherton, and Nicholas Underhill, of the Cleveland Chamber Collective.
I. Allegro agitato
II. Experience: variations after Jeremiah Ingalls
Ave regina coelorum
This is a piece I wrote for Andrew and Brenda Pongracz (and friends, in this case Heather Gullstrand, viola and Mark George, piano), former choristers at St. James Anglican Catholic. Andy is actually a percussionist, but I make him sing a little. Brenda has all kinds of high notes (I take her up to e''' here). This is a little unusual for me...it's a sort of chamber-ensemble take on the Eton Choirbook style.
Divertimento in C
At long last, the Cleveland Chamber Collective performance of 11/5/06, with Mary Kay Fink, flute; Sae Shiragami, violin; Lisa Boyko, viola; Linda Atherton, cello.
I. Stephen's tune
II. Aubade
III. A cute minuet
IV. Jimmy's march
Overture in Organum
We haven't had any band music here (or any large ensemble music at all). This is a reading by Cleveland Youth Wind Symphony 1, directed here by Bill Ciabbatari. There are a few scoring changes in the final version (most notably, thinned-out percussion).
Unus ex discipulis
This is the third (and last) of the excerpts from the Responsoria, alternating between rage and lamentation. There are still 6 that haven't been performed or recorded yet, so if you have a choir...
Amicus meus
Amicus meus comes before "Judas mercator" (my last podcast) in the Responsoria cycle. Again, from the Mac concert.
Judas mercator pessimus
The Friday Podcast is a bit from the Mac concert...a sick little bit of modal disco for the "commercial apostle."
Mag and Nunc in D.
Here's my Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in D, from last summer's concert at Immaculate Conception RC Church. If you like big blowsy Anglican church music, you should find this veddy satisfying indeed.
Annabel Lee
Poe for baritone and Dilling harp, with Andrew White and Jocelyn Chang.
"Like a very sophisticated sea chantey" -- Klaus George Roy.
De profundis clamavi
The Offertory for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost (the pre-Advent holding pattern), performed by the (augmented) Schola Cantorum of Immaculate Conception Catholic church, Cleveland, directed by moi.
Grand Polka de Concours
This was written in 1991 as a "5 minute barnburner" for Fred Ziwich's MM clarinet recital. Fred has been nominated for the Cleveland Slovenian-style Polka Hall of Fame, and this was inspired by my experiences (some shared with Fred) in the Oktoberfest industry.
Maria Pla is the pianist. It's a sick piece. Enjoy!
Great Hunger
This is my first podcast. The Great Hunger, written to honor the sesquicentennial of the Irish Potato Famine, was done on a Cleveland Composers Guild concert several weeks ago. This is not that performance (which I don't have a recording of yet) but the premiere by the Coryton Ensemble.