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Posted by: son_of_Jozadak Original: 4/1/2009 12:29 PM Views: 30 Comments: 2 eProps: 4 Read Comments Post a Comment Back to Your Xanga Site

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Wednesday, April 01, 2009

This past Sunday my community choir had their spring concert. The main feature of the program was Robert Ray's Gospel Mass, an English translation of the traditional mass texts set in a gospel/jazz/rock style. We collaborated with the choirs at the community college I teach at to form a choir of about 80 singers. In addition we hired a professional jazz trio to accompany us. The afternoon was a great success!

My choir opened the program with a handful of pieces. I'm so proud of the work they've done this semester. My choir is about 30 voices, mostly of older folks, and is essentially a glorified church choir. It is very gratifying as a conductor to hear improvement in the group over the course of the year. While our fall concert also went well, our spring performance had us sounding better in tune, better blended, clearer diction, and better musicality in the music. In addition our three a cappella pieces stayed dead center in tune...always a good feeling to have as a director!

Below are a few samples from the concert if you care to listen.

O Love Divine - Felix Mendelssohn
Transcription of an orchestral work by Mendelssohn with a fabulous text by Oliver Wendell Holmes.

O Praise the Lord of Heaven - William Billings

"Gloria" from Gospel Mass - Robert Ray
The soloists are my future mother-in-law (alto) and my fiancé (soprano).

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thanks for posting this with the recording! I enjoyed listening to that! It was a great part of my birthday celebration.
Off the subject, I would like to arrange a Sunday when you might come and play and sing or whatever with Sarah and perhaps the rest of the Zooks as well. I will be in further contact.

Posted 4/1/2009 1:36 PM by crackerchuck - reply