Thursday, August 31, 2006
La Crosse Chamber Chorale music
I've mentioned that I'm a singer in the La Crosse Chamber Chorale (bass), and am also on its board of directors. The Chamber Chorale is directed by Paul Rusterholz. Most of our concerts get recorded to be broadcast on the radio. If I do say so myself, we're really darn good for a community choir!
We had our first practice for the new season this past Tuesday. Some good songs coming up! In honor of that, I've decided to post some favorites of mine from the past three years. The songs below are only from a subset of what we sing, because I had to restrict my choices to ones whose compositions are no longer copyrighted (the recordings themselves are still copyrighted by the La Crosse Chamber Chorale; I received permission to post them here). That means that all of these pieces were composed prior to 1923. We also perform many more modern compositions--spirituals, modern classical-style music, Broadway musical numbers, etc.
To play the music on most internet browsers, simply click on the title of the piece. To find out more about the composer, click on the composer's name. The pieces are sorted by when we performed them, and the title of our concert is also given. Disclaimer--the pieces are mp3 files that are typically several megabytes large, so if you don't have a high speed internet connection, be warned!
Nov 2003: With Voices Lifted
Elegy (Sanft Wie Du Lebtest) - Beethoven (in German)
Wie Lieblich Sind Deine Wohnungen - Brahms (in German)
The Silver Swan - Gibbons (in English)
Dec 2003: Advent Hymn Sing
Hodie Christus Natus Est - can't remember the composer (in Latin)
Feb 2004: A New Heaven: Visions of Eternity
Alma Redemptoris Mater - Anonymous (in Latin)
Apr 2004: Thou Hast Turned My Laments Into Dancing
Tristis et Anima Mea - di Lasso (in Latin)
Ave Verum Corpus - Byrd (in Latin)
Maria Magdalene - Gabrieli (in Latin)
Nov 2004: A Musical Menagerie
I wasn't actually in this concert due to a conference I had to attend. But I sang this with the Chamber Chorale at another (unrecorded) concert.
Sicut Cervus - Palestrina (in Latin)
Feb 2005: Celestial Mysteries
Locus Iste - Bruckner (in Latin)
Apr 2005: Voices of Renewal and Hope
Ecco Mormorar L'onde - Monteverdi (in Italian)
Psalm 22: "Mein Gott, mein Gott, warum hast du mich verlassen?" - Mendelssohn (in German) (soloists: Matt, can't remember his last name, and Mary Lansing)
Nov 2005: A Time to Sing
Haec Dies - Byrd (in Latin)
Im Herbst - Brahms (in German)
Dec 2005: Advent Hymn Sing
Hodie Christus Natus Est - Sweelinck (in Latin)
Feb 2006: Sacred Seasons
I Was Glad - Purcell (in English)
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis - Stanford (in English) (soloists: Sanna Yoder and Hans Laping)
Blessed Art Thou, O Lord - Rachmaninoff (in Russian)
Apr 2006: Seasons of Love
Spring Returns - Marenzio (in English)
April Is In My Mistress' Face - Morley (in English)
Justorum Animae - Stanford (in Latin)
Coelos Ascendit Hodie - Stanford (in Latin)
Beati Quorum Via - Stanford (in Latin)
If you especially like any of the pieces, feel free to comment!
We had our first practice for the new season this past Tuesday. Some good songs coming up! In honor of that, I've decided to post some favorites of mine from the past three years. The songs below are only from a subset of what we sing, because I had to restrict my choices to ones whose compositions are no longer copyrighted (the recordings themselves are still copyrighted by the La Crosse Chamber Chorale; I received permission to post them here). That means that all of these pieces were composed prior to 1923. We also perform many more modern compositions--spirituals, modern classical-style music, Broadway musical numbers, etc.
To play the music on most internet browsers, simply click on the title of the piece. To find out more about the composer, click on the composer's name. The pieces are sorted by when we performed them, and the title of our concert is also given. Disclaimer--the pieces are mp3 files that are typically several megabytes large, so if you don't have a high speed internet connection, be warned!
Nov 2003: With Voices Lifted
Elegy (Sanft Wie Du Lebtest) - Beethoven (in German)
Wie Lieblich Sind Deine Wohnungen - Brahms (in German)
The Silver Swan - Gibbons (in English)
Dec 2003: Advent Hymn Sing
Hodie Christus Natus Est - can't remember the composer (in Latin)
Feb 2004: A New Heaven: Visions of Eternity
Alma Redemptoris Mater - Anonymous (in Latin)
Apr 2004: Thou Hast Turned My Laments Into Dancing
Tristis et Anima Mea - di Lasso (in Latin)
Ave Verum Corpus - Byrd (in Latin)
Maria Magdalene - Gabrieli (in Latin)
Nov 2004: A Musical Menagerie
I wasn't actually in this concert due to a conference I had to attend. But I sang this with the Chamber Chorale at another (unrecorded) concert.
Sicut Cervus - Palestrina (in Latin)
Feb 2005: Celestial Mysteries
Locus Iste - Bruckner (in Latin)
Apr 2005: Voices of Renewal and Hope
Ecco Mormorar L'onde - Monteverdi (in Italian)
Psalm 22: "Mein Gott, mein Gott, warum hast du mich verlassen?" - Mendelssohn (in German) (soloists: Matt, can't remember his last name, and Mary Lansing)
Nov 2005: A Time to Sing
Haec Dies - Byrd (in Latin)
Im Herbst - Brahms (in German)
Dec 2005: Advent Hymn Sing
Hodie Christus Natus Est - Sweelinck (in Latin)
Feb 2006: Sacred Seasons
I Was Glad - Purcell (in English)
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis - Stanford (in English) (soloists: Sanna Yoder and Hans Laping)
Blessed Art Thou, O Lord - Rachmaninoff (in Russian)
Apr 2006: Seasons of Love
Spring Returns - Marenzio (in English)
April Is In My Mistress' Face - Morley (in English)
Justorum Animae - Stanford (in Latin)
Coelos Ascendit Hodie - Stanford (in Latin)
Beati Quorum Via - Stanford (in Latin)
If you especially like any of the pieces, feel free to comment!
# posted by John Colton @ 10:52 AM 
