The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford David Crown (conductor) Basilica di San Marco, Milan 27 June 2010 Website: http://www.somervillemusicsociety.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoir Conductor's Website: http://www.david-crown.com

Rooftops - for two unaccompanied altos Words and music composed and performed by David W Solomons composed as I walked one day from Denning Point in the East End to sing at a service at St Michael's Cornhill around 1986 (the streets were actually empty...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.disPlay='';$(this).getParent().style.disPlay='none';">morePlay:none;">Rooftops - for two unaccompanied altos Words and music composed and performed by David W Solomons composed as I walked one day from Denning Point in the East End to sing at a service at St Michael's Cornhill around 1986 (the streets were actually empty on Sunday mornings in those days!)  

Free sheet music. Please get in touch! • facebook: david [dot] basden.9 • New email: deebee123 [at] bigpond.com A new setting – straightforward, text-driven, no extremes of range – no divisi, but has drone sections where staggered breathing would nor...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.disPlay='';$(this).getParent().style.disPlay='none';">morePlay:none;">Free sheet music. Please get in touch! • facebook: david [dot] basden.9 • New email: deebee123 [at] bigpond.com A new setting – straightforward, text-driven, no extremes of range – no divisi, but has drone sections where staggered breathing would normally be used. Erratum: Bar 9 should read "et spes" – it's been corrected in the score.  

Delicate, hushed, and suspenseful, this perfectly captures the expansive and meditative feeling of Whitman’s poignant poetry. This is great for any sized choir, though the long lines, slow pace, and lush harmonies will lend itself particularly well to lar...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.disPlay='';$(this).getParent().style.disPlay='none';">morePlay:none;">Delicate, hushed, and suspenseful, this perfectly captures the expansive and meditative feeling of Whitman’s poignant poetry. This is great for any sized choir, though the long lines, slow pace, and lush harmonies will lend itself particularly well to large ensembles. Four part mixed chorus Audio Credit: The First Recordings Project – J. David Moore, Conductor  

I recently completed this short setting of the Pater Noster. It should be fairly straightforward for most choirs – no divisi, no extremes of range. one feature is that the tenor part only goes up to D – this will enable "spare" basses to help out if neces...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.disPlay='';$(this).getParent().style.disPlay='none';">morePlay:none;">I recently completed this short setting of the Pater Noster. It should be fairly straightforward for most choirs – no divisi, no extremes of range. one feature is that the tenor part only goes up to D – this will enable "spare" basses to help out if necessary. I'm happy to share the sheet music free of charge – please contact me for the PDF. • Facebook: david.basden.9 • New email: deebee123 [at] bigpond.com  

Psalm 23 is dedicated to my aunt Patricia Shaw of Vancouver, as this is her favourite Psalm. Two points of note: First, the composition grew out of the feeling that all 4 voices should start on the same note, grow outwards and then come back to that...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.disPlay='';$(this).getParent().style.disPlay='none';">morePlay:none;">Psalm 23 is dedicated to my aunt Patricia Shaw of Vancouver, as this is her favourite Psalm. Two points of note: First, the composition grew out of the feeling that all 4 voices should start on the same note, grow outwards and then come back to that same note at the end. The rest just seemed to evolve on its own, seemingly guided by some external force. Second, unusually, I have asked choirs (where possible) to sing this without any breaks, via staggered breathing, as I wanted to highlight the deep conviction underlying the words of the Psalm, as one single thread of deep belief that moves from beginning to end. Sincere thanks to Matthew Curtis (choraltracks.com) for recording "Psalm 23." As always, comments are welcomed. Email me at rain@magma.ca, if you'd like more info. 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 ...    onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.disPlay='';$(this).getParent().style.disPlay='none';">less

This is based on the anonymous English poem (with added 2nd verse by David Dunning) about a centipede who loses her concentration: Verse 1 A Centipede was happy quite Until a frog in fun said "Pray tell which leg comes after which?" (with a left r...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.disPlay='';$(this).getParent().style.disPlay='none';">morePlay:none;">This is based on the anonymous English poem (with added 2nd verse by David Dunning) about a centipede who loses her concentration: Verse 1 A Centipede was happy quite Until a frog in fun said "Pray tell which leg comes after which?" (with a left right right left right) This raised her mind to such a pitch she lay distracted in a ditch Considering how to run. Verse 2 She stopped and thought and, mystified, Soliloquized on this; Put right foot first and found it left Her left leg wrong right side This raised her mind to such a pitch she lay distracted in a ditch Considering how to run.  onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.disPlay='';$(this).getParent().style.disPlay='none';">less

Coro Juvenil David Goldsmith Light Music Band Jeremías Martín, director Banda y arreglos José Híjar Polo, director Solistas: Marta Bello Jesús Mesa Natalia Rodríguez Concierto homenaje a los 60´ 3 de julio de 1998 Auditorio Teobaldo Power ...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.disPlay='';$(this).getParent().style.disPlay='none';">morePlay:none;">Coro Juvenil David Goldsmith Light Music Band Jeremías Martín, director Banda y arreglos José Híjar Polo, director Solistas: Marta Bello Jesús Mesa Natalia Rodríguez Concierto homenaje a los 60´ 3 de julio de 1998 Auditorio Teobaldo Power La Orotava, Tenerife  

"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...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.disPlay='';$(this).getParent().style.disPlay='none';">morePlay:none;">"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.  onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.disPlay='';$(this).getParent().style.disPlay='none';">less

music: David Haladjian