Demo/Rehearsal recording for our concert "Cold Hands Warm Hearts"

Concert at St Margarets Church, 19 May 2013 Silverstream, Upper Hutt, New Zealand

The Madrigal from The Mikado (words slightly altered) from The Reading A440 Choir's Summer 2011 Choral Show "A Boy and a Girl". Conducted by Stephen Tyler. For more information about The choir including a full synopsis of The show, please visit The ch...  moreThe Madrigal from The Mikado (words slightly altered) from The Reading A440 Choir's Summer 2011 Choral Show "A Boy and a Girl". Conducted by Stephen Tyler. For more information about The choir including a full synopsis of The show, please visit The choir's website: http://a440choir.com.  

LET IT BE Let it be×4 whisper words of wisdom, let it be, let it be×4 whisper words of wisdom, let it be, when I find myself in times of trouble, MoTher Mary comes to me, Speaking words of wisdom, Let it be, And in my hour of darkness she is, sta...  moreLET IT BE Let it be×4 whisper words of wisdom, let it be, let it be×4 whisper words of wisdom, let it be, when I find myself in times of trouble, MoTher Mary comes to me, Speaking words of wisdom, Let it be, And in my hour of darkness she is, standing right in front of me, Speaking words of wisdom, let it be, Let it be×4 Whisper words of wisdom, let it be, Let it be×4 Whisper words of wisdom, let it be, when The broken hearted people, living in The world agree, There will be an answer, let it be, for though They may be parted, There is still a chance that They will see, There will be an answer, let it be, let it be×4, whisper words of wisdom, let it be, let it be×4, whisper words of wisdom, let it be, and when The night is cloudy There is, still a light that shines on me, shine until tomorrow, let it be, I wake up to The sound of music, MoTher Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom, let it be, let it be×4, whisper words of wisdom, let it be...  less

This song is a wedding present for my daughter Salima and my son-in-law Tarik Talundzic. As a Boy chorister I can remember singing Healey Willan's setting of "Rise up, my love", a true gem. The beautiful imagery of this text drew me to write my own s...  moreThis song is a wedding present for my daughter Salima and my son-in-law Tarik Talundzic. As a Boy chorister I can remember singing Healey Willan's setting of "Rise up, my love", a true gem. The beautiful imagery of this text drew me to write my own setting. Sincere thanks to MatThew Curtis (choraltracks.com) for recording "Rise up, my love, my fair one." If you would like to obtain 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

Performed by Angelus from Mt. Vernon Sr. High School in Mt. Vernon,IN at CaThedral of St. Mary of The Assumption, San Francisco, CA

From Elbow's 2008 album Seldom Seen Kid. This is from The OK Chorale's second public concert in March 2013 at St. Mary's Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK.

for SATB Chorus unaccompanied Words by Mary Elizabeth Frye: Public Domain Music by Stanley M. Hoffman © Copyright 2018 by Stanley M. Hoffman. www.stanleymhoffman.com All rights reserved. The poem above is sometimes called “I Am” due to its repet...  morefor SATB Chorus unaccompanied Words by Mary Elizabeth Frye: Public Domain Music by Stanley M. Hoffman © Copyright 2018 by Stanley M. Hoffman. www.stanleymhoffman.com All rights reserved. The poem above is sometimes called “I Am” due to its repetition of The phrase. Was The poem inspired? The Hebrew name for God, YHWH, means “I am” or “I am that I am.” And There does seem to be something magical about The poem, as it was written by a woman who, to our knowledge, Had never written a poem before. Mary Elizabeth Frye was an orphan with no formal education. In 1932 she and her husband hosted a young Jewish woman, Margaret Schwarzkopf, who was fleeing The Holocaust. When she received news that her moTher Had died in Germany, The heartbroken houseguest told Frye in despair that she Had never Had The chance to “stand by my moTher’s grave and shed a tear.” Frye found herself composing The poem above on a ripped-off section of a brown paper shopping bag. She said The words “just came to her.”  less

A bit of behind-The-scenes footage recording our first in-studio album as well as an unmixed, unedited tidbit of things to come. Album scheduled for release in 2012. Recorded at Soundtrek Studios, August 2011.