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David Rain: "Demain, dès l'aube" (sung by Matthew Curtis)
"Demain, dès l'aube" is dedicated to my dear friend Lillian Holowka and her partner Donald Bergen, who died less than a year apart in 2013 and 2014.
Victor Hugo's heart-wrenching 1847 poem describes a walk he plans to take tomorrow morning ("Demain, dè... more"Demain, dès l'aube" is dedicated to my dear friend Lillian Holowka and her partner Donald Bergen, who died less than a year apart in 2013 and 2014.
Victor Hugo's heart-wrenching 1847 poem describes a walk he plans to take tomorrow morning ("Demain, dès l'aube") through the countryside to his daughter Léopoldine's grave four years after her tragic death in a boating accident, which also took the life of her husband Charles who had tried to save her.
Sincere thanks to Matthew Curtis (ChoralTracks.com) for recording "Demain, dès l'aube."
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 m... less
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David Rain: "How heavy lies the heart": #2 Autumn, Ottawa Four Seasons Suite (sung by Matthew Curtis
I dedicate this piece to my friends in the composer/singer collective, the Ad hoc Chorale, who tested out this piece in one of our informal workshops and offered valuable comments.
"How heavy lies the heart" has drawn inspiration from the traditional F... moreI dedicate this piece to my friends in the composer/singer collective, the Ad hoc Chorale, who tested out this piece in one of our informal workshops and offered valuable comments.
"How heavy lies the heart" has drawn inspiration from the traditional French Christmas carol, "Quelle est cette odeur agréable", which John Gay also set as a boisterous drinking song in the Beggar's Opera, "Fill every glass, for wine inspires us!" In addition, the song draws inspiration from Josquin's Missa Pange Lingua.
In early 2018, I applied to be a participant at one of the Vancouver Chamber Choir's Interplay workshops funded by the SOCAN Foundation and to my delight I was accepted.
"How heavy lies the heart" was one of the pieces that this amazing choir sight read for me on the spot. VCC director Jon Washburn and choir members then provided me with valuable feedback, for which I am very grateful.
I would also like to acknowledge the a cappella choir that I sing in, The Stairwell Carollers, and our director Pierre M... less
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Scott Villard--O nata lux for SATB (2014)--Sung by Matthew Curtis of ChoralTracks
O nata lux de lumine,
Jesu redemptor saeculi,
Dignare clemens supplicum
Laudes precesque sumere.
Qui carne quondam contegi
Dignatus es pro perditis,
Nos membra confer effici
Tui beati corporis.
(O Light born of Light,
Jesus, redeemer of the w... moreO nata lux de lumine,
Jesu redemptor saeculi,
Dignare clemens supplicum
Laudes precesque sumere.
Qui carne quondam contegi
Dignatus es pro perditis,
Nos membra confer effici
Tui beati corporis.
(O Light born of Light,
Jesus, redeemer of the world,
with loving-kindness deign to receive
suppliant praise and prayer.
Thou who once deigned to be clothed in flesh
for the sake of the lost,
grant us to be members
of thy blessed body.)
http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Scott_Villard
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David Rain: "Let's sing, it's Spring!", #4 (Spring) Ottawa Four Seasons Suite (sung by Matthew Curti
"Let's sing, it's Spring!" is dedicated to my uncle and aunt, James and Daphne Shaw, and their amazing clan, the "Bowen Island Shaws."
I have given this song the sub-title: "A Crazy Choral Etude for Rolled Rs and Perfect 5ths." It is meant, no pun inte... more"Let's sing, it's Spring!" is dedicated to my uncle and aunt, James and Daphne Shaw, and their amazing clan, the "Bowen Island Shaws."
I have given this song the sub-title: "A Crazy Choral Etude for Rolled Rs and Perfect 5ths." It is meant, no pun intended, to be a musical lark, great fun for a choir to sing, rolling Rs like crazy, with no holding back.
NB: One day I woke up to the realization that I had independently written four Choral works, each of which had evoked a different season, and so it seemed natural to group them together into a Choral suite that I have called "The Ottawa Four Seasons Suite."
"Let's sing, it's Spring!", with its rousing coda section, works perfectly as the closing number of this suite.
Also of note, in early 2018, I applied to be a participant at one of the Vancouver Chamber Choir's Interplay workshops funded by the SOCAN Foundation and to my delight I was accepted.
"Let's sing, it's Spring!" was one of the pieces that this amazing choir sight read for me on the sp... less
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"A Song of Peace" (Da Pacem, Domine)
"A Song of Peace" written by Jonathan Adams, published by Pavane Publishing, P1337 and beautifully sung by Matthew Curtis, Choral Tracks LLC.
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Jesu, the very thought of Thee - Richard Proulx
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All parts sung by Matthew Curtis, Assistant Music Director and Tenor of Chanticleer.
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For Every Love a Place • Men’s Chorus
FOR EVERY LOVE A PLACE
a setting for unaccompanied men’s chorus (TTBB) of the poem To a Friend by James Fenimore Cooper, Jr. by Greg Bartholomew
With demo recording by Matthew Curtis
Sheet Music available from J.W.Pepper:
https://www.jwpepper.com/... moreFOR EVERY LOVE A PLACE
a setting for unaccompanied men’s chorus (TTBB) of the poem To a Friend by James Fenimore Cooper, Jr. by Greg Bartholomew
With demo recording by Matthew Curtis
Sheet Music available from J.W.Pepper:
https://www.jwpepper.com/10652808.item
For more information visit www.gregbartholomew.com
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R.Brisotto: "Ariel's Madrigal" for mixed choir
A Choral composition by Roberto Brisotto (1972)
Lyrics by William Shakespeare (1564/1616) from "The Tempest"
All parts are performed by Matthew Curtis
- "Before you can say, "Come and go",
And breathe twice, and cry, "So,so"
Each one, tripping on ... moreA Choral composition by Roberto Brisotto (1972)
Lyrics by William Shakespeare (1564/1616) from "The Tempest"
All parts are performed by Matthew Curtis
- "Before you can say, "Come and go",
And breathe twice, and cry, "So,so"
Each one, tripping on his toe,
Will be here with mop and (mow)
(Do you love me, master?no?)"
"Where the bee sucks there (suck) I:
In a cow-slips (bell) I lie;
There I couch when owls do cry.
On a bat's back (I do) fly
After (summer) merrily,
Merrily, merrily shall I live now
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PIE JESU - John Conahan (SATB piano)
PIE JESU - by John Conahan. SATB piano (optional String Ensemble). This is an accompanied setting of both the Pie Jesu and Agnus Dei texts. In this video, you'll be able to view the complete score in tandem with a performance. More information and additio... morePIE JESU - by John Conahan. SATB piano (optional String Ensemble). This is an accompanied setting of both the Pie Jesu and Agnus Dei texts. In this video, you'll be able to view the complete score in tandem with a performance. More information and additional scores, visit www.johnconahan.com. (© John Conahan)