Highbridge Voices 2014 Benefit Concert Alec Baldwin, Master of Ceremonies, Melissa Errico, Special Guest, Mary Clementi, Music Director, SunHee Lim, Assistant Music Director, Devon Joiner, Piano, Deborah Booth, Recorder, Spencer Cohen, Cajon

CareFully controlled chorus, confident mature sounding soloists, and that a cappella ending is just sublime! Well performed, Mat Wright and the Barnsley Youth Choir and your faithful band of supporting instrumental players

Only half the Full chorus was available but we competed anyway.

[Dum transisset] Sabbatum, Maria Magdalene et Maria Jacobi et Salome emerunt aromata, ut venientes ungerent Jesum. Alleluia. [When] the Sabbath [was past], Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome had bought sweet spices, that th...  more[Dum transisset] Sabbatum, Maria Magdalene et Maria Jacobi et Salome emerunt aromata, ut venientes ungerent Jesum. Alleluia. [When] the Sabbath [was past], Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint Jesus. Alleluia. Sung at Canterbury Cathedral during our Royal School of Church Music Summer Course in 1986, under Martin How. I (David W Solomons) was one of the altos. John Huntley - a fellow alto - recorded this performance.  less

Music played for the Toni and Trish house in Midland at Assumption Church in 2014.

"Who Is Silvia?" by Mary Carmichael. Text from "Two Gentlemen of Vernoa" by William Shakespeare. Recorded live on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir...  more"Who Is Silvia?" by Mary Carmichael. Text from "Two Gentlemen of Vernoa" by William Shakespeare. Recorded live on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese. Who is Silvia? what is she, That all our swains commend her? Holy, fair, and wise is she; The heaven such Grace did lend her, That she might admirèd be. Is she kind as she is fair? For beauty lives with kindness. Love doth to her eyes repair, To help him of his blindness; And, being helped, inhabits there. Then to Silvia let us sing, That Silvia is excelling; She excels each mortal thing Upon the dull earth dwelling; To her let us garlands bring  less

Highbridge Voices performs Rollo Dillworth's piece, Jordan's Angels. Mary Clementi, conductor, Devon Joiner, pianist

Scores for mixed choir (SATB) https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/20703236?aff_id=175705 for men's voices (ATBarB) https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/20703235?aff_id=175705 Based on an anonymous manuscript arrangement of this old spiritual, found ...  moreScores for mixed choir (SATB) https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/20703236?aff_id=175705 for men's voices (ATBarB) https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/20703235?aff_id=175705 Based on an anonymous manuscript arrangement of this old spiritual, found by a member of our singing group back in the 1990s. Another member of our singing group (Jill Mitchell) wrote the words for the second verse. This is my own performance (as the multitrack choir dwsChorale) 1. If there's anybody here like weepin' Mary Call upon your Jesus and he'll draw nigh If there's anybody here like weepin' Mary Call upon your Jesus and he'll draw nigh Oh glory, glory Hallelujah Glory be to my God who rules on high [traditional] 2. "They have stole away my Lord" said weepin' Mary "And I know not where they have laid him down" "Yes they've stole away my Lord" said weepin' Mary "And I know not where they have laid him down" "Oh Mary!" "Is it you Rabboni?" Jesus here is risen and dies no more. [Jill Mitchell]  less

"Under the Greenwood Tree" by Mary Carmichael. Text from "As You Like It" by William Shakespeare. Recorded live on Sunday, May 4, 2014, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choi...  more"Under the Greenwood Tree" by Mary Carmichael. Text from "As You Like It" by William Shakespeare. Recorded live on Sunday, May 4, 2014, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese.  

Highbridge Voices performs this piece from Tanzania. Words and Music by Israel Kagaruki, arranged by Eugene Rogers. Mary Clementi, conductor. Chris Cubeta, Billy Janiszewski, Devon Joiner, percussion.