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Hi All,

Here are audio helper files for the piece we'll sing on Sunday Dec 1.  Enjoy!

Steve

Full
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass

Happy Celtic Thanksgiving!

Hi All,

I recorded the parts for our Thanksgiving anthem, "A Celtic Thanksgiving" today.  Here they are!  I hope you come to love the 3/4 - 6/8 rhythms as much as I do!

Full recording

Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass

Enjoy!

Steve

The Storm and the Garden

Hi Everyone,

Here are audio helper files for two upcoming anthems, In the Garden and The Storm is Passing Over.

Enjoy!  They're both good ole-fashioned comfort food!

In the Garden

Full Choir
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass

The Storm is Passing Over

Hey, check out this big youth choir singing this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrv92TxkJ_w

Full Choir
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass

Thanks all.  These will be GREAT in the service!

Steve

Audio Files for Christmas Cantata

Hi All!

So, here are the audio files to help with your personal practicing of the Christmas Cantata we'll be singing!

Let me know if there are any questions, if any links don't work, or if I goofed up in the busy work of getting these files up here.

Thanks everyone, this is going to be a blast!


Soprano1st movement
Soprano 2nd movement
Soprano 3rd movement
Soprano 4th movement
Soprano 5th movement
Soprano 6th movement
Soprano 7th movement
Soprano 8th movement 


Alto 1st movement
Alto 2nd movement
Alto 3rd movement
Alto 4th movement
Alto 5th movement
Alto 6th movement
Alto 7th movement
Alto 8th movement 


Tenor 1st movement
Tenor 2nd movement
Tenor 3rd movement
Tenor 4th movement
Tenor 5th movement
Tenor 6th movement
Tenor 7th movement
Tenor 8th movement

Bass 1st movement
Bass 2nd movement
Bass 3rd movement
Bass 4th movement
Bass 5th movement
Bass 6th movement
Bass 7th movement
Bass 8th movement

Welcome back!

Hello choir!

I guess we have to face facts and accept that the end of August is upon us, and the regularly-scheduled-programming is about to return to us!  I'm looking forward to this year of music making with everyone.  I've been searching for lots of good music, and I've found plenty, but if you have ideas of something you've heard or would like to sing (again?) let me know and I'll try and work it in to the calendar.

Here you'll find links to the first 2 pieces that we'll be singing this year. An arrangement of "If We Ever Needed the Lord Before" (check out the awesome Take 6 arrangement here).  As always, there are rehearsal recordings for each vocal part (with the other parts much softer in the background) as well as a version with all the parts heard more equally.  Please download the appropriate parts and sing along!

If We Ever...

Full Choir
http://www.twinkletogether.com/Choir/If_we_ever_full.mp3

Soprano
http://www.twinkletogether.com/Choir/If_we_ever_sop.mp3

Alto
http://www.twinkletogether.com/Choir/If_we_ever_alto.mp3

Tenor
http://www.twinkletogether.com/Choir/If_we_ever_ten.mp3

Bass
http://www.twinkletogether.com/Choir/If_we_ever_bass.mp3



But wait, there's more!  You can also download rehearsal recordings of the NEXT piece we'll be working on, a lovely Kyrie by John Leavitt.  This one is in 3 parts, Sop/Alto/Baritone.  Here's a good YouTube performance:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gljctAj_8Y

Kyrie

Full Choir
http://www.twinkletogether.com/Choir/Kyrie_full.mp3

Soprano
http://www.twinkletogether.com/Choir/Kyrie_sop.mp3 

Alto
http://www.twinkletogether.com/Choir/Kyrie_alto.mp3


Baritone
http://www.twinkletogether.com/Choir/Kyrie_bar.mp3

 Okay, that's all for now.  See you a week from tonight for our first choir practice of the season!

Peace, love and all the good stuff,

Steve

Music for Spring!

Hello everyone!

Here are more practice tracks for 2 upcoming pieces we'll be singing.  Like one of our Easter pieces, you can download and listen to ALL the parts together, or JUST your part, or a version with your part stronger than the other parts. 


Consider the Lillies

This piece is from the 'old' library and will be sung acapella (or a_capella, I can't decide which is right!).  This is a favorite text of mine and is not terribly difficult except for one lovely moment of "Glo---ry".  I look forward to working on this a fair bit so we're very comfortable with it before sharing it with the congregation.

Full recording

Soprano only
Soprano strong

Alto only
Alto strong

Tenor only
Tenor strong

Bass only
Bass strong

Alleluia from Brazillian Psalm

It's kind of repetitive (okay, really repetitive) but will be über cool with percussion!

Full Recording

Soprano only
Soprano strong

Alto only
Alto strong

Baritone only
Baritone strong

Lent and Easter

Hi All,

Lots of music here to listen to and practice!

Celtic Alleluia

Soprano 
http://www.TwinkleTogether.com/Choir/Celtic-sop.mp3 

Alto  
http://www.TwinkleTogether.com/Choir/Celtic-alto.mp3

Baritone  
http://www.TwinkleTogether.com/Choir/Celtic-bar.mp3

Hosanna

Soprano
http://www.TwinkleTogether.com/Choir/Hosanna-sop.mp3

 Alto
http://www.TwinkleTogether.com/Choir/Hosanna-alto.mp3

Tenor
http://www.TwinkleTogether.com/Choir/Hosanna-ten.mp3

 Bass
http://www.TwinkleTogether.com/choir/Hosanna-bass.mp3

This is the Day

Soprano
http://www.TwinkleTogether.com/Choir/This_is_the_day-sop.mp3

Alto
http://www.TwinkleTogether.com/Choir/This_is_the_day-alto.mp3

Tenor
http://www.TwinkleTogether.com/Choir/This_is_the_day-ten.mp3

Bass
http://www.TwinkleTogether.com/choir/This_is_the_day-bass.mp3 

He is Risen! Risen Indeed!
For this piece, I got a little bit fancy!  I did a multi-tracked version and so have 3 different tracks for everyone.  Be sure to listen to the full recording, which includes all the vocal parts together.  Each part has 2 additional tracks to use - one with only your part on it, and then one with your track louder than the rest, but the other voices are there to give you a strong sense of how your part fits in with the whole.  Let me know if this is of use to you?!


Full choir:  http://www.TwinkleTogether.com/Choir/He_is_Risen_full.mp3

Soprano only:   http://www.TwinkleTogether.com/Choir/He_is_Risen_sop1.mp3
Soprano and choir:   http://www.TwinkleTogether.com/Choir/He_is_Risen_sop2.mp3

Alto only:  http://www.TwinkleTogether.com/Choir/He_is_Risen_alto1.mp3  
Alto and choir:  http://www.TwinkleTogether.com/Choir/He_is_Risen_alto2.mp3

Tenor only: http://www.TwinkleTogether.com/Choir/He_is_Risen_ten1.mp3 
Tenor and choir:  http://www.TwinkleTogether.com/Choir/He_is_Risen_ten3.mp3

Bass only:  http://www.TwinkleTogether.com/Choir/He_is_Risen_bass1.mp3
Bass and choir:  http://www.TwinkleTogether.com/Choir/He_is_Risen_bass2.mp3   

Gospel Allelu!

Hello everyone!

Here are the audio helper files for our next anthem.  It kinda rocks!

soprano:
http://www.twinkletogether.com/Choir/GospelAllelu_sop.mp3
alto:
http://www.twinkletogether.com/Choir/GospelAllelu_alt.mp3
baritone:
http://www.twinkletogether.com/Choir/GospelAllelu_bar.mp3

Altos, please note I changed one note in your part:  in measure 16 you have a whole note D, and I changed it to an F.  It seemed a bit polite for our "nothing above B" crowd!  This change will also happen in measure 74, but I forgot to do it there in the recording.

Thanks everyone, see you Wednesday night!

Steve