MUSIC RESOURCES FROM PAST CONCERTS

BROOKLYN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: HOLST’S THE PLANETS

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

SOPRANOS AND ALTOS

Score

MUSIC RESOURCES FOR FEBRUARY 1, 2025 CONCERT

FOURTEEN PORCHES

Score:

“Listening Files”

Excerpts from Governors Island Performance

Section Notes

• 8 Jan

  • Tenors

  • Sopranos

• 15 Jan

  • Basses

  • Altos

• 22 Jan

  • Basses

MUSIC RESOURCES FOR DECEMBER 22, 2024 CONCERT WITH BROOKLYN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Handel's Messiah

• Practice Files with Score: HERE (you’ll need to skip ahead from Part I to the Hallelujah)

• YOUTUBE (SATB)

• YOUTUBE (part specific) Playlists

  • Soprano

  • Alto

  • Tenor

  • Bass

• CYBERBASS

• HOW TO PRACTICE MELISMAS: Quick video on how to practice rapid melismatic sections.

• SCORES:

  • PART 1 SCORE

  • HALLELUJA

• SECTION NOTES:

  • Soprano

  • Bass

  • Tenor

PRACTICE FILES & SCORES from DECEMBER 7/8 2024 CONCERTS

Hanukkah Cantata by David Ludwig

• Pronunciation Guide for the Hebrew (with thanks to David Frutkoff) (you’ll need to download and then launch)

• David Ludwig’s website with Program notes and recordings of 4 of the 8 movements

• Youtube links:

  • Mi Y’maleil

  • Al Hanisim

  • Candle Blessings

  • Maoz Tzur

  • Score with Recitative inserted

    • Recitative Insert

• Practice Files:

  • FULL CHORUS

    • Mi Y'maleil

    • Al Hanisim

    • Candle Blessings

    • Maoz Tzur

  • Soprano

    • Mi Y'maleil

    • Al Hanisim (Sop1)

    • Al Hanisim (Sop2)

    • Candle Blessings (Sop1)

    • Candle Blessings (Sop2)

    • Maoz Tzur (Sop1)

    • Maoz Tzur (Sop2)

  • Alto:

    • Mi Y'maleil

    • Al Hanisim (Alt1)

    • Al Hanisim (Alt2)

    • Candle Blessings (Alt1)

    • Candle Blessings (Alt2)

    • Maoz Tzur (Alt1)

    • Maoz Tzur (Alt2)

  • Tenor

    • Mi Y'maleil

    • Al Hanisim (Ten1)

    • Al Hanisim (Ten2)

    • Tenors do not have a voice part in Candle Blessings

    • Maoz Tzur (Ten1)

    • Maoz Tzur (Ten2)

  • Bass

    • Mi Y'maleil

    • Al Hanisim (Bass1)

    • Al Hanisim (Bass2)

    • Basses do not have a voice part in Candle Blessings

    • Maoz Tzur (Bass1)

    • Maoz Tzur (Bass2)

• More to follow

Magnificat by Vivaldi

• Score

• Music video of the choral score.

• Performance Video (from Jason)

• Rehearsal video

• Rehearsal tracks via Cyberbass

• Guide to Latin Pronunciation for Singers

• Notes to follow

Three Christmas Settings

Jesus Christ the Apple Tree - Elizabeth Poston (Chamber Choir)

• Score

• Video, Video #2, Video #3

Peace on Earth - Errollyn Wallen 

• Score

• Video

Christus Natus Est – Rosephanye Powell

• Practice Files

  • Full Chorus

  • Soprano 1

  • Soprano 2

  • Alto 1

  • Alto 2

  • Tenor

  • Bass 1

  • Bass 2

• Score

• Video

MUSIC RESOURCES FOR SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 PERFORMANCE AT SILOAM PRES CHURCH

SECTION NOTES

9/4:

• From Richie Mann - Bass Section Leader

• From Akari Kubo - Tenor Section Leader

9/11

• Basses

• Tenors

• Sopranos (Carol Weinrod-Velez)

• Altos

9/18

• Tenors

• Basses

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SCORES AND PRACTICE FILES

Lift Every Voice and Sing

• Score

• Rehearsal tracks:

  • SATB (Youtube)

  • Soprano

  • Alto

  • Tenor

  • Bass

Credo by Margaret Bonds

Score (we are performing Movements 1, 5, and 7) HERE is a pdf of 1, 5 and 7 only
Rehearsal videos:
- YouTube recording of Margaret Bonds' Credo with orchestra
- YouTube recording with just Piano accompaniment here (easier to hear the choir).
More about Margaret and the world premiere of Credo here.
More about Bonds' bio here.

Come Sunday by Duke Ellington

Score
06 Come Sunday ALT1.mp3
06 Come Sunday ALT2 rev 160216.mp3
06 Come Sunday BAS rev 160213.mp3
06 Come Sunday SOP1.mp3
06 Come Sunday SOP2.mp3
06 Come Sunday TEN1 160213.mp3
06 Come Sunday TEN2 160213.mp3
06 Come Sunday SATB.mp3

Psalm 23 by Bobby McFerrin

Score
Rehearsal video
Youtube

Agnus Dei by Robert Ray

Score
Rehearsal video

Three Spirituals:

Climbin’ up the Mountain Arr. by William Henry Smith

Score
Rehearsal video

Swing Low Sweet Chariot Arr. by John Brian McAnuff

Score
Rehearsal tracks:
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
SATB

Soon Ah Will Be Done Arr. by William Dawson

Score
Rehearsal video
Youtube

I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes by Adolphus Hailstork

• HERE is the score.

• HERE is a rehearsal video.

• Practice Files:

  • Sopranos

  • Altos

  • Tenors

  • Basses

  • All Voices

JUNE 20, 2024 CONCERT

The Merry Widow - Lehar

• Score

• Link to Video (chorus comes in at 1:31)

• Guide to German Pronunciation for Singers

• Va, Pensiero from Nabucco - Verdi

  • Practice Videos:

    • Alto

    • Tenor I

    • Tenor II

    • Soprano I

    • Soprano II

    • Bass

  • Score

  • Link to video performances:

    • Video 1

    • Video 2 (chorus comes in at 1:20)

  • Lyrics (thanks Carol!)

    Guide to Italian Pronunciation for Singers

• Regina Coeli from Cavalleria Rusticana - Mascagni

  • Score

  • Link to Video (chorus comes in at 0:24)

  • Guide to Latin Pronunciation for Singers (note: whereas literary works are read aloud in Classical Latin, musical works are sung in Ecclesiastical Latin)

• Entry of the Guests from Tannhauser - Wagner

  • Score

  • Score (with English Translation)

  • Score (English redacted)

  • Link to Video (tenor/bass come in at 2:35, soprano/alto come in at 3:04)

• CASTA DIVA from Norma - Bellini

  • SCORE

  • Maria Callas YouTube (Italian subtitles). Some helpful timestamps below:

    • Bass & Tenors come in at:

      • 30:33 (page 58)

      • 31:26 (page 59)

    • All voices come in at:

      • 36:42 (page 63)

      • 38:40 (page 67)

      • 41:18 (page 71)

      • 43:19 (page 80)

      • 43:53 (page 83)

      • (Note: it appears page 76 and 82 in our score is not part of this Youtube recording)

MUSIC RESOURCES FOR 2024 SPRING CONCERT
Songs of Hope: Psalms for Troubled Times

(APRIL 6 & 7, 2024)

• Salmo by Chris Urquiaga

  • HERE is PDF of the score

  • HERE is PDF of the translation

  • HERE is pronunciation guide

  • Here are practice files for:

    • Soprano

    • Alto

    • Tenor

    • Bass

    • All Parts

• Dixit Dominus by Marianne Martines

  • HERE is a PDF of the score.

  • PRACTICE FILES (Thanks Chris!):

    • Sopranos (Sopranos 1 & 2)

    • Altos

    • Tenors

    • Basses

    • All Voices

  • General Latin pronunciation guide here.

• I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes by Adolphus Hailstork

  • HERE is the score.

  • HERE is a rehearsal video.

  • Practice Files:

    • Sopranos

    • Altos

    • Tenors

    • Basses

    • All Voices

• Chichester Psalms by Leonard Bernstein.

  • HERE is the CYBERBASS link.

  • HERE is the Poznan Philharmonic conducted by the Maestro himself

  • HERE is the score (sorry about the crookedness)

  • Diction/pronunciation practice: A huge THANKS to M Miller for their amazing recordings!

    • Movement 1 HERE

    • Movement 2 HERE (to page 23) and HERE from page 23 to end

    • Movement 3 HERE

Thanks to our SECTION LEADERS:

Basses: Richard Mann - Really useful and detailed notes, applicable to all voices most of the time!

• January 24

• January 27

• February 8

Sopranos: Carol Weinrod-Velez - Sopranos are special in all of these pieces. We should all listen to what Carol has to say.

• January 24

• January 28

Tenors: Akari Kubo… thanks so much for stepping up.

• January 19

• January 24

• January 31

Altos: Jean Kahler - Always entertaining yet spot on informative. All sections should read her notes.

• January 17

• January 24

MUSIC RESOURCES FOR HANDEL’S MESSIAH

(DECEMBER 9 & 10, 2023)

Handel's Messiah

• Practice Files with Score: HERE (you’ll need to skip ahead from Part I to the Hallelujah)

• YOUTUBE

• CYBERBASS

• HOW TO PRACTICE MELISMAS: Quick video on how to practice rapid melismatic sections.

• SCORES:

  • PART 1 SCORE

  • HALLELUJA

MUSIC RESOURCES FOR THE BROOKLYN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA CONCERT (OCTOBER 28, 2023)

MENDELSSOHN’S DIE ERSTE WALPURGISNACHT, OP. 60

• SCORE

• JASON’S RECOMMENDED RECORDING

• CYBERBASS

• RENATE’S PRONUNCIATION GUIDE - Thanks Renate!

MOZART’S REQUIEM DIES IRAE

• SCORE

• YOUTUBE PRACTICE

• CYBERBASS

VERDI’S REQUIEM DIES IRAE

• BBC Prom 13: Listen to the first 2' 25" of this performance and pay particular attention to 2' - 2' 25" to gain a better understanding of how to approach the sotto voce section

• YOUTUBE PERFORMANCE (AMAZING!!)

• CYBERBASS

• SCORE (This is the one used at rehearsals)

• SCORE (Thanks Barrin for this clean copy, BUT NOTE the pages aren’t synced!)

MUSIC RESOURCES FOR

Beethoven’s 9th on May 6th 2023 with Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra

SCORE & PRACTICE FILES

Beethoven Youtube

MONTH OF MAYING

Score and Practice Files

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SPRING 2023 REPERTOIRE

LINKS:

• PRACTICE FILES - CREDO & ORATORIUM

• ORATORIUM Pronunciation Recordings Thanks to Renate!

• Oratorium Entrances

• Chorale Score and Full Score - TWO POEMS

• Beethoven Practice files

• LINKS TO SCORES HERE

  
  
  

CARNEGIE HALL SCORES

Carnegie Hall rehearsal files:
Alto File
Soprano File
Tenor File
Bass File

LINKS TO OUTSIDE RESOURCES INCLUDING YOUTUBE (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY JASON)

Margaret Bonds
YouTube recording of Margaret Bonds' Credo. 
More about Margaret and the world premiere of Credo here
More about Bonds' bio here.

Fanny Mendelssohn HenseYouTube recording of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel's Oratorium.
Translation can be found of pages 5-11 of this concert program.
More about Fanny here.
Interview with Dr. Angela Mace Christian (Rutgers University) here.

Nicole Russell
Here's more about Nicole Russell, the composer of our commissioned piece, Two Poems.

Carnegie Hall – Japanese Choral Festival March 29
GCB Repertoire:
"I believe in God" - Part 1 of Margaret Bonds Credo
7th movement of the Fanny Hensel Oratorio
Handel's "Sing Unto God."

FALL 2022 REPERTOIRE


CHRISTE REDEMPTOR BY: MONTEVERDI 
YOUTUBE
PRACTICE FILE: TENOR 1
PRACTICE FILE: TENOR 2
PRACTICE FILE: BASS
PRACTICE FILE: ALL PARTS

 GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO BY: BACH
YOUTUBE
PRACTICE FILE: SOPRANO 1
PRACTICE FILE: SOPRANO 2
PRACTICE FILE: ALTO
PRACTICE FILE: TENOR
PRACTICE FILE: BASS
PRACTICE FILE: ALL PARTS
HAMMOND PRACTICE FILES:
SOPRANO 1
SOPRANO 2
ALTO
TENOR
BASS

MAGNIFICAT BY: ISABELLA LEONARDA
YOUTUBE
PRACTICE FILE: SOPRANO
PRACTICE FILE: ALTO
PRACTICE FILE: TENOR
PRACTICE FILE: BASS
PRACTICE FILE: ALL PARTS

SING UNTO GOD BY: HANDEL
YOUTUBE
PRACTICE FILE: SOPRANO [COMING SOON]
PRACTICE FILE: ALTO
PRACTICE FILE: TENOR
PRACTICE FILE: BASS
PRACTICE FILE: ALL PARTS
HAMMOND PRACTICE FILES S, A, T, and B
CHORALIA PRACTICE FILES - ALL PARTS

SEE, THE CONQU’RING HERO COMES! BY: HANDEL
YOUTUBE
PRACTICE FILE: SOPRANO 1
PRACTICE FILE: SOPRANO 2
PRACTICE FILE: ALTO
PRACTICE FILE: TENOR
PRACTICE FILE: BASS
CHORALIA PRACTICE FILES: ALL PARTS
HAMMOND PRACTICE FILES S, A, T AND B

TUNE YOUR HARP BY: HANDEL
HAMMOND PRACTICE FILES: S, A, T, and B
CHORALIA PRACTICE FILES: ALL PARTS

TUNE YOUR HARPS NEW FILES:
PRACTICE FILES SOP 1
PRACTICE FILES SOP 2
PRACTICE FILES ALTO
PRACTICE FILES TENOR
PRATICE FILES BASS

CONVIDANDO ESTA LA NOCHE BY: JUAN GARCIA DE CESPEDES
YOUTUBE
PRACTICE FILES: ALL PARTS

TE DEUM BY: IGNACIO JERUSALEM
PRACTICE FILES FIRST MOVEMENT: ALL PARTS

LA BELLA INCORRUPTA BY: MANUEL DE ZUMAYA
PRACTICE FILES: ALL PARTS

PDFS OF MUSIC: LINK HERE

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST : LINK HERE

Past Seasons

2022-2023 SEASON

2016-2017 SEASON

2015-2016 SEASON

2014-2015 SEASON

2013-2014 SEASON

2012-2013 SEASON

2011-2012 SEASON

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