Par PEGLER HEIDI / KEMP N.J.. The ability to sing in foreign languages is a much-needed skill for singers, but few vocal training resources tackle this aspect comprehensively in one book. With this in mind, ABRSM examiners and professional singers Heidi Pegler and Nicola-Jane Kemp have written The language of song, a graded series of songbooks that provide classic song repertoire, carefully select…

from Chapel Music: five diverse songs for chorus and orchestra. Par SCHWANTNER JOSEPH. Chapel Music is a work of celebration to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Alice Millar Chapel and Religious Center at Northwestern University. The texts are drawn from a variety of religious and secular sources. The work opens with a processional, with the sopranos leading the chorus through the hall to …

Par JOLLIFFE EDMUND. An attractive Epiphany carol to words written by the composer, Follow The Star is based on a dynamic chorus in straight rock style, interleaved with verses that might be taken as solo passages for one or more singers in a unison and Piano performance. For the concluding return of the refrain the music rises a semitone to F sharp major to clinch the mood of celebration. Teacher…

Songs, Stories And History. Par WAYNE ERBSEN. Plus récent livre de Wayne Erbsen jette un regard profond sur la musique bluegrass pour découvrir ses vraies racines : ballades des premiers pionniers, écossais-irlandais fiddle tunes, spirituals noirs, mélodies de plantations, blues, meurtre ballades, chansons sentimentales parlor de styles de banjo Tin Pan Alley, en Caroline du Nord et Gospels. Le li…

Make the silence talk'La Muette knew how to make the silence talk like no one', writes Djavann in his book (La Muette, © Flammarion 2008). Those words deeply touched me for they express one of the most beautiful metaphors in music. Through the lines of discourse, beyond words, I was listening to the silence of 'La Muette'. A rare and intense listening which joins the same internal listening I use …

Written by Meredith Ochs, The Bruce Springsteen Vault chronicles The Boss's incredible music career from a humble childhood to his most recent album 'High Hopes', by way of his incomparably successful and critically acclaimed back catalogue. This fantastic hardcover Illustrated Biography features over 100 images including concert photos, album covers and photographs, as well as ten pieces of remov…

40 Fun Warm-Ups Using Songs from Across the United States. Keeping singers in our ensembles excited and energized during the warm-up process is a consistent hurdle for educators across the nation. By using songs that are indigenous to different parts of our country, teachers in choral classrooms can help students prepare their minds, bodies and voices while sharing a bit of our culture and history…

Par PALLOT NERINA. Bridging the gap between pop phenomenon and protest singer, Nerina Pallot combines a classically trained background with a sharp eye for questioning social comment. With influences ranging from Carol King to Tori Amos, Fires is an unpredictable set of songs that span a wide variety of styles, from the raw protest of Everybody's Gone To War to the lush and anthemic Idaho . Every …