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Lessons and Carols Broadcast

December 1, 2011 by George Leave a Comment

Friday, Dec. 2, I will be singing with David Tang and the Carolina Voices chorus VOX at St. John’s Baptist Church here in Charlotte, NC. I will be the soloist on the piece “Children, Go Where I Send Thee” as arranged by Andre Thomas.

Why do I bring this up? Because if you would like a chance to hear me in the far flung reaches, all you have to do is click over to WDAV 89.9 Classical Public Radio’s website from 12 noon to 1 PM Eastern Standard Time. VOX will be singing some outstanding music, including:

  • O Come All Ye Faithful
  • Angels We Have Heard on High
  • Alleluia, Dies Antificatus
  • The Rune of Hospitality
  • Ave Maria
  • What Child is This?

There will also be solo ragtime piano pieces, including “Silent Night in New Orleans,” “It Came upon a Midnight Boogie,” and “Go Tell It On the Mountain,” as well as “Poeme Mystique” for solo organ. In my opinion, there’s not a better way to spend an hour to kick off the holiday season.

So mark your calendars! Friday, December 2, 12 noon to 1 PM Eastern Standard time, right here.

UPDATE: Here is the program for the Lessons and Carols Service

UPDATE 12/7/11: WDAV has posted the broadcast in its entirety here. A fantastic performance made even better by having my friend Willie Stradford as a reader, and the stunning vocals of Abigail Haynes Lennox  performing with Henry Lebedinsky on cittern; Aaron Westman on baroque violin and Gail Ann Schroeder on viola da gamba. Go listen!

WAY WAY LATE UPDATE: Here’s my performance.

Filed Under: Music

More than just a voice – David Houston

May 31, 2011 by George Leave a Comment

Months ago when I was involved with the Random Acts of Culture Project, voice artist David Houston was kind enough to post about it. Today, I want to return the favor.

David is based out of Austin, TX, and is more than just a voice guy. He also is a fine musician in his own right, and you should absolutely check out his guitar instrumental “That Which Was Lost.” He talks about it very briefly in his post “New (Old) Music,” and then let’s the music speak for itself:


The talents and skills of the people I know always amaze me. Thanks for sharing this, David! You can follow him on Twitter at @DavidHoustonVO.

Filed Under: Music, Tip o' the Hat, Voice Artists Tagged With: David Houston, guitar, instrumental, talent

Power of Human Voice – Eddi Reader and the Scottish Parliament

December 31, 2010 by George Leave a Comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MX60CAaDbQ

Eddi Reader is one of my absolute favorite pop singers. Born and raised in Scotland, she was a member of the band Fairground Attraction before striking out on a solo career. One of the high points of her album output was 2003’s Sings the Songs of Robert Burns. Reader sets some of Scots poet Robert Burns’ poetry to music, including such old charms as “My Love is Like a Red Red Rose,” complete with her usually well hidden Scottish brogue.

The final track on the original release is the New Years chestnut “Auld Lang Syne.” But she sings it with a different melody than we in the States are used to hearing. Pardon the quality of the recording, but here is Eddi Reader performing “Auld Lang Syne” for the Scottish Parliament in 2004, where Burns is considered a national treasure.

And to all of my friends and colleagues, Happy New Year to you and yours!

The full lyrics to “Auld Lang Syne”

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
and days of auld lang syne?

For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet
For auld lang syne

We twa hae run aboot the braes
And pou’d the gowans fine;
we’ve wander’d mony a weary foot
Sin’ auld lang syne

We two hae paidled i’ the burn,
Frae mornin’ sun till dine;
But seas between us braid hae roar’d
Sin’ auld lang syne

And here’s a hand, my trusty friend,
And gie’s a hand o’ thine;
We’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet
For auld lang syne

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
and days of auld lang syne?

For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet
For auld lang syne

Filed Under: Music, Power of Human Voice, Random Thoughts Tagged With: Auld Lang Syne, Eddi Reader, poetry, Robert Burns, Scotland, Scottish Parliament, singing, tearjerker

Christmas Eve Music

December 27, 2010 by George 2 Comments

My wife Katherine and I were asked to sing at St. Mark’s ELCA Church here in Charlotte for Christmas Eve, and since we have not gotten many opportunities to sing in the same room recently (we have to work on this!), we gladly accepted. I am waiting for the videographer to post her stunning rendition of “Gesu Bambino” by Pietro Yon, but I will share my “O Holy Night” and “Some Children See Him.”

My own beliefs have changed over the years, but Christmas music still holds a special place in my heart. Hope you enjoy them, and I will definitely post her video as soon as I have it! Thank you to Les Ackerman for inviting us to join the wonderful men and women of the choir to sing with them on a special night.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9yGd3cuX4I]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDh5jg4oleU]

Filed Under: Music, Random Thoughts Tagged With: Christmas, O Holy Night, singing, Some Children See Him, St. Mark's Lutheran

Power of Human Voice – Bobby McFerrin

December 6, 2010 by George 1 Comment

I tend to think that “Don’t Worry Be Happy” was one of the worst things that could have happened to Bobby McFerrin.

I had the album that the ubiquitous song appeared on for a full year before it came out as a heavy rotation single in 1988. By the time it became overpoweringly popular, it was old hat for me and my friends. It made a lot of money, you couldn’t go anywhere without hearing it.

But what it obscured was McFerrin as one of the most flexible and incredible artists we have seen in this generation.

He is not just a gimmick song singer. He has won 10 Grammy awards, been a guest conductor at the Cleveland, London, Chicago and London Symphonies, and worked with giants of the jazz, classical, and folk music worlds like Chick Corea, Bela Fleck, Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, and Mark O’Connor. Because he can so easily flip into his falsetto and use it so quickly and subtly, there is simply no one like him.

This video is a great example of how he works with some of those greats. Ma, Meyer, and O’Connor have done multiple albums together, including one of my favorites, Appalachian Journey. Together, the perform “Hush Little Baby.”

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GczSTQ2nv94&feature=related]

Filed Under: Music, Power of Human Voice Tagged With: Bobby McFerrin, cello, jazz, music, singing, viola, violin, vocals

Power of Human Voice – Chanticleer

November 23, 2010 by George 1 Comment

I think I’m going to add this as a semi regular feature of this blog: The Power of the Human Voice. I tried it out with the previous post on the death of Henryk Górecki, and I like it some much, I’m going back to it, hopefully on a weekly basis. It won’t all be about music, but this one is too good to pass up.

Chanticleer is a musical group that has sung together since 1978, specializing in a capella (unaccompanied) vocals of classical works. Over the years, they have commissioned a number of works by contemporary composers as well. But this is a step out even for them: a music video for an “indie pop” song.

“Cells Planets” is by Erika Lloyd, and the video was shot by the group on the road with cameraphones and webcams, and is an outstanding showcase for the lead countertenor. If you are unfamiliar with the term, a countertenor is a male voice whose range ranges well into the mezzo, or lower woman’s range.  It is a haunting, lovely rendition, so please click and have a listen. Thanks to Kevin Turner for sharing this video.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl12ZXZeqa4&hd=1]

Filed Under: Music, Power of Human Voice

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