MUSIC RESOURCES FROM PAST CONCERTS

MUSIC RESOURCES FOR MAY 3 AND 4 CONCERTS
Program Details

3 spirituals
1. Go Down, Moses
2. Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel (Soloist piece)
3. Roll, Jordan Roll

The Ordering of Moses

GO DOWN, MOSES

Score

1. Tenors & Basses will sing the first verse in the first system (When Israel was in Egypt's Land). Sopranos and Altos will then join in with "Let my people go" on the same system. Same applies for the next system. All voices will sing the 3rd and 4th systems.

2. Sopranos and Altos will sing the second verse in the first system (Thus saith the Lord, hold Moses said). Tenors & Basses will then join in with "Let my people go" on the same system. Same applies for the next system. All voices will sing the 3rd and 4th systems.

3. All voices sing the third verse through the first and second systems, as well as the 3rd and 4th systems.

ROLL, JORDAN ROLL

arr by COURTNEY CAREY for Jason Asbury and Grace Chorale of Brooklyn

Score

Rehearsal Tracks
SATB + Treble Group: 65% Speed | 100% Speed
Soprano: 65% Speed | 100% Speed
Alto: 65% Speed | 100% Speed
Tenor: 65% Speed | 100% Speed
Bass: 65% Speed | 100% Speed
Treble Group Top Voice: 65% Speed | 100% Speed
Treble Group Middle Voice: 65% Speed | 100% Speed
Treble Group Bottom Voice: 65% Speed | 100% Speed
If you hear any errors with the rehearsal tracks, please send an email to support@gracechorale.org and we’ll look to fix it.

THE ORDERING OF MOSES by R. NATHANIEL DETT

Score
Composer’s website with Concert Program, including text of the oratorio

Recordings:
- In 1937, Cincinnati's May Festival gave the world premiere of R. Nathaniel Dett's oratorio, "The Ordering of Moses", a 'Biblical Folk Scene' composed in 1932.  The event was broadcast live to the nation by NBC radio.  The present recording captures a thrilling 2014 concert of Dett's magnum opus, performed by four stellar vocal soloists, the May Festival Chorus, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, conducted by James Conlon.
- YouTube playlist
- Spotify playlist

Soprano 1

- All Israel’s Children (page 7-12)
- O Lord, Behold My Affliction (page 13-20)
- God Looked on Israel (page 20-31, chorus comes in at ~0:37)
- And From a Burning Bush (page 31-40)
- Lord, Who Am I (page 41-44, chorus comes in at ~2:02)
- Who Hath Made a Man Dumb (page 44-53)
- And When Moses Smote the Water (page 57-65)
- March of the Israelites (page 66-79)
- And When They Reached the Other Shore (page 82-88)
- Come Let Us Raise Jehovah (page 88-94)
- Sing Ye to Jehovah (page 95-98)
- He is King of Kings (page 98-127)

Soprano 2

- All Israel’s Children (page 7-12)
- O Lord, Behold My Affliction (page 13-20)
- God Looked on Israel (page 20-31, chorus comes in at ~0:37)
- And From a Burning Bush (page 31-40)
- Lord, Who Am I (page 41-44, chorus comes in at ~2:02)
- Who Hath Made a Man Dumb (page 44-53)
- And When Moses Smote the Water (page 57-65)
- March of the Israelites (page 66-79)
- And When They Reached the Other Shore (page 82-88)
- Come Let Us Raise Jehovah (page 88-94)
- Sing Ye to Jehovah (page 95-98)
- He is King of Kings (page 98-127)

Alto 1

- All Israel’s Children (page 7-12)
- O Lord, Behold My Affliction (page 13-20)
- God Looked on Israel (page 20-31, chorus comes in at ~0:37)
- And From a Burning Bush (page 31-40)
- Lord, Who Am I (page 41-44, chorus comes in at ~2:02)
- Who Hath Made a Man Dumb (page 44-53)
- And When Moses Smote the Water (page 57-65)
- March of the Israelites (page 66-79)
- And When They Reached the Other Shore (page 82-88)
- Come Let Us Raise Jehovah (page 88-94)
- Sing Ye to Jehovah (page 95-98)
- He is King of Kings (page 98-127)

Alto 2

- All Israel’s Children (page 7-12)
- O Lord, Behold My Affliction (page 13-20)
- God Looked on Israel (page 20-31, chorus comes in at ~0:37)
- And From a Burning Bush (page 31-40)
- Lord, Who Am I (page 41-44, chorus comes in at ~2:02)
- Who Hath Made a Man Dumb (page 44-53)
- And When Moses Smote the Water (page 57-65)
- March of the Israelites (page 66-79)
- And When They Reached the Other Shore (page 82-88)
- Come Let Us Raise Jehovah (page 88-94)
- Sing Ye to Jehovah (page 95-98)
- He is King of Kings (page 98-127)

Tenor 1

- All Israel’s Children (page 7-12)
- O Lord, Behold My Affliction (page 13-20)
- God Looked on Israel (page 20-31, chorus comes in at ~0:37)
- And From a Burning Bush (page 31-40)
- Lord, Who Am I (page 41-44, chorus comes in at ~2:02)
- Who Hath Made a Man Dumb (page 44-53)
- And When Moses Smote the Water (page 57-65)
- March of the Israelites (page 66-79)
- And When They Reached the Other Shore (page 82-88)
- Come Let Us Raise Jehovah (page 88-94) (No Tenor part)
- Sing Ye to Jehovah (page 95-98)
- He is King of Kings (page 98-127)

Tenor 2

- All Israel’s Children (page 7-12)
- O Lord, Behold My Affliction (page 13-20)
- God Looked on Israel (page 20-31, chorus comes in at ~0:37)
- And From a Burning Bush (page 31-40)
- Lord, Who Am I (page 41-44, chorus comes in at ~2:02)
- Who Hath Made a Man Dumb (page 44-53)
- And When Moses Smote the Water (page 57-65)
- March of the Israelites (page 66-79)
- And When They Reached the Other Shore (page 82-88)
- Come Let Us Raise Jehovah (page 88-94) (No Tenor part)
- Sing Ye to Jehovah (page 95-98)
- He is King of Kings (page 98-127)

Bass 1

- All Israel’s Children (page 7-12)
- O Lord, Behold My Affliction (page 13-20)
- God Looked on Israel (page 20-31, chorus comes in at ~0:37)
- And From a Burning Bush (page 31-40)
- Lord, Who Am I (page 41-44. chorus comes in at ~2:02)
- Who Hath Made a Man Dumb (page 44-53)
- And When Moses Smote the Water (page 57-65)
- March of the Israelites (page 66-79, basses come in at 1:24)
- And When They Reached the Other Shore (page 82-88); Upper split // Lower split for page 87. Page 85, first 2 “hallelujahs” should be on the same note.
- Come Let Us Raise Jehovah (page 88-94) (No Bass part)
- Sing Ye to Jehovah (page 95-98)
- He is King of Kings (page 98-127); Upper split // Lower split for page 123

Bass 2

- All Israel’s Children (page 7-12)
- O Lord, Behold My Affliction (page 13-20)
- God Looked on Israel (page 20-31, chorus comes in at ~0:37)
- And From a Burning Bush (page 31-40)
- Lord, Who Am I (page 41-44, chorus comes in at ~2:02)
- Who Hath Made a Man Dumb (page 44-53)
- And When Moses Smote the Water (page 57-65)
- March of the Israelites (page 66-79, basses come in at 1:24)
- And When They Reached the Other Shore (page 82-88)
- Come Let Us Raise Jehovah (No Bass part)
- Sing Ye to Jehovah (page 95-98)
- He is King of Kings (page 98-127); Upper split // Lower split for page 123. Note: the recording has an error on page 100, measure 921, “that, that I” in the recording is G, but should be F.

APRIL 5 PERFORMANCE with BCO & NY CHORAL SOCIETY
A Shakespeare Scenario by William Walton

Score: (1) Prologue ; (7) Interlude & (8) Epilogue

Recording on YouTube:
- 00:00 (1) Prologue
- 47:47 (7) Interlude
- 54:13 (8) Epilogue

More details about the concert from the BCO website here. Performance is on Saturday, April 5, 7:30PM at St Ann’s Church. Dress rehearsal is Saturday, March 29, from 12:30-2:30PM at St. Ann’s church. GCB rehearsal(s) TBD.

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

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


PRACTICE FILES & SCORES from DECEMBER 7/8 2024 CONCERTS

Hanukkah Cantata by David Ludwig

Magnificat by Vivaldi

Three Christmas Settings

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

Peace on Earth - Errollyn Wallen 

Christus Natus Est – Rosephanye Powell

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

SECTION NOTES

9/4:

9/11

9/18

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SCORES AND PRACTICE FILES

Lift Every Voice and Sing

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

JUNE 20, 2024 CONCERT

The Merry Widow - Lehar

  • Va, Pensiero from Nabucco - Verdi

  • 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

  • CASTA DIVA from Norma - Bellini

    • SCORE

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

      • Bass & Tenors come in at:

      • 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

  • Dixit Dominus by Marianne Martines

  • I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes by Adolphus Hailstork

  • 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!

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

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

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

MUSIC RESOURCES FOR HANDEL’S MESSIAH

(DECEMBER 9 & 10, 2023)

Handel's Messiah


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

MENDELSSOHN’S DIE ERSTE WALPURGISNACHT, OP. 60

MOZART’S REQUIEM DIES IRAE

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:

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



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