Henning's Headquarters

[Brahmsian]

First listen to:

illa existimans quia hortulanus esset, Op. 121

Brilliant, Karl!  What a gorgeous work! 

[Karl Henning]

Many thanks, Ray!  I am optimistic that the cellist will like the piece.

[Brahmsian]

Many thanks, Ray!  I am optimistic that the cellist will like the piece.

+1

He/she (the cellist) should!  Magnificent writing for my favourite instrument! 

[Karl Henning]

Cheers!

And here is the start of the commission ("the Peace piece") for the Framingham State Chorus.

[Karl Henning]

It's not a "hard" deadline, but Paul would like the piece by the first, which is manageable.  I've been puttering with material for a week and more . . . so if I just manage to lock down one minute per day, voilà! 'tis done.

[Karl Henning]

Started composing this blog post here, but, well, decided to blog it . . . .

[Karl Henning]

One of the peculiar pleasures of the passing of time (and writing other things in the interval), is going back to an earlier piece and "discovering" things I had forgotten.  Like the specific Piazzolla references in Tango in Boston.

[Karl Henning]

I must have spent about 90 minutes in my choir room this morning, tidying, pulling out folders of music for the first rehearsal (this Thursday), including some Christmas music (we'll sing a Christmas concert 14 December, so getting a start on learning the music must be the right idea).  Even just leafing through the three-ring binder "index" of our library, I chanced upon two suitable (and eminently preparable) anthems, one of which we'll use for our first Sunday of singing (14 Sep).

I want the re-introduction of my own music to be a welcome "change," so none of the music we'll put in the folders this week will be my own.

Well, nearly:  one of the Christmas pieces is Bill Grabbe's setting of Hodie Christus natus est, which I arranged.

[Karl Henning]

I brought ten octavos home, believing firmly that I have an obligation to learn the music before presuming to teach it to the choir

[Sergeant Rock]

I brought ten octavos home, believing firmly that I have an obligation to learn the music before presuming to teach it to the choir

What is an octavo?

Sarge

[Karl Henning]

It's a page size, and by extension, a choral score traditionally printed on paper that size.

[Karl Henning]

Arrangement of the Canzona from the Op77 for organ solo, done:

[Karl Henning]

And the Gigue.

Good news is that Carson Cooman will play the Op.77a at King's Chapel on 15 Feb 2015 (and other performances TBA, he writes).

I had a talk with Olivia Kieffer earlier today, and she is going to see if her pianist friend is game for the Night of the Weeping Crocodiles.

Also, it is time to reach out to my soprano viz. The Mystic Trumpeter.

[Karl Henning]

Cross-post:

You, and your hat still traveling to Atlanta this year?

Definitely on:  My Island Home for percussion ensemble;  & just what everyone was expecting for clarinet & marimba

Also, one of the following, depending on the pianist's response to the score:  Night of the Weeping Crocodiles or Mirage (both pieces now arranged for clarinet, percussion & piano)

The concert is Tuesday, 11 November: Be there!

[Karl Henning]

Definitely on:  My Island Home for percussion ensemble;  & just what everyone was expecting for clarinet & marimba

Also, one of the following, depending on the pianist's response to the score:  Night of the Weeping Crocodiles or Mirage (both pieces now arranged for clarinet, percussion & piano)

The concert is Tuesday, 11 November: Be there!

Here!

[Cato]

If anyone has read through the Canzona and Gigue, they must agree that it is an excellent work, orgelmässig in every way!

[Karl Henning]

Thanks!  Now, back to the Op.123 . . . .

[Karl Henning]

Tue 7 Oct
12:15
The k a rl h e nn i ng Ensemble
with Special Guest Evelyn Griffin, soprano

Music of Karl Henning

The Mystic Trumpeter, Op.113 № 1 (text by Walt Whitman), première
Après-mystère, Op.113 № 2

Evelyn Griffin, soprano
Peter H. Bloom, piccolo
Karl Henning, clarinet

King's Chapel
Tremont & School Streets, Boston

Voluntary donation

[Karl Henning]

And tonight is choir night!  First rehearsal of the new "season."

[Karl Henning]

Thanks!  Now, back to the Op.123 . . . .

Chipping away, gradual progress.  I showed Paul the current state of the piece, and he is well pleased.  I am aiming to have it done come Sunday.