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[Karl Henning]

Splendid!

[Karl Henning]

More progress on the revised Op.46 . . . and the PDF is too large to attach . . . need to pass it through the PDF sifter . . . .

[Szykneij]

I go pretty regularly to the Melrose Symphony concerts. Fantastic conductor and very engaging personality.

I'll be seeing him this weekend conducting Wagner's Prelude and Libestod from "Tristan and Isolde", Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Suite and the Dvorak Cello Concerto.

[Karl Henning]

You haven't a spare ticket, by any chance?

[Szykneij]

Karl, I sent you a pm.

[Karl Henning]

Final draught of the revision of the Op.46 . . . may make just the odd tweak, yet.

Hm, large file;  will split the score in twain.

[Karl Henning]

Second half of the Op.46:

[Karl Henning]

Arrived... [193 pages!!!!  ]

What is recommended as a first encounter with the music of the infamous Henning?   

Any luck?

[Karl Henning]

Re-post & refresh:

Variations on Wie lieblich est, S.10 (oboe & organ)

Night of the Weeping Crocodiles, Op.16 (cl/vn/pf)

Night of the Weeping Crocodiles, Op.16a (cl/pf/prc)

Fancy on Psalm 80 from the Scottish Psalter, Op.34 № 3, performed by Carson Cooman, on YouTube.

O Beauteous Heavenly Light, Op.34 № 2, performed by Carson Cooman, on YouTube.

Journey to the Dayspring, Op.40 on YouTube

'Tis Winter Now (Danby), Op.45a (mezzo-soprano, flute & organ) at Amazon

Initiation of Barefoot on the Crowded Road, the former Op.41 (now the Discreet Erasures, Op.99, below)

Score of The Wind, the Sky, & the Wheeling Stars, Part I

Score of The Wind, the Sky, & the Wheeling Stars, Part II

Counting Sheep (or, The Dreamy Abacus of Don Quijote), Op.58a for Pierrot-plus ensemble [ score, part I ].

Counting Sheep (or, The Dreamy Abacus of Don Quijote), Op.58a for Pierrot-plus ensemble [ score, part II ].

I Look From Afar, Op.60 for choir, brass quintet, organ & optional timpani

Blue Shamrock, Op.63 for clarinet unaccompanied, at Amazon.

Sweetest Ancient Cradle Song, Op.67 for choir, brass quintet, organ & optional timpani 1^st half | 2^nd half

Sweetest Ancient Cradle Song, Op.67 for choir, brass quintet, organ & optional timpani ::  Choral Score 1^st half | 2^nd half

Timbrel and Dance, Op.73 [ St Paul's choir plus ].

Scene 1 from White Nights, Op.75 № 2

Scene 2 from White Nights, Op.75 № 3

Scene 3a from White Nights, Op.75 № 4

Intermezzo I from White Nights, Op.75 № 6

Intermezzo I from White Nights, Op.75 № 6, arr. for saxophone choir

Scene 4 from White Nights, Op.75 № 7

Scene 5 from White Nights, Op.75 № 8

Before-&-after, Finale-VS.-Sibelius exhibits from the Op.75 № 8| A | B | C | D

Scene 7 from White Nights, Op.75 № 10

Canzona, Op.77a № 1 (org solo)

Gigue, Op.77a № 2 (org solo)

26 February De profundis, Op.78 [ Jaya Lakshminarayan & friends ]

Mirage, Op.79a (alto fl, cl, pf)

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, Op.80 carol for choir, brass quintet, organ & timpani

Moonrise, Op.84 for brass quintet. And MIDI

Moonrise, Op.84a for flute choir in six parts. And MIDI

15 March Passion rehearsal A [ Sine Nomine ]

15 March Passion rehearsal B [ Sine Nomine ]

15 March Passion rehearsal C [ Sine Nomine ]

Conclusion of the 19 Mar 2010 performance by Sine Nomine of the St John Passion, Op.92:

http://www.youtube.com/v/8netMuAHFkI

12 May recital [ k a rl h e nn i ng Ensemble (Bloom/Henning/Cienniwa) ]

18 May recital [ Bloom/Henning ]

23 May pre-concert rehearsal [ Sine Nomine ]

22 June recital [ N. Chamberlain/B. Chamberlain/Henning ]

Love is the spirit of this church, Op.85 № 3

Nicodemus brings myrrh and aloes for the burial of the Christ, Op.85 № 4 for cello & piano | Recording on SoundCloud

For God so loved the world, after Op.87 № 9 {Would you like the Doxology with that?} Yes | No | Recording on SoundCloud

The Passion According to St John, Op.92 (on MediaFire, courtesy of Johan)

Lutosawski’s Lullaby, Op.96a № 1 (string quartet)

Marginalia, Op.96a № 2 (string quartet)

Après-lullaby, Op.96a № 3 (string quartet)

Score of Fair Warning [Viola Sonata, mvt 1]

MIDI of Fair Warning [Viola Sonata, mvt 1]

Score of Suspension Bridge (In Dave's Shed) [Viola Sonata, mvt 2]

MIDI of Suspension Bridge (In Dave's Shed) [Viola Sonata, mvt 2]

Score of Tango in Boston (Dances with Shades) [Viola Sonata, mvt 3]

MIDI of Tango in Boston (Dances with Shades) [Viola Sonata, mvt 3]

Cato's analysis of the Viola Sonata

Johan's MediaFire folder, including the whole of Dana's première performance of the Viola Sonata

Discreet Erasures[/i], Op.99 for orchestra

Angular Whimsies, Op.100a (bass clarinet, percussion [two players] & piano)

Whimsy brevis, Op.100b (bass flute & piano)

http://www.youtube.com/v/OAp3w15ISl4

How to Tell (Chasing the Tail of Nothing), Op.103 (alto flute, clarinet & frame drum); 7 June 2014 performance

These Unlikely Events, Op.104 № 4

These Unlikely Events, Op.104 № 5

Kyrie, Op.106 № 1

Gloria, Op.106 № 2 :: work-in-progress, March 2015

Credo, Op.106 № 3

Sanctus, Op.106 № 4

(The Sanctus, arranged for tuba quartet)

Agnus Dei, Op.106 № 5

Brothers, If They Only Knew It, saxophone quartet (after Op.106 № 5)

Organ Sonata, Op.108 :: Mvt 1, Eritis sicut Deus

Organ Sonata, Op.108 :: Mvt 2, . . . scientes bonum . . .

Organ Sonata, Op.108 :: Mvt 3, . . . et malum

In the Artist's Studio, work-in-progress

Thoreau in Concord Jail, Op.109 for clarinet solo

http://www.youtube.com/v/OnLYQ748aEg

Airy Distillates, Op.110 for flute solo

Annabel Lee, Op.111 for vocal quartet

http://www.youtube.com/v/tN3aMOrzEb8

Misapprehension, Op.112 for clarinet choir

The Mystic Trumpeter, Op.113 № 1 for soprano & clarinet

Après-mystère, Op.113 № 2 for flute & clarinet And MIDI

http://www.youtube.com/v/7RhH161HhlA

just what everyone was expecting, Op.114 № 1 for clarinet & marimba

(very nearly) what everyone was expecting, Op.114 № 5 for bass clarinet & marimba

just what everyone was expecting, Op.114a for clarinet, mandocello & double bass

My Island Home, Op.115 for percussion ensemble

http://www.youtube.com/v/hlh61D6COvU

Plotting (y is the new x), Op.116 for violin & harpsichord

http://www.youtube.com/v/2vKGfppo0o8

Jazz for Nostalgic Squirrels, Op.117 (fl, cl in A, gtr & cb) [ and at Soundcloud ]

When the morning stars sang together, and the sons of God shouted for joy, Op.118 № 1 (shakuhachi, drum & handbell choir)

http://www.youtube.com/v/79tPHWpH3UI

Divinum mysterium, Op.118 № 2 (choir unison & handbells)

http://www.youtube.com/v/MPr7NhE2-Bs

Easter Stikheron, Op.118 № 3 (choir SATB & handbells)

Welcome, Happy Morning!, Op.118 № 4 (handbells)

My Lord, What a Morning, Op.118 № 5 (choir & handbells)

http://www.youtube.com/v/AJzV-RxXiIk

Hymtunes Moscow & Te Deum, Op.118 № 6 (handbells)

Musette, Op.118 № 7 (handbells)

Psalm 130, Op.118 № 8 [ I think ] (clarinet & bass voice) [work-in-progress]

The Crystalline Ship, Op.119 № 1 (mezzo-soprano & baritone saxophone)

I Saw People Walking Around Like Trees, Op.120 (flute, clarinet, double-bass & frame drum)

http://www.youtube.com/v/E0_-CTvtSS8

... illa existimans quia hortulanus esset ...., Op.121 (vc/pf)

Le tombeau de W.A.G., Op.122a (flute, clarinet, double-bass & frame drum) Audio

A Song of Remembrance, Op.123 (mixed chorus SAB & pf)

http://www.youtube.com/v/kYWAm11MX4s

The Mysterious Fruit, Op.124 (mezzo-soprano & marimba)

The Mysterious Fruit, Op.124a (mezzo-soprano & pf)

Tiny Wild Avocadoes, Op.125 № 1 "Children's Song" (2 vn/va)

Tiny Wild Avocadoes, Op.125 № 2 "Autumn Leaves (Wind Effect)" (2 vn/va)

Tiny Wild Avocadoes, Op.125 № 3 "Scampering Squirrels" (2 vn/va)

Tiny Wild Avocadoes, Op.125 № 4 "Pond at Twilight" (2 vn/va)

Tiny Wild Avocadoes, Op.125 № 5 "The Gnomes (Paul's Garden)" (2 vn/va)

Tiny Wild Avocadoes, Op.125 № 6 "Cheerful Song on the Wing" (2 vn/va)

Tiny Wild Avocadoes, Op.125 № 7 "The Avocado in Winter" (2 vn/va)

In the shadow of the kindly Star, Op.126 № 1 (violin solo and handbell choir)

I Want Jesus to Walk With Me, Op.126 № 2 (choir SATB unaccompanied)

Variations on a Basque Carol, Op.126 № 3 (clarinet unaccompanied)

Suite, Op.127 № 1 "Summer Song" (vc/pf)

Suite, Op.127 № 2 "Valentine" (vc/pf)

Notebook for Elaina & Anna, Op.128 № 1 "Out for a Walk" (fl/a sx)

8 Oct 2013 recital at King's Chapel

Henningmusick at ReverbNation.

Henningmusick at Instant Encore.

About an hour's worth of Henningmusick, too, at SoundCloud

The 9^th Ear at SoundCloud.

And: Maria appears on the evening news in DC.

[Karl Henning]

This Sunday:

[Karl Henning]

Thanks, Karlo!

Separately . . . last night we had a repertory committee meeting for our as-yet-unnamed choral composers-&-conductors ensemble.  Most immediately notable (viz. this thread), is that Julian played through the keyboard reduction of my Agnus Dei, and it met with unanimous approval.  (I knew it ought to, but, you never know ....)  Our first concerts look to be at the end of May (we Doodled to determine when we were all available, and even this early in the year, the only time we are all clear looks like Memorial Day weekend ... so we should probably think about the next concerts soon ... our next general meeting is a week from last night.)  Does not look like we'll find funding for this first go, but that seems to have been what the de facto director was expecting;  maybe we need to break ice with the first concerts.  A cardinal principle of repertory is:  nothing written earlier than 25 years ago.  And for these inuagural concerts, there must be a Boston (or New England) connection.  (My impression is that this latter stricture will relax over time.)

There were four of us last night ("ought" to have been six, but there was one absence for illness, and one for out-of-townness), and the process was actually quite smooth and pleasant.  We want 45 minutes of music (so, counting on an hour's program);  so my Agnus Dei figures for roughly a ninth of the concert.  (There was loose talk earlier of doing both the Kyrie and A.D., but for both time reasons, and the fact that in the case of the latter it will be a première, it was most diplomatically suggested to "drop" the Kyrie from consideration at present, and I had no quarrel.)  The program is in large part settled, and we are waiting on (a) a certain member of the group either to write something new for this program, or to furnish an already-existing piece;  (b) the other two pieces in a set of three by Kevin Siegfried, the Three Horizons, in fact ... we read through the middle piece, Club Icarus, which has a bemusing-or-scary text (the consensus last night was that we might likely do the second and third, which form a nice pairing, but possibly not all three);  and (c) we shall reach out to John Harbison to see if there is a piece he would particularly wish a group such as our'n to put on.

In purely musical terms, I think this group is tenable.  But we also want it to work financially;  and as to that, we shall see.

Although I was out of town and missed it, the first rehearsal was this Monday past.  Positive remarks have since emerged, but I have yet to pursue a "post mortem" report from Charles.  My first rehearsal with the lot will be this Monday;  my conducting responsibility is one piece, and it was my own choice . . . it will be one of the "toe-tappers" on the program, a rhythmically supple Psalm setting, in Hebrew, by Boston composer Sarah Riskind.  (I attach the first page for reference.)  Musically, I shall be prepared to conduct and rehearse it on Monday;  I realize (probably on the late-ish side) that, if the choir need me to be an authority on pronouncing the Hebrew, I am incompetent—so I have reached out to the composer, asking if we might chat.

Part of my weekend, then, will be spending some quality time each day preparing to conduct this score.

[kishnevi]

Congrats on being on the same program as Britten!

Going by the PDF, pronunciation is straightforward.

[Karl Henning]

Thanks, gents!

Jeffrey, let me ask you one instance of a question I have . . . in m. 7, the text to be sung is Adonai b' sim[-cha] . . . the b' is but a brief eighth-note, but the fact remains that we sing vowels, not consonants    What vowel should I tel the singers to deliver the pitch on?  TIA

[jochanaan]

Thanks, gents!

Jeffrey, let me ask you one instance of a question I have . . . in m. 7, the text to be sung is Adonai b' sim[-cha] . . . the b' is but a brief eighth-note, but the fact remains that we sing vowels, not consonants    What vowel should I tel the singers to deliver the pitch on?  TIA

I'm not Jeffrey, but I have studied Hebrew and done the odd singing gig.  That eighth note should be a "buh," so, "buh-seem-khah."

[Karl Henning]

Thanks!  I've just had a chat with the composer, and sorted the matter out.

[kishnevi]

Thanks, gents!

Jeffrey, let me ask you one instance of a question I have . . . in m. 7, the text to be sung is Adonai b' sim[-cha] . . . the b' is but a brief eighth-note, but the fact remains that we sing vowels, not consonants    What vowel should I tel the singers to deliver the pitch on?  TIA

Best explanation would be to start saying  the word but but cut it off halfway through the vowel.  Orbah would serve as well.  IOW a very clipped u or a.  There is actually a vowel there, the shva, but it is a "silent" vowel.
http://www.myjewishlearning.com/culture/2/Languages/Hebrew/Letters_and_Vocabulary/Vowels.shtml

I see Jochanaan crossposted a good guide as I typed this.

ETA Or best of all, the composer!

[Karl Henning]

Thanks, Jeffrey!

[Karl Henning]

Well, and it occurs to me (one of the potential pitfalls of returning to an unfinished piece some little time later) that I have not given the harp much to do for a couple of minutes . . . here that egregious lacuna is mended

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[Karl Henning]

Good progress today.  Piece stands at almost six minutes and a half;  I think I am aiming for eight minutes total.

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[Cato]

Today (Sunday) Karl's new work The Mysterious Fruit will have a premiere in the Boston area.

The work is a song for voice and marimba: an alternate version is for voice and piano.