Henning's Headquarters

[North Star]

And there's talk of repeating the program up in Danvers on Saturday.  I think the Henning component of the program may well be:

I see people walking around like trees
just what everyone was expecting, version for clarinet, mandocello & double-bass (première)
How to Tell (Chasing the Tail of Nothing)
and the triumphant return of Jazz for Nostalgic Squirrels

Kirstin Peltz and Vytas Baksys will play Nicodemus tomorrow evening!  And a student of Kirstin's will play the Sonatina on Sunday afternoon.

And I've agreed to take part in a collaborative improv performance on 12 April.  No, I'm not quite certain what I've gotten myself into .. . .

Excellent news!

[Karl Henning]

Kiitos!

[petrarch]

My ol' mates Peter & Gene left nice comments over at YouTube.

(y)(y) (that's two thumbs up)

The 'lick' in the intro is also strangely familiar.

[Karl Henning]

Grazie!

[mn dave]

Okay, this is from Saturday's performance:

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

Heard it once. Will have to hear it again. Who keeps clearing their throat?

[Karl Henning]

Sorry.  Might be me . . . .

I sat perhaps three feet from EmmaLee, and the best option was to clip the mic to the tablecloth.  I tried to keep as still as I could . . . .

[Cato]

And there's talk of repeating the program up in Danvers on Saturday.  I think the Henning component of the program may well be:

I see people walking around like trees
just what everyone was expecting, version for clarinet, mandocello & double-bass (première)
How to Tell (Chasing the Tail of Nothing)
and the triumphant return of Jazz for Nostalgic Squirrels

Kirstin Peltz and Vytas Baksys will play Nicodemus tomorrow evening!  And a student of Kirstin's will play the Sonatina on Sunday afternoon.

And I've agreed to take part in a collaborative improv performance on 12 April.  No, I'm not quite certain what I've gotten myself into .. . .

Wow!  Really great news!

For the convention with Libby Larsen, are you one of the "150 performers"?

[mn dave]

Sorry.  Might be me . . . .

I sat perhaps three feet from EmmaLee, and the best option was to clip the mic to the tablecloth.  I tried to keep as still as I could . . . .

I look forward to hearing it again!

[Karl Henning]

Wow!  Really great news!

For the convention with Libby Larsen, are you one of the "150 performers"?

Not unless they included all the composers in that tale of 150.

I look forward to hearing it again!

Thanks for listening, laddie!

[Karl Henning]

Ah-ha! I am one of the 73 composers!

[Cato]

Ah-ha! I am one of the 73 composers!

Yay Team! 

73 composers!  I must say I am amazed that so many can be found for one gathering, outside of a garage-band convention!

[Karl Henning]

Good rehearsal with the choir last night.  It has just sort of happened that we are doing a few pieces of mine (and/or arranged by me) these coming weeks (and San Rafaello gave them the willies last week, with its meter changes at nearly every bar), but they are being excellent sports about it.  We started with the Psalm 91 setting which I transcribed by ear, only after hearing it many, many times sung by the monks of Most Holy Trinity Monastery, and which we shall sing this Sunday.  Then we worked on some other music, first some Taizé chants which we shall sing Maundy Thursday, and an Easter anthem not by Henning;  and then worked on my arrangements of Kingsfold and My Lord, What a Morning, both of which will be for Palm Sunday . . . and both of which continue to keep me on the choir's good side.

I am giving the choir off for the Octave of Easter (I shall play an unaccompanied clarinet piece for that service) . . . and then I should make a point of scheduling non-Henning music for the month of May, for balance.  Looks like the last Sunday for which the choir is "on duty" before the summer is 1 June.

[Karl Henning]

Last night's was an exquisite performance of Nicodemus brings myrrh and aloes for the burial of the Christ by Kirstin Seitz-Peltz and Vytas Baksys.  I saw a house mic rig, so they must have recorded the concert;  I brought my own device, and got both a pre-concert rehearsal take (complete with other people yammering in the space while my folks were playing) and the concert performance, but I've not yet listened.

[Cato]

Last night's was an exquisite performance of Nicodemus brings myrrh and aloes for the burial of the Christ by Kirstin Seitz-Peltz and Vytas Baksys.  I saw a house mic rig, so they must have recorded the concert;  I brought my own device, and got both a pre-concert rehearsal take (complete with other people yammering in the space while my folks were playing) and the concert performance, but I've not yet listened.

Such good news!  Let's hope for another great year for performances and the spread of the Good News!

[Karl Henning]

Just had a cursory spot-listen to the rehearsal take.  I hope the performance take is as good!  (I mean, recording-wise.)

[Karl Henning]

Here it is:

Nicodemus brings myrrh & aloes for the burial of the Christ, Op.85 № 4
Recorded at the Rivers School Conservatory, Weston, Mass.
4 April 2014

[kishnevi]

Just listened.  Severely good indeed.

[Karl Henning]

Thank you!

[Lisztianwagner]

Nicodemus brings myrrh & aloes for the burial of the Christ, Op.85 № 4
Recorded at the Rivers School Conservatory, Weston, Mass.
4 April 2014

It's a beautiful, thrilling work, congratulations, Karl!
Out of curiosity, have you ever composed anything for solo keyboard instrument too?

[Karl Henning]

Grazie, Ilaria!

I have quite a few pieces for piano solo, ranging from quite short (many of these) to a fairly substantial set of variations on the folksong "Barbara Allan."