Henning's Headquarters

[jochanaan]

Thank you! Some pico de gallo for the road? 

I prefer green chile salsa.

[Karl Henning]

Not any "hard news" yet . . . the Triad repertory committee meeting has been officially re-cast for this Tuesday.  One interesting new wrinkle . . . in addition to the process here alluded to, each committee member having been asked to review and give an opinion on a subset of a folder of submissions (a folder in which I had tossed three or four different pieces of my own, not to flood the market, but to offer a variety), our Moderator or President, David, sent a general "let's start getting organized for the fall" message.

One of David's points was addressed to us composers, asking us each which one piece would we ask to have considered.  So my response was, Nuhro.

Just got a message from the de facto chairman of the repertory committee:

Check out my emails to come today - I think you probably can expect a performance of Nuhro this year...

So . . . we shall see!

[Karl Henning]

Last night, I did attend to the slight modifications of my arrangement of the Pachelbel.  I suppose I ought to roll the new version out onto YouTube.

[Karl Henning]

A double-reed acquaintance on Facebook:

http://www.youtube.com/v/ykdkl34J_gY

. . . this has set me to considering an arrangement of the Op.127 Little Suite for Eng hn & strings . . . .

[Cato]

A double-reed acquaintance on Facebook:

http://www.youtube.com/v/ykdkl34J_gY

. . . this has set me to considering an arrangement of the Op.127 Little Suite for Eng hn & strings . . . .

That is some uniform! 

[Karl Henning]

Rearranging this for our forces at HTUMC . . . nearly done.

I don't find any soft-copy PDF from when I first did this;  and the Finale file is . . . just shy of finished.  (So this new edition of today is close to reflecting that inachevée document.)  I know how I want to end it, though I half-wonder if I have hard copy of the original completion.  (Or, did I never get to the end of that one?  Did we actually use it?  Or did I abandon it, to do some other arrangement for that Christmas?)


I need to consult the Oxford Book of Carols, which was my source, because I have a nagging suspicion that I may need to alter any accompanimental bits which I perhaps took over unchanged, in the haste of arranging at the time;  certainly now is the time to make certain that a new edition is something over which I have all rights (i.e., any received material is P.D.)


. . . I just checked a different version of the Finale (labeled for parts), which does take the piece to the final double-bar, but which still leaves the choral part hanging at the end!  Having the for parts file (and the extracted parts) had me thinking that we may in fact have used the piece--but the lack of a usable choral score casts serious doubt on that presumption.

[Karl Henning]

This is a q. I must pose of my publisher (who will share my interest in keeping our musical operations above reproach), but I wonder if the fact that the Stainer & Bell copyright is 1920 means that the copyright of the arrangement has expired;  or if copyright reverted to the composer, RVW — a copyright which then will not expire until 2028.

[Karl Henning]

This is a q. I must pose of my publisher (who will share my interest in keeping our musical operations above reproach), but I wonder if the fact that the Stainer & Bell copyright is 1920 means that the copyright of the arrangement has expired;  or if copyright reverted to the composer, RVW — a copyright which then will not expire until 2028.

And here is the fascinating illumination:

Under US copyright law RVW's arrangement would be public domain.  However, that would likely not be the case in Europe, which would likely not expire until 2028.  In Canada it MAY be public domain, but that would require some checking.

[jochanaan]

A double-reed acquaintance on Facebook:

http://www.youtube.com/v/ykdkl34J_gY

. . . this has set me to considering an arrangement of the Op.127 Little Suite for Eng hn & strings . . . .

I wouldn't mind a look at that one!

[Karl Henning]

I wouldn't mind a look at that one!

Splendid!  Will send along this evening.

Would the prelim adaptation for Eng hn & pf be of service?

[Karl Henning]

I need to clean up the layout, but I have "decommissioned" all the RVW elements.  For good or ill, it's all Henning, now.

[Karl Henning]

Consummation Devoutly to Be Wished Dept.: The Triad Repertory Committee (with minimal-ish absenteeism) will meet tonight. The projection seems to be two programs, November & the spring;  at a guess, we may sort out a sturdy-but-not-final program for November, and have a folder of probablies for the spring. I rather fancy Nuhro's chances . . . will report.

The next phase of Christmas in Danvers prep is, rearranging Born on Earth.  The text was famously (a minx though Fame may be) set by Holst . . . I'm not certain I've ever sung it, though my eyes fell upon it numerous times every December for most of my musical life. For Bill Goodwin I wrote an original setting . . . Hang on, the bus is pulling in. Will complete the thought later.

[Karl Henning]

It was an interesting time in the life of the First Congregational Church in Woburn.  A Seventh Day Adventist congregation in the area was temporarily without a home, and since their worship service is held on Saturday, First Congo bade the Adventists welcome to the Sixth Meeting House for their temporary home.  One interesting musical result was, their choir joined ours for the Christmas Eve service, so that year saw probably the strongest Christmas choir in that sanctuary in my experience.  Their music director was a strong tenor;  so when I composed my original setting of "On this day, earth shall ring," I included some tenor solo passages.

For my present re-arrangement, I shall cast the piece a third lower, so that the tenor solo can be a baritone instead . . . and, again, re-draw the lot for flute, violin, children's choir, unison adult choir, much expanded handbell choir, and organ.

[Cato]

For my present re-arrangement, I shall cast the piece a third lower, so that the tenor solo can be a baritone instead . . . and, again, re-draw the lot for flute, violin, children's choir, unison adult choir, much expanded handbell choir, and organ.

Sounds like Christmas is coming!

I need to polish my lenses: I first read "unseen adult choir," and thought you were stationing a group in the distance for an echo effect!   

[Karl Henning]

Some of these singers should be heard and not seen!  (just kidding . . . .)

[Karl Henning]

Well, it's waxing serious:  just taped out the November-December rehearsal (and post-concert) schedule.

[jochanaan]

Splendid!  Will send along this evening.

Would the prelim adaptation for Eng hn & pf be of service?

Perhaps.

[Cato]

Some of these singers should be heard and not seen!  (just kidding . . . .)

Sounds like my classroom!   

[Karl Henning]

Cleaned it up and added some discreet ornamentation.

[Karl Henning]

The original Op.52