Rehearsal Aids- Past Concerts

Summer Concert 1 July 2023

Programme Contents

Gibbons: The Silver Swan
Morley:   Now is the Month of Maying
Chilcott:   Londonderry Air                          Encores for Choirs 1 p75
Chilcott:   Steal Away                                    Encores for Choirs 1 p 137
Ireland:   The Hills                                         Garland for the Queen p 52
Porter:   Begin the Beguine                        In the Mood p 21
Arlen:   Over the Rainbow                           In the Mood p 96
Youmans:   Tea for Two                               In the Mood p 152
Brookes:   Under the Greenwood Tree
Brookes:   The Parting Glass
Brookes:   Zummer an’ Winter
Brookes:   Claribel
Finzi:   My Spirit Sang All Day
Elgar:   As Torrents in Summer
Neaum:   Water of Tyne
Sherwin:   A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Vaughan Williams:   Linden Lea

Rehearsal Recordings

Claribel – Sibelius Cloud Publishing Website

Claribel – Soprano

Claribel – Alto

Claribel – Tenor

Claribel – Bass

 

Zummer an’ Winter

full voices – MP3 Recording

 

Emphasised Voice Recording- Soprano

 

Emphasised Voice Recording- Alto

 

Emphasised Voice Recording- Tenor

 

Emphasised Voice Recording- Bass

 

Concert 25 March 2023

Programme Works

Joseph Haydn

Missa Brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo, Mass No.7 in Bb Major
The Creation – The Heavens are telling
The Creation – Achieved is the glorious work
Stabat Mater – No.3: Quis est homo
Stabat Mater –  No.7: Eja mater
Stabat Mater –  No.13: Quando corpus
Ave Maria

Michael Haydn

Timete Dominum
De Profundis MH494

Mozart

Ave verum corpus
Sancta Maria, mater Dei
Veni, Sancte Spiritus

Rehearsal Recordings

De Profundis – Soprano

 

De Profundis – Alto

 

De Profundis – Tenor

 

De Profundis – Bass

 

Rehearsal Schedule Jan-Feb

10/1/23  
J Haydn: Missa Brevis – Kyrie
The Heavens are telling
Stabat Mater – No.3 Quis est homo
Ave Maria

17/1/23
J Haydn: Missa Brevis – Gloria
Achieved is the glorious work
Stabat Mater – No. 7 Eja mater
Mozart: Ave verum

24/1/23 
J Haydn: Missa Brevis – Credo (to Allegro)
Stabat Mater – No. 13 Quando corpus
M Hadyn: Timete Dominum (to bar 54)
Mozart: Sancta Maria, mater Dei

31/1/23
J Haydn: Missa Brevis – Credo (Allegro to end)
(Stabat Mater – No.3)
M Hadyn: Timete Dominum (58-86)
Mozart: veni, Sancte Spiritus

7/2/23
J Haydn: Missa Brevis – Sanctus
(Stabat Mater – No.7)
(The Heavens are telling)
M Hadyn: Timete Dominum (87-145)
De Profundis

14/2/23
J Haydn: Missa Brevis – Agnus Dei
(Ave Maria) (Achieved is the glorious work)
M Hadyn: Timete Dominum (149-204)
Mozart: (Sancta Maria)

21/2/23 
J Haydn: Missa Brevis – Kyrie & Gloria
(Stabat Mater: No.13)
M Hadyn: Timete Dominum (205-end)
(De Profundis)
Mozart: (veni, Sancte Spiritus)

28/2/23 
J Haydn: Missa Brevis – Credo, Sanctus & A-D
M Haydn: Timete Dominum – Full
Mozart: Ave Verum

 

 

Jubilee Concert 17 June 2022 – Rehearsal Recordings

Enhanced Voice Rehearsal Recordings for White- flowering Days and Salutation are provided in the following Dropbox folder:

Beaumaris Singers Jubilee Concert

 

Rehearsal Programme – Spring / Summer 2021

Music Scores

Anon.- Di Perra Mora
Anon.- Hanacpachap Cusicuinnin
Brookes-Greensleeves
Brookes-A_Red,_Red_Rose
Brookes- Zummer an’ Winter
Campion- Never_weather_beaten_sail
Dowland- Flow-my-tears
Dowland- It_was_a_time_when_silly_bees_could_speak
Elgar- As_torrents_in_summer
Farmer- Fair_Phyllis
Finzi-My_Spirit_Sang_all_Day
Monteverdi- Si_ch’io_verrei_morire
Morley- April_is_in_my_mistress_face
Stanford-Chillingham
Stanford- The_Blue_Bird
Vasquez- Ojos Morenos

Rehearsal Aids

Zummer an’ Winter

piano – MP3 Recording

full voices – MP3 Recording

Emphasised Voice Recording- Soprano

Emphasised Voice Recording- Alto

Emphasised Voice Recording- Tenor

Emphasised Voice Recording- Bass

Flow My Tears – Emphasised Voice Recordings

 

Rehearsal Programmes

23 March 2021

Brookes   Zummer an’ Winter                 Continue
Campion  Never weather- beaten sail   Continue
Elgar        As Torrents in Summer           Continue
Farmer    Fair Phyllis                                 Continue
Morley    April is in my mistress face     Continue

16 March 2021

Brookes   Zummer an’ Winter                 Continue
Campion  Never weather- beaten sail   Continue
Elgar        As Torrents in Summer           Continue
Farmer    Fair Phyllis                                 Continue
Morley    April is in my mistress face     Continue
Rawson Shenandoah                               Continue

9 March 2021

Brookes   Zummer an’ Winter                 Continue
Campion  Never weather- beaten sail   New
Elgar        As Torrents in Summer           Continue
Farmer    Fair Phyllis                                 Continue
Morley    April is in my mistress face     Continue
Rawson Shenandoah                               Continue

2 March 2021

Brookes  Zummer an’ Winter
Elgar       As Torrents in Summer
Farmer   Fair Phyllis
Morley    April is in my mistress face
Rawson   Shenandoah

Rehearsal Programme – Winter 2021

Music Scores

Am I Not A Stone – Full Score

Brahms              Geistliches Lied                    European Sacred Music, p 56 or here
Bruckner           Christ Factus Est                   European Sacred Music, p 68 or here
Bruckner           Os Justi                                   European Sacred Music, p 75 or here
Fauré                  Cantique de Jean Racine    European Sacred Music, p 103 or here
Lotti                    Cruxificus a 8                        European Sacred Music, p 190 or here
Palestrina          Tu es Petrus motet              European Sacred Music, p 258 or here
Rachmaninov   Bogoroditsye Dyevo            European Sacred Music, p 278 or here
Rossini               O Salutaris                            European Sacred Music, p 288 or here
Verdi                   Ave Maria                             European Sacred Music, p 337 or here

Palestrina      Tu Es Petrus mass
Charpentier   Le reniement_de_St-Pierre

The Charpentier work is for a 5 part chorus and 6 soloist parts. It is to be sung a tone lower and the voice parts changed from the original SATTB to SSATB.

A special Alto transposed score is available here

A Guide to French Latin pronunciation is available here

A translation of the Latin text is available here

The 6 solo parts for the Charpentier are as follows:

Soprano               Ostiaria  (inn keeper)            (bars 146-148, 180-198)
Mezzo-soprano   Ancilla (maidservant)            (bars 171-172, 180-198)
Tenor                    Petrus (Peter)                         (bars 54-58, 63-68, 148-150, 173-174, 180-195)
Tenor                     Jesus                                        (bars 27-47, 58-62, 112-134)
Tenor                    Cognatus Malchi (relative of Malchus)   (bars 180-192)
Bass                     Historicus (narrator)              (bars 94-111, 135-145, 175-179)

Chorus sections are bars 1-26, 48-53, 69-93, 151-170, 199 -254.

Rehearsal Aids

YouTube Recordings

Bruckner  Os Justi
Rossini  O Salutaris Hostia
Verdi  Ave Maria

Palestrina Tu es Petrus motet
Palestrina Tu es Petrus mass 1: Kyrie
Palestrina Tu es Petrus mass 2: Gloria
Charpentier Le reniement de St Pierre

Rehearsal Recordings

Am I Not a Stone – MP3 Recording

Emphasised Voice Recordings:

Am I Not A Stone- Soprano
Am I Not A Stone- Alto
Am I Not A Stone- Tenor
Am I Not A Stone- Bass

Emphasised voice rehearsal recordings for the European Sacred Music book works and the Palestrina works are available on the John Fletcher web site to which we have group membership  www.johnfletchermusic.org.

For the Charpentier work, the following emphasised voice rehearsal recordings are available:

Soprano 1 chorus and Ostiaria
Soprano 2 chorus and Ancilla

Alto chorus

Tenor chorus and Petrus

Jesus and Cognatus Malchi

Bass chorus and Narrator

Rehearsal Programmes

16 February 2021

Brahms             Geistliches lied                     ESM p 56
Brookes            Am I Not a Stone
Bruckner          Christ Factus Est                   ESM p 68
Bruckner          Os Justi                                   ESM p 75
Fauré               Cantique de Jean Racine      ESM p 103
Rachmaninov   Bogoroditsye Dyevo           ESM p 278
Rossini             O Salutaris                             ESM p 288
Verdi                 Ave Maria                              ESM p 337

9 February 2021

Palestrina         Tu es Petrus motet (ESM book p 258):  review
Palestrina         Tu es Petrus mass:
1                              Kyrie- review;
2                              Gloria- review;
3                              Sanctus- first time
Charpentier      Le reniement de St Pierre:
1                              1st, 2nd &  3rd chorus sections (bars 1- 26, 48 – 53, 69 – 93)- review;
2                              4th chorus section (bars 151- 170)- first time
Rachmaninov   Bogoroditsye Dyevo  (ESM book, p 278)

2 February 2021

Palestrina       Tu es Petrus motet (ESM book p 258):  review
Palestrina       Tu es Petrus mass:
1                              Kyrie- review;
2                              Gloria- first half (bars 89 – 237)- review
Charpentier    Le reniement de St Pierre:
1                              1st and 2nd chorus sections (bars 1- 26 & 48 – 53)- review;
2                              3rd chorus section (bars 69 – 93)- complete
Brahms           Geistliches Lied (ESM book p 56)

26 January 2021

Fauré                 Cantique de Jean Racine
Palestrina         Tu es Petrus motet (ESM book): review
Palestrina         Tu es Petrus mass: Kyrie- review; Gloria- first half, bars 89 – 237
Charpentier      Le reniement de St Pierre:  2nd & 3rd chorus sections, bars 48 – 53 & 69 – 93
Lotti                   Crucifixus a 8: review

19 January 2021

Palestrina       Tu es Petrus  motet (ESM book) – complete the Second part (bar 98 to the end)
Palestrina       Tue es Petrus Mass – Kyrie
Charpentier    Le reniement de St Pierre – fist chorus section (bars 1 – 26)

Jack has also asked that we listen to his recommended recording of the Charpentier:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3diWOcgSOI