| Comment: Re: Jingle Bells by Swingle Singers | CJ Redden-Liotta | May 16, 2012 |
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Most of the Swingle arrangements from the original group that are published are handled by UNC Jazz Press (who does not submit to many of the databasing systems!). There are 2 arrangements on their website - www.uncjazzpress.com
CJ
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| Comment: Re: Where do you buy your choral music? | CJ Redden-Liotta | May 1, 2012 |
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Hi Estelle,
As far as where to find new music, check out my recent (March 2012) CJ article about doing music research on line.
There are many good music stores left around the country, and in addition to Musical Resources mentioned above, The Musical Source (www.musicalsource.com) is... |
| Comment: Re: Planning an audition for choral Director candidate | CJ Redden-Liotta | March 23, 2012 |
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In the past few years, I've probably gone through the audition process a dozen or more times, and the best process that I've been through was the most recent one that has resulted in my current job.
The interview process was held entirely separate from the audition process. This gave me an ... |
| Comment: Re: 7th Grade Boy not matching pitch above E(below middle C) | CJ Redden-Liotta | January 22, 2012 |
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Kathie,
I'm beginning to wonder myself whether this is a puberty thing or a hearing thing. I have been noticing in my private studio that men, not just teenagers, are having a difficult time matching pitch through their passagio. They are great below and above, but in that small gap from F-... |
| Comment: Re: Choral Albums you cannot live without | CJ Redden-Liotta | January 17, 2012 |
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Wondrous Love - Chanticleer
An American Mosaic - USAF Singing Sergeants (Not available for sale, but is given out anywhere they have a booth lately!)
Spirituals - William Dawson and the Tuskegee Institute Choir
Music for Mixed Choir v1 - St. Olaf Choir
Musicks Empire - University of North ... |
| Borrowing request: Toy Story 2 Medley SATB - Borrow/Buy any quantity | CJ Redden-Liotta | January 5, 2012 |
| Item: Toy Story 2 Medley SATB (not 2 part!)
Composer/Arranger/Edition: Mac Huff, probably HL08742255
Starting: ASAP
For: Through May
Copies: any (need 90)
Willing to rent: Yes
The University Chorale at George Mason is seeking the SATB edition of the Toy Story 2 medley for an upcoming family... |
| Comment: Re: Repertoire for seniors | CJ Redden-Liotta | December 28, 2011 |
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Hi Connie,
With my senior choir, I find that I have to use the same literature that the middle school choir director would use because of the limited range and lower tessitura. I don't know that I've found any specific publisher or series that works better than others for Seniors.
CJ... |
| Comment: Re: I am looking for Early American Secular Choral Music | CJ Redden-Liotta | August 10, 2011 |
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There are no 17th century American born composers. Billings is usually considered the first, because he was the first to publish. There are a few collections that exist.
A-R Editions publishes the complete Billings works in modern editions.
The Western Wind Tune Book contains a lot o... |
| Comment: Re: Fuguing tune? | CJ Redden-Liotta | August 9, 2011 |
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If you're looking for Fugueing tunes, then the Sacred Harp (or any of those others) for the most part are actually just reprinting them from earlier. The originals were almost all written by Billings, and appear in his many volumes, as well as a few others of the period (1750-1802). In fact, most ... |
| Borrowing request: RTB: Mack Wilberg Dances to Life | CJ Redden-Liotta | July 16, 2011 |
| Item: Dances to Life - All Three Movements
Composer/Arranger/Edition: Mack Wilberg
Starting: ASAP
For: Through November
Copies: 40
Willing to rent: No
Looking to borrow 40 copies of all 3 movements of Dances to Life by Mack Wilberg (Wonder, Here I Stand, If Clarions Sound) for my MM Conducti... |
| Comment: Re: pinkham christmas cantata | CJ Redden-Liotta | July 15, 2011 |
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Both editions have been out for several years. It may even have been written for equal voices before it was written for SATB, but I can't remember the history of the work well enough. I have sung the piece in mens voicing, and it works very well. The SSA/TTB score is actually the same score, and w... |
| Comment: Re: Colonial Hispanic Choral Music | CJ Redden-Liotta | July 14, 2011 |
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There is a series by the San Antonio Vocal Artists (SAVA) published by World Library Press (http://www.wlp.jspaluch.com/) that includes many titles, including some written in the local languages of the new world.
CJ
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| Comment: Re: Balaam and his donkey | CJ Redden-Liotta | July 11, 2011 |
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The first "movement" of Rejoice in the Lamb also talks about this part of Numbers - at least the Christopher Smart view of this part of the Bible.
CJ
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| Comment: Re: Publishing guide for choral music? | CJ Redden-Liotta | July 9, 2011 |
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Generally, the large publishers (Hal Leonard, Alfred, Lorenz, and many of their subsidiary publishers) do not accept blind submissions, they go out and find the composers they want. Sometimes, however, you can get published by getting the attention of their series editors. I would not suggest send... |
| Comment: Re: "I Wonder as I Wander" arrangement | CJ Redden-Liotta | July 2, 2011 |
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John -
This may be the case with the Lomax recordings, but his work falls under a different category - work done specifically under the hire of the Federal Government, which never falls into copyright protection.
And, as I noted above, some of the Niles "arrangements" were his own ... |
| Comment: Re: "I Wonder as I Wander" arrangement | CJ Redden-Liotta | July 2, 2011 |
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Paul,
This is indeed true. J.J. Niles' Son is a very active part of the Washington, DC music community as a performer and conductor, and I have had the pleasure to work with him quite a few times.
He did indeed hear I Wonder as I Wander while he was collecting, but decided to write... |
| Comment: Re: Rutter "This is the Day" at the Royal Wedding- publisher? | CJ Redden-Liotta | May 4, 2011 |
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This is the answer directly from the US representative for Oxford University Press:
"John Rutter’s anthem for the Royal Wedding will not be published immediately. John Rutter is following his normal practice and allowing a period of reflection before deciding whether to make it available ... |
| Comment: Re: Rutter "This is the Day" at the Royal Wedding- publisher? | CJ Redden-Liotta | May 3, 2011 |
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Jeffrey,
It indeed is "published" by Oxford, but Oxford has a distribution agreement with Hinshaw in the United States to publish about 95% of John Rutter's music in the United States - so it may not be an "Oxford" publication in the US.
CJ
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| Comment: Re: Rutter "This is the Day" at the Royal Wedding- publisher? | CJ Redden-Liotta | May 2, 2011 |
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I actually spoke to our sales rep at Oxford in London on Friday, and they are not quite sure whether it will be Oxford or Hinshaw in the US. The piece was kept quite a secret, so the publisher had not even seen a copy until after the wedding on Friday. They are, however, trying to release it as so... |
| Comment: Re: Help Deciding to get Masters in Choral Conducting | CJ Redden-Liotta | April 4, 2011 |
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Zach,
As someone who did not teach before his masters (but with other experience), I would say that it depends on what you want to do with your degree. If you want to teach, and want your MM to be a better teacher and conductor, I would suggest getting your teaching job and pursuing your MM... |
| Comment: Re: Quips for the Choral Rehearsal | CJ Redden-Liotta | March 22, 2011 |
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Thea Kano uses a great one about motion of music -
"Swell the Dots" - anything longer than a quarter note needs to go somewhere...
I also use one that helps my choirs go between legato and non- legato phrases
Music can be oversimplified into 2 things - song and dance. Are you singing he... |
| Forum message: Searching for Specific Fum Fum Fum arrangement | CJ Redden-Liotta | March 14, 2011 |
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Hi All,
I've been on a search, asked all of my local colleagues, my local music store, and searched high and low for this one.
There is an arrangement of Fum Fum Fum, in English I believe, that has a delayed third Fum at the end of each of the choruses. Several of us remember this ar... |
| Comment: Re: choral music to do with sports and games? | CJ Redden-Liotta | February 22, 2011 |
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The Real Group has a quite funny song - The Wonderful World of Sports. The score is either available through Gehrmanns/Walton or through their score store at www.realgroup.se
CJ
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| Comment: Re: Reel a Bouche' Malcolm Dalglish SSA | CJ Redden-Liotta | January 24, 2011 |
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Hi Mike,
All of his music is now self-published and at oooliticmusic.com
CJ
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| Borrowing request: Puerling Arrangement Needed | CJ Redden-Liotta | January 12, 2011 |
| Item: All The Things You Are
Composer/Arranger/Edition: Gene Puerling
Starting: ASAP
For: April 30 Concert
Copies: 15
Willing to rent: No
Looking to borrow or purchase a copy of the Puerling All The Things You Are (or 15 copies) for an upcoming concert at George Mason. It is out of print, an... |
| Comment: Re: Durufle UBI CARITAS | CJ Redden-Liotta | January 3, 2011 |
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Martha,
The revoiced version is not bad - as a matter of fact, a conductor has programmed it on one of the VMEA district festivals this year. However, it still maintains a lot of divisi in the middle section - it merely shifts everything up one voice starting in the first tenor (T1 - A2, A2... |
| Comment: Re: Copying out of print music | CJ Redden-Liotta | December 23, 2010 |
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Allen,
I disagree highly with your last statement. If the imprint is owned by one of the major publishers, they are very responsive, and now with the internet, very quick to respond to your requests. At the store, I help folks find these permissions all the time, and even when we call the s... |
| Comment: Re: Russian pronunciation guide for "Bogoroditse Devo"? | CJ Redden-Liotta | September 30, 2010 |
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The pronounciation guide provided with the Musica Russica edition of the work (which the guide might be on the website) is wonderful. The work is actually in Church Slavonic, not pure Russian, so there are a few differences in pronunciation.
CJ
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| Comment: Re: In defense of music publishers | CJ Redden-Liotta | September 23, 2010 |
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Allen,
Thank you for your response. As someone who works for one of the major choral retailers (Musical Source in DC), I know how hard it is to work with each of these individual publishers. There are a couple issues that you did not mention.
1. When you purchase music from the traditio... |
| Comment: Re: Saint-Saens Christmas Oratorio | CJ Redden-Liotta | September 7, 2010 |
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Dan,
I have used Lee's edition several times and can vouch for its excellence. The only edition I would recommend over his would be an original french edition. There are several errors in the Schirmer edition that I have found.
CJ
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| Comment: Re: Licensing to costume/choreograph medley from Broadway musical | CJ Redden-Liotta | August 9, 2010 |
| Ryan,
The key to whether or not ypu need the grand rights is the way
you present it. To use your example, if your show choir men are
dressed in tuxes for their standard uniform, and you do a james
bond medley in tuxes, then you are not specifically invoking the
characters from the music. However, if... |
| Comment: Re: Professional Apathy | CJ Redden-Liotta | August 4, 2010 |
| Philip,
I wish I could explain this as well. Here in the DC area, we
have 3 chapters that work together to hold one conference. Both
Delaware and Virginia have incredibly active chapters, but the very
few of us in the MD/DC chapter struggle just to get R&S chairs
to volunteer for the job. Is it ... |
| Comment: Re: Swedish choral music publishers | CJ Redden-Liotta | July 23, 2010 |
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Hi Gayle,
Most of the Swedish music is available from several locations.
In the US:
Walton music (www.waltonmusic.com) sells a lot that is reprinted here in the US.
Fennica Gehrman is also distributed partially by Hal Leonard (www.halleonard.com) in the US.
http://www.fennicage... |
| Comment: Re: Appropriate compensation for paid church choir singers | CJ Redden-Liotta | May 26, 2010 |
| I would agree with John that you need to check out what the prevailing rate is in your area and pay accordingly. Even though these are students, they are still professional musicians and should be paid professional rates if they are being considered section leaders or paid professionals in your choi... |
| Comment: Re: Looking for a really great SATB setting of Nettleton (Come Thou Fount) | CJ Redden-Liotta | May 26, 2010 |
| One of my favorites is the Leo Nestor Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing from his American Tryptich. ECS Publishing 6064. |
| Comment: Re: Help for a new choir director with no vocal training! | CJ Redden-Liotta | February 28, 2010 |
| Allie,
There is a great resource book as well by Russell Robinson called "I Know Sousa, Not Sopranos." He began as a band person and is now one of the most prolific educational choral arrangers out there.
CJ
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| Concert: Winter Into Spring - National Master Chorale Inagural Concert | CJ Redden-Liotta | February 1, 2010 |
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Winter into Spring
Choral Music for a Time of Transition
The National Master Chorale Inaugural Concert
Sunday, February 28, 2010
The National Presbyterian Church
6:00 PM Pre-concert lecture with Mr. Morten Lauridsen
7:00 PM ConcertTickets:
$30 Orch... |
| Announcement: Choral Workshop with Morten Lauridsen (DC) | CJ Redden-Liotta | February 1, 2010 |
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Choral Workshop with Morten Lauridsen
Distinguished composer and 2007 National Medal of Arts recipient
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Chapel of the Presidents
The National Presbyterian Church
2:00-4:30 p.m.
Tickets: $75
Sing with Morten Lauridsen as he leads an interactive workshop exploring his most we... |
| Comment: Re: Shaker Song Arrangement Rights/Ownership | CJ Redden-Liotta | January 23, 2010 |
| Craig, et al.
There is actually still an active Shaker community in the United States, located at Sabbath Day Lake Maine.
The issue with copyright would not necessarily be the tune, but whether the text that you know was written by someone other than the shakers. If you have a print version, c... |
| Comment: Re: The A Capella World of the SINGOFF | CJ Redden-Liotta | December 15, 2009 |
| Arrangements that are in the style of these contemporary A Cappella groups are generally not available, because of the uniqueness of each of these groups. Because each group has a very specific voicing, they tend to do custom arrangements.
However - there is a series of arrangements that has been... |
| Announcement: New Choral Work CD Released | CJ Redden-Liotta | November 24, 2009 |
| Requiem and Other Choral Works
by Washington, DC Composer Paul Leavitt
Recorded by the Lutheran Church of the Reformation Festival Choir and Orchestra
Available now at http://www.singforsupper.com/requiem.html
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| Comment: Re: Is THIS what the music publishing industry is? | CJ Redden-Liotta | November 7, 2009 |
| Philip,
I think that this feeling exists with the large publishers because their business model has changed so much. Each of the big publishers, such as Hal Leonard, Alfred, Lorenz (and I'm not talking about the publishers they represent - just their own publishing arms) now have composers and a... |
| Comment: Re: Current choral composers | CJ Redden-Liotta | November 3, 2009 |
| Joshua,
There is a local DC composer that is writing church music using minimalism and other contemporary styles by the name of Paul Leavitt. He has a Psalm 23 published by Augsburg, and I can probably get you some samples of not yet published items if you'd like.
Dan Forrest is exploring s... |
| Comment: Re: Hymn Selection Software | CJ Redden-Liotta | October 29, 2009 |
| Kerry,
The ELCA has a great online resource at www.sundaysandseasons.com - it's a subscription service, but has a lot of downloadable resources.
CJ |
| Concert: World Premiere: Cantata Emmanuel | CJ Redden-Liotta | October 29, 2009 |
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Concert Premiere of Cantata Emmanuel
Music by Paul Leavitt
Lyrics by Juliette Jones, Kathryn Tobias and Paul Leavitt
Lutheran Church of the Reformation Festival Choir and orchestra under the direction of Paul Leavitt
A musical celebration of the 140th Anniversary of
the Lutheran Church o... |
| Borrowing request: RTB:Faure Cantique ORCHESTRA parts | CJ Redden-Liotta | October 19, 2009 |
| Item: Cantique de Jean Racine Orchestra Parts
Composer/Arranger/Edition: Faure, Broude Bros Preferred
Starting: November 2009
For: Concert November 22
Copies: 1 set
Willing to rent: No
Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Washington DC is looking to borrow a set of parts for Cantique. We are ... |
