Easter Sunday, 2011

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Apr 242011
 

Easter Sunday was a great success. I was very happy with the music we made, and the excitement of the great celebration we contributed to. Thank you all who made this day special for Cross of Christ. We were able to make a last minute recording of our service. The sound quality is not superb, but I’m grateful to have a chance to remember what we were able to do. Here’s some of the music we made at the 11:15 a.m. service on Easter Sunday

Antiphon
from “Five Mystical Songs” by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Arranged for brass quintet, choir, and piano by Andrew Halladay.

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Jesus Christ Is Risen Today (Easter Hymn)
hymn by J. Walsh, arr. John Kuzma

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Hail Thee, Festival Day (Salve Festa Dies)
hymn by Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. John Kuzma

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Christ Is Alive! Let Christians Sing (Truro)
hymn by T. Williams. arr. Andrew Halladay

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Recordings of Soli Dei Choir; Paul Sprowell, trumpet; Matthew Smith, trumpet; Kevin Lam, Horn; Dan Mueller, trombone; Eric Hom, tuba; Marilyn Kopperud, piano/organ; Debbi Davis, cymbals; Andrew Halladay, conductor

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Easter Arrangements 2011

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Apr 242011
 

Antiphon
from “Five Mystical Songs” by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Arranged for brass quintet, choir, and piano by Andrew Halladay.

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Christ Is Alive! Let Christians Sing (Truro)
hymn by T. Williams. Arranged for brass quintet, choir, organ, and cymbals by Andrew Halladay.

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Recordings of Soli Dei Choir; Paul Sprowell, trumpet; Matthew Smith, trumpet; Kevin Lam, Horn; Dan Mueller, trombone; Eric Hom, tuba; Marilyn Kopperud, piano/organ; Debbi Davis, cymbals; Andrew Halladay, conductor

Bases

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Sep 082010
 

I was in the mood for a little improvisation, and I feel like this little ditty captures my mood very well. All the sounds in this are derived from a single electric bass guitar track. It’s amazing what a smattering of effects can do, and create for that matter.

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The Widow, the Orphan, and the Immigrant – finished

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Sep 042010
 

I recently delivered a piece I’ve been working on for the last couple of months for Mountain Music Duo. It seem to be stuck on the octatonic scale still. It’s a good fit for the piece, though. The three characters come from the Old Testament (primarily Deuteronomy). The trio seem to represent societal outcasts, so this piece embodies the characteristics of the three. I am looking forward to our upcoming recording session and interview with Colorado Public Radio’s Charley Samson, for his show “Colorado Spotlight.” This will be my radio debut. Hopefully, I can say something profound.

Anyhow, Tenly and James have been great to work with, and I’m looking forward to our upcoming adventures. Thank you again, to Parlando for funding this commission.

The Widow, the Orphan, and the Immigrant named

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Aug 172010
 

I finally came up with a name for my new piece. Though I have had a few sketches down for a while now, it hasn’t been apparent what direction this piece was going until it hit me in a staff meeting at church. We had a short devotional before the meeting that talked about the idea of “the widow, the orphan, and the immigrant” and how these characters represented societal outcasts in the Old Testament. It seemed a perfect fit for the mood. Though I don’t expect my piece to make a theological statement, having these three characters is a perfect fit for the three movements I planned for. Call it serendipity, or something more, it will be a perfect fit.

Now, the magic starts as my creative energies are teeming!

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