{"id":449,"date":"2011-06-17T21:51:45","date_gmt":"2011-06-18T02:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angelashornstudio.com\/blog\/?p=449"},"modified":"2011-06-17T21:51:45","modified_gmt":"2011-06-18T02:51:45","slug":"time-out-for-love-the-voice-and-the-archlute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angelashornstudio.com\/blog\/?p=449","title":{"rendered":"Time Out for Love, the Voice, and the Archlute"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"If you will allow me to go slightly<\/em> off-topic, this weekend is a very special one for my husband and me: we are celebrating our first wedding anniversary!\u00a0 Between that and the fact that I am attending a wedding tomorrow, I have been reliving that beautiful day a year ago, and indeed all the beautiful days I have had previous and since with my husband.\u00a0 There is not a day that goes by when I don\u2019t feel like the luckiest girl alive to have found my Love and be able make a life together with him.<\/p>\n

Since my blog is supposed to be about music and a music-inspired life (rather than my sappy ruminations!) I thought I would use the occasion to share with my readers some of my musical tastes beyond the horn.\u00a0 Of course, there were so many things about our wedding day that I treasure and will never forget, mostly having to do with the significance of the day and having so many of our dear friends and family surrounding us, supporting us, and celebrating with us.\u00a0 But I am very, very fond of the music that accompanied our day, and I\u2019d love to share some of that with you – maybe it will strike your fancy too!<\/p>\n

\"\"We were married at St. Mark\u2019s Church<\/a>, an Episcopal church in downtown Philadelphia, which is also our own church home. \u00a0There are many extraordinary attributes of this church and the congregation, but one of them is a that they have a strong commitment to the Anglican choral tradition.\u00a0 This is music that I have had an affinity for since my childhood, ever since I heard \u201cJerusalem\u201d sung on the Chariots of Fire soundtrack we had at home. \u00a0My love of this music was strengthened on a trip to London I took in college. \u00a0I was at Westminster Abbey and heard choir music coming from a distance. \u00a0I literally ran towards the music in hopes of catching a rehearsal or a performance, but alas, it was just a recording<\/em> of of the choir playing in the cloisters. \u00a0I bought the disc immediately! \u00a0It was the music of the season of Lent – Allegri’s Miserere <\/em>being the central work explored, and other works by Lassus and Gesualdo to name a few. \u00a0I was hooked.<\/p>\n

\"\"In choosing the music for our wedding, we opted to take advantage of St. Mark’s rich tradition and talents, since it is so in line with our own tastes, and chose music based\u00a0on the voice. \u00a0You might be asking: aren’t you both brass players? \u00a0No brass?? \u00a0It’s true. \u00a0No brass. \u00a0For whatever reason, we both have a need to escape the brass world on a regular basis.\u00a0It was pure choral and organ choices with the exception of the prelude music which featured soprano Laura Heimes<\/a> (joined occasionally by soprano Clara Rottsolk<\/a>) and Richard Stone<\/a> on \u00a0the archlute (which is an impressive and beautiful instrument – a larger cousin to the lute). \u00a0We were so lucky to have St. Mark\u2019s Organist and Choirmaster Matt Glandorf <\/a> giving us ideas for the music for the service and putting together a phenomenal chamber choir for us. \u00a0All of the music was pulled from the Anglican choral tradition which draws upon the liturgical music of the Catholic church going back to chant, through the Middle Ages and Renaissance, right to our present time. \u00a0Great composers of our day are writing stunning music that is expanding the repertory:\u00a0composers like John Rutter, Sir John Tavener, Arvo Part, Roxanna Panufnik, Eric Whitacre, and many others.\u00a0 It is a beautiful tradition, and if you are so inclined, warrants some exploration. \u00a0Our selections could be a good starting place!<\/p>\n

\"\"Our prelude music was put together by Laura and Richard based on some ideas of ours and it was perfect. \u00a0I sat back in the cloister as long as I could to hear as much of it as possible. \u00a0Both Laura Heimes<\/a> and Richard Stone<\/a> have recordings out, and I highly recommend checking out their work. They are beautiful musicians. \u00a0The little sound clip I’ll give you is, alas, not a clip of them, but members of the Gabrieli Consort. \u00a0I wanted to give you a clip of at least one of the prelude pieces, just to give you a taste….<\/p>\n

\"\"\u2014 Henry Purcell: Crown the altar<\/p>\n

\u2014 Johann Sebatian Bach: Willst du dein Herz<\/p>\n

\u2014 Claudio Monteverdi: Ohim\u00e8 ch’io cado<\/p>\n

\u2014 Giovanni Zamboni: Preludio (archlute solo)<\/p>\n

\u2014 John Wilson: Have you seen the bright lily grow<\/p>\n

\u2014 Monteverdi: Pulchra es (a 2 voci)<\/p>\n

\u2014 Purcell: Sweeter than roses<\/p>\n

\u2014 Zamboni: Fuga (archlute solo)<\/p>\n

\u2014 Heinrich Sch\u00fctz: Whither thou goest<\/p>\n

\u2014 John Dowland: Time stands still<\/p>\n

Pulchra Es, from Monteverdi Vespers<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Here is some of the music from the service. Unfortunately, none of the clips I have here are the St. Mark’s Choir, but just of the recordings that I have of the pieces. \u00a0Enjoy!<\/p>\n

Stephen Chatman, “You Have Ravished My Heart<\/a>”\u00a0– from the disc “Invocation” by group Music Intima with Herve Niquet.<\/p>\n

William H. Harris, “Most Glorious Lord of Life”<\/a> – sung here by the St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, St. Thomas Church, New York City. \u00a0From their disc “Easter on Fifth Avenue”<\/p>\n

Eric Whitacre, “This Marriage”<\/a> – sung here by Polyphony from the disc “Whitacre: Cloudburst”<\/p>\n

Howard Skempton, “Rise Up, My Love”<\/a> – sung here by Laudibus, from the disc “Song of Songs”<\/p>\n

William Byrd’s Mass for Five Voices, the Sanctus and Benedictus<\/a> and the Agnus Dei<\/a>, sung here by the Tallis Scholars from the disc “The Essential Tallis Scholars”<\/p>\n

There is nothing like good music to help us observe the important milestones of our lives, and I feel like this music suited the formal beginning of our life together perfectly. \u00a0 I hope you enjoy the music as much as we did. \u00a0Feel free to explore these composers and musicians. \u00a0You won’t be disappointed!<\/p>\n

Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Laura Heimes website:\u00a0www.lauraheimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n

For Richard Stone’s bio and further information, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

St. Mark’s Church:\u00a0www.saintmarksphiladelphia.org<\/a><\/p>\n

For Matt Glandorf and the Bach Festival of Philadelphia, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

*All of our photos were taken by photographer, Joanne Bening<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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