Early Music Monday (Kameron Kavanaugh)

Part 2 of our sit down with Eric Whitacre and Tony Silvestri. We take a closer look into their work "Sainte-Chapelle" and "The Sacred Veil". A few golden nuggets regarding the works that have never been shared before. 

Recording Credits:
Sainte-Chapelle (The Tallis Scholars)
https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDGIM802

Be on the look out for upcoming works mentioned in the show by Eric and Tony:
https://ericwhitacre.com/
https://www.charlesanthonysilvestri.com/

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The Italian Madrigal is the sound of love songs from the 16th Century. We look a little into the origins of the Madrigal as a genre and into Cipriano de Rore's life and style. 

https://www.soundofageschoir.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd5K2AQvOsg

Today we get to have a fantastic conversation with British Soprano Helen Ashby who sings in several ensembles including Stile Antico, fantastic early music ensemble. She is also the singing instructor for the boy choristers at Westminster Abby. 

https://www.soundofageschoir.com/

https://www.stileantico.co.uk/

Woefully Arrayed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDGwwkqXXV0

Today we get to have an amazing conversation with Dr. Jesse Rodin, professor at Stanford University, Josquin Scholar, conductor/performer, and the founding Artistic Director of Cut Circle.

Cut Circle - https://cutcircle.org/

Sounds of the Renaissance Video:
https://cutcircle.org/videos/sounds-of-renaissance-florence/

Josquin's Rome: Book by Dr. Rodin
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/josquins-rome-9780199844302?cc=us&lang=en&

Youtube Videos:
Nymphes des bois - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSXqOq_DZ9I

Missa la sol fa re mi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtAqa0zoyhM

https://www.soundofageschoir.com/

Today we sit down for an introduction interview with our new co-host, Stevie Dugdale.  

On today's episode of the Andrew Special, Andrew Maxfield and our new cohost Stevie Dugdale give brief concert reviews of recent concerts they attended of ACDA Western Conference in California and Voces8 in Wichita, KS. 

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https://andrewmaxfield.org/

Today we welcome back Dr. Erin Plisco to share a brief overview of the interest session she presented at the recent Southwestern ACDA conference, "Looking for Treble in Old and New Places: Historical Repertoire for Treble Voices."

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Here is a link to Erin's database of historical repertoire for treble voices:
Google folder including playlist:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-Spu6raIH6PIeRulBhgG0i6IPxnmyrVD?usp=sharing

Database only link:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FxNyl_Cwe8tEe_VPNMJFb-CenOfHLMG3OUsf18d523E/edit?usp=sharing

On today's episode of Early Music Monday, Stevie turns the tables and interviews Kameron. Great insights into what makes Kameron tick and more background into how he became the early music nerd that he is today. 

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Today we sit down with Jolle Greenleaf, Artistic Director of Tenet Vocal Artists based out of New York City.  We discuss conductor roles, the power of early music, and get a glimpse in some of Jolle's composer preferences. 

Be sure to follow TENET's virtual tour to the UK: 
https://tenet.nyc/uk-2022

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Welcome back to Early Music Monday! We return to the podcast waves by interviewing Dr. David Wood, program director for Early Music America and Director of Early Music ensembles at K-State University in Manhattan, Kansas.

Link to his article in Early Music America:
"Canto: Toward a Rebirth of Renaissance Choral Repertoire"

The Gesualdo Six's performance of 'Sicut Cervus'
The Gesualdo Six Website

Sound of Ages YouTube
Sound of Ages new website is currently under construction and will available soon! 

Frequent guest and newly appointed Composer in Residence for Sound of Ages, Andrew Maxfield shares his insights and perspectives on Sound of Ages' newest narrative concert "Sing Actually: The Ultimate Choral RomCom." They also discuss entrepreneurial practices that can be applied to the choral art and classical music more broadly.

Visit Andrew's website for information on upcoming projects and compositions.

Sound of Ages website is currently under construction, but will be up soon. Hear their work on YouTube. 

Today we talk through Andrew's newest piece commissioned by Sound of Ages for their Sing Actually narrative concert: Poor Richard's Madrigal. This piece pays homage to Thomas Morley's Now Is the Month of Maying. We discuss comedy, madrigals,  and much more. Check out the live performance ofPoor Richard's Madrigal on YouTube.  

You can find the King's Singers performance of Now Is the Month of Maying video on YouTube as well. 

Today we get to chat with Nigel Short, Conductor and Artistic Director of Tenebrae Choir. We get to hear his journey as a singer, the genesis of Tenebrae choir, Nigel's approach to choral singing, his thoughts about renaissance music and more!

Nigel's Bio:  
Award-winning conductor Nigel Short has earned widespread acclaim for his recording and live performance work with leading orchestras and ensembles across the world.

Tenebrae are special. Directed by Nigel Short, these were exemplary performances, lucid, and so commanding it seemed as if singing perfectly in tune was the most natural thing in the world.

– The Guardian

A former member of renowned vocal ensemble The King’s Singers, in 2001 Nigel formed Tenebrae, a virtuosic choir that combines the passion of a cathedral choir with the precision of a chamber ensemble. Under his direction, Tenebrae has collaborated with internationally acclaimed orchestras and instrumentalists and now enjoys a reputation as one of the world’s finest vocal ensembles. Nigel has conducted the choir at some of the world’s most prestigious venues and festivals, including the BBC Proms, Wigmore Hall, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Rheingau Musik Festival and Sydney Festival.

“…the highly impressive Tenebrae directed by Nigel Short pull out all the vocal stops at the right moments.

– Gramophone Magazine

To date, Nigel has conducted the majority of the UK’s leading orchestras, including the Academy of Ancient Music, Aurora Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, English Concert, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Other orchestral recordings include Mozart’s Requiem with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, and Nigel has also appeared as guest conductor with the BBC Singers, Leipzig’s MDR Rundfunkchor and the Danish National Vocal Ensemble.

Nigel Short’s superb musical sensitivity to phrasing and texture illuminates everything… the endless dovetailing of the musical lines, all within an overall architectural vision, is exquisitely sustained.

– BBC Music Magazine

Nigel has vast recording experience having conducted for many of the world’s major labels including Decca Classics, Deutsche Grammophon, LSO Live and Signum, as well as having contributed to a number of high-profile film soundtracks. In 2018, he received a Grammy nomination in the category of ‘Best Choral Performance’ for Tenebrae’s album of parts songs from the British Isles, Music of the Spheres. As a Gramophone award-winning producer, Nigel works with many of the UK’s leading professional choirs and vocal ensembles including Alamire, Ex Cathedra, Gallicantus and The King’s Singers.

Tenebrae reveals itself as one of those exceptional choirs whose individual singers have been moulded into a single superbly sensitive and responsive musical instrument.

– The Telegraph

YouTube recording of Tenebrae performing Allegri's Miserere

Visit:
Tenebrae Choir Website
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Today we get a follow up conversation with Nigel Short where he walks us through Joby Talbot's Path of Miracles. The conversation is interspersed with audio clips from each movement.

Watch Tenebrae perform Path of Miracles live from La Basilique de Saint-Denis in France.

Tenebrae's album of Path of Miracles can be found on their website, Apple Music, Spotify, and wherever music is streamed. 

Today we get to have a fantastic conversation with Professor Megan Long of Oberlin College & Conservatory.

Megan Kaes Long studies European song traditions of the 16th and 17th centuries and the theoretical discourses that describe them. Her book, Hearing Homophony: Tonal Expectation at the Turn of the Seventeenth Century, was published by Oxford University Press in 2020 and won the Society for Music Theory's Wallace Berry Award in 2021.

Long’s articles have appeared in Music Theory Spectrum, the Journal of Music Theory, Music Theory Online, and Open Access Musicology and her research has been supported by grants from the American Council of Learned Societies and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Her 2018 article, “Cadential Syntax and Tonal Expectation in Late Sixteenth-Century Homophony” won the Society for Music Theory’s Emerging Scholar Award.

Long is the editor of SMT-V, the Society for Music Theory’s peer-reviewed video-journal. Long is also a mezzo-soprano who specializes in music of the Renaissance and Baroque eras.

Long's work was honored with Oberlin College & Conservatory's Excellence in Teaching Award for the 2021-22 academic year.

Check out the articles mentioned in the show by following the links below:

Your Brain On Hexichordal Solmization

Hexachordal Solmization and Syllable-Invariant Counterpoint in the Vocal Music of William Byrd

Rebecca Cypess's article on "thin notation": https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/web-articles/translation-and-the-ideas-of-early-music/ 

Recording of William Byrd's Come Woeful Orpheus by The Sixteen found on YouTube. 

Today we get to have a fantastic 'Improversation' if you will, with Dr.  Peter Schubert. 

Peter Schubert came to Montreal from New York City, where he founded and directed Opera Uptown and The New Calliope Singers, a group renowned for its commitment to modern music during its fifteen-year career. The group presented over fifty premieres and released a critically acclaimed CD entitled "New Cantatas and Madrigals."

Since 1991, he has conducted the highly respected Montreal-based group, The Orpheus Singers. Under his direction, the group has placed as a finalist several times the CBC Competition for Amateur Choruses, winning first prize in the chamber chorus category in 1996. The Orpheus Singers has presented premieres of several new Canadian works and participated in a CD of the musical compositions of Freidrich Nietzsche.

In 1998, Peter Schubert founded VivaVoce, a professional vocal ensemble, to stimulate interest in choral chamber music ranging from the Renaissance to the day before yesterday. By presenting unique, interactive "commentated concerts" in schools and concert halls, VivaVoce delights and entertains it audiences of all ages, instilling in them a deeper understanding of their musical heritage.

Schubert holds a Ph.D. in musicology from Columbia University, which gives him a rich base on which to draw for his commentated concerts. Currently an Associate Professor at the McGill University Faculty of Music, Schubert is the author of a groundbreaking and highly regarded textbook, Modal Counterpoint, Renaissance Style (Oxford University Press, 1999). With colleague Christoph Neidhoefer he also co-authored Baroque Counterpoint (Prentice-Hall, 2005).

Peter Schubert studied conducting with Nadia Boulanger, Helmuth Rilling, Jacques-Louis Monod and David Gilbert and has been assistant to Gregg Smith and Agnes Grossman. He has published an edition of Renaissance Noels as well as his own innovative arrangements of five popular Christmas carols with C.F. Peters.

Listen to Viva Voce's performance of Gombert's Domine, si tu es. 

Check out Dr. Schubert's YouTube channel to see recordings of ensembles he conducts, improvisation techniques, and more.

Here is a link to the Sistine Chapel recording as referenced in the interview.

Dr. Schubert's page on McGill University's faculty website. 

On today's episode, we walk through the concert program for Sound of Ages upcoming Evensong concert. As part of their Evensong concert series, the Autumnal Equinox Evensong theme is opposites and gratitude. There are only a few tickets left so don't miss out, get your tickets here.

Dr. Andrew Huberman podcast episode about gratitude.

Tenebrae performing Part I of Ne Irascaris, Domine by William Byrd.
Tenebrae's website. Check out all their recordings here.
Sansara's live recording of Hubert Parry's I Know My Soul Hath Power.
The Tallis Scholars performing Part II of Ne Irascaris, Domine.

Here is a link to the Byrd score found on cpdl.org.

Check out all of Sound of Ages' upcoming events by visiting our website. 

A great pleasure to have I Fagiolini Director Robert Hollingworth along with Baritone Greg Skidmore for an exclusive interview about I Fagiolini's upcoming album "Missa Tu Es Petrus", featuring the previously unrecorded work of the same title by 17th Century Italian Composer Orazio Benevoli. Go download on your favorite streaming service on October 6, 2023 (or the album is available for purchase. 

You can stay up to date on all things I Fagiolini on their website and social media pages.
Facebook
Instagram
YouTube

For more information about the MA program at University of York, click here.

For more information about #SingtheScore, follow the link to watch on YouTube.

See what Greg is up to with his Canadian Renaissance Music Summer School (Which we will be having an episode about coming up) here.

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Today we get an exclusive look into the upcoming album of Josquin's music with Dr. Jesse Rodin, a professor at Stanford University and Artistic Director/Conductor of Cut Circle. This album is the group's first installment of what will be a series of albums on Josquin's music. Dr. Rodin's research on Josquin has lead to some significant discoveries/conclusions regarding attribution of work and the "Josquin canon".

You can follow Cut Circle on social media:
Facebook
Instagram
Youtube

Purchase their new album here on November 3, 2023:
Musique en Wallonie

Stream album on Apple Music and Spotify on November 3, 2023

#soundofageschoir

We get an exclusive sneak peak at some tracks on the upcoming album Penitence & Lamentations by the Byrd Ensemble, conducted by Markdavin Obenza. We sit down with Markdavin and have a conversation about several of the tracks on the upcoming record, which comes out Friday, November 3, 2023, including a new commission by Nico Muhly.

Follow the Byrd Ensemble on:
Facebook
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Today we get to chat a bit about Renaissance Christmas music and the 2024 Canadian Renaissance Music Summer School, with the director Greg Skidmore. Greg sings in a number of professional chamber choir ensembles throughout the UK and elsewhere.

The CRMSS fundariser, "Buy a Bar" can be found here.

For CRMSS Registration information, please visit their website.

Featuring a performance of Thomas Tallis's 40-voice metet, Spem in Alium, performed by I Fagiolini, found on YouTube. 

Announcing the release of Early Music Monday, a Sound of Ages podcast hosted by Kameron Kavanaugh.

My career path into choral music is a little bit unusual and it explains a lot about why historical music is something I'm so passionate about and a Composer Profile on perhaps the most iconic composer of the Renaissance: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. 

Today we go over differing possibilities of tone when performing early music and/or historical music, a great interview with Dr. Andrew Crane, the Director of Choral Activities at Brigham Young University, and a composer profile on Thomas Morley. 

Active listening versus passive listening and how to tell the difference, an interview with 20th Century avant-garde musicologist Hannah McLaughlin, and our composer profile is on the Russian Masters. 

Does ensemble size really matter? An interview with Markdavin Obenza, the conductor of The Byrd Ensemble, based out of Seattle, Washington, and a composer profile on William Byrd. 

Conductor priorities and finding your passion, an interview with Kenny Wiser, Conductor of Choirs at Provo High School, and a Composer Profile on John Dunstable. 

A discussion on historical practicality and historical accuracy, an interview with Scott Metcalfe the director of Blue Heron Renaissance Choir, and a composer profile on Johannes Ockeghem.

https://www.soundofageschoir.com/blog

Tone 2.0, an interview with Dr. Jami Rhodes from East Caroline University, and a composer profile on Claudio Monteverdi.

https://www.soundofageschoir.com/blog

The ratio of rehearsal time to performance time, an interview with Christopher Gabbitas, former member of the King's Singers and conductor of Phoenix Chorale, and a composer profile on Thomas Tomkins. 

https://www.soundofageschoir.com/blog

Today we examine some research on the battle of the sexes; arguments for dividing choirs by sex in adolescent singing, I have an interview with Suzi Digby, the conductor of the ORA Singers, based out of London, and we'll take a look at some Renaissance music written for single-sex ensembles.

https://www.soundofageschoir.com/blog

Trying not to be intimidated by early music and overcoming that intimidation, and interview with Dr. Carolann Buff, professor and Indiana University, and a composer profile on Guillaume Du Fay. 

https://www.soundofageschoir.com/blog

The importance of thinking horizontally and melodically in choral music, an interview with Owain Park, founder and artistic director of Gesualdo Six, composer, and professional singer, and a composer profile on Don Carlo Gesualdo.

https://www.soundofageschoir.com/blog

How do you create authentic and organic historical experiences in the choral rehearsal, we'll have a discussion with Tony Silvestri, lyricist, poet, historian, and our composer profile is on Gregorio Allegri. 

How do you do sqcred music in secular settings? We'll have a discussion with Dr. Erin Plisco from Missouri State University, and our composer profile is on Antonio Vivaldi. 

Today we are talking about the Lute, not the Flute, the Lute, like the original guitar; And we're going to talk to Braedon Hoffman who is a professional Lute player, Lutenist, and our composer profile is on John Dowland, who wrote a lot of music for the Lute. It's all about the Lute, "I am Lute". 


 https://www.soundofageschoir.com/podcasts

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDfbgUkt_rL5XwdIpV5S74Q

Today we get deep and philosophical talking about the economy of sound...less is more, we'll have an interview with Greg Skidmore; professional singer and conductor, and our composer profile is on Orlando di Lasso, or is it de Lassus? 


www.soundofageschoir.com


The Canadian Renaissance Music Summer School
www.crmss.org

Today we're going to discuss the avant-garde philosophy, we're going to have a discussion with Courtney Minor, a professional singer based out of California, and our composer profile is on Nicola Vicentino. 

Our discussion today goes back to the basics of counterpoint and the choreography of sound, we'll have an interview with composer Andrew Maxfield, and our composer profile is on Tomás Luis de Victoria.

soundofageschoir.com

andrewmaxfield.org

Today we're going to talk about some areas, genres, and sub-genres that I include in Early Music that will help us expand the scope and definition of what Early Music is, we'll have an interview with composer Stuart Wheeler, and our composer profile is on William Billings. 

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A special episode going in depth into Sound of Ages' Virtual Concert "Songs of Praise" prepared for the 2021 National ACDA virtual conference. A closer look at the music on the program by Carlo Gesualdo, Cecilia McDowall, Thomas Tallis, and Ken Burton. 

www.soundofageschoir.com/events

Our first ever episode of The Andrew Special. Early Music Monday is joined by co-host Andrew Maxfield where we do a deep dive into the world of counterpoint with composer, theorist, and professor at Julliard School, Phillip Lasser. Prepare to have your mind blown.

Visit Phillips website:

www.philiplasser.com

Check out other episodes of EMM and blogs with resources at: 

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Our newly formatted episodes begins with our composer profile on George F. Handel and the concept of "grit", we then have an interview with the newly appointed head of the voice department at Julliard School, Professor Darrell Babidge. 

Today we're going to be talking about The Infinite Game, we're going to have an interview with Ernesto Herrera  from Cuba, and our composer profile is on Esteban Salas. 


Check out Ernesto's Facebook and Instagram. 

Here's a link to BYU Singers performance of his work: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQxAf3fadB4

www.soundofageschoir.com

The road to success is most likely to be kind of a messy one. So today we talk about, in episode #23, His Royal Bachness, we're going to have a special guest, professional singer Martha McLorinan from the UK, and our composer profile, obviously, on Johann Sebastian Bach.

www.soundofageschoir.com/podcast 

www.marthamclorinan.com

How do you say something new when everything's been said. On this months edition of the Andrew Special, we dive into "waves of saturation" and how humans tend to create something new when it seems as though there's nothing left to say. 

https://andrewmaxfield.org

www.soundofageschoir.com

Audio Credit: 30 second clip of Spem in Alium by Thomas Tallis (Performed by The Tallis Scholars)

This is a pre-concert discussion where we go in depth into the Songs of Meditation program, Sound of Ages first live concert in over a year. We take a look into the nature of meditation and how the program reflects those concepts. The program features a world premiere of a piece by Andrew Maxfield and music from Hildegard, Arvo Pärt, Guillaume Du Fay, John Tavener, Tomás Luis de Victoria, and Jonathan Dove. 

Audio clips played in this episode were taken directly from YouTube and links to those can be found below: 

Hildegard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9K9PfjRjxM
Pärt - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qml9uO0GLg
Du Fay - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7QZsWvw040
Tavener - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFqBolM5Dko
Victoria - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbEzm4zCraI
Dove - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TujRgMJ3sd0

www.soundofageschoir.com/events

Today we will have a short composer profile (to be extended in a later episode) on Hildegard von Bingen to set up tonight's Sound of Ages concert, "Songs of Meditation".

Check out the live stream:
https://youtu.be/upR03BS2F_Q

Concert Program can be found:
https://spark.adobe.com/page/dBcpLxoH6ATuh/

Today we're going to be talking about "The False Relation", a harmonic phenomenon of the Renaissance and relate that to Thomas Tallis and his life, and a little bit to our life today. Then we're going to have a great interview with British composer Cecilia McDowall. 

https://ceciliamcdowall.co.uk/

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For Sound of Ages recordings of Cecilia's pieces, check out our website

www.soundofageschoir.com

Today we're going to talk a little bit about St. George's Chapel and Windsor by talking about the composers John Merbecke and, fast-forward to today, Simon Whitely, who is a lay clerk there and leader of the group, "The Queen's Six", who you might know from their recent performance at Prince Phillip's funeral and Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's wedding. All kinds of Royal stuff going on today. 


www.thequeenssix.co.uk

www.soundofageschoir.com/podcast

On today's Andrew Special, we do a birds eye view of the concept of "Line". What makes a good line? What's the difference between line and melody? Why is line important? etc. We will do a follow up episode, a "Part II" if you will, where we will go more in depth and show specific examples. 

www.soundofageschoir.com

www.andrewmaxfield.org

Some specific examples of "line" as examined in 3 pieces of music. You'll hear full pieces by:

Manuel Cardoso
Carlo Gesualdo
Andrew Maxfield

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Big special premiere performance of Andrew's piece, "The Singing Bowl". Look for the video coming soon but hear the first live recording here. 

Today we're going to take a trip over to Italy and explore the music of 16th century Ferrara, which is one of the musical hotspots of the renaissance. Our guest, Laurie Stras, noted and renown musicologist will give us some background on some specific female composers that she's done groundbreaking research on. Some pretty incredible stuff. 

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Articles and Books by Laurie Stras: 

Sisters Doing it Themselves:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2017/mar/10/radical-motets-from-16th-century-nunnery-musica-secreta-lucrezia-borgia

Her book, "Women and Music in Sixteenth Century Ferrara"
https://www.amazon.com/Sixteenth-Century-Ferrara-Perspectives-History-Criticism/dp/1107154073

I just want to go through and try to bridge the gap between early music and normal life. We're going to talk about a book called The Oz Principle, find out how the concept of line is incorporated and connect all the dots. 


www.soundofageschoir.com

The Oz Principle
https://www.amazon.com/Oz-Principle-Individual-Organizational-Accountability-ebook/dp/B0012M2IX2

The music marketplace and what that even means. We are going to have a fantastic interview with Paul Smith, co-founder of Voces8. You don't want to miss today's episode of Early Music Monday. 

www.soundofageschoir.com

www.voces8.com

www.voces8.foundation

Also be sure to check out more of Paul's work: 

www.voces8.foundation/paulsmith

Today, we passionately discuss the difference between music that is timeless vs. music that is trendy. We also discuss a few facts about British Renaissance composer Robert White and listen to Sound of Ages performing his piece "Christe qui lux es et dies III".

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Be sure to check out our new video release of "This Singing Bowl" by Andrew Maxfield.
Get the sheet music for FREE until July 31st: https://andrewmaxfield.org/the-singing-bowl

Follow and subscribe to  Sound of Ages on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube. 

Unlock your creativity by creating boundaries (New or old). Palestrina, and countless other composers in Western Music History, created a Blue Ocean market with his very focused style and boundaries. 

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Today we announce the launch of The Sound of Ages Approach, Sound of Ages' educational outreach program designed to help choral ensembles build musicianship through early music. We also discuss the life and music of British renaissance composer Peter Philips. 


Audio courtesy of BYU Singers conducted by Dr. Andrew Crane: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mkvfe8SgpGo

https://singers.byu.edu/


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We talk a little bit about the concept of form and what hold music together. We use Tomás Luis de Victoria's piece "Amicus Meus" to discuss the broader concept of form. 

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(Video of Amicus Meus performed by Sound of Ages)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXejGOJRQ3I&t=6s

Link to the score: 
https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/1/1c/Amicus_meus_osculi_Victoria.pdf

Today we're going to talk about the Italian Renaissance composer Salamone Rossi. We'll have a great interview with Josh Habermann, conductor of Santa Fe Desert Chorale and several other ensembles. 

www.soundofageschoir.com/podcast

https://desertchorale.org/

New York Baroque
www.nybaroque.org

Elohim Hashiveinu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQQYDUTO7t8

Today we will have a fantastic interview with Chris Lowrey, professional counter-tenor and Founding Artistic Director of Ensemble Altera. 

www.soundofageschoir.com

https://www.christopherlowrey.com/

www.ensemblealtera.com

The Dying Soldier (Kameron called it the Fallen Soldier in the Podcast, but it's "The Dying Soldier")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fIJf3svTXw

Today we're going to have a conversation with Michael John Trotta about compositions, about early music, about something that he has coined "the anatomy of creativity".

www.soundofageschoir.com

www.mjtrotta.com

JW Behind the Music Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRU0B1F1FDA

Recordings
Ubi Caritas – Michael John Trotta – Tenebrae conducted by Nigel Short

O Magnum Mysterium – Michael John Trotta – Tenebrae conducted by Nigel Short

Link to "The Anatomy of Creativity"
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BxnOiCmCImcyu2H3_A4MuHCcA7iPq3fW/view?usp=sharing

Today we talk about the Triumphs of Oriana, a collection of Madrigals, a little bit about Michael East, who nobody's heard of, and if you haven't heard of the Triumphs of Oriana, have you been living under a stupid rock? 

www.soundofageschoir.com/podcast

Check out the video of the performance:
https://youtu.be/yRSW1j0yWh4

Today we get the opportunity to sit down with The Choralosopher himself, Chris Munce. We'll talk to him about early music, his professional choir, his high school students. It's cool to hear him on the other side of the mic. 

www.soundofageschoir.com

https://kantoreikc.com/

https://choralosophy.com/

On today's episode, we listen to Sound of Ages ACDA Utah performance of their program, "Ascension", from October 23rd in Sandy, UT. Kameron gives a brief intro to each piece and then we get to listen to each piece in its entirety.

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https://www.caravaggio-foundation.org/

We discuss "Touch Me Not", new Andrew Maxfield Commission for Sound of Ages project "Ascension". We take a closer look into some of the musical elements that hold the piece together. 

www.soundofageschoir.com

www.andrewmaxfield.org 

If you have ever thought that you are not creative or that "making it big" is impossible, today's episode is for you. There are two false choices taught in the world. It's either "Go live your dream" or "don't pursue your dream, do something practical". I seek to find the middle of ";pursue your dream, but it's going to be insanely hard and require grit and creativity". Making Early Music a career would not fall in the category of stable, smart, or lucrative, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. It might just look a little different than your initial expectations. 

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Here is a link to the book: 

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+art+of+impossible&gclid=Cj0KCQiA4b2MBhD2ARIsAIrcB-SWBkTla1syL1mt1k4jW453qgqMEcbFmAq3B38ezDkkWCc0Qo16820aAudxEALw_wcB&hvadid=241900559643&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9029857&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=8942532955597067818&hvtargid=kwd-92832955290&hydadcr=22561_10346245&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_1b6wtt3tq0_e

Today we look at the life and music of Luca Marenzio, the great Italian madrigalist and have a fantastic interview with Hannah Ely, founding Artistic Director and Soprano in Fieri Consort.

Click here to learn more about Fieri's upcoming project donate to their Crowdfunder:
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/thedestinedknot

(For a video preview of the project, check out the trailer)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-EtxqcZaNY

For recordings and other general information about Fieri, visit their website:
https://www.fiericonsort.co.uk/

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Here are additional links to Marenzio videos performed by Fieri:

Deh poi ch'era ne fati
Lecture Recital

The myth behind the starving artist can be crippling. We discuss some ways to change our paradigm from starving artists to thriving artists. Featuring Sound of Ages' National ACDA Performance of "Loquebantur" by Thomas Tallis. 

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Today we take a deep dive into "Amicus Meus" by Tomás Luis de Victoria and have a discussion about how to even talk about music using Jan LaRue's Guidelines for Stylistic Analysis. That sounds like the most boring thing ever, but it's actually an incredible way to look deeper at how music acts and what gives it its drive.

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A link to the score for "Amicus Meus":
https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/1/1c/Amicus_meus_osculi_Victoria.pdf

Jan LaRue's Guidelines for Style Analysis:
https://www.amazon.com/Jan-LaRue-Guidelines-Style-Analysis/dp/0899901565

We get to sit down with one of choral music's great composer/poet duo's, Eric Whitacre and Tony Silvestri to discuss a few of their most popular collaborations: Lux Arumque, Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine, Sainte-Chapelle, and Sacred Veil. We discuss text, meaning, musical elements, and this marriage of old and new to create something novel and great.

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https://ericwhitacre.com/

https://www.charlesanthonysilvestri.com/