Pierre Massie composition in Peace Tower Carillon Summer program

 

Our Dominion Carillonneur, Dr. Andrea McCrady, has honoured our Director, Pierre, by including his composition Mourning Dove in the Summer 2014 Carillon Program.

Pierre Massie composition in Peace Tower Carillon Summer program http://t.co/Ltj2BtLF9f on @bloglovin— Stairwell Carollers (@StairwellChoir) June 23, 2014

Mourning Dove, sung acappella by the Stairwell Carollers, is available on the Mourning Dove CD, or in MP3 format. You can also purchase the song as an MP3 on ITunes or CD Baby. As with all our recordings, all proceeds go towards helping needy groups in the Ottawa/Outaouais region.

 

The YouTube Concert video of Mourning Dove was recorded live at St. Columba Anglican Church, Ottawa in 2011. Live audio recording, as always, by Tom Barnes of Soundscribe, Ottawa's premiere location recordist.

Pierre combined Tom's audio with the video using Final Cut Express ( no longer available ) . For newer videos he uses Final Cut Pro.

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— Holly Massie (@HollyWroteit) June 27, 2014

CD SPOTLIGHT -- Audite nova -- Madrigals from the Renaissance

        Audite Nova was our debut Renaissance Madrigal CD, recorded in May 2006.

Hilariously, while recording we had to stop singing and START AGAIN many times due to an unexpected airshow and the occasional city bus. St. Columba Church may have a few drawbacks, but its wood interior and fullness of sound produced by its unique acoustics still make it one of our favourite recording spaces. We still rehearse there year round with just a summer break.

CD SPOTLIGHT -- Audite nova -- Madrigals from the Renaissance http://t.co/37K7wdHnbh on @bloglovin
— Stairwell Carollers (@StairwellChoir) June 17, 2014

As with all our CDs (also available in Mp3 format), proceeds are used to help the needy in the Ottawa/Outaouais region.

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Blog post by Karen Boyce. A thoughtful commentary on her process for choir song arranging and a collection of resources for choral arrangers.

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Tonal Tuesday - Listening Part 1 - A Learned Skill  

-- an insightful treatise on why Listening doesn't necessarily come naturally !

Go back to the original by Charles Lines

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Songs from the Stairwell Carollers Ave Maria Concert