Saturday, September 27, 2014 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Philadelphia Chapter of the American Guild of Organists
Annual Kick-Off Event with Dr. James Litton
English Choral Music. Repertoire and Techniques
Place: St. Monica, Berwyn
Host: Frank Orman
Registration, Coffee and light breakfast: 9 AM.
SESSION: 9:30 – 12:30
WORKSHOP FREE to AGO Philadelphia members.
WORKSHOP FEE for Guests: $25.00
Hot lunch at 12:30PM (Lunch is $15 for members and guests)
The Church of Saint Monica
63 Main Avenue, Berwyn 19312
Berwyn Train Station on the “Paoli-Thorndale” Line – one and half blocks to the church. Easily walkable. Plenty of parking available. Church and Cafeteria are fully handicap accessible.
www.saintmonicachurch.org
The workshop will be held in the Church (Main Sanctuary) at the above address.
Lunch in the Education Center Cafeteria (short walk across the parking lot)
Catered by Carlino’s Specialty Foods & Catering www.carlinosmarket.com
LUNCH: Baked ziti, Caesar salad, cookies/brownies, and bread and butter
THE PROGRAM:
Dr. Litton will begin with an informal lecture on "the organ and choirs," and then move into a discussion of the past and current English Choral tradition, along with a short comparison as to how that has influenced the American Choral Tradition. Then he will allow ample time for questions and discussion.
The remainder of the morning will be both reading through some of the repertoire, and then time spent on bringing a few of the anthems as near as possible to a performance standard, with emphasis on phrasing, tone, diction and beyond.
The Works covered will include works from many periods in the English choral literature: Byrd, Gibbons, Weelkes, Greene, Bainton, Britten, Joubert, Hurford, Percy Buck, Harris, Sumsion, Mathias, Philip Wilby and Howells.
