Saturday, November 7, 2015 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Philadelphia Chapter of the American Guild of Organists
Event with Dr. James Litton
English Choral Music. Repertoire and Techniques
Place:
St. Martin in the Fields, Chestnut Hill
8000 St. Martin’s Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19118
Host: Erik Meyer
Registration, Coffee and light breakfast: 9 AM.
SESSION: 9:30 – 12:30
WORKSHOP FEE to AGO Philadelphia members: $10.00
WORKSHOP FEE for Non- Chapter Members and Guests: $25.00
Hot lunch at 12:30PM (Lunch is $15 for members and guests)
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.
