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Fields of Athenry
Jan. 27th, 2004 09:37 amWe've got 7 confirmations so far for the birthday party. And we've got the cakes ordered, and I'm buying their presents on Friday, and I'll be able to spend Friday making our house generally presentable. I hope.
( mini to-do )
In other news, I got a link to some of the songs we're rehearsing for my choir's February concert, from recordings done by other choirs. For anyone interested, it's at:
http://www.harmoniachoir.com/rehearsalmusic.html
and the song list is:
Rise Up My Love - OK.
I Beheld Her - OK.
Sing We and Chant It - Well done, but it's a madrigal and thus makes my skin crawl.
I Will Not Leave You Comfortless - OK.
Fair Phyliss - Again, madrigal :(
Can't Buy Me Love - John Lennon spins in his grave. Avoid, avoid, avoid. :P
And So it Goes - Pretty good adaptation of Billy Joel's song. Skip the first 1:03 minutes, it's spoken intro.
Fields of Athenry - Beautiful and heartbreaking. My favourite piece.
When the Stars Fall - Very simple and reverent. My second favourite piece.
Despairing Lover - This is actually pretty funny in a deliberately melodramatic way.
Soldier, Soldier - This one's cute ;)
It's not a comprehensive list, but it includes my two favourite songs, so I'm one happy choir geek right about now :)
( Fields of Athenry Lyrics )
( When the Stars Fall Lyrics )
Later Edit: ::snicker:: I just realized that my two favourite songs are by Canadian choral composers, Mark Sirret from Kingston and Stephen Hatfield from BC, respectively. Wonder if my choir director heard me whining about the general appalling crappiness of Canadian choral composers and decided to show me what's what ;)
( mini to-do )
In other news, I got a link to some of the songs we're rehearsing for my choir's February concert, from recordings done by other choirs. For anyone interested, it's at:
http://www.harmoniachoir.com/rehearsalmusic.html
and the song list is:
Rise Up My Love - OK.
I Beheld Her - OK.
Sing We and Chant It - Well done, but it's a madrigal and thus makes my skin crawl.
I Will Not Leave You Comfortless - OK.
Fair Phyliss - Again, madrigal :(
Can't Buy Me Love - John Lennon spins in his grave. Avoid, avoid, avoid. :P
And So it Goes - Pretty good adaptation of Billy Joel's song. Skip the first 1:03 minutes, it's spoken intro.
Fields of Athenry - Beautiful and heartbreaking. My favourite piece.
When the Stars Fall - Very simple and reverent. My second favourite piece.
Despairing Lover - This is actually pretty funny in a deliberately melodramatic way.
Soldier, Soldier - This one's cute ;)
It's not a comprehensive list, but it includes my two favourite songs, so I'm one happy choir geek right about now :)
( Fields of Athenry Lyrics )
( When the Stars Fall Lyrics )
Later Edit: ::snicker:: I just realized that my two favourite songs are by Canadian choral composers, Mark Sirret from Kingston and Stephen Hatfield from BC, respectively. Wonder if my choir director heard me whining about the general appalling crappiness of Canadian choral composers and decided to show me what's what ;)
