2024/25 Season

During the Spring term, we will be working on these pieces of music:

"Lo, the full, final sacrifice" (Op. 26), a festival anthem for SATB choir and organ, composed by Gerald Finzi
"Blessed be the God and Father" by Samuel Wesley.
"Gloria" by Antonio Vivaldi

For those of you unfamiliar with these pieces, here are links to some YouTube performances:

Finzi: "Lo, the Full Final Sacrifice" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_tCGngwjpQ

Wesley: "Blessed be the God and Father" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMDVKMWCaxQ

Rehearsal / practice tracks are available on the Internet.

Finzi: available from 'Learn Choral Music' and using 'Choral Music Tutor': "Lo, the full final Sacrifice"

Note: This link will load all voice parts. Select your own part for emphasis.

Thanks to Chris Hills (https://chrishills.org.uk) for the use of his Choral Music Tutor app.

This web app plays midi files, which are designed to help singers learn their parts. You can play from the beginning, or select particular bars to play/repeat.

It works on smartphones, tablets, Windows, Macs, etc.

There's no need to download or install anything. It's free, and it's at https://choralmusictutor.com

The Wesley anthem is available on John Fletcher's site:

https://johnfletchermusic.org/wesleyss-blessed-be-the-god-and-father/

Note: These files are available via DropBox; You don’t need a Dropbox account to access the files, even though Dropbox shows buttons to “Sign in”, “Sign up”, etc. Ignore those buttons. Unless you have a Dropbox account yourself, there is no need to “interact” in any way with Dropbox.

The MIDI file version may be downloaded to your own computer; you can then use the Choral Music Tutor app to play the file. Load it via the FILE tab.

Vivaldi 'Gloria' practice files are available in may locations:

Here is a variety via Google: Vivaldi-Gloria