Graduate Conducting Recital Footage
Note: There is significant (multi-second) lag from one camera angle, which will be adjusted in final video edit. This is the unedited livestream.
GRADUATE RECITAL REHEARSAL TWO
GRADUATE RECITAL REHEARSAL ONE
IN PERFORMANCE: Bound For the Promised Land arr. Mack Wilberg
The first version of “I Am Bound For the Promised Land” was published in 1787 in Selection of Hymns, a hymn book compiled by John Rippon. This original edition contained the same text but a different melody. At some point between 1787 and 1835 the text made its way across the Atlantic and was re-harmonized in the American shape note style. The melody this arrangement is based on is attributed to Miss M. Durham in the 1835 edition of Southern Harmony. This modern arrangement by Mack Wilberg (former director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir) features SATB divisi harmonies and an energetic 4-hand piano accompaniment.
Western Kentucky University Chorale accompanied by Kenneth Stein and Katie Drybrough. Conducted by Chase Simpson
WKU Chorale November 2021, Second rehearsal.
IN REHEARSAL: Rise Up Shepherd and Follow, arr. John Rutter
“Rise Up Shepherd and Follow” (also known as “There’s a Star in the East”) is a song from the African American Spiritual tradition. The text is first published in 1891, with the first printing of the music following in 1902.
This was the second rehearsal on this music. In the preceding rehearsal (about 12 minutes), the choir read the section sung in this video using solfège syllables, then with text.
RECORDING SESSION: If Ye Love Me, Philip Wilby
April 2021. WKU Chorale in First Christian Church of Bowling Green, KY. Ken Stein, Organist. Jeffry Smith Recording Technician. The choir is singing in 12 ft. spacing and masked.
RECORDING SESSION: Beati Mortui, Felix Mendelssohn
Combined TTBB ensemble comprised of WKU University Singers and Chorale singers. Recorded in Choral Rehearsal Hall March 2021. All Students Masked with 12 ft. spacing.
IN REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE: Dicite in Gentibus by M. Haydn
Dicite in Gentibus was written by Michael Haydn (the younger brother to the more famous Austrian Composer Joseph Haydn) in 1784. Michael Haydn was appointed to the position of concertmaster of Salzburg in 1762, and held the post for 44 years. During this time, he composed over 360 pieces of music, mostly for the church. These recordings are from choral rehearsals on campus in Van Mater auditorium in the early winter of 2021. Students were spaced 12 feet away, and all singers and conductors wore masks.
Rehearsal of “Dicite in Gentibus” by M. Haydn. WKU Chorale accompanied by Kenneth Stein
Performance/Recording day, “Dicite in Gentibus” by M. Haydn. Accompanied by Kenneth Stein