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View the playlist for this 1959 AHS performance of The Crucifixion by clicking Playlist.
Digital Download - Free! (If you want unlimited mp3 streaming from Bandcamp, they charge $1.00. You have to decline Bandcamp's streaming to get for free.)
CD - At cost, ($4.00, includes shipping)!
Note. CDs will be individually burned on demand for mail delivery. They will be hand-labeled, i.e., a plain CD. The CD has the same 15 individual tracks as the digital version 2 download, giving you the ability to skip to any of Stainer's numbered pieces on demand.
Preview and order from the online Audio Marketplace product page by clicking The Crucifixion. (This page includes both the Free Digital download, and the at cost CD delivered by mail.)
This restored and mastered file is from from the 1959 private LP created by editing together the best of two taped performances. In 1923 the score became Public Domain, and TortoiseClimbing™ had the LP digitized by SlippedDisc™. TortoiseClimbing Audio™:
To our knowledge, this is the only public release of this AHS choirs' performance. (It is 41 minutes long, and Lyrics are included as a Bonus.)
Stainer wrote this cantata for Church of England neighborhood parish choirs. Such choirs do not have the luxury of trained choir members, or additional supporting choirs. Given the musical constraints of neighborhood parish choirs, to tell the sweeping passion story, Stainer used numerous solo arias and recitatives, who could be brought in for the performance.
The unique arrangement of The Crucifixion used in thie performance, was created by the AHS choral director,Mr. Robert Kunkle. It takes advantage of his having three choirs: two women's choirs; and a standard mixed choir. With that luxuary, he assigned most of the normally solo arias and recitatives to the womens choirs, creating a dramatically more choral sound.
Despite the limited sonic fidelity of the LP, this largely choral arrangement by the 1959 AHS choirs provides a dramatically more fulfilling choral performance than scored by Stainer of this classic Holy Week (the week before Easter) piece. The choral emotional feel of this performance is much more fulfilling than standard presentations following the score.
The distinctively different, more choral interpretation of these performances, was achieved by using 3 choirs:
Note. The sound fidelity is limited by:
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More details about the making, both of the original recording and this mastered and restored digital file, are found at Background on Historic 1959 Performances by Annapolis High School choirs.
Playlist:
Preview and order from the online Audio Marketplace product page by clicking Hymns and Songs of My Mother - Vocal Version. Both the Digital download and the CD of the vocal version are available from our online marketplace product page.
The DEFAULT format for digital audio download is a low fidelity format, i.e., AAC or mp3. Audiophile digital formats for both FLAC and WAV are available, but you Must Explicitly select one of those autiophile formats if that is what you want to receive for your download. Do that by selecting one of the audiophile formats (FLAC or WAV) before clicking to download.
What Is This Album:
The majority of this album is nostalgic, old, traditional congregational hymns and songs (largely from Protestant Denominations).The one exception is a Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) song, (also offered separately as a mini-EP). This album is professionally recorded in professional sound studios, by professional:
This is a hi-definition (audiophile) recording; next to maximum length for a CD (78 minutes) of 27 nostalgic, traditional hymns and songs. It provides a fabulous window to when these hymns and songs were popular in church liturgies. This recording uses a number of different recording textures, creating a gloriously listenable, intimate collage.
As a professional, audiophile recording, it is head-and-sholders better than most albums found on YouTube of favorite old hymns. While those are well intentioned hymn recordings, the contrast of this professional presentation and audio quality results from:
1. Hymns and Songs of My Mother used professional everything. That includes real instruments played by professionals, trained vocalists, prepared audio recording spaces, and professional recording equipment. It includes:
Vocals for all hymns and songs are post production processed by TortoiseClimbing™ to create impecable precision.
Mixing and mastering were performed by a seasoned sound engineer who has successfully created many, commercially very successful quality recordings.
Outstanding interpretations result from trained vocalists and instrumentalists, and
2. In contrast, the majority of well intentioned recordings of nostalgic old hymns are amateur everything:
So if you want interpretative vocals, audiophile fidelity (achieved by using professional everything), variations in accompaniment to include orchestra, very good real pipe organ, acoustic guitar, harp, and even handbells, with a mix of vocal arrangements including solo, duet, trio and multipart SATB (including descants), this album magnificantly fulfills your wishes.
The many variations of vocals and accompaniments used on these favorite old hymns and songs by trained vocalists and musicians provide a wonderful spectrum of flavors. Instruments used include:
This album was recorded at the request of David's mother as a tribute to David's then recently deceased father. The hymns and songs were selected jointly with his mother from their favorites. (A young organist who saw the titles, described them as old chestnuts that all good organists are familiar with.)
The performances on this album shine! Their quality of interpretations and audiophile fullness will enrich your life with many hours of repeatedly playing and reflecting on the comfort and greatness these great performances of these old hymns and songs provide.
Access the online Audio Marketplace product page by clicking Hymns and Songs of My Mother - Vocal Version.
Preview and order the digital file from the online Audio Marketplace product page by clicking Welcome Home.
This is a Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) song, in a folk style. It is the only CCM song included on the album Hymns and Songs of My Mother. Because CCM songs appeal to different folks than nostalgic old hymns, we are making 2 different arrangements of this song available as a Mini-EP "two-for," for those who especially like this style of CCM song.
This song became a favorite of my mother when the author and composer, Kathy Brigman Haupt, a granddaughter of mother's sister, wrote and sang this song for the funeral of my mom's sister. The 2 arrangements of this wonderful "Folk style" CCM song are quite different:
Virtually everyone, young and old, who has heard this song describe it as very pretty and meaningful!
Thank you Kathy, first for creating it, and second for giving permission to arrange and make the 1st recording.
We are working on a number of nostalgic songs to made available on a series of EP releases.
We have completed:
Working title for the initial EP is: Chattanooga Choo Choo. It will consist of 5 of the above songs, and is targeted for release late spring or summer of 2026.
(The following songs will be incorporated as part of future EPs of nostalgic love songs.) For the immediate time, versions of these individual songs are live for preview as mp3's on this website at Duets with Terry.
This is a multi-part trio harmony version of this hauntingly lovely ©1989 (3:58 minutes) song by Billy Joel. It's simple accompaniment emphasizes the harmonies.
This is a dramatic motivational song from the rock musical Starlight Express by Andrew Lloyd Weber ©1984 (3:53 minutes). It is a baritone and tenor duet, with dramatic synthesizer orchestra, bass guitar and piano accompaniment that successfully captures the drama of this large, production number, much like the original stage production.
This is a hauntingly lovely ©1979 (2:50 minutes) song by Amanda McBroom. We originally recorded with an electrick guitar accompaniment, but will replace the accompaniment with one modeled after the Bette Midler original template with piano and synthesizer orchestra. It include Terry Hamilton and Karen Davis, from the former singing group "Sentimental Journey."
Details for each of the EPs and a link to preview and purchase will be added here as each is released.
The 3 additional versions planned are:
Release schedule for versions of this album:
Other Things Forthcoming in Audio Store - The following near-term products are planned for the Online Marketplace store.
Advance Narrations. Upon release of the eBook, History Through 27 Hymns and Songs (2024), we will begin releasing advanced narrations of the 27 chapters and at least 2 of the appendices. They will be made available in 2 forms:
Audiobook. Upon completion of the narration subscription series, for those who choose not to subscribe to the narration series, the audiobook will become available for purchase and download (TBD). It will be available as a bundled product in the online Audio marketplace. [A link to bundled product page in the Audio store will be added when available.] To purchase as a separate eBook, it will become available in the separate Publications store.
Forthcoming
Working title - History Through 27 Hymns and Songs. This ebook is both a companion to hymns and songs recording, and a standalone history eBook. This extensive history tells events that happened around each of the hymns and songs, thus shaping their creation. (Currently in editing.)
[This will be available both as part of a bundle with the album from the Audio store, and separately as a standalone eBook from the Publication store.]
(eBooks purchased by themselves [not bundled with an audio product], require using a separate online Publications marketplace. Links will be added below for purchase of the eBook by itself, i.e., not as part of a bundle with an audio product
For those curious about details regarding these projects, numerous pages under Recordings and Publications provide lots of background information about these TortoiseClimbing™ projects. Read at your leisure!
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