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To view playlist for this 1959 AHS performance of The Crucifixion click Playlist.
To access the online Audio Marketplace product page, click The Crucifixion. (This is for both the Free Digital download, and the at cost CD delivered by mail.)
This recording is from from the 1959 private LP created by editing together the best of two 1959 taped performances. The record was digitized by SlippedDisc™ when the score became Public Domain. It was restored and mastered by TortoiseClimbing Audio™. This is the 1st public release of this AHS choirs' performance. (It is 41 minutes long, and Lyrics are included as a Bonus.)
This wonderfully unique arrangement of The Crucifixion was created by the AHS choral director in 1959. It takes advantage of his having three choirs: two women's choirs; and a standard mixed choir. With that luxuary, the AHS choral director assigned most of the normally solo arias and recitatives to the womens choirs.
Stainer wrote this cantata for Church of England parish choirs. Such choirs did not have the luxury of trained singers, or additional supporting choirs. Given the constraints of parish choirs, in order to tell the sweeping passion story, Stainer used numerous solo arias and recitatives.
Despite the limited sonic fidelity of the LP and thus this digitized version, this largely choral arrangement by the 1959 AHS choirs is a dramatically more fulfilling choral performance than scored by Stainer of this classic Holy Week (the week before Easter) piece. The emotional feel of this performance is much more fulfilling than standard presentations following the score.
This restoration is from the historic, amateur, monaural 1959 private LP made of the Annapolis High School's choirs' performances of The Crucifixion. 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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Details about the making, both the original recording and this mastered and restored digital file, are found at Background on Historic 1959 Performances by Annapolis High School choirs.
Digital Download - Available for free! (If you want unlimited mp3 streaming from Bandcamp, they charge $1.00.)
CD - Available 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.
Playlist:
To access the online Audio Marketplace product page click 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 downloads is one of the small, low fidelity formats, i.e., AAC or mp3. To receive an audiophile digital format, like FLAC or WAV, you Must Explicitly select a different download format, by selecting one of the audiophile formats (FLAC or WAV) before clicking to download.
What Is This Album:
It is a collection of nostalgic, old, traditional congregational hymns and songs (largely from Protestant Denominations), professionally recorded in professional sound studios, by professional:
This produced a hi-definition (audiophile) recording; next to maximum length (for a CD - 78 minutes) recording of 27 nostalgic, traditional hymns and songs. It provides a fabulous window back to when these hymns and songs were popular, using different textures forming a gloriously listenable, intimate collage.
As a professional, audiophile recording, it contrasts with the quality of most albums found on YouTube of favorite old hymns. While those are well intentioned hymn recordings, the contrast results because:
1. Hymns and Songs of My Mother Uses Professional Everything, which includes real instruments played by professionals, trained vocalists, prepared audio spaces, and professional recording equipment, including:
All hymns and songs are post production processed 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 use of trained vocalists and instrumentalists, and
the sonic fidelity results from being recorded, mixed and mastered in professional sound studios.
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, 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. It is 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 all 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 it, 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.
(When released), to access song product page, click here for Welcome Home.
This is the only Contemporary Christian song (in the folk style of Christian Adult Contemparary) included on the album Hymns and Songs of My Mother. Because CCM appeals to different folks than nostalgic old hymns, we are making 2 different arrangements of this song available, i.e., a sort of "twofer", as a Mini-EP, 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, the 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" tradition Christian Adult Contemporary 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 of your song.
We plan to release a number of EPs in this series. We have completed post production and mixing of 8 nostalgic love songs including:
We are going to add drums and string bass to the accompaniments of these songs.
Volume 1: Chattanooga Choo Choo, consisting of 5 songs, is targeted for release fall of 2025.
Several additional nostalgic love songs being prepared include:
These are targeted for Spring 2026.
(These will be incorporate as part of future EPs of nostalgic love songs.) For the immediate time, 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 baritone and tenor duet of this dramatic motivational song from the rock musical Starlight Express by Andrew Lloyd Weber ©1984 (3:53 minutes). Its dramatic synthesizer orchestra, bass guitar and piano accompaniment successfully capture 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. While we originally recorded with an electrick guitar accompaniment, we replaced the accompaniment with one modeled after the Bette Midler original template. It include Terry Hamilton and Karen Davis, from the former singing group "Sentimental Journey."
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 series, for those who choose not to subscribe to the narration series, the audiobook will become available for purchase and download (target later 2026). 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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