"Early" Spring 2020 song material
Songs for Spring 2020
Please do not share these resources with friends / other choirs etc. People outside Blue Sky should source their materials direct so that composers of songs and arrangers are rewarded and supported in their work. Consult Maggie and Pauline as to the best way to do it.
Peace by Alison Whittall
A peace song by Alison Whittall.
Hine (or Hinay or "Hineih") Mah Tov is a Jewish hymn traditionally sung at Shabbat feasts. Its lyrics are the first verse of Psalm 133, which reads, "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!"
A song written by Ali Burns to commemorate the death of Nick Prater in 2013.
A peace round, by Tim Wallace from the Molesworth peace camp. (If it sounds familiar, it was previously taught to some of us by Roxanne Smith during a workshop organised by Pauline in November 2019.)
A simple Maori blessing.
E Malama
A Hawaaiin Earth Blessing by Mark and Sharie Anderson, arrangement by Nickomo.
I am a river
A sing for water song, by Nickomo.
A new extinction rebellion song by Helen Yeomans.
Three part round based on Mozart's Hallelujah
Please do not share these resources with friends / other choirs etc. People outside Blue Sky should source their materials direct so that composers of songs and arrangers are rewarded and supported in their work. Consult Maggie and Pauline as to the best way to do it.
Peace by Alison Whittall
A peace song by Alison Whittall.
- For a pdf of the score here
- For a link to a recording from the Natural Voice Network click here
- For an MP3 of Soprano small group part click here
- For an MP3 of Soprano part click here
- For an MP3 of Alto part click here
- For an MP3 of Tenor click here
- For an MP3 of Bass click here
- For an MP3 of all parts click here
Hine (or Hinay or "Hineih") Mah Tov is a Jewish hymn traditionally sung at Shabbat feasts. Its lyrics are the first verse of Psalm 133, which reads, "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!"
- For an MS Word document of the words, click here.
- For a PDF document of the words, click here.
- For a recording of the song, click here. (Source tbd.)
- For an MP3 recording by Pauline, of the Soprano practice recording of the song click here
- For an MP3 recording by Pauline, of the Alto practice recording of the song click here
- For an MP3 recording by Pauline, of the Tenor practice recording of the song click here
- For an MP3 recording by Pauline, of the Bass recording of the song click here
A song written by Ali Burns to commemorate the death of Nick Prater in 2013.
- For an MP3 of the soprano part click here
- For an MP3 of the alto part click here
- For an MP3 of the tenor part click here
- For an MP3 of the bass part click here
- For the score and lyrics click here
A peace round, by Tim Wallace from the Molesworth peace camp. (If it sounds familiar, it was previously taught to some of us by Roxanne Smith during a workshop organised by Pauline in November 2019.)
- For an MP3 recording of the song click here
- For score of the round, which includes start times for three parts, "Googling" comes up with a score by the Sea Green Singers - click here
A simple Maori blessing.
E Malama
A Hawaaiin Earth Blessing by Mark and Sharie Anderson, arrangement by Nickomo.
- For an MP3 recording of a previous performance click here
- For a pdf of the lyrics click here
- For a pdf of the score click here
I am a river
A sing for water song, by Nickomo.
- For an MP3 recording of all parts, click here
- For an MP3 recording of the Soprano practice recording of the song click here
- For an MP3 recording of the Alto practice recording of the song click here
- For an MP3 recording of the Tenor practice recording of the song click here
- For an MP3 recording of the Bass recording of the song click here
- For a PDF of the score click here
A new extinction rebellion song by Helen Yeomans.
- For all available material, click here
- For an MP3 recording of the live material of the song click here
- For an MP3 recording of the Soprano practice recording of the song click here
- For an MP3 recording of the Alto practice recording of the song click here
- For an MP3 recording of the Tenor practice recording of the song click here
- For an MP3 recording of the Bass recording of the song click here
- For a PDF of the score click here
Three part round based on Mozart's Hallelujah
- For mp3 of the round repeated, click here