Marina Alexander, conductor & composer
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New!!
River and Tree
 (2020)

​-- setting of the charming poem The River & the Tree by Margaret Elizabeth Sangster (1838 - 1912)

-- SATB chorus with piano accompaniment
​
--To be premiered virtually Spring 2021 by
​   The Arcadian Chorale + Richmond Choral Society

I am so delighted that we can combine our voices to give a virtual World Premiere of my newest composition, River and Tree. Writing this piece was a pure delight, as the images and emotions projected in the poem generated immediate musical images for me.
Now I look forward to hearing and enjoying it with all of you---virtually!

GREAT NEWS!! - as of Sept. 28
GUIDE TRACKS for singers to record their parts are NOW AVAILABLE!!!


If you have signed up for this project, you will find the Guide Track for your part on YouTube at this link:
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNiAW3_1hvMcF9YJSEWEmw8BAwNS4sOgu


Follow the instructions at the bottom of this page
​to successfully record your part,
and then upload it to our audio/video editors via WeTransfer. 


If you have NOT yet signed up but would like to participate and can learn the music fairly quickly, see the info and follow the steps immediately below.

STEP #1 - SIGN UP!
---If you would like to participate in this project, please go to the link below and sign up!
It will take you to a Google Docs spread sheet.
---On the correct sheet for your voice part, please input your NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS, and the chorus you are affiliated with.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DSqJXOn0upZAF1TEfR1NjaOPl3bJpGdoMWArwxelIsE/edit#gid=0

STEP #2 - LEARN THE MUSIC   ---  PRACTICE VIDEOS

To help you learn this piece, here are videos with a scrolling score
​
for each voice part by itself, with piano accompaniment.

Once the video starts playing, you can view the score in FULL SCREEN by clicking on the diagonal arrow in its lower right corner. At the end, hit ESC on your keyboard to exit Full Screen mode.


If you prefer to watch/hear the piece with ALL the voices, click on 
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Secular Choral Works

NOTE that the GUIDE TRACKS for the recording of each voice part are now available on YouTube (see link above.)

Once you have learned your part, see the instructional video and PDF below (STEP #3) on how to setup for your recording, and then how to send/transfer your tracks to our recording engineers.

SOPRANO ONLY + piano

ALTO ONLY + piano

TENOR ONLY + piano
BASS ONLY + piano

STEP #3 - RECORDING INSTRUCTIONS
---Linnet Westerwick has prepared an excellent step-by-step guide on how to prepare for and make your recording. You can download the PDF, or scroll through the document below.
---Linnet has provided a video with these instructions---see below!

Below that is a second video with instructions on how to submit your recordings using WeTransfer.


vc_recording_instructions_-__revised.pdf
File Size: 615 kb
File Type: pdf
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For more info, please visit the web sites of Ms. Alexander's ensembles