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"The Hope of Peace"

Fall 2024 program
of
The Arcadian Chorale (NJ)
and
Richmond Choral Society (NYC)

​Greetings!

Fall 2024
promises to be a very special season,
as Arcadian Choral & Richmond Choral Society
join forces to sing a program dedicated to the ideal of
​peace on earth.
There will be two performances:

Sat., Dec. 14 at 8:00 PM - St. Clare's RC Church
110 Nelson Ave., Staten Island, NY

Sun., Dec, 15 at 4:00 PM - St. Rose of Lima RC Church
16 McLean St., Freehold, NJ

On this page, you will find
audio/video links for most of the works we'll be performing. 


All available score PDFs plus these audio/video links
plus the Program Order (see below) are posted at Chorus Connection.


After logging in, click on MUSIC, and then 2024 Fall - The Hope of Peace

Clicking on each individual piece will display the
 
FILES and LINKS 
available there.
PDFs are downloadable.


As you practice this music, I hope you begin to enjoy and appreciate
the beauty and invention of each piece.


Let's keep our joy alive---sing every day!

Marina

"THE HOPE OF PEACE" --  PROGRAM STRUCTURE
Karl Jenkin's The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace
will be the core work of this program.
​
Composed in 1999, this large-scale anti-war composition
is based on the Catholic Mass,
with the addition of texts decrying the horrors of war
​from diverse religious, poetic, and historical sources.

It's first and last movements quote a famous Medieval song,
"L'homme arme" ("The Armed Man"),
sung to celebrate the bravery of warriors.

See the Wikipedia page about this chanson,
which has a playable score of the melody.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27homme_arm%C3%A9

Because this is our holiday program, I have elected to include
​the main movements based on the Mass, but omit those illustrating war.
In their stead, we will insert works by various contemporary composers
that explore various aspects of peace.

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM ORDER
ac___rcs-the_hope_of_peace-fall_2024-preliminary_program_order.pdf
File Size: 53 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File


"L'homme arme" - PRONUNCIATION
Here is the text of Movement #1 of the Jenkins.

FRENCH
PHONETIC PRONUNCIATION
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
​L'homme, l'homme,
​l'homme arme,
l'homme arme,
l'homme arme doibt
​       on doubter.
​L’oh-muh, l’oh-muh,
L’ohm ar-may,
l'ohm ar-may dwabt
     ohn doo-tay.
​The man, the man,
the armed man,
the armed man
       must be feared.
​On a fait partout crier,
que chascun
​       se viegne armer,
d'un haubregon de fer.
​Ohn ah feh pahr-too kree-ay
kuh shas-kun
​       suh vee-ehn-yuh ar-may
d’uhn oh-breh-ghon duh fair.
​It was shouted everywhere
that everyone
​ should come & arm themselves with an iron shirt
       of mail ( a hauberk.)
Here's a sung example: www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-E2_iNmYOE

Here are the movements we'll sing from
​Jenkins' The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace
MOVEMENT #1 - THE ARMED MAN
Recorded performance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc8bc-bA1JM&list=PL292A2AE7B9FD983A&index=2
SOPRANO, with scrolling score - www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEnp2UYzdhU&list=PLebwJmTzJG67dKx-eVuzY2YrKaISZZG4_
ALTO, with scrolling score - ​www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlBGRgsZZcA&list=PLs8pRm4GIrhwyEhRWLwSeqF-g5rk9Hy0P&index=1
TENOR, with scrolling score - www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNWmrduMWeg&list=PLBJENnr65iktB8PSBo-7W7Nec_QVUHA9g
BASS, with scrolling score - www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-Hp-9BWJPo&list=PLBJENnr65iksKZ0kq-uJMSpE3xBYF2vuZ&index=1
MOVEMENT #3 - KYRIE
Recorded performance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5BfirqTqm8&list=PL292A2AE7B9FD983A&index=4
SOPRANO, with scrolling score - www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6xLSZvZ4f0
ALTO, with scrolling score - www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWHIfIc7vYE 
TENOR, with scrolling score - www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3l76PB9eTk
BASS, with scrolling score - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt_rVH2U4OA
MOVEMENT #4 -SAVE ME FROM BLOODY MEN
Tenors & Basses ONLY

Recorded performance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJlShCfVmR4&list=PL292A2AE7B9FD983A&index=5
TENOR + BASS, with scrolling score (and dubious English pronunciation!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=61TrH7Xn_UY&list=PLBJENnr65iksKZ0kq-uJMSpE3xBYF2vuZ&index=3
MOVEMENT #5 - SANCTUS
Recorded performance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dIOLbwZJDs&list=PL292A2AE7B9FD983A&index=6
SOPRANO, with scrolling score - www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEoE76UXoIg&list=PLebwJmTzJG67dKx-eVuzY2YrKaISZZG4_&index=3
ALTO, with scrolling score - www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpIywPazeec&list=PLs8pRm4GIrhwyEhRWLwSeqF-g5rk9Hy0P&index=3
TENOR, with scrolling score - www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssQ9IsIFaF4&list=RDDNWmrduMWeg&index=2
BASS, with scrolling score - www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAFOS3YhPbc&list=PLBJENnr65iksKZ0kq-uJMSpE3xBYF2vuZ&index=5
MOVEMENT #7 - CHARGE !
NOTE: We'll sing a shortened version of this movement
​The videos below DO NOT reflect this.

Recorded performance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IzYGJpaBhU&list=PL292A2AE7B9FD983A&index=7
SOPRANO, with scrolling score - www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qDbHzgZn0A&list=PLebwJmTzJG67dKx-eVuzY2YrKaISZZG4_&index=5
ALTO, with scrolling score - www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnzLrCi9hbY&list=PLs8pRm4GIrhwyEhRWLwSeqF-g5rk9Hy0P&index=5
TENOR, with scrolling score - www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA-1ir-e3sM
BASS, with scrolling score - www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV0w_G4vkb0&list=PLBJENnr65iksKZ0kq-uJMSpE3xBYF2vuZ&index=7
MOVEMENT #10 - AGNUS DEI
Recorded performance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=55oURTjPqEE&list=PL292A2AE7B9FD983A&index=11
SOPRANO, with scrolling score - www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD_lbc9jC-c&list=PLebwJmTzJG67dKx-eVuzY2YrKaISZZG4_&index=8
ALTO, with scrolling score - www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA8vGXmyCwM&list=PLs8pRm4GIrhwyEhRWLwSeqF-g5rk9Hy0P&index=7
TENOR, with scrolling score - www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoveHVj47Gs
BASS, with scrolling score - www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6InKzJbh20&list=PLBJENnr65iksKZ0kq-uJMSpE3xBYF2vuZ&index=10
MOVEMENT #12 - BENEDICTUS
Recorded performance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kTffgdNhNw&list=PL292A2AE7B9FD983A&index=13
SOPRANO, with scrolling score - www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hk3pZWxCfM&list=PLebwJmTzJG67dKx-eVuzY2YrKaISZZG4_&index=9
ALTO, with scrolling score - www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWvwHW1GBJg&list=PLs8pRm4GIrhwyEhRWLwSeqF-g5rk9Hy0P&index=8
TENOR, with scrolling score - www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPBtrIqovoY
BASS, with scrolling score - www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMRjg1A3zgQ&list=PLBJENnr65iksKZ0kq-uJMSpE3xBYF2vuZ&index=11
MOVEMENT #13 - BETTER IS PEACE
Recorded performance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOUKxFCC7O8&list=PL292A2AE7B9FD983A&index=14
SOPRANO, with scrolling score - www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsTXVTXWcgQ&list=PLebwJmTzJG67dKx-eVuzY2YrKaISZZG4_&index=10
ALTO, with scrolling score - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPoujvgOgNM&list=PLs8pRm4GIrhwyEhRWLwSeqF-g5rk9Hy0P&index=9
TENOR, with scrolling score - www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxmXzgRuQOQ
BASS, with scrolling score - www.youtube.com/watch?v=loQekCNLshE&list=PLBJENnr65iksKZ0kq-uJMSpE3xBYF2vuZ&index=12

Here are the compositions we will insert
​between various movements of the Jenkins.
Salaam, Shalom, Peace - Christopher Hoh
Live performance - Forte Toronto Men's Chorus
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJswhMzzk60
SATB + Piano
​

SOPRANO with Piano
ALTO with Piano
​

TENOR with Piano
​

BASS with Piano

I Heard the Bells - Laura Farnell
Video with scrolling score
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy8XmvocO_A

Make Me an Instrument - Craig Courtney
Audio only
www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=10607037

Choose Love - Kyle Pederson
Video with scrolling score
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-miaBaomkqU
​
Live Performance
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv597WVTdOA


Deep Peace - Elaine Hagenberg
Video with audio & text

www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0XVTmhZFw8&t=5s
Live performance - BYU Singers
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Oq054V9xRw


A Peaceful Midnight Clear - Patti Drennan
Audio only
www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=10454034

Night of Peace - John Purifoy
Audio only
www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=8019275

Let Peace Then Still the Strife - Mack Wilberg
Live Performance - 2019 Paris Choral Festival
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMk2UsIzUSM

For more info, please visit the web sites of Ms. Alexander's ensembles