Short Anthem for Choir

[Dr Peter Kalve]

This Anthem was commissioned by the Revd Michael Hills, Vicar of the Parish of St Michael with St Edmund, Northampton, UK and performed for the first time by the joint (UK) choirs of the Parish of St Michael and All Angels, Northampton, the Parish of Christ Church, Northampton, the Parish of Holy Trinity, Northampton, and Northampton Cathedral Choir, during a special joint service on Sunday 1st Oct 2006.<center><table border=1><tr><td>http://www.notation.com/discus/icons/attachment_icon.gifAnthem for Choir
Anthem for St Michael and All Angels - Revised.not (http://www.notation.com/discus/messages/35939/Anthem_for_St_Michael_and_All_Angels_-_Revised-29544.not) (70.7 k)</td></tr></table></center>

[Sherry Crann (sherry)]

Howdy Peter,

I love this organ and choir piece! I used to sing in a medium sized church choir (around 30+ voices) and we had a great organist. This piece brought back some very good memories for me on a personal level.

From your standpoint, it must be very satisfying, and a lot of fun, to hear your compositions like this rendered live as opposed to just the GM equivalent. Do you also sing? I know from previous posts that you play piano, but I'm wondering if you also play organ. I really enjoyed this performance.

ttfn,
Sherry

[Dr Peter Kalve]

Hi

Yes, I am an organist as well as a singer - baritone. I sing a little better than I play - although I can manage pieces like the Herbert Howells Psalm Preludes, or this anthem, which is particularly straightforward, I have to admit that my Toccata for Organ (http://www.notation.com/discus/messages/26504/29524.html?1160166176)
needs a lot more work by me to make it fully performable!

And yes - it is always a thrill to have a "live" performance of my music - sometimes I do wonder when I hear my own pieces live whether I really wrote them - or, perhaps sometimes...oh no did I really write that?!

Peter

[enriqueboo]

Great Peter Kalve!!
I love this piece, though I had to hear it with strings instead of choir, it sounds GREAT!