WELCOME TO THE FOURTH WEBINAR IN OUR
TOGETHER AT HOME SERIES
Dr. Jameson Marvin
Director of Choral Activities and Senior Lecturer on Music
at Harvard from 1978-2010
THE BEST OF MARVIN: JIM REVIEWS SIX OF HIS FAVORITE HGC PIECES AND HOW HE PREPARED THE GLEE CLUB FOR THESE MEMORABLE PERFORMANCES
NOTES FROM JIM ON THE WEBINAR
I am so excited to talk with you at our Webinar, November 7, 4-5 PM, ET. We will reminisce about favorite HGC pieces, performed between 1978-2010. Out of 376, my TOP 13 are: Britten, Little Musgrave; Schubert, Nachthelle; Josquin, Gloria; Jeffers, Waitin’ for the Dawn; Milhaud, Psalm 121; Shaw-Parker, Lowlands, Gentle Annie; Tomkins, When David Heard; Georgian Songs, Shen khar Venakhi, Gazapkhuli; Chesnokov, Spaséniye sodélal; Kodaly, Esti dahl; Palestrina, Sicut Cervus.
I plan to choose 6 pieces from the Top 13, why I especially love these pieces, and in rehearsals what the musical ingredients were on which we spent hours refining them to create memorable performances: pitch (intonation), duration (rhythmic precision), timbre (vowels), intensity (expression): dynamics, phrasing, articulation, linear direction, rubato.
I can’t wait!
Jim
This webinar will last approximately one hour and will include a Q&A session. Please click on the button below to register. Advanced registration is appreciated, but you can register even while the webinar is in process. Once registered, you will receive an email notification with a unique link to join the webinar.
During the webinar Jim will discuss six of the following pieces. Click on the links below to see a PDF of the music for these pieces.
Britten, Little Musgrave
Schubert, Nachthelle
Josquin, Gloria
Jeffers, Waitin’ for the Dawn
Milhaud, Psalm 121
Shaw-Parker, Lowlands, Gentle Annie
Tomkins, When David Heard
Georgian Songs, Shen khar Venakhi, Gazapkhuli
Chesnokov, Spaséniye sodélal
Kodaly, Esti dahl.
Palestrina, Sicut Cervus.
Harvard Glee Club Repertoire from 1978-2010
Jim also prepared a PDF with all the repertoire prepared by the Glee Club from 1978-2010 in addition to a list of acting/associate/assistant conductors from the same period. Click on the button below to view and download the PDF.
Dr. Jameson Neil Marvin
Jameson Marvin was Director of Choral Activities, Senior Lecturer on Music at Harvard University for 32 years. From 1978 to 2010, Harvard’s Choral Program garnered a distinguished national reputation. Under his conductorship, the Harvard Glee Club, Radcliffe Choral Society, and the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum, rose to be among the premier collegiate choruses in America. These ensembles appeared at nine Eastern Division and seven National Conventions of the American Choral Directors Association, and the Choral Program at Harvard was named by Classical Singer magazine the top collegiate choral program in the United States.
Dr. Marvin's musicianship, comprehensive knowledge of style and performance practices of historical eras, and acknowledged mastery of ensemble music making have been the trademark of his insightful, communicative, and inspiring performances. Some 80 choral-orchestral masterworks from Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 to 2004 Pulitzer Prize winner, Paul Moravec's Songs of Love & War dot the landscape of his comprehensive experience in conducting symphonic-choral works from the 17th through the 21st centuries.
While Dr. Marvin's performances of the masterpieces of the Renaissance and Baroque enjoy a distinguished national reputation, it is his unique knowledge of a cappella gems from the early 15th century through newly commissioned works of the 21st century, for men's, women's, and mixed choruses that reveal the full range of his comprehensive choral artistry.
Through his publications of important articles on choral style and performance practices as well as his many editions of choral literature of the Renaissance, Dr. Marvin's well-known strengths as a choral scholar are revealed. His many folk song arrangements and compositions for mixed, men's, and women's choirs appear in numerous publications and are performed throughout this country. Some 40 of his former Harvard students now hold significant choral positions in the United States.
Through his charismatic spirit, humor, musicianship and passion, over the past 40 years Jameson Marvin has enriched the lives of thousands of his choral singers, students, and choral colleagues through his uncommon wellspring of knowledge, experience, and inspired leadership. He looks forward to his years of retirement to offer his expertise in conducting and teaching in mentoring future choral conductors.
JIM HAS A NEW BOOK!
Emotion in Choral Singing - Reading Between the Notes
Emotion in Choral Singing explores what it truly takes to experience the transcendent power of choral music and achieve genuine emotional connection between composer, performer, and listener. With unmatched detail and authority, legendary conductor Jameson Marvin surveys the history of singing; effective rehearsal; score study; repertoire selection; and the relationship between a composer s intentions, music notation, and expression. Specifically, this book looks at six complementary areas: Musical Gesture and Emotion: A Guide to Teaching and Performing The Historical Roots of Singing: Notation and Expression Performing Polyphony in the 21st Century Style and Expression in Renaissance Choral Performance The Conductor's Process Mastery of Choral Ensemble A particularly noteworthy feature of this book is its emphasis on polyphony, which, Marvin reminds us, encourages an individual expressivity and musicality in singers that can be applied to all styles of choral music, making it as relevant and vital today as ever. Links to recordings included within this book provide a range of examples from throughout Marvin s career. Emotion in Choral Singing offers a new perspective on the choral art. It is chock-full of practical ideas, tips, and wisdom that will empower and inspire choral directors and musicians of all levels to achieve authentic emotional connection in their work.
Jim’s book can be purchased on Amazon.