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Music by Roger Lee Hall on CDs
PTM 1001: Come, Gentle Peace
(Volume 1)
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" Peace"
Karen Pritchard and
Old Stoughton Musical Society Chorus,
Roger Hall, conductor
PTM 1002: Creator God, We Give You Thanks--
( Volume 2)
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" They Who Seek The Throne Of Grace"
Immanuel Lutheran
Church Choir
Roger Hall, director
"Creator God, We Give You Thanks"
(Hymn For The Environment)Available in two versions:
for Solo Voice and Piano (Op. 35)
for SATB Choir and Organ (Op. 25)
PTM 1003: The Dark Night is Ending
(Volume 3)
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" The Dark Night
is Ending"
Dorothy Yanish, soprano
Roger Hall, electric
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Roger's early studies in piano and composition were with Benjamin Hey, a highly accomplished teacher and classical musician.
In 1967, Roger was awarded a certificate with honors in music theory from the Trinity College of Music in London.
Two years later, he began composition studies at Rutgers University with Robert Nagel and George Walker -- the first African-American composer to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Music in 1996 . Roger received a Bachelor of Arts degree in music theory and composition from Rutgers University in 1970. He composed his first compositions while a student (Op. 1a, 2, 35).
Two years later he received a Master of Arts in Ethnomusicology from Binghamton University in New York. His thesis was titled: "The Shaker Letteral System: A Practical Approach to Music Notation." He also composed a set of piano variations on a Shaker marching tune (Op. 1b) and "Tricinium" for flute, oboe and basson (Op. 6).
Roger continued his Shaker music focus when he did his Ph.D. studies at
Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. His compositions while there include "Two Shaker Humility Songs" (Op. 7) and "Requiem Canon: In Memory of Benjamin Britten" (Op. 8).
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Roger Lee Hall had a consultation session in 1980 with the distinguished composer, Aaron Copland, who complimented him on his arrangements of two Shaker songs:
"Gentle Words" and "Love is Little" (Op. 7)
In 1985, Roger became a member of ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers).
One year later, he formed PINETREE PRODUCTIONS, a professional educational service , providing music books, recordings, lectures and workshops.
Among his over 100 works are two sets of piano variations, works for chamber ensembles, many solo songs and choral works, also vocal arrangements.
In 1988, he composed a song in Russian, "A Gift Song" (Op. 18a) for the Sharing A New Song in Boston for their Russian tour to commemorate the millennium of the Russian Orthodox Church. The premiere of this song in Russia was the first time an American work had been performed in a joint concert of Russian and American choruses.
Roger's choral work titled A Shaker Triptych received its world premiere in a Concert for Peace in 2004, performed by the Festival Choir in Stoughton, Wisconsin.
His environmental anthem, "Creator God, We Give Tou Thanks" (Op. 25), received a second place award in a Massachusetts choral music competition in 1993. This anthem was composed as a memoial for a musician friend. This same text and tune was arranged as a hymn for solo voice and keyboard (Op. 34).
Roger has had a special interest in music of the Shakers and has arranged many of their tunes for solo voice, chorus, and piano.
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Celestial Praises: A Suite of Nine American Shaker Spirituals, Op. 34
(for Soloists, S.A.B. and S.A.T.B. chorus
a cappella or with accompaniment)
Two Shaker Humility Songs, Op. 7
(for S.A.T.B. chorus a cappella)
Seven Variations on a Shaker Marching Tune, Op. 1, Set 2
(for solo piano)
Several of these Shaker arrangements and
the Seven Variations on a Shaker Marching Tune
are recorded on this CD
Gentle Words: A Shaker Music Sampler
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a. Set 1 - on an Original Theme (1968) [5 minutes]
b. Set 2 - on a Shaker Marching Tune (1971) [9 minutes]
The Variations on a Shaker Marching Tune for piano by Roger Lee Hall is available for $5.00, including postage (U.S. only).Just click the button "Add To Cart" below to pay PineTree Productions by credit card through safe and secure PayPal:
These two sets of piano variations are recorded on the CD:
The variations on a Shaker Marching Tune are also recorded on
Gentle Words: A Shaker Music Sampler
Op. 2: Percussion Quartet (1969)
For xylophone, suspended cymbal, snare drum and timpani [about 8 minutes]
In three movements: I. Allegro/ II. Andante/ III. Allegro
The third movement (Allegro) is recorded on
The Dark Night is Ending
Op. 3: six haiku songs (1970)
For soprano and piano. all the haiku poems were written by RogerHall (about 10 minutes).
Six song titles:
1. "sing ye joyously"
2. "innocent spring bud"
3. "grieve not spring flower"
4. "gentle morning mist"
5. "so small the brook sounds"
6. "imagine...tall trees"
Op. 4: Three Festive Carols (1970)
Youth Choir (SA) and organ.
a. French: Leaping and Dancing
b. German: He Whom Shepherds Once Came Praising
c. English: The Holly and the Ivy
Op. 5: Three Organ Preludes (1970-1972)
a. "Out of the Depths" - November 1970
b. "All Creatures of Our God and King" - July 1971
c. "For All The Saints" - October 1972
"For All the Saints" is recorded on the CD:
Op. 6: Tricinium - for flute, oboe, bassoon (1971)
I. Introduction
II. Song: "Insbruck ich muss dich lassen" (Innsbruck, I must leave thee)
III. Finale
Op. 7: Two Shaker Humility Songs (1976)
a. GENTLE WORDS -- by Sister Polly M. Rupe, Pleasant Hill, KY, 1867
b. LOVE IS LITTLE -- Shaker Song from South Union, KY, 1834
Both songs are arranged by Roger Lee Hall for SATB a cappella.
These two Shaker humility songs are available for $5.00, including postage
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These two song arrangements are available on these recordings:
Gentle Words: A Shaker Music Sampler
Op. 8: Requiem Canon: In Memory of Benjamin Britten (1977)
A canon for five voice parts based on a tune used by this beloved English composer.
Op. 9: Celebrate, Rejoice and Sing! (1979)
Nine Christmas carols for SATB and piano or organ.
1. "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" - 15th century French processional tune
2. "Bereden, Vag For Herran (Prepare the Royal Highway)" - Swedish and English
3. "Es Ist Ein Ros'Entsprungen (Lo, How a Rose)" - German and English
4. "Natal Night" - Shaker poem/ music by Roger Hall
5. "Rise Up, Shepherds, and Follow" - Afro-American spiritual
6. "Leaping and Dancing" - Catalan folk tune
7. "Hark! the Herald Angels Sing" - Bartholomew Brown, 19th century American composer
8. "Quem Pastores Laudavere (He Whom Shepherds)" - Latin and English
9. "Celebrate, Rejoice and Sing!" - 16th century German tune/text by Roger Hall
Three of these carols ("O Come, O Come Emmanuel"/ "Prepare the Royal Highway"/ "He Whom Shepherds") are on the CD:
Creator God, We Give You Thanks
Op. 10: Season's End, Op. 12 (1979)
Four songs for SATB chorus a cappella:
1. "Thaw" (poem by Edward Thomas)
2. "Spring Bluets" (poem by Sara Teasdale)
3. "Indian Summer" (poem by Emily Dickinson)
4. "Lovely Hill Torrents" (poem by Walter Turner)
Three of these songs ("Thaw"/"Spring Bluets"/"Lovely Hill Torrents") are included on the CD:
Op. 11: The Pleasures of Variety - Homage to William Billings (1980)
For narrator and solo quartet or SATB chorus a cappella. Text by William Billings.
This work was first performed in 1980 in a concert titled: "Music from Massachusetts."
It was revised in 2000 and published in this monograph:
MAJESTY: Being a discussion of FACTS and FICTION about WILLIAM BILLINGS and The STOUGHTON MUSICAL SOCIETY
The original 1980 version is available on the CD:
Op 12: Six Shaker Rounds (1985)
Rounds for 2, 3 or 4 voice parts a cappella:
1. "Christian Love" - poem by Elvah F. Collins, 1881
2. "A New Year's Prayer" - poem by R. Mildred Barker, 1921
3. "Morning Bells" - David A. Buckingham, 1873
4. "Let Us Endeavor" - David A. Buckingham, 1873
5. "Welcome, Welcome" - Rosetta Cummings, 1869
6. "We Will All Go Home With You" - Author unknown, 1862
The last two rounds (Nos. 5 and 6) are published in the Music Supplement of
Op. 13: Six Carols for Christmastime (1983)
For soprano and alto recorders.
1. Vom Himmel Hoch (From Heaven Above)
2. Es Ist Ein' Ros'entsprungen (Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming)
3. Joseph Lieber, Joseph Mein (Joseph, O Dear Joseph Mine)
4. Rise Up, Shepherds, and Follow
5. Away in a Manger
6. Joy to the World
Op. 14: Hymns for the Church Year
(1973 - 1983)1. Christmas: "Hail to the Joyous Day" - 1973
2. Christmas: "Good news! Great joy to all the earth!" - 1976
3. Epiphany: "A New Year's Prayer" - 1983
4. Lent: "Father Supreme! Eternal God!" 1973
5. Lent: "O God of Love" - 1973
6. Easter: "Praise the Savior" - 1973
7. Pentecost: "They Who Seek the Throne of Grace" - 1979
8. Pentecost: "Come, Join in One Accord" - 1980
9. Pentecost (for baptism): "Bless, O Lord This Child of Thine" - 1977
10. Pentecost: "Lord Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word" - 1983
11. Advent: "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" - 1977
12. Advent: "Prepare the Royal Highway" - 1978
Several of the hymns are recorded on these CDs:
Creator God, We Give You Thanks
Op. 15: Three Choral Responses
(based on themes by J.S. Bach)(1985)Choral responses based on instrumental themes by Johann Sebastian Bach for unison chorus and organ:
1. "Psalm"
2. "Prayer"
3. "Benediction"
Composed for the 300th anniversary of the birth of J.S. Bach.
Recorded on
Creator God, We Give You Thanks
Op. 16: Three Choral Responses (based on themes by
George Frideric Handel and Domenico Scarlatti)(1985)For unison chorus and organ
1. Introit (Air from the Trumpet Suite from Water Music) - G.F. Handel
2. Agnus Dei (Sonata in A minor for harpsichord) - Domenico Scarlatti
3. Dona nobis pacem (Musette from Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 6) - G. F. Handel
Op. 17: Four Commemorative Songs (1989)
For mixed chorus and piano.
1. "Bicentennial Hymn" (Tune: OLD HUNDRED) - 200th anniversary of Stoughton Musical Society
2. "The Grand Constitution" (Tune: HEART OF OAK) - 200th anniversary of Stoughton Musical Society's Constitution (1987)
3. "Yankee Song" (Tune: YANKEE DOODLE) - 200th anniversary of Stoughton Musical Society's Constitution (1987)
4. "Ode to George Washington" (Tune: GOD SAVE THE KING) - 200th anniversary of First US Presidential Inauguration (1989)
Op. 18: Two Russian Songs (1988)Both songs were written for the Russian tour of Sharing A New Song in 1988.
The songs are SAB rounds and may be sung in Russian or English.
These are the English translation titles:
a."We give you a gift of our songs"
b. "May you live many years"
The first round is included in the songbook and CD:
Op. 19: Bellamy's Musical Telephone (1988)a.. "Telephone Tune" - for keyboard
b. "Peace - A Patriotic Ode" - for soprano and keyboard
c. " Simple Gifts" - for soprano and keyboard
d. "The Dark Night is Ending" - for soprano and keyboard
The music from the one act play first performed at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts at the Edward Bellamy Centennial Conference in 1988.
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Op. 20: A Prayer (1990): In Memory of Sister R. Mildred Barker
For mixed chorus and organ or piano.
This prayer hymn is included in the songbook:
Love is Little: A Sampling of Shaker Spirituals
Op. 21: Two Old Stoughton Songs (1990)
Two songs for SATB chorus a cappella:
1. Fuging Tune: "DEDICATION" - words by William Billings, 1794
This tune was composed for the 175th anniversary of The Musical Society in Stoughton in 1977. Performed again in a 200th anniversary concert of the Old Stoughton Musical Society in 1986. Revised in 1990.
2. Patriotic Ode: "PEACE" - words by Esther Talbot, 1814
This anti-war song was composed for the centennial of Stoughton Town Hall in 1981 and included in the pamphlet, Music in Stoughton: A Brief Survey.
It was revised for solo quartet, flute and piano, and first performed in A Stoughton Musicfest in 1990.
Both songs are recorded on
"PEACE" is available on the CD
also featured in the one hour video program:
Op. 22: A Little Theatre Music (1990)
For solo flute. Written in memory of Dorothy Woodward, founder of The Little Theatre of Stoughton.
This piece is performed by flutist Donna Hieken in this video program:
Op. 23: Three Shaker Songs (1990-1991)
For string quartet. Written in memory of Sister R. Mildred Barker.
First performance by The Portland String Quartet in the Shaker meeting house at Sabbathday Lake, Maine, in 1990 and 1991.
1. "Mother Has Come With Her Beautiful Song" (Alfred, Maine, 1887)
2. "Love is Little" (South Union, Kentucky,1834)
3. "We Will All Go Home With You" (Canterbury, New Hampshire, 1862)
Op. 24: Credo -- Walt Whitman (1992)For soprano and piano.
Poem by Ruth E. Winn, based on lines from "Song of Myself" in Whitman's Leaves of Grass, 1855.
Written for the centennial of the death of Walt Whitman.
This song is available on:
Op. 25: Creator God, We Give You Thanks (1993)
(In memory of John D. Herr)
Anthem for SATB chorus with organ.Recorded on these CDs:
Creator God, We Give You Thanks
The same words have been set for solo voice and piano with this title:
Op. 35: Hymn to the Environment (2008)
Op. 26: Two Shaker Songs (1994)
For mixed chorus a cappella
1. May I Softly Walk (1976/ revised 1994)
2. The Prince of Peace is Come (1980/ revised 1994)
Op. 27: Three Shaker Poems (1996)
For mixed chorus and piano or organ.
1. A Prayer (1978/ revised 1996)
2. A New Year's Prayer (1983/ revised 1996)
3. Our Shaker Home (1987/ revised 1996)
Op. 28: Simple Gifts (1998)
Shaker dance song arranged for solo voice and piano.
It is available in the Music Supplement of
Op 29: The Humble Heart (1999) -
In memory of Randy FolgerShaker hymn arranged for SAB chorus a capella or with keyboard.
This hymn arrangement is recorded on
Come, Gentle Peace
Gentle Words -- A Shaker Music Sampler
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Benjamin Franklin's Armonica (2000 & 2006)
This work was written in 2000 and has been expanded for the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary in 2006.
What follows is information about the 2000 performance:
This is a memorial tribute to Gerhard Finkenbeiner (1930-1999), a world-renowned glassblower who had his own business in Waltham, Massachusetts. He was also a skillful maker of the glass harmonica using Benjamin Franklin's design. Gerhard had many talents but was above all a gentle man of rare curiosity and inventiveness. He was always willing to help out in any way possible.
To Gerhard, I dedicate these two pieces with my respect and gratitude.
--Roger Lee Hall
Op. 30a ( In memory of Gerhard Finkenbeiner, 2000)
1. Opening remarks by Dr. Benjamin Franklin on his "Armonica."
2. "Agnus Dei" (based on Adagio for Glass Harmonica by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1791
3. "Auld Lang Syne" (based on an Old Scottish Air with New England text)
[This work was given its world premiere by Alisa Nakashian-Holsberg at the International Glass Music Festival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 27 April 2000. This work is for voice and glass harmonica.]
These two arrangements (keyboard setting without vocals) are available on this CD-R:
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Op. 30b (For the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary in 2006)
Music compiled and arranged by Roger Hall.
Opening remarks by Dr. Benjamin Franklin on his "Armonica."
1. "I Sing My Plain Country Joan" (tune: The Hounds are all out," Henry Carey, 1734/text: Benjamin Franklin, 1740s)
2. "The King's Old Regulars" (tune: "The Queens' Old Courtier"/text: Benjamin Franklin, 1776)
3. "Auld Lang Syne" (tune based on Old Scottish Air/ text: Albert Laighton)
Op. 31: Canon in Four Parts (2000)
Words by William Billings (1746-1800).
This canon, "Come, Let Us Sing Unto the Lord," was composed in 2000 for the 200th anniversary of the death of Billings. It was published in this monograph:
MAJESTY: Being a discussion of FACTS and FICTION about WILLIAM BILLINGS and The STOUGHTON MUSICAL SOCIETY (PineTree Press)
This canon was first performed by Roger Hall and the other singers attending the
200th anniversary William Billings observance at Kings Chapel in Boston, Massachusetts
on 26 September 2000.
Op. 32: Six Shaker Spirituals (2001)
For Two, Three or Four Part Chorus a cappella, or with keyboard accompaniment.
1. "Rights of Conscience" - Issacahar Bates, 1810
2. "Come Life, Shaker Life" - Issachar Bates, 1835
3. "Almighty Savior" - Issachar Bates, 1836
4. "The Millennium" - Tune by Issachar Bates
5. "The Earthquake" - Daniel Mosely, 1811
6. "Reflections on Mother Ann's Birthday" - David Austin Buckingham, 1840
Nos. 1-4 are included in this monograph:
"Come Life, Shaker Life" -- The Life and Music of Elder Issachar Bates
Op. 33: Fifteen Shaker Spirituals (2006)
All fifteen spirituals are included in the book, A Guide to Shaker Music (6th edition).
Unless otherwise indicated, these are arrangements of Shaker tunes for two, three or four voice parts, either a cappella or with keyboard accompaniment:
1. "Welcome, Welcome" - Enfield, New Hampshire, 1869 (a round in 4 voice parts)
2. "We Will All Go Home With You" - Canterbury, New Hapshire, 1862 (a round in 4 voice parts)
3. "Holy Habitation" - Harvard, Massachusetts, ca. 1848 (SATB hymn)
4. "The Humble Heart" - Harvard, Massachusetts, ca. 1820 (hymn for soloist or SAB)
5. "Voyage to Canaan" - Union Village, Ohio, ca. 1810 (hymn for soloist or SAB)
6. "Celestial Praises" - Canterbury, New Hampshire, 1840 (SATB hymn)
7. "Christian Love" - Mt. Lebanon, New York, 1881 (round in 4 parts - music by Roger Hall)
8. "My Shepherd" - Alfred, Maine 1926 (soloist and keyboard - music by Roger Hall)
9. "A New Year's Prayer" - Alfred, 1921 (soloist and keyboard - music by Roger Hall)
10. "A Prayer" - Alfred, 1922 (soloist and keyboard - music by Roger Hall)
11. "May I Softly Walk" - Mt. Lebanon, New York, ca. 1869 (SAB song)
12. "Simple Gifts" - Alfred, Maine, 1848 (soloist and keyboard)
13. "A Welcome Song" - Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, 1869 (two soloists)
14. "Invitation to Zion" - Watervliet, New York, 1846 (two soloists)
15. "Invitation to Souls" - Whitewater, Ohio, 1846 (two soloists and SAB)
All fifteen spirituals are recorded on the CD accompanying the music book:
Op. 34: Celestial Praises: A Suite of Nine American Shaker Spirituals (2009)
These Shaker spirituals are arranged by Roger Lee Hall
for Soloists, SAB and SATB chorus, with or without accompaniment.The suite consists of these nine Shaker songs and hymns:
1. Two Part Chorus: WELCOME SONG -- Sister Rosetta Cummings,
Enfield, New Hampshire, 18692. Soloists/ SATB: BALLAD OF MOTHER ANN -- hymn by Elder Richard McNemar, ca. 1810
3. Part One - Soloist: THE SAVIOR'S UNIVERSAL PRAYER [The Lord's Prayer]/
Part Two - SAB: AND AGAIN O HEAVENLY FATHER-- hymn from New Lebanon, New York, 18454. SATB: GENTLE WORDS -- humility song by Sister Polly Rupe, Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, 1867
5. SATB: LOVE IS LITTLE -- humility song from South Union, Kentucky, 18346. SATB: MAY I SOFTLY WALK -- humility song from New Lebanon, ca. 1869
7. SAB: CELESTIAL PRAISES -- inspirational hymn from Canterbury, New Hampshire, 1841
8. SAB: SIMPLE GIFTS -- dance song by Elder Joseph Brackett Jr., Alfred, Maine, 1848
9.Two Part Chorus: WE WILL AL GO HOME WITH YOU -- farewell song
from Canterbury, New Hampshire, 1862
This suite of nine Shaker spirituals (36 pages) is available for $10.00, US postage included.
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Six of these arrangements (Nos. 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9) are included on this CD:
Gentle Words: A Shaker Music Sampler
Op. 35: Creator God, We Give You Thanks (Hymn For The Environment)(2009)
The words speak of respect for God's creations of the earth
and are especially appropriate in these days of environmental concerns.This hymn has been set for solo voice and piano accompaniment, with a final descant section for voice or solo instrument.
This is the complete text:
These words were also set as a SATB choir anthem (Op. 25).
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These are CDs with music composed and arranged by Roger Lee Hall:
- Volume 1: Come, Gentle Peace (PTM 1001)
- Volume 2: Creator God, We Give You Thanks (PTM 1002)
- Volume 3: The Dark Night is Ending (PTM 1003)
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Come, Gentle Peace:
Music by Roger Hall, Volume 1
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Music composed and arranged by Roger Hall between 1961 and 2001.
1. Pop Song: Dream World (1961) - Jake Smith & The Potpourris
2. Pop Song: The Soho Serenade (1961/revised: 1964) - Ethel Regan
3. Pop Song: Peace Lovin' Blues (1962/revised: 1965) - demo singer
4. Pop Song: Free as the Breeze (1965) - demo singer
5. Christmas Carol: He Whom Shepherds Once Came Praising (1978) - Larre Nelson, soloist; J.N. Snyder, vibraphone; Immanuel Lutheran Church Choir; Roger Hall, music director
6. Choral Song: Thaw (1979) - Jubilate Chorale, Theodore Davidovich, conductor
7. Choral Song: Spring Bluets (1979) - Jubilate Chorale
8. Choral Song: Lovely Hill Torrents (1979) - Jubilate Chorale
9. Round (sung in Russian): My dareem (We give you a gift of our songs) (1988) - Sharing A New Song Chorus, Janet McGhee, conductor
10. Theatrical Song: The Dark Night is Ending (1988) - Dorothy Yanish, soprano; Roger Hall, electronic keyboard
11. Choir Anthem: Creator God, We Give You Thanks (1993) - Plymouth Church of Shaker Heights, Ohio
12. Shaker Round: Search Thou My Heart and See (1983) - Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Choir, North Easton, Massachusetts; Roger Hall, director
13. Shaker Tune, 1867: Gentle Words (1976) - Plymouth Church Choir of Shaker Heights, John D. Herr, director
14. Shaker Tune, 1834: Love is Little (1976) - Plymouth Church Choir of Shaker Heights
15. Shaker Tune, 1848: Simple Gifts (1988) - Dorothy Yanish, soprano; Roger Hall, electronic keyboard
16. Shaker Tune, 1820: The Humble Heart (1999) - Colleen Liggett and Roger Hall; Mitzie Collins, pump organ [in memory of Randy Folger ]
17. Shaker Tune, 1810: Rights of Conscience (1975/2001) - Roger Hall, vocal; Mitzie Collins, pump organ
18. Choir Anthem: Come, Join in One Accord (1980) - for the 75th anniversary of mmanuel Lutheran Church, Attleboro, MA - Immanuel choir & student musicians, Roger Hall, director
19. Choir Responses: Psalm, Prayer, Benediction (based on themes of J.S. Bach) - Immanuel Lutheran Church Choir
20. Patriotic Song: Come, Gentle Peace (1981) - Karen Pritchard, soprano; Old Stoughton Musical Society Chorus; Roger Hall, conductor
PTM 1002:
Creator God, We Give You Thanks:
Music by Roger Hall, Volume 2
Music composed and arranged by Roger Hall during the 1970s, '80s and '90s.
All the choirs listed were conducted by Roger Hall, unless otherwise indicated.
All are First Performances or First Recordings.
1. Organ Prelude: For All the Saints (1972)
2. Anthem: Creator God, We Give You Thanks (1977) - Immanuel Lutheran Church Choir, Attleboro, Massachusetts
3. Advent Anthem: O Come, O Come Emmanuel (1977) - Immanuel Lutheran Choir
4. Advent Anthem: Beredan Vag For Herran (Prepare the Royal Highway) (1978) - sung in Swedish and English by Thor Carlson, Immanuel Lutheran Church Choir
5. Christmas Carol: He Whom Shepherds Once Came Praising (1978) - Larre Nelson, soloist, Immanuel Choir, Duke Snyder, vibraphone
6. Christmas Carol: Hail to the Joyous Day (1973) - Immanuel Lutheran Church Choir
7. Shaker Christmas Song: The Prince of Peace is Come (1980) - Old Stoughton Musical Society Chorus
8. Hymn: They Who Seek the Throne of Grace (1979) - Immanuel Lutheran Church Choir
9. Spiritual: Deep River (1981) - Covenent Congrational Choir
10. Spiritual: Standing in the Need of Prayer (1981) - Covenent Congreational Choir
11. Easter Hymn: Praise the Savior (1973) - Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Choir
12. Choir Anthem: Come, Join in One Accord (1980) - Choir & student musicians
(For 75th anniversary of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Attleboro, MA)13. Hymn: Lord, Keep Us Steadfast (1983) - Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Choir
14. Round: A New Year's Prayer (1983) - Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Choir
15. Shaker Song: Gentle Words (1976) - Plymouth Church Choir of Shaker Heights, Ohio, John D.Herr, conductor and music director
16. Shaker Song: Love is Little (1976) - Plymouth Church Choir, John D. Herr, director
17. Shaker Song: Simple Gifts (1988) - Dorothy Yanish, soprano;
Roger Hall, electronic keyboard18. Choral Responses: Prayer, Psalm and Benedition (based on themes by J.S. Bach) (1985) - Immanuel Lutheran Choir
19. Hymn: Creator God, We Give You Thanks (1976) - Bethlehem Lutheran Choir, Cleveland, Ohio, Fred Tyler, conductor and music director
20. Anthem: Creator God, We Give You Thanks (revised version, 1993) - Plymouth Church Choir of Shaker Heights, Ohio [in memory of John D. Herr] -- J. Heywood Alexander, organist and music director
The Dark Night is Ending:
Music by Roger Hall, Volume 3
Music composed and arranged by Roger Hall between 1968 and 2000.
All CD tracks are First Performances and most were recorded in live performances.
I. Early Compositions
1. Piano Variations on an Oriental Melody (September 1968) -- Anthony Spaccoratella, pianist [5:07]
2. Percussion Quartet - for xylophone, suspended cymbal, snare drum and timpani (December 1969) - Third movement only (Allegro) -- performed by Rutgers University percussion ensemble, Newark, New Jersey, May 1970 [3:00]
3. six haiku songs - for soprano and piano -- from a student recital at Rutgers University (May 1970) [7:17]
II. Sacred Music
4. Organ Prelude - For All The Saints (1972) [1:50]
5. Anthem: Prepare the Royal Highway (Swedish/English) - Thor Carlson, soloist/ Immanuel Lutheran Church Choir, Attleboro, MA/ Larre Nelson, organist/ Roger Hall, director (1978)
6. Anthem: Creator God, We Give You Thanks - Immanuel Lutheran Church Choir, Roger Hall, director (1978)
7. Hymn: They Who Seek the Throne of Grace - Immanuel Lutheran Church Choir, Roger Hall, director (1979)
8. Hymn: Come, Join in One Accord (75th anniversary of Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1980)
9. Christmas Carol: Hail to the Joyous Day - Immanuel Lutheran Church Choir, Roger Hall, director (1978)
10. Hymn: Lord, Keep Us Steadfast - Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Choir, Roger Hall, director (1983)
IV. Two Old Stoughton Songs
11. Song: DEDICATION (Come let us sing) (1977) - written for the 175th anniversary of The Musical Society in Stoughton, founded in 1802/ revised in 1986). Performed in concert titled: "Two Centuries of Choral Music in New England," National Heritage Museum, Lexington, Massachusetts, November 1986; Old Stoughton Musical Society Chorus, Richard Hill, piano accompanist; Earl Eyrich, conductor
12. Song: PEACE (Come, gentle peace) (1981) - written for the 100th anniversary of Stoughton Town Hall, built in 1881. Performed in "A Dedication Concert," First United Methodist Church, Stoughton, November 1981; Karen Pritchard, soloist; Old Stoughton Musical Society Chorus, David Hanson, organist; Roger Hall, conductor.
V. Walt Whitman Memorial Tribute
Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts, March 24, 199213. Ruth E. Winn reads her poem, "Credo: Walt Whitman"
14. Credo: Walt Whitman (music by Roger Lee Hall) -- Jean Schwartz, mezzo-soprano/ Harry Kelton, piano
VI. Shaker Music
15. Piano Variations on a Shaker Marching Tune (1970) -- David Hagan, pianist (First performance, October 1986)
16. Shaker Song: Welcome, Welcome -- Holy Trinity Lutheran Choir, Roger Hall, director (1982)
VII. THE MUSICAL TELEPHONE (one act play written by Roger Hall), Emerson College, Bellamy Centennial Conference, Boston, Massachusetts,
September 198817. Simple Gifts (Shaker song by Elder Joseph Brackett, 1848) -- Greg Baziz, actor; Dorothy Yanish, soprano; Roger Hall, electric keyboard
18. The Dark Night is Ending (Poem by John Greenleaf Whittier, Chant tune: Adoro te devote, 1697, arranged by Roger Hall) -- Dorothy Yanish, soprano; Roger Hall, electronic keyboard
VIII. Gerhard Finkenbeiner Memorial Concert, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
International Glass Music Festival, April 2000
19. Agnus Dei" (based on W.A. Mozart's Adagio for Glass Harmonica, K. 617a) -- arranged by Roger Hall (keyboard version without vocal)
20. Auld Lang Syne (words by Albert Laighton, 1855) - arranged by Roger Hall -- (keyboard version without vocal)
[Note: Both these pieces were given their world premieres as performed by Alisa Nakashian-Holsberg at the International Glass Music Festival in Philadelphia
on 27 April 2000.]
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