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In Celebration of the 300th anniversary
of the Town of Stoughton begun in 1726
here is a collection of music from the past
TEN TOWN TUNES -
MUSIC FROM STOUGHTON, 1770-1990
Some of the music performed
by the oldest surviving choral society in America
1. STOUGHTON - William Billings, 1770
2. FLY - Jacob French, 1802
3. STOUGHTON WALTZ - Oliver Shaw, 1839
4. OLD STOUGHTON - Edwin A. Jones, 1886
5. LULLABY - Frank W. Reynolds , 1922
6. BARBARA ALLEN - F. William Kempf, 1942
7. DEDICATION - Roger L. Hall, 1981
8. A LITTLE THEATER MUSIC - Roger L. Hall, 1990
8. PEACE - Roger L. Hall, 1990
10. FAREWELL WALTZ - Edwin A. Jones, 1874
All of the music listed above are Premiere Recordings
Solo Singers: Sally MacKerron, Karen Pritchard, Elizabeth Trueblood
Old Stoughton Musical Society Chorus
Conductors: Earl Eyrich, Roger Hall
David Hagan (pianist),
Donna Hieken (flute)
Richard Hill (pianist), Edward Wood (pianist)
Each of the above music titles is available for $2.00 each.
You will receive both the music score and the audio file (MP3)
for the title you select,
sent by email attachment.
To order your tune title or titles,
click the "Add to Cart" below
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indicate the number in the "Quantity" box
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Important!
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sent by email attachment or by Dropbox.
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Musicologist Makes Music
Roger Hall
Additional Information
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Attention American music specialists and teachers!
For over two centuries the Town of Stoughton, Massachusetts
has been filled with singing!
It is the oldest continuous singing tradition of its type
in the United States of America.
Many who study and sing early American choral music
are unaware of this long and distinguished musical past in Stoughton,
beginning as far back as the 1760s!
Among Stoughton's distinctions are two historic musical societies:
The Musical Society in Stoughton (MSIS) - organized in 1802
and disbanded in 1982. This Society accepted only Stoughton
residents, and among them were some highly talented musicians
and a few composers, like Alanson Belcher and Edwin A. Jones.
The Old Stoughton Musical Society (OSMS) - still exists and is now the
OLDEST CONTINUING CHORAL SOCIETY IN THE USA.
It was organized on November 7, 1786.
This musical society was officially recognized by
The Guinness Book of Records in 1993 as the oldest in the U.S.A.,
thanks to material provided by musicologist, Roger Hall.
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Music by Edwin Arthur Jones
(1853-1911)
"How Beautiful Upon The Mountains"
Music by Edwin Arthur Jones -
compiled by Roger L. Hall
with information about his life and music
plus
audio album with his music
and these two video programs:
"Centennial Tribute to E.A. Jones" in 1987
"150th Birthday Party" at the Stoughton Historical Society in 2003
Read how to order this multimedia music collection
click here
A World Premiere Performance
"Song of Our Saviour" by Edwin Arthur Jones
edited and conducted by Dr. Raymond Fahrner
Order your copy of
the World Premiere Concert Performance in 1992
of the E.A. Jones Majestic Cantata
completed in 1882:
"Song of Our Saviour"
for soloists, chorus , organ and orchestra --
click here
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Musicologist Makes Music
Thanks to the efforts of musicologist and composer, Roger Lee Hall,
the Old Stoughton Musical Society (OSMS) was recognized
as America's oldest choral society.
For many years he has been involved with music preservation.
He served as the first Chairman of the Stoughton Arts Council from 1980 to 1984,
and also was a member of the Massachusetts Arts Advisory Committee.
Between 1979 and 1987, he was the Historian and Vice-President
of the Old Stoughton Musical Society and organized several music festivals:
"Music in Old New England" (1978)
"Musick in Old Boston" (1980).
Also, he was the Chairman of
the Old Stoughton Musical Society Bicentennial Committee in 1986.
In 1980 he discovered all the manuscript music of E.A. Jones and
especially his major work, the cantata titled, Song of Our Saviour,
which received its World Premiere performance in Stoughton in 1992
and was written about in the Boston Globe newspaper.
Mr. Hall was the OSMS conductor for several seasons
and composed two special commemorative choruses for them:
"DEDICATION" (1978/ revised 1986)
"PEACE (1981/ revised 1999)
Related Links
Center for American Music Preservation (CAMP)
New England Music Heritage
Singing Stoughton
Stoughton Musical Society (Wikipedia article)
Stoughton Historical Society
For Contact -- click here
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