Piece #5: Rescue Me! for choir

Published July 19, 2013 by stephenpbrown Articles Leave a Comment

British American Conductor Composer Maestro Stephen P Brown Psalm Piece 5 Choir Choral

The fifth piece in my composition quest was quite an adventure. Definitely surprising. “Rescue Me, Recover Me” is based on Psalm 130, and the title stems from the term “redeem” which this psalm seems to be all about. It has a simple ABAB structure, so knowing that I wanted to write a choral work I […]

When to say no

Published May 24, 2013 by stephenpbrown Articles 43 comments

Last night I performed at an awards ceremony. It was a great show directed by a great showman Peter Stark (the former American ballet dancer, not the English conductor). One of the musical highlights for me was conducting a special arrangement of “Kashmir” made famous by Led Zeppelin, and more recently by the electric string […]

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