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Brian
Jan 2, 20211 min read
Soul Mashup: Killing Me Softly/Superstar/Emotions
Lonnie Parks arranged this for us and he did a phenomenal job of creating harmonies and seamless transitions through these songs.
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Brian
Dec 31, 20201 min read
It Gets Better
"They say that it gets better, but does it? Truly?" What a powerful question amidst racial unrest, COVID, and increasing wealth and...
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Brian
Dec 31, 20201 min read
Mary Did You Know
This one is just classic and rich and full bodied.
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Brian
Dec 31, 20201 min read
See Amid The Winter's Snow
I love this song because it starts off innocent and easy then turns into a barn burner then resolves with a whisper. Barn burners wear me...
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Brian
Dec 31, 20201 min read
Stand Up - Woodshopping
Melismas and "runs" don't just happen. You have to practice that shit until it sounds effortless. In "Stand Up" I had no guideline. ...
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Brian
Dec 31, 20201 min read
Michelle
So this is a Beatles song that was arranged for SATB. I was lucky to sing with the SATB called Camerata for a few seasons and I sang...
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Brian
Dec 31, 20201 min read
Blessed Are The Peacemakers
This song is powerful. One of the best parts is: "peace is not a silent state that comes upon us from within. peace is not a force like...
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Brian
Dec 31, 20201 min read
Good Night, Dear Heart
This song gets me to the core. Not only is it beautiful to sing, it reminds you that the world isn't completely full of awfulness.
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Brian
Dec 31, 20201 min read
The Biggest Brightest Holiday Lights
It's always fun to poke fun at ourselves and Texas twang is never boring and doesn't really ever get old.
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Brian
Dec 31, 20201 min read
In Dulci Jubilo
The final performance of this song is magical and the rehearsal track does not do this one justice AT ALL. I was chosen to be part of...
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Brian
Dec 31, 20201 min read
What We Need Is Here
This one is without the solo as well but I just love the lilt of this song. It literally makes me walk around lilting...almost waltzy.
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Brian
Dec 31, 20201 min read
I Will Wait
I actually don't like this song. Seriously. It's a new arrangement of a country song (which I'm not fond of either) but I like that we...
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Brian
Dec 31, 20201 min read
Lullaby
Lort, this one makes me wanna cry everytime. It's so magical and sweet. And with everything going on nowadays with this pandemic, hold...
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Brian
Dec 31, 20201 min read
A 1000 Beautiful Things
This is the rehearsal without the soloist but I thought the background stuff was hella cool.
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Brian
Dec 31, 20201 min read
Rain Music
This piece was written by a Black artist and we took it to GALA in 2016. This is another example of how we train, plunking out the notes...
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Brian
Dec 31, 20201 min read
Sacramento Sis Joe
This song is hard. Just a slog of notes and rhythms that sometimes didn't even make sense. The ending presentation was great but...
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Brian
Dec 31, 20201 min read
Joy To The World
This one is swanging! Anytime we get to put some Black soul into a song, we have a ton of fun. There's some stilted white peope...
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