Vocal Works
News Archive
| Added 1/9/23: More Sheet Music from The Solo Committee |
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After many years of unavailability, sheet music for 6 wonderful songs from The Solo Committee can now be downloaded from its website. From the "I Am Holding You Album," they are: I Am Holding You, New Jerusalem, O Sing Unto the Lord, Give Me O Lord, With Me, and The Lord's Prayer (with the Spiritual Interpretation from Science & Health). For the page with links to this sheet music, click here. And if you download, please consider leaving a donation in appreciation of The Solo Committee's work. Finally, a special thanks to Cary Loomis for letting me know about
this long-awaited news. |
| Added 12/26/22: New Composer: Peter B. Cornell |
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Two months ago, I was leading an after-church hymn sing at First Church of Christ, Scientist, Grass Valley (CA). We were exploring hymns in the 2017 Christian Science Hymnal, and as I usually do, I was trying to give some background on the composer and lyricist of each hymn. For Hymn 470, I found that the composer, Peter B. Cornell had a website: www.peterbcornell.com. What I discovered there were a couple of beautiful solo piano recordings and a list of his sheet music for choir, solo piano ─ and solo voice. I contacted Peter right away and ordered the 4 of his compositions that would work for Sunday morning church. I sang his "How Silently" (a setting of "O Little Town of Bethlehem") yesterday morning (click here for the recording). Now I'm looking forward to opportunities to use the remaining 3 pieces I bought and keep track of his forthcoming compositions. The opportunity came with the January 1 Lesson on "God." Peter's "Give Thanks to the Lord" couldn't have been more perfect for this Lesson. Click here for the recording. You can reach Peter via e-mail at
info@peterbcornell.com. |
| Added 12/8/22: Doris Day Sings Broones |
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Many of us are aware that Doris Day was a student and friend of Martin Broones, CSB. I was unaware that she had recorded any sacred music, let alone that of Broones until Louise Cleveland (Maynard) sent me a 7-inch, 33-1/3 record of her performance of two of Broones' compositions: "David's Psalm" and "The Everlasting Arms." I've converted the recordings so that you can listen to them on the "Solo Bank - Classic Recordings" page here. |
| Denise Vignola |
| After 15 years of searching, I've finally located
Denise Vignola, and she has given me permission to distribute her music.
She never wrote more music than the 7 pieces she composed in the early
2000s, and is unlikely to write more. With Denise's permission, I
can now distribute her music by e-mail for my usual charge of $6.50 for
each piece. Note, however, that I have promised to give Denise all
the proceeds from any sale of her music. There are several more composers who I am trying to locate, and whose music is currently copyrighted. Their work is rare enough that I don't have extra originals, and PDFs by e-mail are impossible until I can secure permission from them or their heirs or representatives. Click here for the current list of "the missing." (3/7/22) |
| "The Holy Word" |
| I'm trying to find a copy of "The Holy Word," a collection of 14 solos published by Boosey & Hawkes in the 1940s or 1950s. I've searched extensively online to no avail. Perhaps you have a copy in your church library that you no longer need -- or maybe even a duplicate copy? I believe it was published in high and low versions, and I hoping to acquire both for my archive. Thanks for any help you can give. (6/25/21) |
| Solo-Selection Service |
| A couple of months ago, I was contacted by a non-CS soloist who had been tasked by her church to choose her own solos. She asked me to select music for her that would be appropriate to upcoming Lessons ― and which I could supply as either PDFs or originals. Let me know if you or your church needs this kind of help. (10/2/20) |
| Bob Moline's "Thank You, Father" |
| This is my favorite Thanksgiving song. The sad
thing is that it is under copyright, and there is no person or
organization from which it may be legally purchased. When I bought
it (about 20 years ago), I did so from JIB Publishing of Costa Mesa, CA.
It was the marketing arm of Joan Iden Bowie, and the business
disappeared after her passing in 2012. Watchfire Music distributes some of Moline's music, but not this piece. Wordlight Publishing of Bakersfield, CA distributed some of the music of Moline and his collaborator Richard G. Allen, but I'm not sure they're still in business. I would welcome hearing from anyone who knows who owns the rights to this piece. That would be a first step toward once again making it publicly available. (9/3/21) |