4-23-05 Session: Angels and Voices
- Posted:
- 3 years, 7 months ago | Apr 23, 2005
- Edited:
- Wed, July 18, 2007
Choir
Choral music tends to be my favorite type of music to record and listen to. There are many varying techniques depending on the room acoustics, group talent, and musical choices....I enjoy the challenge.
M.S.U. Children's Choir
Directed by Mary Alice Stollak, the choir is the recipient of a few Grammy awards for a work they did with some University of Michigan folk. My work with them has been in other recording sessions for various projects and live concerts. Some sessions have been used as samples to sell Mrs. Stollak line in the Santa Barbara Music Publishing company.
Chamber
Classical music group - Quartets, Quintets, duets, solos.... you name it. Anything regarded as classical music smaller than an orchestra.
Smaller Sessions
One of my most successful practices is recording sessions for pre-screening and auditions discs. The sessions are done on-site, usually at Okemos Community Church on the east side of Lansing, Michigan, however many have been done at Haslett High School and many of the venues at the School of Music at Michigan State University.
Recordings have gotten singers into most major music schools in the nation from Julliard to Northwestern. They also win competitions, most notably the Verdi Opera Competition in Detroit, Michigan. There has never been a problem with one of my recordings getting a singer into a school, and the feedback I get from schools on the discs is wonderful.
thoughts
Recording Session: I have had the pleasure of engineering a recording session with the Children’s Choir. This session was to record a John Burge piece "Angels’ Voices" performed with the Greater Lansing Symphony Orchestra several weeks prior. This session used the piano reduction from the orchestra score, played by pianist Judy Kabodian. The feedback I received from director Marry Alice Stollak was very flattering, and since we have worked on many other projects. For this session she enjoyed the sound I got from my rig; a sound I don’t believe she is accustomed to hearing. This is one of my more favorite recording sessions. ** I’m finally able to share this… I came to this concert on zero sleep after being the leader at my youth group’s church lockin/overnight. After morning breakfast I left the church early, rig in the car, and did a 3-hour session with the Children’s Choir…. then passed out for a good 12-hours at home. Yeah, I’m that good.
—Blair—
About Blair
I am a mid-20's audio engineer, and former Apple professional passionate about technology and music. A recording engineer raised in mid-Michigan, skipping through Colorado and now managing recording for a Texas university. I also dabble in web design.
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Plymouth Congregational Church
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