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          • 2 - Deck The Halls
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          • 8 - Alleluya, a new work is come on hand
          • 37 - A merry Christmas
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          • 50 - Lo, how a Rose e'er blooming
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Steven Errante

Steven Errante
Michigan-born Steven Errante received degrees in conducting and composition from the University of Michigan and the Juilliard School before teaching at the University of Michigan, Northern Michigan University, and the University of Richmond. Since 1986, he has been conductor of the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra and teaches in the Department of Music at University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Expanded biography: Wilmington Symphony website
Sing to the Lord a New Song - Vanguard Premieres Commission 2003
Sing to the Lord a New Song was commissioned by Vanguard Voices for its 10th Anniversary Season using Psalm 96 as the basis for the text. The accompaniment is scored for brass quintet, two percussionists, and piano. I chose three verses from the psalm and cast the work in three contrasting sections. The beginning strikes a celebratory mood with the words “Sing to the Lord a new song” set to an energetic five-beats-to-the-bar rhythm. The middle section “Great is the Lord” is more subdued and quietly fervent, reaching a climax on the words “Give Him all glory.” The tempo picks up and the congas introduce the Latin-tinged third section “Let the heavens rejoice.” After both the choir and the brass quintet have had a chance to develop the themes, “Sing to the Lord a new song” returns, and once again, the high point of the celebration occurs at the words “Give Him all glory.” (Notes by the composer, 2003)
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  • Home
  • About
    • Vanguard Voices
    • Artistic Director
    • Rehearsals & Auditions
    • History
    • Kevin's Take
    • Members >
      • Practice Recordings >
        • The Boar's Head Festival >
          • 2 - Deck The Halls
          • 3 - The Holly and The Ivy
          • 4 - Here We Come A-Wassailing
          • 5 - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
          • 6 - The Boar's Head Carol
          • 8 - Shepherds' Sequence
          • 9 - O Come, O Come Emmanuel
          • 10 - What Child is This
          • 11 - Kings to Thy Rising
          • 12 - We Three Kings
          • 13 - Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
          • 14 - O Come, All Ye Faithful
        • 100 Carols for Choirs >
          • 8 - Alleluya, a new work is come on hand
          • 37 - A merry Christmas
          • 47 - Joy to the world
          • 50 - Lo, how a Rose e'er blooming
          • 54 - O come, all ye faithful
          • 56 - O little one sweet
          • 61 - Once in royal David's city
          • 70 - See amid the winter's snow
          • 75 - Silent Night
          • 78 - Christmas Night
          • 81 - The First Nowell
          • 86 - Rise up, shepherd, and follow
          • 91 - Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
      • Meeting Minutes >
        • 2023 Meeting Minutes
      • Vanguard Voices Bylaws
  • Music
    • 2022-2023 Season
    • Previous Seasons
    • Repertoire
    • Recordings
    • Listen
  • Premieres
    • History & Mission
    • Composers
    • Compositions
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