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CHORantine

By Eric Christopher Perry (ECP)

Hosted by Eric Christopher Perry – New England based conductor, vocal artist, and educator. Thoughts on vocal music and more. Exploring the Internet Digital Archive for new sounds of yesterday.

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E38: American Idle Pt. III: Slugworth and the Sneaky Pipeline

CHORantine May 14, 2020

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S2E05: I Gave It All Up
Jun 16, 202305:08
S2E04: Left the Nest?
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June 15, 2023

Jun 15, 202300:53
S2E03: It's Too Soon To Know
Jun 14, 202312:35
S2E02: Pal of Mine
Jun 13, 202309:51
S2E01: Orioles! And Other Birds of the Day.
Jun 12, 202308:34
E66: Go Goldy!

E66: Go Goldy!

ecp is back and sharing some thoughts about CHORantine's future, new directions, and maybe even a new name? He's also enamored by a local car commercial jingle. Recorded from a Best Western in Charleston, West Virginia. 



May 20, 202211:20
E65: Gimme That Shot!
Mar 12, 202106:49
E64: You'll Never Walk Alone
Mar 11, 202127:04
E63a: Woke Up This Morning

E63a: Woke Up This Morning

ecp sings traditional spiritual "Woke Up This Morning" as part of a celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Colby College. For the full service: 

https://youtu.be/0lFQY__Tu2E

Virtual Event led by the Rev. Kate Smanik, Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life, the Rev. Dr. Cheryl Townsend Gilkes, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of Sociology and African-American Studies, and Jamya Brown, ‘22, President of Students Organized for Black and Latinx Unity.

Members of Choirs at Colby provide musical selections.

Jan 18, 202103:01
E63: Joanne Rogers (1929-2021)
Jan 15, 202112:04
E62: You Say You Want a RevoKNUTtion

E62: You Say You Want a RevoKNUTtion

ecp went cassette scrounging at Electric Buddahs in Portland, Maine, and found an old tape of Military Musick of the American Revolution from 1989. It feels all too familiar in 2021.

Music and Articles: 

"Military Musick of the American Revolution Containing Drum Signals and Camp Duties with a Choice Collection of Celebrated Marches and Airs Performed" by the Fifes and Drums of the Brigade of the American Revolution. Albany, New York. 

Revolution Void - Someone Else's Memories 

Food Will Win The War - Lie Awake live at WMFU New Jersey/New York

Portland ICE Protesters Say Federal Agents Have Been Blasting “Walking Dead” Torture Song at Them for 10 Hours

Jan 15, 202113:27
E61: Movin' To The Country

E61: Movin' To The Country

Impeachment and songs about impeachment. Tales as old as time. Featuring Charles D. Blake, Roy C. Hammond, and yes, Randy Rainbow.
Music and Articles:
Piers Barber from Music Factory Number One: "Revisiting The Honey Drippers 'Impeach the President.'"
The Honey Drippers: Impeach the President
Washington Post: Impeachment Polka
Randy Rainbow: Sedition!
Mother Jones: Soundtrack for Impeachment
Revolution Void
Jan 14, 202120:22
E60: Moonset

E60: Moonset

ecp embraces midwinter darkness with Don Macdonald's "Moonset," performed by Vancouver's Musica Intima. 

Jan 13, 202122:06
E59: Rats!
Jan 12, 202119:25
E58: What Is Trivial?
Jan 09, 202120:19
E57: Liberty
Jan 07, 202109:53
E56: Georgia On All Of Our Minds
Jan 06, 202111:22
E55: Make Me An Instrument, Send Me A Cassette Tape

E55: Make Me An Instrument, Send Me A Cassette Tape

ECP bought a new toy he's so excited to share with the podcast. Now calling for old cassette tapes! ecp@ecpmusic.com

Today featuring "Make Me An Instrument" by Lynn Michael Coffey (1953-2003), taken from an old tape and converted to MP3. Also, is the New Year a new year?

Jan 05, 202124:56
E:54 Car-nversations – 12 March 2020

E:54 Car-nversations – 12 March 2020

ECP and Will Prapestis reflect on Renaissance Men, international travel, the concert that changed everything, and memories made during the bridge week between a time that was and a time that wasn’t anymore. In a car, sending of 2020 in only a way they can.
Jan 01, 202101:03:39
E43: Make A Pancake Joke, But Seriously...

E43: Make A Pancake Joke, But Seriously...

Memorial Day always reminds ecp of George Butterworth's musical settings of A.E. Housman's A Shropshire Lad. As he gets older the poetry becomes more and more relevant. What is it you want to leave behind when it’s your time?
May 27, 202022:31
E42: Enescu, the Pandispan Cu Fructe

E42: Enescu, the Pandispan Cu Fructe

A birthday celebration for one of ECP's closest friends in the form of Romanian composer George Enescu (1881-1955) and numerous failed attempts at pronunciation of Romanian meals. ECP's first tripe soup. 

May 27, 202011:49
E41: Taps and Tapped Out

E41: Taps and Tapped Out

ECP forgot it was Memorial Day, ashamedly. How many battles are we fighting right now?

May 26, 202008:35
E38: American Idle Pt. III: Slugworth and the Sneaky Pipeline

E38: American Idle Pt. III: Slugworth and the Sneaky Pipeline

American Idol Season 13 contestant Kari Moloney (Crimmins) with a never-before-seen peek behind the curtain of one of America's biggest cultural phenomena.
May 14, 202001:09:26
E37: American Idle Pt. II – Staying Home Since 2002

E37: American Idle Pt. II – Staying Home Since 2002

"Why Don't You Audition For American Idol?" Here's why. The early days of cultural change and e-troll culture. Warning *hot take* alert.
May 12, 202017:55
E36: American Idle Pt. I – Mamma Mia Let Me Go
May 11, 202014:02
E35: Pumpkins, Houses, and "The Webinar" – Yet Another Response
May 09, 202027:20
E34: I'm Still Here
May 07, 202014:29
E33: My Castle's Rockin'

E33: My Castle's Rockin'

National Appreciation for Nurses today! Featured in today's episode: the music, the voice, and the nursing career of international vocal jazz giant Alberta Hunter (1895-1984). Thank you to all of our nurses keeping us healthy across America and around the world. 

May 06, 202012:04
E32: Those Who Can

E32: Those Who Can

A soliloquy for National Teacher's Day underscored by La ille Morte by famed French composer and teacher of composers Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979).

May 05, 202013:15
E31: 54

E31: 54

What else is there to say?

May 04, 202019:37
E24: There God Is
Apr 23, 202006:52
E23: Miles To Go Before I Sleep

E23: Miles To Go Before I Sleep

Simplicity and complexity: Robert Frost and Randall Thompson – Frostiana

Heard on the episode: 

Vermont 

https://archive.org/search.php?query=Randall%20Thompson%20Frostiana

An exploration of the journey of the soul.
The Vermont Youth Chorus perform THE ROAD NOT TAKEN from Frostiana by Randall Thompson with a chamber orchestra featuring musicians from the Vermont Youth Orchestra.
Caleb Pillsbury, conductors - Mary Jane Austin, accompanist - broadcast on Regional Educational Television Network, Burlington, VT

https://files.freemusicarchive.org/storage-freemusicarchive-org/music/no_curator/Singles/01_-_Woods_of_Doom.mp3

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Daniel_Birch/MUSIC_FOR_TV_FILM__GAMES_VOL1/Frostbite

John C. Hughes Article on Frostiana

https://www.ncco-usa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/TCS_v5n1_c-Hughes.pdf

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Apr 23, 202022:54
E22: Laura
Apr 21, 202017:11
E21: No One Is Alone
Apr 20, 202011:37
E20: Were You There?

E20: Were You There?

A reading from John 12:20, featuring Bob Chilcott's "Were You There" recorded by Festina Cantorum, Daniel Gostin, conductor, Shannon Rose McAuliffe, co-artistic director.

Apr 11, 202004:05
E19: Laments

E19: Laments

ECP reflects on Renaissance Men's recording of Thomas Tallis's Lamentations of Jeremiah and the social, economic, and humanitarian destruction brought by Covid-19. 


Apr 10, 202018:54
Bach By One: BWV 245: Johannes-Passion Final Chorale

Bach By One: BWV 245: Johannes-Passion Final Chorale

Ach Herr, lass dein lieb Engelein
Ah Lord, let your dear angels
Am letzten End die Seele mein
at my final hour carry my soul
In Abrahams Schoß tragen,
to Abraham’s bosom,
Den Leib in seim Schlafkämmerlein
while my body in its narrow chamber
Gar sanft ohn eigne Qual und Pein
gently without pain or torment
Ruhn bis am jüngsten Tage!
rests until the last day.
Alsdenn vom Tod erwecke mich,
Wake me then from death,
Dass meine Augen sehen dich
so that my eyes see you
In aller Freud, o Gottes Sohn,
in all joy,o God’s son,
Mein Heiland und Genadenthron!
my saviour and throne of mercy
Herr Jesu Christ, erhöre mich,
Lord Jesus Christ, hear me,
Ich will dich preisen ewiglich!
I shall praise you eternally!

Apr 09, 202002:11
E18: Chag Pesach Sameach
Apr 08, 202009:13
E17: The Lord is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.

E17: The Lord is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.

Psalm 118 performed by Festina Cantorum

Daniel Gosten, conductor, Shannon Rose McAuliffe, co-artistic director

Apr 07, 202005:06
E16: Where's Gesualdo?
Apr 06, 202014:56
E15: Zoom REMIIIIIIIIX
Apr 04, 202000:21
E14: Is There A Doctor In The House? Pt. 3: In A Heartbeat
Apr 02, 202025:10
E13: You Know What's Coming

E13: You Know What's Coming

...something something...major announcement...something something...

Apr 01, 202003:47
E12: Heav'ns High Paradise

E12: Heav'ns High Paradise

ECP sings a little four part ayre by English composer, poet, and physician Thomas Campion (1567-1620)

Mar 31, 202002:36
E11: Is There A Doctor In The House? Pt. 1
Mar 30, 202021:48
Bach By One: Chorale from BWV 45
Mar 29, 202002:08
E10: Friend Feature Friday! Vol. 1

E10: Friend Feature Friday! Vol. 1

Today is the first episode of CHORantine's Friend Feature Friday! On today's episode:

(6:14) Jay Mobley: Isolation – Wer hat dich (J.S. Bach) , performed and produced by Jay Mobley

For more information on Jay Mobley, find his page on Facebook or check out Jay's SoundCloud . Thanks Jay for the submission!

(9:30) Clare Macean: Christ the King, performed by New England vocal ensemble Cappella Nova Mundi, William Kempster, Artistic Director.

For a video of this performance, find it on YouTube here. Thank you to ensemble member Elizabeth Mitchell Bowman for the submission. 

Other selections on today's episode include: 

"Friends" by Heartwurkz https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Heartwurkz/Horizons/Friends_\

"Hopeful Journey" by Scott Holmes https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Corporate__Motivational_Music_2/2018112270224877

Loops and samples: www.looperman.com

Thanks for listening to another week of CHORantine! Make sure to visit our Facebook page, Facebook.com/chorantine and share our episodes with your friends if you like our show! If you'd like to be featured on Friend Feature Friday (working title...) drop us a line on Facebook or email ECP directly, ecp@ecpmusic.com

Mar 27, 202025:26
E09: Ware In The World
Mar 26, 202019:12
E08: Spring Sonnet Pt. 2 – Brush Up Your Shakespeare!
Mar 25, 202011:40