Ave Verum Corpus: a silver lining story
Stephanie Martin Music
by Stephanie Martin
2M ago
This is the true story of a little piece of music called ‘Ave Verum Corpus’. If you are a fan of choral music, you’ll probably be familiar with the text ‘Ave Verum Corpus’. If you sing in a choir, you might have performed settings by Mozart, William Byrd, or Elgar.  ‘Ave Verum Corpus’ was the… Read More »Ave Verum Corpus: a silver lining story ..read more
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Ma fin est mon commencement
Stephanie Martin Music
by Stephanie Martin
9M ago
Today I am starting something new. I’m launching this new website! With the help of expert web designer Mary Bella the new site launches with current photos (of my mature self) , a refreshed blog where you can read and leave your own thoughts and comments, a complete catalogue of compositions with links to publishers,… Read More »Ma fin est mon commencement ..read more
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Coming down from ‘WATER: an environmental oratorio’
Stephanie Martin Music
by Stephanie Martin
9M ago
It happened! Two years of imagining, researching, learning, writing, composing, and workshopping during the pandemic finally culminated in the full orchestral and choral première of our brand new choral and orchestral piece ‘WATER: an environmental oratorio’. Soloists Marion Newman, Jean-Phillipe Lazure, Phillip Addis and Katy Clark brought the characters of Helen the Mayor, her activist… Read More »Coming down from ‘WATER: an environmental oratorio ..read more
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WATER: an environmental oratorio
Stephanie Martin Music
by Stephanie Martin
9M ago
Wednesday is World Water Day (March 22, 2023) and that’s a good reason to let you know about some new Canadian music that’s all about water. ‘WATER: an environmental oratorio’ imagines two different worlds. In a fantastical world, Water is personified, surrounded by singing spirits. In the everyday world, played out in a fictional Northern… Read More »WATER: an environmental oratorio ..read more
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‘Songs My Mother Taught Me’
Stephanie Martin Music
by Stephanie Martin
9M ago
When Thomas Burton asked me to compose a new choral piece for ‘RESOUND’  on the theme of motherhood, it did not take me long to find the perfect text. My mum, Shirley Martin, turned 90 last April and my sister Cori Martin wrote a poem in her honour entitled ‘Mother’. That is the text and the… Read More »‘Songs My Mother Taught Me ..read more
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Seasonal delights: Frost and fruitcake
Stephanie Martin Music
by Stephanie Martin
9M ago
Here is all of the very most pressing seasonal news. I finished the epic task of baking a traditional, dark and fruity Christmas Cake on ‘Stir Up’ Sunday with an old friend who is luckily a much more experienced baker than I am. She put me right on several culinary details that averted small disasters.… Read More »Seasonal delights: Frost and fruitcake ..read more
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Singing again
Stephanie Martin Music
by Stephanie Martin
9M ago
Through a mask, darkly, cradling hand-written chant in one hand and a tapered candle in the other, I croak my way through the ancient service of Tenebrae.   A ragtag crew of rusty, veteran singers returns to St. Mary Magdalene’s this week to sing the 8 choral services required during Holy Week, the slow and… Read More »Singing again ..read more
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P.S. A Frost Sequence video (with subtitles)
Stephanie Martin Music
by Stephanie Martin
9M ago
As a quick follow up to my last blog, I am pleased to be able to publish this link to the video of ‘A Frost Sequence’ performed by The Elora Singers under the direction of Mark Vuorinen as part of the Elora Festival Online last summer. Thanks to all who worked so hard in August… Read More »P.S. A Frost Sequence video (with subtitles ..read more
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Unusual Times.04: Ink Sticks & Stones
Stephanie Martin Music
by Stephanie Martin
9M ago
During our COVID19 isolation I’m trying to support emerging artists making music in this very difficult global pandemic. This series ‘Unusual Times’ features some of my own students, but also young musicians whom I have never met in person, but whose music should be heard by you. If you are able, please support them in… Read More »Unusual Times.04: Ink Sticks & Stones ..read more
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The Year Without Music
Stephanie Martin Music
by Stephanie Martin
9M ago
When the German critic Oscar Schmitz called England ‘das Land ohne Musik’ that was not true. My blog headline is similarly inaccurate. Yes, 2020-21 has been a year without live music and it’s been devastating. But there has been innovation and creativity bubbling away under the surface. Conductors, patrons, performers, researchers, composers and technicians have… Read More »The Year Without Music ..read more
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