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Inspiration II: America’s Cup
Click the picture for the America’s Cup San Francisco page. The other major inspiration for SeaSongs is the 2012/13 America’s Cup races in San Francisco. The America’s Cup returns to the U.S. for the...
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Give me the nerve… To sing fast
Eric Banks: For the second movement of the cycle, Give me the nerve, I have composed two lightning-fast rounds that are sung by the four innermost voices in the ensemble. In order to create and relieve...
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Chantey? Shanty? Chantez!
There has been a nerdy little debate rumbling through the ranks of Clerestory’s singers and board: is the word for a traditional sea song ‘chantey,’ ‘shanty,’ or something else entirely. Oxford...
View ArticleA Clerestory Songbook
Clerestory has created its own arrangements of the songs we want to sing for a while now—you may remember such favorites as Jesse Antin’s gorgeous Sure on this Shining Night, John Bischoff’s version of...
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Songbook Poster
Here’s the poster for this month’s Songbook concerts. We’re excited to sing classic tunes from Harold Arlen, Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, Johnny Mercer, Stephen Foster, Hoagy Carmichael, Meredith...
View ArticleWhat is Songbook?
What is the Great American Songbook anyway? It’s generally considered the canon of classic American popular song from the first half of the 20th century, although that time frame is debated and doesn’t...
View ArticleOne Hot Mashup
Mashups have been the province of DJs and teenage electronic music enthusiasts, but recently have been given a new and different sort of life in the a cappella resurgence. The fictional Barden Bellas...
View ArticleSongbook Recording Now Available!
It seems just yesterday, but weeks have passed since our Songbook concerts. We hope you’ve been well, and that you enjoy these tracks from the San Francisco performance. Please share with friends and...
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Here we go with Season 10!
Clerestory Opens 2015-16 Tenth Anniversary Season with Brightest Lights Wide-ranging a cappella song program, selected in part by Clerestory’s audience; Performances September 26 in Berkeley and...
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Welcome, Ellen!
As we prepare to announce Clerestory’s twelfth season in the coming weeks, we wanted to let you know another bit of news first. Clerestory has hired its first ever administrative assistant, Ellen...
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Inspiration II: America’s Cup
Click the picture for the America’s Cup San Francisco page. The other major inspiration for SeaSongs is the 2012/13 America’s Cup races in San Francisco. The America’s Cup returns to the U.S. for the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Give me the nerve… To sing fast
Eric Banks: For the second movement of the cycle, Give me the nerve, I have composed two lightning-fast rounds that are sung by the four innermost voices in the ensemble. In order to create and relieve...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chantey? Shanty? Chantez!
There has been a nerdy little debate rumbling through the ranks of Clerestory’s singers and board: is the word for a traditional sea song ‘chantey,’ ‘shanty,’ or something else entirely. Oxford...
View ArticleA Clerestory Songbook
Clerestory has created its own arrangements of the songs we want to sing for a while now—you may remember such favorites as Jesse Antin’s gorgeous Sure on this Shining Night, John Bischoff’s version of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Songbook Poster
Here’s the poster for this month’s Songbook concerts. We’re excited to sing classic tunes from Harold Arlen, Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, Johnny Mercer, Stephen Foster, Hoagy Carmichael, Meredith...
View ArticleWhat is Songbook?
What is the Great American Songbook anyway? It’s generally considered the canon of classic American popular song from the first half of the 20th century, although that time frame is debated and doesn’t...
View ArticleOne Hot Mashup
Mashups have been the province of DJs and teenage electronic music enthusiasts, but recently have been given a new and different sort of life in the a cappella resurgence. The fictional Barden Bellas...
View ArticleSongbook Recording Now Available!
It seems just yesterday, but weeks have passed since our Songbook concerts. We hope you’ve been well, and that you enjoy these tracks from the San Francisco performance. Please share with friends and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Here we go with Season 10!
Clerestory Opens 2015-16 Tenth Anniversary Season with Brightest Lights Wide-ranging a cappella song program, selected in part by Clerestory’s audience; Performances September 26 in Berkeley and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Welcome, Ellen!
As we prepare to announce Clerestory’s twelfth season in the coming weeks, we wanted to let you know another bit of news first. Clerestory has hired its first ever administrative assistant, Ellen...
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