New Soloist requests advice
Ken Kousen
At our annual installation of officers in December, I had the privilege of
being appointed Soloist at our Lodge (Tuscan #126 in Manchester, CT).
Our lodge has never had a Soloist before, and no one seems to know exactly
what I should be singing. We will be performing all three degrees in the
coming months and I would like to contribute wherever appropriate, but I
don't know what that would be.
Can anyone shed some light (or sound) on this? I'd appreciate the help.
Yours in masonry,
Ken Kousen
Soloist
Tuscan #126
Manchester, CT
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erik
: Our lodge has never had a Soloist before, and no one seems to know exactly
: what I should be singing. We will be performing all three degrees in the
: coming months and I would like to contribute wherever appropriate, but I
: don't know what that would be.
: Can anyone shed some light (or sound) on this? I'd appreciate the help.
Ken,
as there has usually been a soloist at the installations that I
ahve been at, I am under the impression that there is music out there for
installations. got too http://www.glmasons-mass.org/Grand_Lodge/ and look
for the librarian (cynthia) she will quite likely be able to recomend
something nice. . best of luck
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Erik J. Meyer
Constellation Lodge AF&AM from the west ...
Dedham MA (no, we don't have numbers)
Gopher King Arisia '99 are you a turtle?
James and Andrea Sprinkle
little help, I think.
Is English required? If not, there are several Mozart masonic anthems
that could be done as solos with keyboard. Haydn was also supposed to be
a mason.
In addition, there is Pleyel's hymn which has been routinely used for
circumambulation here in Arizona, but I don't know if it has words. The
melody is readily recognized by masons here, however.
Sibelius wrote some masonic anthems (not particularly good pieces), but
they may be difficult to find.
I'm the new musician for my lodge, and I'm a flutist! So, what I'm
looking at is simple, melodic works. I'll be using the Mozart anthems a
cappella, and other flute pieces that stand alone- including my own
arrangement of Sousa's Stars & Stripes Forever (another composer who was
a mason).
Hope that helps.
Jim Sprinkle
Musician
Oriental #20
Mesa, Az.
Terry Stacey
from "Ken Kousen" <kou...@home.com> contains these words:
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no one seems to know exactly
> what I should be singing.
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Ken,
If youre performing in Cheshire UK don't sing God Save the Queen
whatever you do, it's quite frowned upon there.
S&F
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W. Bro Terry Stacey.
UK Mason UGLE
W. C. Rivarce RAM 1016 1993 W. M. Thermopylae Lodge 4386 1996
W. C. Sincerity RAM 1995 W.M. Wallasey Mark 600 1997
ldean
>
> Greetings brethren,
>
> At our annual installation of officers in December, I had the privilege of
> being appointed Soloist at our Lodge (Tuscan #126 in Manchester, CT).
>
> what I should be singing. We will be performing all three degrees in the
> don't know what that would be.
>
> Can anyone shed some light (or sound) on this? I'd appreciate the help.
>
>
> Ken Kousen
> Soloist
> Tuscan #126
> Manchester, CT
>
> --
> Kenneth A. Kousen
> kou...@home.com
> http://members.home.net/kousen/
Dear Brother,
I have attended lodge where a recording was played of a male soloist
signing during the preambulation. Very bad reporduction, but that is
besides the point.
Try: http://www.freemason.org/scrl/ they should be able to help.
Be well,
T L Dean, PM
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I owe much.
I have nothing.
I give the rest to the poor.