This arrangement of a traditional folk ballad was adapted for five voices from the version recorded by Jonatha Brooke and The Story on their CD, The Angle in the House. It features bell tone, pyramid, duet and optional solo devices. It's written in moderate ranges for all voices with the exception of one low Eb and one low D in the bass part, both of which may be substituted an octave higher. This is a beautiful haunting piece which will add variety to your jazz vocal performance. SSATB a cappella.
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ROGER REYNOLDS is a versatile vocalist, composer, arranger, leader and teacher. He holds both bachelor and master degrees from the University of Miami in Studio Music and Jazz Voice Performance. At UM, he sang in and acted as assistant director of the award-winning jazz ensemble Jazz Vocal I, taught private lessons, directed the group Jazz Vocal III and coached numerous small ensembles. He also taught voice and directed the vocal jazz ensembles at Florida Atlantic University and taught jazz voice at a community college in Richmond, VA. His professional experience has varied from four seasons as a chorister with Opera Colorado and the Greater Miami Opera to performing on three floats in the King Orange Jamboree Parade in downtown Miami. He has shared the stage with jazz greats Jon Hendricks, Mark Murphy, Chris Vadala and Don Shelton among others. He has voice-over credits on nine movies and numerous jingles. Roger has fronted many bands and combos and has led musical groups of his own including an original rock band, a jazz group, an a cappella jazz quintet and jazz vocal/guitar duo. In 1999-2000, Roger hosted a comercial radio program in North Carolina before moving to the Washington, D. C. area. Currently, he is teaching a Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, VA, singing baritone with the D.C. based Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet and is involved with the Riverside Dinner Theatre in Fredericksburg, VA. You can also hear him hosting Jazz-N-Stuff on Ashland's WHAN WAVE Radio (AM1430) on Thursday evenings from 7 to 8 PM.
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