Keith Lay, Composer - If Ye Would Hear is coming along well in rehearsals

I've heard from the Orlando Chorale that "If Ye Would Hear" rehearsals are going well, and that I am invited to hear a rehearsal in November. A few changes to the score that were encouraged by Greg Ruffer, the director, were:

1. Tenors and Basses tessitura is on the high side, and the highest notes called for in those parts may be beyond a good church choir

2. The Tenors prefer reading in the G clef

So, I've prepared a new version of "If Ye Would Hear" in Eb, one whole step lower. This places everything in more comfortable ranges. Plus, we aren't needing to push church sopranos to be singing 'morn-ing" on top line F. That might not be a pleasant sound. Eb makes quite a difference there. This required some octave change considerations in the bass and alto parts.

Thanks to Finale, a whole scale transposition is a click!

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