Ethnomusicology: St Mary's Singing Group
Kirsty Morgan Music
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I created a YouTube channel in order to upload the following recordings. The recordings show the variety of ways the Singing Group makes music.

Splitting by Gender

Christmas Isn't Christmas is a very simple arrangement, with everyone singing in unison for the chorus and the ladies singing the verse on their own.
Singing Group leader, Mike Hay, wrote the lyrics to this rendition of Highland Cathedral. After the first verse, which is sung in unison, the men add a harmony in all of the subsequent verses.

Adding Instruments

Everyone sings in unison throughout Calipso Carol but maracas and bells were added to the chorus.
Mary's Boy Child had flute and trumpet accompanying the Singing Group. Again, everyone was singing in unison.

Making Things Complicated

Father We Adore You has a very simple melody, but the Singing Group sang it as a round with three voices.
In the Bleak Midwinter was sung by a smaller group (three men and three women) selected from the Singing Group. The soloist at the beginning is Mike Hay, Singing Group Leader.
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