Thomas Thurman – The Artsy Honker

Wherever Love Is: Braxted 84 84 88

Byartsyhonker June 30, 2016 0 Comments

A while ago I asked for metrical English translations or paraphrases of Ubi Caritas, which is such a lovely text and one rather under-used in modern hymnody. One of the texts written as a result of that request was the following by TJA Thurman: 1. As friendship fills our meeting-place, Jesus is here; He dwells in every friend's embrace, Each smile sincere, Rejoicing in the love we share. Wherever...

Transfiguration — Demo recording

Byartsyhonker January 8, 2015 0 Comments

"Transfiguration-Mariawald-Abbey" by Master of St Severin - Victoria and Albert Museum, . Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons. Some time ago I set Thomas Thurman's poem, "Transfiguration", as a flexible anthem. It can be sung unison and organ, but if there are more voices can expand to soprano and alto, or even soprano, alto and baritone. I've finally gotten around to doing a...

I walked in darkness: recording with video

Byartsyhonker July 3, 2014 2 Comments

I'm very pleased to be able to offer this video: Enjoy! If you'd like to sing this in your choir, the sheet music is available online for free. You have to print it yourself though! If you want to hear more, as soon as my pledges on Patreon reach $70 per new work, I'm going to commission a recording of Christ has no body now on earth but ours.

Work in Progress: Song of Easter

Byartsyhonker April 20, 2014 0 Comments

This was my contribution to the Online Praise service for Easter Day earlier today. You can view the whole service here. I didn't have time this week to do a lot with it, so just recorded the melody line; I have plans to expand on this, though I'm not sure yet whether to SATB or to S(A)-organ. There is plenty of more urgent work in the queue now so it will have to wait, but here is a taste,...

“I walked in darkness”: an anthem for Epiphany

Byartsyhonker January 13, 2014 0 Comments

I wrote this one for a competition at St Paul's Cathedral. They didn't get back to me, so I'm assuming that someone else won. The words are by Thomas Thurman, and were written at my request. I like his poetry generally, but have usually worked with finished works; it was interesting and delightful to see this poem taking shape and even have a bit of influence over the wording in one or two lines....

Transfiguration: updated

Byartsyhonker January 11, 2013 0 Comments

I've corrected Transfiguration, which I wrote in 2012. The new edition corrects some slightly dodgy Italian and also one of those pesky errors where Sibelius thinks it's okay to put two quaver rests instead of one crotchet rest. I have also added the file to the Choral Public Domain Library. This will be one of around five pieces performed at the Small Choirs Festival on 2nd February. We also...