Misc. Links

         CLICK HERE to see the SSS & SMSS Choral Music Page


Here is the SSS/SMSS Choral Music Page! Download or Print hymns

Here is the Choral Praise III     at: https://nymetro-ems.com/CPIII%20-%20Choral%20Praise%20III.pdf = HUGE FILE!)

Here is the Choral Praise IV        at: https://nymetro-ems.com/CPIV – Choral Praise IV.pdf= HUGE FILE!)

Flor y Canto II (LEAD) – Table of Contents = 720:     https://kfarnumjr.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Flor-y-Canto-Table-of-Contents-pg-720-1.pdf    

Flor y Canto 3 PIANO link…  https://nymetro-ems.com/Flor%20y%20Canto%20-3-%20Piano-.pdf

 

 

CLICK HERE: to listen to: “Sail The Soul”
                               – Elizabeth and Ken Farnum’s 2003 Liturgical CD

         CLICK HERE: to download and/or listen to: MultiQuire DropBox Links
                               for Sheet Music & Learning Videos

           CLICK HERE: to go to https://everynoise.com/ 
                                – a super-comprehensive site of  every musical style imaginable! 

CLICK HERE: to see Ken’s YouTube electro-classical “synthestrated” version of Leopold Godowsky’s arrangement of Franz Schubert’s ‘Wiegenlied’, Op 98, No 2, D 498 (aka “Lullaby” or “The Cradle Song” arr. Godowsky/Farnum, Jr.)      

This track appears on the 9/11 tribute CD entitled: “Heavenly Lullabies” 

 conceived and produced by Kathy and Jay Fallon, featuring various artists (including Frederic Chiu).
The CD and award-winning children’s book raised monies for the orphans of 9/11
 and can still be purchased at: www.amazon.com/Heavenly-Lullabies-Various-Artists/dp/B000CAK23I

CLICK HERE: to connect to the St. Simon Stock live-streamed 

8:30 AM Sunday Mass with Ken & Elizabeth Farnum (or the S.S.S. daily Mass),

go to the St. Simon Stock- St Joseph Facebook Page located at:

 https://www.facebook.com/StSimonStockStJoseph/?ref=bookmarks

 

 

Fordham University church live stream

Fordham University Chorus Concert: April 9th at 3:00PM.       https://www.fordham.edu/info/27347/university_church_live_stream

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 SMSS Lessons & Carols Dress Rehearsal 2019:

CLICK HERE: to see video of rehearsal for “While By My Sheep” – 2019

CLICK HERE: to see video of rehearsal for “Do You Hear What I Hear?” – 2019

                     from: Judy Farnum’s Amazon Photos!

 

 

CLICK HERE: for the DropBox Link

to the 12-14-21_Fordham Prep Visual and Performing Arts Fall Event!

Go to folder: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/m5i159qjhr9cvat/AAAk3_t5ZyQSdhSXvc1dUGZRa?dl=0″

CLICK HERE: for YouTube of MultiQuire sings “Carol of The Bells”


Dylan LaGamma’s new jazz trio album! 
CLICK THIS LINK: if you’d like to give it a listen!

https://dylanlagamma.hearnow.com/

Dylan LaGamma ’09

Faculty, Visual and Performing Arts Department

 

‍5 Tiers of Yamaha Grand Pianos

‍Yamaha is one of the giants of piano manufacturing. But did you know that they have 5 different levels of grand pianos? This month we caught up with Russ Hirota from Yamaha to discuss the similarities and differences of these 5 tiers and how some manufacturing processes overlap while others are unique to the line. At the trade shows (pre-covid) I have played all of these different series of grands, and while you can perceive through touch and sound that they’re different from one another, I’ve always been curious about their technical makeup. Did you know that Yamaha has a small workshop with highly skilled builder / technicians within the Kakegawa factory dedicated to just building their premier concert line of pianos predominantly by hand? And another of their lines utilizes a revolutionary age-enhanced wood to increase resonance. Check out this month’s article for the full story.
Yamaha Soundboard Hand Planing
 

First Ever Virtual Piano Trade Show

 

 

It’s hard to believe that one year ago I was standing in a crowd in the Anaheim Convention Center for the annual NAMM show. It’s where most of the music manufacturers show their wares and latest offerings. Due to the pandemic, the 2021 show was cancelled and so I thought that this would be a great time to adapt and bring about a Virtual Piano Trade Show.In hosting this Virtual Piano Trade Show, it occurred to me that I have met the piano representatives many times but you (the reader) most likely have not. And so, this is your chance to hear directly from each company. These are the people I meet every year at the NAMM show and doing interviews during this challenging year seemed like a great idea. Who knows, maybe this virtual trade show might turn into an annual event even when things open up again. If nothing else, I have learned about how powerful it is to hear the words direct from the source. You learn more interesting…

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Public Domain Sheet Music

 

 

 

If there were one word that I would use to describe myself it’s tactile. When I’m not in the garage working on a project, quite often I’m in the kitchen and if I’m not in the kitchen, I’m doing something related to the piano. I suppose that it’s due to the fact that I like to be active and that quite often tactile activities have tangible results. One of my pastimes (I know, it’s a bit odd) is to browse recipes. If you have enough experience with cooking or baking, you can almost perceive what the end result might be like. Quite often you’ll hear seasoned foodies say “oooh that sounds good” as they peruse recipes. But nothing beats trying out the recipe. In this virtual age, while I love a great cookbook, I also preview recipes online and cherry pick the recipes that might…

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Interview with Udo Steingraeber

 

 

You don’t need to look at the artist page of Steingraeber Piano for too long before you start to realize that their pianos are highly sought after and prized by world renown pianists. It begs the question, what are they experiencing that compels them to perform on their pianos? What goes into a Steingraeber piano that sets it above others? I had the wonderful opportunity of sitting down with Udo Steingraeber at this last NAMM show in California. It was one of those unplanned, unscheduled talks which revealed much about this 6th generation piano maker and his…

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Mason & Hamlin VX-94 Concert Grand Piano

 

 

 

 

 

It’s not every day a new concert grand gets unveiled. In my mind, concert grands are the Formula 1 pianos where a company invests the very best in technology, materials and workmanship to present their utmost to the world. This year at the NAMM show (pre-covid in January 2020), I had the opportunity to play the newly released VX-94 concert grand from Mason & Hamlin.

 

What surprised me about this piano was the response. I guess I was anticipating a beautiful sounding and playing instrument. This piano did, in fact have both of those things in spades…

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Researching Pianos ~ The Action

 

 

 

“I shall build an Arpicembalo!” stated Cristofori excitedly. The year was 1698 and his new invention literally translated means “harp-harpsichord”. It would be a new instrument that would sound like a harp and have keys like a harpsichord. Harpsichords have plucked strings but this new invention would have mallets that strike the strings. It was described in the inventory of the Grand Prince Ferdinand de Medici, his employer as ‘an instrument that could produce both soft and loud tones with 2 sets of strings at unison pitch having a cypress soundboard’….

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