The Chamber Choir, By Mark Brymer

The Chamber Choir performed the next five songs. The first of these was “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” arranged by Mark Brymer and composed by Eddie Pola and George Wyle. This homophonic song belongs to the genre of Christmas music and is arranged for soprano, alto, tenor and bass. For many years, Mark Brymer was a very successful choral writer and arranger for educational and choral music. He had hundreds of choral works, musical reviews, melodies and copyrighted arrangements in print. He was a senior music producer and arranger for over 400 recordings for music textbooks.
This was followed by “Deck the Halls in ⅞.” Director, Mr. Brett Kniess, said that this was a difficult piece for the high school students to sing because it is in ⅞ time. The beat of the music is different than what we are used to singing. The composition was arranged by James McKelvey, but he was not the original composer of “Deck the Halls.” I really enjoyed listening to this song because of the unique style and rhythm. This is a polyphonic piece of music. All three parts were singing at the same time, but at times singing different melodies and in different rhythms. The men concentrated on singing the“fa la la la la” part while the girls sang a four-part melody. It had a fast tempo with a light timbre. I had a hard time finding the genre for “Deck the Halls” because it originally was
It builds slowly and gradually. This is a beautiful arrangement of a classic Christmas carol including “Silent Night” and the Italian “Astro del Ciel.” It is a sacred, four-part choral piece with an octavo format. It has a simple melody accompanied by the piano. Rick Powell was the composer and earned a bachelor’s degree in music education and a master’s degree in composition. He had 16 children’s albums and 19 other choir books published, and produced and arranged more than 200 record