Crescent Noon

[Song4uman]

I am a high school choral director. Ordered some new music for next fall..

Crescent Noon - Richard Carpenter
Walton Music
SATB

"To the choir of California State College at Long Beach, Frank Pooler, Director"

http://www.waltonmusic.com/wmsearchfrm.html

Very excited to have this on our winter concert in December.

 

[Passenger]

Hope you can post it on You Tube....LOVE that song, would welcome hearing the performance.

 

[GaryAlan]

Anyone heard this?

 

[song4u]

Anyone heard this?

I think that's their college choir.

 

[Geographer]

Anyone heard this?

Yes. I heard this before. It is the college choir. I think there even exists and album of the CSUSB choir with this and, I think, some other performances with featuring Karen's lead.

 

[andywithaz]

Hah! That was fast. I just put the video up last night and it's already being discussed on The Corner. Glad we're discussing it, because I was going to ask when and where it was from.

I got it from an old CD-R I got from someone around 2001 or 2002. It had some mixed tracks, but I don't think anymore CSUSB choir tracks. It would be interesting to hear all of those. Maybe someday...

 

[Rick-An Ordinary Fool]

Nice...I heard that before but it's been a long time, thanks for upping that. If you listen closely it does sound like it came from an LP but I've never seen one before.

 

[Jeff]

I wonder if K&R cut enough trax with the Cal State thing to constitute a full record? I think there were ten trax but really I have no clue. In any event the precursor to TICKET/OFFERING would be a welcome ditty.

Jeff

 

[Geographer]

There is a full record, but I it is not "Carpenters." It is of the CSUSB Choir that happens to have K&R's involved as members of the chior. I don't know this for sure because I have not heard the entire album, but this is my understanding.

 

[GDBY2LV]

I believe there are a couple of albums. One when they were in the choir and then there is a best of collection from over the years of Frank Pooler as director. Could somebody verify that please?

 

[Rick-An Ordinary Fool]

Did anyone notice how evident it is on this Cal State Recording that right before she sings the words Crescent Noon you can literally hear her take a breath in....now we all know she didn't "need" to take that breath and she does it twice.

 

[NowhereMan]

This is a high school choir's take on Crescent Noon. I assume that this is the arrangement from Walton Music.

 

[Joe P.]

I always make sure to listen to this song while going on my afternoon walks through the park in September/November. Very poignant.

 

[Another Son]

Anyone heard this?

I thought I'd heard everything Carpenters! Karen sounds amazing here. I like the choir and arrangement, too. I've always loved this song, ever since I bought my first copy of the 'Close to You' album at the age of 12 in 1976. Thanks for posting this! Karen sounds as beautiful as ever.