Sam Spence Autograph
On June 15, 2008, I had the honor of performing under the baton of the legendary Sam Spence. The occasion was the world premiere of a USC fight song composed by Sam and performed by male voices from the Southern California Master Chorale under the direction of Dr. Sheridan Ball. Orchestration was provided by the Golden State Pops Orchestra directed by Steve Fox. Afterwards, Sam was kind enough to autograph my music. He is truly a gentleman.
The 10th Annual International Choral Festival was held on May 4, 2008 at the Founder’s Church of Religious Science in Los Angeles. I was performing with the Cypress Masterworks Chorale. Youtube member gene27 videotaped the three numbers that we sang and posted them on Youtube. I have occasionally heard a (bad) recording of one of my performances but I have never seen myself in action (damn, I look good in a tux! I just wish I could sing as good as I look!).
Anyway, here are the three songs. At the end is a bonus video of a number that Meritage did the previous year. Both groups are under the direction of Dr. Sheridan J. Ball, Cypress College. If you go to Youtube and enter the search term “Sheridan Ball” you will find some videos of the groups he has conducted.
