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August updates

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Robert

I’ve done a bit of reorganization of both choral and instrumental pages, and added in a bunch of titles. Having done so, I’ve noticed that a couple of categories, like choral/satb are getting a bit large. I’ll either trim some … Continue reading →

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Welcome

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Robert

Welcome to Adamsworks, devoted to the music and writing of Robert Train Adams. I’ll be providing an overview of my compositions, primarily for small- to mid-size chorus and instrumental ensembles, with a number of solo instrumental works as well as … Continue reading →

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Sic transit website

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Robert

Well, I was supposed to be adding more content to my website this week. I haven’t yet found an easy way to port over my old pages, since I decided to organize things a little differently: Where my old website … Continue reading →

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The Transition Continues

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Robert

If you’ve previously visited Adamsworks, you will notice that most of the content has disappeared, not to mention that things look a lot different. I’m in the process of moving the site, which will soon contain both my catalog of … Continue reading →

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In Transition

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Robert

If you’ve previously visited Adamsworks, you will notice that most of the content has disappeared, not to mention that things look a lot different. I’m in the process of moving the site, which will soon contain both my catalog of … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Robert

Choosing the music for a concert is at best a somewhat mysterious process (please see my earlier post for concert details). At the end, we hope that the audience will feel that the music fits together, that there is a … Continue reading →

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Britten Jubilate Deo

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Robert

The choir at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Orinda CA is singing Benjamin Britten’s delightful Jubilate Deo on Sunday, November 7, 2010. I included the date because Sunday is only a couple of hours away, and anyone reading this will … Continue reading →

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But wait, there’s more

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Robert

The same weekend as the St. Stephen’s Messiah Sing, the San Francisco Lyric Chorus offers its fall concert. Talk about a full weekend! Handel on Friday; Gabrieli, Schutz, Pinkham and others on Saturday (7:30 pm at Mission Dolores, San Francisco) … Continue reading →

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Messiah Sing

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Robert

The end of the year is always a busy time for any musician. In addition to my usual compositional stuff, I have three concerts coming up in the next month and a half, the first being the 16th annual Messiah … Continue reading →

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tempo rubato

Posted on June 7, 2009 by Robert

It’s been a good week musically. Last Sunday was Pentecost; the choir sang well, with a very spirited rendition of William Dawson’s Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit. Monday the choir was one of two at the San Francisco AGO’s … Continue reading →

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