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John Rommereim | Conductor
Confutatis maledictis from Mozart's Requiem
The Grinnell Singers and the Grinnell Oratorio Society perform "Confutatis Maledictis" from Mozart's Requiem. Recorded in concert November 24, 2019. Viewed almost 390,000 times.
Missa Omnium Sanctorum,
by Jan Dismas Zelenka
The Grinnell Singers and Lyra Baroque Orchestra perform Missa Omnium Sanctorum by Jan Dismas Zelenka, a colorful, tuneful work by the brilliant Czech composer who was a contemporary of J. S. Bach.
Agnus Dei, by Samuel Barber
The Grinnell Singers perform Samuel Barber's choral arrangement of his famous Adagio for Strings.
Her Beacon Hand, by Caroline Shaw
A movement from Caroline Shaw's powerful work, To the Hands
Sacred Love by Gyorgy Sviridov
Graciela Guzman performs the solo on this heart-rending piece by Gyorgy Sviridov. Translation: O Love, You, you, O Love are sacred. From the beginning you are persecuted Your blood is poured out. O Love, You, you, O Love are sacred.
Embroidered Verses, by
Kareem Roustom, movt. III
The Grinnell Singers with the Al-Bustan Takht Ensemble perform Syrian-American composer Kareem Roustom's Embroidered Verses, movement 3: Love Song . . . Ya Ma’shar al-Nas . . . Um Al-Kiram. Live recording from March, 2018.
Mass in A Major BWV 234, by J. S. Bach, Gloria Movt.
The Grinnell Singers with the Lyra Baroque Orchestra perform J. S. Bach's Mass inA Major BWV 234, Gloria Movement.
Dixit Dominus, by G. F. Handel, final movement
The Grinnell Singers with the Lyra Baroque Orchestra perform gthe spectacular final movement to Handel's Dixit Dominus
John Rommereim | Piano
Deep Blue
flute and piano
John Rommereim and Claudia Anderson perform Ian Clarke's "Deep Blue" for flute and piano
Anuli
piano and flute
John Rommereim and Claudia Anderson perform John Rommereim's "Anuli" for piano and flute. This piece was originally made for my step-daughter's wedding. The piano part is improvised, and uses a device in the program Ableton that creates a canon during the live performance.
Piano Diary Entry 13
"Chance Encounter"
One of 14 improvized piano pieces in the set "Piano Diaries". recorded in the summer of 2019. Available on Spotify and YouTube.
Thoreau, by Charles Ives
A pandemic performance of "Thoreau" by Charles Ives; John Rommereim, piano and voice.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
A pandemic performance of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." John Rommereim, piano and vocals, Mark Laver, saxophone. I was recovering from a cold, which gives my voice a little more grit than usual.
Albums and Playlists
The Grinnell Singers recording of the complete All-Night Vigil Op. 37 by Sergei Rachmaninov, under the direction of John Rommereim, hailed for its "consummate artistry" by Iowa Public Radio's Curt Snook, host of the Choral Tradition.
This is a CD on the Centaur label of the Op. 91 Sonatas for flute and obligato Harpsichord, by Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, performed by Rebecca Stuhr, flute, and John Rommereim, harpsichord. I performed on my harpsichord, which was made by D. Jacques Way in 1991. We performed at A = 392 (roughly a whole step lower than A 440). We recorded it at a little church outside Solon Iowa for the sound isolation, and Peter Nothnagle was our engi
Piano Diaries are a set of 14 improvised piano pieces created in the summer of 2019. Many of the pieces use a technical device in Ableton that creates canons at various intervals and in inversion. They were performed in one take, so you can hear a few slips here and there. If you listen, be sure to check out the last one, "Anuli," which I made for my stepdaughter's wedding. I wrote a part for flute and asked my friend Claudia Anderson to join me.
Seeking After that Sweet Golden Clime
The Grinnell Singers CD, featuring Jonathan Dove's "The Passing of the Year, "John Rommereim's "Set Me As a Seal," Tarik O'Regan's "Nunc dimittis" and works by Ola Gjeilo, John Taverner, Jopseph Jennings, Javier Zentner, Gyorgii Sviridov, and Alexander Grechaninov.
A sample from the album
Na zemli mir [Peace on Earth] is a compilation of sacred Russian music recorded by the Grinnell Choral Ensembles under the direction of John Rommereim in 1991 (!). Among the notable tracks is Nyne optushayeshi, track 9, which includes then-student Thomas Meglioranza, who has gone on to have an illustrious career as a baritone soloist.
Na zemli mir
[Peace on Earth]
John Rommereim's "Gesangvoll: Variations on a Theme by Beethoven" can be heard on the recent Navona Records album, Heavy Pedal II. To fully appreciate this piece, please listen to the last movement of Beethoven's Piano Sonata no. 30. The piece was commissioned by my friend John Landkamer as a companion piece to the Beethoven sonata.
Beethoven's Sonata No. 30 as a point of reference:
John Rommereim's "Poem of Light" appears on the Carols And Lullabyes album by the Girl Choir of South Florida,
John Rommereim's "Calm on the Listening Earof Night" appears on the Behold this Heavenly Light album by Vocalessence, Philip Brunelle, artistic director
John Rommereim's "Amara" appears on the Second Wind album by saxophonist Dave Camwell, with the Troy University Concert Chorale conducted by Diane Orlovsky.