Tune Req: Movin' On [choral](Raymond R. Hannisian)

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On [choral](Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST,rahuputra1
Date: 27 Aug 20 - 03:38 PM

I was in the audience when Newbury Park High School Chorus sang this, and my sister was in the chorus. It was one of only a few they did every year, and half the graduating class had more than truth shining in their eyes whenever they sang it.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On [choral](Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST,Zoann Murphy
Date: 02 Mar 20 - 09:09 PM

I too, sang this song in high school music class. Mrs. Shoemaker was our teacher/conductor/fear-inspirer! I sang alto and stood in the second row, first step of the risers. I could remember all of the words and most of the tune. Not just the alto part, but also the soprano and tenor parts! Loved the song, never thought of looking for the music, until something happened that made me think of it and I sat down in front of the computer. Thanks so much, to whomever found this first!

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 13 Sep 18 - 10:08 PM

Newbury Park High School: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDb16R-OnaU

Central Islip Concert Choir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAtZXA565V4

Notre Dame College Concert Choir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWLtFrRvi3A

Tpny Fisher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywUwE9rzpZo

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST
Date: 11 Sep 18 - 11:39 PM

Dear Ray, The lyrics and melody have stayed with (haunted?) me since performing it with the Chicago Youth Choir (?I think that was the name) school year 1972-73. We recorded an album of that concert with the Symphony and Band groups. It is an amazing thing, this Internet. Cool to see what your 3D company has been doing but bittersweet as I was hoping to find a cache of your songs to move me. Great work.
Curious tho, what is the story of how you came to write Movin oN? MlNS (go Armenia!)

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Sep 18 - 08:53 PM

Thank you - this has been a earworm since way back when.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Oct 13 - 06:21 PM

I love this song! We used to sing it in chorus and I used it as a lullaby when my children were small. When my grandson arrived i could only remember the chorus. Now I am trying to find the words.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Nov 12 - 12:10 AM

Dear Mr. Hannisian,
I too am a fan of the son you wrote Moving On. Could ease tell me why you wrote it. What is the meaning that you actually were putting words and music to it? I am going through extremely emotional pain and this song came to me. I sung it in choir and was honored with the solo part. I hope to hear from you. I thank you for your time.
Dawn Rosnberg
[e-mail]

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Jun 12 - 12:41 AM

First verse: There is a voice that has no name. it comes with evening or behind the rain. I have no time now to stop and explain i just keep movin cause it helps to ease the pain.
Second Verse: The night has music that calls to me across the canyons of and endless sea. I have no time now to stop and explain I just keep moving cause it helps to ease the pain
The third verse is: Speak to me softly, but tell me no lies. I see tomorrow shining in your eyes. I have no time now to stop and explain I just keep moving cause it helps to ease the pain

Lyrics from sheet music by Shawnee Press
Enjoy!

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST,(Formerly Broken Hearted) Musician
Date: 09 Dec 11 - 06:25 PM

There is a third verse.
It goes:
'The night has music, that calls to me,
Across a canyon, of an endless sea,
I have no time now, to stop and explain,
I just keep moving', 'cause it helps to ease the pain'


My choir sang it all the time last year.... It really helped me heal after my nasty breakup with my ex......

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST,Artess95
Date: 22 Nov 11 - 10:49 AM

I was searching for the lyrics to this song and found this site, I think its really cool that I'm 16 and we sang this song my freshman year. (2009) and I love this song. (:

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST,Guest--
Date: 25 Nov 10 - 04:48 PM

My high school performed a stunning version of this song back in 1982. It was the end of the year and it was really an emotional moment for her heard it. A recording was made, but I lost the record couple of years later. It's been suprisingly hard to find another good recording of it - maybe its fallen off choir playlists over the years. My music tastes has changed over the years but it's still a stunning song.

Still wish I could find the record, but the best version (and I'm sure better versions exist but cant find them) on the internet is at at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MnRJl7SNHE

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST,kent
Date: 10 Nov 10 - 09:41 PM

Is it true that this was inspired by the Aberfan disaster, a catastrophic collapse of a colliery spoil-tip that occurred in the Welsh village of Aberfan in 1966, killing 116 children and 28 adults.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 12:38 AM

As the others I also sang this song in high school chorus in 1976-77. The song is so realistic and reminds me of my life, as time rolled on. Can you send a copy of the sheet music ASTB and a recording of same or where I may find it. You diffinitly were annoited and talented to create such a moving piece. Contact me at Robertdonot@atlanticbb/net. Can't wait to hear from you.
Bob

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST,Todd
Date: 13 Aug 10 - 12:10 PM

I not only sang "Movin' On" with a men's chorus in the late 70's from North Farmington High School in Michigan...

...we actually made a recording of it!

I still remember standing shoulder-to-shoulder in the studio, and the final 45 we all received.

Now if I could only remember where I put the record!

Anyway, it was pretty amazing to recall this song after almost 35 years, do a search online, and find this thread.

Even MORE amazing, perhaps, is that I actually still remembered most of the 1st Tenor part ("Ah-Ah-Ah-Ahhhhh...") and EVERY lyric.

Congrats to Mr. Hannisian.

And kudos to the Internet!

Todd (NFHS, '78)

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST,Mike K. (CGA 77)
Date: 23 Mar 10 - 08:33 PM

Sang this when I was with the Coast Guard Academy Glee Club in the mid-70s. It was a favorite of the group for quite a while. Listening to the girls on YouTube gave me a big nostalgia rush. Thanks, everyone.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST,Bob Schmidt class of 71 MSU (C)
Date: 05 Mar 10 - 05:49 PM

Ray: I remember your song, movin' on. Is it still in print? I am teaching in Florida and would love to hear from you. [e-mail]

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Feb 10 - 02:21 AM

Yes, I to sang this song back in 1977, It sure brings back lots of memories...

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST,Loretta
Date: 17 Feb 10 - 07:49 PM

OMG I absolutley love this song. I sang it in the early 80's with the Albanettes female choir in Albany NY. We were know for singing very complicated pieces but this by far was one of our favorites...the simplicty is hauntingly beautiful. I sang this to my daughter as she fell asleep as a baby and ever once in a while she will request it even now...she is now 19. Thank You Mr Hannisian this piece will always be with me.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST,Dan
Date: 03 Feb 10 - 01:51 PM

My school's chorus sang this too, back in the late 80's. Sanford School, Hockessin, DE. I have fond memories of this song (to clarify, I'm referring to the exact one in the first post on this thread). I would love to find a copy of the sheet music for it.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST,R.Champlin, Ames, IA
Date: 22 Jan 10 - 03:13 PM

My HS Chorus sang this song in 1973 or 1974. I have loved this song and have used it several times in my 26 years of teaching vocal music. This coming Monday night, my choir will be performing this for our conference Honor's Choir concert. I love this piece and so do my students. Thank you Mr. Hannisian for this! (we have a baritone/soprano singing the first solo and a mezzo singing the second solo....the flute adds the finishing touch to the beautiful layering in this timeless piece)
I'm looking for program notes and found this site.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST,George Fernandez
Date: 05 Jan 10 - 02:50 PM

Just a beautiful classic song. I still remember it since I was in the Boys Chorus. Up to this day, I love to sing the song and the lyrics are so special. Thanks Raymond R. Hannisian for making the moment so inspirational and moving.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST,Lee
Date: 27 Nov 09 - 07:03 AM

Hi everyone,

I'm from Aachen in Germany, my choir sang the song in 2006, I really really love this song!
I looked after the song ever since. Our soprano sang the solo and it was really amazing.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST,Brian Rogers
Date: 27 Sep 09 - 10:48 PM

We sang it too, 1976 Senior Chorus, Cleveland Hill H.S., Cheektowaga, NY. We had a soprano sing the solo.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST,John S Newcomer
Date: 08 Sep 09 - 10:54 PM

This was an amazing song. It was either 1976 or 1977, our chorus at High Point Reg. High School, Sussex, New Jersey sang this at one of our concerts. 30 something years later, I remember it as though it were yesterday. Thanks Mr. Hannisian for a superb piece of music.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Jun 09 - 07:14 PM

where can i find just a piano reconding of this? ? i abslutely love love love this songg and i would love to know where i can find it

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Jun 09 - 01:35 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grGpCs5xzXU&feature=channel_page

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST,Chris
Date: 01 Jun 09 - 08:40 PM

I was fortunate enough to sing this song at our high school choir's annual Spring concert in 1982 and I absolutely loved it!! I learned the guitar chords and used to play it often. I never owned the sheet music, though I memorized most of the song. It's been years since I heard a choir sing it... until I found it on www.youtube.com today. What a joy it is, to hear this beautiful song again!!!

:) Chris

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 07 Aug 08 - 02:08 PM

Sheet music is still available at the publisher, Shawnee Press. Also available at Sheet Music Plus, but you have to buy six copies. Looks like you can buy single copies at Musicnotes.com, but only by special order. I didn't see any merchant who offers download copies for sale. I'd say the best place to go is Shawnee Press.

-Joe-

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST,Phyllis
Date: 07 Aug 08 - 01:36 PM

I have also been looking for this song for years. I sang it in the A Cappella Choir in my senior year in high school in 1974. I am very interested in obtaining a copy of the sheet music.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST,Jack
Date: 20 Jul 08 - 12:33 PM

I have a scratchy digitized recording of the Air Force Academy choir singing this song in the early 1980s that I made from a cassette recording I had done at the time. Still, a pretty good rendition.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST,Raquel Francois
Date: 05 Jul 08 - 10:05 PM

And it is 2:05 pm on the 6th July in New Zealand!

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST,Raquel Francois
Date: 05 Jul 08 - 10:03 PM

I would love to have a copy of the sheet, too, since the one in the link is not the complete version.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST,Raquel Francois
Date: 05 Jul 08 - 10:00 PM

I used to sing "Movin' On" as a member of the school choir in Santa Fe Springs, California, in 1972 while living there as an exchange student from Santa Fe, Argentina (I was Raquel Soto then)
It was my favourite song.
I always wanted to know more about it.
Thank you everybody for shedding so much light, and thank you, Raymond Hannisian, for writing such a beautiful piece of music. I have very fond memories of that part of my life
And I want to know more about Raymond's talent!

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST
Date: 11 Jun 08 - 10:51 PM

My nieces highschool choir sang this song at their graduation this June.

Subject: RE: "Movin' On" (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST,Deborah Castillo
Date: 22 Apr 08 - 03:09 PM

Hello, Everyone,

My high school choir performed, "Movin' On," in my senior year of high school, John H. Francis Polytechnic High School, in Sun Valley, California, 1977, choir director, George Attarian.

I took the sheet music home, learned it on my guitar and memorized it. Somehow I lost the sheet music. I remembered everything, the notes, lyrics and guitar chords, but I couldn't remember the actual name of the piece. I kept hunting for it under, "I Just Keep Moving," and variations of that, which are part of the lyrics. No wonder I could never find it. The actual title, "Movin' On," is not in the lyrics.

31 years later, I finally have my answer.

That was really cool to see Mr. Hannissian actually answer the thread. Wow. Mr. Hannisian, if you are still reading this, thank you for writing such a beautiful and truly moving piece. I would love to have a copy of the sheet music again.

Deborah

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST,NateB
Date: 17 Mar 08 - 02:38 PM

i love this song!! i sang it just a couple years ago in a men's ensemble at our solo/ensemble contest in school. It is absolutely beautiful as a TTBB arrangement. I've been looking everywhere for a recording for this.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST,Ray Hannisian
Date: 15 Nov 07 - 03:46 PM

Greetings to everyone on this thread.

I wrote "Movin' On" in the 60's. I'm delighted to see that it is fondly remembered.

Feel free to contact me directly if you have any specific questions about the song or myself.

You can find some information about my current activities at: www.ray3d.com

Sincerely,

Ray Hannisian

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: pattyClink
Date: 10 Nov 07 - 10:32 PM

How about one more "Movin' On" long-lost lyric?

There was a beautiful song in the soul style I have never been able to track down, used to hear it on the radio and never caught who was singing it. I can't give you a vintage because I think it was in 'revival' mode when I was hearing it.   A soul singer who has died (David Ruffin, etc) is mentioned in each verse, and the closing line is 'he's movin' on'.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Nov 07 - 09:22 PM

My chorus sings this song. I'll ask my teacher who wrote it if you want, I like it too.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST,Guest, Robert
Date: 08 Nov 07 - 03:52 PM

Speak to me softly but tell me no lies I see tomorrow shining in your eyes, I have no time now to stop and explain I just keep moving cause it helps to ease the pain.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Movin' On (Raymond R. Hannisian)
From: GUEST,Yvonne
Date: 06 Nov 07 - 09:50 AM

I heard this song in 7th grade chorus. I haven't heard it since and have been looking for the lyrics ever since! THANK YOU!

Subject: RE: MOVING ON
From: GUEST,J.D. Buhl
Date: 16 Jan 05 - 12:42 PM

Perhaps the most recent performance of "Movin' On" was mid-December by the Montera Middle School Vocal Ensemble at the school's Winter Concert. Music Director Thom Kwiatkowski accompanied the choir on piano and two students played flutes. It was one of the high points of the night. First time I'd heard the song and found this thread in looking for bio material on Hannisian. The song has such the feel of those stately African-American hymns of a certain time, like "Lift Every Voice and Sing" (sheet music was dated 1969) that I wanted to know more. Can anyone shed any light on this composer?

Subject: MOVIN ON - 2
From: RANDA1426
Date: 09 Jul 99 - 06:34 PM

HI GUYS. LESLEY, THANKS FOR THE NAME AND JOE, THANKS FOR THE LINK. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT, FINALLY !!!! I COULDN'T GET THE LINK TO WORK FROM THE SITE, SO I TRIED E-MAILING IT TO MYSELF, BUT I STILL COULDN'T GET THE LINK OVER. SO THE ADDRESS IS ----- http://www.jwpepper.com/pdf/0786335.pdf

Subject: RE: MOVING ON
From: Lesley N.
Date: 09 Jul 99 - 09:42 AM

Randa,

I knew it wasn't the song you were looking for. I am guilty of thread creep. Very often a subject gets you thinking of another subject and so on and so on. The good thing about it is that if someone is doing a form search for either "Moving On" they will find reference to both here.

It's one of the joys of DT.

Subject: RE: MOVING ON
From: Joe Offer
Date: 09 Jul 99 - 04:09 AM

Hi, Randa - Click here to get to the publisher, Shawnee Press. they should be able to help you. Let us know what happens - do a forum search for moving on to revive the thread.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: MOVING ON
From: Randa1426
Date: 09 Jul 99 - 02:35 AM

I know that song by Stevie Wonder. The title is"A place in the sun", but that isn't the song I am looking for. The one I'm referring to has the above lyrics from my first entry. Thanks for trying.

Subject: RE: MOVING ON
From: John in Brisbane
Date: 08 Jul 99 - 07:22 PM

His records billed him as Little Stevie Wonder at that time.

Subject: RE: MOVING ON
From: Lesley N.
Date: 08 Jul 99 - 11:05 AM

That's it! Wow - Stevie Wonder - I didn't even come close!

Subject: RE: MOVING ON
From: John in Brisbane
Date: 08 Jul 99 - 09:35 AM

Lesley - A Place In The Sun by Little Stevie Wonder circa 1967. Like a long lonely stream I keep reachin towards a dream, Movin On, Movin On, There's a Place In The Sun ..

Subject: RE: MOVING ON
From: RANDA1426
Date: 08 Jul 99 - 02:16 AM

I TYPED THE WRONG KEY BEFORE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I'VE BEEN TRING TO GET THIS INFO FOR YEARS. DO YOU KNOW IF THE SHEET MUSIC AND/OR RECORDING IS BEING SOLD IN MUSIC STORES? AND AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!