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31 Mar 03 - 02:04 PM (#922756) Subject: Lyr Req: Voice in the Old Village Choir From: Hollowfox Anybody know this song? I just got a request from a patron here at the library for it. She thinks the first line is "I hear a voice in the old village choir" Apparently the version she remembers was arranged for either choir or chorus, but it sounds enough like a Victorian heart song that I thought somebody on the 'Cat might have heard of it. Ideally, I'd love to give her a source with musical notation, but I'll take whatever I can get. Thanks in advance, your bewildered LibraryFox |
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31 Mar 03 - 02:51 PM (#922791) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Voice in the Old Village Choir From: Sorcha This is all I found........ Voice in MyHeart, The - George M. Cohan - George M. Cohen - M. Witmark & Sons. - 1922 Purchase sheet music here |
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31 Mar 03 - 03:03 PM (#922799) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Voice in the Old Village Choir From: Malcolm Douglas See also this earlier discussion: Lyr Req: Old Village Choir / Lamp Lighting Time |
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31 Mar 03 - 05:56 PM (#922948) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Voice in the Old Village Choir From: Hollowfox Thank you one and all, past and present. I passed on the information just now. |
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24 Oct 19 - 01:03 PM (#4015201) Subject: Lyr Add: THE VOICE IN THE OLD VILLAGE CHOIR From: Jim Dixon THE VOICE IN THE OLD VILLAGE CHOIR is a different song from THE OLD VILLAGE CHOIR. From the sheet music at Baylor University (which also has chords): THE VOICE IN THE OLD VILLAGE CHOIR Words by Gus Kahn, music by Harry Woods, ©1932. 1. Mem’ries are treasures locked in my heart I mean to keep evermore. Of all my treasures one stands apart, Saved from the dear days of yore: CHORUS: I hear a voice so sweet and low, The voice in the old village choir. It sings to me of long ago, The voice in the old village choir. In dreams I drift through the twilight haze Home to the scenes of my childhood days To hear again when lights are low The voice in the old village choir. 2. I heard her singing long, long ago. I still remember her song. I hear her singing when lights are low, Though she’s been silent so long. The Internet Archive has several early recordings: Frank Welling (Montgomery Ward 4961 A, 1932) – verse 1 and chorus, with guitar Donald Novis (Victor 24021-A, 1932) – verse 1 and chorus, with orchestra Savoy Hotel Orpheans (Columbia 2712-D, 1932) – chorus only with orchestra Adrian Schubert & his Orchestra with vocalist Harold Van Emburgh (Crown 3331-A, 1932) – chorus only with orchestra Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra with vocalist Jack Fulton (Victor 22998-A, 1932) – verse 1 and chorus with orchestra Eddy Arnold also recorded it in 1962 on his album “Faithfully Yours” (RCA Victor 2629). You can hear his recording at YouTube. He sings only the chorus. |
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22 Mar 21 - 03:18 PM (#4098766) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Voice in the Old Village Choir From: GUEST,# https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l97j6xbUzdI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l97j6xbUzdI "The Voice In The Old Village Choir" (1932) Donald Novis |
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22 Mar 21 - 05:15 PM (#4098783) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Voice in the Old Village Choir From: GUEST,# My apologies, Jim. I duplicated the 'Donald Novis (Victor 24021-A, 1932) – verse 1 and chorus, with orchestra' link. |