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Slides from a presentation given by Roger Sametz of Sametz Blackstone Associates at the 2010 Chorus America Conference.

Handel’s practice of borrowing from other composers allows us the opportunity to probe into the great composer’s style and creative thought processes. A number of scholars have shown without question that the majority of Handel’s borrowings transform his source materials into new creations entirely his own. But what does “entirely his own” really mean?

Research Memorandum Series No. 197

Conductor Donald McCullough guides us through the treacherous minefield of choral text pronunciation in Italian Latin. 
Episode One: The “Ee-Ah-Ooh” Vowels

Conductor Donald McCullough guides us through the treacherous minefield of choral text pronunciation in Italian Latin with this multi-part series.
Episode Eleven: The Word "Excelsis"

Conductor Donald McCullough guides us through the treacherous minefield of choral text pronunciation in Italian Latin with this multi-part series.
Episode Two: The "Eh" Vowel

Conductor Donald McCullough guides us through the treacherous minefield of choral text pronunciation in Italian Latin with this multi-part series.
Episode Four: The "Au" Diphthong

Conductor Donald McCullough guides us through the treacherous minefield of choral text pronunciation in Italian Latin with this multi-part series.
Episode Twelve: A Summary

Conductor Donald McCullough guides us through the treacherous minefield of choral text pronunciation in Italian Latin with this multi-part series.
Episode Seven: Pronounce "Terra" and "Super"

Conductor Donald McCullough guides us through the treacherous minefield of choral text pronunciation in Italian Latin with this multi-part series. 

Episode Eight: When a Word Begins with a Vowel

Conductor Donald McCullough guides us through the treacherous minefield of choral text pronunciation in Italian Latin with this multi-part series.
Episode Nine: The "S" Consonant

Conductor Donald McCullough guides us through the treacherous minefield of choral text pronunciation in Italian Latin with this multi-part series.
Episode Ten: The Word "In"