Rain by LaDamion Massey Kansas City Kansas Community College The Standard Vocal Jazz Ensemble Rehearsal recording from 12/10/14

Recording: Blue Valley Northwest High School Chamber Singers Kevin Coker, director...World premiere performance... Southwestern ACDA Conference - March 2016... - - - (TRADUCCIÓN AL ESPAÑOL ABAJO) - - - [ Yele maoulo! ] The conch shells are sound...  moreRecording: Blue Valley Northwest High School Chamber Singers Kevin Coker, director...World premiere performance... Southwestern ACDA Conference - March 2016... - - - (TRADUCCIÓN AL ESPAÑOL ABAJO) - - - [ Yele maoulo! ] The conch shells are sounding, The roosters haven’t crowed yet, The sun hasn’t risen yet, The workers are on their feet! Ranpono has begun! Laborers, let’s put our hands together, Let’s join together, The work has begun! Little by little, the bird makes its nest. My brothers, my sisters, Join together, let’s move forward! Heads together, in harmony, We will come to see the navel of an ant. With perseverance, we will see the navel of an ant. The load that you bear on your head falls on your shoulders. Little by little, the bird makes its nets. [ Yele maoulo! ] Wasting time is not part of the game. We must work today to harvest tomorrow. Work is over! The sun is setting, The workers are dismissed, A job well done. Ranpono brings life. Truly indeed...    less

Interregional chamber Choir with 46 Singers, professionals and amateurs together

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community Choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community Choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

Tamesis is an exciting chamber Choir based in Reading. Aimed mainly at Singers in the "young professional" category, it is for people who are looking for a Choir with a difference - a great social atmosphere and a challenging, varied repertoire....  moreTamesis is an exciting chamber Choir based in Reading. Aimed mainly at Singers in the "young professional" category, it is for people who are looking for a Choir with a difference - a great social atmosphere and a challenging, varied repertoire. An auditioned Choir of around 25 members, Tamesis is a high-standard Choir, capable of singing 8-part repertoire on a few rehearsals and having fun while doing it! We've just recorded our second CD which will be released in Autumn 2012.  

Pasttime With Good Company - Henry VIII arr. Ward Swingle Performed by the Abbeydale Singers on their 25th anniversary concert, at St. John's Church, Ranmoor, Sheffield, 16th July 2011. See http://www.abbeydaleSingers.org.uk for more details.

(Music begins at 3:30 after introduction) World Premiere - Florida ACDA Conference - October 31, 2014. Treble Voices (Lake Nona Middle School) & Lake Nona Singers-(Lake Nona High School)... Justin Chase, Courtney Connelly, & Michelle Bendett, director...  more(Music begins at 3:30 after introduction) World Premiere - Florida ACDA Conference - October 31, 2014. Treble Voices (Lake Nona Middle School) & Lake Nona Singers-(Lake Nona High School)... Justin Chase, Courtney Connelly, & Michelle Bendett, directors. - - - For the score, go to: sydneyguillaumemusic.com/portfolio-it…n-monn-nouvo - - - Haitian Creole text by: Gabriel T. Guillaume - - - English Translation Yon Monn Nouvo (A World Anew) Open your ears and listen, Hear and listen, my friends. Open your hearts and hear, Hear and listen, my brothers: Both you and I are full of dreams; You help me and I help you. That is how we will come to build a world anew. “With many hands, the load is light." “One finger alone cannot eat okra.” Knowledge and wealth are goods of humanity That we must share in all friendliness. These are statements that bring happiness; Words of wisdom that make life harvest. We are, each one of us, seeds of eternity That sprout and bloom in our humanity. L...    less