Voices of Gotham singing New York State of Mind at our Winter Show Take Me Back To Manhattan January 14, 2023

An SATB arrangement of Victor Hugo's remarkable poem "La coccinelle" -- the narrator looks Back on a moment in time when, as a teenager, he was preparing to kiss a girl. Unfortunately, a ladybug lands on her neck, however, which distracts him. He then rem...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreAn SATB arrangement of Victor Hugo's remarkable poem "La coccinelle" -- the narrator looks Back on a moment in time when, as a teenager, he was preparing to kiss a girl. Unfortunately, a ladybug lands on her neck, however, which distracts him. He then removes the ladybug, but sadly the kiss flies off forever! If you enjoy this musical trip down memory lane, then I invite you to consider making a donation to the Alzheimer's Society of Canada or an Alzheimer's support group in the area where you live. Thank you! https://alzheimer.ca/ Sincere thanks to Matthew Curtis (choraltracks.com) for recording "La coccinelle", which is dedicated to Emma. NB: choirs interested in obtaining copies of the score can contact me at rain@magma.ca. I would like to acknowledge the a cappella choir that I sing in, the Stairwell Carollers, and our director Pierre Massie, for their musical inspiration these past 26 years. And with deepest appreciation to my brother Adam Rain and my friend Geneviève Lajoie for their inval...    ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

Song of the two snails who go to the funeral of a dead leaf. Poem by Jacques Prévert. Music composed for two unaccompanied altos (countertenors) and sung by David W Solomons (one of my first multitrack recordings Back in the early 1980s).

I wrote this Christmas carol Back in December last year. It came Highly Commended in Westminster School's Carol Competition in 2012, and was the first Highly Commended entry in the Times Carol Competition in 2013. Apologies for some sound distortion - I'v...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreI wrote this Christmas carol Back in December last year. It came Highly Commended in Westminster School's Carol Competition in 2012, and was the first Highly Commended entry in the Times Carol Competition in 2013. Apologies for some sound distortion - I've tried my best to edit most of it out. the performers are credited at the end of the video. Hope you enjoy, and Merry Christmas!  

in their own words, Children's Choir singers explain what SHinE means to them in the context of singing in choir. Rollo Dilworth's "Shine On Me", as sung by the choir in rehearsal, provides the Back track for the video.

the Adlibitum Chorus is the official university choir of Batangas State University in the Philippines consisting of college students and alumni members. the Adlibitum Chorus is one of the oldest and active choirs of Batangas dating Back from 1980 to present.

Cantores Celestes Women's Choir, directed by Kelly Galbraith, performing Shen Khar Venakhi ( You are a Vineyard ) A song of praise to the Virgin Mary, dating Back at least 1000 years. Today it is often sung at Georgian weddings in honour of the bride. ...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreCantores Celestes Women's Choir, directed by Kelly Galbraith, performing Shen Khar Venakhi ( You are a Vineyard ) A song of praise to the Virgin Mary, dating Back at least 1000 years. Today it is often sung at Georgian weddings in honour of the bride. You are a vineyard Just blossoming, Young and good, Springing up in Eden. A fragrant poplar, Growing in Paradise. May God adorn you, None is more worthy of praise. You yourself, Are the sun brilliantly shining.  

Choir Masterclass with Kirby Shaw internationally acclaimed composer, arranger and jazz singer, Kirby Shaw (USA), is Back by popular demand with his extraordinary workshops, choruses and masterclasses.   Choirs have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunit...

pre-order new CD "Tender You Back": www.gofundme.com/thesessionsvoices song in video: "Patience" music: Valentina Certelli lyrics: Chiara Cortez produced by the Sessions Voices "Age-old mountain, Bottled burdens, Dormant demons in the earth ...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">morepre-order new CD "Tender You Back": www.gofundme.com/thesessionsvoices song in video: "Patience" music: Valentina Certelli lyrics: Chiara Cortez produced by the Sessions Voices "Age-old mountain, Bottled burdens, Dormant demons in the earth below... Oh! Volcano - Glowing embers Amidst the silver linings And lingering hope ‘Neath the surface, Schisms widen. A loaded silence trembles in the wake of dawn. Oh! - But now, Unfolding their might, the clear-blue skies pour down their patient love… Patient love..." voices recorded at "Downstairs" by Emanuele Jorma Gasperi + "Gli Artigiani Studio" by Maurizio Loffredo piano: Andrea D'Apolito recorded at "Strongyle Music Lab" mixed & mastered at "Gli Artigiani Studio" by Maurizio Loffredo and Daniele Sinigallia video: Daphne Nisi www.thesessionsvoices.com  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

Hofstra Chamber Choir performing Jussi Chydenius' "I am the Great Sun (the Chamber Choir comprises the front half or so of this group, thus the non-singing members of Chorale you see in the Back... :) David Fryling, Conductor April 2012, Cathedral of...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreHofstra Chamber Choir performing Jussi Chydenius' "I am the Great Sun (the Chamber Choir comprises the front half or so of this group, thus the non-singing members of Chorale you see in the Back... :) David Fryling, Conductor April 2012, Cathedral of the incarnation, Garden City, NY