Antonin Dvorak / Otmar Macha: Songs My Mother Taught Me (from Gipsy Songs) - live recording October 7, 2012 - Holy Spirit Cathedral, Hradec Kralove The Czech Boys Choir, Jakub Martinec - artistic director & conductor Cancioneta Praha, Lukas Jindrich ...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">Antonin Dvorak / Otmar Macha: Songs My Mother Taught Me (from Gipsy Songs) - live recording October 7, 2012 - Holy Spirit Cathedral, Hradec Kralove The Czech Boys Choir, Jakub Martinec - artistic director & conductor Cancioneta Praha, Lukas Jindrich - artistic director Martin Fisl - pianist  

[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 Voices of Soul Concert Chorale (Ladies Ensemble) under the musical direction of William P. Ramsey sing "Echoes" (Composed by Verolga Nix) at the West Philadelphia Baptist Congress of Christian Education Annual Musical Tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">The Voices of Soul Concert Chorale (Ladies Ensemble) under the musical direction of William P. Ramsey sing "Echoes" (Composed by Verolga Nix) at the West Philadelphia Baptist Congress of Christian Education Annual Musical Tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Mon., Jan. 19, 2015). Tiffany N. Thompkins, Narrator Nathaniel Coe, III, Accompanist  

Slumber Songs (3 Canadian Nocturnes, movement I) text: John McCrae music: Nathaniel Barnes singer: Matthew Curtis I Sleep, little eyes That brim with childish tears amid thy play, Be comforted! No grief of night can weigh Against the joys that...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">Slumber Songs (3 Canadian Nocturnes, movement I) text: John McCrae music: Nathaniel Barnes singer: Matthew Curtis I Sleep, little eyes That brim with childish tears amid thy play, Be comforted! No grief of night can weigh Against the joys that throng thy coming day. Sleep, little heart! There is no place in Slumberland for tears: Life soon enough will bring its chilling fears And sorrows that will dim the after years. Sleep, little heart! II Ah, little eyes Dead blossoms of a springtime long ago, That life's storm crushed and left to lie below The benediction of the falling snow! Sleep, little heart That ceased so long ago its frantic beat! The years that come and go with silent feet Have naught to tell save this — that rest is sweet. Sleep, little heart. http://www.choirplace.com/profile/Nathaniel Matthew Curtis https://choraltracks.com/  onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

[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...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   And I mean English … not Irish or Welsh or Scottish. How is it possible to have an unplanned, spontaneous and genuine gathering of people who sing t...

We take pleasure in singing Songs of joy, struggle, liberation, celebration and peace from around the world. We are a mainly secular, community choir where everyone is welcome. No audition. No need to read music (unless you want to). We're a friendly bun...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">We take pleasure in singing Songs of joy, struggle, liberation, celebration and peace from around the world. We are a mainly secular, community choir where everyone is welcome. No audition. No need to read music (unless you want to). We're a friendly bunch - why not come along and give us a go?  

Cape Town Youth Choir (formerly Pro Cantu): "Ave Verum Corpus" Conductor: Leon Starker Composer: William Byrd (1540-1623) Performed at Hugo Lambrechts Auditorium, Cape Town (16th July 2013) in a joint concert with the Whiffenpoofs of Yale Ave Verum...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">Cape Town Youth Choir (formerly Pro Cantu): "Ave Verum Corpus" Conductor: Leon Starker Composer: William Byrd (1540-1623) Performed at Hugo Lambrechts Auditorium, Cape Town (16th July 2013) in a joint concert with the Whiffenpoofs of Yale Ave Verum Corpus William Byrd (1540-1623) Renaissance Motet An English composer of the Renaissance period, William Byrd was a student of Thomas Tallis and wrote many works both sacred and secular in the common forms in England at the time. Byrd's Ave Verum Corpus appeared in his Gradualia, two volumes of liturgical polyphony published in 1605 and 1607. Primarily devoted to use within the major feasts of the church calendar, some of the included items in the 1605 volume do not belong to the main sphere of works. The Ave Verum Corpus is one of these. It is a popular work of Byrd's, utilising the well-known Latin text of the Eucharistic hymn. Ave verum corpus, natum de Maria Virgine, vere passum, immolatum in cruce pro homine, cuius latus perforatum fluxit aqua...    onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

This setting of the 98th Psalm (Sing a new song to the Lord for he has worked wonders.) comes originally from my cantata “The Manchester Magnificat”, based on Audrey Vaughan’s Poems about the religious and social history of the city. The oratorio was...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">This setting of the 98th Psalm (Sing a new song to the Lord for he has worked wonders.) comes originally from my cantata “The Manchester Magnificat”, based on Audrey Vaughan’s Poems about the religious and social history of the city. The oratorio was first performed in Manchester Cathedral in 1994. This psalm forms the climax of the whole cantata and provides an expression of optimism after the tragedies of the previous sections. In this “extracted” version, the tragic surroundings of the history remain in the background and the purebubbling joy of the psalm itself shines forth. Enjoy the complex rhythms and let your hair down! This performance by Daniel Shaw's Composer's Choir (based in Connecticut) is a brilliant rendition of the piece and will, I hope, encourage other church choirs and concert choirs to consider including it in their repertoire.  onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

Another great gift idea for the singer in your life - 5 beautiful Songs suitable for any solo voice! Our music is available worldwide from any manner of sources, but if you order 'Songs from the British Isles, Vol 1' via this link, then we will giftwrap...