Recorded at the church of St Vedast Alias Foster, City of London, 25th April 2015.

MY RED BOOTS for mixed chorus: world premiere recording performed by members of the Rocky Mountain Chamber choir - Virtual Singers. MY RED BOOTS is based on one of only several poems written by my mother, Jewish Holocaust survivor Rita Hoffman of bless...  moreMY RED BOOTS for mixed chorus: world premiere recording performed by members of the Rocky Mountain Chamber choir - Virtual Singers. MY RED BOOTS is based on one of only several poems written by my mother, Jewish Holocaust survivor Rita Hoffman of blessed memory (1927–2018). Both she and my late father, Josef Hoffman, were Jewish Holocaust Survivors. My mother’s brief memoirs are housed at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. I have been trying to hear music for MY RED BOOTS for decades. It is fitting that my muse cooperated with me when I was seeking a text to set to music for the Rocky Mountain Chamber choir’s 2024 call for scores, because global anti-Semitism has not been this rampant since the 1930s. During the events of October 7, 2023 in Israel, "Babies were taken from their mother's arms" just as in my mother's poem. Those with a conscience in the world must keep this evil from "happening again, and again, and again!" MY RED BOOTS My red boots and ruby earrings were s...    less

Magnificat in C by C.V.Stanford (1852-1924)

Kenyan Boys choir - Singing national anthems before the Leafs host the Red Wings.

LET IT BE Let it be×4 whisper words of wisdom, let it be, let it be×4 whisper words of wisdom, let it be, when I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me, Speaking words of wisdom, Let it be, And in my hour of darkness she is, sta...  moreLET IT BE Let it be×4 whisper words of wisdom, let it be, let it be×4 whisper words of wisdom, let it be, when I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me, Speaking words of wisdom, Let it be, And in my hour of darkness she is, standing right in front of me, Speaking words of wisdom, let it be, Let it be×4 Whisper words of wisdom, let it be, Let it be×4 Whisper words of wisdom, let it be, when the broken hearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be, for though they may be parted, there is still a chance that they will see, there will be an answer, let it be, let it be×4, whisper words of wisdom, let it be, let it be×4, whisper words of wisdom, let it be, and when the night is cloudy there is, still a light that shines on me, shine until tomorrow, let it be, I wake up to the sound of music, Mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom, let it be, let it be×4, whisper words of wisdom, let it be...  less

The University choir of Colorado Christian University performs Moses Hogan's arrangement 'The Battle of Jericho.' Dr. Frank F. Eychaner, conductor. Performed in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Denver Colorado. April 2011

Inkosi Jesu is a beautiful piece composed in reembrace of Christ's suffering, death and resurrection. It takes us through a series of emotions as we remember these historic moments when Christ died for our sins.

The Boeing Employees choir singing The Blessing of Aaron by Norman Ramsey and Arr. by Walter Rodby in the Cathedral of the Rock of Cashel, Ireland while on their 2015 International Tour to Ireland and Scotland. Like, Follow, and Subscribe for more Cho...  moreThe Boeing Employees choir singing The Blessing of Aaron by Norman Ramsey and Arr. by Walter Rodby in the Cathedral of the Rock of Cashel, Ireland while on their 2015 International Tour to Ireland and Scotland. Like, Follow, and Subscribe for more Choral Music at: http://www.boeingchoir.org/ https://www.facebook.com/BoeingEmployeeschoirSeattle @Boeingchoir https://twitter.com/Boeingchoir https://soundcloud.com/boeingchoir The Rock of Cashel, also known as Cashel of the Kings and St. Patrick's Rock, is a historic site located at Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland. Visit Tour Resource Consultants: TRC designs and produces boutique tours for choirs, orchestras, bands, academic, study abroad, and other groups, taking them on tour anywhere in the world.  less

Free sheet music. Please get in touch! • facebook: david [dot] basden.9 • New email: deebee123 [at] bigpond.com A new setting – straightforward, text-driven, no extremes of range – no divisi, but has drone sections where staggered breathing would nor...  moreFree sheet music. Please get in touch! • facebook: david [dot] basden.9 • New email: deebee123 [at] bigpond.com A new setting – straightforward, text-driven, no extremes of range – no divisi, but has drone sections where staggered breathing would normally be used. Erratum: Bar 9 should read "et spes" – it's been corrected in the score.