Anonymous catch in 4 equal voices based on peals of bells from "The Catch Club or Merry Companions", published in 1731. I have added some lower voices at the octave for better resonance.
Vocal Ensemble Quadrivia and friends Aleksandar Alić -flute and percussion Andrej Kukuruzar - violin Milan Blanuša - guitar
The 2012 New Boy group performing Shake the Papaya Down during their first performance on Wednesday 15 February 2012.
YANTRA (Eugenia Georgieva, Yogeswaran Manickam, Jeremy Birchall) perfroming live at St Paul's Church - Covent Garden (Actor's Church) on 1 November 2012. The concert A Journey Through Timelessness presented Songs from YANTRA's forthcoming album and wa... onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">YANTRA (Eugenia Georgieva, Yogeswaran Manickam, Jeremy Birchall) perfroming live at St Paul's Church - Covent Garden (Actor's Church) on 1 November 2012. The concert A Journey Through Timelessness presented Songs from YANTRA's forthcoming album and was in aid of the Musicians' Benevolent Fund. YANTRA were featured artists on Late Junction on BBC Radio 3 in May 2009 and special guests on BBC Radio 3's The Choir with Aled Jones in October 2012. More information about YANTRA can be found at: www.myspace.com/yantraresonance onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less
This is an a cappella arrangement of the tune Stowey, which is a traditional English folksong often paired with these words by Frances Chesterton: How far is it to Bethlehem, not very far? Shall we find the stable room lit by a star? Can we see the l... onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">This is an a cappella arrangement of the tune Stowey, which is a traditional English folksong often paired with these words by Frances Chesterton: How far is it to Bethlehem, not very far? Shall we find the stable room lit by a star? Can we see the little child, is He within? If we lift the wooden latch, may we go in? May we stroke the creatures there, ox, ass or sheep? May we peek like them and see Jesus asleep? If we touch His tiny hand, will He awake? Will He know we've come so far just for His sake? Great Kings have precious gifts and we have nought Little smiles and little tears are all we have brought. for all weary children Mary must weep Here, on His bed of straw, sleep, children, sleep. God in his mother's arms, babes in the byre Sleep as they sleep who find their heart's desire. onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less
Trois Chansons - Poems by Charles Duc D'Orléans music by Claude Debussy Performed (transposed) by the one-man multitrack choir dwsChorale
[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...
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 first song of "Two Poems by Thomas Moore" with me directing the Concentus Nymphae feminine choir The score is available for free at IMSLP: http://imslp.org/wiki/Two_Poems_by_Thomas_Moore_(Camacho,_João_Carlos)
[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...