Christmas 2021

"Academia" Female student choir of South-Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named aft. K.Ushinsky (Odessa, Ukraine) performs Е.Станкович - "Цвіт папороті", фрагмент из фольк-оперы "Коли цвіте папороть" ("Flowering Fern" a part from Ukrainian folk o...  more"Academia" Female student choir of South-Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named aft. K.Ushinsky (Odessa, Ukraine) performs Е.Станкович - "Цвіт папороті", фрагмент из фольк-оперы "Коли цвіте папороть" ("Flowering Fern" a part from Ukrainian folk opera by E. Stankovych) Solo - Luydmyla Mazur (academic-folk vocal)  

Eric Whitacre: Five Hebrew Love songs (per coro, violino e pianoforte) Words: Hila Plitmann 1) Temunà 2) Kalá kallá 3) Lárov 4) Éyze shéleg! 5) Rakút Coro dell'Associazione Musicale "G. Rossini" di Sassari Pianoforte: Mariano Meloni - Viol...  moreEric Whitacre: Five Hebrew Love songs (per coro, violino e pianoforte) Words: Hila Plitmann 1) Temunà 2) Kalá kallá 3) Lárov 4) Éyze shéleg! 5) Rakút Coro dell'Associazione Musicale "G. Rossini" di Sassari Pianoforte: Mariano Meloni - Violino: Davide Soddu - Direttore: Clara Antoniciello. IX Festival Internazionale della Musica Corale "Nella Città dei Gremi" Sassari, 29 Settembre 2012 - Basilica del Sacro Cuore. Eric Whitacre Five Hebrew Love songs Coro "G. Rossini" Sassari Clara Antoniciello Mariano Meloni Davide Soddu Festival corale Musica Hila Plitmann choir music Temunà Kalá kallá  less

Heartwood sings original arrangements of songs whose murky origins stretch back centuries and centuries, songs our grannies taught us and modern classics from the thriving contemporary folk scene.

The Womens Choir EMBLA performs Jólanótt (Christmas Night) by Roar Kvam with a text by Sverrir Pálsson.

The J Singers combine singing ‘seriously for pleasure’ with performing charity fund-raising concerts throughout the county of Somerset. We sing a varied mix of music from traditional ballads and songs from the West End shows, to popular numbers. We welcom...  moreThe J Singers combine singing ‘seriously for pleasure’ with performing charity fund-raising concerts throughout the county of Somerset. We sing a varied mix of music from traditional ballads and songs from the West End shows, to popular numbers. We welcome new adult members with or without prior choral experience. You do need some musical ability, but it's not essential to read music. Rehearsals are in Wembdon, near Bridgwater, on a Tuesday evening.  

Each year, in September, Musica International (www.musicanet.org) chooses as its Favorite Piece of the Month a beautiful piece which would be perfect for your Christmas program. Here are a few of them, with multimedia illustrations, recordings of pronunc...

Eric Whitacre (*1970): Five Hebrew Love songs Text: Hila Plitmann Junges Vokalensemble Hannover (Germany), conductor: Klaus-Juergen Etzold Hartwig Meynecke ­ violin Katharina Sahlfeld ­ soprano Michael Immer ­ tambourine Alexander Schories ­ piano ...  moreEric Whitacre (*1970): Five Hebrew Love songs Text: Hila Plitmann Junges Vokalensemble Hannover (Germany), conductor: Klaus-Juergen Etzold Hartwig Meynecke ­ violin Katharina Sahlfeld ­ soprano Michael Immer ­ tambourine Alexander Schories ­ piano This video was made during the CD production and as promotion for the new Eric Whitacre CD "hope, faith, life, love ­ Choral Music by Eric Whitacre" with Junges Vokalensemble Hannover, conductor: Klaus-Juergen Etzold (Rondeau Production ROP6064, in cooperation with Deutschlandradio Kultur). Date of recording: 30.6.2012, Pauluskirche Hannover (Germany) The CD will be available commercially from 22.10.2012. From January 2013 also on iTunes. www.vokalensemble-hannover.de www.rondeau.de Camera: Jan Biring, Jan Frühauf, Michael Immer Edit: Jan Frühauf Sound: Tobias Hoff (Rondeau Production) Texts: I. Temuná (A picture) Temuná belibí charutá; Nodédet beyn ór uveyn ófel: Min dmamá shekazó et guféch kach otá, Usaréch al paná"ich kach nófel...    less

Gospel style setting for 2 or 4 voices, 2 flutes, double bass, guitar and tambourine of my evangelical poem about Christmas. This is not typical of my usual style, but it's an interesting excursion into the evangelical music of mid-70s Oxford, where I ...  moreGospel style setting for 2 or 4 voices, 2 flutes, double bass, guitar and tambourine of my evangelical poem about Christmas. This is not typical of my usual style, but it's an interesting excursion into the evangelical music of mid-70s Oxford, where I was studying.  

"Rampant wind" unison folk song. Performance of ORIANA youth female choir at 2015 IKV-Maasmechelen (Belgium). "The best choir of the competition". Conductor - Galina Shpak "Вітре буйний" українська народна пісня. Виступ молодіжного жіночого хору "Оріана"...  more"Rampant wind" unison folk song. Performance of ORIANA youth female choir at 2015 IKV-Maasmechelen (Belgium). "The best choir of the competition". Conductor - Galina Shpak "Вітре буйний" українська народна пісня. Виступ молодіжного жіночого хору "Оріана" на міжнародному конкурсі 2015 IKV-Maasmechelen (Бельгія). "Кращий хор конкурса". Диригент - Галина Шпак