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.

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...

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.  

"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  

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.  

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

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We perform choral music a cappella. There are more than 150 works of various times (Renaissance, Baroque, Classicism, Romanticism and music of the twentieth century) and styles (choral concerts, choral miniatures and songs, spirituals, songs of different ...  moreWe perform choral music a cappella. There are more than 150 works of various times (Renaissance, Baroque, Classicism, Romanticism and music of the twentieth century) and styles (choral concerts, choral miniatures and songs, spirituals, songs of different nations of the world, folk songs, Christmas music) at the repertoire of our choir. Modern Belarusian music takes a large part of our repertoire, thanks to that we are happy to open Belarus to other nations.  

...a lighthearted Christmas single... Charles MacDougall, solo tenor - http://www.charlesmacdougall.co.uk/ & the British Film Orchestra, conducted by Barnaby Smith Words & music by Thomas Hewitt Jones Published by Banks Music: http://www.banksmusicpub...  more...a lighthearted Christmas single... Charles MacDougall, solo tenor - http://www.charlesmacdougall.co.uk/ & the British Film Orchestra, conducted by Barnaby Smith Words & music by Thomas Hewitt Jones Published by Banks Music: http://www.banksmusicpublications.co.uk/product/Christmas-bells-the/45485/  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I sing and teach sacred songs from a wide range of religious traditions. But I don’t have a religious bone in my body.   photo by 10x1...