A beautiful double choir motet sung by Voices of Concinnity on their debut album, Awaiting Golden Light, through Navona Records

The Song of Ruth, a setting of the most famous passage from the Book of Ruth (Ruth 1:16–17), opens with a gentle polyphonic section for the chorus. (“Do not ask me to leave you, or to stop following you; for where ever you go, I will go, and where you sta...  moreThe Song of Ruth, a setting of the most famous passage from the Book of Ruth (Ruth 1:16–17), opens with a gentle polyphonic section for the chorus. (“Do not ask me to leave you, or to stop following you; for where ever you go, I will go, and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God my God.”) The soprano joins the choir for the twice-repeated middle section of the piece. The music here is contrastingly homophonic and intense. (“Where you die, I will die and be buried.”) The tune and harmonies are borrowed from a passage in my piece Selections from “The Song of Songs” for male voice and band. That piece is dedicated to my wife, Ruth, hence the connection. If that were not enough, our daughter is named Naomi! The Song of Ruth closes with a recapitulation of the music from the opening, but with new words assigned to it, and with the soprano soloist providing a descant for it. (“May the Lord cause ill fate to befall me, and more, if anything but death separates me and you.”) Appropriat...    less

【wow! 合唱】音樂會 時間/ 2014年9月20日 地點/ 大東文化藝術中心 指揮/ 張成璞 伴奏/ 許溎芳 詩: Dylan Thomas 曲: 黃俊達 The hand that signed the paper The hand that signed the paper felled a city; 簽署文件的手，摧毀了一座城市； Five sovereign fingers taxed the breath, 強權在握的五隻手指，令人窒...  more【wow! 合唱】音樂會 時間/ 2014年9月20日 地點/ 大東文化藝術中心 指揮/ 張成璞 伴奏/ 許溎芳 詩: Dylan Thomas 曲: 黃俊達 The hand that signed the paper The hand that signed the paper felled a city; 簽署文件的手，摧毀了一座城市； Five sovereign fingers taxed the breath, 強權在握的五隻手指，令人窒息， Doubled the globe of dead and halved a country; 倍增了死亡的境界，半分了一個國家； These five kings did a king to death. 五位強權者聯手扼殺了一個國王。 The mighty hand leads to a sloping shoulder, 這神聖的手搭著垂落的肩膀， The finger joints are cramped with chalk; 指關節如石膏般僵硬； A goose’s quill has put an end to murder 一支鵝絨筆成就了屠殺， That put an end to talk. 因而終結了對話。 The hand that signed the treaty bred a fever, 簽署條約的手，帶來了瘟疫， And famine grew, and locusts came; 也帶來了饑荒和蝗禍； Great is the hand that holds dominion over 多了不起的手啊， Man by a scribbled name. 藉由潦草的簽名，統治著人類。 The five kings count the dead but do not soften 五位國王數算著死去的靈魂 The crusted wound nor stroke the brow; 既不安慰結痂的傷口，也不輕撫受傷的額頭； A hand rules pity as a hand rules heaven; 這隻手掌管了天地，也主宰著憐憫； Hands have no...    less

Words & Music by Babble Mason, Arrangement by Richard Kingsmore

Recorded on April 30, 2014, at the Cathedral of St. Domnius in Split. https://www.facebook.com/voxanimae/

So close and yet so far... These are strange, hard times: we must #stayathome for our own health, to protect other people and to fight a virus called Covid-19. But Music doesn't stop and the Vox Canora singers, even though physically distant, want to tr...  moreSo close and yet so far... These are strange, hard times: we must #stayathome for our own health, to protect other people and to fight a virus called Covid-19. But Music doesn't stop and the Vox Canora singers, even though physically distant, want to try to "Fix You" with this video where you'll find the typical Vox Canora moments of irony. We are longing for the day we will meet, hug and sing together but for the moment we must #STAYHOME Director: Monica Lodesani Audio and video processing: Marzio Morini Arrangement: Lorenzo Subrizi Vox Canora Ensemble Vocale: http://www.voxcanora.it/ https://www.facebook.com/voxcanoraitaly/  less

Classic Choral Society & Orchestra - Adam lay ybounden Classic Choral Society 52nd Annual Holiday Concert Janiece Kohler, Artistic Director & Conductor With special guests Jubilate Community Youth choir Dr. David Crone, Music Director On Chri...  moreClassic Choral Society & Orchestra - Adam lay ybounden Classic Choral Society 52nd Annual Holiday Concert Janiece Kohler, Artistic Director & Conductor With special guests Jubilate Community Youth choir Dr. David Crone, Music Director On Christmas Night Bob Chilcott - Adam lay ybounden December 11, 2011 4:00pm Location: Blooming Grove United Church of Christ 8 Old Dominion Rd. Blooming Grove, NY 10914 Please like us on facebook. Thank you! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Classic-Choral-Society/184763761538974 We are a mixed chorus SATB accompanied by piano, brass or orchestra. This is a wonderful opportunity for the whole family to hear a professional quality performance at no cost/donation. Please invite your family and friends.  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Many choir names are descriptive and give a clear idea of what kind of choir it is.But choirs change over time. Maybe your choir name doesn’t fit what y...

for SATB Chorus unaccompanied Traditional Song Sung in Hebrew Arrangement by Stanley M. Hoffman Synthesized performance and scrolling score in search of live performances. Arrangement: © Copyright 2018 by Stanley M. Hoffman. www.stanleymhoffman.com Al...  morefor SATB Chorus unaccompanied Traditional Song Sung in Hebrew Arrangement by Stanley M. Hoffman Synthesized performance and scrolling score in search of live performances. Arrangement: © Copyright 2018 by Stanley M. Hoffman. www.stanleymhoffman.com All rights reserved The sheet music is available from the composer and from oySongs.com.  

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