Song of the two snails who go to the funeral of a dead leaf. Poem by Jacques Prévert. Music composed for two unaccompanied altos (countertenors) and sung by David W Solomons (one of my first multitrack recordings back in the early 1980s).
Hofstra Chamber Choir performing the first movement of Per Nørgård's Wie ein Kind, "Wiigen-Lied" David Fryling, Conductor Alex Schirling and Allison Lindsay, sprechstimme Cathedral of the Incarnation, April 2012
The Elves after Leconte de Lisle - a mini-cantata English version by S N Solomons after the poem by Leconte de Lisle Music composed and performed by David W Solomons with Helge Øye playing alto and tenor recorders
The Choir was first formed in 1962 as Aberystwyth Post Office Gleemen under the direction of James Morse. During the forty plus years of its lifetime it has benefited from the leadership of four further conductors, David Griffiths, Margaret Maddock, Len W... is).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreisplay:none;">The Choir was first formed in 1962 as Aberystwyth Post Office Gleemen under the direction of James Morse. During the forty plus years of its lifetime it has benefited from the leadership of four further conductors, David Griffiths, Margaret Maddock, Len Williams, and our present Director of Music, Carol Davies. The choir has travelled widely over the years with tours in Europe, United States and Canada besides engagements throughout Wales and England. Our concert venues have varied from village halls to national auditoria and great cathedrals. In the Eisteddfod field we have won two National first prizes plus several seconds and others. In 2002 we celebrated our 40th anniversary with a sell-out concert in the 1000 seat Great Hall in Aberystwyth. One of the Choirs highlights was performing with the Central Band of the RAF at the Mayflower theatre Southampton and before Princess Beatrice of the Netherlands as part of a joint concert of a 1000 Welsh and Dutch voices. The choir has sung at the Albert Hall London and... is).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less
Music composed and performed by David W Solomons (multitrack - dwschorale) Poem anon (with additional verse by Dave Dunning). Cartoons by Mark Haviland Duet on the anonymous poem about a centipede - she was quite happy with her hundred legs until a fro... is).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreisplay:none;">Music composed and performed by David W Solomons (multitrack - dwschorale) Poem anon (with additional verse by Dave Dunning). Cartoons by Mark Haviland Duet on the anonymous poem about a centipede - she was quite happy with her hundred legs until a frog asked her to think about which leg comes after which... The sound sample is sung by the composer in B flat. A version in D is also available It can be sung by two solo voices or by a choir of any kind
This beautiful soulful piece reflected on the true Peace and joy that comes from God. We need his presence each day to transform our lives and make us better.
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford David Crown (conductor) Basilica di San Marco, Milan 27 June 2010 Website: http://www.somervillechoir.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoir Conductor's Website: http://www.david-crown.com
Mass setting by David Warin Solomons for choir and orchestra performed in January 2016 (with special timpani roll in memory of the November 2015 victims in Beirut and Paris)
Choir and orchestra of BachWerk Conducted by David Miller Sunday 8 December 2013 German Protestant Church of Brussels
Psalm 70 (Revised Standard Version, with doxology) Musical setting for mixed choir (SAATB) by David W Solomons All parts performed by Matthew Curtis - www.choraltracks.com
