http://www.theaustralianvoices.com From the composer, Gordon Hamilton: during my piano studies, one of my favourite pieces was Michael Tippett's Second piano Sonata, which uses his disjunct mosaic form: instead of music flowing, through a logical seque...  morehttp://www.theaustralianvoices.com From the composer, Gordon Hamilton: during my piano studies, one of my favourite pieces was Michael Tippett's Second piano Sonata, which uses his disjunct mosaic form: instead of music flowing, through a logical sequence of harmony, melody and tempo, he (and other composers, including Stravinsky, Messiaen and my own teacher Butterley) created tiny fragments of music -- totally contrasting in character -- which cascade into each other: an aural mosaic. Tra$h Ma$h is a piece made up entirely of musical quotes lifted directly from modern pop songs and mashed together using the Tippet technique (perfect for our 21st century attention spans!) Deep down, I love trashy pop, and the singers in The Australian Voices are mostly under 21. We had a whole lot of parties to find the best (and worst) songs of 2011 to mash together in a kind of 60's disjunct treatment of pop, chopping it up and sticking it back together in a way that was never intended. I think it can be ridiculous an...    less

Refrain There were plums and prunes and cherries There were raisins and currants and cinnamon too. There were nuts and cloves and berries but the crust it was stuck on with glue. There were caraway seeds in abundance, It would give yer a fine stoma...  moreRefrain There were plums and prunes and cherries There were raisins and currants and cinnamon too. There were nuts and cloves and berries but the crust it was stuck on with glue. There were caraway seeds in abundance, It would give yer a fine stomach ache 'Twould kill any man twice to be eatin' A slice of Mrs Hooligan's Christmas cake. As I sat in me window last evenin' A letterman came unto me. He'd a nice little neat invitation Sayin' "Won't you come over to tea?" I knew it was Hooligan sent it So I went for our friendship's sake and the first thing he gave me to tackle Was a slice of Mrs. Hooligan's cake.  less

A Prayer for Chanukah for Baritone Solo, SATB Chorus and piano Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (2001) Performed by The Philovox Ensemble, Jennifer Lester, conductor, Michael Olbash, baritone, Linda Osborne Blashke, piano. Words: "Al hanisim" ...  moreA Prayer for Chanukah for Baritone Solo, SATB Chorus and piano Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (2001) Performed by The Philovox Ensemble, Jennifer Lester, conductor, Michael Olbash, baritone, Linda Osborne Blashke, piano. Words: "Al hanisim" Traditional Hebrew Prayer for Chanukah English singing translation by Stanley M. Hoffman Music and Translation: © Copyright 2002 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 5884 Recording: © Copyright 2002 by ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com Used by permission.  less

Composer/pianist Ola Gjeilo joins the CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) in presenting Gjeilo's "Ubi Caritas". In mid-April, 2011, Ola spent 3 days on the Central Washington University Campus for a project in which he joined the choir in reco...  moreComposer/pianist Ola Gjeilo joins the CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) in presenting Gjeilo's "Ubi Caritas". In mid-April, 2011, Ola spent 3 days on the Central Washington University Campus for a project in which he joined the choir in recording 3 of his compositions. On this video, Gjeilo adds an improvised accompaniment (in a one-take rendition) to his setting of the Ubi Caritas text -- which is published as an unaccompanied piece. Because of his view that improvising is a wonderful snapshot of artists "at that moment", the project was entitled "In the Moment".  less

It Is Well With My Soul - arranged Matt Riley Jopi Diestro, cello AJ Consolacion, piano

She Gave Him All Her Heart for SATB Chorus and piano Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (2000, arr. 2004) Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Jane Ring Frank, conductor Scott Nicholas, piano Text by Zalman Shneour (1857--1959) Music: © Copyright 2006 for...  moreShe Gave Him All Her Heart for SATB Chorus and piano Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (2000, arr. 2004) Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Jane Ring Frank, conductor Scott Nicholas, piano Text by Zalman Shneour (1857--1959) Music: © Copyright 2006 for the USA only by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. Ordering information: ECS Publishing Catalog No. 6625. Also available for TTBB Chorus and piano, ECS Publishing Catalog No. 6624, Tenor and piano ECS Publishing Catalog No. 6626, and Baritone and piano ECS Publishing Catalog No. 6627. The sheet music for this title may be sold only be sold in the U.S.A. Text: "She Gave Him All Her Heart" by Zalman Shneour from "Poems and Poets of Israel" is used by permission of the Zalman Shneour Literary Trust and © copyright 1967 by the Trustees of Boston University. Artwork: "Flower Girl" by Malcolm Tuffnell is © copyright by Malcolm Tuffnell and is used by perm...    less

Music by Frederick Loewe Words by Alan Jay Lerner Performed by David Warin Solomons and the dwsChorale with Stephen Hughes on honky tonk piano [ALFRED] The Lord above gave man an arm of iron So he could do his job and never shirk The Lord above ...  moreMusic by Frederick Loewe Words by Alan Jay Lerner Performed by David Warin Solomons and the dwsChorale with Stephen Hughes on honky tonk piano [ALFRED] The Lord above gave man an arm of iron So he could do his job and never shirk The Lord above gave man an arm of iron, but! With a little bit of luck, with a little bit of luck Someone else'll do the blinkin' work [ENSEMBLE] With a little bit, with a little bit With a little bit of luck you'll never work etc  

Sa Piling Mo, Panginoon Words: Dhong Zamora Music: Alejandro Consolacion II Joseph Legaspi, baritone Jopi Diestro, cello AJ Consolacion, piano

The Graduate Choir NZ with Dr John Wells (organ) perform "He is Risen" by Richard Madden (NZ, b. 1953) on TVNZ's Praise Be. A recording of this piece is available on The Graduate Choir NZ's CD "My Spirit Sang All Day": http://graduatechoir.co.nz/experi...  moreThe Graduate Choir NZ with Dr John Wells (organ) perform "He is Risen" by Richard Madden (NZ, b. 1953) on TVNZ's Praise Be. A recording of this piece is available on The Graduate Choir NZ's CD "My Spirit Sang All Day": http://graduatechoir.co.nz/experience_cd_mssad.html --- The Graduate Choir NZ Director of Music: Terence Maskell http://www.graduatechoir.co.nz http://www.facebook.com/TheGraduateChoirNZ http://www.twitter.com/GraduateChoirNZ --- Dr John Wells - http://www.johnwells.co.nz Praise Be - http://tvnz.co.nz/praise-be --- Recorded 6 May 2008 at All Saints' Anglican Church, Howick, Auckland, New Zealand. http://www.allsaintshowick.org.nz ---  less

The Scattered Leaves (a piece for Jewish Holocaust remembrance) for SATB Chorus and piano Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (1995, arr. 2005) Words by Joseph H. Albeck (1995) The Philovox Ensemble Jane Ring Frank, conductor Scott Nicholas, piano Music...  moreThe Scattered Leaves (a piece for Jewish Holocaust remembrance) for SATB Chorus and piano Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (1995, arr. 2005) Words by Joseph H. Albeck (1995) The Philovox Ensemble Jane Ring Frank, conductor Scott Nicholas, piano Music: © Copyright 2007 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 6842. Used by permission. "We, the living" by Joseph H. Albeck, © Copyright 1995 by Joseph H. Albeck All rights reserved. Used by permission. Recording © Copyright 2007 by ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission.  less