A powerful declaration for freedom and equality, Rich Campbell’s “Border” is angular, emotional, and desperate. The text draws from (and paraphrases) several sources: contemporary media, Emma Lazarus’ “The New Colossus,” the Bible’s Matthew 25:31-40, curr...  moreA powerful declaration for freedom and equality, Rich Campbell’s “Border” is angular, emotional, and desperate. The text draws from (and paraphrases) several sources: contemporary media, Emma Lazarus’ “The New Colossus,” the Bible’s Matthew 25:31-40, currency, and others. The changing meters of “Border” fill the work with an up-tempo, rhythmic energy that propels it forward. Campbell’s piece hardly relents, even as the pace slows this work presses forward with a colorful and often modal harmonic language. “Border” is a call for justice, empathy and compassion, a summons to our collective conscience.  less

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned Community Choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned Community Choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned Community Choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned Community Choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned Community Choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned Community Choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned Community Choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 years of leading non-auditioned Community Choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions ac...

【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/ 朱如鳳 浪漫派德國作曲家布拉姆斯（Johannes Brahms， 1833-97），於55歲時寫下無伴奏合唱代表作《五首歌曲》（FünfGesänge， op.104， 1888），其中第一、二樂章的歌詞均取自呂克特（Friedrich Rückert， 1788-1866）的詩作〈夜哨〉（Nachtwache）。 B小調第一樂章為六聲部混聲合唱，以厚重的塊狀和弦、複雜多變的和聲，極弱的基本音...  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/ 朱如鳳 浪漫派德國作曲家布拉姆斯（Johannes Brahms， 1833-97），於55歲時寫下無伴奏合唱代表作《五首歌曲》（FünfGesänge， op.104， 1888），其中第一、二樂章的歌詞均取自呂克特（Friedrich Rückert， 1788-1866）的詩作〈夜哨〉（Nachtwache）。 B小調第一樂章為六聲部混聲合唱，以厚重的塊狀和弦、複雜多變的和聲，極弱的基本音量，營造陰鬱晦暗的色調，描繪歌詞中徹夜無眠的悲傷。 LeiseTöne der Brust,gewecktvom Odem der Liebe, Hauchetzitterndhinaus,obsicheuchöffen' einOhr, Öffn' einliebendesHerz,und wennsichkeineseuchöffnet, Trag' einNachtwindeuchseufzend in meineszurück. 充滿愛的氣息，讓細微的聲響 顫抖地自胸口發出，你們聽得到嗎 展現出你們的和善吧，若你們無動於衷 僅有夜風嘆息地把這哀傷送回到我心中  less