Rooftops - for two unaccompanied altos Words and music composed and performed by David W Solomons composed as I walked one day from Denning Point in the East End to sing at a service at St Michael's Cornhill around 1986 (the streets were actually empty...  moreRooftops - for two unaccompanied altos Words and music composed and performed by David W Solomons composed as I walked one day from Denning Point in the East End to sing at a service at St Michael's Cornhill around 1986 (the streets were actually empty on Sunday mornings in those days!)  

Free sheet music. Please get in touch! • facebook: David [dot] basden.9 • New email: deebee123 [at] bigpond.com A new setting – straightforward, text-driven, no extremes of range – no divisi, but has drone sections where staggered breathing would nor...  moreFree sheet music. Please get in touch! • facebook: David [dot] basden.9 • New email: deebee123 [at] bigpond.com A new setting – straightforward, text-driven, no extremes of range – no divisi, but has drone sections where staggered breathing would normally be used. Erratum: Bar 9 should read "et spes" – it's been corrected in the score.  

I think I’ve started a new Project that is going to keep me learning new musical skills for a long time….. I love working on choral arrangements, however the more I do and the more I think about them, the more I actually learn. I am extremel...

Son ben mi ch'a bon tempo - Orazio Vecchi The Marion Consort from Chicago, Illinois From our summer concert on Saturday, July 16, 2011 at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Chicago, Illinois. Check out more live Recordings on our facebook page! w...  moreSon ben mi ch'a bon tempo - Orazio Vecchi The Marion Consort from Chicago, Illinois From our summer concert on Saturday, July 16, 2011 at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Chicago, Illinois. Check out more live Recordings on our facebook page! www.facebook.com/themarionconsort  

"Reflections" by Jake Runestad. Text adapted from writings by henry David Thoreau. Santa Fe Desert Chorale. Joshua Habermann, Conductor. Debra Ayers, piano. Live performance - July 19, 2016.

I recently completed this short setting of the Pater Noster. It should be fairly straightforward for most choirs – no divisi, no extremes of range. One feature is that the tenor part only goes up to D – this will enable "spare" basses to help out if neces...  moreI recently completed this short setting of the Pater Noster. It should be fairly straightforward for most choirs – no divisi, no extremes of range. One feature is that the tenor part only goes up to D – this will enable "spare" basses to help out if necessary. I'm happy to share the sheet music free of charge – please contact me for the PDF. • Facebook: David.basden.9 • New email: deebee123 [at] bigpond.com  

Psalm 23 is dedicated to my aunt Patricia Shaw of Vancouver, as this is her favourite Psalm. Two points of note: First, the composition grew out of the feeling that all 4 voices should start on the same note, grow outwards and then come back to that...  morePsalm 23 is dedicated to my aunt Patricia Shaw of Vancouver, as this is her favourite Psalm. Two points of note: First, the composition grew out of the feeling that all 4 voices should start on the same note, grow outwards and then come back to that same note at the end. The rest just seemed to evolve on its own, seemingly guided by some external force. Second, unusually, I have asked choirs (where possible) to sing this without any breaks, via staggered breathing, as I wanted to highlight the deep conviction underlying the words of the Psalm, as one single thread of deep belief that moves from beginning to end. Sincere thanks to Matthew Curtis (choraltracks.com) for recording "Psalm 23." As always, comments are welcomed. Email me at rain@magma.ca, if you'd like more info. I would like to acknowledge the a cappella choir that I sing in, The Stairwell Carollers, and our director Pierre Massie, for their musical inspiration these past 26 years. I would also like to thank my friends in our "Ad ...    less

J'ay mis mon cuer et ma pensee - Guillaume Dufay The Marion Consort from Chicago, Illinois From our summer concert on Sunday, July 17, 2011 at Alverno College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Check out more live Recordings on our facebook page! www.fa...  moreJ'ay mis mon cuer et ma pensee - Guillaume Dufay The Marion Consort from Chicago, Illinois From our summer concert on Sunday, July 17, 2011 at Alverno College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Check out more live Recordings on our facebook page! www.facebook.com/themarionconsort  

This is based on the anonymous English poem (with added 2nd verse by David Dunning) about a centipede who loses her concentration: Verse 1 A Centipede was happy quite Until a frog in fun said "Pray tell which leg comes after which?" (with a left r...  moreThis is based on the anonymous English poem (with added 2nd verse by David Dunning) about a centipede who loses her concentration: Verse 1 A Centipede was happy quite Until a frog in fun said "Pray tell which leg comes after which?" (with a left right right left right) This raised her mind to such a pitch she lay distracted in a ditch Considering how to run. Verse 2 She stopped and thought and, mystified, Soliloquized on this; Put right foot First and found it left her left leg wrong right side This raised her mind to such a pitch she lay distracted in a ditch Considering how to run.  less

Music & Lyrics: Mick Jackson Arrangement, Musical Direction & Production: Doron Ben-Ami Recordings: Ofer Yair Stage Direction: Shuki Wagner Editing: Orit Dembsky "Quinta & a Half" Ensemble: Inbal Ceder, Yarden Cohen, Ayala Fossfeld, Doron Ben-Ami...  moreMusic & Lyrics: Mick Jackson Arrangement, Musical Direction & Production: Doron Ben-Ami Recordings: Ofer Yair Stage Direction: Shuki Wagner Editing: Orit Dembsky "Quinta & a Half" Ensemble: Inbal Ceder, Yarden Cohen, Ayala Fossfeld, Doron Ben-Ami, Matan Kaufman and Oz Weiss. Contact us: quintaandahalf@gmail.com or doronib@gmail.com find us on Facebook (Quinta and a Half)