The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford David Crown (conductor) Somerville College Chapel, Oxford 17 June 2010

Anthem by John Stainer How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth Peace; that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth! (From isiah 52:7) Sung at Canterbury Cathedral du...  is).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreisplay:none;">Anthem by John Stainer How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth Peace; that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth! (From isiah 52:7) Sung at Canterbury Cathedral during our Royal School of Church Music Summer Course in 1986, under Martin How. I (David W Solomons) was one of the altos. John Huntley - a fellow alto - recorded this performance.  

Originally from: film ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ Medley based on: ‘Far over the Misty Mountains Cold’ Lyrics: J. R. R. Tolkien Music: Howard Shore ‘The Song of the Lonely Mountain’ Lyrics: J. R. R. Tolkien Music: Neil Finn, David Donaldson...  is).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreisplay:none;">Originally from: film ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ Medley based on: ‘Far over the Misty Mountains Cold’ Lyrics: J. R. R. Tolkien Music: Howard Shore ‘The Song of the Lonely Mountain’ Lyrics: J. R. R. Tolkien Music: Neil Finn, David Donaldson, David Long Arrangement: Stijn Dierckx Sound: Johan De Cock Performed by the men of 'Universitair Koor Antwerpen' at their Spring Concert "Game Of Tones" on May 13, 2014.  

1. God rest you merry, gentlemen (English traditional carol, harmonised by Sir David Willcocks) 2. Away in a manger (words anon, set to a traditional Normandy tune arranged by Reginald Jacques) These carols were recorded on Sunday 13th December 2009 ...  is).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreisplay:none;">1. God rest you merry, gentlemen (English traditional carol, harmonised by Sir David Willcocks) 2. Away in a manger (words anon, set to a traditional Normandy tune arranged by Reginald Jacques) These carols were recorded on Sunday 13th December 2009 during the first of St Peter's Singers' two now-traditional annual performances to guests at the Espresso Bar of Harvey Nichols' Leeds store in the Victoria Quarter. The choir is directed on this occasion by its regular accompanist David Houlder, Sub-Organist of Leeds Parish Church. The Music Director of St Peter's Singers is Dr Simon Lindley, Organist of Leeds Parish Church and Leeds City Organist, who has held this post since the choir's formation in 1977. More information about St Peter's Singers, including details of forthcoming concerts, recitals and church services, may be found on the choir's website www.stpeters-singers.org.uk or on the Facebook group 'St Peter's Singers of Leeds'.  is).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford David Crown (conductor) Simon Grange (bass) Somerville College Chapel, 6 May 2012 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoir Website: http://www.somervillemusicsociety.com

Allsorts Performing Choir, Dundee, Singing "A Land For All Seasons" at the McManus Gallery on Friday 14th November as part of the Dundee Christmas Light Night Celebrations 2014. Words and music by Ronald Cass and David Climie, arranged by Allsorts Perf...  is).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreisplay:none;">Allsorts Performing Choir, Dundee, Singing "A Land For All Seasons" at the McManus Gallery on Friday 14th November as part of the Dundee Christmas Light Night Celebrations 2014. Words and music by Ronald Cass and David Climie, arranged by Allsorts Performing Choir.  

"evening morning day" by David Lang. Text from the Book of Genesis 1. Recorded live on March 16, 2015, at First Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Radcliffe Choral Society of Harvard University. Director: Beth Willer. ...  is).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreisplay:none;">"evening morning day" by David Lang. Text from the Book of Genesis 1. Recorded live on March 16, 2015, at First Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Radcliffe Choral Society of Harvard University. Director: Beth Willer. The composer writes: "I wanted to make a piece about the creation story but I didn't want to highlight one religion's or culture's narrative over another." "It was important for me to try to find something universal, something present in all stories, or common to all cultures. I hit upon the idea of making a kind of checklist of everything that needed to be created to get the world to this point, without each individual culture's stories or myths or exoticisms. I went back to the first chapter of Genesis, to see what I could get out of my own culture's story, and I stripped away all the descriptions, adjectives, connectors and motivators. All that is left of Genesis in my text are the nouns, leaving a dispassionate list of everything created, in the order in ...    is).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

Based in the heart of the East Midlands, UK, we describe ourselves as "natural born singers", and deliver the heart songs of South Africa alongside African-American Gospel and sweet soul music, all sung in the glorious acapella harmony that is t...  is).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreisplay:none;">Based in the heart of the East Midlands, UK, we describe ourselves as "natural born singers", and deliver the heart songs of South Africa alongside African-American Gospel and sweet soul music, all sung in the glorious acapella harmony that is the trademark sound of this great choir. We are honoured to be the Desmond and Leah Tutu Peace Choir UK. Find us and 'like' us on Facebook or visit our website for details of upcoming concerts and workshops.  

Adapted from Gustav Holst's 'The Planets' Suite - Holst set two verses of a poem by Sir Cecil Spring-Rice using part of 'Jupiter'. This arrangement by Paul Ayres www.paulayres.co.uk Conducted by David Crown

Reading Phoenix Choir perform Bob Chilcott's popular Irish Blessing. Recorded at the choir's Annual Concert at Reading Town Hall in January 2012 and conducted by David Crown.