"Bright Mansions", African-American spiritual, arr. K. Lee Scott. Recorded live on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at All Saints Episcopal Church in fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of the Girl choir of South Florida. Artistic D...  more"Bright Mansions", African-American spiritual, arr. K. Lee Scott. Recorded live on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at All Saints Episcopal Church in fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of the Girl choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson. In bright mansions above Lord, I wan' t' live up yonder In bright mansions above My mother's gone to glory I wan' t' go there too Lord, I wan' t' live up yonder In bright mansions above My father's gone My sister's gone... My brother's gone ... My Savior's gone...  less

"African Lullaby" by Joan Szymko. Traditional Bantu & African American song. Recorded live on Sunday, December 7, 2014, at All Saints Episcopal Church in fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of the Girl choir of South Flo...  more"African Lullaby" by Joan Szymko. Traditional Bantu & African American song. Recorded live on Sunday, December 7, 2014, at All Saints Episcopal Church in fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of the Girl choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese. The familiar African American song, “Angels watching over me” is given cantus firmus treatment while a lilting African lullaby, "Abiyoyo" gently sways around it. The Bantu song, "Abiyoyo" is traditionally sung at bedtime as a song to entrance night time monsters into a dancing state; mother and father can then chase the monsters away so baby can safely sleep. Abiyoyo, Abiyoyo, Abiyoyo- yo-yo-yo-yo -yo-yo All night, all day, Angels watching over me, my Lord All night,all day, Angels watching over me  less

Welcome to NTC - a new choir just for teachers of all abilities from across the UK. Workshops and high profile performances.

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   What’s great about a group of singers who meet regularly is that you can grow and develop together, improving skills and techniques week on wee...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Sometimes I get paid over £100 per hour. That makes me a millionaire right?   Photo by Ian Britton from FreeFoto.com   Wrong! I...

The 2020 Olympics. The 74th Annual Tony Awards. The Cannes Film Festival. These major events have all been postponed due to the global outbreak of COVID-19 and the need for social distancing. However, your choir rehearsal does not need to be a p...

【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/ 張成璞 耶洛(Ola Gjeilo， 1978-)，挪威人，於2006年在茱莉亞音樂學院取得作曲，現居美國紐約。身為鋼琴家和作曲家，他的音樂在世界上超過三十個國家傳唱、錄音。此外，耶洛的音樂也在美國公視，還有主流的斯堪地那維亞電視頻道播放，許多傑出的音樂家、合唱團也曾演出耶洛的作品。 耶洛於2001年寫出這首《被捕獲的獨角獸》，同年三月由挪威音樂學苑室內合唱團首演。這首曲子歌詞與材自中世...  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/ 張成璞 耶洛(Ola Gjeilo， 1978-)，挪威人，於2006年在茱莉亞音樂學院取得作曲，現居美國紐約。身為鋼琴家和作曲家，他的音樂在世界上超過三十個國家傳唱、錄音。此外，耶洛的音樂也在美國公視，還有主流的斯堪地那維亞電視頻道播放，許多傑出的音樂家、合唱團也曾演出耶洛的作品。 耶洛於2001年寫出這首《被捕獲的獨角獸》，同年三月由挪威音樂學苑室內合唱團首演。這首曲子歌詞與材自中世紀晚期瑞士英格堡修道院中的經文，耶洛並非為了特定場合或是委託創作而作，而是純粹被這篇經文吸引，讓他靈光乍現。作者提到，經文裡面充滿了強烈的象徵主義，戲劇化的故事發展，還有勝利的喜悅歡樂。這首樂曲同時隱含耶穌基督死而復生的意義。 本曲開頭以中世紀調式音樂的風格呈現，四四拍與六八拍輪替之節奏也引入中世紀舞曲風味。哈利路亞段落以歡快的節奏、豐滿的和聲帶出，四四拍與七八拍轉換則顯出高昂的精神。隨著歌詞劇情推展，音樂漸趨神秘，所提到的各類動物皆具有宗教上的象徵意涵。當歌詞走到「然而牠卻復活了」段落，出現了天堂般的樂音，由女聲合唱與男聲合唱接替構築了綿長的線條與虔敬的和聲。突然轉入的新段落，則是全曲最神祕隱晦之處，象徵沉睡的國王。而後樂風一轉，最終以哈利路亞段落發展，並將樂曲帶入高潮的尾聲。  less

"Genesis" performed by the Cape Town Youth choir Composer: Hendrik Hofmeyr Conductor: Leon Starker Recorded in 2014 Stream this track on

"Pater Noster" by Jonathan Adams, performed by the Famiglia Sala at the Rimini International Choral Competition 2012. They were the winners in Class E.