[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I wrote about men and women singing the same not together and how that might feel Strange: Singing the same note – differently!.   ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   There’s a Strange thing that happens in choirs just as a concert is coming up. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong.     Benny G...

Western Illinois University Singers - Dr. Brian J. Winnie, conductor Emma Bachman, soprano Mackenzie Glasmann, speaker Eric Ginsberg, clarinet Iaona Popescu, violin Gisselle Sánchez Díaz, violin Benjamin Lorentzen, viola Tomás Estigarribia, cello...  moreWestern Illinois University Singers - Dr. Brian J. Winnie, conductor Emma Bachman, soprano Mackenzie Glasmann, speaker Eric Ginsberg, clarinet Iaona Popescu, violin Gisselle Sánchez Díaz, violin Benjamin Lorentzen, viola Tomás Estigarribia, cello Matthew Sulla, bass Dr. Po-Chuan Chiang, collaborative pianist  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Sometimes I only have to hear two notes of a song and I know what it is.   Photo by bishib70   Often I join in with someone singing a song...

DO NOT PASS BY LIKE A Dream by Eduardo Andrés Malachevsky Performed by the GVD – GRUPO VOCAL DE DIFUSIÓN on October 30th 2016 in Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA and conducted by Mariano MORUJA This score was commissioned by Eric Banks & The Esoterics (www.th...  moreDO NOT PASS BY LIKE A Dream by Eduardo Andrés Malachevsky Performed by the GVD – GRUPO VOCAL DE DIFUSIÓN on October 30th 2016 in Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA and conducted by Mariano MORUJA This score was commissioned by Eric Banks & The Esoterics (www.theesoterics.org) in 2009 as a result of being Malachevsky the winner of the POLYPHONOS 2009 INTERNATIONAL COMPOSER PRIZE DO NOT PASS BY LIKE A Dream is the first choral piece of a Cycle of 5 entitled HE COMES with lyrics by Rabindrantah Tagore: 1. DO NOT PASS BY LIKE A Dream: https://youtu.be/9yEg3xn0NSw score commissioned by Eric Banks & The Esoterics 2. EVER COMES: https://youtu.be/0EGRlPvDaw0 score commissioned by The Society for Universal Sacred Music 3. EVER COMING: Video 1 https://youtu.be/gGw07tATUY8 Video 2 https://youtu.be/4bYL-fljME8 score commissioned by The Society for Universal Sacred Music 4. RETURN TO HIM: https://youtu.be/Sf_BNqTCQds score commissioned by The Society for Universal Sacred Music 5. IN MEMORIAM: https://youtu.be/znB...    less

pre-order our CD: http://www.gofundme.com/thesessionsvoices music: Chiara Cortez, Emanuele Jorma Gasperi lyrics: Chiara Cortez directed by Riccardo Riande concept: Daphne Nisi, Riccardo Riande, ZogaroS post-production: Daphne Nisi, Riccardo Riand...  morepre-order our CD: http://www.gofundme.com/thesessionsvoices music: Chiara Cortez, Emanuele Jorma Gasperi lyrics: Chiara Cortez directed by Riccardo Riande concept: Daphne Nisi, Riccardo Riande, ZogaroS post-production: Daphne Nisi, Riccardo Riande color correction supervisor: Vincenzo Marinese special guest appearance: Alex Araujo hats courtesy of SuperDuper hats make-up: Giorgia Manca produced by The Sessions Voices recorded, mixed & mastered by Maurizio Loffredo & Daniele Sinigallia @ Gli Artigiani Studio (Formello - RM) guitar: Emanuele Jorma Gasperi piano & synths: Andrea Satomi Bertorelli double bass: Giuseppe Civiletti bass: Guerino Rondolone percussions: Ismaila Mbaye shakers: Maurizio Loffredo drums: Antonio Marianella remix: Kato [[very special thanks: Vincenzo Marinese & Marzia Mete]] iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/it/album/broken-Dream-single/id1112348938?l=en Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1j0CHhdWW3vb9cNrwKR5vS  less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   There’s always a Strange sense of calm that descends on the choir before a concert.     People seem unusually relaxed and more peo...

So close and yet so far... These are Strange, hard times: we must #stayathome for our own health, to protect other people and to fight a virus called Covid-19. But Music doesn't stop and the Vox Canora singers, even though physically distant, want to tr...  moreSo close and yet so far... These are Strange, hard times: we must #stayathome for our own health, to protect other people and to fight a virus called Covid-19. But Music doesn't stop and the Vox Canora singers, even though physically distant, want to try to "Fix You" with this video where you'll find the typical Vox Canora moments of irony. We are longing for the day we will meet, hug and sing together but for the moment we must #STAYHOME Director: Monica Lodesani Audio and video processing: Marzio Morini Arrangement: Lorenzo Subrizi Vox Canora Ensemble Vocale: http://www.voxcanora.it/ https://www.facebook.com/voxcanoraitaly/  less