2016 Christmas Concert at Knox United Church, Saskatoon, SK. Directed by Richard Janzen Audrey Falk Janzen, pianist (www.ictus.ca) RJC Chorale Soloists: Liam Buhler, Jackson Skoworodko, Nathan Bartel

Traditional British and Irish folk Ballad Arrangement: Jean-Christophe Rosaz premiered by Female Vocal Ensemble Châteauroux Conservatory (cond. Catherine Gaiffe), Azulie (cond. Marion Delcourt) & BelLadoré (cond. Isabelle Guérin) Publishing: la si...  moreTraditional British and Irish folk Ballad Arrangement: Jean-Christophe Rosaz premiered by Female Vocal Ensemble Châteauroux Conservatory (cond. Catherine Gaiffe), Azulie (cond. Marion Delcourt) & BelLadoré (cond. Isabelle Guérin) Publishing: la sinfonie d'orphée http://www.lasinfoniedorphee.com/peel/achat/produit_details.php?id=335&PHPSESSID=2be8fd4657c8d7b35b5a67fc715a4a6e commissioned by Cépravoi / premiere May 21 Chapelle des rédemptoristes Festival de la Voix de Châteauroux. --- Come all you fair and tender girls That flourish in your prime Beware, beware Keep your garden fair Let no man steal your thyme Let no man steal your thyme. For when your thyme it is past and gone He'll care no more for you And every place where your thyme was waste Will all spread o'er with rue Will all spread o'er with rue. The gardener's son was standing by Three flowers he gave to me The pink, the blue, and the violet true And the red, red rosy tree And the red, red rosy tree. But I re...    less

...a man in his twilight years is contemplating his coming passing, metaphorically describing death ‎as the setting of the sun.‎ Gilad Hochman's BEYOND NINE LAKES for Choir a cappella (2014), based on a Traditional Latvian song (w/ Score) Composed f...  more...a man in his twilight years is contemplating his coming passing, metaphorically describing death ‎as the setting of the sun.‎ Gilad Hochman's BEYOND NINE LAKES for Choir a cappella (2014), based on a Traditional Latvian song (w/ Score) Composed for and recorded by Youth Choir Kamēr under conductor Jānis Liepiņš. Amber Songs (CD) / European Capital of Culture program Rīga 2014 Premiere: 15.-16. March, 2014. The Great Hall of University of Latvia  

A video of the first take of The Water of Tyne from Exultate Singers' recording session at St George's Bristol for a new CD to be released in November 2013. The audio here is just from the camera microphone. The choir is conducted by David Ogden, and ...  moreA video of the first take of The Water of Tyne from Exultate Singers' recording session at St George's Bristol for a new CD to be released in November 2013. The audio here is just from the camera microphone. The choir is conducted by David Ogden, and the pianist is Richard Johnson. The arrangement is by Michael Neaum. http://www.exultatesingers.org  

The Stairwell Carollers are a charitable a cappella Ottawa choir, who sing sacred and secular renaissance music, as well as settings of Traditional and contemporary Christmas carols. Director, Pierre Massie, has composed many original pieces for the ch...  moreThe Stairwell Carollers are a charitable a cappella Ottawa choir, who sing sacred and secular renaissance music, as well as settings of Traditional and contemporary Christmas carols. Director, Pierre Massie, has composed many original pieces for the choir, as well as creating lively and contemporary arrangements of Traditional carols. The release of their first CD Qui creavit celum, celebrated the Stairwell Carollers' 20th anniversary in 1997. In 2000 they released I Saw a Swete Semly Syght and in 2003 Mourning Dove. Their very first madrigal CD, Audite nova, was released in October of 2006 and their fourth Xmas CD Laudemus cum armonia in 2009. 2012 marked the release of their first CD of sacred songs from the Renaissance, Cantate Domino, Their fifth Xmas CD O magnum mysterium is now available for purchase. Winner of the 2010 OMFA provincial competition, they are ranked amongst the best of Canada's choirs. This charitable group has raised over $117,000 for local Ottawa/Gatineau charities, through t...    less

Patapan is a Traditional song from the Burgundy region in France. It’s also known in English as Willie Take Your Little Drum. It was written by Bernard de la Monnoye around 1700. My English version here is a singing translation, so feel free to sing ...  morePatapan is a Traditional song from the Burgundy region in France. It’s also known in English as Willie Take Your Little Drum. It was written by Bernard de la Monnoye around 1700. My English version here is a singing translation, so feel free to sing along in English :-) Guillaume prends ton tambourin Toi, prends ta flûte, Robin; Au son de ces instruments "Turelurelu, patapatapan" Au son de ces instruments Je dirai Noel gaîment. Willie take your little drum With your flute oh Robin come With the sound of flute and drum tootle tootle toot, bing a bang a boom with the flute and with the drum I will say Nowell with joy. C'était la mode autrefois De louer le Roi des rois Au son de ces instruments "Turelurelu, patapatapan" Au son de ces instruments Il nous en faut faire autant. In the goodly olden days The king of kings we'd Praise with the drum and with the flute tootle tootle toot, bing a bang a boom, with the flute and with the drum we should do alike just so  less

Parody of the Traditional German folk song about the life of the farmer (Im Märzen der Bauer). In this version the farmer takes advantage of many of the technological and biotechnical opportunities of science but the world changes strangely. This is the...  moreParody of the Traditional German folk song about the life of the farmer (Im Märzen der Bauer). In this version the farmer takes advantage of many of the technological and biotechnical opportunities of science but the world changes strangely. This is the original German version - the English version is also available on this site  

Arrangement of an old English folk song for three voices (versions available for women's voices, mixed voices and men's voices). This version is for mixed voices AAB or MezAB

KCKCC Chamber Choir John Stafford II, conductor Fall Choral Concert October 25th, 2011

Ottawa choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform Tourdion by Pierre Attaignant. This version of “Tourdion” is available on our “Audite nova” CD. All our CDs benefit charities and are available on our website in both CD and MP3 formats. Get our profess...  moreOttawa choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform Tourdion by Pierre Attaignant. This version of “Tourdion” is available on our “Audite nova” CD. All our CDs benefit charities and are available on our website in both CD and MP3 formats. Get our professional recordings here... http://www.stairwellcarollers.com The Stairwell Carollers, an a cappella group formed in 1977 by director Pierre Massie, has earned the distinction of being ranked amongst the best of Ontario choirs. The group took first place in both the 2010 and 2013 Ontario Music Festival Association provincial competition. Visit our blog http://www.stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/ or our website http://www.stairwellcarollers.com/ for updates. Audio: Tom Barnes. Recorded at St. Barnabas Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 1, 2018. Videographers: Matthieu Brennan, Andrew Mason Editing: Pierre Massie  less