Performed on Never a Brighter Star, a Christmas Concert November 17, 2018 At Aula Simfonia Jakarta Love Came Down at Christmas Word and Music by Joey Raney

Slumber songs (3 Canadian Nocturnes, movement I) text: John McCrae music: Nathaniel Barnes singer: Matthew Curtis I Sleep, little eyes That brim with childish tears amid thy play, Be comforted! No grief of night can weigh Against the joys that...  moreSlumber songs (3 Canadian Nocturnes, movement I) text: John McCrae music: Nathaniel Barnes singer: Matthew Curtis I Sleep, little eyes That brim with childish tears amid thy play, Be comforted! No grief of night can weigh Against the joys that throng thy coming day. Sleep, little heart! There is no place in Slumberland for tears: Life soon enough will bring its chilling fears And sorrows that will dim the after years. Sleep, little heart! II Ah, little eyes Dead blossoms of a springtime long ago, That life's storm crushed and left to lie below The benediction of the falling snow! Sleep, little heart That ceased so long ago its frantic beat! The years that come and go with silent feet Have naught to tell save this — that rest is sweet. Sleep, little heart. http://www.choirplace.com/profile/Nathaniel Matthew Curtis https://choraltracks.com/  less

www.te-deum.org Live performance, November 12, 2017 Village Presbyterian Church, Prairie Village, Kansas Love came down at Christmas, love all lovely, Love divine; Love was born at Christmas; star and angels gave the sign. Worship we the Godh...  morewww.te-deum.org Live performance, November 12, 2017 Village Presbyterian Church, Prairie Village, Kansas Love came down at Christmas, love all lovely, Love divine; Love was born at Christmas; star and angels gave the sign. Worship we the Godhead, Love incarnate, Love divine; worship we our Jesus, but wherewith for sacred sign? Love shall be our token, love be yours and love be mine; love to God and others, love for plea and gift and sign. -Christina Rossetti  

Christmas carol for soloists, mixed choir and orchestra.

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

Taken from Never a Brighter Star, a Christmas Concert November 17, 2018, Aula Simfonia Jakarta Sing We Now of Christmas Music based on the French Carol “Noel Nouvelet”, Arranged by Mark Hayes

We take pleasure in singing songs of joy, struggle, liberation, celebration and peace from around the world. We are a mainly secular, community choir where everyone is welcome. No audition. No need to read music (unless you want to). We're a friendly bun...  moreWe take pleasure in singing songs of joy, struggle, liberation, celebration and peace from around the world. We are a mainly secular, community choir where everyone is welcome. No audition. No need to read music (unless you want to). We're a friendly bunch - why not come along and give us a go?  

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions ac...

The CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) performs movements 1 & 2 of "songs for Braithwaite" by CWU Faculty member and composer Vijay Singh. "songs for Braithwaite" was inspired by some of the poems of William Stanley Braithwaite. A two minute com...  moreThe CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) performs movements 1 & 2 of "songs for Braithwaite" by CWU Faculty member and composer Vijay Singh. "songs for Braithwaite" was inspired by some of the poems of William Stanley Braithwaite. A two minute commentary (at 7:45 of the video) by the composer follows the performance of the two pieces. The choir has also recorded YouTube videos that feature music of Claudio Monteverdi, Ola Gjeilo, John Muehleisen and Einojuhani Rautavaara., and Tomás Luis da Victoria. Monteverdi's Sestina can be found on the following two videos: (pieces 1-3 & 4-6): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5_qClRojFw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G786-GV1NT8 Follow the choir on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CWU.Chamber.Choir  less

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions ac...