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 t...  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 English version. The German original is also available on this site.  

I have dedicated this song to health care workers and other courageous COVID-19 workers around the world. THANK YOU! "Where then could pain find a hold?" is a musical plea for reconciliation addressed to those (individuals, groups, nations) who find t...  moreI have dedicated this song to health care workers and other courageous COVID-19 workers around the world. THANK YOU! "Where then could pain find a hold?" is a musical plea for reconciliation addressed to those (individuals, groups, nations) who find themselves in conflict. I would like to acknowledge pianist Fred Hersch whose magical playing of Billy Joel's "and so it goes" in the middle of an Ottawa winter inspired me to start working on this piece. I would like to thank my Ottawa singing friends in the "Ad hoc Chorale" for testing out this piece in one of our informal workshops and offering valuable comments. I would also like to acknowledge the a cappella choir that I sing in, The Stairwell Carollers, and our director Pierre Massie, for their musical inspiration these past 27 years. and with deepest appreciation to my brother Adam Rain and my friend Geneviève Lajoie for their invaluable support throughout my composing journey. NB: choirs interested in obtaining copies of the score can conta...    less

Thessaloniki Friends of Music Children's choir - December 8th 2010 Concert Johann Michael Haydn's: Missa Sancti Nicolai Tolentini Thessaloniki Municipal Symphony Orchestra - Συμφωνική Ορχήστρα του Δήμου Θεσσαλονίκης Conductor: Charis Eliades - Δι...  moreThessaloniki Friends of Music Children's choir - December 8th 2010 Concert Johann Michael Haydn's: Missa Sancti Nicolai Tolentini Thessaloniki Municipal Symphony Orchestra - Συμφωνική Ορχήστρα του Δήμου Θεσσαλονίκης Conductor: Charis Eliades - Διεύθυνση Ορχήστρας: Χάρης Ηλιάδης Thessaloniki Friends of Music Child choir - Παιδική Χορωδία του Συλλόγου Φίλων Μουσικής Θεσσαλονίκης Chorus Master: Kostis Papazoglou Διεύθυνση Χορωδίας: Κωστής Παπάζογλου Θεανώ Φιγκιώρη: πιάνο Παιδαγωγός φωνής: Μαίρη Πεστεκίδου - Δημητριάδου Η "Παιδική Χορωδία του Συλλόγου Φίλων Μουσικής Θεσσαλονίκης" ιδρύθηκε το 2008, στα πλαίσια των ευρύτερων καλλιτεχνικών προγραμματισμών του Μεγάρου Μουσικής Θεσσαλονίκης και ξεκίνησε τις δραστηριότητες της τον Οκτώβριο του περασμένου έτους. Η επιλογή των μελών της Χορωδίας έχει γίνει ύστερα από ακροάσεις και οι χορωδοί της εκπαιδεύονται, αφενός στην ανάγνωση και ερμηνεία μουσικών έργων και αφετέρου στην φωνητική διαπαιδαγώγηση. Στόχος της Χορωδίας του ΣΦΜΘ είναι η πραγματοποί...    less

Sibi Consoni - sez. maschili dir. Roberta Paraninfo Manolo Da Rold (1976) THE LORD IS MY LIGHT - Movement II from the suite Sweet 27 maggio 2017 51° Concorso Corale Nazionale "Città di Vittorio Veneto"

Youth Chorus "Note in Crescendo from Riccione" CANTATE DOMINO by Manolo Da Rold World Premiere, performed at the Church of Katarina Kyrka in Stockholm Sweden, March 28, 2018. Director Fabio Pecci

Vancouver Cantata Singers perform Estonian composer Veljo Tormis' Varjele Jumala (God Protect Us From War) at our BALTIC SHORES concert, May 1, 2010.

Corale Zumellese dir. Manolo Da Rold esegue Cantate Domino di Claudio Monteverdi registrazione live Chiesa di San Pietro in Belluno 20 novembre 2011

Conrad van Alphen conducting Faure Requiem in the Concertgebouw summer concert series with Sinfonia Rotterdam, Nederlands Concertkoor, Johannette Zomer and Thomas Oliemans.

Witches' Chorus from Macbeth from Cantores Celestes CD, Women of Light. Composer: G. Verdi Directed by Kelly Galbraith with Ellen Meyer on piano Recorded in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Filmed live in concert, this is the World Premiere performance of the Magnificat for upper voices, by Daniel Burges, 23-12-2013 Roden Girl Choristers Conductor: Sonja de Vries Organist: Sietze de Vries