Dedicated to Awegechew Teshome, Melaku Worede and John Martin -- my three biodiversity mentors -- who introduced me to the "radical" idea that farmers, seed-saving farmers, have been humanity's ingenious plant breeders and nurturers of biodiversity from t...  moreDedicated to Awegechew Teshome, Melaku Worede and John Martin -- my three biodiversity mentors -- who introduced me to the "radical" idea that farmers, seed-saving farmers, have been humanity's ingenious plant breeders and nurturers of biodiversity from time immemorial. 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 capella choir that I sing in, The Stairwell Carollers, and our director Pierre Massie, for their musical inspiration these past 27 years. And I would like to acknowledge the Boston-based Blue Heron Ensemble for introducing me to the haunting music of Guillaume Dufay, which served as a major inspiration for this piece. 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 contact me ...    less

Phoenix Chorale Christopher Gabbitas, Artistic Director Composer: Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Text: WH Auden (1907-1973) Performed at 'unCLOUDED day', a concert to celebrate the return of live choral music following the Covid-19 pandemic. Solo...  morePhoenix Chorale Christopher Gabbitas, Artistic Director Composer: Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Text: WH Auden (1907-1973) Performed at 'unCLOUDED day', a concert to celebrate the return of live choral music following the Covid-19 pandemic. Soloists: Lies’l Hill, soprano Nina Garguilo, soprano Julia Powers, alto Thomas Strawser, tenor Christopher Herrera, bass Learn more about Phoenix Chorale at https://www.phoenixchorale.org If you like our music, please Subscribe! Video Direction: Andrew Staples Sound Engineering: Sound Mirror I In a garden shady this holy lady With reverent cadence and subtle psalm, Like a black swan as death came on Poured forth her song in perfect calm: And by ocean's margin this innocent virgin Constructed an organ to enlarge her prayer, And notes tremendous from her great engine Thundered out on the Roman air. Blonde Aphrodite rose up excited, Moved to delight by the melody, White as an orchid she rode quite naked In an oyster shell on top of the ...    less

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Stephen Sands, Conductor (http://StephenSands.net) Downtown Voices (http://DowntownVoices.net) Trinity Wall Street, New York City Elizabeth Bates, Kelvin Chan and David Vanderwal, soloists.

One of our favorites and thee most beautiful carol we have sung this year and is on out new CD. Hope you enjoy it this fine crisp and frosty Evening.

A beautiful new arrangement of the Hymn 'Leaning on the Everlasting Arms' by Darren Marc Bartlett, performed by Salvacosta and featured on the Salvacosta album True Colours. www.darrenbartlett.co.uk Copyright DMB MUSIC 2016

12th International Chamber Choir Competition Marktoberdorf, Germany, www.modfestivals.org; June 10-15, 2011; Live recording; This is a service of Choral Festival Network www.choralfestivalnetwork.org; Competition Round 2, June 12

Allegra and Ensemble perform a tribute to music with a medley of "Harmonia Mundi", a German Hymn tune and "O Music" by Lowell Mason.

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Welsh Hymn Tune, arranged by Edmund Walters, @ Copyright Edmund Walters 1997 Roberton Publications Aylesbury HP22 6JJ