Performance starts at 2:44. Twa Tanbou - Sydney GuillauMe. 2013 Texas Private School Music Educators Association All-State Choir. Scott MacPherson, Conductor. http://sydneyguillauMemusic.com/portfolio-items/twa-tanbou/ Text by Louis M. Celestin ...  morePerformance starts at 2:44. Twa Tanbou - Sydney GuillauMe. 2013 Texas Private School Music Educators Association All-State Choir. Scott MacPherson, Conductor. http://sydneyguillauMemusic.com/portfolio-items/twa-tanbou/ Text by Louis M. Celestin Translation: Three drums Are having an arguMent A great Sunday morning On their way back from Guinea A little Kata . . . A little Tanbouren . . . A big Boula . . . Boula declared That he can hit the loudest Boula declared "I can hit the loudest!" Tanbouren said "I have the most beautiful sound" He said "when I perform, keep quiet and listen!" Kata who was hearing all this becaMe angry He could not comprehend how two soldiers Who are dressed with the saMe outfit And are children of the saMe mother Are sitting around making a scandal One fine Mardi-Gras day, Kata started to "zouk" Every single person there began to dance . . . Tanbouren and Boula who were there listening To make the party more exciting, they started a great thro...    less

[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...

Piano music for choir? Why not! Written originally for solo vocalist, I turned this into an SATB choral tongue-twister--a cappella--and then added a piano part, which was further orchestrated for choirs performing with orchestra during the holiday season....

The mantra of the Accessible Choral Library Series is that the pieces are accessible, affordable and appealing and, in these current tiMes we find ourselves in, they are perfect for smaller group singing. Our latest release in the series Meets all the cri...