Madrigal by Thomas Vautor for five part choir. (a vulture composes a song about an owl!? - political correctness gone mad!) The owl is depicted as a thing of beauty a fierce force of nature and a mysterious companion to dying souls The drawin...  moreMadrigal by Thomas Vautor for five part choir. (a vulture composes a song about an owl!? - political correctness gone mad!) The owl is depicted as a thing of beauty a fierce force of nature and a mysterious companion to dying souls The drawing is by my late mother, the painting is by Caspar David Friedrich the carvings are by my father  

A Girl's Garden (from Frostiana) Randall Thompson Western High School Fort Lauderdale, FL Select Women's Chorus Brandon Monse, director Ariel Ramos, piano Florida Vocal Association 2013 South State Choral Music Performance Assessment America...  moreA Girl's Garden (from Frostiana) Randall Thompson Western High School Fort Lauderdale, FL Select Women's Chorus Brandon Monse, director Ariel Ramos, piano Florida Vocal Association 2013 South State Choral Music Performance Assessment American Heritage School Plantation, FL April 30, 2013 westernchorus.com  

Lamento d'Arianna (Ariadne's Lament) This is the five part Madrigal version of Ariadne's Lament, which she sings when she is abandoned on the island of Naxos by her lover Theseus. The translation is by Francesco Campelli on CPDL The performance was cre...  moreLamento d'Arianna (Ariadne's Lament) This is the five part Madrigal version of Ariadne's Lament, which she sings when she is abandoned on the island of Naxos by her lover Theseus. The translation is by Francesco Campelli on CPDL The performance was created in memory of the late Richard Gofton, who introduced me to the music back in 1976 (Our Strasbourg choir Psalterion performed it at that time)  

Founded in 2010, ESPRIT an SATB ensemble under the dynamic and enterprising direction of Mervin Fick. Through his diligent guidance, the group has impressed its audiences with the depth and range of its interpretive skills in performances of a capella ea...  moreFounded in 2010, ESPRIT an SATB ensemble under the dynamic and enterprising direction of Mervin Fick. Through his diligent guidance, the group has impressed its audiences with the depth and range of its interpretive skills in performances of a capella early music repertoire. ESPRIT was awarded a first prize at the Peel Music Festival in April 2012, and is the proud recipient of the Hon. Barbara A. Hagerman Award for first place at the 2012 Ontario Provincial Music Festival. In August 2012, ESPRIT was awarded second place in the Canadian Nationals of the Federation of Canadian Music Festivals (Class 100 - Honourable Barbara A. Hagerman – Best performance by a community choral group 19 and up). As part of its mission the chorus seeks out performances in historical venues; in the summer of 2011, ESPRIT toured Montreal, Québec, performing at St-Joseph Oratory, Notre-Dame Basilica, Christ Church Cathedral and Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral. This summer, ESPRIT performed as the resident chorus at the New Fra...    less

The Bartholomean Chamber Singers is a church-based choir that serves every 9am Sunday mass at the San Bartolome de Novaliches Parish, Quezon City. Under the tutelage of the current Philippine Madrigal Singers member, Jet Torres, the group has won in lo...  moreThe Bartholomean Chamber Singers is a church-based choir that serves every 9am Sunday mass at the San Bartolome de Novaliches Parish, Quezon City. Under the tutelage of the current Philippine Madrigal Singers member, Jet Torres, the group has won in local choral competitions and has been participating in various choral festivals. Each year, the group also holds fund-raising concert activities to support its annual outreach programs.  

Concert de final de curs del Cor Ariadna Data: dissabte 12 juny de 2010 Lloc: Parròquia Verge de la Pau

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

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

Sung here as ATTB Also Score for SATB: https://dwsolo.musicaneo.com/sheetmusic/sm-326575_dal_lecto_me_levava_for_satb_choir.html Arrangement of a Madrigal by Michele Pesenti (also known as Micha Pesentus, Michael Pesentus and other versions of the n...  more Sung here as ATTB Also Score for SATB: https://dwsolo.musicaneo.com/sheetmusic/sm-326575_dal_lecto_me_levava_for_satb_choir.html Arrangement of a Madrigal by Michele Pesenti (also known as Micha Pesentus, Michael Pesentus and other versions of the name). He was a priest in Italy (possibly Verona or Ferrara) and lived from about 1470 to 1521. This song "Dal lecto me levava" appears to have been one of the first of its kind to signal the move from the traditional frottole (which had mainly a homophonic movement, and often had just a single voice with instruments) into the more familiar Madrigal style, where all the lines were sung and where the movement was more contrapuntal. My understanding of the original Madrigal is that the priest is considering getting up for another day devoted to the Lord, but the crane, some kind of holy messenger, possibly even St Michael (who is sometimes referred to as the ambassador of the Lord), tells him that it is not yet time to get up . . .  less

Audio downloadable at https://davidwarinsolomons.bandcamp.com/track/il-bianco-e-dolce-cigno Madrigal composed by Jacques Arcadelt (this may have been the inspiration for Orlando Gibbons' The Silver Swan) Performed by the dwsChorale Il bianco e dolc...  moreAudio downloadable at https://davidwarinsolomons.bandcamp.com/track/il-bianco-e-dolce-cigno Madrigal composed by Jacques Arcadelt (this may have been the inspiration for Orlando Gibbons' The Silver Swan) Performed by the dwsChorale Il bianco e dolce cigno cantando more, ed io piangendo giung' al fin del viver mio. The white and sweet swan dies singing, and I, weeping, reach the end of my life. Stran' e diversa sorte, ch'ei more sconsolato ed io moro beato. Strange and different fate, that he dies disconsolate and I die a blessed death, Morte che nel morire m'empie di gioia tutto e di desire. Se nel morir, altro dolor non sento, di mille mort' il di sarei contento. which in dying fills me full of joy and desire. If in dying, were I to feel no other pain, I would be content to die a thousand deaths a day. Videos taken along the Black Brook in Loughborough  less