From the concert on 12/11/10, the Hawai'i Sacred Choir sings "Good King Wenceslas."

This brand new version of Good King Wenceslas is dedicated to my uncle Duncan Shaw of Vancouver. His "retirement project" - developing his own theory of gravity - has been a huge inspiration in my own compositional journey late in life. Some background...  moreThis brand new version of Good King Wenceslas is dedicated to my uncle Duncan Shaw of Vancouver. His "retirement project" - developing his own theory of gravity - has been a huge inspiration in my own compositional journey late in life. Some background: I have sung the traditional version of Good King Wenceslas since I was a kid. I fell in love with the lyrics and the story, but have always been puzzled by the way it was arranged, in particular the way that the "las" of Wenceslas lands on the downbeat. When I was young, I thought the lyrics were actually "Good King Wences last looked out!" All to say that I got inspired to create a totally different version. I used the 19th century poem by John Mason Neale, but I wanted to create a different "feel" to the story, to take it back in time to its origins in the Middle Ages - hence the medieval feel to much of the piece. I also felt that since the Wenceslas story is all about a journey, a setting in 3/4 time would create a better sense of that feeling, ra...    less

Cantores Celestes Women's Choir Kelly Galbraith: Director Tom Power: Banjo John Showman: Fiddle recorded on Dec 6, 2014 'An Appalachian Christmas' recorded by Patric McGroarty www.cantorescelestes.com http://www.facebook.com/CantoresCelestes http...  moreCantores Celestes Women's Choir Kelly Galbraith: Director Tom Power: Banjo John Showman: Fiddle recorded on Dec 6, 2014 'An Appalachian Christmas' recorded by Patric McGroarty www.cantorescelestes.com http://www.facebook.com/CantoresCelestes http://www.youtube.com/user/cantoresc... http://twitter.com/Cantores_Choir  

"Good King Wenceslaus" performed by The Stairwell Carollers on Dec 15, 2007 at their "30 Years of Song" concert. The Stairwell Carollers are an a cappella Ottawa choir, formed in 1977 by director Pierre Massie. A non-profit organization, they raise funds ...  more"Good King Wenceslaus" performed by The Stairwell Carollers on Dec 15, 2007 at their "30 Years of Song" concert. The Stairwell Carollers are an a cappella Ottawa choir, formed in 1977 by director Pierre Massie. A non-profit organization, they raise funds for local charities through concert, CD and cookbook sales. Buy our CDs!!! This version of "Good King Wenceslaus" is available on our "I saw a swete semly syght" CD. http://www.stairwellcarollers.com/Purchases.html  

Bring us in Good ale is a mediaeval drinKing song. The premise of the song is that the singers (or players) want no food and so they find all sorts of reasons not to eat: they just want Good ale!

A film giving some background for a forthcoming production of Purcell's King Arthur in Belfast and Derry

Text by: Gabriel T. Guillaume - - - English Translation: GIVE and TAKE A little Give and Take upholds a friendship. You have beds to sell, I have beddings to buy. Neighbors are family, Good riddles make Good friends. The knife may be shar...  moreText by: Gabriel T. Guillaume - - - English Translation: GIVE and TAKE A little Give and Take upholds a friendship. You have beds to sell, I have beddings to buy. Neighbors are family, Good riddles make Good friends. The knife may be sharp, it never scrapes its handle. Those who always share never die of hunger. Long lives Diplomacy! Long lives Fraternity! - - - Haitian Creole text: Men ale - Men vini, sa kenbe lamitye. Ou gen kabann pou vann, Mwen gen dra pou achte. Vwazinay se fanmi, Bon kont fè bon zanmi. Kouto mèt byen file, li pa grate manch li. Moun ki konn pataje pap janm mouri grangou. Vive la Diplomatie! Vive la Fraternité! - - -  less

Good news performed by the Essence vocals @ Pioneer SDA church, June 2017

The Big Sing 2022 National Finale - Session One Recorded with thanks to JX Live and RNZ Concert

Feeling Good by Nina Simone (excerpt) "Birds flying high You know how I feel Sun in the sky You know how I feel Breeze driftin' on by You know how I feel It's a new dawn It's a new day It's a new life for me And I'm feeling Good" Follow me:...  moreFeeling Good by Nina Simone (excerpt) "Birds flying high You know how I feel Sun in the sky You know how I feel Breeze driftin' on by You know how I feel It's a new dawn It's a new day It's a new life for me And I'm feeling Good" Follow me: Twitter - https://twitter.com/billheigen Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/billheigencomposer Linkedin - http://www.linkedin.com/pub/bill-heigen/65/385/702/en Instagram - https://instagram.com/billheigen/ Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/bill-heigen  less