As one of the main goals of present activity the youth choir Mūza sets the discover of new, interesting ways of expression in the music for itself and persons who feel the same way. In new season the choir continues to make up steps towards new artistic a...  moreAs one of the main goals of present activity the youth choir Mūza sets the discover of new, interesting ways of expression in the music for itself and persons who feel the same way. In new season the choir continues to make up steps towards new artistic activities. The main activities of the choir are finding the new ways to music, its expresion and presenting new ideas, cooperation with composers and many professional musicians. Now, the choir Mūza is making a new image and wants to show multiplicity of the choir music. In its programs the choir performes modern music and a big part is left of Latvian classical music as well as traditional Latvian folk-music. The choir Mūza was established in 1947. Its founder and leader through out many years has been maestro Leonids Vigners (1906-2001). In 1999 the choir transferred into new direction and it became a youth choir. From 2006 the artistic director and the main conductor is Guntis Cimiņš.  less

O ABSALOM for TTBB Chorus by Stanley M. Hoffman Performed by The Singers, Matthew Culloton, Conductor Recording: © Copyright 2016 by the ECS Publishing Group. Used by permission. Music: © Copyright 2016 by Highgate Press, Inc., a division of ECS ...  moreO ABSALOM for TTBB Chorus by Stanley M. Hoffman Performed by The Singers, Matthew Culloton, Conductor Recording: © Copyright 2016 by the ECS Publishing Group. Used by permission. Music: © Copyright 2016 by Highgate Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. To order the sheet music, please visit this URL. www.canticledistributing.com/o-absalom.html  

Simon Lindley's setting of 'Ave Maria' - under the title of 'Litany for Mary' - was produced originally as a setting for upper voices. The music was devised to short call order for a Mothers' Union Deanery Service in what was then Leeds Parish Church on...  moreSimon Lindley's setting of 'Ave Maria' - under the title of 'Litany for Mary' - was produced originally as a setting for upper voices. The music was devised to short call order for a Mothers' Union Deanery Service in what was then Leeds Parish Church on Lady Day - the Feast of the Annunciation - in March 1979. Its accompaniment owes much to the setting of Robert Herrick's 'Litany to the Holy Spirit' by Peter Hurford of some twenty years earlier. 'Ave Maria' has been extensively recorded and broadcast by choirs of all traditions, especially children's choirs. Eventually, a version of the piece for four-part choir emerged during the early weeks of 2003 in response to a request from Gordon Stewart on behalf of the BBC Radio 4 Pilgrim Choir and it is this more recent version that is sung here. This performance was recorded in Leeds Minster on Sunday 28th April 2013 during the recital of 'Music with Minster connections' sung by St Peter's Singers of Leeds, directed by the composer. The organist is David Houl...    less

Mer by Raimonds Tiguls / Youth choir "Mūza" Silent Session at Riga St.Peter's church

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   In 2014 a Britney Spears Recording escaped into the wild which demonstrates that without Auto-Tune her singing can be less than perfect (Experience t...

A Recording of the Evening Hymn, in a practioce session with the Heritage Singers

Recording: Blue Valley Northwest High School Chamber Singers Kevin Coker, director...World premiere performance... Southwestern ACDA Conference - March 2016... - - - (TRADUCCIÓN AL ESPAÑOL ABAJO) - - - [ Yele maoulo! ] The conch shells are sound...  moreRecording: Blue Valley Northwest High School Chamber Singers Kevin Coker, director...World premiere performance... Southwestern ACDA Conference - March 2016... - - - (TRADUCCIÓN AL ESPAÑOL ABAJO) - - - [ Yele maoulo! ] The conch shells are sounding, The roosters haven’t crowed yet, The sun hasn’t risen yet, The workers are on their feet! Ranpono has begun! Laborers, let’s put our hands together, Let’s join together, The work has begun! Little by little, the bird makes its nest. My brothers, my sisters, Join together, let’s move forward! Heads together, in harmony, We will come to see the navel of an ant. With perseverance, we will see the navel of an ant. The load that you bear on your head falls on your shoulders. Little by little, the bird makes its nets. [ Yele maoulo! ] Wasting time is not part of the game. We must work today to harvest tomorrow. Work is over! The sun is setting, The workers are dismissed, A job well done. Ranpono brings life. Truly indeed...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I always teach songs by ear. Despite my strong belief in the oral/ aural tradition, there is an increasing number of handheld Recording devices appearing i...

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