Crescendo is a distinguished Music organization based in Lakeville, Connecticut, with a strong presence in the Berkshires and surrounding regions. It specializes in choral and early Music—notably Renaissance, Baroque, and rarely heard repertoire—and is de...  moreCrescendo is a distinguished Music organization based in Lakeville, Connecticut, with a strong presence in the Berkshires and surrounding regions. It specializes in choral and early Music—notably Renaissance, Baroque, and rarely heard repertoire—and is dedicated to delivering emotionally resonant, historically informed performances. Winner of the Chorus America/ASCAP Alice Parker Award, Crescendo invites choral singers to audition for its 22nd season.This season, our repertoire spans 16th-century motets, works by Johann Sebastian Bach, and contemporary Music in the Piazzolla style, featuring the U.S. premiere of Martín Palmeri’s A Jewish Cantata (2022). Our rehearsals take place on Monday evenings starting in September at Trinity Lime Rock Lakeville, Connecticut.  less

G.T. Holst: I Love My Love the Waldorf Student Choir - Conductor: László Bencze Nancy: Réka Laczkó, the Boy: Áron Csutoros Written and Directed by László Bencze Director of Photography: Tamás Novinszki Editor: László Bencze Music recorded in the Lut...  moreG.T. Holst: I Love My Love the Waldorf Student Choir - Conductor: László Bencze Nancy: Réka Laczkó, the Boy: Áron Csutoros Written and Directed by László Bencze Director of Photography: Tamás Novinszki Editor: László Bencze Music recorded in the Lutheran Church at Bécsi Kapu Square (Budapest) by Miklós Lengyelfi II. Original unaltered version. Special Thanks: Eszter Dániel, Szabolcs Csanicz, Bulcsú Bencze, Jurányi Art Incubator House, Independently Together (FÜGE) --------------------------------- I Love My Love [Cornish Folksong] by G. T. Holst Abroad as I was walking, one evening in the spring, I heard a maid in Bedlam so sweetly for to sing; Her chains she rattled with her hands, And thus replied she: "I love my love because I know my love loves me! O cruel were his parents who sent my love to sea, And cruel was the ship that bore my love from me; Yet I love his parents since they're his although they've ruined me: I love my love because I know my love loves me! With straw I'...    less

the People’s Orchestra is your local community orchestra specialising in Music from film, tv and games – with some classical thrown in too! Turning Music on its head with its repertoire and unlimited section numbers, the People’s Orchestra is not afraid t...  morethe People’s Orchestra is your local community orchestra specialising in Music from film, tv and games – with some classical thrown in too! Turning Music on its head with its repertoire and unlimited section numbers, the People’s Orchestra is not afraid to perform in new and exciting events. the People’s Orchestra Charity was founded to foster community Music making into supporting those most vulnerable in our local communities with back to work or education support. With the continued support of brilliant staff, volunteers and Musicians, the charity has grown from strength to strength, bringing the joy of Music to more communities across the UK through our growing ensembles.  less

Bernard Hughes’s Music has been performed at major venues in Britain and abroad and received a number of broadcasts on BBC Radio 3. A CD of his choral Music, I am the Song, was released in 2016 on Signum Classics. Bernard’s Music featured on the Horrible ...  moreBernard Hughes’s Music has been performed at major venues in Britain and abroad and received a number of broadcasts on BBC Radio 3. A CD of his choral Music, I am the Song, was released in 2016 on Signum Classics. Bernard’s Music featured on the Horrible Histories film Bill (2015), and he co-produced the album, Not Now, Bernard & Other Stories, performed Orchestra of the Swan and Alexander Armstrong, released in February 2020. In January 2020 Bernard’s choral Music was featured in a portrait concert by the BBC Singers, and in November 2020 one of the pieces from that concert, I Sing of Love, was nominated by the Ivors Academy for an Ivors Composer Award. With Bernard's kind permission I am releasing this video of my multitrack performance of a part of his mass, dating from around 2006.  less

In 1987, composer Michael McGlynn founded the Choir in Dublin, Ireland, after many years of searching for a physical voice for his compositions, many of which are influenced by the history and mythology of his homeland. ANÚNA, is a unique and beautiful...  moreIn 1987, composer Michael McGlynn founded the Choir in Dublin, Ireland, after many years of searching for a physical voice for his compositions, many of which are influenced by the history and mythology of his homeland. ANÚNA, is a unique and beautiful instrument that explores the stories of ordinary people, saints and scholars Within the songs are universal stories that are told through the landscape, the philosophy and the mythology of Ireland and beyond. Anúna created the vocal ambience of Riverdance (1994-1996), achieved a Top 10 placing on the U.K. Singles Charts while remaining at Number 1 on the Irish singles charts for eighteen weeks. In 2012 they appeared as the "Voices of Hell"on the video game Diablo 3 [Blizzard] gaining a Game Audio Network Guild nomination for the Best Original Choral performance in February 2013. While curating the Meltdown Festival at London's South Bank, Elvis Costello invited Anúna to perform as featured guests and in 2011 they featured on DVD ...    less

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the International Choir festival "Music & Sea" takes place annually in the middle of September in the beautiful village of Paralia, Greece. Paralia is a touristic seaside village situated on the west coast of the thermaic Gulf and in the sh...  morethe International Choir festival "Music & Sea" takes place annually in the middle of September in the beautiful village of Paralia, Greece. Paralia is a touristic seaside village situated on the west coast of the thermaic Gulf and in the shadow of Olympus. the Festival has two parts: competitive and non-competitive. However, the character and the main concept of both parts is joining Music, vacation, friendship and fun. the idea of the Festival is to bring the Music closer to the people and to present the Music on the streets and the squares of Paralia, Olympic Beach and Katerini. All Choir ensembles, regardless of the members’ gender and age can apply for participation at the Festival. GENERAL CONDITIONS All Choir ensembles may join one part of the Festival: Competitive or Non-competitive.  less

"Sanctus" ("Missa brevis") by Nancy Tefler Women´s Choir of Music Conservatory of Canary Islands Conductor: Nikoleta Popova https://www.facebook.com/pages/Coro-Femenino-del-Conservatorio-Superior-de-M%... http://corofemeninogc.wordpress.com/acerca...  more"Sanctus" ("Missa brevis") by Nancy Tefler Women´s Choir of Music Conservatory of Canary Islands Conductor: Nikoleta Popova https://www.facebook.com/pages/Coro-Femenino-del-Conservatorio-Superior-de-M%... http://corofemeninogc.wordpress.com/acerca-de/coro-del-csmc/  

2012十週年音樂會 高雄市文化中心至德堂 2012-11-16 指揮: 朱如鳳 伴奏: 許溎芳 詞：以賽亞書九章6節 曲：George Frideric Handel韓德爾 巴洛克時期偉大的作曲家韓德爾（George Frederic Handel, 1685-1759），出生於德國，1712年赴英國發展，以歌劇創作佔有一席之地，然而1730年代歌劇熱潮漸衰，韓德爾遭逢劇院破產，加上身體中風、精神喪亂的危機，在他人生谷底，收到好友詹寧斯（Charles Jennens）寄來神劇《彌...  more2012十週年音樂會 高雄市文化中心至德堂 2012-11-16 指揮: 朱如鳳 伴奏: 許溎芳 詞：以賽亞書九章6節 曲：George Frideric Handel韓德爾 巴洛克時期偉大的作曲家韓德爾（George Frederic Handel, 1685-1759），出生於德國，1712年赴英國發展，以歌劇創作佔有一席之地，然而1730年代歌劇熱潮漸衰，韓德爾遭逢劇院破產，加上身體中風、精神喪亂的危機，在他人生谷底，收到好友詹寧斯（Charles Jennens）寄來神劇《彌賽亞》文本，深受感動，遂在1741年完成了這部長達兩個半小時的巨作，首演大獲成功，也挽救了他的事業。 「彌賽亞」的意思是「救世主」，歌詞依聖經經文寫成，全劇以簡樸流暢的旋律、雄偉的氣勢、華麗的技巧、明亮的和聲交織而成，將人聲與器樂發展到極致，〈因有一嬰孩為我們而生〉是其中最具聖誕節慶氣氛的一首合唱曲，歌詞取自以賽亞書九章6節，四個聲部如爭豔般展現花腔技巧，四個重複段落層層堆疊，表現世人迎接救主降生的喜樂。 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. 因有一嬰孩為我們而生 有一子賜給我們 政權必擔在他的肩頭上 他名稱為 奇妙、策士、全能的上帝 永在的父、和平的君  less