The second piece in Samuel Barber's Reincarnations, Op. 16 Anthony O’Daly was a member of the Whiteboys, a group that resisted encroachments on peasants’ rights to their land with a mixture of rent strikes and violence. In 1820, Daly was wrongfully acc...  moreThe second piece in Samuel Barber's Reincarnations, Op. 16 Anthony O’Daly was a member of the Whiteboys, a group that resisted encroachments on peasants’ rights to their land with a mixture of rent strikes and violence. In 1820, Daly was wrongfully accused of shooting at a local landowner and condemned to hang. Although the local population acclaimed him as a hero and attempted to help him escape the gallows, he went quietly to his death. "Anthony! Since your limbs were laid out, the stars do not shine! The fish leap, not out in the waves! On our meadows, the dew does not fall in the morn, for O’Daly is dead!" Barber’s song feels like a huge public outpouring of grief. It begins with the basses repeating Anthony’s name on a drone whilst the upper voices sing a keening melody, and the piece builds to hysteria as the sopranos and altos take over the chanted name. There are also suggestions that Raftery’s poem is not a lament but a traditional poet’s curse, calling down retribution in response to Raftery’s...    less

Cantabile Chamber Singers of Toronto: www.cantabileChambersingers.com @CantabileTO, Facebook page: Cantabile Chamber Singers Artistic Director: Cheryll J. Chung Video: Drew J. Henderson Audio: John

The Prague Concert Co., one of Central Europe’s leading agencies specialising in cultural and music tours since 1994, is happy to announce the launch of the Musica Orbis Prague Choir Festival. Based in Prague, the City of music with fai...

We can't remind often enough, but we have a lot to happen if you interested in choral music and to find out about new destination in Europe. The City of Copernicus would be a great place to perform your repertoire and be part of an International Fest...

Maybe there is no people who doesn’t know anything about Venice. For some of us Venice is the City of love, for others a pinch of history or a sinking wonder world caused by global warming. But it is not so well-known fact that there are 115 small i...

Concert March 26th, 2011 At St. Clement's Anglican Church Cantabile Chamber Singers

12th International Choir and orchestra festival in Paris (France)23.08. - 27.08.2023 PARIS - City of love, dreams and sensesNobody can think of Paris without various associations and a multitude of pictures crossing their mind: the river Seine, the Hun...

11th WORLD Choir FESTIVAL ON MUSICAL 2021 & COMPETITION It is coming!!! “KORAIS” Choir invites you to participate in the 11th World Choir Festival on Musical which will take place in the City of Thessaloniki, Greece, from 7th to 9th May 20...  more11th WORLD Choir FESTIVAL ON MUSICAL 2021 & COMPETITION It is coming!!! “KORAIS” Choir invites you to participate in the 11th World Choir Festival on Musical which will take place in the City of Thessaloniki, Greece, from 7th to 9th May 2021. This coming Festival will accept Choirs of all categories and repertoires, it will be Competitive and Non Competitive, it will have a world prestige and experience Jury and it will give money awards to the winning Choirs. We invite you to a unique Festival which thousands of spectators follow with great love, creating an atmosphere of enthusiasm and joy and making this Festival an exceptional event that offers to all participants unforgettable emotions! For more information: Choir-festival-on-musicals.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://xorodiakoraiseng.weebly.com/world-Choir-festival-on-musicals.html  less

The Elmer Iseler Singers, conducted by Artistic Director Lydia Adams, is a 20-voice professional Chamber Choir based in Toronto, Canada. Founded by the late Dr. Elmer Iseler in 1979, it is one of Canada’s most illustrious professional choral ensembles. Th...  moreThe Elmer Iseler Singers, conducted by Artistic Director Lydia Adams, is a 20-voice professional Chamber Choir based in Toronto, Canada. Founded by the late Dr. Elmer Iseler in 1979, it is one of Canada’s most illustrious professional choral ensembles. The Choir has built an enviable international reputation through its concerts, broadcasts and more than 50 recordings. Known for its unique beauty of sound, the Elmer Iseler Singers bring to life an exciting repertoire that spans 500 years of great choral music. The Choir regularly commissions and performs new works, and is featured at national and international festivals. The Singers are highly valued for their contributions to master classes and educational leadership workshops for schools and Community Choirs. From 1997 to 2007 the EIS was the professional Choir-In-Residence through the Elmer Iseler Chair at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Music. For three decades, the organization has been a leader in excellence of choral singing, in creation and per...    less

Thomas Rossin conducts Jeffery Van's setting of Silent Night, Jake Rowan, Guitar.