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

Haydn: Sing the Lord, ye voices all. Mendelssohn Singers conducted by TMC Associate Conductor Matthew Otto. James Bourne, piano. Michael Bloss, organ. Performed at the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir's Symposium concert on January 26, 2013 at Yorkminster Park...  moreHaydn: Sing the Lord, ye voices all. Mendelssohn Singers conducted by TMC Associate Conductor Matthew Otto. James Bourne, piano. Michael Bloss, organ. Performed at the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir's Symposium concert on January 26, 2013 at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. This concert concluded the TMC's 2013 Choral Conductors' Symposium led by Noel Edison. Webcast produced by Inline Digital.  

Ivan Yohan - Dies Irae A join project between Coro Autêntico, Portugal (Gonçalo Lourenço, conductor), The Cygnus Vocal Octet, Japan (Taku Sato, ensemble leader), Lassenne Vocale, Belgium (Ivan Yohan, conductor) and Parahyangan Catholic University Choir, ...  moreIvan Yohan - Dies Irae A join project between Coro Autêntico, Portugal (Gonçalo Lourenço, conductor), The Cygnus Vocal Octet, Japan (Taku Sato, ensemble leader), Lassenne Vocale, Belgium (Ivan Yohan, conductor) and Parahyangan Catholic University Choir, Indonesia (Alfonsus Albert, conductor). SATB Soloists: Soprano: Inggrid Patricia (Parahyangan Catholic University Choir) Alto: Marta Magalhães (Coro Autêntico) Tenor: Taku Sato (The Cygnus Vocal Octet) Bass: Andrés Soler Castaño (Lassenne Vocale) Soprano/Mezzo soloists: Soprano 1 Anny Johan (Parahyangan CUC), Daniela Fernandes (Coro Autêntico), Caroline Foo (Lassenne Vocale), Seiko Okuda (The Cygnus Vocal Octet) Soprano 2 Beatriz Jorge (Coro Autêntico), Chikako Hino (The Cygnus Vocal Octet), Clarissa Florence (Parahyangan CUC), Lydia M. R. Stoddart (Lassenne Vocale) Soprano 3 Ana Isa Mason-Correia (Coro Autêntico), Ghita El Berdhai (Lassenne Vocale), Maria Mudi (Parahyangan CUC), Takako Sasage (The Cygnus Vocal Octet) Coro Autêntico Soprano ...    less

This lovely 'Choral' comes from Vaughan Williams' cantata 'Hodie' (This Day), composed in 1953 or 1954, and which was his last large-scale choral-orchestral work. It was recorded on 5th December 2010 in the Harvey Nichols Espresso Bar in Leeds' magnifi...  moreThis lovely 'Choral' comes from Vaughan Williams' cantata 'Hodie' (This Day), composed in 1953 or 1954, and which was his last large-scale choral-orchestral work. It was recorded on 5th December 2010 in the Harvey Nichols Espresso Bar in Leeds' magnificent Victoria Quarter in the first of St Peter's Singers' now-traditional Sunday evening carol performances there. The choir is directed by Dr Simon Lindley, its Music Director since the Singers' formation in June 1977. More information about St Peter's Singers, including details of forthcoming concerts, recitals and liturgical performances, may be found on the choir's website www.stpeters-Singers.org.uk and on its Facebook group page 'St Peter's Singers of Leeds'.  less

Gabriel Fauré: Libera me from the Requiem (Op 48). Mendelssohn Singers conducted by Xavier Brossard-Menard. Dann Mitton, bass soloist. Michael Bloss, organ. Performed at the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir's Symposium concert on January 26, 2013 at Yorkminster...  moreGabriel Fauré: Libera me from the Requiem (Op 48). Mendelssohn Singers conducted by Xavier Brossard-Menard. Dann Mitton, bass soloist. Michael Bloss, organ. Performed at the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir's Symposium concert on January 26, 2013 at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. This concert concluded the TMC's 2013 Choral Conductors' Symposium led by Noel Edison. Webcast produced by Inline Digital.  

The dynamic edit of London City Singer's contest package at Target The Top, the 2014 Region 31 Convention, held last May at the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham. Songs in the contest package are When You Wish Upon A Star and Razzle Dazzle. Published...  moreThe dynamic edit of London City Singer's contest package at Target The Top, the 2014 Region 31 Convention, held last May at the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham. Songs in the contest package are When You Wish Upon A Star and Razzle Dazzle. Published with permission from Sweet Adelines International. Find our more about London City Singers on londoncitySingers.co.uk