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7rd National Festival of Choral Music "Laetantes in Choro"
The cultural and musical association " Coro Polifonico San Domenico Savio" in order to spread more and more the artistic / musical expression in the territory, aware that music is a universal heritage that must be shared with the new generations and repre...
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John Taverner: Dum transisset sabbatum
This is the only video we managed to take from our November 2010 Taverner recording sessions. Dum transisset was the first piece by Taverner I ever heard, some 23 years ago while at Christ Church, Oxford, and it's still among my favourites. Recorded on an... moreThis is the only video we managed to take from our November 2010 Taverner recording sessions. Dum transisset was the first piece by Taverner I ever heard, some 23 years ago while at Christ Church, Oxford, and it's still among my favourites. Recorded on an iPhone 4, but the spirit is still captured!
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Hiawatha and his mittens for four equal voices
A setting for four equal voices of the parody by Rev George Strong on Longfellow's Hiawatha poem.
The music is almost, but not quite, a canon...
Versions are available in B flat mixolydian and in C mixolydian.
(ie major with flattened 7th)
When ... moreA setting for four equal voices of the parody by Rev George Strong on Longfellow's Hiawatha poem.
The music is almost, but not quite, a canon...
Versions are available in B flat mixolydian and in C mixolydian.
(ie major with flattened 7th)
When he killed the Mudjokivis,
Of the skin he made him mittens,
Made them with the fur side inside,
Made them with the skin side outside.
He, to get the warm side inside,
Put the inside skin side outside;
He, to get the cold side outside,
Put the warm side fur side inside.
That's why he put the fur side inside,
Why he put the skin side outside,
Why he turned them inside outside less
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Requiem - WYV One Day One Choir
The combined choirs of Warwickshire Young Voices join forces in a virtual performance this moving piece - learned, performed and recorded in under an hour at each rehearsal - to support One Day One Choir and also begin their support for the work of Save ... moreThe combined choirs of Warwickshire Young Voices join forces in a virtual performance this moving piece - learned, performed and recorded in under an hour at each rehearsal - to support One Day One Choir and also begin their support for the work of Save the Children as WYV's charity of the year 2015. https://www.justgiving.com/Warwickshire-Young-Voices/
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Martin How Canterbury Service
Sung at Canterbury Cathedral during our Royal School of Church Music Summer Course in 1986, under Martin How.
I (david W Solomons) was one of the altos.
John Huntley - a fellow alto - recorded this performance.
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The Georgia Boy Choir - Informational Video
Promotional video detailing The Georgia Boy Choir. Video production and editorial by MONUMENTALmedia. For more information regarding The Georgia Boy Choir please visit www.georgiaboychoir.org
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St John Passion
Stephen Layton
Ian Bostridge
Neal Davies
Carolyn Sampson
Iestyn Davies
Nicholas Mulroy
Roderick Williams
Polyphony
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Adrian Peacock
david Hinitt
HYPERION RECORDS
Release date: March 2013
Recording V... moreStephen Layton
Ian Bostridge
Neal Davies
Carolyn Sampson
Iestyn Davies
Nicholas Mulroy
Roderick Williams
Polyphony
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Adrian Peacock
david Hinitt
HYPERION RECORDS
Release date: March 2013
Recording Venue: All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London, UK
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67901/2&vw=dc
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In the Summertime for choir cello and guitar
Song of summer for choir, cello and guitar based on the duo Summertime Rag by Chris Benson
In the summertime when the work was done
we'd take our ease and have our fun
we'd been always looking forward
to the warm dry days of sun
In the summerti... moreSong of summer for choir, cello and guitar based on the duo Summertime Rag by Chris Benson
In the summertime when the work was done
we'd take our ease and have our fun
we'd been always looking forward
to the warm dry days of sun
In the summertime we would run and sing
enjoy all that the days could bring
we would laugh and wintertime
would seem a very distant thing
but it couldn't last
and the autumn came too quickly
with its wind and rain
....
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Weaving a spell-Incantation for Pamela - song for two altos and guitar ostinato
Weaving a spell - Incantation for Pamela - magic for a while...
This song can be understood on two levels.
At first sight it is a simple sentimental piece,
but beneath it lies a history of pure imagination,
enchantment and impossibility.
The co... moreWeaving a spell - Incantation for Pamela - magic for a while...
This song can be understood on two levels.
At first sight it is a simple sentimental piece,
but beneath it lies a history of pure imagination,
enchantment and impossibility.
The composer already realises he is
no longer feeling what he is writing,
he is just weaving a spell,
over an ostinato guitar motif,
to try to bring the feelings back
(hence the title "Incantation").
He has found in his life that
whenever he writes a song
for the object of his desire,
he has already
begun to stop feeling that desire ...
it is a sign that the relationship
is about to change
or disappear.
But the whole thing is indeed
enchantment and magic:
you can dream and
you can take the song at face value
if you wish.
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