Bridgnorth Choral Society will be presenting a summer evening of song at this year's Summer Concert, consisting of mainly lighter music and several pieces new to the Society's repertoire including a performance of the beautiful ‘Pie Jesu’ from...

St Nicholas Mass by Joseph Haydn Gloria in excelsis Deo. Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis. Laudamus te. Benedicimus te. Adoramus te. Glorificamus te. Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam. Domine Deus, Rex caelestis, Deus Pater...  moreSt Nicholas Mass by Joseph Haydn Gloria in excelsis Deo. Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis. Laudamus te. Benedicimus te. Adoramus te. Glorificamus te. Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam. Domine Deus, Rex caelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens. Domine Fili unigenite, Iesu Christe. ........... 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.  less

From a Mother's Day 2023 concert in Saskatoon, SK. Arrangement of a T.L. da Vittoria (Victoria) piece.

William Byrd (1543-1623) Emendemus in melius Emendemus in melius quae ignoranter peccavimus; ne subito praeoccupati die mortis, quaeramus spatium poenitentiae, et invenire non possimus. Attende, Domine, et miserere; quia peccavimus tibi.  Baruch, Cha...  moreWilliam Byrd (1543-1623) Emendemus in melius Emendemus in melius quae ignoranter peccavimus; ne subito praeoccupati die mortis, quaeramus spatium poenitentiae, et invenire non possimus. Attende, Domine, et miserere; quia peccavimus tibi.  Baruch, Chapter 3, Verse 2 Versus:Adjuva nos, Deus salutaris noster, et propter honorem[gloriam] nominis tui libera nos.  Psalm 78, Verse 9a Let us amend for the better in those things in which we have sinned through ignorance;  lest suddenly overtaken by the day of death, we seek space for repentance, and be not able to find it. Hearken, O Lord, and have mercy: for we have sinned against thee. Verse:Help us, O God of our salvation, and for the honour [glory] of thy name deliver us.  Psalm, 78, Verse 9a This noble and deeply-felt penitential motet proper to the first day [Ash Wednesday] and the first Sunday [Quadragesima] of the Lenten season is one of the very finest such works from the golden age of English polyphonic music. It comes from the Cantiones Sacra...    less

Ave verum Corpus natum de Maria virgine. Vere passum, immolatum in cruce pro homine. Cujus latus perforatum unda fluxit sanguine Esto nobis praegustatum in mortis examine. O dulcis. O Pie. O Jesu Fili Mariae, Miserere mei. Amen. Hail, true Body, b...  moreAve verum Corpus natum de Maria virgine. Vere passum, immolatum in cruce pro homine. Cujus latus perforatum unda fluxit sanguine Esto nobis praegustatum in mortis examine. O dulcis. O Pie. O Jesu Fili Mariae, Miserere mei. Amen. Hail, true Body, born of the Virgin Mary, who truly suffered, sacrificed on the cross for humankind, from whose pierced side water and blood flowed Be for us a foretaste in the trial of death O sweet one, O holy one, O Jesus son of Mary, have mercy on me. Amen.  

Διοργάνωση: ΟΜΜΘ Johann Sebastian Bach: Kantate αρ. 4 BWV 4, Christ lag in Todesbanden Τα μέρη: 1. Sinfonia 2. Christ lag in Todesbanden (χορωδιακό) 3. Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt (χορωδιακό SA) 4. Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn (άρια Τ) 5. Es ...  moreΔιοργάνωση: ΟΜΜΘ Johann Sebastian Bach: Kantate αρ. 4 BWV 4, Christ lag in Todesbanden Τα μέρη: 1. Sinfonia 2. Christ lag in Todesbanden (χορωδιακό) 3. Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt (χορωδιακό SA) 4. Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn (άρια Τ) 5. Es war ein wunderlicher Krieg (χορωδιακό) 6. Hier ist das rechte Osterlamm (Άρια Β) - σόλο: Ευάγγελος Χατζησταύρου 7. So feiern wir das hohe Fest (χορωδιακό ST) 8. Wir essen und leben wohl (χορικό) Η καντάτα Christ lag in Todesbanden (Ο Χριστός κείται με τα δεσμά του θανάτου) είναι μια από τις πρώτες καντάτες του συνθέτη. Το λιμπρέτο της είναι ένας ύμνος του Λούθηρου. Κάθε ένα από τα επτά μέρη της καντάτας είναι και ένας στίχος του ύμνου, με τη μορφή variation. Ο Bach γράφει συμμετρικά: χορωδιακό – ντουέτο – σόλο – χορωδιακό – σόλο – ντουέτο – χορωδιακό. Στο κέντρο (4ος στίχος) είναι η μάχη ανάμεσα στη ζωή και στον θάνατο. Η πρεμιέρα της έγινε το 1707 στο Arnstadt. Η παρούσα είναι η δεύτερη, μεταγενέστερη μορφή της καντάτας, όπως εκτελέστηκε το 1724 στη Λει...    less

Lux Aeterna by Morten Lauridsen, performed with The Learners Orchestra. Music Director: Apollo Wong Other parts of Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna: 1. Introit: https://youtu.be/T8vjvc1WQaE 2. In Te Domine Speravi: https://youtu.be/EB4lRuC5TqA 3. O Nata ...  moreLux Aeterna by Morten Lauridsen, performed with The Learners Orchestra. Music Director: Apollo Wong Other parts of Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna: 1. Introit: https://youtu.be/T8vjvc1WQaE 2. In Te Domine Speravi: https://youtu.be/EB4lRuC5TqA 3. O Nata Lux: https://youtu.be/C130LGrzj-I 4. Veni Sancte Spiritus: https://youtu.be/Vri6FG8fZIg 5. Agnus Dei: https://youtu.be/uCmD4P3Liy0  

Lux Aeterna by Morten Lauridsen, performed with The Learners Orchestra. Music Director: Apollo Wong Other parts of Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna: 1. Introit: https://youtu.be/T8vjvc1WQaE 2. In Te Domine Speravi: https://youtu.be/EB4lRuC5TqA 3. O Nata ...  moreLux Aeterna by Morten Lauridsen, performed with The Learners Orchestra. Music Director: Apollo Wong Other parts of Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna: 1. Introit: https://youtu.be/T8vjvc1WQaE 2. In Te Domine Speravi: https://youtu.be/EB4lRuC5TqA 3. O Nata Lux: https://youtu.be/C130LGrzj-I 4. Veni Sancte Spiritus: https://youtu.be/Vri6FG8fZIg 5. Agnus Dei: https://youtu.be/uCmD4P3Liy0  

Lux Aeterna by Morten Lauridsen, performed with The Learners Orchestra. Music Director: Apollo Wong Other parts of Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna: 1. Introit: https://youtu.be/T8vjvc1WQaE 2. In Te Domine Speravi: https://youtu.be/EB4lRuC5TqA 3. O Nata ...  moreLux Aeterna by Morten Lauridsen, performed with The Learners Orchestra. Music Director: Apollo Wong Other parts of Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna: 1. Introit: https://youtu.be/T8vjvc1WQaE 2. In Te Domine Speravi: https://youtu.be/EB4lRuC5TqA 3. O Nata Lux: https://youtu.be/C130LGrzj-I 4. Veni Sancte Spiritus: https://youtu.be/Vri6FG8fZIg 5. Agnus Dei: https://youtu.be/uCmD4P3Liy0  

Lux Aeterna by Morten Lauridsen, performed with The Learners Orchestra. Music Director: Apollo Wong Other parts of Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna: 1. Introit: https://youtu.be/T8vjvc1WQaE 2. In Te Domine Speravi: https://youtu.be/EB4lRuC5TqA 3. O Nata ...  moreLux Aeterna by Morten Lauridsen, performed with The Learners Orchestra. Music Director: Apollo Wong Other parts of Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna: 1. Introit: https://youtu.be/T8vjvc1WQaE 2. In Te Domine Speravi: https://youtu.be/EB4lRuC5TqA 3. O Nata Lux: https://youtu.be/C130LGrzj-I 4. Veni Sancte Spiritus: https://youtu.be/Vri6FG8fZIg 5. Agnus Dei: https://youtu.be/uCmD4P3Liy0