The choir of Somerville College, Oxford David Crown (conductor) Somerville College Chapel, Oxford 29 November 2012 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoir Website: http://www.somervillemusicsociety.com

An SATB arrangement of Victor Hugo's remarkable poem "La coccinelle" -- the narrator looks back on a moment in time when, as a teenager, he was preparing to kiss a girl. Unfortunately, a ladybug lands on her neck, however, which distracts him. He then rem...  moreAn SATB arrangement of Victor Hugo's remarkable poem "La coccinelle" -- the narrator looks back on a moment in time when, as a teenager, he was preparing to kiss a girl. Unfortunately, a ladybug lands on her neck, however, which distracts him. He then removes the ladybug, but sadly the kiss flies off forever! If you enjoy this musical trip down memory lane, then I invite you to consider making a donation to the Alzheimer's Society of Canada or an Alzheimer's support group in the area where you live. Thank you! https://alzheimer.ca/ Sincere thanks to Matthew Curtis (choraltracks.com) for recording "La coccinelle", which is dedicated to Emma. NB: choirs interested in obtaining copies of the score can contact me at rain@magma.ca. I would like to acknowledge the a cappella choir that I sing in, The Stairwell Carollers, and our director Pierre Massie, for their musical inspiration these past 26 years. And with deepest appreciation to my brother Adam Rain and my friend Geneviève Lajoie for their inval...    less

The Scattered Leaves (a piece for Jewish Holocaust remembrance) for SATB Chorus and Piano Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (1995, arr. 2005) Words by Joseph H. Albeck (1995) The Philovox Ensemble Jane Ring Frank, conductor Scott Nicholas, piano Music...  moreThe Scattered Leaves (a piece for Jewish Holocaust remembrance) for SATB Chorus and Piano Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (1995, arr. 2005) Words by Joseph H. Albeck (1995) The Philovox Ensemble Jane Ring Frank, conductor Scott Nicholas, piano Music: © Copyright 2007 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 6842. Used by permission. "We, the living" by Joseph H. Albeck, © Copyright 1995 by Joseph H. Albeck All rights reserved. Used by permission. Recording © Copyright 2007 by ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission.  less

Wassail Song - arr: Pierre Massie, sung by The Stairwell Carollers Virtual choir, 2020. Individual song parts recorded by the choristers using their own equipment following lead videos made by our Director, Pierre. Pierre then put together the video usi...  moreWassail Song - arr: Pierre Massie, sung by The Stairwell Carollers Virtual choir, 2020. Individual song parts recorded by the choristers using their own equipment following lead videos made by our Director, Pierre. Pierre then put together the video using Final Cut Pro. A message from the Director: "Christmas 2020 is the first year in our 43-year history we have no live concerts, so we present this Virtual Concert of 6 carols. I am proud of my musical colleagues for putting these videos together. I thank them for their loyalty to our fans and their fellow choir members, and for their diligence in preparing individual performances to such a demanding degree of musicianship. We all share an understanding of how important it is right now to share the joy of song with the world. Joined by my wife Holly and all the members of the Stairwell Carollers, we wish you peace and joy this Christmas season. We will perform live for you once again soon. Pierre Massie - director  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Many choir names are descriptive and give a clear idea of what kind of choir it is.But choirs change over time. Maybe your choir name doesn’t fit what y...

The choir of Somerville College, Oxford Robert Pecksmith (organ) David Crown (conductor) Christ Church Christiana Hundred, Wilmington (Delaware) 3 July 2014 Website: http://www.somervillechoir.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoi...  moreThe choir of Somerville College, Oxford Robert Pecksmith (organ) David Crown (conductor) Christ Church Christiana Hundred, Wilmington (Delaware) 3 July 2014 Website: http://www.somervillechoir.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoir Conductor's Website: http://www.david-crown.com Organist's Website: http://www.robert-smith.org.uk  

Words & Music by Matt Redman and Jonas Myrin Arranged by Jay Rouse Christmas Carol Service 2019 - "Ancient Roads" Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdFUjw3TELp9khCf0qkws-Q

Sung here as ATTB Also Score for SATB: https://dwsolo.musicaneo.com/sheetmusic/sm-326575_dal_lecto_me_levava_for_SATB_choir.html Arrangement of a madrigal by Michele Pesenti (also known as Micha Pesentus, Michael Pesentus and other versions of the n...  more Sung here as ATTB Also Score for SATB: https://dwsolo.musicaneo.com/sheetmusic/sm-326575_dal_lecto_me_levava_for_SATB_choir.html Arrangement of a madrigal by Michele Pesenti (also known as Micha Pesentus, Michael Pesentus and other versions of the name). He was a priest in Italy (possibly Verona or Ferrara) and lived from about 1470 to 1521. This song "Dal lecto me levava" appears to have been one of the first of its kind to signal the move from the traditional frottole (which had mainly a homophonic movement, and often had just a single voice with instruments) into the more familiar madrigal style, where all the lines were sung and where the movement was more contrapuntal. My understanding of the original madrigal is that the priest is considering getting up for another day devoted to the Lord, but the crane, some kind of holy messenger, possibly even St Michael (who is sometimes referred to as the ambassador of the Lord), tells him that it is not yet time to get up . . .  less

http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Scott_Villard From Three Sacred Love Songs for SATB (2012)

The choir of Somerville College, Oxford Robert Pecksmith (organ) David Crown (conductor) Washington National Cathedral, 1 July 2014 Website: http://www.somervillechoir.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoir Organist: http://www.ro...  moreThe choir of Somerville College, Oxford Robert Pecksmith (organ) David Crown (conductor) Washington National Cathedral, 1 July 2014 Website: http://www.somervillechoir.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoir Organist: http://www.robert-smith.org.uk Conductor: http://www.david-crown.com