[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community Choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community Choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

Music by Frederick Loewe Words by Alan Jay Lerner Performed by David Warin Solomons and the dwsChorale with Stephen Hughes on honky tonk piano [ALFRED] The Lord above gave man an arm of iron So he could do his job and never shirk The Lord above ...  moreMusic by Frederick Loewe Words by Alan Jay Lerner Performed by David Warin Solomons and the dwsChorale with Stephen Hughes on honky tonk piano [ALFRED] The Lord above gave man an arm of iron So he could do his job and never shirk The Lord above gave man an arm of iron, but! With a little bit of luck, with a little bit of luck Someone else'll do the blinkin' work [ENSEMBLE] With a little bit, with a little bit With a little bit of luck you'll never work etc  

Music for Soprano, Boys Choir, Mixed Choir and Chamber Orchestra. Primarily, the score (main part)was written for Choir a cappella with optional harp and solo (flute, oboe, violin) instrument.

Fayha Choir, Tripoli - Lebanon, conducted by Maestro Barkev Taslakian, is an Acapella mixed Choir. Winner of the first prize in Warsaw International Choir Festival 2007. Our repertoire contains International music, but especially Arabic songs from differe...  moreFayha Choir, Tripoli - Lebanon, conducted by Maestro Barkev Taslakian, is an Acapella mixed Choir. Winner of the first prize in Warsaw International Choir Festival 2007. Our repertoire contains International music, but especially Arabic songs from different heritages (Lebanese, Palestinian, Egyptian, Iraqi, Syrian, Mouashah...). And for the first time, we have Arabic songs arranged with quarter tones. Our aim is to show the real civilized image of the Arab world and to spread our rich Music.  

BJC is back with a very special version of Tina Dico’s “FANCY”! Being trapped in our homes due to COVID-19 didn’t keep us from singing together – quarantine rather boosted our creativity and turned white walls and bed sheets, smartphones and bookshelves i...  moreBJC is back with a very special version of Tina Dico’s “FANCY”! Being trapped in our homes due to COVID-19 didn’t keep us from singing together – quarantine rather boosted our creativity and turned white walls and bed sheets, smartphones and bookshelves into almost professional home studios. From rehearsing to audio recording and video production, the physical distance between us couldn’t stop our passion for making music together. In times that make us realize what’s most important to us, we felt closer than ever and really understood that … we don’t need fancy! Music and lyrics : Tina Dico (http://www.tinadico.com) Vocal arrangement: Rob Baltus (http://www.robbaltus.com) Audio production, mixing and conducting: Andrea Figallo (http://www.andreafigallo.com) Concept and video production: Nena Wagner (http://www.nena-wagner.de) http://www.bonnerjazzchor.de http://www.facebook.com/bonnerjazzchor https://instagram.com/bonnerjazzchor #bonnerjazzchor #acappella #gemEINSAMmusizieren  less

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

lyrics by Jo Cooper This was performed by the Rosthern Junior College Chorale at the Festival of Choirs concert with Canadian Mennonite University Singers (cmu.ca) and the Station Singers of Rosthern. Festival of Choirs Third Avenue United Church ...  morelyrics by Jo Cooper This was performed by the Rosthern Junior College Chorale at the Festival of Choirs concert with Canadian Mennonite University Singers (cmu.ca) and the Station Singers of Rosthern. Festival of Choirs Third Avenue United Church Saskatoon, SK March 16, 2014  

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Prima Choir Bulgaria conductor - Aneta Dragneva-Danailova Prima Choir has been founded in 1996 in the pretty Bulgarian town on the Black Sea coast – Pomorie, by 25 women, practicing versatile jobs, but united by one common love – the Music. The re...  morePrima Choir Bulgaria conductor - Aneta Dragneva-Danailova Prima Choir has been founded in 1996 in the pretty Bulgarian town on the Black Sea coast – Pomorie, by 25 women, practicing versatile jobs, but united by one common love – the Music. The repertoire includes works of different styles and epochs. The main part of the production is dedicated to the Church Slavonic music, variations of authentic Bulgarian folklore, and, in the same time, productions of modern Bulgarian authors. The vocal ensemble has set the ambitious task to reach a homogenous and beautiful sound, expressiveness and the right stylistic interpretation. “Prima” Choir has delivered artistic tours in Sweden (1997), Poland (1997), Greece (2002), Portugal (2004), France (2006), Albania (2010), Greece(2013)… The formation has taken part in the Balkan Mountains fest in Veliko Tarnovo in 2001. The women from Pomorie were awarded the gold medals and released their first compact disc. The same year – 2001. came the invitation to participate in...    less