The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford Robert Pecksmith (piano) David Crown (conductor) Memorial Service for Dr Olive Sayce Somerville College Chapel, Oxford 25 May 2013 Website: http://www.somervillechoir.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.c...  moreThe Choir of Somerville College, Oxford Robert Pecksmith (piano) David Crown (conductor) Memorial Service for Dr Olive Sayce Somerville College Chapel, Oxford 25 May 2013 Website: http://www.somervillechoir.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoir Accompanist's Website: http://www.robert-smith.org.uk  

The People's Show Choir Bearwood is a community-friendly choir. You do not need any previous music experience to be part of this lovely community. Imagine joining a choir with no audition that offers professionally led rehearsals and a variety of resource...  moreThe People's Show Choir Bearwood is a community-friendly choir. You do not need any previous music experience to be part of this lovely community. Imagine joining a choir with no audition that offers professionally led rehearsals and a variety of resources to help you improve.  

In the summer of 2005, a few singers in the Madison Early Music Festival decided that it was a fine idea to get together and delight themselves with singing Madrigals. The group's first piece—William Byrd’s “This sweet and merry month of May”, whose endin...  moreIn the summer of 2005, a few singers in the Madison Early Music Festival decided that it was a fine idea to get together and delight themselves with singing Madrigals. The group's first piece—William Byrd’s “This sweet and merry month of May”, whose ending celebrated Queen Elizabeth I with the words And greet Eliza with a rhyme: O beauteous Queen of Second Troy, Take well in worth a simple toy. provided a great name for the group. Eliza’s Toyes was born, and existed every summer in Madison, Wisconsin. In 2008, a fair number of singers who were in Eliza's Toyes are living in Madison once again. Thus we gather, outside of the Festival, for the joy of music making. It is our pleasure to continue sharing this wonderful body of music with you for the second year!  less

The Ensemble Thios Omilos was founded in 2002 by members of the Leipzig Thomanerchor and quickly became recognized for their stylistic dedication to the interpretation of sacred music as well as secular literature from the renaissance to modern. From reno...  moreThe Ensemble Thios Omilos was founded in 2002 by members of the Leipzig Thomanerchor and quickly became recognized for their stylistic dedication to the interpretation of sacred music as well as secular literature from the renaissance to modern. From renowned festivals, such as the Leipzig Bachfest, the MDR Summer Music, the music festival in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, the “Kultursommer” in Nordhessen, and the “Musiksommer” in both Schönberg and Quedlinburg, to performances abroad, the singers have been warmly welcomed. The vocal quintet went on tour in 2007 to the People’s Republic of China and in 2010 to Taiwan. In 2013 the group was invited to Rome to perform a concert in honor of the council chairman of the Evangelical Reformed Church visiting the Holy See. In the same year Thios Omilos won first place in the Johannes-Brahms-Competition in Wernigerode, the Anton-Bruckner-Competition in Linz, and the Leipzig Conservatory of Music and Theater Ensemble Competition. In 2013 the group produced a follow up album...    less

The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford Robert Pecksmith (organ) David Crown (conductor) Somerville College Chapel, Oxford 28 November 2012 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoir Website: http://www.somervillemusicsociety.com

Ekele Maria - Paschal St. Val Abugu (virtual performance by Friends of St. Val). This is a Marian song written with the words of the Hail Mary prayer. Suitable for use in the Catholic Church for reverence and honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford David Crown (conductor) Somerville College Chapel, Oxford 8 October 2010 Website: http://www.somervillechoir.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoir Twitter: http://twitter.com/SomervilleChoi...  moreThe Choir of Somerville College, Oxford David Crown (conductor) Somerville College Chapel, Oxford 8 October 2010 Website: http://www.somervillechoir.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoir Twitter: http://twitter.com/SomervilleChoir Conductor: http://www.david-crown.com  

Tadeusz Maklakiewicz - Kurpie Suite (1955), part I - "Through the woods girl drove the cattle"; University of Warsaw Choir, conductor: Irina Bogdanovich; Legnica Cantat 43 Tournament; special concert of the last year's winner; Church of The Sacre...  moreTadeusz Maklakiewicz - Kurpie Suite (1955), part I - "Through the woods girl drove the cattle"; University of Warsaw Choir, conductor: Irina Bogdanovich; Legnica Cantat 43 Tournament; special concert of the last year's winner; Church of The Sacred Heart of Jesus, Legnica, Poland, 18th May 2012; text: Hey, through the woods girl drove the cattle, Jasiul set a trap for her there. You won't catch me in your trap, but you can persuade me with a kind word. I won't catch you, girl, you'll get caught yourself If you go to the meadow, on the hay.  less

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

Vivaldi's Gloria, one of the first performances I sang with, back in 1973, with the Hertford College Choral Society