The CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) performs the first 3 pieces in Claudio Monteverdi's Sestina. Lagrime d'Amante al Sepolcro dell' Amata. The recording takes place in the superior acoustical environment at Central Washington University's McI...  moreThe CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) performs the first 3 pieces in Claudio Monteverdi's Sestina. Lagrime d'Amante al Sepolcro dell' Amata. The recording takes place in the superior acoustical environment at Central Washington University's McIntyre Music Education Building Concert Hall.. The conclusion of the Sestina, sections 4-6, are found at this URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G786-GV1NT8 Follow the choir on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CWU.Chamber.Choir  

The CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) performs the final 3 pieces in Claudio Monteverdi's Sestina. Lagrime d'Amante al Sepolcro dell' Amata. The recording was made in the superior acoustical environment at Central Washington University's McInty...  moreThe CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) performs the final 3 pieces in Claudio Monteverdi's Sestina. Lagrime d'Amante al Sepolcro dell' Amata. The recording was made in the superior acoustical environment at Central Washington University's McIntyre Music Education Building Concert Hall.. The first part of the Sestina, sections 1-3 are found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5_qClRojFw The choir has also recorded YouTube videos that feature music of Ola Gjeilo, John Muehleisen, Einojuhani Rautavaara., Vijay Singh, and Thomás Luis da Victoria Follow the choir on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CWU.Chamber.Choir  less

An introductory film to the group Sestina with their musical director Mark Chambers

La Sestina is a French choir of about 20 amateur singers based in Nice on the French Riviera. It was first created by a few friends in 1991, then enlarged over the years. It has been conducted by Stephan Nicolay since 2004. The choir aims to share qualit...  moreLa Sestina is a French choir of about 20 amateur singers based in Nice on the French Riviera. It was first created by a few friends in 1991, then enlarged over the years. It has been conducted by Stephan Nicolay since 2004. The choir aims to share quality music and new experiences with the audience. That is why La Sestina often performs with crossover arts on a main theme e.g. French Renaissance chansons in 16th century clothes with an actress, a cappella sacred contemporary music with dancers and video projection, Baroque French music with chamber orchestra and a lecturer, medieval Spanish music with mediterranean ensemble of lutes and percussions, etc. also, the choir aims at supporting humanitarian and social actions by offering one or several concerts each year. Many international NGO have benefited from these charity concerts such as Unicef, Unesco, Amnesty International, Red Cross, Médecins Sans Frontières and so on, but also very local associations. The choir has given concerts in France, Italy, Germa...    less

Monteverdi's madrigal from "Il Primo Libro de Madrigali a cinque voci" (1587). Live concert recording at Carmina Antiqva Cicle in Badajoz (Spain), 4 november 2016. www.a5vocalensemble.com

A film giving some background for a forthcoming production of Purcell's King Arthur in Belfast and Derry

Registrazione Live dal concerto "Festival Musicisti del mondo per il centro Italia" 28.05.2017, Siziano (PV), Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta in Campomorto Registrazione audio live a cura di Vittorio Villa Contatti: http://ensemblevocalemousike.weeb...  moreRegistrazione Live dal concerto "Festival Musicisti del mondo per il centro Italia" 28.05.2017, Siziano (PV), Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta in Campomorto Registrazione audio live a cura di Vittorio Villa Contatti: http://ensemblevocalemousike.weebly.com ensemblevocalemousike@gmail.com  

Water Night - Eric Whitacre Ensemble vocal La Sestina (dir. Stéphan Nicolay) Concert en l'église de Levens www.laSestina.org

O most holy birth-giver of God - Arvo Paert Ensemble vocal La Sestina, cond.Stephan Nicolay Concert in Abbaye du Thoronet (France), 13 october 2012 www.laSestina.org

Cagliari, Collegiata di S. Anna, 2 ottobre 2012. Esecuzione da parte dell'Ensemble Vocale "Exsurge Domine" dell'antifona Greco-Latina Panta ta Ethni/Omnes gentes tratta dal ms. 40 di Benevento (sec. XI). Panta ta ethni osa epiisas isusin ke proskini...  moreCagliari, Collegiata di S. Anna, 2 ottobre 2012. Esecuzione da parte dell'Ensemble Vocale "Exsurge Domine" dell'antifona Greco-Latina Panta ta Ethni/Omnes gentes tratta dal ms. 40 di Benevento (sec. XI). Panta ta ethni osa epiisas isusin ke proskinisusi enopion su, Kyrie. Omnes gentes quascumque fecisti venient et adorabunt te, Domine. Ensemble Vocale "Exsurge Domine": Davide Saddi Mattia Ortu Francesco Piano alessandro Ermellino Stefano Ruiu Raimondo Belfiori Mauro Sitzia Mattia Macis Francesco Cocco alessandro Abis Enrico Correggia (dir.)  less