Premiere performance: Saturday, May 21, 2011 (Notre Dame de Namur University) (Dedicated to the memory of Dr. Daniel Cerutti) Palo Alto High School Concert Singers, Las Positas Community College Chamber Singers, and the California State University, ...  morePremiere performance: Saturday, May 21, 2011 (Notre Dame de Namur University) (Dedicated to the memory of Dr. Daniel Cerutti) Palo Alto High School Concert Singers, Las Positas Community College Chamber Singers, and the California State University, East Bay Choral Union (The East Bay Singers and Oratorio Society), Buddy James, conductor Palo Alto High School Concert Choir, Michael Najar, director Las Positas College Chamber Choir, Robert Lappa, director  

Los campanilleros Tradicional andaluza, arreglo CarLos Santana Montoya X Encuentro Coral de Almorox, iglesia de San Cristóbal, 16-12-2012 Canta la Coral Santiago Apóstol de CasarrubueLos www.coralsantiagoapostol.com www.facebook.com/coralsantiago...  moreLos campanilleros Tradicional andaluza, arreglo CarLos Santana Montoya X Encuentro Coral de Almorox, iglesia de San Cristóbal, 16-12-2012 Canta la Coral Santiago Apóstol de CasarrubueLos www.coralsantiagoapostol.com www.facebook.com/coralsantiagoapostol Solista: Vicky Marines Guitarra: Antonio Oliva Director: Mariano García Created with MAGIX Video Pro X3  

The Johansen High School Vocal Music Department provides our students the opportunity to perform great choral literature while entertaining local audiences and performing at a variety of civic and community events. Johansen Choirs are truly honored to re...  more The Johansen High School Vocal Music Department provides our students the opportunity to perform great choral literature while entertaining local audiences and performing at a variety of civic and community events. Johansen Choirs are truly honored to represent our community in various capacities as well as having the opportunity to tour throughout California, often giving students their first experience outside of Stanislaus County. We are excited that nearly 60 students will participate in the vocal music program at Johansen High School this year. Last year our Choirs participated in multiple festivals, sang by invitation at many local events and toured San Diego. The department’s Viking Singers won a contest this summer and sang on stage with Foreigner at the County Fair. These talented students have been invited to participate in Gallo Center for the Arts first ever a cappella festival in April 2013.  less

The Salinlahi Serenata Singers or fondly called SaSeSi is the official and resident choral ensemble of Bulihan Integrated National High School in Silang, Cavite. It was established on July 2013 by music educator and conductor Mr. Aristeo B. Butial through...  moreThe Salinlahi Serenata Singers or fondly called SaSeSi is the official and resident choral ensemble of Bulihan Integrated National High School in Silang, Cavite. It was established on July 2013 by music educator and conductor Mr. Aristeo B. Butial through the help of their principal Mr. Willy D. Federico and head teacher of MAPEH Department Mr. Emeterio S. Vargas Jr. It became one of the pillars of performing arts in the said School promoting culture and arts through choral music. In 2015, when the Special Program in the Arts established, the group was tied up in order to utilize and serve as training ground for students majoring music with an emphasis in voice performance. Presently, the program is supervised by Mr. Ranier R. Gaspar as program coordinator. The choral group is composed of talented students from Junior and Senior High School raging from grade 9-12 and categorized as mixed youth Choir. Students were carefully selected through annual open audition. After passing the audition, they will underg...    less

La Folia (literally "madness") was a Portuguese dance from the renaissance, and it has been used by many composers in the ensuing centuries. This a-cappella 4-voice version uses three Altos and one bass, a cappella. It explores a couple of alternative m...  moreLa Folia (literally "madness") was a Portuguese dance from the renaissance, and it has been used by many composers in the ensuing centuries. This a-cappella 4-voice version uses three Altos and one bass, a cappella. It explores a couple of alternative modes for the theme: Octatonic and Dorian. Singing of folia this old tune repeats all day and even in the new Octatonic mode we can sing folia all the day long in this five time and we sing it in Octatonic mode madness all is madness while we're singing of la folia and in five time and Octatonic mode can't leave off la folia it will drive me round the bend soon and I'll shortly change to some other mode Sing it in the Dorian sing it in the Dorian oh I love the Dorian it makes me dream on  less

Noel by Théophile Gautier setting for two Altos and guitar poem translated into English by S N Solomons, music composed and performed (multitrack) by D W Solomons (dwsChorale) The sky is dark, the earth is white, oh bells ring out with joy Je...  moreNoel by Théophile Gautier setting for two Altos and guitar poem translated into English by S N Solomons, music composed and performed (multitrack) by D W Solomons (dwsChorale) The sky is dark, the earth is white, oh bells ring out with joy Jesus is born, the Virgin quiet shelters her baby boy. Noel Noel Noel bells ring out with joy! No wraps No festooned curtains spread to shield the child from frost nothing but flimsy spider webs trail from the beams aloft. He shivers in that cold stable this Jesus child so dear, and so to warm him in the cradle, the ass and ox draw near. The snow hangs down in lacy fringe. But far above the heavens swell reveal the angel Choir that sings to men Noel Noel  less

The Lover (Before my gaze she stands) for 3 Altos and guitar This is the setting of a poem by my father inspired by L'Amoureuse by Paul Eluard as a hypnotic canon trio of Altos over a guitar ostinato (the guitar part is played in an electronic form he...  moreThe Lover (Before my gaze she stands) for 3 Altos and guitar This is the setting of a poem by my father inspired by L'Amoureuse by Paul Eluard as a hypnotic canon trio of Altos over a guitar ostinato (the guitar part is played in an electronic form here), in Dorian mode. The music is the same as the piece "My love is far from here", but with the original words by my father  

This canon by Mozart was originally written for 5 sopranos in canon. I have arranged it for Altos and performed it as the dwsChorale (multitracking). The words are Kyrie eleison - (Lord have mercy) Christe eleison - (Christ have mercy) Kyrie eleis...  moreThis canon by Mozart was originally written for 5 sopranos in canon. I have arranged it for Altos and performed it as the dwsChorale (multitracking). The words are Kyrie eleison - (Lord have mercy) Christe eleison - (Christ have mercy) Kyrie eleison - (Lord have mercy)  

Christmas concert - Festive tales 2023. Vocal Ensemble Quadrivia and friends Aleksandar Alić -flute and percussion Andrej Kukuruzar - violin

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.