[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...

Thomas Aquinas writes in the Summa Theologica: "Music is the exaltation of the mind derived from things eternal, bursting forth in sound." The quotation most aptly describes the repertoire on the Norwegian Chamber Choir Schola Cantorum's recording of hymn...  moreThomas Aquinas writes in the Summa Theologica: "Music is the exaltation of the mind derived from things eternal, bursting forth in sound." The quotation most aptly describes the repertoire on the Norwegian Chamber Choir Schola Cantorum's recording of hymns to Mary, the Mother of God, in which tranquillity, eternity and 'bursting forth into sound' are encountered in many different guises. The composers represented here have often chosen to allow their music to evolve in stable structures and remain within static harmonic spaces even when the music becomes expressive and dramatic: Benjamin Britten, Francis Poulenc, Maurice Duruflé, Eric Whitacre, Morten Lauridsen, Martin Ødegaard, Kjell Mørk Karlsen, Anton Bruckner, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Arvo Pärt, Ola Gjeilo, Andrew Smith and Trond Kverno. https://shop.klicktrack.com/2l/420085/ Throughout its existence the Chamber Choir Schola Cantorum has had high ambitions. The Choir has built up an international reputation and has made it a trademark to include newly wri...    less

Raimonds Tiguls, Nora Ikstena - "Dod Dieviņi!" Performed bychmaber Choir "Vox Animae", conductor Sindija Druva Aldis Liepiņš - piano Ieva Veide - kokle Ieva Supjeva - flute Viesturs Samts - percussions

2009夏季音樂會 世界拼圖(唱遊世界.傾聽台灣) 2009/6/7 高雄市文化中心至德堂 指揮: 翁佳芬 Loch Lomond 羅莽湖畔 arr. R. Vaughan Williams 蘇格蘭民謠 這首離情依依的蘇格蘭民謠，由作曲家佛漢‧威廉士（R.Vaughan Williams, 1872 - 1958）編寫為無伴奏的混聲四部合唱曲。佛漢‧威廉士是英國交響曲、室內樂、歌劇、合唱音樂和電影配樂作曲家，亦是英國民歌的採集者。全曲描寫著即將遠行的情人與少女，在羅莽湖畔道別的...  more2009夏季音樂會 世界拼圖(唱遊世界.傾聽台灣) 2009/6/7 高雄市文化中心至德堂 指揮: 翁佳芬 Loch Lomond 羅莽湖畔 arr. R. Vaughan Williams 蘇格蘭民謠 這首離情依依的蘇格蘭民謠，由作曲家佛漢‧威廉士（R.Vaughan Williams, 1872 - 1958）編寫為無伴奏的混聲四部合唱曲。佛漢‧威廉士是英國交響曲、室內樂、歌劇、合唱音樂和電影配樂作曲家，亦是英國民歌的採集者。全曲描寫著即將遠行的情人與少女，在羅莽湖畔道別的情景，音樂以兩個不同動機的樂段組合而成：前段採用平穩和緩的速度，敘述著緻麗的湖光山色；後段以附點節奏的進行曲風，與前段形成明顯的情感對比，呈現必須出發的決心、且無法再與摯愛相見的痛苦。 By yon bonny banks and by yon bonny braes, where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomond, where me and my true love were ever wont to gae, on the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond. O you'll take the high road and I'll take the low road, and I'll be in Scotland afore ye, but me and my true love will never meet again; on the bonny banks of Loch Lomond. T'was there that we parted in yon shady glen, On the steep side of Loch Lomond, where deep in purple hue the Highland hills we view, and the moon coming out in the gloaming. The wee birdies sing and the wild flowrs spring, And in sunshine the waters are sleeping, But the broken heart it kens nae seco...    less

2009夏季音樂會 世界拼圖(唱遊世界.傾聽台灣) 2009/6/7 高雄市文化中心至德堂 指揮: 翁佳芬 Hava Nageela 齊來歡樂 arr. Maurice Goldman 以色列民謠 本曲為以色列民謠，是猶太人流亡保留下來的民謠中，經常被吟唱的歌曲，亦可配合傳統舞蹈演出。哥德曼（Maurice Goldman, 1910-84）是美籍猶太裔作曲家，不論作曲或編曲皆以希伯來音樂為主，手法融合現代美國古典、爵士及民謠風格。哥德曼將此曲編為附有鋼琴伴奏的混聲四部合唱曲，...  more2009夏季音樂會 世界拼圖(唱遊世界.傾聽台灣) 2009/6/7 高雄市文化中心至德堂 指揮: 翁佳芬 Hava Nageela 齊來歡樂 arr. Maurice Goldman 以色列民謠 本曲為以色列民謠，是猶太人流亡保留下來的民謠中，經常被吟唱的歌曲，亦可配合傳統舞蹈演出。哥德曼（Maurice Goldman, 1910-84）是美籍猶太裔作曲家，不論作曲或編曲皆以希伯來音樂為主，手法融合現代美國古典、爵士及民謠風格。哥德曼將此曲編為附有鋼琴伴奏的混聲四部合唱曲，歌名的中文意思是「大家一齊來歡樂」，有困苦中相互鼓勵，以及苦中作樂之意。本曲後來成為歐洲猶太人歌謠中的首選，亦是目前移民美國的猶太人之最愛，幾乎成為猶太裔美人之代名詞。曲中以強烈的切分節奏及誇張的力度變化，展現出猶太舞蹈特色，以及不屈不撓的民族鬥志。 Hava nageela, Hava nageela veneesmecha, Hava nageela, hava nageela, Hava neranena, Hava neranena veneesmecha, Ooroo ooroo acheem, Ooroo acheem belev sameyach. 大家一起來歡樂 大家一起歡樂又快樂 親愛的大家一起來 以一顆快樂的心 大家一起來歡樂 大家一起來歡樂 大家一起來歡樂  less

Celebrating its upcoming 50th anniversary in 2013, National Taiwan Univer- sity Chorus (NTU Chorus) is the largest mixed Choir on campus with the longest history among student groups and clubs. The one hundred avid choral singers, all non-music m...  more Celebrating its upcoming 50th anniversary in 2013, National Taiwan Univer- sity Chorus (NTU Chorus) is the largest mixed Choir on campus with the longest history among student groups and clubs. The one hundred avid choral singers, all non-music majors, come together into this vigorous and passionate auditioned musical group. With all their bright talents, immense potential, remarkable adaptability, diligence and love towards choral music, the singers delight in performing works from a wide range of choral repertoire, including canonic Western choral literatures, American folklore, spirituals and gospel, music, Chinese art songs, Taiwanese folksongs, operatic choral numbers, musical medleys, and commissioned works by Taiwan's own emerging talented composers. NTU Chorus is especially acclaimed for its immensely enjoyable concerts, where beauty of the human voice, joined by brilliant choreography and lighting effects, sings out wonders in harmony. In March, 2012, NTU Chorus has just won the...    less

Remember Not, Lord, Our Offences Henry Purcell A Midsummer Evening with Noctis June 21st 2014 Roper Theatre, West Wing, Bath, UK www.noctisChoir.com

Te Deum Chamber Choir www.te-deum.org Live performance, May 25, 2019 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Kansas City, Missouri Sopranos: Katherine Dick, Julianna Fox, Rupal Gupta, Nicole Murray, Victoria Olson, Sydney Seratte, Sarah Sheldon...  moreTe Deum Chamber Choir www.te-deum.org Live performance, May 25, 2019 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Kansas City, Missouri Sopranos: Katherine Dick, Julianna Fox, Rupal Gupta, Nicole Murray, Victoria Olson, Sydney Seratte, Sarah Sheldon Altos: Claire Binek, Joanna M. Davis, Josepha Haden, Kirsten Hyde, Nanette Kraus Tenors: Tom Assel, Nico Caruso, Randall Frye, Christopher Fuelling, Will Weyhrauch Basses: Kyle Chamberlin, Andrew Cunard, Jon Duncan, Ken Foley, Nick Gillock, Edward Straub  less

Te Deum Chamber Choir te-deum.org Live performance, May 25, 2019 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Kansas City, Missouri Sopranos: Katherine Dick, Julianna Fox, Rupal Gupta, Nicole Murray, Victoria Olson, Sydney Seratte, Sarah Sheldon A...  moreTe Deum Chamber Choir te-deum.org Live performance, May 25, 2019 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Kansas City, Missouri Sopranos: Katherine Dick, Julianna Fox, Rupal Gupta, Nicole Murray, Victoria Olson, Sydney Seratte, Sarah Sheldon Altos: Claire Binek, Joanna M. Davis, Josepha Haden, Kirsten Hyde, Nanette Kraus Tenors: Tom Assel, Nico Caruso, Randall Frye, Christopher Fuelling, Will Weyhrauch Basses: Kyle Chamberlin, Andrew Cunard, Jon Duncan, Ken Foley, Nick Gillock, Edward Straub  less