I want to begin by saying that I struggle to write up-tempo music. As a composer, I tend to lean toward and connect to slow and emotional pieces. I have always been someone who strives to convey emotional complexity, therefore writing an up-tempo piece ha...  moreI want to begin by saying that I struggle to write up-tempo music. As a composer, I tend to lean toward and connect to slow and emotional pieces. I have always been someone who strives to convey emotional complexity, therefore writing an up-tempo piece had to be purposeful and meaningful. The inspiration for this score comes from the First time I was able to hear my son's heartbeat during an ultrasound. It was a magical and exciting moment that I will never forget; however, leading up to that specific moment there was an element of tension. Six months prior to hearing my son's heartbeat, my wife and I found ourselves in a very different situation with the outcome of an ultrasound. We arrived at the hospital excited to meet our child, only to discover we had silently miscarried. I had never felt so deflated and aimless in one sudden moment. It was as if I was a boat, drifting, with no direction in my life. Fast forward to this ultrasound with our soon-to-be son. You can imagine the excitement and fear we bo...    less

Each year, in September, Musica International (www.musicanet.org) chooses as its Favorite Piece of the Month a beautiful piece which would be perfect for your Christmas program. here are a few of them, with multimedia illustrations, Recordings of pronunc...

I’m a composer who is looking to collaborate with choirs to produce Recordings for new choral pieces. The titles I am looking to record come in a variety of genres: sacred, secular, children’s, wedding, graduation, new hymns, and a choral ghos...

Coro Cervantes is a unique chamber choir founded by Carlos Aransay. Through its performances and Recordings it aims to bring the music of Iberia and Latin America to audiences everywhere. UK performances include the Wigmore Hall, St. Johns, Smith Square...  moreCoro Cervantes is a unique chamber choir founded by Carlos Aransay. Through its performances and Recordings it aims to bring the music of Iberia and Latin America to audiences everywhere. UK performances include the Wigmore Hall, St. Johns, Smith Square and the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. Tours abroad include Russia, Mexico, Spain and The Netherlands. For our highly acclaimed CD's visit http://www.corocervantesshop.com  

David Fawcett is a classical composer and professional musician living and working in Swanage, in Dorset’s beautiful Isle of Purbeck. This work is suitable for a soloist or unison choir. The accompaniment is originally scored for piano, but we have render...  moreDavid Fawcett is a classical composer and professional musician living and working in Swanage, in Dorset’s beautiful Isle of Purbeck. This work is suitable for a soloist or unison choir. The accompaniment is originally scored for piano, but we have rendered it with organ accompaniment. In a liturgical setting, this work is especially suitable for Baptisms and other services that feature the use of sanctified water (healing and commemorative services). Equally, it would make a reflective motet for use during the distribution of Holy Communion. Many thanks to the Swell Vox crew in this video for beautifully performing the piece: Tony Lee, Caleb Smith, Andrew Flores, James Flores (organ). Scores (published by TKM): https://www.timknightmusic.com/product-page/the-water-of-life David's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzUp7SpL1jF4qXYkkD4k_ZQ Tim Knight Music: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOJDfhZhynim1VfZM4N6CxQ  less

Karl Jenkins: Adiemus Carmina Slovenica Orchestra Chorus Instrumentalis Author of the Project and Conductor: Karmina Šilec Adiemus occupied the imagination of the music-lovers all over the world. Therefore this musical work was one of the most sal...  moreKarl Jenkins: Adiemus Carmina Slovenica Orchestra Chorus Instrumentalis Author of the Project and Conductor: Karmina Šilec Adiemus occupied the imagination of the music-lovers all over the world. Therefore this musical work was one of the most saleable albums and reached the scale tops of classical as well as ethnical music. Karl Jenkins' popular vocal-instrumental work Adiemus belongs to a sort of symphonic music with a touch of ethnic music. To define Adiemus is the best way to denote it as a "new age" or "progressive" music. Adiemus is formed of a many different kinds of melodies, distinctive harmonies and minimalistic repetitions of musical themes, that Jenkins shaped into an expanded choral work. European Choir Video Award  less

The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford Robert Pecksmith (organ) David Crown (Conductor) Somerville College Chapel, Oxford 28 April 2013 Website: http://www.somervillechoir.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoir Organist's Websit...  moreThe Choir of Somerville College, Oxford Robert Pecksmith (organ) David Crown (Conductor) Somerville College Chapel, Oxford 28 April 2013 Website: http://www.somervillechoir.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoir Organist's Website: http://www.robert-smith.org.uk  

Text: Christina Koenig, Music: Sabine Wüsthoff Contributors: Daejeon Observatory Children's Choir (Republic of Korea), Project Choir of the Laborschule Dresden, Junior Concert Choir of the Berlin Girls Choir Piano: Keiko Yuasa | Conductor: Sabine Wüstho...  moreText: Christina Koenig, Music: Sabine Wüsthoff Contributors: Daejeon Observatory Children's Choir (Republic of Korea), Project Choir of the Laborschule Dresden, Junior Concert Choir of the Berlin Girls Choir Piano: Keiko Yuasa | Conductor: Sabine Wüsthoff German-Korean choir concert Saturday, 4 May 2019, Berlin SONG WITHOUT BORDERS - World premiere For the meeting of three children's and youth choirs. The First of the three verses is sung in German, the second in Korean, the last in English - so each choir has to learn to pronounce the language of the other, an adventure! With simple, poetic words, "Song without borders" deals with the chance of children to create a future worth living for the adults of tomorrow through mobility, empathy and energy. The music to it illustrates in the First verse the sea as a metaphor of eternal movement, in the second the feeling together, in the third the positive action of holding together.  less

Exultate Singers performing Sibelius' Be still my soul on BBC One's Songs of Praise 12th August 2012, conducted by David Ogden. The harpist is Kate Watt.

A setting of a poem by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay (obit 1931). Though Magi Kings are dead, my star will still lead me to the place where I can kiss the Infant's haloed head. The setting by Irish composer David Monks, iis sung by Alzonne Choir. The perfor...  moreA setting of a poem by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay (obit 1931). Though Magi Kings are dead, my star will still lead me to the place where I can kiss the Infant's haloed head. The setting by Irish composer David Monks, iis sung by Alzonne Choir. The performance was given in the Collegiale St. Michel, Castelnaudary, 9 December 2011. Your comments are welcomel. Un arrangement d'un poème de Nicolas Vachel Lindsay (obit 1931). Bien que les rois mages soient morts, mon étoile va encore me conduire à l'endroit où je peux embrasser la tête auréolée de l'Enfant. L'arrangement par David Monks, compositeur irlandais, est chanté par le Choeur d'Alzonne. La représentation a été donnée dans la Collégiale Saint-Michel, Castelnaudary, 9 Décembre 2011. Vos commentaires sont bienvenusl.  less