This brand new version of Good King Wenceslas is dedicated to my uncle Duncan Shaw of Vancouver. His "retirement project" - developing his own theory of gravity - has been a huge inspiration in my own compositional journey late in life. Some background...  moreThis brand new version of Good King Wenceslas is dedicated to my uncle Duncan Shaw of Vancouver. His "retirement project" - developing his own theory of gravity - has been a huge inspiration in my own compositional journey late in life. Some background: I have sung the traditional version of Good King Wenceslas since I was a kid. I fell in love with the lyrics and the story, but have always been puzzled by the way it was arranged, in particular the way that the "las" of Wenceslas lands on the downbeat. When I was young, I thought the lyrics were actually "Good King Wences last looked out!" All to say that I got inspired to create a totally different version. I used the 19th century poem by John Mason Neale, but I wanted to create a different "feel" to the story, to take it back in time to its origins in the Middle Ages - hence the medieval feel to much of the piece. I also felt that since the Wenceslas story is all about a journey, a setting in 3/4 time would create a better sense of that feeling, ra...    less

The Gillingham Male Voice Choir Singing 'Morte Christe' Form Their Album 'Both Sides To GMVC' For More Information Visit Our Website. Website: http://gmvc.99k.org

This video was filmed in the rotunda at Central Washington University's McIntyre Music Building. For more information, go to the choir's Facebook page -- which contains links to all of the choir's YouTube videos and 20 audio recordings: https://www....  moreThis video was filmed in the rotunda at Central Washington University's McIntyre Music Building. For more information, go to the choir's Facebook page -- which contains links to all of the choir's YouTube videos and 20 audio recordings: https://www.facebook.com/CWU.Chamber.Choir (All CWU Chamber Choir videos on YouTube are posted only after agreements with composers and/or publisHers, when applicable, are reached.)  

Musica Vocal Ensemble Tatiana Ambartsumyan - soprano Neja Šavle - alto Aleš Magajne - baritone Luka Trček - bass Robert Feguš - tenore, artistic director http://www.musicaensemble.org

The Giovanni Consort is a chamber vocal ensemble based in Perth, Western Australia. The group performs a wide range of choral music from medieval to modern times and is renowned for its exquisite musicianship and attention to detail. This video was rec...  moreThe Giovanni Consort is a chamber vocal ensemble based in Perth, Western Australia. The group performs a wide range of choral music from medieval to modern times and is renowned for its exquisite musicianship and attention to detail. This video was recorded at their June 2012 concert, "El Grillo" in the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery at the University of Western Australia  

Helen Williams' setting of a lyric from John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress. Sung by the Choir of St Martin of Tours Parish Church, Epsom, conducted by Paul Johnson-Hyde. Illustrations by HC Selous and M Paolo Priolo. The score is available for Christian ...  moreHelen Williams' setting of a lyric from John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress. Sung by the Choir of St Martin of Tours Parish Church, Epsom, conducted by Paul Johnson-Hyde. Illustrations by HC Selous and M Paolo Priolo. The score is available for Christian worship from http://canossa.co.uk/Bunyan.html  

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)  

Winner of the Best Performance of a New Zealand Choral Song at the Big Sing Finale, Wellington, August 2024.

A part of the choir's winning performance at the 65th Croatian Youth Music Festival held in May 2022 in Varaždin. www.facebook.com/m.marulic.choir m.marulic_choir@yahoo.com

Traditional German carol (based on a Thuringian melody "Seht wie die Sonne dort sinket" from around 1808), The melody moves through the parts while the otHer parts represent the ringing of the bells - with a few added cheeky English cadences. Version...  moreTraditional German carol (based on a Thuringian melody "Seht wie die Sonne dort sinket" from around 1808), The melody moves through the parts while the otHer parts represent the ringing of the bells - with a few added cheeky English cadences. Versions are also available for string quartet, wind quartet, brass quartet, flute quartet and clarinet quartet.