Performing on period instruments, the endlessly inventive Ensemble Caprice spotlights the rich and fascinating culture of the court of Rudolf II in Prague-the most interesting European city of its TIme-where scientists, artists, musicians, and a...

A Year As a Nomad:   April 4, 2023, marked the last day I spent in my birth country. I shared breakfast with my brother and mother, showed my boarding pass, and within minutes, I was on a plane to London. What happened during all that TIme? ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Rather than everyone singing all the TIme, many choirs ring the changes by creating smaller ensembles within the larger choir or have occasional solo...

Dear Fans of choral music! January is the TIme for re-start and New Year’s resolutions! We do not promise anything else to you, but in the way you always believed in: a great festive season full of exciting music programs. NEW: Find out about...

La Rosa - an arrangement of the famous Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) song by composer Paul Ben-Haim (1897-1984). Born in Munich in 1897, Ben-Haim had a very impressive career as a pianist, conductor and composer. He moved to Tel-Aviv in 1933, and soon became ...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreLa Rosa - an arrangement of the famous Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) song by composer Paul Ben-Haim (1897-1984). Born in Munich in 1897, Ben-Haim had a very impressive career as a pianist, conductor and composer. He moved to Tel-Aviv in 1933, and soon became a leading figure in the musical lIfe of Palestine and the State of Israel (from 1948). Ben-Haim regarded his work as part of a wide-spread effort to synthesize Eastern and Western traditions. read more - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ben-Haim La rosa enflorese en el mez de May, Mi alma s'escurese sufriendo del amor. Los bilbilicos cantan sospiran del amor, Y la pasión me mata muchigua mi dolor. Más presto ven Palomba más presto ven a mí, Más presto tú mi alma que yo me vo morir. The roses bloom in the month of May, But my soul's full of gloom suffering in love. The nightingales sing and are sighing in love, The passion will kill me, multiply my pain. Come faster, oh dove, come faster to me, Come faster, my soul, because I shall die. ...    ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

The Victoria Brass and the CapriCCio Vocal Ensemble Dec. 23, 2011 Christ Church Cathedral Victoria BC

This haunting & ethereal version of a beautIful, traditional Russian Carol brings wonder and mystery as the world waits for the birth of the Christ child... RUSSIAN CAROL Traditional Lyrics Catherine Paul Original Copyright 1968 Ascherberg Hopwo...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreThis haunting & ethereal version of a beautIful, traditional Russian Carol brings wonder and mystery as the world waits for the birth of the Christ child... RUSSIAN CAROL Traditional Lyrics Catherine Paul Original Copyright 1968 Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew Ltd Arrangement Darren Marc Bartlett This Arr. Copyright DMB MUsic 2016 Performed by Muzaria Keys & Sound Engineer Alvin Allison Video Production Kingbere Designs www.dmbmusic.co.uk www.darrenbartlett.co.uk Copyright DMB MUSIC 2000-2017 www.muzaria.com www.salvacosta.co.uk  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   It’s that TIme of year again. Summer is over and choir starts back. We choir leaders will be thinking about which songs to teach for the next s...

The moment before a concert begins, when singers and audience members wait for the downbeat, is a magical TIme. Our first video seeks to capture that shared moment - the hushed anticipation, the sound of coordinated footsteps, the group intake of breath....  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreThe moment before a concert begins, when singers and audience members wait for the downbeat, is a magical TIme. Our first video seeks to capture that shared moment - the hushed anticipation, the sound of coordinated footsteps, the group intake of breath. Many voices, gathered as one...join us on the journey. www.dacapochamberchoir.ca Thank you to our funders - the Kitchener-Waterloo Community Foundation (The Urie A. and Dorothy M. Bender Endowment Fund) and the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund.  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A while back I taught a song wrongly. Not for the first TIme!     Even though I corrected myself quickly, the original version stuck in peo...