[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   for the last two weeks I've been sharing a series of 'Frequently asked questions' that I wrote as a result of questionnaires that I used to send round my ...

Erik Satie's Sarabande No. 1 is one of my favourite piano pieces. for a long time, I felt there was an a cappella choral piece hiding within it, in plain sight. One day I got inspired and gave it a try. Creating a choral adaptation of a piano piece ha...  moreErik Satie's Sarabande No. 1 is one of my favourite piano pieces. for a long time, I felt there was an a cappella choral piece hiding within it, in plain sight. One day I got inspired and gave it a try. Creating a choral adaptation of a piano piece has its challenges. I tried to keep faithful to Satie's original musical inspiration and created lyrics to go with my arrangement that evoke an early summer morning, one of my favourite times of the year. Several months later, I applied to be a participant at one of the Vancouver Chamber choir's Interplay workshops funded by the SOCAN Foundation and to my delight I was accepted. "As dawn breaks" was one of the pieces that this amazing choir sight read for me on the spot. VCC director Jon Washburn and choir members then provided me with valuable feedback, for which I am very grateful. NB: One day I woke up to the realization that I had independently written four choral works, each of which had evoked a different season, and so it seemed natural to group ...    less

This is a transposed version of Malcolm Sargent's "Zither Carol". It is based on a Czech Furiant (a fast Dance with metre shifting between duple and triple time) called "Sedlák, sedlák", which was also sung as a light-hearted and frolicsome song gently po...  moreThis is a transposed version of Malcolm Sargent's "Zither Carol". It is based on a Czech Furiant (a fast Dance with metre shifting between duple and triple time) called "Sedlák, sedlák", which was also sung as a light-hearted and frolicsome song gently poking fun at a corpulent farmer. The words of the carol are by Malcolm Sargent himself. Girls and boys, leave your toys. make no noise, Kneel at His crib and worship Him. At Thy shrine, Child divine, we are Thine, Our Saviour's here. "Hallelujah!" the church bells ring, "Hallelujah!" the angels sing, "Hallelujah!" from ev'rything. All must draw near. (etc)  less

This is the recording off of Shadows and Reflections, preformed by WomenSing, Martin Benevenuto, artistic director. Commissioned by WomenSing and the River of Words Foundation. Youth Inspiring Youth Commission (2008) Composed between January 20...  moreThis is the recording off of Shadows and Reflections, preformed by WomenSing, Martin Benevenuto, artistic director. Commissioned by WomenSing and the River of Words Foundation. Youth Inspiring Youth Commission (2008) Composed between January 2009 - and July 2009. This composition received its WORLD premiere March 28th, 2010 at St. Mary's Chapel in Moraga, CA.  

Laura Ann Ross, oboe; John Semingson, piano

El Coro "Santa María" de Coria del Río (Sevilla) interpreta la obra GREENSLEEVES en versión para SAB y piano de Philip Lawson, durante el IX Encuentro Coral Nacional celebrado el 1 de octubre de 2022 en el Centro Cultural de la Villa "Pastora Soler" de Co...  moreEl Coro "Santa María" de Coria del Río (Sevilla) interpreta la obra GREENSLEEVES en versión para SAB y piano de Philip Lawson, durante el IX Encuentro Coral Nacional celebrado el 1 de octubre de 2022 en el Centro Cultural de la Villa "Pastora Soler" de Coria del Río (Sevilla). Un delicioso y accesible arreglo de la canción folklórica tradicional inglesa para voces de SAB. Un acompañamiento de piano melodioso apoya las líneas vocales líricas y las ideas melódicas se transmiten entre las voces, lo que permite que todos pasen un rato con esta hermosa melodía. ¡Algunos momentos armónicos no tradicionales pero interesantes hacen de esta una edición que sus cantantes apreciarán y su audiencia no olvidará! Philip Lawson: https://www.philiplawson.net/index.html Coro Santa María: https://corosantamaria.org/ Alas my love ye do me wrong to cast me off discourtiously and I have lov-ed ye so long delighting in your company Greensleeves was all my joy Greensleeves was my delight Greensleeves was my heart of gold...    less

Zuzeneko Grabaketa / Grabación en directo / Live Recording 2016/06/11 Interpretación por parte de: San Pedro Abesbatza (Zumaia) Directora/Zuzendaria: Amaia Aldalur Goikoetxea piano: Mari CArmen Azpeitia Iparragirre Imágenes / Irudiak / Picture...  moreZuzeneko Grabaketa / Grabación en directo / Live Recording 2016/06/11 Interpretación por parte de: San Pedro Abesbatza (Zumaia) Directora/Zuzendaria: Amaia Aldalur Goikoetxea piano: Mari CArmen Azpeitia Iparragirre Imágenes / Irudiak / Pictures: Antxon Gonzalez Gabarain (Bolitx)  

Beyond the Music:  Building Community in our musical ensembles, part V Building Esprit de Corps in our choirs   1)      Learn names and backgrounds of students 2)      Know the singers outsid...

Zuzeneko Grabaketa / Grabación en directo / Live Recording X Festival del Bidasoa. Amaia KZ (Irun - Gipuzkoa) 2016/09/14 Interpretación por parte de: Xatz-Eskifaia abesbatza (Hondarribi) Directora/Zuzendaria: Amaia Aldalur Goikoetxea piano: Est...  moreZuzeneko Grabaketa / Grabación en directo / Live Recording X Festival del Bidasoa. Amaia KZ (Irun - Gipuzkoa) 2016/09/14 Interpretación por parte de: Xatz-Eskifaia abesbatza (Hondarribi) Directora/Zuzendaria: Amaia Aldalur Goikoetxea piano: Esther Barandiaran Imágenes / Irudiak / Pictures: Fototeca de Zumaia  

O most holy birth-giver of God - Arvo Paert Ensemble vocal La Sestina, cond.Stephan Nicolay Concert in Abbaye du Thoronet (France), 13 october 2012 www.lasestina.org