'Prayer of the Children' by Kurt Bestor April 27, 2024 'Songs of Sanctuary' (1 take cell phone) Saint John Men's Chorus Director Kelly Galbraith On Saturday April 27 7 pm 'Songs of Sanctuary' was presented by Cantores Celestes Maritimes and t...  more'Prayer of the Children' by Kurt Bestor April 27, 2024 'Songs of Sanctuary' (1 take cell phone) Saint John Men's Chorus Director Kelly Galbraith On Saturday April 27 7 pm 'Songs of Sanctuary' was presented by Cantores Celestes Maritimes and the Saint John Men's Chorus under the direction of Kelly Galbraith in the beautiful acoustics of Stella Maris Church in Saint John. www.cantorescelestes.com Facebook: Saint John Men's Chorus X: @Saint Chorus YouTube: Saint John Men's Chorus cantorescelestes@hotmail.com  less

Poem by Robert Herrick Music by David W Solomons www.dwsolo.com All parts sung by Matthew Curtis - www.choraltracks.com [Note: many composers - including Kathryn Rose, Peter Hurford, Colin Brumby and Tim Knight - have set a few verses from this poem...  morePoem by Robert Herrick Music by David W Solomons www.dwsolo.com All parts sung by Matthew Curtis - www.choraltracks.com [Note: many composers - including Kathryn Rose, Peter Hurford, Colin Brumby and Tim Knight - have set a few verses from this poem, but I believe that this is the first setting of the complete poem for full choir (unless someone knows different?)]  

Our last song is an original carol written by the incomparable composer and arranger, Chris Hoban. Chris has written many of Show Of Hands’ big hits including, ‘Lily and the Rose’ which he wrote for Miranda Sykes and The Lost Sound. We’ve performed this t...  moreOur last song is an original carol written by the incomparable composer and arranger, Chris Hoban. Chris has written many of Show Of Hands’ big hits including, ‘Lily and the Rose’ which he wrote for Miranda Sykes and The Lost Sound. We’ve performed this together with Show Of Hands, at their 25thAnniversary concert in The Royal Albert Hall in 2017. Chris explains the background of ‘Though We Lie Underground’ for us: I first came across the stories surrounding the curious tradition of West Country miners singing carols underground when listening to a recording of Alan Lomax’s extraordinary live BBC 1957 broadcast “Sing Christmas and the Turn of the Year”, a feat of radio genius involving hundreds of performers and groups all over the country, seamlessly brought together for one scintillating hour. At one point, Lomax described how the miners of Devon and Cornwall would celebrate Christmas underground in an almost pagan fashion: they would select the largest lump of tin ore they could handle, set it up in...    less

Barlow Bradford's Utah Chamber Artists sing his arrangement of "Star Candles" (music by Michael Head, words by Margaret Rose) The sun's in his cradle, The bird's in her nest, The Shepherds are calling The lambs home to rest. Go, sleep little Je...  moreBarlow Bradford's Utah Chamber Artists sing his arrangement of "Star Candles" (music by Michael Head, words by Margaret Rose) The sun's in his cradle, The bird's in her nest, The Shepherds are calling The lambs home to rest. Go, sleep little Jesus! The wind's riding by To set all the candles Alight in the sky. A candle for Kingship, Sweet laughter it brings And mirth's Golden music, The riches of Kings. Go sleep little Jesus! The wind's riding by To set all the candles Alight in the sky But oh! in the skytop Up there I can see A cross, it's shining, It's shining on thee, Go sleep, little Jesus! The wind's riding by To set all the candles Alight in the sky. "Star Candles" is available on the compact disc Joyous Day! distributed through Clarion Records. For purchase info, visit www.utahchamberartists.org  less

Sung by the Fulham Children's Choir, Musical director: Christopher Wray, Piano: Marcus Andrews and Charles Economou Songs and Cries of London Town by Bob Chilcott and varied choral cantata in five movements for STAB choir, upper-voice choir, piano duet, ...  moreSung by the Fulham Children's Choir, Musical director: Christopher Wray, Piano: Marcus Andrews and Charles Economou Songs and Cries of London Town by Bob Chilcott and varied choral cantata in five movements for STAB choir, upper-voice choir, piano duet, and optional percussion. The two outer movements draw their words and inspiration from boisterous cries of 17th century market vendors as once featured in 'The Cries of London' by Orlando Gibbbons. The second movement features the words of a Scottish poet, William Dunbar (c. 1460-c.1520), in which he praises the English capital, and includes the line 'London, thou art the Flower of cities all'. Together, these settings evoke a surprisingly contemporary impression of London's sights, sounds, and moods, inspiring some irresistible music, by turns contemplative and unquenchably thrilling. This 'capital' cantata was written in 2001 for the Diamond Jubilee of the Barnet Choral Society, of which Chilcott is President.  less

A cantata by Ralph Vaughan Williams in an arrangement for SATB by John Whittaker (2022) Performance (recorded in May 2022) by Berks Sinfonietta and Vox Philia, Reading, PA, USA. Dr. David A. McConnell, Artistic Director www.voxphilia.org and www.berks...  moreA cantata by Ralph Vaughan Williams in an arrangement for SATB by John Whittaker (2022) Performance (recorded in May 2022) by Berks Sinfonietta and Vox Philia, Reading, PA, USA. Dr. David A. McConnell, Artistic Director www.voxphilia.org and www.berkssinfonietta.org Performed under license from Oxford University Press. For more details of this arrangement, contact John Whittaker, MJWhittaker@Googlemail.com  

"Ave Musica" Choir (Odessa) performs "A Költő Sírfelirata" (Epitaph) by Decsenyi Janos @ XIX International Festival-Competition of Choral Art "South Palmyra" named aft. A.Zaitsev (Odessa, Ukraine) Vegyeskarra, Rainer Maria Rilke szovegere: "Rose, oh r...  more"Ave Musica" Choir (Odessa) performs "A Költő Sírfelirata" (Epitaph) by Decsenyi Janos @ XIX International Festival-Competition of Choral Art "South Palmyra" named aft. A.Zaitsev (Odessa, Ukraine) Vegyeskarra, Rainer Maria Rilke szovegere: "Rose, oh reiner Widerspruch, Lust, Niemandes Schlaf zu sein unter soviel Lidern". www.avemusica.com.ua facebook.com/AveMusicaChoirUkraine  

A performance of a movement from Hubert Parry's Songs of Farewell - Never weather beaten sail, sung live in concert by the Vasari Singers directed by Jeremy Backhouse. Filmed live from St Peter's Church, Eaton Square, Thurs 24th October 2013. http:...  moreA performance of a movement from Hubert Parry's Songs of Farewell - Never weather beaten sail, sung live in concert by the Vasari Singers directed by Jeremy Backhouse. Filmed live from St Peter's Church, Eaton Square, Thurs 24th October 2013. http://www.vasarisingers.org  

The East Central University Chorale performing "III. She Tells Her Love While Half Asleep", the third of Morten Lauridsens "Midwinter Songs" cycle. Recorded at the Holy Family Cathedral in Tulsa, Oklahoma. January 26, 2001. Dr. J. Steven Walker, Con...  moreThe East Central University Chorale performing "III. She Tells Her Love While Half Asleep", the third of Morten Lauridsens "Midwinter Songs" cycle. Recorded at the Holy Family Cathedral in Tulsa, Oklahoma. January 26, 2001. Dr. J. Steven Walker, Conducting Dr. Dennis Boe, Piano  

Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis set to music for six part men's voices choir by David W Solomons www.dwsolo.com All parts performed by Matthew Curtis - www.choraltracks.com The title of this work (Canticula Ursae Minoris/Songs of the Little Bear) comes...  moreMagnificat and Nunc Dimittis set to music for six part men's voices choir by David W Solomons www.dwsolo.com All parts performed by Matthew Curtis - www.choraltracks.com The title of this work (Canticula Ursae Minoris/Songs of the Little Bear) comes from the origin of the melodies: Many years aGo I wrote an "Oratorio" based on Winnie the Pooh and gave each character little melodic leitmotifs, sung as "Sing ho for the life of a bear" and "What I say said Eeyore is that it's unsettling" and I have used them for various sections of these Canticles, with Eeyore's little song curiously dominating the Lesser Doxology - Glory be to the Father and to the Son... The work, called Poohratorio of course, is due to be published once AA Milne Goes into public domain (2031).  less