Ottawa Choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform "I Love, Alas I Love Thee" by Thomas Morley (1557 - 1602), an English composer, theorist, editor and organist of the Renaissance. Visit our blog http://www.stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/ or our website h...  moreOttawa Choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform "I Love, Alas I Love Thee" by Thomas Morley (1557 - 1602), an English composer, theorist, editor and organist of the Renaissance. Visit our blog http://www.stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/ or our website http://www.stairwellcarollers.com/ for updates. Audio: Tom Barnes. Recorded at St. Barnabas Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 1st, 2013. Videographers: Valérie Auger-Voyer, Kevin Millington. Editing: Pierre Massie  

Perry Joyce is a young multi-award winning composer based in Perth, and is a tenor in The Giovanni Consort. He conducts this performance of his work "The Annunciation", scored for solo soprano and unaccompanied chorus. The work depicts the revelation to t...  morePerry Joyce is a young multi-award winning composer based in Perth, and is a tenor in The Giovanni Consort. He conducts this performance of his work "The Annunciation", scored for solo soprano and unaccompanied chorus. The work depicts the revelation to the Virgin Mary by the Angel Gabriel that she will conceive a son to be the saviour of humankind. 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 recorded at their December 2012 concert, "Hodie Christus" in the Dining Hall of St. George's College at the University of Western Australia. Audio/Visual recording courtesy of Michael Grebla - check out his other work @ http://www.youtube.com/user/GreblaMusic/  less

A New Eaarth for Orchestra, Chorus & Narrator [35'00"] Robert Paterson, Composer Bill McKibben, Narrator VYOA, Jeffrey Domoto and Jeffrey Buettner, Conductors To perform this with your orchestra and chorus, contact Bill Holab Music: http://www.billh...  moreA New Eaarth for Orchestra, Chorus & Narrator [35'00"] Robert Paterson, Composer Bill McKibben, Narrator VYOA, Jeffrey Domoto and Jeffrey Buettner, Conductors To perform this with your orchestra and chorus, contact Bill Holab Music: http://www.billholabmusic.com Choral movements may be performed a cappella with piano. For More Info: Robert Paterson: http://www.robpaterson.com Bill McKibben: http://www.billmckibben.com  

This chant, harmonized beautifully by Swedish composer Oswald Jaeggi, was recorded in November of 2019 before the pandemic. It is a reminder of the peace that prayer and beauty can provide. Mater Dei, ora pro nobis! Translation Refrain: Hail, Mother o...  moreThis chant, harmonized beautifully by Swedish composer Oswald Jaeggi, was recorded in November of 2019 before the pandemic. It is a reminder of the peace that prayer and beauty can provide. Mater Dei, ora pro nobis! Translation Refrain: Hail, Mother of mercy, Mother of God, and Mother of pardon, Mother of hope, and Mother of grace, Mother full of holy joy, O Mary! 1. Hail, honor of mankind; hail, Virgin worthier than others, who surpass all virgins and in heaven occupy the highest seat of honor, O Mary! 2. Hail, happy child-bearing Mother, for He Who sits at the right hand of the Father, ruling heaven, earth, and sky, didst enclose Himself within Thy womb, O Mary!  less

In Hora Sexta walks the aisle at the beginning of our last concert, performing the ancient cantus firmus L'homme armé, the base of so many masses by Dufay, Josquin Desprez and the Spanish composer Juan de Anchieta, to whom we dedicated this monographic co...  moreIn Hora Sexta walks the aisle at the beginning of our last concert, performing the ancient cantus firmus L'homme armé, the base of so many masses by Dufay, Josquin Desprez and the Spanish composer Juan de Anchieta, to whom we dedicated this monographic concert. L'homme, l'homme, l'homme armé, L'homme armé L'homme armé doibt on doubter, doibt on doubter. On a fait partout crier, Que chascun se viengne armer D'un haubregon de fer.  

Ottawa Choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform "Ave Maris Stella" by Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643) an Italian composer, gambist (a player of the viola da gamba), and singer. Camera: Zoe Hart. Audio: Tom Barnes. Recorded at St. Bar...  moreOttawa Choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform "Ave Maris Stella" by Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643) an Italian composer, gambist (a player of the viola da gamba), and singer. Camera: Zoe Hart. Audio: Tom Barnes. Recorded at St. Barnabas Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 18th, 2011.  

The Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) announces ‘Sing for the King’, a special choral music commission from acclaimed British singer and composer Joanna Forbes L’Estrange to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III on 6 May 2023. ...

Weep, O Mine Eyes - John Bennet (Tenor's Guide) “Weep O Mine Eyes” was first published by composer John Bennet (c. 1575-c. 1610) in his first collection of madrigals in 1599. It was one of his most popular madrigals, as well as one of the most internat...  moreWeep, O Mine Eyes - John Bennet (Tenor's Guide) “Weep O Mine Eyes” was first published by composer John Bennet (c. 1575-c. 1610) in his first collection of madrigals in 1599. It was one of his most popular madrigals, as well as one of the most internationally famous songs of the period. It is apparently based on John Dowland’s “Flow, my Teares”. Like Dowland’s lyrics, these lyrics express an intense melancholy of someone whose happiness has been abruptly shattered and desires to not be saved from this dark despair. The speaker wishes his death by drowning in his despair, in his tears. The expression of melancholy, and notions of darkness, neglect, Time’s cruelty, spiteful age, were themes used by Elizabethan songwriters to prefigure the stark inevitability of death, and it remained a prominent feature of English literature and music in the time of Elizabeth I and Shakespeare. More Information, contact us: guide4score@gmail.com  less

Weep, O Mine Eyes - John Bennet (Bass' Guide) “Weep O Mine Eyes” was first published by composer John Bennet (c. 1575-c. 1610) in his first collection of madrigals in 1599. It was one of his most popular madrigals, as well as one of the most internatio...  moreWeep, O Mine Eyes - John Bennet (Bass' Guide) “Weep O Mine Eyes” was first published by composer John Bennet (c. 1575-c. 1610) in his first collection of madrigals in 1599. It was one of his most popular madrigals, as well as one of the most internationally famous songs of the period. It is apparently based on John Dowland’s “Flow, my Teares”. Like Dowland’s lyrics, these lyrics express an intense melancholy of someone whose happiness has been abruptly shattered and desires to not be saved from this dark despair. The speaker wishes his death by drowning in his despair, in his tears. The expression of melancholy, and notions of darkness, neglect, Time’s cruelty, spiteful age, were themes used by Elizabethan songwriters to prefigure the stark inevitability of death, and it remained a prominent feature of English literature and music in the time of Elizabeth I and Shakespeare. More Information, contact us: guide4score@gmail.com  less

Ottawa Choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform "Le chant des oyseaux" by Clément Janequin (c. 1485 -- 1558) a French composer of the Renaissance. He was one of the most famous composers of popular chansons of the entire Renaissance. Audio: Tom Barnes....  moreOttawa Choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform "Le chant des oyseaux" by Clément Janequin (c. 1485 -- 1558) a French composer of the Renaissance. He was one of the most famous composers of popular chansons of the entire Renaissance. Audio: Tom Barnes. Recorded at St. Barnabas Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 18th, 2011. Stills: Holly Massie Videographer: Zoe Hart. Editing: Pierre Massie