John White (5 April 1936 - 4 January 2024) was an English experimental composer and musical performer. He invented the early British form of minimalism known as systems music, with his early "Machines". Humming and Ah-ing Machine is an innovative and f...  moreJohn White (5 April 1936 - 4 January 2024) was an English experimental composer and musical performer. He invented the early British form of minimalism known as systems music, with his early "Machines". Humming and Ah-ing Machine is an innovative and fun composition by John White for unaccompanied SATB chorus. The work is made up of short repeated phrases that evolve and entwine, creating a hypnotic and exciting overall work. We performed this piece at a concert in St Michael's Cornhill, London, in 1983.  less

A setting by composer Joseph Dillon Ford of "Surrender" by poet Henry Burt Stevens, performed by the dwsChorale.

Rossignol (Nightingale) poem by Ronsard music by Jean Chatillon performed by the dwsChorale

Anthem by Adrian Batten sung by the dwsChorale - multitrack one-man choir erstwhile alto at St Michael's Cornhill When we sang this, it was mentioned (during the rehearsal of course!) that this anthem was particularly appropriate since it mentions ...  moreAnthem by Adrian Batten sung by the dwsChorale - multitrack one-man choir erstwhile alto at St Michael's Cornhill When we sang this, it was mentioned (during the rehearsal of course!) that this anthem was particularly appropriate since it mentions the new moon, and the "New Moon" pub is just around the corner from Cornhill (on Gracechurch Street)... So I thought: it's about time I brought the ideas together :-)  

Trio by Robert Schumann lamenting the death of a songbird, performed by the dwsChorale (D W Solomons multi-tracking) (transposed) I've used images of meadow saffron since those are the flowers mentioned in the poem, although they are not strictly speakin...  moreTrio by Robert Schumann lamenting the death of a songbird, performed by the dwsChorale (D W Solomons multi-tracking) (transposed) I've used images of meadow saffron since those are the flowers mentioned in the poem, although they are not strictly speaking red... The sources of the images are as follows Canaries in cage (in Treviso) taken by me Wikimedia single meadow saffron Luc Viatour (Lviatour) group of meadow saffron Chris Dixon (Stemonitis) Canary - (Magnus Colossus) Rosebud - (Amada44)  

The alto section of the multitrack one-man choir dwsChorale sings Three little maids from school, from Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado Downloadable mp3 available from http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/dwsChorale3

Poem by Marília Moreira (at age 15), music by Jorge Moreira, performed by the dwsChorale in slightly anglicized Brazilian Portuguese (!). The music is available for SSA ATB or soprano solo on cpld.org (Choral Public Domain Library)

My Love - a hypnotic and strangely yearning canon for three equal voices, with an ostinato guitar motif, composed and performed by David W Solomons (aka dwsChorale). My love is far from here I sense in my dreams that she's dreaming of me far off in...  moreMy Love - a hypnotic and strangely yearning canon for three equal voices, with an ostinato guitar motif, composed and performed by David W Solomons (aka dwsChorale). My love is far from here I sense in my dreams that she's dreaming of me far off in that country dreaming that we shall once more sing our old song We'll sing in harmony longing for the day when harmony can soothe our sorrows and make us smile to think that harmony can soother our sorrows dreams far off.  

The Blue Bird Poem by Mary Coleridge Music by Charles Villiers Stanford (also known under the pseudonym Karel Drofnatski!!) Performed (transposed down a bit) by the dwsChorale (one-man multitrack choir)

Trois Chansons - poems by Charles Duc D'Orléans music by Claude Debussy Performed (transposed) by the one-man multitrack choir dwsChorale