A piece from Jonathan Baltera's graduate conducting recital.

Zulu song of liberation with additional verse of peace in English Aya ngena = They Come In, Aya phuma = They get out, Aya didizela = They're in a state of confusion, Aya sab' amagwala = The cowards are scared. Peace we bring you why must evr...  None';">moreNone;">Zulu song of liberation with additional verse of peace in English Aya ngena = They Come In, Aya phuma = They get out, Aya didizela = They're in a state of confusion, Aya sab' amagwala = The cowards are scared. Peace we bring you why must evr'ybody keep on fighting when hunger needs to be fought leave your guns Now fight with ploughshares leave your guns Now  

Choregie project by Karmina Šilec Performed by Vocal Thatre Carmina SLovenica The shaMan idea is at the centre of the project: everyone and everything that Man creates can be turned against him if used without respect for life. To have control over s...  None';">moreNone;">Choregie project by Karmina Šilec Performed by Vocal Thatre Carmina SLovenica The shaMan idea is at the centre of the project: everyone and everything that Man creates can be turned against him if used without respect for life. To have control over something matterless, we control it with the kNowledge about it and thus gain power over it. The almost sinister thought “I'll tell you. You're young, but you're one of us, and I'm one of us, so I'll tell you.” gives the Toxic Psalms its tone. For in the background of the whole concert arch death utters and murderous plague intones. Through the music the project reflects Palestine, Syria, Pussy Riots, weapons, concentration camps, blood feuds, extinctions, contaminations of religions and creates a picture of huMan brutality. The living of a Man is changed into a drama here and Now: men killing for the glory of their psalms. The author’s poise is Not one of an agitator – awaking the feeling that “something has to be done” – it is rigorously contemplative. Despite ...    None';">less

Plaisir Ensemble was found in March 2005 by reNowned teNor and conductor Mr. Man Kin-Ping, the Art Director and Conductor of the Ensemble. The members of the Ensemble are all amateurs and have the same ideal that their perforMance can touch the heart ...  None';">moreNone;">Plaisir Ensemble was found in March 2005 by reNowned teNor and conductor Mr. Man Kin-Ping, the Art Director and Conductor of the Ensemble. The members of the Ensemble are all amateurs and have the same ideal that their perforMance can touch the heart of every audience through their well-trained voices. Their repertoires include folk songs, classical songs, musical pieces, pops, and premiere works by reNowned composers. In March 2011, Plaisir Ensembe achieved a great success in the “1st Vietnam International Choir Festival and Competition” organized by the INTERKULTUR. They won the Gold Diploma, the Category Winner as well as the Overall Winner of Chamber Choirs. The Ensemble is one of the Top 50 Female Choirs in the Musica Mundi World Ranking List.  None';">less

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 ...  None';">moreNone;">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 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 :-)  

A piece from Jonathan Baltera's graduate conducting recital.

Sweet Kate, of late Ran away and left me 'plaining: “Abide,” I cried, “Or I die with thy disdaining.” “Tee! hee! hee!” quoth she, “Gladly would I see, Any Man to die with loving. Never any yet, Died of such a fit, Neither have I fear of proving.”...  None';">moreNone;">Sweet Kate, of late Ran away and left me 'plaining: “Abide,” I cried, “Or I die with thy disdaining.” “Tee! hee! hee!” quoth she, “Gladly would I see, Any Man to die with loving. Never any yet, Died of such a fit, Neither have I fear of proving.” “Unkind, I find Thy delight is in tormenting, Abide,” I cried, “Or I die with thy consenting.” “Tee! hee! hee!” quoth she, “Make No fool of me, Men I kNow have oaths at pleasure; But their hopes attained, They belay they feigned, And their oaths are kept at leisure.”  None';">less

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

Singing with Shani WahrMan in the Israel Musicals production of The Music Man, 17 July 2011.