Bernard Hughes’s music has been performed at major venues in Britain and abroad and received a number of broadcasts on BBC Radio 3. A CD of his Choral music, I am The Song, was released in 2016 on Signum Classics. Bernard’s music featured on The Horrible ...  moreBernard Hughes’s music has been performed at major venues in Britain and abroad and received a number of broadcasts on BBC Radio 3. A CD of his Choral music, I am The Song, was released in 2016 on Signum Classics. Bernard’s music featured on The Horrible Histories film Bill (2015), and he co-produced The album, Not Now, Bernard & OTher Stories, performed Orchestra of The Swan and Alexander Armstrong, released in February 2020. In January 2020 Bernard’s Choral music was featured in a portrait Concert by The BBC Singers, and in November 2020 one of The pieces from that Concert, I Sing of Love, was nominated by The Ivors Academy for an Ivors Composer Award. With Bernard's kind permission I am releasing this video of my multitrack performance of a part of his mass, dating from around 2006.  less

Rudolf Mauersberger (1889 - 1971) Wie liegt die Stadt so wüst The recording shows The Monteverdi Choir Würzburg with its conductor Matthias Beckert at The memorial Concert on March 16, 2008 in The Augustinerkirche commemorating The 63rd anniversary of...  moreRudolf Mauersberger (1889 - 1971) Wie liegt die Stadt so wüst The recording shows The Monteverdi Choir Würzburg with its conductor Matthias Beckert at The memorial Concert on March 16, 2008 in The Augustinerkirche commemorating The 63rd anniversary of The bombing of Würzburg. For furTher information please visit http://www.monteverdi-Choir.com The music was composed on Good Friday and Holy Saturday (March 30/31) 1945 under The impression of The completely destroyed city of Dresden due to The bombings on February 13-15, 1945. It premiered on August 4, 1945 in The ruin of The Kreuzkirche in Dresden. lyrics (from The lamentations of Jeremia) Wie liegt die Stadt so wüst, die voll Volks war. Alle ihre Tore stehen öde. Wie liegen die Steine des Heiligtums vorn auf allen Gassen zerstreut. Er hat ein Feuer aus der Höhe in meine Gebeine gesandt und es lassen walten. Ist das die Stadt, von der man sagt, sie sei die allerschönste, der sich das ganze Land freuet. Sie hätte nicht gedacht, dass e...    less

YANTRA (Eugenia Georgieva, Yogeswaran Manickam, Jeremy Birchall) perfroming live at St Paul's Curch - Covent Garden (Actor's Church) on 1 November 2012. The Concert A Journey Through Timelessness presented songs from YANTRA's forthcoming album and was...  moreYANTRA (Eugenia Georgieva, Yogeswaran Manickam, Jeremy Birchall) perfroming live at St Paul's Curch - Covent Garden (Actor's Church) on 1 November 2012. The Concert A Journey Through Timelessness presented songs from YANTRA's forthcoming album and was in aid of The Musicians' Benevolent Fund. YANTRA were featured artists on Late Junction on BBC Radio 3 in May 2009 and special guests on BBC Radio 3's The Choir with Aled Jones in October 2012. More information about YANTRA can be found at: www.myspace.com/yantraresonance  less

ON MARRIAGE - by John Conahan. SATB, a cappella. This is an a cappella setting of The passage "On Marriage" from The PROPHET by Kahlil Gibran. In this video, you'll be able to view The complete score in tandem with a performance. For more information and ...  moreON MARRIAGE - by John Conahan. SATB, a cappella. This is an a cappella setting of The passage "On Marriage" from The PROPHET by Kahlil Gibran. In this video, you'll be able to view The complete score in tandem with a performance. For more information and additional scores, visit www.johnconahan.com. (Music: © John Conahan, Text: Permissions granted by Gibran National Committee, address: P.O. Box 116-5375, Beirut, Lebanon; Phone & Fax: (+961-1) 396916 and (+961-1) 396921; E-Mail: k.gibran@cyberia.net.lb.).  

Thank you for visiting www.portaraensemble.com. Here is a compilation of a few pieces performed at our Winter 2010 Concert. Enjoy!

Concert March 26th, 2011 At St. Clement's Anglican Church Cantabile Chamber Singers

Performed by Universitair Koor Antwerpen at Their Christmas Concert "Once Upon A December" on December 19, 2017. Piano: Stijn Dierckx

"Remember" is The third piece from The Choral cycle "Memories". Text by Christina Rossetti. Live recording: Anglistenchor Heidelberg, Jan Wilke (conductor) Peterskirche Heidelberg, 16.11.17 http://www.janwilke.com #ComposersofChoralMusic #Chor...  more"Remember" is The third piece from The Choral cycle "Memories". Text by Christina Rossetti. Live recording: Anglistenchor Heidelberg, Jan Wilke (conductor) Peterskirche Heidelberg, 16.11.17 http://www.janwilke.com #ComposersofChoralMusic #ChoralMusic #ContemporaryClassical  

My musical re-imagining of The Nativity story, with a surprise in The 2nd verse. Dedicated to my dear cousin, Madeleine Shaw. NB: Choirs interested in obtaining copies of The score can contact The Leading Note at info@leadingnote.com. I would lik...  moreMy musical re-imagining of The Nativity story, with a surprise in The 2nd verse. Dedicated to my dear cousin, Madeleine Shaw. NB: Choirs interested in obtaining copies of The score can contact The Leading Note at info@leadingnote.com. I would like to acknowledge The a capella Choir that I sing in, The Stairwell Carollers, and our director Pierre Massie, for Their musical inspiration These past 25 years. I would also like to thank my friends in our "Ad hoc Chorale" for testing out this piece in one of our informal workshops and offering valuable comments. and with deepest appreciation to my broTher Adam Rain and my friend Geneviève Lajoie for Their invaluable support throughout my composing journey.  less

“More than half of tonight’s Concert programme consisted of love songs - (...)  that is probably true for all music that’s ever existed.”   This remark is obviously true and made us think.   While it’s hard...