A christmas Blessing by composer Philip W.J. Stopford is conducted by Chicago Master Singers Music Director John C. Hughes with accompaniment by pianist Lyudmila Lakisova. Even during these difficult times, our gift to you, as always, is our music. Our ho...  moreA christmas Blessing by composer Philip W.J. Stopford is conducted by Chicago Master Singers Music Director John C. Hughes with accompaniment by pianist Lyudmila Lakisova. Even during these difficult times, our gift to you, as always, is our music. Our hope is that the jOy and peace of this holiday season remain with you always.  

Music: Benjamin Britten Performed by the women of 'Universitair Koor Antwerpen' at their christmas Concert "christmas Carols With A Twist" on December 16, 2014.

A Shepherds' Song

Nello splendido teatro Augusteo di Salerno, il piccolo grande capolavoro degli Wham! I Edizione dell'iPop Festival, Teatro Augusteo, Salerno.

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week in Part 1 of How to deal with song lyrics, I looked at the pros and cons of using written words as opposed to learning entirely by ear.   &...

ENDLESS PRAISE IS AT IT AGAIN AS THE RELEASE THERE NEW HIT SONG TITLED BURU ALLELUIA AS COMPOSED BY EKE CHIJINDU FAVOUR HEDGES

Over the Rainbow, Susanna Lindmark. Coro las Veredas. Enrique Martín, Director. Daniel Garay, cajón flamenco. Song of Hope incluido en Nube, el Cd del Coro las Veredas. Más información: www.corolasveredas.com

Recordings: chubu creative（http://www.chubu-creative.com/） Karuizawa International Choral Festival（http://karuizawa.kOyukai.info/en/） Japan 2016 www.latvianvoices.lv https://www.facebook.com/LatvianVoices/

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

"Ici Bas" is a song by Ivo Antognini, based on a S.Prudhomme poem. christmas' concert extract, December 17th 2006.