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blog: How to have an English sing-along

[this is a version of a poSt which firSt appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   and I mean English … not Irish or Welsh or Scottish. How is it possible to have an unplanned, spontaneous and genuine gathering of people who sing t...

Cantores in the Cotswolds
group: Cantores in the Cotswolds

We're a much sought-after amateur chamber Choir with a growing reputation for innovative and exciting programming, and for memorable performances in and around the Cotswolds.

blog: Choirs: is old age an issue?

[this is a version of a poSt which firSt appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   This poSt is one of a series of occasional QueStions and Answers that I do on my own blog. JuSt use the contact form if you want to submit a queStion. &...

blog: “Everyone can sing” – what the hell does that mean??!!

[A version of this article firSt appeared as a poSt on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   There is (apparently) a proverb from Zimbabwe  that says: “If you can walk, then you can dance. If you can talk, then you can sing.” &nb...

blog: How to get the moSt out of singing online – a guide for singers

[A version of this article firSt appeared as a poSt on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Choirs are not meeting at the moment so lots of you have gone online to sing. Given that it will be juSt you singing at a screen, what can you do to get the ...

This Christmastide
video: This ChriStmaStide

From our 2010 Lessons and Carols Candlelight Service. We are joined by six extras (college Students from ATU and OBU).

blog: Creating a Mobile App for Choir Communication

We’ve been reAlly hard at work for the laSt few months and I am overjoyed to finAlly be able to share some details. We  have developed a wonderful new tool for every miniStry of music in every church or faith based organization around.  T...

blog: How audiences behave and how we respond

[A version of this article firSt appeared as a poSt on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   The way an audience responds can affect our performance. In the absence of feedback, our moSt negative thoughts can raise their ugly heads.   Bor...

祈禱
video: 祈禱

2012十週年音樂會 高雄市文化中心至德堂 2012-11-16 指揮: 翁佳芬 伴奏: 許溎芳 詞:余光中 曲:劉聖賢 〈祈禱〉這首詩的文字,簡短卻強烈、深刻,每一次讀它,每一次有不同的感動。當我碰上生活中的低潮、需要找尋倚靠與安全感之時,這首詩的字句似乎表達出我內心想說的話。在決定為〈祈禱〉這首詩譜寫旋律的當下,我嘗試使用音樂理論的曲式、對位等手法來設計整首合唱作品,最後總覺得,音樂的形式設計無法刻劃出這首詩的字裡行間所存在的情感與意涵。當我換個方式,一遍又一遍地細細朗讀這首詩,...  Style.display='';$(this).getParent().Style.display='none';">moreStyle="display:none;">2012十週年音樂會 高雄市文化中心至德堂 2012-11-16 指揮: 翁佳芬 伴奏: 許溎芳 詞:余光中 曲:劉聖賢 〈祈禱〉這首詩的文字,簡短卻強烈、深刻,每一次讀它,每一次有不同的感動。當我碰上生活中的低潮、需要找尋倚靠與安全感之時,這首詩的字句似乎表達出我內心想說的話。在決定為〈祈禱〉這首詩譜寫旋律的當下,我嘗試使用音樂理論的曲式、對位等手法來設計整首合唱作品,最後總覺得,音樂的形式設計無法刻劃出這首詩的字裡行間所存在的情感與意涵。當我換個方式,一遍又一遍地細細朗讀這首詩,很奇妙地,感動到我內心深處的旋律,有如泉湧般地浮出,終於在第三版的主旋律被記錄下來之後,頓時的意念,清楚地告訴我:「就是這個旋律」。 「吻」是這首詩的關鍵字,每一個吻代表不同的安慰與幫助。為了表現每一個吻帶來的安慰,我讓主旋律在四個聲部之間穿插,時而起、時而落,有如甘泉綿綿不斷地湧出。並且,在前後兩個大樂段裡,相同的文字、相同的旋律,卻唱出不同的節奏。文字與音樂的感動,因不同的時間而有不同的層次。 〈祈禱〉對我而言,不僅僅是宗教,也是親情、友情、愛情。當我完成這首作品時,我要感謝余光中先生,用這麼美的詩句、簡潔有力的文字,將豐沛的情感以最直接的方式記錄下來,使我在不同的時間、空間,都能被碰觸到心靈深處渴望安慰的一面。同時,我也要感謝高雄室內合唱團的指揮翁佳芬教授,以及每一位合唱團員,因為與你們一同享受合唱,才能讓我譜寫出動人的樂章。 (劉聖賢 自述) 【歌詞】 請在我髮上留下一吻, 我就不用戴虛榮的桂冠; 請在我手上留下一吻, 我就不用戴燦爛的指環。 請在我眼上輕輕地一吻, 吻乾我眼中寂寞的清淚; 請在我胸上輕輕地一吻, 吻消我胸中不平的塊壘。 在這寒星顫抖的深夜, 我多麼苦盼你的暖嘴 能蓋在我這冰冷的唇上, 使它不再唱人世的傷悲。  Style.display='';$(this).getParent().Style.display='none';">less