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

Play It Forward invites singers from around the globe to participate in the inaugural launch of NO MORE EXCUSES - anti-bullying program, with the world premiere of an exciting new Virtual music video! ABOUT NO MORE EXCUSES Play It Forward is thrilled an...

The Virtual Festival Voces en la Selva, from Parque del Conocimiento doing an interview with the choral composer Santiago Veros. He tells us how his first steps were, what he currently does and how he uses his social networks.

A song by my friend William Sveglini, whom I had contacted around 2000 through the "Composers' Forum". I have sung it in my one-man-choir "dwsChorale".

http://igg.me/at/stpeterssingers One Equal Music: St Peter's Singers of Leeds, directed by Simon Lindley, are running an innovative Project this summer to bring inspirational cathedral music to the exceptional acoustics and setting of that secular cathedr...  morehttp://igg.me/at/stpeterssingers One Equal Music: St Peter's Singers of Leeds, directed by Simon Lindley, are running an innovative Project this summer to bring inspirational cathedral music to the exceptional acoustics and setting of that secular cathedral of commerce, the fabulous Victoria Quarter in Leeds. http://igg.me/at/stpeterssingers Impromptu appearances during shopping hours will be followed by a live concert at 8.00pm on Sunday July 6. However, we also hope to raise sufficient funds to record this so that it can become more widely available, and are appealing to as many people as possible to participate in the Project by giving whatever they would like, in return for a reward or perk. It's quite a good way of pre-ordering the CD ! The Singers are directed by Dr Simon Lindley, the choir's Music Director since its formation in June 1977 More information about St Peter's Singers, including details of forthcoming concerts, recitals and services, can be found on on the choir's website http...    less

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