Many years before Lloyd Webber's "Cats" I created my own setting for TS Eliot's "Song of the Jellicles" (from Old Possum's book of practical cats) The estate of T S Eliot would not let me use the poem itself as a choral piece. So this is the choral ...  moreMany years before Lloyd Webber's "Cats" I created my own setting for TS Eliot's "Song of the Jellicles" (from Old Possum's book of practical cats) The estate of T S Eliot would not let me use the poem itself as a choral piece. So this is the choral version of the Jellicle music as a drinking song for SATB choir, with new words by Jill Mitchell called "Praise to the Vine"  

La Folia (literally "madness") was a Portuguese dance from the renaissance, and it has been used by many composers in the ensuing centuries. This version is for voices and guitar. It introduces the theme as a repeated verse on voice 1 and then adds a co...  moreLa Folia (literally "madness") was a Portuguese dance from the renaissance, and it has been used by many composers in the ensuing centuries. This version is for voices and guitar. It introduces the theme as a repeated verse on voice 1 and then adds a couple of vocalize additions above and below it. The pdf file contains the score and a separate guitar part. The sound sample is performed by the composer. Let's sing la Folia Oh let's sing la Folia Oh let's sing la Folia as in the Baroque time Oh let's sing la Folia Oh let's sing la Folia It spans all the centuries up to now (la la la) (cu cu cu!)  less

Chanté en concert dans l'église d'Alzonne, jamvier 2007. Sung in concert in Alzonne Church, 2007

Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This (David A. Steward / Annie Lennox) Θαμυριάδες - Thamyriades vocal_ensemble Τελλόγλειο Ίδρυμα Τεχνών Α.Π.Θ. 1ο Φεστιβάλ Χορωδιών 4 Μαϊου 2014 e-mail: thamyriades@outlook.com www.facebook.com/Thamyriades

Coral Reyes Bartlet David Martel, piano José Híjar Polo, director Castillo San Felipe Puerto de la Cruz 13 de julio de 2016, estreno del arreglo coral de las 12 Tonadillas al estilo antiguo Grabación: mediawink

Coral Reyes Bartlet Dir. José Híjar Polo Coro de Cámara Mateo Guerra Dir. Luis García Santana Coro Juvenil David Goldsmith Dir. Cristo Velázquez Barrera Orquesta del Encuentro de Música Religiosa de Canarias Dir. Gregorio Gutiérrez Iglesia de ...  moreCoral Reyes Bartlet Dir. José Híjar Polo Coro de Cámara Mateo Guerra Dir. Luis García Santana Coro Juvenil David Goldsmith Dir. Cristo Velázquez Barrera Orquesta del Encuentro de Música Religiosa de Canarias Dir. Gregorio Gutiérrez Iglesia de la Peña de Francia 23 de marzo de 2014 XII Festival de Música Antigua y Barroca de Puerto de la Cruz, coproducción IX Encuentro de Música Religiosa de Canarias Iluminación: Eduardo Zalba Sonido: Luis Acuña Grabación y postproducción: Media Wink  

Coral Reyes Bartlet David Martel, piano José Híjar Polo, director Viento Norte, Indianas nº4., texto de Isaac Aizenberg Iglesia de la Peña de Francia 1 de julio de 2015 Sonido y realización Mediawink

Coral Reyes Bartlet David Martel, piano José Híjar Polo, director Concierto Extraordinario Fiestas de Julio Iglesia de la Peña de Francia, Puerto de la Cruz 1 de julio de 2015 Imagen y sonido: Mediawink

This setting of the 98th Psalm (Sing a new song to the Lord for he has worked wonders.) comes originally from my cantata “The Manchester Magnificat”, based on Audrey Vaughan’s poems about the religious and social history of the city. The oratorio was...  moreThis setting of the 98th Psalm (Sing a new song to the Lord for he has worked wonders.) comes originally from my cantata “The Manchester Magnificat”, based on Audrey Vaughan’s poems about the religious and social history of the city. The oratorio was first performed in Manchester Cathedral in 1994. This psalm forms the climax of the whole cantata and provides an expression of optimism after the tragedies of the previous sections. In this “extracted” version, the tragic surroundings of the history remain in the background and the purebubbling joy of the psalm itself shines forth. Enjoy the complex rhythms and let your hair down! This performance by Daniel Shaw's Composer's Choir (based in Connecticut) is a brilliant rendition of the piece and will, I hope, encourage other church choirs and concert choirs to consider including it in their repertoire.  less