The choir was founded in 1986 by Mr. Albert Morland who has since held the reigns in his very capable conducting Hands. During this time the choir has achieved success on many levels: Locally they have received 10 golden diplomas on provincial level for t...  moreThe choir was founded in 1986 by Mr. Albert Morland who has since held the reigns in his very capable conducting Hands. During this time the choir has achieved success on many levels: Locally they have received 10 golden diplomas on provincial level for the “ATKV Applous” competition in the category for advanced, mixed high school choirs; and 7 golden diplomas on national level for the same competition. They were the only choir in the history of the Director’s trophy who won the award 8 times and they were also the first to do so in all three categories: mixed- (5 times), boys’- (twice) and girls’ choir (once). They have also received double gold at the Gauteng Eisteddfod, A and A+ awards at the Pretoria Beeld Eisteddfod and first place in their category in more than one local competition. They have annual workshops and master classes with well-known and respected conductors (both locally and internationally) and have hosted many international choirs and groups. They regularly tour different parts of South Afric...    less

In manus tuos, Domine which translates to Into Your Hands, O Lord, is a supplication from the book of Psalm 31:5. This work is composed by the liturgical-pop composer, Paschal St. Val Abugu. Sheet music is available for purchase on www.chestropera.com.ng ...  moreIn manus tuos, Domine which translates to Into Your Hands, O Lord, is a supplication from the book of Psalm 31:5. This work is composed by the liturgical-pop composer, Paschal St. Val Abugu. Sheet music is available for purchase on www.chestropera.com.ng or email the publisher via cmiaccess@gmail.com.  

MAGNIFICAT Z. Randall Stroope SEPTEMTHILLIS GIRL'S CHOIR Slovakia Gabriela Pinterova CORO FEMININO CANTILENA Brazil Lana Bernardes Mari Moga de Moura Soloist Jozef Lazorík Peter Šarišský PIano 4 Hands Altamiro Bernardes Conductor ...  moreMAGNIFICAT Z. Randall Stroope SEPTEMTHILLIS GIRL'S CHOIR Slovakia Gabriela Pinterova CORO FEMININO CANTILENA Brazil Lana Bernardes Mari Moga de Moura Soloist Jozef Lazorík Peter Šarišský PIano 4 Hands Altamiro Bernardes Conductor Catedral Metropolitana de Sorocaba Agosto 2012  

During Remembrance Week, we bring You our third song from our ‘Homegrown Harmony’ Project. We have sung this song in another arrangement many times in concert with Steve Knightley and Show Of Hands. This new version by Kirsten Pagel, is for a female quart...  moreDuring Remembrance Week, we bring You our third song from our ‘Homegrown Harmony’ Project. We have sung this song in another arrangement many times in concert with Steve Knightley and Show Of Hands. This new version by Kirsten Pagel, is for a female quartet, with rich dark harmonies and a tender, aching feel. We dedicate it to all who have passed through war, both in the past and unfortunately now, in the present. We also sing it for those within our communities that have recently lost a loved one. It has been such a difficult time to be grieving. We sing it for You to remember the best times, the friendship and the comradery and most of all, for the love that You shared together. Our charity for this song, is South Brent and District Caring, a small charity that looks after people in the community, provides crisis relief and comfort. To donate, please visit our fundraising page at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thelostsound 60% of the proceeds from this song will be donated to charity. Our whole...    less

Witch-Wife composed by Melissa Dunphy Poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) Performed by Choir Matrix Women's Ensemble Poem: She is neither pink nor pale, And she never will be all mine; She learned her Hands in a fairy-tale, And...  moreWitch-Wife composed by Melissa Dunphy Poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) Performed by Choir Matrix Women's Ensemble Poem: She is neither pink nor pale, And she never will be all mine; She learned her Hands in a fairy-tale, And her mouth on a valentine. She has more hair than she needs; In the sun 'tis a woe to me! And her voice is a string of colored beads, Or steps leading into the sea. She loves me all that she can, And her ways to my ways resign; But she was not made for any man, And she never will be all mine. This work was commissioned and recorded remotely by Choir Matrix Women's Ensemble in March 2021, sponsored by Consonare Choral Community who holds all rights to this recording. Sound/Video Engineering by Sarah Kaufold, Artistic Director. For more information about this ensemble, please visit: www.consonare-sing.org For more information about this choral work, please visit the composer and publisher website at http://www.melissadunphy.c...    less

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