World premiere performance, St John's Smith Square, London, March 2024

【貳和唱】音樂會 時間 / 2015年6月28日 地點 / 高雄市文化中心至善廳 指揮 / 林志信 搖嬰仔歌Taiwanese Lullaby 編曲：劉聖賢 《搖嬰仔歌》是一首台灣家喻戶曉的搖籃曲，由盧雲生作詞，呂泉生作曲。原始歌詞是由蕭安居牧師所寫，但因為蕭安居牧師所寫歌詞有部分已經不合時宜，於是委請盧雲生重寫歌詞。呂泉生想起幼時常聽家鄉婦女們邊抱著嬰孩邊念著...  more【貳和唱】音樂會 時間 / 2015年6月28日 地點 / 高雄市文化中心至善廳 指揮 / 林志信 搖嬰仔歌Taiwanese Lullaby 編曲：劉聖賢 《搖嬰仔歌》是一首台灣家喻戶曉的搖籃曲，由盧雲生作詞，呂泉生作曲。原始歌詞是由蕭安居牧師所寫，但因為蕭安居牧師所寫歌詞有部分已經不合時宜，於是委請盧雲生重寫歌詞。呂泉生想起幼時常聽家鄉婦女們邊抱著嬰孩邊念著：嬰仔嬰嬰困，一暝大一寸；嬰仔嬰嬰惜，一暝大一尺，於是他把這段詞加在最前面。 1945年，日軍在各戰場節節敗退，盟軍乘勝追擊，對臺灣進行轟炸，都市居民都疏散到鄉間。呂泉生因工作需要仍滯留在臺北；而他的太太卻在這時候生產。留在臺北的呂泉生見四處的斷垣殘壁，受傷的民眾哀鴻遍野，他非常掛念老家中的妻兒，是否安然無恙？於是請岳父蕭安居牧師幫他寫下這首《搖嬰仔歌》，傾訴對妻兒殷切的思念。 此版本為無伴奏混聲四部合唱，歌詞選取全曲中的兩段作為主要內容。樂曲段落形式為三段體，編曲的手法以垂直和聲、副旋律的方式呈現，期望將這首屬於台灣人的搖籃曲，結合西方音樂的和聲系統，讓現代台灣人聆聽此作品時，更增添一份親切感。 嬰仔嬰嬰困，一暝大一寸；嬰仔嬰嬰惜，一暝大一尺； 搖子日落山，抱子金金看，子是我心肝，驚你受風寒。 嬰仔嬰嬰困，一暝大一寸；嬰仔嬰嬰惜，一暝大一尺； 同是一樣子，哪有兩心情；查甫也著疼，查某也著成。  less

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The People’s Orchestra Charity ensembles will take to the Symphony Hall stage for a massed orchestra and Choir performance celebrating the timeless power of film music. Featuring performers from The People’s Orchestra and The People’s Show Choirs, join us...

Wirtten for Choir, separate in two groups.

Original Song - Bachir Nadir

Birdland performed by MLADA Choir Conductor: Olga Vyguzova Пермский хор «Млада», Пермь Художественный руководитель: Ольга Выгузова (Заслуженный деятель искусств РФ)

Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy, whose trust ever child like, no cares could destroy, be there at out waking, and give us we pray, your bliss in our hearts Lord, at the break of the day, Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith, whose str...  moreLord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy, whose trust ever child like, no cares could destroy, be there at out waking, and give us we pray, your bliss in our hearts Lord, at the break of the day, Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith, whose strong hands were skilled at, the plane and the lathe, be there at our labors, and give us we pray, your strength in our hearts Lord, at the noon of the day, Lord of all kindliness, Lord of all grace, your hands swift to welcome, your arms to embrace, be there at our homing, and give us we pray, your love in our hearts Lord, at the eve of the day.  less

Te Deum Chamber Choir www.-te-deum.org Live Performance, April 12, 2014 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Kansas City, MO