Stille Nacht - Silent Night - Cicha noc Zespół Wokalny Minimus opr. Marek Raczyński

The silver swan, who living had no note, When death approached, unlocked her Silent throat; Leaning her breast against the reedy shore, Thus sung her first and last, and sung no more: “Farewell, all joys; Oh death, come close mine eyes; More geese th...  moreThe silver swan, who living had no note, When death approached, unlocked her Silent throat; Leaning her breast against the reedy shore, Thus sung her first and last, and sung no more: “Farewell, all joys; Oh death, come close mine eyes; More geese than swans now live, more fools than wise.”  

Recorded on 5/3/2024 at Our Beautiful Savior's Lutheran Church in Tucson, AZ as part of our "Modern Madrigals" concert. ​Text: "The silver swan, who living had no note, When death approached, unlocked her Silent throat; Leaning her breast against ...  moreRecorded on 5/3/2024 at Our Beautiful Savior's Lutheran Church in Tucson, AZ as part of our "Modern Madrigals" concert. ​Text: "The silver swan, who living had no note, When death approached, unlocked her Silent throat; Leaning her breast against the reedy shore, Thus sang her last, and sang no more: 'Farewell, all joys; Oh death, come close mine eyes; More geese than swans now live, more fools than wise.' " - Orlando Gibbons (1583 - 1625) Program notes: A famous text also famously used by Gibbons himself for his own Madrigal, Hailstork here pays homage to the work's 16th-century roots. An early composition (written while in college) from the proflic composer, Hailstork combined his own language with his love for choral literature to create a piece reminiscent of the Renaissance with a modern flair. The harmonic language harkens back to a hexachordal modality of the 16th century, uses an unaccompanied SATB choir, and employs varied moments of imitative polyphony and homophony. This short wor...    less

Arrangement: Laura Jēkabsone www.laurajekabsone.com Video: Kaspars Teilāns https://www.facebook.com/KasparsTeilansFOTO/ Sound: Gustavs Ērenpreiss Make-up: Ilona Zariņa Style: Ineta Medne- Bernāne Performed by Latvian Voices www.latvianvoices.lv h...  moreArrangement: Laura Jēkabsone www.laurajekabsone.com Video: Kaspars Teilāns https://www.facebook.com/KasparsTeilansFOTO/ Sound: Gustavs Ērenpreiss Make-up: Ilona Zariņa Style: Ineta Medne- Bernāne Performed by Latvian Voices www.latvianvoices.lv https://www.facebook.com/LatvianVoices/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/54mSCDWB34Q2WPfEHWJru5 https://www.instagram.com/latvianvoicesofficial/ https://twitter.com/latvianvoices  

Arr: Alberto Brazuelo Grund This is our version of "Silent Night" in spanish with a melody of a Canarian song inside ("Arrorró").

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MidAtlantic Chamber Choir Personnel: Jason C. Tramm, Conductor Soprano Paige Porter Veronica Shea Salkin Samantha Ferrara Hillary Baboukis Alto Kimberlee Korzelius Sophia Mortensen Irene Lyristakis Tenor Rider Foster Zachary Morehouse ...  moreMidAtlantic Chamber Choir Personnel: Jason C. Tramm, Conductor Soprano Paige Porter Veronica Shea Salkin Samantha Ferrara Hillary Baboukis Alto Kimberlee Korzelius Sophia Mortensen Irene Lyristakis Tenor Rider Foster Zachary Morehouse Jose Daniel Mojica Charles Bryan Kevin Courtemanche Bass Christian Arencibia Peter Lamendola Devin McGuire Skyler Klein Video/Audio Engineering: Quinton Tramm Recorded: June 4, 2022 Broadway Presbyterian Church (Manhattan) From Sessions of Sweet Silent Thought 1. Sonnet 30 Sonnet 30: When to the sessions of sweet Silent thought BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE When to the sessions of sweet Silent thought I summon up remembrance of things past, I sigh the lack of many a thing I sought, And with old woes new wail my dear time's waste: Then can I drown an eye, unus'd to flow, For precious friends hid in death's dateless night, And weep afresh love's long since cancell'd woe, And moan th' expense of many a vanish'd sight; Then can I grieve a...    less