This is us singing the madrigal Adiu Sweet Amarylis, whilst being recorded for BBC Radio.
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] A while back I went to a singing workshop led by an internationally acclaimed workshop leader. I was very disappointed at the lack of teaching skills...
A comic Song by David W Solomons for a-cappella choir based on the FolkSong "early one morning" . The anti-hero is a dupe for everything that's going. Sung by the composer (multitrack)
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Sometimes (yes, I admit it), I make a mistake when I’m teaching a new Song. It may be a wrong note, wrong timing or wrong phrasing. ...
【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 鋼琴 / 楊郁雯 我欲攑目向山 摘錄詩篇121篇 排灣族調 改編:蕭泰然 此首樂曲中,蕭泰然根據排灣族的音樂改編,再賦予西方音樂之作曲手法加以潤飾而改編出這首樂曲。歌詞取自聖經詩篇一二一篇,描述神的幫助與看顧,並加入排灣族的語言唱出。音樂上則以輕快的節奏表現內心的喜悅,並用高音吶喊表現原住民的歡呼。 Ma Li Ma Li ti e su sa ma (感謝上主耶和華... more
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Unless you’re singing vocalises or Songs with just one word (‘alleluia’, ‘mravalžamier’), you have to deal with lyrics at some...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Choir leaders often ask me where I source my Songs. I’ve written about this in previous posts: Finding Songs for your choir and Easy Songs for ...
Want to bring some joyful singing to your life? Our Singing in the Pub sessions are on the third Thursday of every second month. At the next one we'll be learning a whole Song in 2/3 part harmony in 90 minutes then jamming it with a live guitarist! ... more
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".