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

ALBION - Carols with Albion Buxton 2015 (preview) Event Date: November 27, 2015 undatedby Andrew Throssell Views: Location: England, United Kingdom Carols with Albion: Buxton 2015 Saturday 19 December at 7.00pm (note earlier time)St John's...

We are a dynamic and fun group of women that dedicates our Monday night rehearsals to developing a program and song style that shows our talent and skill in the a cappella style. We have a large variety of rep and do many sing outs as well as compete twic...  moreWe are a dynamic and fun group of women that dedicates our Monday night rehearsals to developing a program and song style that shows our talent and skill in the a cappella style. We have a large variety of rep and do many sing outs as well as compete twice a year in the Harmony Inc. organization.  

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[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I never sleep the night before running a Singing workshop and I always feel terribly nervous before a concert – whether I’m Singing or conducti...

Robin Adair arranged for SATB choir (sung, transposed down in this video, by the one-man multitrack choir dwsChorale) [Note: a few textual errors have crept into the performance - but the score has the correct words] The original tune was composed...  moreRobin Adair arranged for SATB choir (sung, transposed down in this video, by the one-man multitrack choir dwsChorale) [Note: a few textual errors have crept into the performance - but the score has the correct words] The original tune was composed with the words Eibhlin a Ruin (Ellen Aroon or Eileen Aroon) by the Irish bard Carroll O'Daly (14th Century), although it was later attributed to the 18th century Irish composer Charles Coffey (this was presumably an arrangement of the original). The words of "Robin Adair" itself are understood to be by Lady Caroline Keppel, who was in love with a surgeon by that name. (This seems more likely than the theory that Robert Burns wrote it, although Burns certainly knew Keppel's lyrics and made his own parodies upon the words). Some later versions of the melody contain "Scotch snaps" but this version follows the simplest melodic line, without the Scotch snaps - possibly O'Daly's original tune? - and with quite romantic choral harmonies.  less

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Rassegna "InfuoCanTo" 4.0; 7 gennaio 2017 Sarmede (TV) Coro Vox Christi, Coro Note di Colore, Coro Anzano, Coro Conegliano. Riproponiamo il brano nella versione accompagnata da Andrea Mazzer al pianoforte e Lorenzo De Luca al Sax, Alessandro Moz al...  moreRassegna "InfuoCanTo" 4.0; 7 gennaio 2017 Sarmede (TV) Coro Vox Christi, Coro Note di Colore, Coro Anzano, Coro Conegliano. Riproponiamo il brano nella versione accompagnata da Andrea Mazzer al pianoforte e Lorenzo De Luca al Sax, Alessandro Moz al basso. Solisti Alberto Stefan, Elisa Tomasi, Elena D'Arsiè.