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

David Fawcett is a classical composer and professional musician living and working in Swanage, in Dorset’s beautiful Isle of Purbeck. This work is suitable for a soloist or unison choir. The accompaniment is originally scored for piano, but we have render...  moreDavid Fawcett is a classical composer and professional musician living and working in Swanage, in Dorset’s beautiful Isle of Purbeck. This work is suitable for a soloist or unison choir. The accompaniment is originally scored for piano, but we have rendered it with organ accompaniment. In a liturgical setting, this work is especially suitable for Baptisms and other services that feature the use of sanctified water (healing and commemorative services). Equally, it would make a reflective motet for use during the distribution of Holy Communion. Many thanks to the Swell Vox crew in this video for beautifully performing the piece: Tony Lee, Caleb Smith, Andrew Flores, James Flores (organ). Scores (published by TKM): https://www.timknightmusic.com/product-page/the-water-of-life David's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzUp7SpL1jF4qXYkkD4k_ZQ Tim Knight Music: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOJDfhZhynim1VfZM4N6CxQ  less

esibizione della Corale Polifonica di Arsoli in occasione della Rassegna di Corali Polifoniche di Scurcola Marsicana (Aq) del 29 settembre 2012

Traditional French Carol Arr: Barlow Bradford

World AIDS Day 2016: il coro LGBTQIE, Roma Rainbow Choir, diretto da Giulia Catenazzo, si esibisce nel Rainbow Music Against AIDS, concerto a sostegno di Anlaids Lazio, che vede la partecipazione del Gruppo Vocale Ronde e del Gruppo Vocale Ottava Rima.

www.lanovasingers.co.uk Live recording of Dorset choir La Nova Singers testing out the acoustics inside the Pantheon, at the National Trust's Stourhead Gardens in September 2013. Here they perform one of their favourite pieces, the Ave Maria by Camille Sa...  morewww.lanovasingers.co.uk Live recording of Dorset choir La Nova Singers testing out the acoustics inside the Pantheon, at the National Trust's Stourhead Gardens in September 2013. Here they perform one of their favourite pieces, the Ave Maria by Camille Saint-Saëns; under the gaze of the gods... Conducted by Michelle Nova.