from our July 2012 concert, Sacred and Profound

Performed by The Gustavus Choir (Gustavus Adolphus College) at "Christmas in Christ Chapel 2016". Watch the entire concert on YouTuBe at this link: https://youtu.Be/b94LnwxjQFg - - For sheet music and recordings, go to: https://sydneyguillaume.com/proDuct...  morePerformed by The Gustavus Choir (Gustavus Adolphus College) at "Christmas in Christ Chapel 2016". Watch the entire concert on YouTuBe at this link: https://youtu.Be/b94LnwxjQFg - - For sheet music and recordings, go to: https://sydneyguillaume.com/proDuct/mama-afrika  

This composition is dedicated to people of Haiti and the victims of the January 12, 2010 earthquake. English Translation: Oh! What an unBearable pain! Oh, gracious God! What an unBearable sorrow! The third Bell of the Cathedral just rang; The s...  moreThis composition is dedicated to people of Haiti and the victims of the January 12, 2010 earthquake. English Translation: Oh! What an unBearable pain! Oh, gracious God! What an unBearable sorrow! The third Bell of the Cathedral just rang; The sun set long ago Behind Mount Lopital... Mother Nature derailed, straining everyone to misery. Large structures and small rafts have turned to Dust and ashes. Jesus, Marie, and Joseph... Grace and Mercy... Mother Nature derailed, straining everyone to misery. We see, but we don't understand, It happened so suddenly. The earth trembled! The earth shook harder than a desert's leaf. Help! Help! Rescue me, I Beg you! I'm at a loss for words... Dies irae, dies illa; (Day of wrath, day of anger) Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine. (Grant them eternal rest, Lord.) Haiti! Haiti! What an unBearable pain, Tighten your Belt. Haiti! Haiti! You are a valiant woman, Hang in there, don't give up... RubBerneckers from everywhere ask: "How's it going?"...    less

ConDuctor: Meng-Hsien PENG Audio Recording Engineer: Chao-Hui WANG Performance: Müller ChamBer Choir Performed at National Concert Hall, Taipei, Taiwan 14 DecemBer 2019

G.T. Holst: I Love My Love The Waldorf Student Choir - ConDuctor: László Bencze Nancy: Réka Laczkó, the Boy: Áron Csutoros Written and Directed by László Bencze Director of Photography: Tamás Novinszki Editor: László Bencze Music recorded in the Lut...  moreG.T. Holst: I Love My Love The Waldorf Student Choir - ConDuctor: László Bencze Nancy: Réka Laczkó, the Boy: Áron Csutoros Written and Directed by László Bencze Director of Photography: Tamás Novinszki Editor: László Bencze Music recorded in the Lutheran Church at Bécsi Kapu Square (Budapest) by Miklós Lengyelfi II. Original unaltered version. Special Thanks: Eszter Dániel, Szabolcs Csanicz, Bulcsú Bencze, Jurányi Art Incubator House, Independently Together (FÜGE) --------------------------------- I Love My Love [Cornish Folksong] by G. T. Holst Abroad as I was walking, one evening in the spring, I Heard a maid in Bedlam so sweetly for to sing; Her chains she rattled with her hands, And thus replied she: "I Love My Love Because I know My Love Loves me! O cruel were his parents who sent My Love to sea, And cruel was the ship that bore My Love from me; Yet I Love his parents since they're his although They've ruined me: I Love My Love Because I know My Love Loves me! With straw I'...    less

Recording: Nathaniel Dett Chorale Brainerd Blyden-Taylor, ConDuctor. Kendrew Heriveaux, solo - - - ( TraDucción al Español abajo ) - - - Score available at: http://sydneyguillaumemusic.com/portfolio-items/ayiti-1-lesklavaj - - - English Tr...  moreRecording: Nathaniel Dett Chorale Brainerd Blyden-Taylor, ConDuctor. Kendrew Heriveaux, solo - - - ( TraDucción al Español abajo ) - - - Score available at: http://sydneyguillaumemusic.com/portfolio-items/ayiti-1-lesklavaj - - - English Translation: 1- Slavery I come from Africa, the land of My father. From the French, Hispanic and English ships, I landed in the Americas, the unfamiliar land. This is Haiti, this is My story. I come from Africa with My strong religion, With banbous, drums, with all My soul. Right when I debarked, the villains muted me. They swore a thousand times they would convert me. They did all they could to make me lose My mind, To forget My ancestors who are still in Africa. Thus I cut the chords with words of LiBerty, Words of Equality, words of Dignity. I spent three hundred years under the chains of slavery; Night and day I struggled with work, Carrying loads on My head, loads on My shoulders, For others to rejoice in the metropolitan lands. Slave...    less

Performance starts at 2:44. Twa Tanbou - Sydney Guillaume. 2013 Texas Private School Music EDucators Association All-State Choir. Scott MacPherson, ConDuctor. http://sydneyguillaumemusic.com/portfolio-items/twa-tanbou/ Text by Louis M. Celestin ...  morePerformance starts at 2:44. Twa Tanbou - Sydney Guillaume. 2013 Texas Private School Music EDucators Association All-State Choir. Scott MacPherson, ConDuctor. http://sydneyguillaumemusic.com/portfolio-items/twa-tanbou/ Text by Louis M. Celestin Translation: Three drums Are having an argument A great Sunday morning On their way back from Guinea A little Kata . . . A little Tanbouren . . . A big Boula . . . Boula declared That he can hit the loudest Boula declared "I can hit the loudest!" Tanbouren said "I have the most Beautiful sound" He said "when I perform, keep quiet and listen!" Kata who was hearing all this Became angry He could not comprehend how two soldiers Who are dressed with the same outfit And are children of the same mother Are sitting around making a scandal One fine Mardi-Gras day, Kata started to "zouk" Every single person there Began to dance . . . Tanbouren and Boula who were there listening To make the party more exciting, they started a great thro...    less

Robinson Select Women's Ensemble Mike Horanski, ConDuctor 2012 World Choir Games ---- English Poetic Translation: Children of all countries, Youth from everywhere, Sing, jump, dance! On foot or by bike, Our bags on our backs, Plakatap --...  moreRobinson Select Women's Ensemble Mike Horanski, ConDuctor 2012 World Choir Games ---- English Poetic Translation: Children of all countries, Youth from everywhere, Sing, jump, dance! On foot or by bike, Our bags on our backs, Plakatap -- Plakatap, Plakatap -- Plakatap! Let's party, Let's sing! Let's celebrate Humanity with one heart, And Let us all sing our Fraternity in chorus! Regardless of what's happening, In spite of the distance, We are one family Of young men and women. Let us dwell in the Unity Of one Humanity. Sing, jump, dance! Plakatap -- Plakatap! United in the same Love, Let us go day by day, Singing, jumping up and down, dancing The Fraternal Dance Of the children of the World. Plakatap -- Plakatap, Plakatap -- Plakatap!  less

[To see the FULL SCORE, click here: http://youtu.Be/6BTltoTO_jo] English Poetic Translation: Hurry up, walk quickly! Lift your feet up so you won't miss it, Wake up, take advantage, The Tap-Tap is warming up! If your legs are short, get a he...  more[To see the FULL SCORE, click here: http://youtu.Be/6BTltoTO_jo] English Poetic Translation: Hurry up, walk quickly! Lift your feet up so you won't miss it, Wake up, take advantage, The Tap-Tap is warming up! If your legs are short, get a head start; The Best time is now, Don't say you didn't know, Those who are wise are those who lead. Don't Let time pass you by, It's time for you to get on board, The Tap-Tap is leaving now, It's time for us to go! Hurry up, walk quickly! Lift your feet up and don't miss it, The Tap-Tap is taking off! Don't fool around, get on! Don't wait, don't stare, Don't joke around, get on! The Tap-Tap might just leave you! Get up! Stand proud! Those of you who know what you want, Those of you with your minds made up, Don't miss a great opportunity To do something for the nation! Listen, don't miss a great opportunity to do something, Get up, stand proud, don't sit around and wait! Get up! Let's go! Don't waste your time, ...    less

PROGRAM NOTES: With the growing hate and division in our world, Love must prevail. Too often today, it can feel easier to unfriend, unfollow, or simply part ways with others when they seem unworthy of our effort. Yet to truly understand and Love one ano...  morePROGRAM NOTES: With the growing hate and division in our world, Love must prevail. Too often today, it can feel easier to unfriend, unfollow, or simply part ways with others when they seem unworthy of our effort. Yet to truly understand and Love one another requires fierce determination. It demands listening with openness rather than tuning out in order to respond defensively. It asks us to compromise—even when that means agreeing to disagree. Ultimately, all of this is only possible if we choose to live with the will to Love. Musically, I sought to capture both determination and collective unity through texture and rhythmic drive. The use of canonic writing on the text “I sing” symbolizes indiviDual voices rising together toward a shared purpose. Likewise, the primary rhythmic motive in the secondo piano part reflects the persistence and passion of the human heart—the unyielding fire that propels us forward through hardship. CREDITS: "The Will to Love" For SATB and Four Hand Piano Music by Zachary J. ...    less