[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   “I hate this song!”   "Well, don’t sing it then." “No, it’s OK, I’ll do it.”     Pho...

OV KAAMATAN SPECIAL: Kotobian om Kounsikaan do Tadau Tagazo do Kaamatan kumaa diozu ngaavi. Wishing you all a Prosperous and Happy Harvest Celebration to the People of Momogun in the motherland and diaspora and also to all friends and family in Sabah (Nor...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">OV KAAMATAN SPECIAL: Kotobian om Kounsikaan do Tadau Tagazo do Kaamatan kumaa diozu ngaavi. Wishing you all a Prosperous and Happy Harvest Celebration to the People of Momogun in the motherland and diaspora and also to all friends and family in Sabah (North Borneo) regardless of background. Kami belanja kamurang dulu lagu popular Pesta Kaamatan ciptaan dan dendangan asal Puan Venitha Lojuti yang bertajuk "Bontugo Tadau Kaamatan" dalam versi koir. Versi hasil gubahan Pengarah Artistik dan guru vokal kami ini, dinyanyikan oleh pelajar-pelajar seni suara kami iaitu kumpulan OV SINGERS dan pelajar-pelajar vokal muda kami iaitu kumpulan EVOG. Semoga terhibur. Selamat menonton dan terima kasih untuk LIKE, COMMENT, dan SHARE anda. Kotohuadan do minintong do video dagai. Pounsikou, Palad-palad, Kounsapatan, om Kotoluadan. Song: Bontugo Tadau Kaamatan Composer: Venitha Lojuti SATB Arrangement: Carrey Oliver Piano/Producer: Carrey Oliver Singers/talents contributed in this creative artwork: SOPRANO ...    onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

This is us singing our version of The Beatles' "Blackbird". Our soloist in this one - Inbal Ceder. This video was shot in our conccert in the Felicia Blumenthal Music Center in 21.01.12. Arrangement: Doron Ben-Ami זה הביצוע שלנו ל"Blackbird" של החיפושיו...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">This is us singing our version of The Beatles' "Blackbird". Our soloist in this one - Inbal Ceder. This video was shot in our conccert in the Felicia Blumenthal Music Center in 21.01.12. Arrangement: Doron Ben-Ami זה הביצוע שלנו ל"Blackbird" של החיפושיות. הסולנית בשיר הזה - ענבל צדר. הקליפ צולם בהופעתנו במרכז פליציה בלומנטל, 21.01.12. עיבוד: דורון בן-עמי  

Hari Bouriquet (Gee up little donkey) Second version - with tentative translation in the video itself This is a satirical madrigal mocking the Catholics of the timebased on a madrigal allegedly composed by Claudin de Sermisy.... (actually I find this ...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">Hari Bouriquet (Gee up little donkey) Second version - with tentative translation in the video itself This is a satirical madrigal mocking the Catholics of the timebased on a madrigal allegedly composed by Claudin de Sermisy.... (actually I find this hard to believe since he was a good Catholic, but maybe someone has further information?)... The original is partly in Renaissance French of the court and partly in a dialect of that period. Performed by the dwsChorale (a one-man choir)  

This version of A Clare Benediction by John Rutter was performed by Reflections mixed choir in Truro Cathedral on Saturday 9 November 2013. Reflections is a mixed, four-part harmony choir based in Southeast Cornwall. Photography by Alan Smith. Sound by Ke...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">This version of A Clare Benediction by John Rutter was performed by Reflections mixed choir in Truro Cathedral on Saturday 9 November 2013. Reflections is a mixed, four-part harmony choir based in Southeast Cornwall. Photography by Alan Smith. Sound by Ken Trethewey.  

Salvacosta performing 'True Colours'. Arr. by Darren Marc Bartlett www.darrenbartlett.co.uk Copyright DMB MUSIC 2016 Video production MSL Productions

This brand new version of Good King Wenceslas is dedicated to my uncle Duncan Shaw of Vancouver. His "retirement project" - developing his own theory of gravity - has been a huge inspiration in my own compositional journey late in life. Some background...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">This brand new version of Good King Wenceslas is dedicated to my uncle Duncan Shaw of Vancouver. His "retirement project" - developing his own theory of gravity - has been a huge inspiration in my own compositional journey late in life. Some background: I have sung the traditional version of Good King Wenceslas since I was a kid. I fell in love with the lyrics and the story, but have always been puzzled by the way it was arranged, in particular the way that the "las" of Wenceslas lands on the downbeat. When I was young, I thought the lyrics were actually "Good King Wences last looked out!" All to say that I got inspired to create a totally different version. I used the 19th century poem by John Mason Neale, but I wanted to create a different "feel" to the story, to take it back in time to its origins in the Middle Ages - hence the medieval feel to much of the piece. I also felt that since the Wenceslas story is all about a journey, a setting in 3/4 time would create a better sense of that feeling, ra...    onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

Traditional German carol (based on a Thuringian melody "Seht wie die Sonne dort sinket" from around 1808), The melody moves through the parts while the other parts represent the ringing of the bells - with a few added cheeky English cadences. version...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">Traditional German carol (based on a Thuringian melody "Seht wie die Sonne dort sinket" from around 1808), The melody moves through the parts while the other parts represent the ringing of the bells - with a few added cheeky English cadences. versions are also available for string quartet, wind quartet, brass quartet, flute quartet and clarinet quartet.  

"Unclouded Day" from "Heavenly Home: Three American Songs" Arranged by Shawn Kirchner, TTBB version 2018 Performed in Norwich Cathedral, UK

This haunting & ethereal version of a beautiful, traditional Russian Carol brings wonder and mystery as the world waits for the birth of the Christ child... RUSSIAN CAROL Traditional Lyrics Catherine Paul Original Copyright 1968 Ascherberg Hopwo...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">This haunting & ethereal version of a beautiful, traditional Russian Carol brings wonder and mystery as the world waits for the birth of the Christ child... RUSSIAN CAROL Traditional Lyrics Catherine Paul Original Copyright 1968 Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew Ltd Arrangement Darren Marc Bartlett This Arr. Copyright DMB MUsic 2016 Performed by Muzaria Keys & Sound Engineer Alvin Allison Video Production Kingbere Designs www.dmbmusic.co.uk www.darrenbartlett.co.uk Copyright DMB MUSIC 2000-2017 www.muzaria.com www.salvacosta.co.uk  onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less