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...  moreThis 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...    less

Mansions of The Lord in Truro Cathedral 2013

"This is the Body and Blood of Christ", composed by local Ada composers Davison and Lupinski, as performed by the East Central University Chorale on April 19, 2010, at St Joseph Catholic Church in Ada, OK.

Johann Sebastian Bach: Christ lag in todesbanden, BWV 4 Sinfonia, Versus 1: Christ lag in todesbanden (Chorus) The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford Musicians of the Dreaming Spires Douglas Knight (organ) David Crown (conductor) St. Michael at...  moreJohann Sebastian Bach: Christ lag in todesbanden, BWV 4 Sinfonia, Versus 1: Christ lag in todesbanden (Chorus) The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford Musicians of the Dreaming Spires Douglas Knight (organ) David Crown (conductor) St. Michael at the North Gate, Oxford 9 March 2012 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoir Website: http://www.somervillemusicsociety.com  

Церковний гімн України "Боже великий, єдиний". Виконання вокального ансамблю "ОРФЕЙ" в м. Честер, Великобританія. Church Hymn of Ukraine (Performance in Chester, U.K. Orpheus vocal group) www.orpheus.com.ua

Marion High School Chamber Singers, Marion, AR singing the Arkansas composer Jon Adams "Hymn from' Morella'" at the Central ArkCDA Invitational Festival. They then competed at the Ole Miss Choral Festival where they were named "Best in Class" in the cham...  moreMarion High School Chamber Singers, Marion, AR singing the Arkansas composer Jon Adams "Hymn from' Morella'" at the Central ArkCDA Invitational Festival. They then competed at the Ole Miss Choral Festival where they were named "Best in Class" in the chamber/madrigal division.  

Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers neither take thou vengeance of our sins, but spare us, good Lord. Spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood, and be not angry with us for ever. Spare...  moreRemember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers neither take thou vengeance of our sins, but spare us, good Lord. Spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood, and be not angry with us for ever. Spare us, good Lord. (Part of the Litany from the Book of Common Prayer, 1559) Sung at Canterbury Cathedral during our Royal School of Church Music Summer Course in 1986, under Martin How. I (David W Solomons) was one of the altos. John Huntley - a fellow alto - recorded this performance.  less

The King shall be there nursing father is a song composed by G F Handel from Coronation Anthem performed by the prestigious Imo City Chorale and Orchestra Owerri

Our Mission: Deo Cantamus exists to serve, educate, and promote worship, using quality instrumental and vocal music that glorifies our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We pursue excellence in an effort to worship our God and bring others closer to Him. ...  moreOur Mission: Deo Cantamus exists to serve, educate, and promote worship, using quality instrumental and vocal music that glorifies our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We pursue excellence in an effort to worship our God and bring others closer to Him. Statement of Purpose: Deo Cantamus is an organization of musicians whose purpose is to worship the true and living God through the performance of and instruction in quality vocal and instrumental music. Because worshipping God is our fundamental intention, this necessarily requires that we be in right relationship with the God we worship. We believe that this is only possible through faith in Jesus Christ. Therefore, we as individuals are followers of Jesus Christ. We believe that Jesus is the fully divine and fully human Son of God. His death and resurrection is the only means by which people can have forgiveness of their sins and eternal life. We believe that the guilt of our sins was entirely charged against Him on the cross. On the sole condition of t...    less

Gospelchor Rejoice Langenberg, "The Majesty And Glory of Your Name" (Fettke/Johnson), Nacht der Musik in der Florinskirche, Koblenz am 2. April. Tage der Chor- und Orchestermusik vom 1. - 3. April 2011 in Koblenz. Video © 2011 Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutss...  moreGospelchor Rejoice Langenberg, "The Majesty And Glory of Your Name" (Fettke/Johnson), Nacht der Musik in der Florinskirche, Koblenz am 2. April. Tage der Chor- und Orchestermusik vom 1. - 3. April 2011 in Koblenz. Video © 2011 Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutsscher Chorverbände (ADC) Marktoberdorf/Kamera: Bertram Maria Keller