Heute, am 25. Juni 2021, feiert der Mitbegründer der legendären Band Toto, David Paich, seinen 67. Geburtstag. Er komponierte 1982 den Welthit „Rosanna“ und bezog sich nach eigener Aussage bei diesem Lied auf alle Frauen, die er kannte. Der Song gewann 19...  moreHeute, am 25. Juni 2021, feiert der Mitbegründer der legendären Band Toto, David Paich, seinen 67. Geburtstag. Er komponierte 1982 den Welthit „Rosanna“ und bezog sich nach eigener Aussage bei diesem Lied auf alle Frauen, die er kannte. Der Song gewann 1983 einen Grammy Award als Single des Jahres. Wir präsentieren euch zusammen mit den Blechbläsern von Pro Brass Limburg nun unsere eigene spezielle Version von "Rosanna". Das Bläserarrangement stammt von Rob Baltus, unserem Tenor, während unser Chorleiter und Groove Master Andrea Figallo das Arrangement für den Chor beisteuerte. Sämtliche Illustrationen inkl. Animationen entstammen der (digitalen) Feder unserer Sopranistin Sarah Brunßen. In diesem Sinne: Happy Birthday, David! Written by David Paich Arranged by Andrea Figallo (http://www.andreafigallo.com) & Rob Baltus (http://www.robbaltus.com) Sound editing (choir) & mix: Andrea Figallo (http://www.andreafigallo.com) Concept, sound editing (brass) & video: Rob Baltus (http://www.robbaltus.com) Co...    less

Veljo Tormis: Laulu algus (The Beginning of Song) Hando Runnel Downtown Voices http://DowntownVoices.net Stephen Sands, Conductor http://StephenSands.net TRANSLATION: Listen! Faraway centuries, on the shores of Estonia there once began a ...  moreVeljo Tormis: Laulu algus (The Beginning of Song) Hando Runnel Downtown Voices http://DowntownVoices.net Stephen Sands, Conductor http://StephenSands.net TRANSLATION: Listen! Faraway centuries, on the shores of Estonia there once began a Song. In the language of mothers, the spirit of fathers it was carried across to us. In sonorous language, in the spirit of a million it lives on. This Song began in a dusky time and was born from the work of voiceless ones. This Song was born in a lowly house and it rose as an oath in the night. . A powerless clan began listening, the Song was good for the soul, for it spoke a heavenly story, that freedom must come to them. And the powerless clan awoke, and felt the heads on their shoulders. This Song will not die, nor this story, this Song for us is good. I stepped out to start my voice, ringing on the rocky hillside, lifting up the celebration, cheering up the ring of friends. I know my friend...    less

A cantata by Ralph Vaughan Williams in an arrangement for SATB by John Whittaker (2022) Performance (recorded in May 2022) by Berks Sinfonietta and Vox Philia, Reading, PA, USA. Dr. David A. McConnell, Artistic Director www.voxphilia.org and www.berks...  moreA cantata by Ralph Vaughan Williams in an arrangement for SATB by John Whittaker (2022) Performance (recorded in May 2022) by Berks Sinfonietta and Vox Philia, Reading, PA, USA. Dr. David A. McConnell, Artistic Director www.voxphilia.org and www.berkssinfonietta.org Performed under license from Oxford University Press. For more details of this arrangement, contact John Whittaker, MJWhittaker@Googlemail.com