Serial Singers Gospel Choir - Modena, Italy a choir of "Associazione Corale G. Rossini" Orchestra Sinfonica G. Verdi di Parma Pianoforte Roberto Penta Direttore Massimo Carpegna

The second piece in Samuel Barber's Reincarnations, Op. 16 Anthony O’Daly was a member of the Whiteboys, a group that resisted encroachments on peasants’ rights to their land with a mixture of rent strikes and violence. In 1820, Daly was wrongfully acc...  moreThe second piece in Samuel Barber's Reincarnations, Op. 16 Anthony O’Daly was a member of the Whiteboys, a group that resisted encroachments on peasants’ rights to their land with a mixture of rent strikes and violence. In 1820, Daly was wrongfully accused of shooting at a local landowner and condemned to hang. Although the local population acclaimed him as a hero and attempted to help him escape the gallows, he went quietly to his death. "Anthony! Since your limbs were laid out, the stars do not shine! The fish leap, not out in the waves! On our meadows, the dew does not fall in the morn, for O’Daly is dead!" Barber’s song feels like a huge public outpouring of grief. It begins with the basses repeating Anthony’s name on a drone whilst the upper voices sing a keening melody, and the piece builds to hysteria as the sopranos and altos take over the chanted name. There are also suggestions that Raftery’s poem is not a lament but a traditional poet’s curse, calling down retribution in response to Raftery’s...    less

This well-known carol, which tells the story of the Annunciation, is set to a lovely Basque melody arranged by Edgar Pettman. It was recorded on 5th December 2010 in the Harvey Nichols Espresso Bar in Leeds' magnificent Victoria Quarter in the first of S...  moreThis well-known carol, which tells the story of the Annunciation, is set to a lovely Basque melody arranged by Edgar Pettman. It was recorded on 5th December 2010 in the Harvey Nichols Espresso Bar in Leeds' magnificent Victoria Quarter in the first of St Peter's Singers' now-traditional Sunday evening carol performances there. The choir is directed by Dr Simon Lindley, its Music Director since the Singers' formation in June 1977. More information about St Peter's Singers, including details of forthcoming concerts, recitals and liturgical performances, may be found on the choir's website www.stpeters-Singers.org.uk and on its Facebook group page 'St Peter's Singers of Leeds'.  less

Jerusalem A-Cappella Singers - זמרי א-קפלה ירושלים Conducted by Judi Axelrod בניצוחה של ג'ודי אקסלרוד "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden", J. S. Bach Text: Yaakov Shabtai "ולא ישאו עוד חרב", י. ס. באך מילים: יעקב שבתאי www.facebook.com/jerusalemacappella

Thomas Rossin conducts Jeffery Van's setting of Silent Night, Jake Rowan, Guitar.

"Odysseus" composed and directed by Arda Ardaşes Agoşyan Soprano solo (Penelope): Natali Boğosyan Baritone solo (Odysseus): Kevork Tavityan (This piece is dedicated to him). CorISTAnbul Chamber Choir & Aşkın Ensemble Dolce Brass As part o...  more"Odysseus" composed and directed by Arda Ardaşes Agoşyan Soprano solo (Penelope): Natali Boğosyan Baritone solo (Odysseus): Kevork Tavityan (This piece is dedicated to him). CorISTAnbul Chamber Choir & Aşkın Ensemble Dolce Brass As part of the concert "Amor Vincit Omnia-Love Conquers All-Aşk Her Şeyi Fetheder" Saint Esprit Cathedral, Istanbul/Turkey June 11, 2014  

No. 2 from Flower Songs Op. 47 by Benjamin Britten CorISTAnbul Chamber Choir Music and Choral Director: Arda Ardaşes Agoşyan Concert Recording, June 9, 2012 St. Esprit Church, Harbiye/Istanbul www.coristanbul.com

Sing We and Chant It by Thomas Morley sung by Cantu Spiritus Chamber Choir. Dress rehearsal. We are new, this was our first concert.

The "Pokroff" Chamber Choir, cond. Andrey Goryachev, solo Svetlana Polyanskaya Concert in Basilica di San Nicola in Bari, Italy at 19.05.2009

Choirs! Singers! If you are in Berlin November 4-10, 2019, come join your voices to sing memories of the Berlin Wall! http://lisabielawa.net/mauer-broadcast-en http://lisabielawa.net/mauer-broadcast-de “Mauer Broadcast” is a 16-minute compo...