This is a cross-cultural arrangement of the well-known Persian folk Song, Navaie (نوایی). It is arranged by Dr. Jeanette Gallant and performed by Mahtab Haghighi (vocalist), Ali Razmi (tar), Bardia Sadeghi (daf, kouzeh, tombak), the Vancouver Iranian Choi...  moreThis is a cross-cultural arrangement of the well-known Persian folk Song, Navaie (نوایی). It is arranged by Dr. Jeanette Gallant and performed by Mahtab Haghighi (vocalist), Ali Razmi (tar), Bardia Sadeghi (daf, kouzeh, tombak), the Vancouver Iranian Choir (Taymaz Saba, Conductor) and members of the Vancouver Chamber Choir.  

Nativity by Matthew Orlovich Saturday, December 3, 2016 Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL

"Let's sing, it's Spring!" is dedicated to my uncle and aunt, James and Daphne Shaw, and their amazing clan, the "Bowen Island Shaws." I have given this Song the sub-title: "A Crazy Choral Etude for Rolled Rs and Perfect 5ths." It is meant, no pun inte...  more"Let's sing, it's Spring!" is dedicated to my uncle and aunt, James and Daphne Shaw, and their amazing clan, the "Bowen Island Shaws." I have given this Song the sub-title: "A Crazy Choral Etude for Rolled Rs and Perfect 5ths." It is meant, no pun intended, to be a musical lark, great fun for a choir to sing, rolling Rs like crazy, with no holding back. NB: One day I woke up to the realization that I had independently written four choral works, each of which had evoked a different season, and so it seemed natural to group them together into a choral suite that I have called "The Ottawa Four Seasons Suite." "Let's sing, it's Spring!", with its rousing coda section, works perfectly as the closing number of this suite. Also of note, in early 2018, I applied to be a participant at one of the Vancouver Chamber Choir's Interplay workshops funded by the SOCAN Foundation and to my delight I was accepted. "Let's sing, it's Spring!" was one of the pieces that this amazing choir sight read for me on the sp...    less

The Kenyan Boys Choir, while in Ottawa performing at We Day 2015, stopped by a local Farm Boy and dressed as customers and employees, broke into spontaneous Song to the delight of the shoppers. Gusto TV was there to capture it all on film. Farm Boy f...  moreThe Kenyan Boys Choir, while in Ottawa performing at We Day 2015, stopped by a local Farm Boy and dressed as customers and employees, broke into spontaneous Song to the delight of the shoppers. Gusto TV was there to capture it all on film. Farm Boy fresh food store served up a signing surprise for their customers when Kenyan Boys Choir staged an impromptu chorus of Song in their food aisles. Join the conversation: #KBCdelight #SetTheMusicFree @farmboy @boyschoirkenya @gustotv The Song in the clip is called "Wan E Pap." It was composed and arranged by Fredrick Masambaya - Production Manager at Kenyan Boys Choir. The Song depicts our musical prowess and artistry. In the Song we boast of being professionals in music and dance. the lyrics to the Song are: Yawa mayo mayo wololo Maieyerere. An awero awero thum. Mayo, maiyerere maiyerere eeh. An awero awero thum Wan e pap ka. Winj wer wan e pap ka winj wer ero. Thum room pacha thum emamora amielamiela amielamiela, Adundo chunya gore...    less

Sing your way into the weekend with a smile by joining Ben every Friday at 2pm GMT on Homechoir's YouTube channel. We learn a new Song every Friday and sing some fantastic favourites, from jazz to music hall, and even original Songs written especially for...  moreSing your way into the weekend with a smile by joining Ben every Friday at 2pm GMT on Homechoir's YouTube channel. We learn a new Song every Friday and sing some fantastic favourites, from jazz to music hall, and even original Songs written especially for Homechoir.  

Download from iTunes http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/illumination/id534355477 From the Anúna album "Illumination". Soloist Andrew Hozier Byrne, Song arranged Michael McGlynn, available as sheet music from www.anuna.ie

Concerto de Natal dado na Igreja de Santa Isabel no dia 8 de dezembro de 2013