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  

A performance of a movement from Hubert Parry's Songs of Farewell - Never weather beaten sail, sung live in concert by the Vasari Singers directed by Jeremy Backhouse. Filmed live from St Peter's Church, Eaton Square, Thurs 24th October 2013. http:...  moreA performance of a movement from Hubert Parry's Songs of Farewell - Never weather beaten sail, sung live in concert by the Vasari Singers directed by Jeremy Backhouse. Filmed live from St Peter's Church, Eaton Square, Thurs 24th October 2013. http://www.vasarisingers.org  

Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis set to music for six part men's voices choir by David W Solomons www.dwsolo.com All parts performed by Matthew Curtis - www.choraltracks.com The title of this work (Canticula Ursae Minoris/Songs of the Little Bear) comes...  moreMagnificat and Nunc Dimittis set to music for six part men's voices choir by David W Solomons www.dwsolo.com All parts performed by Matthew Curtis - www.choraltracks.com The title of this work (Canticula Ursae Minoris/Songs of the Little Bear) comes from the origin of the melodies: Many years ago I wrote an "Oratorio" based on Winnie the Pooh and gave each character little melodic leitmotifs, sung as "Sing ho for the life of a bear" and "What I say said Eeyore is that it's unsettling" and I have used them for various sections of these Canticles, with Eeyore's little song curiously dominating the Lesser Doxology - Glory be to the Father and to the Son... The work, called Poohratorio of course, is due to be published once AA Milne goes into public domain (2031).  less

A piece from Jonathan Baltera's graduate conducting recital.

Rachel L. Jackson, Minister of Music. conducts the Fremont Presbyterian Choir and Orchestra. Sacramento, California, December 10, 2022. Arranged for SATB by John Whittaker From FOLKSongs OF THE FOUR SEASONS - IV. WINTER (1949, arr. 2020) CELEBRATIN...  moreRachel L. Jackson, Minister of Music. conducts the Fremont Presbyterian Choir and Orchestra. Sacramento, California, December 10, 2022. Arranged for SATB by John Whittaker From FOLKSongs OF THE FOUR SEASONS - IV. WINTER (1949, arr. 2020) CELEBRATING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF RALPH VAUGHN WILLIAMS Instructed by the greats including Sir Charles Villiers Stanford and friend Gustav Holtz, Composer Ralph Vaughn Williams was one of the first to gather folk Songs and carols from around the countryside of England in the early 20th century. He found his identity as a national composer with his synthesis of folk music, classical training and the experience gained as Musical Editor of the English Hymnal. Composed over the span of four decades culminating in 1949, FolkSongs of the Four Seasons is a cantata of 16 Songs commissioned by The Women’s Institute; four for each season. The Winter section take the listener on a journey through the Christmas practices of the working poor in Victorian England. A...    less

Vox Grata Women's Choir - Nashville, TN, May 24, 2015 1. Barcarole - Carol Callaway-Lane and Mareike Sattler - Soloists 2. Fragen

Male chorus singing Songs of faith directed by Al Reesnes

Eric Whitacre conducts Männerstimmen der Chorknaben Uetersen, Five Hebrew Love Songs, Hamburg, 12.12.2010

Bartók Béla Férfikar/Béla Bartók Male Choir - Pécs, Hungary Zoltán Kodály: Songs from Karád (Karádi Nóták) Conductor: Tamás Lakner Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017 @ Arena Riga, Latvia https://bartokbelaferfikar.hu/ https://www.facebook.com/bartok.b...  moreBartók Béla Férfikar/Béla Bartók Male Choir - Pécs, Hungary Zoltán Kodály: Songs from Karád (Karádi Nóták) Conductor: Tamás Lakner Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017 @ Arena Riga, Latvia https://bartokbelaferfikar.hu/ https://www.facebook.com/bartok.bela.ferfikar/  

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of Songs from traditions across th...