An arrangement by David Drinkell of a very old traditional Dorset Carol - Sung here by Bournemouth Male Voice Choir at a concert in Tyneham Church in Dorset on 13th December 2013. Video courtesy of Steve Blowers. The members of Bournemouth Male Voice ...  moreAn arrangement by David Drinkell of a very old traditional Dorset Carol - Sung here by Bournemouth Male Voice Choir at a concert in Tyneham Church in Dorset on 13th December 2013. Video courtesy of Steve Blowers. The members of Bournemouth Male Voice met at central Bournemouth and took a coach off into the depths of Dorset to give a Concert at Tyneham Church. It was an amazing evening – the church absolutely stuffed to capacity the Choir uber-vibrant and full of good music. An historic event 70 years on (to the week) from the evacuation of Tyneham and the occasion, the poetry and music stirred up many differing feelings; laughter, poignancy and nostalgia chief amongst them. A privilege to take part in the event – thanks to Lt Col Ken Davies for his perfect organisation of the event – the phrase military precision comes to mind!  less

A film giving some background for a forthcoming production of Purcell's King Arthur in Belfast and Derry

Haydn Nelson mass (Missa in Angustis) performed by Collis Choral Singers (who formed the initial members of TCC), accompanied by the Ashford Baroque Ensemble. This concert was at St Mark's Church, Teddington on Saturday June 8th, 2013. www.collischoralsingers.org

Lyrics: Mark Lowry Recorded at Vestibule in Split, Croatia, on May 29, 2021. www.facebook.com/m.marulic.Choir m.marulic_Choir@yahoo.com recording and production: Bernard Kahle www.facebook.com/BKrecordings kahle.bernard@gmail.com

Llef (in English "A Cry") is a popular Welsh hymn, written by Hugh Griffith Jones (Welsh language name: Gutyn Arfon) (1849--1919). It was written in memory of his brother, Dewi. Arranged by Mansell Thomas - rather out of character for Bournemouth MVC b...  moreLlef (in English "A Cry") is a popular Welsh hymn, written by Hugh Griffith Jones (Welsh language name: Gutyn Arfon) (1849--1919). It was written in memory of his brother, Dewi. Arranged by Mansell Thomas - rather out of character for Bournemouth MVC but we love it!!! Recorded on a handheld recorder and too much of the conductors big backside in the way but hope it is enjoyed!  

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Recorded at a concert to mark the fifth anniversary.

As part of the Royal School of Church Music's events to mark the centenary of the death of Charles Villiers Stanford, the noted Stanford expert, Jeremy Dibble (University of Durham), will give an illustrated lecture on Stanford's music at Queens' College,...

Bournemouth Male Voice Choir at St Ambrose Church in Westbourne. We Rise Again is by Leon Dubinsky, who grew up in Sydney and now lives with his wife and children on a seaside property in Cape Breton's Englishtown. Written in 1984 as a hopeful t...  moreBournemouth Male Voice Choir at St Ambrose Church in Westbourne. We Rise Again is by Leon Dubinsky, who grew up in Sydney and now lives with his wife and children on a seaside property in Cape Breton's Englishtown. Written in 1984 as a hopeful tune for the musical The Rise and Follies of Cape Breton Island during a severe economic downturn, it begins: When the waves roll on over the waters And the ocean cries We look to our sons and daughters To explain our lives As if a child could tell us why That as sure as the sunrise As sure as the sea As sure as the wind in the trees We rise again in the faces of our children We rise again in the waves out on the ocean And we rise again.... The day he wrote "Rise Again," Dubinsky recalls, he was watching his ailing father observing his grandchildren playing in a swimming pool. Dubinsky's father had immigrated to Canada from the Ukraine, settling in Cape Breton; he would die a year later, in 1985. The words just came to him, Dubinsk...    less

Poem by Henry van Dyke Music by Sergey Khvishchinsky Performed by Minnesota BoyChoir America for Me 'Tis fine to see the Old World and travel up and down Among the famous palaces and cities of renown, To admire the crumbly castles and the statue...  morePoem by Henry van Dyke Music by Sergey Khvishchinsky Performed by Minnesota BoyChoir America for Me 'Tis fine to see the Old World and travel up and down Among the famous palaces and cities of renown, To admire the crumbly castles and the statues and kings ¬¬ But now I think I've had enough of antiquated things. So it's home again, and home again, America for me! My heart is turning home again and there I long to be, In the land of youth and freedom, beyond the ocean bars, Where the air is full of sunlight and the flag is full of stars. Oh, London is a man's town, there's power in the air; And Paris is a woman's town, with flowers in her hair; And it's sweet to dream in Venice, and it's great to study Rome; But when it comes to living there is no place like home. I like the German fir-woods in green battalions drilled; I like the gardens of Versailles with flashing fountains filled; But, oh, to take your had, my dear, and ramble for a day In the friendly western woodland where Nat...    less