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"O Magnum Mysterium", by Morten Lauridsen
Morten Lauridsen's beautiful setting of "O Magnum Mysterium", performed by Reading's Tamesis Chamber Choir at Douai Abbey.
Recorded on Saturday 13th July 2013, as part of the final concert of the "A La Carte" season.
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‘the Ground’ by Ola Gjeilo, performed by Macquarie Singers
Macquarie Singers is an unauditioned community choir from Epping, NSW, Australia. This is our first virtual choir, created October-December 2020 on Dharug, Eora and Kuring-gai land. After performing Ola Gjeilo's 'the Ground' in our final concert in 2019, ... moreMacquarie Singers is an unauditioned community choir from Epping, NSW, Australia. This is our first virtual choir, created October-December 2020 on Dharug, Eora and Kuring-gai land. After performing Ola Gjeilo's 'the Ground' in our final concert in 2019, we were preparing it again for our 'Indomitable Spirit' concert in May 2020. then, Covid-19 arrived. Like many choirs, we kept going online, or outdoors when permitted. This film is a record of our year, made to remind ourselves that joy and connection are still available to us, despite distance and change.
Macquarie Singers & Macquarie Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Sarah Penicka-Smith
Piano: Josephine Allan
Violin 1: Tess Duflou
Violin 2: Sagar Nagaraj
Viola: Kathryn Ramsay
Cello: Marc Valpiani
Video engineer: Connor Malanos
Audio engineer: Joshua Winestock
Supported with a community grant from Epping Community Bank (Bendigo Bank). less
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Les Sirènes - And So It Goes
Les Sirènes' competition-winning performance of Billy Joel's beautiful And So It Goes arr. michael Neaum from the Grand final of the 2012 Choir of the Year competition held at London's Royal Festival Hall on 28 October, broadcast on BBC4.
Conductor - A... moreLes Sirènes' competition-winning performance of Billy Joel's beautiful And So It Goes arr. michael Neaum from the Grand final of the 2012 Choir of the Year competition held at London's Royal Festival Hall on 28 October, broadcast on BBC4.
Conductor - Andrew Nunn
Accompanist - Fionnuala Ward
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Madz sing Kaisa-isa Niyan @ EGP
Kaisa-isa Niyan by Nilo Alcala II,
Sung by the Philippine Madrigal Singers at the European Grand Prix, August 26, 2007. their fifth and final song of the competition.
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Requiem by Nathaniel J.S. Barnes
the final movement (mvt. VI) of the Requiem that I composed in 2007, as performed by the Orlando Chamber Singers under the direction of Gregory Ruffer on May 18, 2008. I had wanted to write a requiem for quite some time, having been swept away by the Req... morethe final movement (mvt. VI) of the Requiem that I composed in 2007, as performed by the Orlando Chamber Singers under the direction of Gregory Ruffer on May 18, 2008. I had wanted to write a requiem for quite some time, having been swept away by the Requiems of Brahms, Faure, Rutter, Durufle, Mozart and Daley.
"Life's work well done,
Life's race well run,
Life's crown well won,
Now comes rest."
--- Edward Hazen Parker
If [they] have given you delight
By aught that [they] have done,
Let [them] lie quiet in that night
Which shall be yours anon:
And for that little, little span
the dead are borne in mind
Seek not to question other than
the [deeds] [they] leave behind.
--- Kipling
Pictures: random shots from London, UK; Washington, D.C.; Toronto, Canada; Tulum, Mexico. less
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I may not know much about music, but I know what I like!
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]
Somebody asked me the other day if I do workshops on songs from the musicals. I don't like musical theatre, so the answer was a resounding “No&rdquo...
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Philippine Madrigal Singers - Dayo Dayo Kupita
Live recording of the Philippine Madrigal Singers during the final round of the Vocal Ensemble Category at the Florilege Vocal de Tours (France) 2006 - winning 3 First Prizes and the "Grand Prix de la Ville de Tours" - earning them the right to compete fo... moreLive recording of the Philippine Madrigal Singers during the final round of the Vocal Ensemble Category at the Florilege Vocal de Tours (France) 2006 - winning 3 First Prizes and the "Grand Prix de la Ville de Tours" - earning them the right to compete for the second time in the prestigious European Grand Prix in Arezzo (August 2007).
"Dayo Dayo Kupita"
-based on a Maranao children's chant
composer: Nilo Alcala II