VIew_more">The Choir was first formed in 1962 as Aberystwyth Post Office Gleemen under the direction of James Morse. During the forty plus years of its lifetime it has benefited from the leadership of four further conductors, DaVID Griffiths, Margaret Maddock, Len W...  VIew_more_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreVIew_more" style="display:none;">The Choir was first formed in 1962 as Aberystwyth Post Office Gleemen under the direction of James Morse. During the forty plus years of its lifetime it has benefited from the leadership of four further conductors, DaVID Griffiths, Margaret Maddock, Len Williams, and our present Director of Music, Carol DaVIes. The choir has travelled widely over the years with tours in Europe, United States and CanaDa besides engagements throughout Wales and England. Our concert venues have varied from VIllage halls to national auditoria and great cathedrals. In the Eisteddfod field we have won two National first prizes plus several seconds and others. In 2002 we celebrated our 40th anniversary with a sell-out concert in the 1000 seat Great Hall in Aberystwyth. One of the Choirs highlights was performing with the Central Band of the RAF at the Mayflower theatre Southampton and before Princess Beatrice of the Netherlands as part of a joint concert of a 1000 Welsh and Dutch voices. The choir has sung at the Albert Hall London and...    VIew_less_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPreVIous().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

VIew_more">Music composed and performed by DaVID W Solomons (multitrack - dwschorale) Poem anon (with additional verse by Dave Dunning). Cartoons by Mark HaVIland Duet on the anonymous poem about a centipede - she was quite happy with her hundred legs until a fro...  VIew_more_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreVIew_more" style="display:none;">Music composed and performed by DaVID W Solomons (multitrack - dwschorale) Poem anon (with additional verse by Dave Dunning). Cartoons by Mark HaVIland Duet on the anonymous poem about a centipede - she was quite happy with her hundred legs until a frog asked her to think about which leg comes after which... The sound sample is sung by the composer in B flat. A version in D is also available It can be sung by two solo voices or by a choir of any kind  

The Choir of SomerVIlle College, Oxford DaVID Crown (conductor) Basilica di San Marco, Milan 27 June 2010 Website: http://www.somerVIllechoir.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somerVIllechoir Conductor's Website: http://www.DaVID-crown.com

Mass setting by DaVID Warin Solomons for choir and orchestra performed in January 2016 (with special timpani roll in memory of the November 2015 VIctims in Beirut and Paris)

Choir and orchestra of BachWerk Conducted by DaVID Miller SunDay 8 December 2013 German Protestant Church of Brussels

Psalm 70 (ReVIsed StanDard Version, with doxology) Musical setting for mixed choir (SAATB) by DaVID W Solomons All parts performed by Matthew Curtis - www.choraltracks.com

VIew_more">"Da pacem Domine" is dedicated to two of my dear relatives named James. I felt the inspiration to start this piece in the weeks leading up to the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, in which my dear grandfather Jimmy Rain (1895-1974) had serv...  VIew_more_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreVIew_more" style="display:none;">"Da pacem Domine" is dedicated to two of my dear relatives named James. I felt the inspiration to start this piece in the weeks leading up to the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, in which my dear grandfather Jimmy Rain (1895-1974) had served in the Canadian forces, in one of the most Dangerous roles, as a runner in northwestern France. This song honours his memory and the love that he showed me as a boy and a young man growing up. Shortly after starting this piece, I then learned that my dear cousin Jamie Shaw (1959-2019) was gravely ill and with his permission, I have dedicated this piece to him as well. Jamie's courage, good spirit and humour throughout his illness was an inspiration to all of us who knew him. "Da pacem Domine" is a musical search for peace: both external peace, between indiVIduals, groups, societies, nations; and internal peace, to find a restful spot within the soul, amidst the serious tensions and conflicts seemingly inherent in the human stream of existence. It explor...    VIew_less_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPreVIous().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

VIew_more">Poem by 17th Century Unitarian minister and poet John Mason, music composed and performed by DaVID W Solomons [aka the dwsChorale]. This particular setting was composed with a small mixed-ability choir in mind, so the voices are mainly in two parts ...  VIew_more_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreVIew_more" style="display:none;">Poem by 17th Century Unitarian minister and poet John Mason, music composed and performed by DaVID W Solomons [aka the dwsChorale]. This particular setting was composed with a small mixed-ability choir in mind, so the voices are mainly in two parts (men's and women's voices), splitting to four parts (SATB) occasionally, where the words suggest it. The musical style is reminiscent of the 19th century although the piano part does go into 20th century style syncopation at times.  

VIew_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 inte...  VIew_more_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreVIew_more" style="display:none;">"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...    VIew_less_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPreVIous().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

VIew_more">This is a jazzed-up version by DaVID W Solomons (www.dwsolo.com) of the old 16th Century French tune which was used in G R Woodward's carol "Ding Dong Merrily on High"; it is great fun to sing. It is quite different from the more well-known arrangeme...  VIew_more_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreVIew_more" style="display:none;">This is a jazzed-up version by DaVID W Solomons (www.dwsolo.com) of the old 16th Century French tune which was used in G R Woodward's carol "Ding Dong Merrily on High"; it is great fun to sing. It is quite different from the more well-known arrangement and would make a nice change in a carol concert. The vocal parts here are all performed by Matthew Curtis (www.choraltracks.com) This is the mixed choir version (SAATBB) A version for men's voices is also available at http://www.musicaneo.com/sheetmusic/sm-85908_ding_dong_merrily_on_high_for_mixed_choir_or_for_men_s_voices.html#85908  VIew_less_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPreVIous().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less