'Mother Mine', Jann Arden & Zoie Palmer, performed by Cool Choir www.coolchoir.com on June 23rd, 2019 at Knox United Church, Calgary, accompanied by Bel Canto Strings

The Graduate Choir NZ performs "A Mother as Lovely as You" on TVNZ's Praise Be. Māori folk melody "Hoea ra" (sometimes known as "Come, O maidens") by Pariare Tomoana (~1875 - 1946). David Smith and Harry Connelly adapted it and added a verse for use a...  moreThe Graduate Choir NZ performs "A Mother as Lovely as You" on TVNZ's Praise Be. Māori folk melody "Hoea ra" (sometimes known as "Come, O maidens") by Pariare Tomoana (~1875 - 1946). David Smith and Harry Connelly adapted it and added a verse for use as a Mother's Day tribute. This choral arrangement was made by Terence Maskell in 2006 for The Graduate Choir NZ for its Mother's Day recital at that time. --- The Graduate Choir NZ Director of Music: Terence Maskell http://www.graduatechoir.co.nz http://www.facebook.com/TheGraduateChoirNZ http://www.twitter.com/GraduateChoirNZ --- Praise Be http://tvnz.co.nz/praise-be --- Recorded 31 August 2011 at Pitt St Methodist Church, Auckland, New Zealand. http://www.methodistcentral.org.nz ---  less

Weep, O Mine Eyes - John Bennet (Tenor's Guide) “Weep O Mine Eyes” was first published by composer John Bennet (c. 1575-c. 1610) in his first collection of madrigals in 1599. It was one of his most popular madrigals, as well as one of the most internat...  moreWeep, O Mine Eyes - John Bennet (Tenor's Guide) “Weep O Mine Eyes” was first published by composer John Bennet (c. 1575-c. 1610) in his first collection of madrigals in 1599. It was one of his most popular madrigals, as well as one of the most internationally famous songs of the period. It is apparently based on John Dowland’s “Flow, my Teares”. Like Dowland’s lyrics, these lyrics express an intense melancholy of someone whose happiness has been abruptly shattered and desires to not be saved from this dark despair. The speaker wishes his death by drowning in his despair, in his tears. The expression of melancholy, and notions of darkness, neglect, Time’s cruelty, spiteful age, were themes used by Elizabethan songwriters to prefigure the stark inevitability of death, and it remained a proMinent feature of English literature and music in the time of Elizabeth I and Shakespeare. More Information, contact us: guide4score@gmail.com  less

Weep, O Mine Eyes - John Bennet (Bass' Guide) “Weep O Mine Eyes” was first published by composer John Bennet (c. 1575-c. 1610) in his first collection of madrigals in 1599. It was one of his most popular madrigals, as well as one of the most internatio...  moreWeep, O Mine Eyes - John Bennet (Bass' Guide) “Weep O Mine Eyes” was first published by composer John Bennet (c. 1575-c. 1610) in his first collection of madrigals in 1599. It was one of his most popular madrigals, as well as one of the most internationally famous songs of the period. It is apparently based on John Dowland’s “Flow, my Teares”. Like Dowland’s lyrics, these lyrics express an intense melancholy of someone whose happiness has been abruptly shattered and desires to not be saved from this dark despair. The speaker wishes his death by drowning in his despair, in his tears. The expression of melancholy, and notions of darkness, neglect, Time’s cruelty, spiteful age, were themes used by Elizabethan songwriters to prefigure the stark inevitability of death, and it remained a proMinent feature of English literature and music in the time of Elizabeth I and Shakespeare. More Information, contact us: guide4score@gmail.com  less

Kantorei performs "This Little Light of Mine" arr. Moses Hogan. Recorded live in concert May 22, 2011 at Augustana Lutheran Church in Denver, CO.

Weep, O Mine Eyes - John Bennet (Sopran's Guide) “Weep O Mine Eyes” was first published by composer John Bennet (c. 1575-c. 1610) in his first collection of madrigals in 1599. It was one of his most popular madrigals, as well as one of the most interna...  moreWeep, O Mine Eyes - John Bennet (Sopran's Guide) “Weep O Mine Eyes” was first published by composer John Bennet (c. 1575-c. 1610) in his first collection of madrigals in 1599. It was one of his most popular madrigals, as well as one of the most internationally famous songs of the period. It is apparently based on John Dowland’s “Flow, my Teares”. Like Dowland’s lyrics, these lyrics express an intense melancholy of someone whose happiness has been abruptly shattered and desires to not be saved from this dark despair. The speaker wishes his death by drowning in his despair, in his tears. The expression of melancholy, and notions of darkness, neglect, Time’s cruelty, spiteful age, were themes used by Elizabethan songwriters to prefigure the stark inevitability of death, and it remained a proMinent feature of English literature and music in the time of Elizabeth I and Shakespeare. More Information, contact us: guide4score@gmail.com  less

Weep, O Mine Eyes - John Bennet (Alto's Guide) “Weep O Mine Eyes” was first published by composer John Bennet (c. 1575-c. 1610) in his first collection of madrigals in 1599. It was one of his most popular madrigals, as well as one of the most internati...  moreWeep, O Mine Eyes - John Bennet (Alto's Guide) “Weep O Mine Eyes” was first published by composer John Bennet (c. 1575-c. 1610) in his first collection of madrigals in 1599. It was one of his most popular madrigals, as well as one of the most internationally famous songs of the period. It is apparently based on John Dowland’s “Flow, my Teares”. Like Dowland’s lyrics, these lyrics express an intense melancholy of someone whose happiness has been abruptly shattered and desires to not be saved from this dark despair. The speaker wishes his death by drowning in his despair, in his tears. The expression of melancholy, and notions of darkness, neglect, Time’s cruelty, spiteful age, were themes used by Elizabethan songwriters to prefigure the stark inevitability of death, and it remained a proMinent feature of English literature and music in the time of Elizabeth I and Shakespeare. More Information, contact us: guide4score@gmail.com  less

Weep, O Mine Eyes - John Bennet (SATB's Guide) “Weep O Mine Eyes” was first published by composer John Bennet (c. 1575-c. 1610) in his first collection of madrigals in 1599. It was one of his most popular madrigals, as well as one of the most internati...  moreWeep, O Mine Eyes - John Bennet (SATB's Guide) “Weep O Mine Eyes” was first published by composer John Bennet (c. 1575-c. 1610) in his first collection of madrigals in 1599. It was one of his most popular madrigals, as well as one of the most internationally famous songs of the period. It is apparently based on John Dowland’s “Flow, my Teares”. Like Dowland’s lyrics, these lyrics express an intense melancholy of someone whose happiness has been abruptly shattered and desires to not be saved from this dark despair. The speaker wishes his death by drowning in his despair, in his tears. The expression of melancholy, and notions of darkness, neglect, Time’s cruelty, spiteful age, were themes used by Elizabethan songwriters to prefigure the stark inevitability of death, and it remained a proMinent feature of English literature and music in the time of Elizabeth I and Shakespeare. More Information, contact us: guide4score@gmail.com  less

Filmed during a recent tour of Kiev this is O Mistress Mine, taken from Matthew Harris's 'Shakespeares Songs', performed by the London Oriana Choir and conducted by David Drummond.

Sweet Child O' Mine, Cool Choir, Friday 23rd June, 2017, Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary, Alberta, Canada See www.coolchoir.com for more information