Soprano: Magalí Sandgarten Alto: Gisela Rigone Tenor: Hernán Rustein Parroquia del Patrocinio de San José. 4 de Diciembre 2011, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

A madrigal (Though Philomela Lost her Love) by the Renaissance composer Thomas Morley, followed by a 20th century re-write of the madrigal by Richard McHale in she-woop-de-wop style (with Mr Morley looking on in some confusion!), ending with the original ...  moreA madrigal (Though Philomela Lost her Love) by the Renaissance composer Thomas Morley, followed by a 20th century re-write of the madrigal by Richard McHale in she-woop-de-wop style (with Mr Morley looking on in some confusion!), ending with the original version again, just to round it off. The new version by Richard McHale can be downloaded free of charge at http://dwsolo.musicaneo.com/sheetmusic/sm-196252_Though_Philomela_she-woop-de-wop_version_for_saatb.html The original version is available at cpdl.org  less

We want to touch and surprise. We want to surpass the boundaries of ourselves and choral music. Philomela is a wonderful experience that will linger in your mind even after the music has died down. Philomela has become one of the most highly rega...  moreWe want to touch and surprise. We want to surpass the boundaries of ourselves and choral music. Philomela is a wonderful experience that will linger in your mind even after the music has died down. Philomela has become one of the most highly regarded choirs in Finland. Marjukka Riihimäki has acted as the choir´s conductor since it was established in 1984. Philomela is one of the most original choirs in Finland. It is a group of 40 unprejudiced, music-loving women who together form a graceful, polyphonic musical instrument. The choir performances are intensive and surprising experiences which combine theatrical elements to music. Philomela’s rehearsals are held in Helsinki but the choir gives several concerts per year all over Finland as well as abroad. Musical profile of Philomela is composed of contemporary Scandinavian choir music with flavours of world music, especially Finnish folk music.  less

Philomela-kuoro Imatralla 23.10.2011

2010 Live in Paltaniemi Church, Kajaani. Silent departure (Mykkä ero), Philomela conducted by Marjukka Riihimäki.

Tuulen nostatus music video from Finnish choir ensemble Philomela, directed by J-P Virtanen, song composed by Sanna Kurki-Suonio.

The Lost Sound A cappella mixed voice chorus at night of 1000 voices 2012 Exeter Devon

Philomela sings Dolor 8.3.2012 in Musikkitalo Helsinki, composer Päivi Ojanperä, conductor Marjukka Riihimäki

Hello! We are The Lost Sound and hail from the edge of Dartmoor in Devon. We've been together for about 9 years now and sing a mainly folk infused set of contemporry arrangements with thumping Gospel numbers thrown in and some pop masterpieces too! We ge...

Our last song is an original carol written by the incomparable composer and arranger, Chris Hoban. Chris has written many of Show Of Hands’ big hits including, ‘Lily and the Rose’ which he wrote for Miranda Sykes and The Lost Sound. We’ve performed this t...  moreOur last song is an original carol written by the incomparable composer and arranger, Chris Hoban. Chris has written many of Show Of Hands’ big hits including, ‘Lily and the Rose’ which he wrote for Miranda Sykes and The Lost Sound. We’ve performed this together with Show Of Hands, at their 25thAnniversary concert in The Royal Albert Hall in 2017. Chris explains the background of ‘Though We Lie Underground’ for us: I first came across the stories surrounding the curious tradition of West Country miners singing carols underground when listening to a recording of Alan Lomax’s extraordinary live BBC 1957 broadcast “Sing Christmas and the Turn of the Year”, a feat of radio genius involving hundreds of performers and groups all over the country, seamlessly brought together for one scintillating hour. At one point, Lomax described how the miners of Devon and Cornwall would celebrate Christmas underground in an almost pagan fashion: they would select the largest lump of tin ore they could handle, set it up in...    less