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Mini documentary about Ola Gjeilo's 13 min. 'Dark Night of the Soul' for choir, piano and string quartet (now available from Walton Music/Hal Leonard), with interviews and rehearsal footage from a recent performance at University of Southern California in...  moreMini documentary about Ola Gjeilo's 13 min. 'Dark Night of the Soul' for choir, piano and string quartet (now available from Walton Music/Hal Leonard), with interviews and rehearsal footage from a recent performance at University of Southern California in Los Angeles, as well as archival footage from the premiere performance by the Phoenix Chorale with Charles Bruffy. For a full recording of the work, please visit www.olagjeilo.com  

Stockmann Stage: F: facebook.com/StockmannStage IG: instagram.com/StockmannStage YT: youtube.com/user/StockmannStageDK/ M: contact@stockmannstage.com Singers: Christina Winkel Donskov, Dénise Stockmann, Louise Desirée Bottelet, Regitze Glenthøj &...  moreStockmann Stage: F: facebook.com/StockmannStage IG: instagram.com/StockmannStage YT: youtube.com/user/StockmannStageDK/ M: contact@stockmannstage.com Singers: Christina Winkel Donskov, Dénise Stockmann, Louise Desirée Bottelet, Regitze Glenthøj & Sara Ekander Poulsen Vocal arrangement: Dénise Stockmann  

In the summer of 2005, a few singers in the Madison Early Music Festival decided that it was a fine idea to get together and delight themselves with singing madrigals. The group's first piece—William Byrd’s “This sweet and Merry month of May”, whose endin...  moreIn the summer of 2005, a few singers in the Madison Early Music Festival decided that it was a fine idea to get together and delight themselves with singing madrigals. The group's first piece—William Byrd’s “This sweet and Merry month of May”, whose ending celebrated Queen Elizabeth I with the words and greet Eliza with a rhyme: O beauteous Queen of Second Troy, Take well in worth a simple toy. provided a great name for the group. Eliza’s Toyes was born, and existed every summer in Madison, Wisconsin. In 2008, a fair number of singers who were in Eliza's Toyes are living in Madison once again. Thus we gather, outside of the Festival, for the joy of music making. It is our pleasure to continue sharing this wonderful body of music with you for the second year!  less

Winner, 2009 POLYPHONOS Young Composer Award Music, Nilo Alcala Text: Mevlana Jala ad-Din Rumi English Translation: Anna and Adam Czerniawscy Premiered: Oct. 17, 2009 St. Joseph's Catholic Church 732 18th Avenue E, Seattle Oct. 18, 2009 Holy ...  moreWinner, 2009 POLYPHONOS Young Composer Award Music, Nilo Alcala Text: Mevlana Jala ad-Din Rumi English Translation: Anna and Adam Czerniawscy Premiered: Oct. 17, 2009 St. Joseph's Catholic Church 732 18th Avenue E, Seattle Oct. 18, 2009 Holy Rosary Catholic Church 4139 42nd Avenue Southwest, West Seattle Oh, do not sleep friend, through this Night.  You a soul, while we are suffring through this Night  Banish slumber from your eyes!  The great secret is revealed in this Night.  You are Jove in the high heavens,  Round heavns starry dome you circle in this Night!  Like an eagle fly above!  Now a hero is your soul in this Night.  Such a quiet, others sleep  I and God alone together in this Night!  What a roar! Joy arises,   Truth with gleaming wing is shining in this Night!  Do not sleep friend,  If I slumbered until sunrise,  I should never, never see this Night again!  Thorough fares on earth are silent.  There behold the starry roads of this Night.  Leo, Or...    less

Anonymous catch in 4 equal voices based on peals of bells from "The Catch Club or Merry Companions", published in 1731. I have added some lower voices at the octave for better resonance.

Zbor svetga Nikolaja Litija, Dirigentka Helena Fojkar Zupančič Izvedba 24.10.2012 na 15. letnici delovanja zbora, v cerkvi sv. Jakoba v Ljubljani. http://www.litija.org

A live recording of Exultate Singers performing Rachmaninov's Slava v vishnich Bogu (from All-Night Vigil) conducted by David Ogden in a concert at St James Priory on Saturday 12 October 2013 http://www.exultatesingers.org http://www.davidogden.co.uk ...  moreA live recording of Exultate Singers performing Rachmaninov's Slava v vishnich Bogu (from All-Night Vigil) conducted by David Ogden in a concert at St James Priory on Saturday 12 October 2013 http://www.exultatesingers.org http://www.davidogden.co.uk Slava v vyshnikh Bogu, i na zemli mir, v chelovetsekh blagovoleniye. Gospodi, ustne moyi otverzeshi, i usta moya vozvestyat khvalu Tvoyu. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, Goodwill among men. O Lord, open thou my lips and my mouth shall proclaim thy praise.  less

- SURE ON THIS SHINING Night by Morten Lauridsen - Coro de Cámara Patagonia (CCP) / Conductor: Eduardo andrés Malachevsky - Piano: Anica Arnsek / September's 7th, 2013 live recording on Junín de los andes - Argentina - Original video by Eduardo andrés ...  more- SURE ON THIS SHINING Night by Morten Lauridsen - Coro de Cámara Patagonia (CCP) / Conductor: Eduardo andrés Malachevsky - Piano: Anica Arnsek / September's 7th, 2013 live recording on Junín de los andes - Argentina - Original video by Eduardo andrés Malachevsky - Contact the CCP´s conductor at ccp.corodecamara@gmail.com / http://www.malachevsky.com.ar Poem by James Agee: Sure on this shining Night Of star made shadows round, Kindness must watch for me This side the ground. The late year lies down the north All is healed, all is health. High summer holds the earth. Hearts all whole Sure on this shining Night I weep for wonder wandering far alone Of shadows on the stars.  less