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...  Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">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...    Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

[This article is a summary of a series that was first posted on my blog Chorus of aproval] Step 1 - Write it! A friend and I have written a Christmas song for choir. It all started from a throw away comment by a choir member just befor...

Allegra and Ensemble perform a tribute to music with a medley of "Harmonia Mundi", a German hymn tune and "O Music" by Lowell Mason.

"Pete, Pete" West African folk song, arr. Rosephanye Powell. Recorded live on May 15, 2015, at the Broward Center for the PerformIng Arts In Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Primes Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic D...  Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">more"Pete, Pete" West African folk song, arr. Rosephanye Powell. Recorded live on May 15, 2015, at the Broward Center for the PerformIng Arts In Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Primes Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Jorge Valls, Accompanist: Gayle Giese. This popular children's folk song from Ghana is sung traditionally as a call and response. It is an Akan playground song. "Pete" (which means "vulture") is a nickname for children. It is a reference to a child's great appetite. Vulture, vulture, your mother is callIng you. What does she want me to do? She said the meal is ready.   Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

The male vocal quIntet Thios Omilos was founded In 2002 by members of Thomanerchor Leipzig. Ensemble Thios Omilos: Patrick Grahl, tenor; Cornelius Frommelt, tenor; Tobias Ay, bariton; Phillipp Goldmann, bass; Emmanuel Jessel, bass ''Gloria'', ''Credo...  Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreThe male vocal quIntet Thios Omilos was founded In 2002 by members of Thomanerchor Leipzig. Ensemble Thios Omilos: Patrick Grahl, tenor; Cornelius Frommelt, tenor; Tobias Ay, bariton; Phillipp Goldmann, bass; Emmanuel Jessel, bass ''Gloria'', ''Credo'' from Hans Leo Hassler's Missa Dixit Maria Official web site: http://www.thiosomilos.de/  

Farewell my lovely blonde folk song from Bas-DauphIné (France) Arrangement: Jean-Christophe Rosaz http://www.jeanchristopherosaz.eu http://www.youtube.com/user/rosazjc https://soundcloud.com/jc-rosaz Women choir: Korallerna (Lund, Sweden) http://...  Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreFarewell my lovely blonde folk song from Bas-DauphIné (France) Arrangement: Jean-Christophe Rosaz http://www.jeanchristopherosaz.eu http://www.youtube.com/user/rosazjc https://soundcloud.com/jc-rosaz Women choir: Korallerna (Lund, Sweden) http://korallerna.se/ conductor: LInda Alexandersson (also composer) http://lInda-alexandersson.com/ publishIng: https://www.schola-editions.com/accueil/ cd: http://www.advitam-records.com/catalogue/meliades.html Florilège Vocal de Tours 2016 http://www.florilegevocal.com/ --- 1)Adieu, ma si charmante blonde, A qui j'ai promis mon coeur! Je m'en vais, je m'en vais, je m'en vais Je m'en vais voguer sur l'onde, Belle je suis ton serviteur! 2)Malgré la pluie, malgré l'orage, Belle, il nous faut embarquer Embarquer, embarquer, embarquer embarquer dessus la SeIne, c'est pour aller naviguer. 3)Mon cher amant, si tu me quittes, cher amant, si tu t'en vas, Souviens-toi, souviens-toi, souviens-toi, Souviens-toi de la promesse que ...    Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Sometimes you might have to learn your song part from a recordIng rather than with everyone else together In a choir session.   photo by Kat...

Earth Song Frank Ticheli Western High School Fort Lauderdale, FL US Western SIngers Brandon Monse, director Florida Vocal Association 2013 South State Choral Music Performance Assessment American Heritage School Plantation, FL April 30, 2013

This year In Denmark we are so lucky to host the world’s biggest music competition: the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. We work under the taglIne #JoInUs and aim to Invite everyone to joIn us and celebrate the music at the Eurovision In May.   ...

A children's nonsense clappIng song In the Ashanti language: "Sorry old man, the little boy has made you fall over. Sorry." This is from The OK Chorale's second public concert In March 2013 at St. Mary's Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK.