Cape Town Youth Choir (formerly Pro Cantu): "Calon Lan" Conductor: Leon Starker Composer: John Hughes (1873-1932) Performed at Hugo Lambrechts Auditorium, Cape Town (16th July 2013) in a joint concert with the Whiffenpoofs of Yale Calon Lân John H...  moreCape Town Youth Choir (formerly Pro Cantu): "Calon Lan" Conductor: Leon Starker Composer: John Hughes (1873-1932) Performed at Hugo Lambrechts Auditorium, Cape Town (16th July 2013) in a joint concert with the Whiffenpoofs of Yale Calon Lân John Hughes (1873-1932) Hymn John Hughes was a Welsh Composer and deacon at Salem Welsh Baptist Chapel who wrote the well-known hymn Cwm Rhondda, the tune for which is also used in the popular English hymn Guide me, O thou great redeemer. Calon Lân is a Welsh hymn that is sung at most rugby matches involving the Welsh national team. Nid wy'n gofyn bywyd moethus, Aur y byd na'i berlau mân: Gofyn wyf am galon hapus, Calon onest, calon lân. I don't ask for a luxurious life, the world's gold or its fine pearls, I ask for a happy heart, an honest heart, a pure heart. Chorus: Calon lân yn llawn daioni, Tecach yw na'r lili dlos: Dim ond calon lân all ganu Canu'r dydd a chanu'r nos. A pure heart full of goodness, Is fairer than the pretty lily: ...    less

Gorana Biondić, soprano Matija Meić, baritone Dubravka Vukalović, piano Bruno Vlahek, piano Chamber Choir of the Zagreb Music Academy conductor: Jasenka Ostojić

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I know quite a few people who love to sing with others, but somehow don’t ever get around to joining a Choir or attending a singing workshop. &n...

The Czech Boys Choir & Poznański Chór Chłopięcy Live recording from rehearsal

Sanita Melodia Choir (PSM FKM UNDIP) at LPS USM VIII 2014

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I wrote about choosing suitable songs to arrange.   Photo by the incredible how   This week I want to get down to the nitty...

SHE FLIES for SSA vocal ensemble or small feMale Choir. Music composed by DAVIDE RIVA Performance and recording: ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHAMBER Choir - Virtual Singers Text: EMILY DICKINSON To the bright east she flies, Brothers of Paradise Remit he...  moreSHE FLIES for SSA vocal ensemble or small feMale Choir. Music composed by DAVIDE RIVA Performance and recording: ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHAMBER Choir - Virtual Singers Text: EMILY DICKINSON To the bright east she flies, Brothers of Paradise Remit her home, Without a change of wings, Or Love’s convenient things, Enticed to come. Fashioning what she is, Fathoming what she was, We deem we dream— And that dissolves the days Through which existence strays Homeless at home.  

There are Magic Moments of Music in every minute of a Choir competition bringing together thousands of young singers from all over the world - the World Choir Games. Electrifying tension in the competitions, great curiosity and love to experiment in wo...  moreThere are Magic Moments of Music in every minute of a Choir competition bringing together thousands of young singers from all over the world - the World Choir Games. Electrifying tension in the competitions, great curiosity and love to experiment in workshops for international choral music are only two of many possibilities to experience the magic of Choir singing. http://www.worldChoirgames.com  

הופעת מקהלת "שיר א-ל" בניצוחה של נעמי טפלו. המרכז לשירת המקהלה בבית הספר למוזיקה קדומים, בכנס מקהלות של בתי הספר העל יסודיים בחמ"ד תשע"ב שהתקיים באוניברסיטת בר אילן. הפקה:ארט אופיס סטודיו The Shir E-l Choir, Cond: Nomi Teplow, The Center for Choral Singi...  moreהופעת מקהלת "שיר א-ל" בניצוחה של נעמי טפלו. המרכז לשירת המקהלה בבית הספר למוזיקה קדומים, בכנס מקהלות של בתי הספר העל יסודיים בחמ"ד תשע"ב שהתקיים באוניברסיטת בר אילן. הפקה:ארט אופיס סטודיו The Shir E-l Choir, Cond: Nomi Teplow, The Center for Choral Singing, Kedumim School of Music, Performace at the National Choral Convention for High School Choirs at Bar Ilan University.