"The Long Day Closes" by Arthur Sullivan at the Schlosskirche in Bonn (June 30, 2009)

The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford Robert Pecksmith (organ) David Crown (conductor) St. John's Episcopal Church, Northampton, Massachusetts (USA) 5 July 2014 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoir Website: http://www.somervillech...  moreThe Choir of Somerville College, Oxford Robert Pecksmith (organ) David Crown (conductor) St. John's Episcopal Church, Northampton, Massachusetts (USA) 5 July 2014 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoir Website: http://www.somervillechoir.com Organist's Website: http://www.robert-smith.org.uk  

This brand new version of Good King Wenceslas is dedicated to my uncle Duncan Shaw of Vancouver. His "retirement project" - developing his own theory of gravity - has been a huge inspiration in my own compositional journey late in life. Some background...  moreThis brand new version of Good King Wenceslas is dedicated to my uncle Duncan Shaw of Vancouver. His "retirement project" - developing his own theory of gravity - has been a huge inspiration in my own compositional journey late in life. Some background: I have sung the traditional version of Good King Wenceslas since I was a kid. I fell in love with the lyrics and the story, but have always been puzzled by the way it was arranged, in particular the way that the "las" of Wenceslas lands on the downbeat. When I was young, I thought the lyrics were actually "Good King Wences last looked out!" All to say that I got inspired to create a totally different version. I used the 19th century poem by John Mason Neale, but I wanted to create a different "feel" to the story, to take it back in time to its origins in the Middle Ages - hence the medieval feel to much of the piece. I also felt that since the Wenceslas story is all about a journey, a setting in 3/4 time would create a better sense of that feeling, ra...    less

Gurt Lush Choir & Opera Anywhere present: "The Gurt Mikado", (One Night Only!) The Colston Hall, Feb 2nd 2013. Featuring Opera Anywhere, Bristol Schools Philharmonia & The Gurt Lush Choir. Musical Director Mark Finch. Theatrical Director Paula Chitt...  moreGurt Lush Choir & Opera Anywhere present: "The Gurt Mikado", (One Night Only!) The Colston Hall, Feb 2nd 2013. Featuring Opera Anywhere, Bristol Schools Philharmonia & The Gurt Lush Choir. Musical Director Mark Finch. Theatrical Director Paula Chitty. Cast List: The Mikado/Pish-Tush Edwin Pitt Mansfield Nanki-Poo Lawrence Olsworth-Peter Ko-Ko Mike Woodward Pooh-Bah David Ireland Katisha Vanessa Woodward Yum-Yum Paloma Bruce Pitti-Sing Sarah-Ann Cromwell Peep-Bo Katie Blackwell Ping-Pong Sian Millett Profits to St Peters Hospice.  less

The King shall be there nursing father is a song composed by G F Handel from Coronation Anthem performed by the prestigious Imo City Chorale and Orchestra Owerri

Skupina SLED You've got a friend C. King, J. Taylor, arr.: L. Rueff, S. Pearce Special thanks to @The AcaLumni Project for sharing such a wonderful arrangement with us. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skupi...  moreSkupina SLED You've got a friend C. King, J. Taylor, arr.: L. Rueff, S. Pearce Special thanks to @The AcaLumni Project for sharing such a wonderful arrangement with us. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skupina.sled/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skupinasled/  

Skupina SLED Stand by me Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, arr.: Mac Huff Spremljate nas lahko na/Follow us on: * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skupina.sled/