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David Rain: "A new mystery unfoldeth" (sung by Matthew Curtis)
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My musical re-imagining of the Nativity story, with a surprise in the 2nd verse. Dedicated to my dear cousin, Madeleine Shaw. NB: choirs interested in obtaining copies of the score can contact The Leading Note at info@leadingnote.com. I would lik...  more

David Rain: "A Hymn to Biodiversity" (sung by Matthew Curtis)
video: David Rain: "A Hymn to Biodiversity" (sung by Matthew Curtis)

Dedicated to Awegechew Teshome, Melaku Worede and John Martin -- my three biodiversity mentors -- who introduced me to the "radical" idea that farmers, seed-saving farmers, have been humanity's ingenious plant breeders and nurturers of biodiversity from t...  more

David Rain: Victor Hugo's "La coccinelle" (sung by Matthew Curtis)
video: David Rain: Victor Hugo's "La coccinelle" (sung by Matthew Curtis)

An SATB arrangement of Victor Hugo's remarkable poem "La coccinelle" -- the narrator looks back on a moment in time when, as a teenager, he was preparing to kiss a girl. Unfortunately, a ladybug lands on her neck, however, which distracts him. He then rem...  more

David Rain: "Rex Pacificus" (sung by Matthew Curtis)
video: David Rain: "Rex Pacificus" (sung by Matthew Curtis)

Dedicated to my dear cousins Gigi and Raven. Since first singing the medieval song "All and Some" in the mid 1990s, I fell in love with the Middle English and Latin lyrics, and one day I got inspired to create my own setting of this poetic gem. NB: ...  more

"There Will Come Soft Rain"
video: "There Will Come Soft Rain"

"There Will Come Soft Rain" by Jonathan Adams for SSAATTBB Chorus. Performed by Matthew Curtis.

The Fervid Hokey Poke • Score Video
video: The Fervid Hokey Poke • Score Video

Score video of THE FERVID HOKEY POKE, Greg Bartholomew's setting for mixed choir (SATB) of the poem by Jeff Brechlin. Audio recording by Matt Curtis (Choral Tracks). Jeff Brechlin won The Washington Post's Style Invitational in March 2003 with his poem T...  more

David Rain: "Da pacem Domine" (sung by Matthew Curtis)
video: David Rain: "Da pacem Domine" (sung by Matthew Curtis)

"Da pacem Domine" is dedicated to two of my dear relatives named James. I felt the inspiration to start this piece in the weeks leading up to the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, in which my dear grandfather Jimmy Rain (1895-1974) had serv...  more

David Rain: "Good King Wenceslas" (sung by Matthew Curtis)
video: David Rain: "Good King Wenceslas" (sung by Matthew Curtis)

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...  more

David Rain: "Where then could pain find a hold?" (sung by Matthew Curtis)
video: David Rain: "Where then could pain find a hold?" (sung by Matthew Curtis)

I have dedicated this song to health care workers and other courageous COVID-19 workers around the world. THANK YOU! "Where then could pain find a hold?" is a musical plea for reconciliation addressed to those (individuals, groups, nations) who find t...  more

David Rain: "Rise up, my love, my fair one" (sung by Matthew Curtis)
video: David Rain: "Rise up, my love, my fair one" (sung by Matthew Curtis)

This song is a wedding present for my daughter Salima and my son-in-law Tarik Talundzic. As a boy chorister I can remember singing Healey Willan's setting of "Rise up, my love", a true gem. The beautiful imagery of this text drew me to write my own s...  more