Tesoro High School Madrigals Keith Hancock, conductor Western ACDA Conference (west coast premiere - February 25, 2016) - - score, practice tracks, pronunciation guide: http://sydneyguillaumemusic.com/portfolio-items/tchaka - - - (TRADUCCIÓN AL E...  moreTesoro High School Madrigals Keith Hancock, conductor Western ACDA Conference (west coast premiere - February 25, 2016) - - score, practice tracks, pronunciation guide: http://sydneyguillaumemusic.com/portfolio-items/tchaka - - - (TRADUCCIÓN AL ESPAÑOL ABAJO) - - - English Translation: Turn up the fire! We are going to eat tchaka! Turn up the fire, stir up the corn, don’t forget the salt pork, We are going to eat a delicious tchaka. We are going to cook up a mind-blowing stew. At the sound of the three drums, everyone yells out hurray. If we join together we can all move forward. Let us enmesh in lovely harmony A delicious homemade stew, a musical tchaka. It’s a delicious homemade stew, a national tchaka, A delicious homemade stew… Turn up the fire! Turn up the fire! *Yanvalou, Kontredans, Rabòday are amazing. Roots music, oh yes, that’s good stuff. Let’s stick together; side by side we can move forward. Turn up the fire! Turn up the fire! The tchaka is cooking! *Ibo, B...    less

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The US Glee Club and Orchestra perform Thompson's The Last Words of David.

Richard Janzen, director Audrey Falk Janzen, piano Emma Gillingham, solo Video by Craig Bauman Audio Engineering by Zac Schellenberg Sound Mixing by Brandon Janzen Filmed in Marysburg Assumption Church, Marysburg, Saskatchewan, Canada

Robinson Secondary School Select Women's Ensemble Sydney Guillaume, guest conductor Michael Thompson, accompanist June 4, 2015 - - Lord of Life Lutheran Church Fairfax, Virginia. - - - - - - - - Sheet music available at: http://sydneyguillaum...  moreRobinson Secondary School Select Women's Ensemble Sydney Guillaume, guest conductor Michael Thompson, accompanist June 4, 2015 - - Lord of Life Lutheran Church Fairfax, Virginia. - - - - - - - - Sheet music available at: http://sydneyguillaumemusic.com/choral-music - - - English Poetic Translation: I see the love flow in the eyes of the mother; Tenderness and joy have overcome the father. Through the eyes of their very first born, I discover hope, I contemplate the future. He is beautiful, full of life and full of promise; He is beautiful, full of life, and a carrier of hope. Akeem, Akeem… the voice of the future. Akeem, Akeem… Akeem is his name. Life on the wings of love Once again burst out the sweet symphony. This splendor exploded time For us to discover the buds of spring. He is beautiful, full of life and full of promise; He is beautiful, full of life, and a carrier of hope. Akeem, Akeem… the voice of the future. Akeem, Akeem… Akeem is his name. The birth of a ...    less

Recording: Blue Valley Northwest High School Chamber Singers Kevin Coker, director...World premiere performance... Southwestern ACDA Conference - March 2016... - - - (TRADUCCIÓN AL ESPAÑOL ABAJO) - - - [ Yele maoulo! ] The conch shells are sound...  moreRecording: Blue Valley Northwest High School Chamber Singers Kevin Coker, director...World premiere performance... Southwestern ACDA Conference - March 2016... - - - (TRADUCCIÓN AL ESPAÑOL ABAJO) - - - [ Yele maoulo! ] The conch shells are sounding, The roosters haven’t crowed yet, The sun hasn’t risen yet, The workers are on their feet! Ranpono has begun! Laborers, let’s put our hands together, Let’s join together, The work has begun! Little by little, the bird makes its nest. My brothers, my sisters, Join together, let’s move forward! Heads together, in harmony, We will come to see the navel of an ant. With perseverance, we will see the navel of an ant. The load that you bear on your head falls on your shoulders. Little by little, the bird makes its nets. [ Yele maoulo! ] Wasting time is not part of the game. We must work today to harvest tomorrow. Work is over! The sun is setting, The workers are dismissed, A job well done. Ranpono brings life. Truly indeed...    less