This original composition being premiered this afternoon was commissioned by Rainier Chorale “in honor of Ron Bayer, Artistic Director, for his 20 years of dedicated service and leadership.” Written by well-known and respected contemporary composer David ...  moreThis original composition being premiered this afternoon was commissioned by Rainier Chorale “in honor of Ron Bayer, Artistic Director, for his 20 years of dedicated service and leadership.” Written by well-known and respected contemporary composer David Dickau, it hauntingly sets a very thoughtful text by Will Dromgoole. In it, Dromgoole tells the story of an old man who approaches a deep and wide water-filled chasm. He crosses in the evening as he is unafraid, then builds a bridge to span the tide. A fellow pilgrim questions why an old man would build the bridge, as he would surely never pass this way again in his lifetime. The old man lifts his grey head and responds to the questioning traveler that a youth is to follow after him. He too, would need to cross in the twilight dim. The old man answers, “I am building this bridge for him.” The commission process was an interesting and fascinating one in which to be involved. Dr. Dickau was originally approached a year or so ago by the chorale, and was inter...    less

April 20, 2013 Chant for a Long Day composer: Stephen Hatfield Cantores Celestes directed by Kelly Galbraith. Percussion: Lynette Evans Soloists: Bailey Dugas and Sarah Patrick Video and Audio: Patric McGroarty www.stclarens.com additional...  moreApril 20, 2013 Chant for a Long Day composer: Stephen Hatfield Cantores Celestes directed by Kelly Galbraith. Percussion: Lynette Evans Soloists: Bailey Dugas and Sarah Patrick Video and Audio: Patric McGroarty www.stclarens.com additional editing: JA Stewart www.cantorescelestes.com  

"Ancor che col partire" is a four-voice Italian-language madrigal with music by the Italy-based Flemish composer Cipriano de Rore (1515 - 1565). The madrigal became de Rore's most popular work, one of the most widely distributed madrigals of the entire 16...  more"Ancor che col partire" is a four-voice Italian-language madrigal with music by the Italy-based Flemish composer Cipriano de Rore (1515 - 1565). The madrigal became de Rore's most popular work, one of the most widely distributed madrigals of the entire 16th Century Ancor che col partire io mi senta morire, partir vorrei ogn'hor, ogni momento: tant'e il piacer ch'io sento de la vita ch'acquisto nel ritorno: et cosi mill'e mille volt'il giorno partir da voi vorrei: tanto son dolci gli ritorni miei. Although when I leave you it is as if I were dying, I would wish to leave you every hour, every moment, I am so very happy when life comes back to me when I return: and so I wish I could leave you many thousand times a day because my heart leaps with joy when I return.  less

Please contact the composer if you are interested in performing this. scottbvillard at gmail dot com. All vocal parts sung my Matthew Curtis of choraltracks.com

Vancouver Cantata Singers perform Estonian composer Veljo Tormis' Varjele Jumala (God Protect Us From War) at our BALTIC SHORES concert, May 1, 2010.

Witches' Chorus from Macbeth from Cantores Celestes CD, Women of Light. Composer: G. Verdi Directed by Kelly Galbraith with Ellen Meyer on piano Recorded in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Izvajalec/Performer: Musica Emonica Solistka/ Solo: Federica Lo Pinto, sopran Koncert mojstrica/ Concert master: Ana Mezgec Dirigentka/ Conductor: Ana Erčulj Skladatelj/Composer: Andrej Makor (1987) Snemanje/ Video recording: Pet...  moreIzvajalec/Performer: Musica Emonica Solistka/ Solo: Federica Lo Pinto, sopran Koncert mojstrica/ Concert master: Ana Mezgec Dirigentka/ Conductor: Ana Erčulj Skladatelj/Composer: Andrej Makor (1987) Snemanje/ Video recording: Peter Hvalica, Patrik Krajnc, Timon Hozo, Vid Uršič Montaža videa/ Video editing: Patrik Krajnc Audio snemanje/ Recorded by Aldo Kumar Novoustanovljena zasedba Musica Emonica si je kot poslanstvo zadala obuditev vokalno-instrumentalnih klasicističnih del, ki so v našem kulturnem prostoru zapostavljena in redko izvajana, medtem ko so v tujini stalnica koncertnih sporedov. Posebnost Musice Emonice je v tem, da klasicistični repertoar povezuje s sodobnimi novostmi slovenskih skladateljev. Musica Emonica združuje pevce in instrumentaliste, ki uživajo v skupnem muziciranju in izvajanju vrhuncev klasične glasbe in spodbujanju mladih skladateljev k pisanju za večje zasedbe. The newly formed band Musica Emonica has set itself the mission of reviving...    less

Jonathan Adams - composer Performed by : Greenbrier High School Voci Esperti

Music by composer Gilad Hochman. Score available at www.giladhochman.com/vocal-scores Sirenot Ensemble (Israel) | Shosh Lagil - conductor | Efrat Hermann - soloist (www.sirenot.org) Performed at the 3rd International Chorbiennale - Aachen (Germany) ...  moreMusic by composer Gilad Hochman. Score available at www.giladhochman.com/vocal-scores Sirenot Ensemble (Israel) | Shosh Lagil - conductor | Efrat Hermann - soloist (www.sirenot.org) Performed at the 3rd International Chorbiennale - Aachen (Germany) | Citykirche St. Nikolaus | 20. June 2013 (www.chorbiennale.com) Recorded and edited by Andreas Harrenberg. Score available over: www.giladhochman.com/vocal-scores Vermeer / Wisława Szymborska As long as that woman from the Rijksmuseum in painted silence and concentration keeps pouring milk day after day from the jug to the bowl, the world does not deserve the end of the world. (in Hebrew, from Polish) - Commissioned by Sirenot Ensemble and supported by the Ursula Lachnit-Fixson Stiftung. © 2013 Gilad Hochman  less

City Songs event at the inaugural City of Derry International Choral Festival. The second performance of the newly commissioned "City Songs" by Latvian composer Eriks Esenvalds, Australian poet Emma Jones and narrator Imogen Heap. The work was comm...  moreCity Songs event at the inaugural City of Derry International Choral Festival. The second performance of the newly commissioned "City Songs" by Latvian composer Eriks Esenvalds, Australian poet Emma Jones and narrator Imogen Heap. The work was commissioned by the Voices Now Festival and first performed in the Roundhouse, London, June 2013. The second performance took place on Friday 25th October 2013 in St. Columb's Hall, Derry as part of the inaugural choral festival. This second performance featured the Holst Singers and Roundhouse Choir from London, Codetta, Encore Contemporary Choir, Colmcille Ladies and the Music Promise Junior Choir from Derry and the Orchestra of Ireland, conducted by Stephen Layton.  less