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

The International choir festival "Music & Sea" takes place annually in the middle of September in the beautiful village of Paralia, Greece. Paralia is a touristic Seaside village situated on the west coast of the Thermaic Gulf and in the sh...  moreThe International choir festival "Music & Sea" takes place annually in the middle of September in the beautiful village of Paralia, Greece. Paralia is a touristic Seaside village situated on the west coast of the Thermaic Gulf and in the shadow of Olympus. The Festival has two parts: competitive and non-competitive. However, the character and the main concept of both parts is joining music, vacation, friendship and fun. The idea of the Festival is to bring the music closer to the people and to present the music on the streets and the squares of Paralia, Olympic Beach and Katerini. All choir ensembles, regardless of the members’ gender and age can apply for participation at the Festival. GENERAL CONDITIONS All choir ensembles may join one part of the Festival: Competitive or Non-competitive.  less

The first song of "Two poems by Thomas Moore" with me directing the Concentus Nymphae feminine choir The score is available for free at IMSLP: http://imslp.org/wiki/Two_Poems_by_Thomas_Moore_(Camacho,_João_Carlos)

FLUTES FOR DANCING It's lucky to hear the flutes for dancing coming down the road. The ground is glowing. The table set in the yard. We will drink all this wine tonight because it's Spring. It is. It's a growing Sea. We're clouds over the Sea, o...  moreFLUTES FOR DANCING It's lucky to hear the flutes for dancing coming down the road. The ground is glowing. The table set in the yard. We will drink all this wine tonight because it's Spring. It is. It's a growing Sea. We're clouds over the Sea, or flecks of matter in the ocean when the ocean seems lit from within. I know I'm drunk when I start this ocean talk. Would you like to see the moon split in half with one throw? Texts by Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks © 1995 Coleman Barks. Used by permission. Performed by the Millennium Consort, Martin Neary, conductor, and the Pomona College Choir, Donna Di Grazia, director. Water Ruminations is a setting of six poems by the thirteenth-century poet Rumi, in English translations from the Persian by Coleman Barks, for double choir and organ. The poetry sings of literal and spiritual connections between water and sky, a drop of water and human life, flowing water and love, drinking water and its container, the giddiness of spring and rolling s...    less

Did you know that … …the festival scene, Riva del Garda is known as the pearl of Lake Garda? …as a borderland offers many beautiful sights to see, place to be or stories to tell? …next March 20-24 meeting music will organize...

Arrangement of an old English folk song for three Voices (versions available for women's Voices, mixed Voices and men's Voices). This version is for mixed Voices AAB or MezAB

for SATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied Words by Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (b. 1959) Words: Public Domain. Music: © Copyright 2012 by Stanley M. Hoffman. www.stanleymhoffman.com All rights reserved. One of the composer'...  morefor SATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied Words by Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (b. 1959) Words: Public Domain. Music: © Copyright 2012 by Stanley M. Hoffman. www.stanleymhoffman.com All rights reserved. One of the composer's top 3 most important compositions.  

Kurt Bikkembergs: The Maiden and the Sea Performed by Musica Nostra Choir (Hungary) Conducted by Zsuzsánna Mindszenty Recording by András Deák and Zsófia Sváb A hangfelvétel 2011. május 28-án készült a Budavári Önkormányzat Aulájában, a Musica Nostr...  moreKurt Bikkembergs: The Maiden and the Sea Performed by Musica Nostra Choir (Hungary) Conducted by Zsuzsánna Mindszenty Recording by András Deák and Zsófia Sváb A hangfelvétel 2011. május 28-án készült a Budavári Önkormányzat Aulájában, a Musica Nostra Kórus évzáró koncertjén.  

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I don’t go to concerts much, especially not choir concerts. I find them rather Long and boring.     Photot by ToniVC   But a fe...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Most choirs have a Long break at this time of year (whether it’s your summer or your winter).   photo by Timothy Valentine   Ap...