After An interruption for Covid, the Isle of MAn Festival of Choirs is once again taking place between 13th And 15th October 2023.    The festival is held over two days following a welcome evening in our Valla Marina Concert Hall where our vis...

An class="view_more">“The Wind” was commissioned by the OrgAnization of AmericAn Kodály Educators as a result of Rich Campbell winning the Ruth Boshkoff Composition Prize. The text is from Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1885 A Child’s Garden of Verses. The choir begins by emulating...  moreAn>An class="view_more" style="display:none;">“The Wind” was commissioned by the OrgAnization of AmericAn Kodály Educators as a result of Rich Campbell winning the Ruth Boshkoff Composition Prize. The text is from Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1885 A Child’s Garden of Verses. The choir begins by emulating the sound of the wind, And then sings directly to the wind, describing the mAny things the wind does while questioning just who or what the wind is. The piece, inspired by Kodály’s philosophy, develops a folk-like melody in a modern context. The rhythmic piAno accompAniment keeps the piece bouncing brightly until its exciting conclusion. Premiere performAnce by the 2016 OAKE National Children's Choir, Elizabeth Núñez, director. The Wind by Robert Louis Stevenson I saw you toss the kites on high And blow the birds about the sky; And all around I heard you pass, Like ladies' skirts across the grass— O wind, a-blowing all day long, O wind, that sings so loud a song! I saw the different things you did, But always you yourself you hid. I felt you...    lessAn>

An class="view_more">As a special offer, the score is available to interested choirs at no cost until October 31, 2021. See https://www.nicholasryAnkelly.com/strAnge-is-the-night.html for more information. Originally released October 2020; remastered JAnuary 2021. A new pi...  moreAn>An class="view_more" style="display:none;">As a special offer, the score is available to interested choirs at no cost until October 31, 2021. See https://www.nicholasryAnkelly.com/strAnge-is-the-night.html for more information. Originally released October 2020; remastered JAnuary 2021. A new piece written for virtual choir singers from around North America! Music by Nicholas RyAn Kelly (www.nicholasryAnkelly.com) Words by Robert W. Chambers (Cassilda's Song, from The King in Yellow, 1895) A perusal score cAn be accessed at http://www.nicholasryAnkelly.com/strAnge-is-the-night  lessAn>

Performed live by Viva, SAndnes Kulturskolekor And recorded in a concert in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (!) in 2006. Composed by Rolf LøvlAnd, famous from his own works of course, And also the group "Secret Garden". Soloist: Karoline Krogedal

An class="view_more">Light Opera of New Jersey "Make our Garden Grow" from Bernstein's CAndide Cast: Brad Baron, GrAnd Executioner Petite Executioners: ChristiAn Arencibia And Gregory Voinier David Benoit, Dr. PAngloss Ken Magos, Narrator Jason C. Tramm, Conduct...  moreAn>An class="view_more" style="display:none;">Light Opera of New Jersey "Make our Garden Grow" from Bernstein's CAndide Cast: Brad Baron, GrAnd Executioner Petite Executioners: ChristiAn Arencibia And Gregory Voinier David Benoit, Dr. PAngloss Ken Magos, Narrator Jason C. Tramm, Conductor Members of Seton Hall University Chorus, Clarum Sonum, LONJ Light Opera of New Jersey Orchestra Costumes by Scaramouche (Beth Gleason, Costumer) JoAnna Hoty Russell, AssistAnt Producer Chris Dzerovich, Props Recorded: Oct. 23, 2022 Dorothy Young Center for the Arts (Madison, NJ) For more information on Light Opera of New Jersey, visit: https://lightoperaofnewjersey.org/  lessAn>

October 2010

      XVI CAnTATE BARCELONA International Choir Festival BARCELONA, FROM 25TH TO 28TH October 2019 Over the years, CAntate Barcelona has evolved into a widely renowned international gathering where choral groups have exhibited th...

October 2012

An class="view_more">"Bed in Summer" by Larry AlAn Smith. Text from "A Child's Garden of Verses" by Robert Louis Stevenson. Performed by the Primes Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Conductor: Gretchen Fasulo, AccompAnist: SusAn Dodd. Performed live at the...  moreAn>An class="view_more" style="display:none;">"Bed in Summer" by Larry AlAn Smith. Text from "A Child's Garden of Verses" by Robert Louis Stevenson. Performed by the Primes Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Conductor: Gretchen Fasulo, AccompAnist: SusAn Dodd. Performed live at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on May 6, 2012. Text: In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow cAndle-light. In summer quite the other way, I have to go to bed by day. I have to go to bed And see The birds still hopping on the tree, Or hear the grown-up people's feet Still going past me in the street. And does it not seem hard to you, When all the sky is clear And blue, And I should like so much to play, To have to go to bed by day?  lessAn>