Our performance of this Les Miserables classic during a charity concert at Bristol United Reformed Church, Henleaze in February 2018.

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...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreThis 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: I have sung the traditional version of Good King Wenceslas since I was a kid. I fell in love with the lyrics and the story, but have always been puzzled by the way it was arranged, in particular the way that the "las" of Wenceslas lands on the downbeat. When I was young, I thought the lyrics were actually "Good King Wences last looked out!" All to say that I got inspired to create a totally different version. I used the 19th century poem by John Mason NeAle, but I wanted to create a different "feel" to the story, to take it back in time to its origins in the Middle Ages - hence the medieval feel to much of the piece. I also felt that since the Wenceslas story is all about a journey, a setting in 3/4 time would create a better sense of that feeling, ra...    ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

BE PART OF IT. We present a spring evening concert with enchanting harmonies, soaring voices, and dramatic candlelit presentation ALBION AleS. included in the ticket price is a pint of Albion real Ale (from the AbbeydAle Brewery)   - or a wine or ...

Firstly, I'll take this opportunity to introduce myself. I'm a Good musician, and a reasonable singer. I sit in the back corner of the choir and sing second bass, trying to sing so low that I can make the plastic chairs vibrate. Now, I say I'm a Good musi...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many people look back to the Good old days when we all used to gather round a piano and sing for hours, or join in a Good sing-song down the local pub. &n...

Do you love to sing? Do you like to Travel? Can you Sight-Read? Are you TAlented?   How about using your tAlents and abilities for a Good cause?   The Salt and Light ChorAle is an SATB choir that sings music from a variety of genres such ...

A beautiful double choir motet sung by Voices of Concinnity on their debut album, Awaiting Golden Light, through Navona Records

World Premiere performance, November 12, 2017 Village Presbyterian Church, Prairie Village, Kansas May the Mother in us comfort us And the Father in us protect us; May the Daughter in us Bring us Hope And the Son within us Bring us Joy. May the ...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreWorld Premiere performance, November 12, 2017 Village Presbyterian Church, Prairie Village, Kansas May the Mother in us comfort us And the Father in us protect us; May the Daughter in us Bring us Hope And the Son within us Bring us Joy. May the Dancer in us move us And the Poet inspire our Song. May the Explorer embolden us And the Artist honor the Beauty that holds us. May we all be Creators and Priests and Nurses and Heroes, And may our Song lift beyond these walls To light the world. -Poem by Robert Bode in honor of Te Deum's 10th season www.te-deum.org  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

FRIDAY 24 JULY, 9.15pm ALBION AND AleS at Buxton Festival FringeA late-night performance full of colour and lights... We sing some of our most colourful songs and everyone gets a pint of Albion Ale (or a glass of wine or juice) to celebrate... TICKE...

I can tell a Good movie by how uplifted I feel afterward. With really Good movies, the feeling of upliftment and expansion can last for hours, or even days. Lincoln was such a movie for me. I saw it at the Grove Theater in Los Angeles. I was str...