Recorded on 5/3/2024 at Our Beautiful Savior's Lutheran Church in Tucson, AZ as part of our "Modern Madrigals" concert. ​Text: "The silver swan, who living had no note, When death approached, unlocked her silent throat; Leaning her breast against ...  moreRecorded on 5/3/2024 at Our Beautiful Savior's Lutheran Church in Tucson, AZ as part of our "Modern Madrigals" concert. ​Text: "The silver swan, who living had no note, When death approached, unlocked her silent throat; Leaning her breast against the reedy shore, ThUs sang her last, and sang no more: 'Farewell, all joys; Oh death, come close mine eyes; More geese than swans now live, more fools than wise.' " - Orlando Gibbons (1583 - 1625) Program notes: A famoUs text also famoUsly Used by Gibbons himself for his own Madrigal, Hailstork here pays homage to the work's 16th-century roots. An early composition (written while in college) from the proflic composer, Hailstork combined his own language with his love for choral literature to create a piece reminiscent of the Renaissance with a modern flair. The harmonic language harkens back to a hexachordal modality of the 16th century, Uses an unaccompanied SATB choir, and employs varied moments of imitative polyphony and homophony. This short wor...    Us().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford Robert Pecksmith (organ) David Crown (conductor) Somerville College Chapel, 29 April 2012 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoir Website: http://www.somervillemUsicsociety.com

A Shepherds' Song

Be inspired by a vibrant atmosphere of friendship everybody is thrilled to share the passion for mUsic and singing together! Take the opportunity to sing in beautiful venues and churches at that lovely place!meeting mUsic is looking forward to meet you an...

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[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of Leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focUs is on teaching by ear Using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

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The mUsic is now sorted for our #Haworth Sing Day! We've added Stanford's 'Te Deum in Bb' to the list which also features Parry's Blest Pair of Sirens (SATB edition), Wesley's 'Lead me Lord', Stainer's 'God so loved the world', Liddle's 'Abide with me' ...