"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...  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 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?  less

"Comin' Thro' the Rye" is a poem written in 1782 by Robert Burns (1759–96). the words are set to the melody of the Scottish Minstrel "Common' Frae the Toun". (This is a variant of the tune to which Auld Lang Syne is usually sung—the melodic shape is alm...  more"Comin' Thro' the Rye" is a poem written in 1782 by Robert Burns (1759–96). the words are set to the melody of the Scottish Minstrel "Common' Frae the Toun". (This is a variant of the tune to which Auld Lang Syne is usually sung—the melodic shape is almost identical, the difference lying in the tempo and rhythm.) It is performed here by the dwsChorale, with a cheeky insertion of a hornpipe! Gin a body meet a body Comin' thro' the rye Gin a body kiss a body Need a body cry? Ilka lassie has her laddie Nane, they say, hae I Yet a' the lads they smile at me When comin' thro' the rye. Gin a body meet a body Comin' frae the toun Gin a body greet a body Need a body froun? Ilka lassie has her laddie Nane, they say, hae I Yet a' the lads they smile at me When comin' thro' the rye. Gin a body meet a body, Comin' frae the well, Gin a body kiss a body, Need a body tell? 'Mang the train there is a swain I dearly lo'e mysel' But what his name or whaur his hame I dinna care to tell  less

the Choir of Somerville College, Oxford Musicians of the Dreaming Spires Robert Pecksmith (organ) Soloists: Tal Katsir (soprano), andreas Kyrris (tenor), Stephen O'Driscoll (baritone) David Crown (conductor) St. Michael at the North Gate, Oxford ...  morethe Choir of Somerville College, Oxford Musicians of the Dreaming Spires Robert Pecksmith (organ) Soloists: Tal Katsir (soprano), andreas Kyrris (tenor), Stephen O'Driscoll (baritone) David Crown (conductor) St. Michael at the North Gate, Oxford 9 March 2012 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervilleChoir Website: http://www.somervillemusicsociety.com  

the award winning London Chamber Choir Vasari Singers, perform the beautiful motet Ubi Caritas, by Maurice Durufle. http://www.vasarisingers.org Filmed, produced and directed by Incredibull, 2011.

London Chamber Choir Vasari Singers, performing the stunning 8-part tudor anthem O Clap Your Hands, by Orlando Gibbons. http://www.vasarisingers.org Filmed, produced and directed by Incredibull, 2011.

Introduction by Martin How, followed by Blest Pair of Sirens by C H H Parry Blest pair of Sirens, pledges of Heav'n's Joy, Sphere-born harmonious sisters, Voice and Verse, Wed your divine sounds, and mixed pow'r employ, Dead things with inbreathed ...  moreIntroduction by Martin How, followed by Blest Pair of Sirens by C H H Parry Blest pair of Sirens, pledges of Heav'n's Joy, Sphere-born harmonious sisters, Voice and Verse, Wed your divine sounds, and mixed pow'r employ, Dead things with inbreathed sense able to pierce; and to our high-raised phantasy present That undisturbed song of pure content, Aye sung before the sapphire-coloured throne To Him that sits thereon, with saintly shout, and solemn jubilee, Where the bright Seraphim in burning row their loud uplifted angel-trumpets blow, and the Cherubic host in thousand quires Touch their immortal harps of golden wires, with those just Spirits that wear victorious palms, Hymns devout and holy psalms Singing everlastingly: That we on earth with undiscording voice May rightly answer that melodious noise; As once we did, till disproportioned sin Jarred against nature's chime, and with harsh din ..........  less

Noel by Théophile Gautier setting for two altos and guitar poem translated into English by S N Solomons, music composed and performed (multitrack) by D W Solomons (dwsChorale) the sky is dark, the earth is white, oh bells ring out with Joy Je...  moreNoel by Théophile Gautier setting for two altos and guitar poem translated into English by S N Solomons, music composed and performed (multitrack) by D W Solomons (dwsChorale) the sky is dark, the earth is white, oh bells ring out with Joy Jesus is born, the Virgin quiet shelters her baby boy. Noel Noel Noel bells ring out with Joy! No wraps No festooned curtains spread to shield the child from frost nothing but flimsy spider webs trail from the beams aloft. He shivers in that cold stable this Jesus child so dear, and so to warm him in the cradle, the ass and ox draw near. the snow hangs down in lacy fringe. But far above the heavens swell reveal the angel Choir that sings to men Noel Noel  less

London chamber Choir Vasari Singers, directed by Jeremy Backhouse, perform the Rachmaninov Vespers. Filmed during a live concert performance at Lincoln Cathedral Chaper House, April 2014. On the web: http://www.vasarisingers.org On Facebook On Twit...  moreLondon chamber Choir Vasari Singers, directed by Jeremy Backhouse, perform the Rachmaninov Vespers. Filmed during a live concert performance at Lincoln Cathedral Chaper House, April 2014. On the web: http://www.vasarisingers.org On Facebook On Twitter: @vasarisingers  

the London chamber Choir, Vasari Singers, performs the Sanctus and Benedictus movement from British composer Gabriel Jackson's stunning Requiem. Commissioned and premiered in 2008 by the Choir and released on CD in 2012. This film was from a live performa...  morethe London chamber Choir, Vasari Singers, performs the Sanctus and Benedictus movement from British composer Gabriel Jackson's stunning Requiem. Commissioned and premiered in 2008 by the Choir and released on CD in 2012. This film was from a live performance at London's St Sepulchre without Newgate, in October 2012. Online http://www.vasarisingers.org On Twitter @vasarisingers On Facebook  

the Choir of Somerville College, Oxford Robert Pecksmith (organ) David Crown (conductor) Coventry Cathedral, 1 February 2014 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervilleChoir Website: http://www.somervillemusicsociety.com