La Folia (literally "madness") was a Portuguese dance from the renaissance, and it has been used by many composers in the ensuing centuries. This version is for voices and guitar. It introduces the theme as a repeated verse on voice 1 and then adds a co...  moreLa Folia (literally "madness") was a Portuguese dance from the renaissance, and it has been used by many composers in the ensuing centuries. This version is for voices and guitar. It introduces the theme as a repeated verse on voice 1 and then adds a couple of vocalize additions above and below it. The pdf file contains the score and a separate guitar part. The sound sample is performed by the composer. Let's sing la Folia Oh let's sing la Folia Oh let's sing la Folia as in the Baroque time Oh let's sing la Folia Oh let's sing la Folia It spans all the centuries up to now (la la la) (cu cu cu!)  less

High hats ... and lots of dollars: Irving Berlin's hit (1929 - not a very good year...) performed by the ensemble in 2012 (a VERY good year...). Check out Jeanne Rabin's ensemble at: www.jeannerabin.com

James W. Knox - Radicimus Missam - Movement I: Kyrie A virtual collaboration project between Coro Autêntico, Portugal (Gonçalo Lourenço, conductor), The Cygnus vocal Octet, Japan (Taku Sato, ensemble leader), Lassenne vocale, Belgium (Ivan Yohan, conduct...  moreJames W. Knox - Radicimus Missam - Movement I: Kyrie A virtual collaboration project between Coro Autêntico, Portugal (Gonçalo Lourenço, conductor), The Cygnus vocal Octet, Japan (Taku Sato, ensemble leader), Lassenne vocale, Belgium (Ivan Yohan, conductor), and Parahyangan Catholic University Choir, Indonesia (Alfonsus Albert, conductor)  

Lamento d'Arianna (Ariadne's Lament) This is the five part madrigal version of Ariadne's Lament, which she sings when she is abandoned on the island of Naxos by her lover Theseus. The translation is by Francesco Campelli on CPDL The performance was cre...  moreLamento d'Arianna (Ariadne's Lament) This is the five part madrigal version of Ariadne's Lament, which she sings when she is abandoned on the island of Naxos by her lover Theseus. The translation is by Francesco Campelli on CPDL The performance was created in memory of the late Richard Gofton, who introduced me to the music back in 1976 (Our Strasbourg choir Psalterion performed it at that time)  

Music by composer Gilad Hochman (www.giladhochman.com) Sirenot ensemble (Israel) | Shosh Lagil - conductor | Efrat Hermann - soloist (www.sirenot.org) Performed at the 3rd International Chorbiennale - Aachen (Germany) | Citykirche St. Nikolaus | 20....  moreMusic by composer Gilad Hochman (www.giladhochman.com) Sirenot ensemble (Israel) | Shosh Lagil - conductor | Efrat Hermann - soloist (www.sirenot.org) Performed at the 3rd International Chorbiennale - Aachen (Germany) | Citykirche St. Nikolaus | 20. June 2013 (www.chorbiennale.com) Recorded and edited by Andreas Harrenberg. Vermeer / Wisława Szymborska As long as that woman from the Rijksmuseum in painted silence and concentration keeps pouring milk day after day from the jug to the bowl, the world does not deserve the end of the world. (in Hebrew, from Polish)  less

Downtown Voices: http://DowntownVoices.net Trinity Baroque Orchestra: https://www.trinitywallstreet.org/music/baroque-orchestra Stephen Sands, conductor: http://StephenSands.net

ensemble quartonal: Beati Mortui (Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy) Das "ensemble quartonal" wurde im Jahr 2006 von vier ehemaligen Mitgliedern der Chorknaben Uetersen gegründet. Im Mai 2010 konnte das junge Quartett beim Deutschen Chorwettbewerb den 1. Pre...  moreensemble quartonal: Beati Mortui (Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy) Das "ensemble quartonal" wurde im Jahr 2006 von vier ehemaligen Mitgliedern der Chorknaben Uetersen gegründet. Im Mai 2010 konnte das junge Quartett beim Deutschen Chorwettbewerb den 1. Preis in der erstmals ausgeschriebenen Kategorie der klassischen ensembles gewinnen und wurde damit über die Landesgrenzen hinaus bekannt. Diese Aufnahme stammt von einem Konzert im Lübecker Dom.  

South African Freedom Song, arranged by Jeffery L. Ames. Performed by Highbridge Voices at their annual benefit concert in NYC. Mary Clementi, conductor. Chris Cubeta, Billy Janiszewski, Devon Joiner, percussion.

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Some people just love anything that’s finely honed, all shined up, squeaky clean, highly skilled and perfectly rendered. Not me.     ...