Festival Filadelfia 2015: the Musical City of Europe   Featuring the Paolo Serrao Special Award Competitions /  www.associazione-melody.com Choir: May 21 – 25, 2015   the City of Filadelfia has small hotels that are good for indiv...

Mandskoret is a remarkably vigorous 100 year old male chorus, and is Haugesund (Norway) oldest Choir. Mandskoret of 1914 are a group of adult, personable men who like to sing, from the experienced to the new singers. Mandskoret av 1914 Mandskoret e...  moreMandskoret is a remarkably vigorous 100 year old male chorus, and is Haugesund (Norway) oldest Choir. Mandskoret of 1914 are a group of adult, personable men who like to sing, from the experienced to the new singers. Mandskoret av 1914 Mandskoret er en usedvanlig sprek 100 åring, og er Haugesund eldste mannskor. I Mandskoret av 1914 er vi en gjeng med voksne, omgjengelige menn som liker å synge – fra de rutinerte, til helt nye sangere. 
 Mannskor mer enn bare sang Det handler om opplevelser knyttet til deltakelse, måten vi tar vare på hverandre og den spesielle sosiale aktiviteten. Mannskor favner mer om kvaliteten i musikkaktiviteten, enn kanskje den musikalske kvaliteten. Mannskor er også en viktig bærer av solide tradisjoner i vårt samfunn. Korsang er videreføring av tradisjon. Korsang er en verdifull aktivitet som fremmer livskvalitet. Mannskorsangen er en meningsfull aktivitet som gir helsemessige gevinst. Korsang er helsefremende, og livskvaliteten forbedres som følge av følelsesmessig invo...    less

Southern California Choral Artists was founded in 2021 as a non-profit arts organization. We are an auditioned chamber Choir of 30-40 members who love sharing the joy of choral singing with each other and our community. Our regular season consists of at l...  moreSouthern California Choral Artists was founded in 2021 as a non-profit arts organization. We are an auditioned chamber Choir of 30-40 members who love sharing the joy of choral singing with each other and our community. Our regular season consists of at least 4 concerts featuring a variety of Musical genres and styles. Because we seek to create meaningful Musical experiences, we value interaction and education in our performances. Our audience members often tell us how much they love learning about the Music from our director’s comments, which help them more fully enter into the Music and enjoy it.  less

(Bawo Bawo Bawo, Bawo ndiyabonga gomba ah, usandigcinile,)×3 (Ndikhokhele bawo, Zundi khokhele, Ndikhokhele mveli wam, Ezintsizini Zalo mhlaba bawo, Bawo Bawo Bawo, Bawo ndiyabonga ngoba usandigcinile,)×2 (Thaluthele thuze kwami, Bawo, bawo, baw...  more(Bawo Bawo Bawo, Bawo ndiyabonga gomba ah, usandigcinile,)×3 (Ndikhokhele bawo, Zundi khokhele, Ndikhokhele mveli wam, Ezintsizini Zalo mhlaba bawo, Bawo Bawo Bawo, Bawo ndiyabonga ngoba usandigcinile,)×2 (Thaluthele thuze kwami, Bawo, bawo, bawo Bawo ndiyabonga Ngoba wena, usandigcinile,)×2 (Mmeli wami bawo, bawo uthaluthele thuze kwami, Bawo ndiyabonga Ngoba wena, usandigcinile)×3 Thaluthele thuze kwami, Bawo, bawo, bawo Bawo ndiyabonga Ngoba wena, usandigcinile, Ndikhokhele bawo, Zundi khokhele, Ndikhokhele mveli wam, Ezintsizini Zalo mhlaba bawo, Bawo Bawo Bawo, Bawo ndiyabonga ngoba usandigcinile...  less

Fulham Camerata is primarily a non-auditioning amateur chamber Choir with between 25 and 50 members. It is supported by a smaller, auditioning Fulham Camerata Ensemble which is made up of professional and semi-professional singers, allowing the main Camer...  moreFulham Camerata is primarily a non-auditioning amateur chamber Choir with between 25 and 50 members. It is supported by a smaller, auditioning Fulham Camerata Ensemble which is made up of professional and semi-professional singers, allowing the main Camerata to tackle exciting repertoire and maintain high Musical standards while fostering the careers of young professionals. the Choir also offers choral scholarships to promising young soloists which provides vocal support for the amateur Choir, and fosters career development for the scholars. the amateur and ensemble groups come together for at least three main concerts a year with additional Christmas concerts, sometimes with orchestra. the amateur Choir rehearses on Tuesday evenings from 7.30 – 9.30pm  less

A recording of this new version of these fine words

Noctis rehearsing for their performance at the Bath Festival 2017. Soloist: Amy Seyers Conducted by Francis Faux

from: Zalig verlangen Performed by Universitair Koor Antwerpen at a Provincial Choir Competition on March 12, 2017.

【貳和唱】音樂會 時間 / 2015年6月28日 地點 / 高雄市文化中心至善廳 指揮 / 林志信 鋼琴 / 楊郁雯 Nocturnes By Morten Lauridsen 夜曲 莫頓‧勞律森 莫頓‧勞律森（Morten Lauridsen，1943─）是美國重要的當代作曲家，曾於1994至2001年擔任美國洛杉磯大師合唱團（Los Angeles Master Chorale）駐團作曲家，也在南加大音樂學院（USC Thornton School of Music）教授作...  more【貳和唱】音樂會 時間 / 2015年6月28日 地點 / 高雄市文化中心至善廳 指揮 / 林志信 鋼琴 / 楊郁雯 Nocturnes By Morten Lauridsen 夜曲 莫頓‧勞律森 莫頓‧勞律森（Morten Lauridsen，1943─）是美國重要的當代作曲家，曾於1994至2001年擔任美國洛杉磯大師合唱團（Los Angeles Master Chorale）駐團作曲家，也在南加大音樂學院（USC Thornton School of Music）教授作曲長達30餘年，並於2007年獲得美國國家藝術獎（National Medal of Arts）。他的音樂呈現出古典保守傳統的特質，以簡單的樂曲結構來表現合唱人聲之美，而且在此簡單與純淨的結構中，流露著歌詞豐富的內涵，與如詩如畫般的美感。 《夜曲》是一套四首的聯篇合唱作品，主體的前三個樂章完成於2005年，第四樂章則於2008年加上，其主題與第一樂章相呼應，是為跋。不同於一般的連篇歌曲，這套夜曲的歌詞並非出自同一位作者的同一套詩作，而是分別來自三個不同國籍作者的作品：第一樂章與第四樂章是德國詩人萊納．瑪利亞．里爾克(Rainer Maria Rilke，1875－1926)的法文詩，第二樂章是智利詩人巴勃魯．聶魯達(Pablo Neruda, 1904-1973)所寫之情詩，第三樂章則取材自美國作家詹姆斯．魯弗斯．艾吉 (James Rufus Agee; 1909- 1955)的詩作。作曲家勞律森精準而巧妙地掌握了它們共同的特點：夜晚、浪漫的愛情、以及神秘主義的語彙，藉著豐富的和聲色彩，使得這幾首不同來源的詩作完美地結合成為一個整體。 1. Sa Nuit d’Été他的夏夜 萊納．瑪利亞．里爾克(Rainer Maria Rilke，1875－1926)是一位重要的德語詩人，除了創作德語詩歌外還撰寫小說、劇本以及一些雜文和法語詩歌，其書信集也是里爾克文學作品的一個重要組成部分。對19世紀末的詩歌裁體和風格以及歐洲頹廢派文學都有深厚的影響。 此曲一開始，鋼琴即以不協和的音響迅速地營造了夜晚神秘而詭譎的氣氛。接著合唱一步一步地將不同詩句的主題帶進來，這些主題最後相互交織碰撞，燦爛輝煌，彷彿愛情的火花迸放！ Si je pourrais avec mes mains brûlantes f...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   “Great, a new song to learn.”   Photo by Michael Wu   “Oh, no, it’s in ‘foreign’. Help!”  ...