„Gegner“ 4. Satz aus „Caissas Gedächtnis“ (Acht Tangos über Schachspiel-AphorisMen für vier- bis achtstimmigen Chor und Klavier) Musik: Juan María Solare Text: englisches Sprichwort Chor der Universität BreMen unter der Leitung von Susanne Gläß mit J...  more„Gegner“ 4. Satz aus „Caissas Gedächtnis“ (Acht Tangos über Schachspiel-AphorisMen für vier- bis achtstimmigen Chor und Klavier) Musik: Juan María Solare Text: englisches Sprichwort Chor der Universität BreMen unter der Leitung von Susanne Gläß mit Juan María Solare am Klavier Festival Breminale (Tanzboden), BreMen, Donnerstag, den 16. Juli 2015, 20 Uhr http://www.uni-breMen.de/orchester-chor http://www.juanmariasolare.com/caissas_gedaechtnis.html Live-Recording: Gerd Anders Dieser Chorzyklus ist als Kompositionsauftrag der Universität BreMen mit der finanziellen Unterstützung der Karin und Uwe Hollweg Stiftung entstanden und im Juli 2015 durch den Chor der Universität BreMen unter der Leitung von Universitätsmusikdirektorin Dr. Susanne Gläß mit dem Komponisten Juan María Solare am Klavier uraufgeführt worden. Thema des Zyklus‘ sind Sinnsprüche, die zwar aus der Schachwelt stamMen – Caissa ist die Muse des Schachspiels -, die aber auch als Chiffren für das Leben im allgeMeinen verstanden werd...    less

„Welt“ 2. Satz aus „Caissas Gedächtnis“ (Acht Tangos über Schachspiel-AphorisMen für vier- bis achtstimmigen Chor und Klavier) Musik: Juan María Solare Text: Thomas Huxley (1825-1895) Chor der Universität BreMen unter der Leitung von Susanne Gläß mit...  more„Welt“ 2. Satz aus „Caissas Gedächtnis“ (Acht Tangos über Schachspiel-AphorisMen für vier- bis achtstimmigen Chor und Klavier) Musik: Juan María Solare Text: Thomas Huxley (1825-1895) Chor der Universität BreMen unter der Leitung von Susanne Gläß mit Juan María Solare am Klavier Festival Breminale (Tanzboden), BreMen, Donnerstag, den 16. Juli 2015, 20 Uhr http://www.uni-breMen.de/orchester-chor http://www.juanmariasolare.com/caissas_gedaechtnis.html Live-Recording: Gerd Anders Dieser Chorzyklus ist als Kompositionsauftrag der Universität BreMen mit der finanziellen Unterstützung der Karin und Uwe Hollweg Stiftung entstanden und im Juli 2015 durch den Chor der Universität BreMen unter der Leitung von Universitätsmusikdirektorin Dr. Susanne Gläß mit dem Komponisten Juan María Solare am Klavier uraufgeführt worden. Thema des Zyklus‘ sind Sinnsprüche, die zwar aus der Schachwelt stamMen – Caissa ist die Muse des Schachspiels -, die aber auch als Chiffren für das Leben im allgeMeinen verstanden we...    less

Robinson Singers & Select WoMen's Ensemble Mike Horanski, conductor Sydney GuillauMe, piano... World Premiere - June 4, 2015 Lord of Life Lutheran Church Fairfax, Virginia - - - SydneyGuillauMe.com - - - French Text by Gabriel T. GuillauMe: ...  moreRobinson Singers & Select WoMen's Ensemble Mike Horanski, conductor Sydney GuillauMe, piano... World Premiere - June 4, 2015 Lord of Life Lutheran Church Fairfax, Virginia - - - SydneyGuillauMe.com - - - French Text by Gabriel T. GuillauMe: Musique Fidèle compagnon, expression de nos âMes, Musique, nous t’aimons, ralluMe notre flamMe… Tu es la vie, tu es lumière; Tu es la flamMe qui éclaire. Du lever du soleil jusqu’aux ombres du soir, Dans nos moMents d’angoisse, au sein de nos déboires, À toute heure, en tous lieux, En toutes circonstances tu brilles sous nos yeux. Musique de nos joies! Musique de nos pleurs! Que serions-nous sans toi? Tu es notre Bonheur. Par ta douce clarté raniMe notre monde; Remplis-nous à jamais d’une bonté profonde. Que les homMes, tous en chœur, chantent tes mélodies, Pour que notre univers devienne symphonie. Musique, nous t’aimons, raniMe notre monde. - - - English Poetic Translation: Music Loyal companion, expression of o...    less

RJC High School Chorale 2004 Richard Janzen, director Audrey Falk Janzen, piano Eli Eli Lama Sabachthani Text adapted from Psalm 22 Music by Ruth Elaine Schram

Diederik van der Laag - Pursue Light Text: Omar Khayyam Swara Vocal Ensemble Ivan Yohan, conductor Camille Hubert, soprano Chia Fen Wu, soprano Wei-Lian Huang, soprano Lydia Pernal-Stoddart, soprano Mirthe Dokter, soprano Anna Nuytten, alto ...  moreDiederik van der Laag - Pursue Light Text: Omar Khayyam Swara Vocal Ensemble Ivan Yohan, conductor Camille Hubert, soprano Chia Fen Wu, soprano Wei-Lian Huang, soprano Lydia Pernal-Stoddart, soprano Mirthe Dokter, soprano Anna Nuytten, alto Boris Kondov, countertenor Laurence Renson, alto María Gil Muñoz, alto Zayra Velázquez, alto Hendrik Mispelon, tenor José Pizarro, tenor Paul GosMe, tenor Mark Trigg, tenor (solo) Andrés Soler Castaño, bass Jan Moeyaert, bass Laurent Fobelets, bass Thomas Vandenabeele, bass Yu-Hsiang Hsieh, bass Recorded at Église Saint-Albert, Schaerbeek/Brussels, Belgium, Nov 2022  less

Written for the 2023 Ocean Grove Choir Festival Robert Cohen, Composer/Ronald Cadmus, Text Recorded on the 69th Annual Ocean Grove Choir Festival July, 9, 2023 The Great Auditorium (Ocean Grove, NJ Jason C. Tramm, Conductor Dr. Gordon Turk, Orga...  moreWritten for the 2023 Ocean Grove Choir Festival Robert Cohen, Composer/Ronald Cadmus, Text Recorded on the 69th Annual Ocean Grove Choir Festival July, 9, 2023 The Great Auditorium (Ocean Grove, NJ Jason C. Tramm, Conductor Dr. Gordon Turk, Organ The Ocean Grove Festival Choir For more information on the music program of Ocean Grove, Please visit: https://www.oceangrove.org/great-auditorium-choir  

III Sagayán (Pre-Battle Ceremony) from Mangá Pakalagián (Ceremonies) Composer (Music and Text) - (Nilo Alcala) Maguindanaon translation - Danongan Danny Kalanduyan Philippine Madrigal Singers (Mark Anthony Carpio, Choirmaster) perforMed at the 201...  moreIII Sagayán (Pre-Battle Ceremony) from Mangá Pakalagián (Ceremonies) Composer (Music and Text) - (Nilo Alcala) Maguindanaon translation - Danongan Danny Kalanduyan Philippine Madrigal Singers (Mark Anthony Carpio, Choirmaster) perforMed at the 2017 European Grand Prix for Choral Singing EGP 2017, Tolosa, Spain - - - - - - - - - - Composer's notes on MANGA PAKALAGIAN*) (*Manga Pakalagian - was commissioned and premiered by the Los Angeles Master Chorale and Grant Gershon at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Nov. 15, 2015) I grew up in the Philippines where culture is as colorful and diverse as the number of its islands — all 7,107 of it. A quick Google search of “Philippine History” will give you a peak at our rich history of pre-colonial kingdoms (rajahnates, sultanates, etc.) which began to rise about 900 AD. Prior to Christianization of the Central and Northern parts, and even prior to the Islamization of the Southern parts of the country — these Philippine kingdoms shared with its neighbori...    less

John A. Ferguson High School Falcon Singers Ryan Ellis, conductor // Sydney GuillauMe, piano World Premiere - Carnegie Hall - March 9, 2014 - - - See score at: http://sydneyguillauMemusic.com/portfolio-items/nou-se-limye/ - - - Text by: Gabr...  moreJohn A. Ferguson High School Falcon Singers Ryan Ellis, conductor // Sydney GuillauMe, piano World Premiere - Carnegie Hall - March 9, 2014 - - - See score at: http://sydneyguillauMemusic.com/portfolio-items/nou-se-limye/ - - - Text by: Gabriel T. GuillauMe --Nou Se Limyè-- (We Are The Light) Children of light, do not stay in the dark; Truth and Love are stronger than the law. From the beginning of tiMe the word was spoken: Darkness and evil had invaded the earth; Everything was functioning in reverse. The Lord decided to put order in disorder. "The Lord said, let there be light: and there was light" Light in the universe, light in the depths of our hearts. So many good things in the beautiful flaMe of this light: Awareness, developMent, Understanding and compassion, Truth and dignity, Wisdom and justice, Liberty and hope, Love and happiness. Children of light, do not stay in the dark. We must shine for all the earth. We must shine in all darkness. We must shine, we ...    less

"The Star-Spangled Banner" (the national anthem of the United States) by John Stafford Smith, Text by Francis Scott Key, arranged by Henry Leck. PerforMed by the 2011 Touring Choir of The Girl Choir of South Florida on Friday, July 1, 2011, at Christ L...  more"The Star-Spangled Banner" (the national anthem of the United States) by John Stafford Smith, Text by Francis Scott Key, arranged by Henry Leck. PerforMed by the 2011 Touring Choir of The Girl Choir of South Florida on Friday, July 1, 2011, at Christ Lutheran Church in Oakland Park, Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson.  

“Dark Night of the Soul” (Ola Gjeilo) is sung by The Central Washington University Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) joined by Ola Gjeilo on the piano and the Kairos String Quartet (comprised of CWU string faculty) Text: One dark night, fired...  more“Dark Night of the Soul” (Ola Gjeilo) is sung by The Central Washington University Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) joined by Ola Gjeilo on the piano and the Kairos String Quartet (comprised of CWU string faculty) Text: One dark night, fired with love’s urgent longings —ah, the sheer grace!— I went out unseen, my house being now all stilled. In darkness, and secure, by the secret ladder, disguised, —ah, the sheer grace!— in darkness and concealMent, my house being now all stilled. On that glad night, in secret, for no one saw Me, nor did I look at anything, with no other light or guide than the one that burned in my heart. - St. John of the Cross (1542-1592) ABOUT THE WORK: “Dark Night of the Soul was written in 2010, and premiered that year by the Phoenix Chorale. The Text, three stanzas from St. John of the Cross’ magical poem Dark Night of the Soul, was suggested to Me by Joel Rinsema, Executive Director of the Phoenix Chorale, and I fell in love with its passio...    less