This work served as one of the 'water' pieces for The Vocal Art Ensemble's 5th Anniversary "GODAI--Choral Music Summoning the Five Ancient Elements" concerts, alluding to the changing and sometimes playfully tumultuous properties of the sea.

Setting by D W Solomons of a poem by Marie Keyser, for two equal voices Elle est près du fleuve dormeur debOut It stands by the sleepy river mais le saule incliné toucherait de sa cîme l'eau But the bending willow would touch the water with its very...  moreSetting by D W Solomons of a poem by Marie Keyser, for two equal voices Elle est près du fleuve dormeur debOut It stands by the sleepy river mais le saule incliné toucherait de sa cîme l'eau But the bending willow would touch the water with its very top L'église vieille dit les heures de l'île où la nuit descend The church - an old church - tells the hours from the island where the night descends Je la vois encore son toit de gris dans le gris de l'eau. I can still see it, its grey roof in the grey of the water pressens dans la tour de bois ma demeure la folie I have a presentiment in the tower of wood of my dwelling place, of madness la folie le silence of madness, of silence clos clos vigilance Closed in, closed in but keeping watch Oh Ne pas altérer ce qui reste, et le doit. Oh never change what remains and should remain "Was bleibt aber stiften die Dichter." What remains, however, is the stuff of poetry.  less

Performed by Stella Choir - REPERTOIRE of SPRING 2024 Contact : stellachoirstaff@gmail.com Conductor : jad.harjane19@gmail.com You are my hope, like fresh rain in my hands, a strong breeze. You are like water from my fountain, a poem, a guitar in the...  morePerformed by Stella Choir - REPERTOIRE of SPRING 2024 Contact : stellachoirstaff@gmail.com Conductor : jad.harjane19@gmail.com You are my hope, like fresh rain in my hands, a strong breeze. You are like water from my fountain, a poem, a guitar in the night, a horIzon. You are like the water of my source. You are like a promise, a summer morning, a smile. Tu es mon espoir, comme la pluie fraîche entre mes mains, comme une forte brise. Tu es comme l'eau de ma source, comme un poème, une guitare dans la nuit, tu es mon horIzon. Tu es comme l'eau de ma source, comme une promesse, un matin d'été, un sourire. Originally performed by : Mocedades Conducted by Jad Harjane Arranged by Jad Harjane Soloists : Hiba Kebdani , Najlae BiOut , Achraf Mortaji , Kamal Daghmoumi Video directed by Mohammed Ben Yekhlef at LADABATEK , Tangier  less

Soul of Christ, sanctify me Body of Christ, save me water from the side of Christ, wash me Passion of Christ, give me strength. Hear me Jesus Hide me in Thy wounds that I may never leave Thy side From all the evil that surrounds me, defend me A...  moreSoul of Christ, sanctify me Body of Christ, save me water from the side of Christ, wash me Passion of Christ, give me strength. Hear me Jesus Hide me in Thy wounds that I may never leave Thy side From all the evil that surrounds me, defend me And when the call of death arrives Bid me come to thee that I may praise thee with thy saints Forever.  

Based in Manchester's iconic Band on the Wall venue we are an open access mixed choir. No auditions and no need to read music. We sing a mix of world, gospel pop and folk music often with a left leaning theme. We attend annual Sing for water events in Lon...  moreBased in Manchester's iconic Band on the Wall venue we are an open access mixed choir. No auditions and no need to read music. We sing a mix of world, gospel pop and folk music often with a left leaning theme. We attend annual Sing for water events in London and Manchester and Street Choirs Festival. Very welcoming and all ages.  

"Stars" Ēriks Ešenvalds Vocal Art Ensemble of Conductor: Jan Yngwe Recorded in S:t Jacobs kyrka Stockholm Januarty 31st 2015 Camera, audio and editing David Böling

CROSSING THE BAR music: Nilo Alcala poem: Alfred, Lord Tennyson WINNER: IGNITE Composition Commissioning Competition 2017-18 performed by: C4: The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective “water Music” concert conducted by: Benjamin Arendsen solo...  moreCROSSING THE BAR music: Nilo Alcala poem: Alfred, Lord Tennyson WINNER: IGNITE Composition Commissioning Competition 2017-18 performed by: C4: The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective “water Music” concert conducted by: Benjamin Arendsen soloists: Soloists: Artemisz Polonyi and Maya Webne-Behrman recording: Noriko Okabe Recorded live June 9, 2018 Church of St. Luke in the Fields, Manhattan, NY