A very Swedish affair…Folk music plays a very important role in Sweden. Wherever people meet and celebrate, you will be surrounded by music, singing and Dancing. The Swedish composer Mårten Jansson is deeply rooted in this tradition which ins...

Christmas concert December 2022

The country's pioneer Dancing chorale group, the Bagong Himig Serenata offers stylized choral singing with choreography. They are adept in creating original and new musical arrangements from their intensive training on voice ensemble performance. for more...  moreThe country's pioneer Dancing chorale group, the Bagong Himig Serenata offers stylized choral singing with choreography. They are adept in creating original and new musical arrangements from their intensive training on voice ensemble performance. for more than fifty years, the group have had produced notable conductors, choral and solo singers.  

Final Year Recital for Conducting Major, (Bachelor of Theology, concentration in Church Music program). Performed in Peter Wongso Auditorium, SEABS Campus, Malang City, East Java, Indonesia. Oct. 2nd. 2015. Malang Motet Choir, conducted by Richard S. ...  moreFinal Year Recital for Conducting Major, (Bachelor of Theology, concentration in Church Music program). Performed in Peter Wongso Auditorium, SEABS Campus, Malang City, East Java, Indonesia. Oct. 2nd. 2015. Malang Motet Choir, conducted by Richard S. Awuy. Thou Hast Turned my Laments into Dancing (a capella) by Daniel Pinkham 詩篇30: 11,12  

The Showcase Adult Musical Theatre Class is designed to help students develop the corse skills of singing, Dancing and acting required for musical theatre. Open to beginners or those wishing to improve their technique with industry professionals from the ...  moreThe Showcase Adult Musical Theatre Class is designed to help students develop the corse skills of singing, Dancing and acting required for musical theatre. Open to beginners or those wishing to improve their technique with industry professionals from the UK. Over 12 weeks students will follow a curriculum tailored to helping each student develop at their own speed in all three areas of the artform. In Singing students will leave voice techniques, explore ensemble singing and perform a variety of repertoire. In acting students will learn how to develop character in scenes and songs, explore the physical journey of a character, improve stage presence and text analysis. In dance students will look at a variety of jazz techniques core to musical theatre dance as well as perform several musical theatre routines. At the final class students will perform an in-studio showcase to invited friends and family to share the skills they have learned throughout the programme. Who is this programme for? This prog...    less

A quick snippet of our rendition of Bring Me Little Water Silvy, sung at our Afternoon Tea.

Salvacosta sing this funky & upbeat Salsa version of a well known traditional Christmas Carol. Traditional - Arr. Robert Sterling Copyright 2002 Word Music Performed by Salvacosta Keys - Alvin Allison Trumpets - Darren Bartlett, Rachel Bartlett...  moreSalvacosta sing this funky & upbeat Salsa version of a well known traditional Christmas Carol. Traditional - Arr. Robert Sterling Copyright 2002 Word Music Performed by Salvacosta Keys - Alvin Allison Trumpets - Darren Bartlett, Rachel Bartlett, Nick Jarvis Trombone - Lloyd Bartlett Christmas Animation Courtesy of Logan Kenesis Video Creation - Kingsbere Designs DMB Music www.darrenbartlett.co.uk Copyright DMB MUSIC 2016  

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