Naslov/ Title: Dalmatino povišću pritrujena/ The overtired story of Dalmatia Skladatelj/Composer: Ljubo Stipišić Delmata, arr. Andrej Makor Besedilo/Lyrics: Ljubo Stipišić Delmata Izvajalec/ Performer: Vokalna skupina Gallina Producent/Producer: Dani...  moreNaslov/ Title: Dalmatino povišću pritrujena/ The overtired story of Dalmatia Skladatelj/Composer: Ljubo Stipišić Delmata, arr. Andrej Makor Besedilo/Lyrics: Ljubo Stipišić Delmata Izvajalec/ Performer: Vokalna skupina Gallina Producent/Producer: Daniel Svenšek Snemalec/ Recording: Aleksander Govekar Foto: Janez Kotar Posneto/ Recorded: Februar 2016, Kazinska dvorana Ljubljana/ Kazina hall Ljubljana Besedilo pesmi, ki je mešanica različnih dalmatinskih dialektov govori o stoletnem suženjstvu in težkem življenju Dalmatincev, ki so z žuljavimi rokami v potu svojega obraza obdelovali neprijazno kamnito zemljo in tlakovali dalmatinska mesta. Sicer si niti rojeni Dalmatinci niso enotni o točnem prevodu besedila./ The story in different dalmatinian dialects is about houndred years of slavery and hard life in Dalmatia (Croatia). The dalmatian people built all the dalmatian cities mostly builded with stone and they have to protect their land if they want to live there where the wind can be strong and life har...    less

I have composed a Choral piece on a poem by an M.E. patient. She is an Irish resident (Corina Duyn, you might want to google her for more information) and is suffering from this horrible disease for quite some years now. As an artist, she writes poems, ma...

Okay- so I've been a bit slack about blogging lately.  Not that I have been idol- there is so much to blog about but 24 hours in a day a full time job and more music than I can ever learn to play means there  isn't enough time!   In the l...

This year I had the opportunity to capture the journey of the Grande Prairie Boys' Choir up in Canada. It was an incredible experience. I appreciated seeing the way the conductor (Jeannie Vanwynsberghe Pernal) helped steer the choir through all the ups, d...

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Cantoria Sine Nomine (Italy) Conductor Carlo Andriollo Live recording 2018

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