“Mravalžamier” is the name of a large number of rural and urban table songs from the Republic of Georgia. It means Many happy returns. May God give you long life. Literally: years and epochs of happiness to you. They are sung at feasts or supras as they a...  more“Mravalžamier” is the name of a large number of rural and urban table songs from the Republic of Georgia. It means Many happy returns. May God give you long life. Literally: years and epochs of happiness to you. They are sung at feasts or supras as they are called in Georgian, where participants wish one another health and a long life. This is an urban version. This type of song is sometimes labelled Kutaisian because the town of Kutaisi (in western Georgia) is considered the centre in western urban songs, which are based on European harmony. This concert was the culmination of a six-week project which creates a choir from scratch for one night only. Each winter and summer, Chris Rowbury gathers a random bunch of singers from in and around Ipswich. There are no auditions and all songs are taught and learnt by ear. Usually eight songs are learnt in six two-hour sessions and in the winter are performed at St. Peters by the Waterfront, Ipswich. http://chrisrowbury.com For the first time we were joined by the vo...    less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I love Georgian songs and singing.     Not songs from the Georgian era in British history, not songs from the state of Georgia in the US...

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The Georgia Boy Choir singing Going Home by Antonin Dvořák. This performance was recorded on September 19, 2010 at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church in Atlanta, GA. Video production and editorial by MONUMENTALmedia. For more information regarding The...  moreThe Georgia Boy Choir singing Going Home by Antonin Dvořák. This performance was recorded on September 19, 2010 at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church in Atlanta, GA. Video production and editorial by MONUMENTALmedia. For more information regarding The Georgia Boy Choir please visit www.georgiaboychoir.org  

The Georgia Boy Choir singing Beati Quorum Via (Blessed are they whose ways are blameless) by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford. This performance was recorded on July 27, 2011 within The Chapter House at Wells Cathedral in Wells, England. Video production and...  moreThe Georgia Boy Choir singing Beati Quorum Via (Blessed are they whose ways are blameless) by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford. This performance was recorded on July 27, 2011 within The Chapter House at Wells Cathedral in Wells, England. Video production and editorial by MONUMENTALmedia. For more information regarding The Georgia Boy Choir please visit www.georgiaboychoir.org  

Brea Gaslight Chorus at the Far Western District Southeast Division Competition 2013 in Ontario, Ca.

Kitka women's vocal ensemble Trio Kavkasia 2/19/11 Santa Cruz, California Holy Cross Church Shairebi Kartli-Kakheti provinces, Republic of Georgia as taught by Carl Linich of Trio Kavkasia This is a humorous song about a man who goes to meet...  moreKitka women's vocal ensemble Trio Kavkasia 2/19/11 Santa Cruz, California Holy Cross Church Shairebi Kartli-Kakheti provinces, Republic of Georgia as taught by Carl Linich of Trio Kavkasia This is a humorous song about a man who goes to meet his prospective bride and her mother. Carl is playing a panduri, a traditional instrument from eastern Georgia.  

Kitka women's vocal ensemble 2/17/11 Oakland, California St. Paul's Episcopal Church Marikela Jashis kalo from Guria province, Republic of Georgia (arranged by Tamar Buadze, director of Tutarchela women's ensemble) This song features a Georgi...  moreKitka women's vocal ensemble 2/17/11 Oakland, California St. Paul's Episcopal Church Marikela Jashis kalo from Guria province, Republic of Georgia (arranged by Tamar Buadze, director of Tutarchela women's ensemble) This song features a Georgian yodeling style called krimanchuli. Corinne is playing a chonguri, a traditional Georgian instrument. "Woman, Marikela Jashi! You are so beautiful! I will gather rose and violet for you, my Marta tsitsunia. If you were not in this world, I would not be born. Girl, dressed in red, when you go and get married, what will I do? Now I need your comfort. Smile and make me glad! Marikela Jashi, woman! You are so beautiful!"  less

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM US ALL!! -- solos: Martha Hayward and Jennifer Atkinson -- arranged: Fraser Wilson -- Filmed by Georgia Ball: www.linkedin.com/pub/georgia-ball/3b/5a7/64a at Holy Trinity Church, Sheffield. www.holytrinitymillhouses.co.uk -- www....  moreMERRY CHRISTMAS FROM US ALL!! -- solos: Martha Hayward and Jennifer Atkinson -- arranged: Fraser Wilson -- Filmed by Georgia Ball: www.linkedin.com/pub/georgia-ball/3b/5a7/64a at Holy Trinity Church, Sheffield. www.holytrinitymillhouses.co.uk -- www.albionchoir.org.uk  

13th International festival of choirs and orchestras in Prague (Czech Republic)30.08. - 03.09.2023 PRAGUE – one of Europe’s most beautiful metropolesExperience the Golden City on the Vltava with its flair and numerous sights like the famous...