Un flambeau, Jeanette Isabelle - arr: Pierre Massie, sUng by The Stairwell Carollers Virtual Choir, 2020. Individual song parts recorded by the choristers using their own equipment following lead videos made by our Director, Pierre. Pierre then put toge...  moreUn flambeau, Jeanette Isabelle - arr: Pierre Massie, sUng by The Stairwell Carollers Virtual Choir, 2020. Individual song parts recorded by the choristers using their own equipment following lead videos made by our Director, Pierre. Pierre then put together the video using Final Cut Pro. A message from the Director: "Christmas 2020 is the first in our 43-year history where we haven’t been able to stage live concerts, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still sing. So, after planning, rehearsing and recording, we are proud to present Un flambeau, Jeanette Isabelle, one selection from our Virtual Christmas Concert of 6 carols. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nstkQZ9-5Gs We hope you will enjoy our renditions of old favourites, some in new settings by our director, along with a few lesser known pieces from our carol archives. I cannot be more proud of my musical colleagues for forging through the complex logistics of putting these videos together. I thank them for their loyalty to our fans and their fellow...    less

This project mixes a folk song from China's Xinjiang province (called "Yan zi" 燕子 or little swallow} with the folk song "She's Like a Swallow" from NewfoUndland, Canada. The piece - written for SSATB and string orchestra - was composed by Dr. Jeanette Gal...  moreThis project mixes a folk song from China's Xinjiang province (called "Yan zi" 燕子 or little swallow} with the folk song "She's Like a Swallow" from NewfoUndland, Canada. The piece - written for SSATB and string orchestra - was composed by Dr. Jeanette Gallant and is performed by Kathy Fok's Hong Kong Children's Choir and Susan Quinn's Quintessential Vocal Ensemble. For further information visit: www.Jeanettegallant.com 由Jeanette Gallant博士组成的合唱作品中，中国民间“燕子”和加拿大民歌“She’s Like the Swallow”混在了一起。  

Arrangement written and performed by Dr. Jeanette Gallant with choral accompaniment by the Hong Kong Children's Choir and members of the Vancouver Chamber Choir.

This is a cross-cultural arrangement of the well-known Persian folk song, Navaie (نوایی). It is arranged by Dr. Jeanette Gallant and performed by Mahtab Haghighi (vocalist), Ali Razmi (tar), Bardia Sadeghi (daf, kouzeh, tombak), the Vancouver Iranian Choi...  moreThis is a cross-cultural arrangement of the well-known Persian folk song, Navaie (نوایی). It is arranged by Dr. Jeanette Gallant and performed by Mahtab Haghighi (vocalist), Ali Razmi (tar), Bardia Sadeghi (daf, kouzeh, tombak), the Vancouver Iranian Choir (Taymaz Saba, Conductor) and members of the Vancouver Chamber Choir.  

Traditional British and Irish folk Ballad Arrangement: Jean-Christophe Rosaz premiered by Female Vocal Ensemble Châteauroux Conservatory (cond. Catherine Gaiffe), Azulie (cond. Marion Delcourt) & BelLadoré (cond. Isabelle Guérin) Publishing: la si...  moreTraditional British and Irish folk Ballad Arrangement: Jean-Christophe Rosaz premiered by Female Vocal Ensemble Châteauroux Conservatory (cond. Catherine Gaiffe), Azulie (cond. Marion Delcourt) & BelLadoré (cond. Isabelle Guérin) Publishing: la sinfonie d'orphée http://www.lasinfoniedorphee.com/peel/achat/produit_details.php?id=335&PHPSESSID=2be8fd4657c8d7b35b5a67fc715a4a6e commissioned by Cépravoi / premiere May 21 Chapelle des rédemptoristes Festival de la Voix de Châteauroux. --- Come all you fair and tender girls That flourish in your prime Beware, beware Keep your garden fair Let no man steal your thyme Let no man steal your thyme. For when your thyme it is past and gone He'll care no more for you And every place where your thyme was waste Will all spread o'er with rue Will all spread o'er with rue. The gardener's son was standing by Three flowers he gave to me The pink, the blue, and the violet true And the red, red rosy tree And the red, red rosy tree. But I re...    less

A memorial concert in memory of Jeannet Cowley, a local girl fom Highley and familiar face in Sainsburys Bridgnorth was held at The Severn Centre, Highley last weekend. Jeanette sadly passed away last year after suffering from Lupus. Lupus is a rare ill...

This is an arrangement of an Acadian folksong entitled “Marie Madeleine” (more commonly classified in the French-Canadian folksong repertoire as “Une petite vache noire”). This short, lively SATB piece is loads of fUn and highlights the quintessential ...  moreThis is an arrangement of an Acadian folksong entitled “Marie Madeleine” (more commonly classified in the French-Canadian folksong repertoire as “Une petite vache noire”). This short, lively SATB piece is loads of fUn and highlights the quintessential elements of the Acadian folksong tradition: podorythmie (seated foot-tapping), diddlage (mouth music), and the spoons. But, it also stretches the tradition to include more modern elements. Don’t be fooled by thinking this is just a simple folksong. It is a challenging and complex piece that reflects the innate musicality of this long-standing Canadian oral tradition. Though this folksong can be foUnd in other parts of French Canada, I chose to feature the Acadian dialect in this rendition because it is emblematic of the role that language sometime plays in creating social inequity. Story synopsis: For those Unfamiliar with the language, this video helps tell the song’s fUnny story of a yoUng woman, Marie Madeleine, who has a rather difficult relationship w...    less