Original Composition by A440 Choir conductor Stephen Tyler of a Christina Rossetti poem called "Song". Sung here by the choir at Greyfriars Church, Reading in June 2010.

De Profundis for SATB choir and organ which I wrote in remembrance for the Dead of the First World War. If you would like to see the score with a view to performance I'd be delighted to let you have a free copy. Email bernardheyes@talktalk.net www.bernard...

In memoriam of slovene composer and our Dearest music friend Pavle Merkù. Skladatelj/Composer: Pavle Merkù (1927-2014) Besedilo/Lyrics: ljudska iz Starmice na Matajurju/ folk song from Starmica in Matajurje Izvajalec/Performer: Gallina, vokalna ...  moreIn memoriam of slovene composer and our Dearest music friend Pavle Merkù. Skladatelj/Composer: Pavle Merkù (1927-2014) Besedilo/Lyrics: ljudska iz Starmice na Matajurju/ folk song from Starmica in Matajurje Izvajalec/Performer: Gallina, vokalna skupina/ vocal group Umetniška vodja/Artistic leadership: Ana Erčulj Snemanje/ Recorded by Aleksander Govekar Producent in mastering/ Produced and mastered by Daniel Svenšek Avtor risb/ Drawings: Žiga Hriberšek  

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on My blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many people look back to the good old days When we all used to gather round a piano and sing for hours, or join in a good sing-song down the local pub. &n...

to the third edition of PER MUSICam AD ASTRA Copernicus International Choir Festival & Competition!  Between June 27 - July 1, 2015 it will be again Toruń, Poland the host city of another meeting music event.   Don´t miss the Deadl...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on My blog From the Front of the Choir]Sometimes I bring a great song to choir and for some reason the singers really struggle with it. photo by Clear Path International How do you decide whethe...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on My blog From the Front of the Choir]   Have you noticed how the living Dead always have husky laboured breathing?   Photo by theogeo   I’m beginning to worry that zombies ...

Short Motet on the text Blessed are the Dead who die in Christ, even so said the spirit for they rest from their labours, part of the Concert choir series from Spartan Press

The first of three settings of text from the Odes of Solomon. The Odes of Solomon are believed to have been written around the year 100 A.D., and include strong parallels to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Scholars have debated whether the Odes should be consid...  moreThe first of three settings of text from the Odes of Solomon. The Odes of Solomon are believed to have been written around the year 100 A.D., and include strong parallels to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Scholars have debated whether the Odes should be considered Jewish, Christian or Gnostic, and whether they were first written in Greek, Hebrew or Syriac. Early Christian writings refer to and quote from them. A Syriac manuscript containing the text of most of the Odes was discovered in 1909 by the English scholar J. Rendel Harris, and other partial texts in various languages have also been found. There are 42 Odes. Some fragments are still missing from Odes I and III, and no part of Ode II has yet been found. For these choral settings, I selected text from four of the Odes of Solomon which I found particularly compelling. The anonymous translation I have used comes from The Gnostic Society Library.  less

The second of three settings of text from the Odes of Solomon. The Odes of Solomon are believed to have been written around the year 100 A.D., and include strong parallels to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Scholars have debated whether the Odes should be consi...  moreThe second of three settings of text from the Odes of Solomon. The Odes of Solomon are believed to have been written around the year 100 A.D., and include strong parallels to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Scholars have debated whether the Odes should be considered Jewish, Christian or Gnostic, and whether they were first written in Greek, Hebrew or Syriac. Early Christian writings refer to and quote from them. A Syriac manuscript containing the text of most of the Odes was discovered in 1909 by the English scholar J. Rendel Harris, and other partial texts in various languages have also been found. There are 42 Odes. Some fragments are still missing from Odes I and III, and no part of Ode II has yet been found. For these choral settings, I selected text from four of the Odes of Solomon which I found particularly compelling. The anonymous translation I have used comes from The Gnostic Society Library.  less