Child of Song was dedicated to the memory of Stephen Paulus. Premiered by the VocalEssence Ensemble and conductor Philip Brunelle on May 14, 2015 at the 40th anniversary celebration of The American Composers Forum, which Stephen Paulus was the co-founder of. Sheet music available from www.sbmp.com in June, 2015. Words by Euan Tait.
New Recordings
New recordings of Avshalomov lighter choral songs
Award-winning American choral composer David Avshalomov has just posted new demo recordings of 3 choral works on his website, “Flopsy, the Christmas Pup,” (SATB/piano/opt. bass/drums, 5:45) “The Garlic Blessing” (SATB div./piano, 6′), and “Let the Children Play.” (SAB or SSA/piano/opt. flute(s) 4′) They were recorded by First Readings in Minnesota under David Moore, a group I […]
New Eng. song cycle on Brahms’ “Ziegeunerlieder”
It’s with great pleasure I announce the release of the world premiere recording of a new song cycle, “Gypsy Love Songs,” set to the music of Brahms’ fiery, energetic “Zigeunerlieder,” Op. 103 Nos. 1-11 and Op. 112 Nos. 1-4. I’ve taken all 15 numbers, rearranged their order, written all new period-appropriate-style English poems about the […]
ALBION – Drunken Sailor
A quick clip previewed of a new song to us Hope you enjoy – let us know what you think albionchoir.org.uk
ALBION – Andy on Radio 3 – Meet the Choir
So Albion made it on to radio – listen to the whole presentation click below: Hope you enjoy!
Mieskuoro Euga / Euga Male Voice Choir – KEHTO for male choir and tracker
Anton Valle – KEHTO / CRADLE Composer: Anton Valle Lyrics: Saara Honkanen Performer: Mieskuoro Euga (Euga Male Voice Choir) Soloist: Juho Taskinen Recording: Paavo Malmberg Musical assistance: Damien Vadgama, Jindřich Kravařík Mixing: Aki Haapaniemi, Anton Valle Mastering: Jindřich Kravařík Graphic Design: David Reynolds “When Euga Male Choir commissioned this piece, I thought that it was […]