#ChoralMarch, March 4th, “The Besoms”, Male Choir of the Moscow Academy of Vocal Arts
If there is a vocal tradition I am most drawn to, it is the Russian. Around 2000 I saw the UCD Choral Scholars (more of which later this month) in…
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#ChoralMarch, March 2nd, “I Want You”, The Sweptaways
A capella choral versions of rock and pop songs can be transformative. A little goes a long way with this trick, but the Sweptaways, a 20 piece Swedish female…
#ChoralMarch: March 1st, “Spem in Alium”, Thomas Tallis, performed by The King’s Singers
Each day in March I plan to share a choral piece. There is no particular plan or theme aside from my own taste. I will begin with one of the…
“Tetris” theme played on organ of St Joseph’s Church, Glasthule by Rónán Murray
The title says it all….though the piece is more properly called Korobeiniki
“Gravity18” – Tokyo Cigar
Tokyo Cigar is a hip hop artist / producer… who made this atmospheric short film as a personal diary of his 2018:
Toccata Psalm 146, Jan Zwart performed by Harm Hoeve on the organ of Bovenkerk, Kampen
Performed on the renowned organ of the Bovenkirk in Kampen, Holland, here is a piece by Jan Zwart, on whom there is little on the Anglophone internet.: Born: 20th August 1877 Died: 13th…
For Christmas: Riu, Riu, Chiu with the King’s Singers, the Monkees and Massimo Marchese
Riu, Riu, Chiu is a rare example of a Christmas carol whose lyrics feature a rabid wolf: It was also performed by well known Early Music exponents The Monkees:
For Christmas – Tonos play ‘Rey, a quien reyes adoran’
Here is the duo Tonos – singer Roisin O’Grady and guitarist/lutenist Eamon Sweeney (no relation) playing the Spanish song ‘Rey, a quien reyes adoran’ – “King Who Kings Adore”
Séamus Sweeney 