Chances are high you know Samuel Barber's beautiful classical piece Adagio for Strings. It has been used in several films, including Platoon.
But not as many people know that there's also a choral variation, called Agnus Dei. Personally, I think that's even more beautiful. Listening to it always gives me goosebumps. Turn up the volume, close your eyes and enjoy...
We are one part of a jigsaw of the environmental movement, we do need the courageous people who would risk their freedom but we also need to have a place for people who aren't activists so much
Stewart Beatch composed one of the most rewarding climaxes I've ever sang in his four part composition of "Chosen Family"
It was a privilege and an honour to premier this work back in January with @chronosvocalensemble and the poet, John Barton, in attendance from Victoria, BC.
Would you have a look at this dangerous mob of extremists ... erm ... singing in a workmens' hall in south Wales? I hope the local MP has police protection. 🙄 😡
Charlotte Church leads a choir in a special arrangement of "From The River To The Sea" in Bedwas, Caerphilly on Saturday. Proceeds from the event are going to the Gaza Hospital Ambulance Appeal.
At Origins + Exploration tomorrow, Chronos Vocal Ensemble presents Stuart Beatch,’s ‘Girl Hours’. Using text by Sofia Samatar, this work centres the important early contributions of women calculators in astronomy. Here’s a clip of Chronos in rehearsal, join us on Saturday to hear the full work!
Certainly left the absolute best performance of my choir's history on the stage tonight, celebrating ten years of the choir's existence and nine years of my participation.
It featured a world premiere of a Canadian composer's first-ever musical setting of Victoria, BC's Poet Laureate John Barton's work.
Must be because of the season + the videos I've been clicking, I got recommended this choral rearrangement of Sudirman's 31 Ogos. (Apparently the conductor is Sarawakian?) Short and sweet, esp if you like choir stuff.
If you've been following #ChoirsForClimate you might have noticed I've written a fair few pieces for it - here they all are in one place! https://hutchingsmusic.co.uk/choirs-for-climate/ They're all released free under #CreativeCommons licenses - free to download and perform, ideally to raise funds or awareness, or campaign, for climate/ecological causes. More about each of them below: 🧵Please boost if you know anyone interested in #choir / #choral music, #singing, #conducting, etc. , or send the link directly to them.
"Written in July 2023, over the course of four days in which the measured worldwide average temperature broke the previous heat record every single day, this piece is intense, repetitive and discomfiting."