Posts Tagged ‘ Boys’ Choirs ’

Serendipity

May 15, 2013

I've just finished writing a two-part posting about Agostino Steffani and his music, Writing it gives me the perfect excuse to post this glorious performance of Eia mater recorded by the Boys Air Choir. I've had it for years and still listen to it regularly. It's one of those performances whose freshness and clarity remains striking no matter how often I hear it. The soloists were, the incomparable Tristan Hambleton (treble) and Dominic Collingwood (treble). You'll find it, the text, and a translation below. Enjoy :-)

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Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois – Wade in the water – YouTube

By markfromireland

May 11, 2013

The Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois perform a lot of Gospel music (see: Un morceau de gospel | Saturday Chorale for an earlier concert) this is them performing 'Wade in the water' at their concert given at Saint Pierre des Corps on January 18th 2013. They sing it very well as you might expect, what I found particularly enjoyable as I listened to this version is how it gives the older boys a chance to shine. Enjoy :-).

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TEDxObserver – Tim Rhys-Evans and Only Boys Aloud – Performance – YouTube

By markfromireland

May 4, 2013

In 2000, Tim Rhys-Evans set up a Welsh male voice choir called Only Men Aloud, a contemporary take on the Welsh choral tradition. Eight years later, it was voted the nation's favourite choir when it won BBC 1's Last Choir Standing. In 2010, as part of his mission to safeguard Welsh singing traditions, and to keep choral singing alive in the communities in which it first developed, Tim formed Only Boys Aloud. It's open to all boys between the ages of 14 and 19, without audition, and there are now nine separate choirs, in nine South Wales towns. Together they form Only Boys Aloud. Mentored by the adult members of Only Men Aloud, part of Tim's mission is to inspire the boys in other areas of their lives and one way he does this is by providing unique performance opportunities, such as TEDxObserver.

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Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924): The Blue Bird – Boys Air Choir

By markfromireland

April 13, 2013

Stanford’s setting of' The Blue bird' transforms Mary Coleridge's somewhat humdrum short poem into one of those jewel-like pieces of music that stay with you long after you first heard them. It's sung below in a marvellously atmospheric interpretation by the Boys Air Choir, the soloist was Edward Burrowes who was thirteen years of age at the time the recording was made. Enjoy :-).

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Libera: Song of Life – Full Version – YouTube

By markfromireland

April 10, 2013

I'm in the mood for some of Libera's singing how about you? Ralph Skan took the solo for 'The Song of Life' singing with his usual clarity and commitment. Video and text are both below the fold. Enjoy :-)

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