From the closing concert of of the 2012 Musica Sacra festival of sacred music, song, and dance the incomparable Fawzy Al-Aiedy trio. Enjoy :-)
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Video Source: Fawzy Al-Aiedy: L'amour est ma religion - Trio Fawzy Al-Aiedy, France Irak – YouTube Published on Jul 17, 2012 by DolfRabus
Waldemar Åhlén's 'Sommarpsalm' sung here by the Swedish Choir 'Koritsia' directed by Karin Fagius. This performance dates from the 10th International Chamber Choir Competition held at Marktoberdorf in 2007 and was given in the Dreifaltigkeitskirche Kaufbeuren. Enjoy :-).
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Source: Koritsia, Lund, Sweden; Dir.: Karin Fagius – YouTube Uploaded by DolfRabus on Jul 8, 2008
The Irish choir 'New Dublin Voices', Ireland, directed by Bernie Sherlock singing 'Lady Madonna' during their participation in the 11th International Chamber Choir Competition in Marktoberdorf June 2009. Enjoy :-)
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Source: Paul McCartney/John Lennon: Lady Madonna – YouTube Uploaded by DolfRabus on Jun 21, 2009
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The University of Utah Singers won first prize for their singing at the 2009 International Chamber Choir Competition in Marktoberdorf, Germany. Their performance given on May 30th under the direction of Dr. Brady Allred of Parry's setting of "There is An Old Belief" by John Gibson Lockhart was particularly fine. Enjoy :-)
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Video Source: There is An Old Belief (Marktoberdorf) - University of Utah Singers – YouTube Uploaded by UofUtahSingers on Jun 17, 2009
There is an old belief,
That on some solemn shore,
Beyond the sphere of grief dear friends shall meet once more.
Beyond the sphere of Time and Sin, and Fate’s control,
Serene in changeless prime of body and soul.
That creed I fain would keep,
That hope I’ll ne’er forgo;
Eternal be the sleep,
If not to waken so.
John Gibson Lockhart (1794–1854)
Moses Hogan was a hugely talented and influential director and arranger of Negro Spirituals. Born in 1957 he studied at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the Juilliard School of Music, and Louisiana State University. He created sparkling new arrangements of classic spirituals and formed new choirs to perform them. During his short life – he was only 46 when he died, he published more than 70 works and was the editor of the new Oxford Book of Spirituals, a wonderful collection of spirituals, published by Oxford University Press.
In the video playlist which you'll find below the fold you'll find two performances of his setting of "My soul's been anchored in the Lord". The first dates from 2008 is by The Mose Hogan Chorale who first performed it on February 21, 1999 at Trinity Episcopal Church in New Orleans. They subsequently performed at concerts all over America.
The second performance is by the the University of Louisville Cardinal Singers giving their prize winning interpretation of Hogan's work at the 9th International Chamber Choir Competition 2005 in Marktoberdorf, Germany.
The playlist lyrics and some resources are all below the fold. Enjoy :-).
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