Happy the man's gentle pace tender harmonies and flowing piano accompaniment perfectly capture the reflective and uplifting message of John Dryden's text: 'Happy the man...He who secure within can say; Tomorrow do thy worst for I have lived today'. Featuring stirring climaxes expressive vocal lines and a fluid piano part this piece will give rise to a moving performance. Happy the man is f…

Solo with the pros. Music from around the globe-Eleven great characterful pieces in styles from all over the globe written especially for Alto Sax. Commencing with a boisterous Cajun stomp and cruising through diverse styles from China to Wales to Jamiaica and climaxes with an elegant Viennese Polka! This exciting and entertaining romp through world music also contains an accompaniment CD with ba…

Let all the world in every corner sing was commissioned by Colston's Girls' School in Bristol for the Chamber Choir and their Director of Music Matthew Redman, and was written in August 2008 for the service to mark the school's acquisition of Academy status. It is a tour-de-force for upper voices - the organ introduction leads to a tapestry of rich variety, climaxing with the choir splitting into …

In The Shadow Of The Bat - Concerto for Three Trombones and Orchestra by Niels Marthinsen (2009). Programme note: In the Shadow of the Bat is a triple concerto for three trombones and orchestra inspired by Batman and his enemies The Joker Two-Face and The Penguin. A central idea of modern versions of the Batman myth is that the batman is created by the fantastic villains that he fights and the…

This exceptional original anthem by Jay Althouse has an inspiring message for all believers to stand together as One Church, united in faith and in service to Christ. Opening with unison voices singing a statement of faith, 'We are a church. We are a congregation,' it gradually builds in vigor, climaxing in a glorious refrain: 'O Lord, we praise you with our voices and with song.' / Choeur SAB

Andrew Clements of the Guardian newspaper says 'Maw is a composer who has been at pains to remake connections with the late-romantic tradition and Odyssey is a convincing reassertion of its continuing relevance a demonstration that long-range harmonic thinking and thematic development can be still potent resources for the right composer. . .the five-part structure of the work holds together more…

If Bach Was A Cellist-The purpose of the series if Bach was a cellist is to live the fantasy that everything Bach wrote he wrote for the cello.The concerto in D minor (BWV 1043) for two violins string orchestra and continuo by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) is one of his most loved works. Indeed the slow movement may be one of the most popular and loved pieces in the instrumental literature.…

Ava Max - Billie Eilish - Dua Lipa. Ava Max, Billie Eilish et Dua Lipa : ensemble, elles font preuve d?une puissance féminine extraordinaire. Il n?en fallait pas plus pour inciter Peter Kleine Schaars à arranger ce dynamique medley pop aux sonorités fabuleuses. Avec des tubes comme « Kings and Queens », « My Future» et « Break My Heart», ces chanteuses de la scène pop actuelle ont certainement éga…

Analytische Studien An Streichquartettsätzen Max Regers. A publication of the Max Reger Institute/ Répertoire / Divers

Par OLLONE D'. Composed for the Paris Conservatoire contest, Fantaisie Orientale is a piece by Max d'Ollone for Bb Clarinet and Piano accompaniment. Really melodious, this piece is quite complex to play. This work starts slowly, with some accelerations, followed by a more quiet and melancholic part. The end is more lyrical and features some trills and numerous accidentals. Max d'Ollone (1875-1959)…