Par MC NEFF STEPHEN. My research for Banished began with a small group of students during a Trinity Laban co-lab period in 2013, though the idea goes back over 30 years when I first saw Steve Gooch’s Female Transport and stored the idea of adapting it as an opera until the right opportunity arose. I have been involved in opera for a long time and it has always been a frustration for me that while there is an abundance of female talent (particularly so in conservatories and colleges) there is a noticeable lack of challenging roles available for young women. The roles most often undertaken are maids or innocent girls, compliant wives or tomboys. Not that the problem is necessarily confined exclusively to young women, but where good roles exist, the women are all too often merely passive or victims. Things happen to them rather than them making things happen. They are unable to influence their circumstances and are usually resigned to their fate. Worse still, they are often judged in some way responsible for what happens to them, culpable even because of their looks, their way of life or a streak of independence. Just think about Mimi, Carmen and Violetta (to name only three on a long list). All these characters die, and their attempts at individuality contribute to their demise in some way that they have no control over. With some exceptions female characters in opera are too often sad, mad or bad. Redressing this balance and taking advantage of the richness in vocal talent is only one reason to write an opera reflecting the reality of a group of strong women who work things out for themselves. The transportation of people to Australia at the beginning of the nineteenth century is not a particularly well understood part of history beyond a sort of folk myth. What were the circumstances, who were the people and what happened to them? Opera does not exist to completely answer these questions, but it can focus on the women as individuals and help tell their story. (All the women named in the opera actually existed.) My approach has to been to put the women’s narrative centre stage and, in the confines of an oppressive, dangerous environment go with them on their journey as they survive or sink. The demands on the women are huge. At every turn they are oppressed by their jailers, the system that brought them here and their own low expectations. They have to work out ways to overcome these odds. We discover them through their music in solos and ensembles, sometimes reflective, at other times boasting about their lives a petty criminals and trying to establish status and pecking order. Alongside this I have used references to music of the time to create another reality built on larger ensembles and choruses. This is a sort of collective consciousness aware of loss, longing and context – even of a broad political dimension to the realities of Transportation. Despite the acute awareness of their circumstances in these ensembles, there is also a resilience and strength that transcends the individual stories. Stephen McNeff / Instrumental Music / Répertoire / Voix

Backpocket Old-Time Songbook is considered a classic. In addition to song lyrics musical notation and guitar chords it is packed with hints on singing in the right key singing with an instrument transposing your chords usinga capo plus a short history of old-time songs minstrel songs dance tunes knockdown tunes ballads parlor songs and gospel songs. Includes numerous vintage photos. Includes words music and history of: Angelina Baker Bald-Headed End of the Broom Bravest Cowboy Bully of the Town Cindy Cluck Old Hen Come Take a Trip in My Airship Cotton-Eyed Joe Cumberland Gap Darling Nelly Gray Diamond Joe Dixie Don’t You Hear Jerusalem Moan? GroundHog Hard Times Come Again No More I’m Gwine Back to Dixie I’m the Man Who Rose the Mule Around the World Jordan is a Hard Road to Travel Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy Kingdom Coming Little Rosewood Casket Little LogCabin in the Lane Little Stream of Whiskey Milwaukee Blues Mole in the Ground Oh Them Golden Slippers Oh My Little Darling Old Maid’s Last Hope Pap’s Billy Goat Pretty Saro Rambling Boy Shady Grove Shall We Gather atthe River? Sourwood Mountain Sugar Babe Watermelon on the Vine Wild Bill Jones Wildwood Flower Wind and Rain Yellow Rose of Texas.

Voici un assortiment de bien-être de la musique, des histoires et des poèmes qui capte parfaitement l'esprit traditionnel de Noël et la saison de bonne volonté. comprend: Histoires magiques de l'aime de Dickens et de Hans Christian Andersen. Yuletide poèmes de Tennyson, Hardy, de Shakespeare, et bien plus encore.A l'intérieur vous trouverez des paroles à plus de vingt-cinq chansons - il ya là de quoi occuper le temps de Noël pour enfants et adultes de tous âges!Le CD inclus contient les performances de chaque chanson pour parfaitement saisir la magie de Noël. / Voix

A Musical Revue Featuring Songs by Raffi-It's up to me it's up to you. Help this planet earth to stay evergreen everblue! These words from popular children's songwriter Raffi celebrate our earth our home and the importance of working together to take care of it. Share this message and make a difference in your school and community this year! This 15-minute revue can be performed in the classroom or on stage. It features five songs by Raffi piano/vocal arrangements with simple movement suggestions reproducible singer parts and short connecting narrations you can easily adapt for groups of varying sizes. Available separately: Teacher Edition Performance/Accompaniment CD Classroom Kit (Teacher and P/A CD).Approximate Performance Time: 15 minutes. Suggested for grades 2-4.

Par L'ESTRANGE ALEXANDER. Singbook is an inspirational resource for all singing leaders working with children and young people, and contains 12 songs by some of today's most exciting songwriters. Suitable for established singing leaders seeking new repertoire, and those leading singing groups for the first time. Inspires young people with an exciting and vibrant mix of styles. Celebrates our cultural diversity, combining songs from Gujarati, Chinese and Albanian music with the best of the UK. Each song includes warm-ups, learning strategies and interviews with the songwriters. All vocal parts and lyric sheets are photocopiable. The songs are graded and colour-coded into three levels - Starting, Developing and Challenging. The book is complete with two professionally-produced CDs of complete demonstrations and backing tracks. Produced in association with Youth Music and NASUWT / Niveau : Facile / Recueil / Voix

Igor Stravinsky's Renard is a one-act opera that tells a burlesque tale of a devious fox who deceives a number of other animals. This corrected and revised edition of the Vocal Scoreis edited by Millan Sachania. Renard was composed in 1916 after being commissioned by socialite Winaretta Singer. The lyrics of the work are in Russian Russian transliteration and French.Renard is often seen by critics as a satire either on political or religious themes with Renard the fox and the other farmyard animals symbolising key figures of authority at the time. The premiere wasstaged in Paris in 1922 by the Russian ballet to great national and international attention.   Stravinsky's brilliant work for Ensemble and Voices is now available in VocalScore format. Pick it up today for an unusual opera-ballet with interesting historical and political undertones.

Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Although Mozart’s earliest Lieder date from his boyhood, most of his approximately thirty Lieder were composed during his years in Vienna. Many of them were written for publication in almanacs and song collections or for his circle of friends. The texts range from sentimental verse found in popular novels and instructive poetry by contemporary Viennese and north-German writers to patriotic ditties, which refer to current political events, especially the war with the Turks./ Répertoire / Voix

In 1857 and 1858 as Richard Wagner had come to the completion of Die Walkure the second installment in his epic opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen he took time out to write a series of lieder for (and based on poems by)Mathilde Wesendonck with whom Wagner was believed to have been at the very least extremely infatuated. Whatever the truth might have been behind their relationship it is known that Wagner had met Mathilde's husband Otto inZurich and his ensuing friendship with the couple led to this beautiful set of lieder.Wagner himself called two of the set's songs (Im Treibhaus and Traume) ?studies? for his magnificent opera Tristan andIsolde and though originally intended for female voice with piano all of these songs were eventually orchestrated either by Wagner (in the case of Traume) or by other composers. When they were first performed in 1862 they weretitled Five Songs for a Female Voice. In the 20th century they also became very popular songs for some of the greatest tenors.Much earlier in 1839 Wagner had composed a three-song cycle called Trois Melodies. The firstpiece entitled Dors mon enfant was a lullaby that Wagner ascribed to an unnamed young poet of his publisher's acquaintance and of which he wrote that his wife had called ?heavenly for sending one to sleep?. He thenset Ronsard's song Mignonne and Victor Hugo's L'attente (from that author's Orientales) to round out the set. Wagner offered L'attente to the reigning diva of the time Pauline Viardot who is said to have flatly refused it.Wagner wrote in his memoirs My Life ?I have no reason to be ashamed of these small pieces.?Listen to brilliant tenor Jon Robert Cart perform these lieder. Then he steps aside and you take center stage with yourvirtuoso accompanist Narciso Solero at the piano.

The Singer's Companion combines the author's extensive research on hundreds of professional singers' and singing teachers' books with 30 years of personal teaching experience. The book concentrates on traditional vocal andartistic development as employed at the most renowned universities and conservatories. At the same time the presentation is extremely practical and accessible. The language is simple and minimal space is given to theory. Aseach aspect of good singing and artistry is explained enlightening quotations from dozens of the best singers and teachers such as Enrico Caruso Luciano Pavarotti Eileen Farrell Manuel Garcia and Emma Seiler help the singerto grasp the concept.The building of the vocal instrument and the artist is the focus. Topics include stance breathing phonation resonance range health choosing a teacher vocal exercises musicianship pronunciationand diction interpretation performance and selecting material. Many illustrative diagrams appear in the text. The book includes exercise sheets sample songs and an illustrative CD. Any singer from the would-be professionalto the diligent choir member can benefit from this easy-to-use thorough companion.

A Musical Story for Young Choirs-What is that I hear whispering in the wind? Can you hear it too? Capture the dreams of the children and the wisdom of the Dreamcatcher as told in this original musical story of peace harmony love joy hope and charity. But watch out! For the Trickster is always lurking close by ready to crush these fragile dreams. This enchanting 30-minute musical is ideal for upper elementary through middle school performers and features eight original songs and a narrative script of poetry and dramatic prose. Dreamcatcher is designed to be performed in a concert setting with young singers on choral risers and minimal staging or use your imagination and stage it more elaborately. The castincludes an adult storyteller and multiple children's speaking parts that can easily be adapted to fit a variety of performance options. Listen to your heart and discover how your dreams can come true. Available: Teacher Edition Singer Edition 5-Pak Preview CD (with vocals) Performance/Accompaniment CD. Performance Time: Approx. 30 minutes. For Gr. 4-8.

This major new edition of perhaps the world’s most popular opera includes French and English text incorporates the original dialogues and is backed up by complete orchestral performance material. Unique sources: includes information derived from documentation of French productions of Bizet’s time – aspects not preserved in the scores or librettos at the time nor represented in other current editions. Informative and practical: a comprehensive preface (in English French and German) provides fascinating background information to the edition and practical guidance to the performance of Carmen

Director Stageright and Music Director Highnote are busy leading the final rehearsals for the annual Christmas pageant and holding a few last-minute auditions. Will they be able to find just the right trio to play the three wise men? Will Harold and the Angel Choir make their entrances on time? Appropriate for both schools and churches, the score of this simple-to-stage production features traditional carols and occasionally invites the audience to sing along! Works well with performers of any age. / Voix

Par MULDAUR MARIA. La voix derrière le smash frappé à minuit à l'Oasis présente une leçon intime, révélant les secrets d'une performance vocale vraiment professionnelle. Expérience et le professionnalisme du Muldaur brille par comme elle vous guide à travers une série de leçons couvrant : chaud ups et exerce la façon de se détendre comment préparer avant un spectacle en développant votre style de chant relatives à votre présence sur scène auditoire et la confiance l'importance des sons vérifie active et offrant une chanson comme un bonus, ce DVD est accompagné d'exercices vocales de l'échauffement d'un CD de Maria pratique distincte de 50 minutes. / Méthode en anglais / Date parution : 2005-10-10/ Accessoire / Voix

Pro Vocal Women's Edition Volume 43-The Pro Vocal series offers a unique sing-along experience that's even better than karaoke. Whether you're preparing for an audition or singing on stage without the support of a backing band this book and CD set will help you to create a polished performance. The CD contains demos for listening and separate backing tracks so you can sing along. The CD is playable on any CD player but is also enhanced for PC and Mac computer users so you can adjust the recording to any pitch without changing the tempo. Pro Vocal Women's Edition Volume 43: Singable Standards features the songs But Beautiful Little White Lies (I'm Afraid) TheMasquerade Is Over Prelude to a Kiss Glad to Be Unhappy I Thought About You I'll Walk Alone and In a Sentimental Mood.

Features 15 songs not included in the current Broadway production: Bring On the Men · Girls of the Night · Hospital Board · I Need to Know · It's Over Now · Letting Go · Love Has Come of Age · Possessed · Retribution · Seduction · Till You Came into My Life · Transformation · We Still Have Time · and more. Includes an article by Leslie Bricusse comments on each song by Frank Wildhorn biographies and international program covers.