Par BEALE CHARLIE. Chicago est peut-être la plus grande et mieux aimée création de thew par écrit à l'équipe de John Kander et Fred Ebb. ' Razzle Dazzle ' est la première des deux chansons dans ce jeu de big shot avocat, Billy Flynn. Roxie Hart, accusé de meurtre est mis en cache par Flynn à ' razzle dazzle ' au jury. Dans ' Nous fois atteint pour The Gun ', Flynn explique que Roxie et son amant violent que tous deux atteint pour l'arme à feu en même temps, Roxie n'avait pas le choix mais à tuer, ou être tué. ' All I Care About ' est une chanson imprégnée avec double sens, sur la surface, c'est une chanson d'amour, mais dessous il s'agit simplement de l'argent !/ Recueil / Choeur

'I asked my friend, the poet Einar Askestad, if he could write a poem for me about love between father and son, brothers and God.I felt that these forms of love are seldom sung about. The poem moved me greatly and I have tried to put music to these words which is simple yet full of beauty. In the four movements of this suite-like piece, various aspects of these relationships are conveyed.? (Marten Jansson) / Choeur Mixte

The 'Christmas Choirbook' is a collection of up-to-date, colorful arrangements of 22 Christmas songs from throughout the world. Among classics, dressed in new harmonic sounds, you will enjoy jazz and pop intonations, as well as gospel renditions of 'Go Tell It' and 'Joyful'. The skandinavien Christmas songs are particularly special: contemplative and musical, even droll as in the story about the Christmas troll in the finnish 'Tomtarnass Julnatt'.The 'Christmas Choirbook' offers many stylistic choices for the Christmas and Advent season choir music, so let the available CD (ED 9896-50) inspire you in the joyful singing of these pieces. Of course the recordings, meant only as a first and hopefully appealing impression, represent only a few of the many possible interpretations you will bring to the arrangements.Full verses were intentionally not recorded, although we did overlay simple instrumental accompaniments to the a cappella movements. In addition, the CD includes pure choire versions as well as some 'sing-a-longs', i.e. instrumental tracks for you to use as half-playback. / Choeur

Par GRIFFIN MICHAEL. Bumblebee! Rounds and Warm-ups for Choirs is more than just a wonderful collection of 130 choir exercises including 50 rounds. Michael Griffin, who has taught and consulted throughout the world, shares timeless wisdom to help you get your choir into shape. 'Will prove useful for almost everyone” -Rhinegold Music Teacher Magazine. 'This is a great resource to add to one's library of rehearsal tricks.' - Anacrusis, ACCC, Canada 'Bumblebee contains excellent new ideas and extensions on some of those well-known warm-ups that we all love to use. Backed by clear explanations of the purpose of each, it is a must have, particularly for less experienced choral directors.” - S Turner, PLC, Sydney. 'Vocal physiology, singing pedagogy, and effective vocal examples to practise are excellently combined in Bumble Bee, making it a kind of 'one stop shop' for singing teachers and choir conductors. The vocal work is fun with music examples ranging in difficulty, catering for a variety of vocal contexts. The rounds are invaluable in themselves, offering participants many opportunities to make beautiful music. I even use some of these vocal exercises with my tertiary drama students, as they encourage vocal health and illustrate how the vocal mechanism works. I would highly recommend this resource to anyone who cares about voices and loves to sing well!” - S. Chapman, QLD 'This is really good stuff for all kinds of vocal groups, choirs, conductors. Bravo!!' - Harrie Spronken, Netherlands. 'This is the thinking person's guide to training a choir! Love it.' - Margaret May, Australia. 'It's great to have some fresh warm-ups to add to the repertory. Being short and repetitive by their nature, we need lots of different ones and most of these are new to my choir. The tips for actions and techniques etc. are really useful, and the advice at the back of the book has made me review some of my strategies.' - Philip Duffy, UK./ Méthode / Choeur

It's not just another day at the Tiny Bit of Heaven Motel in Bethlehem (actually a stable behind a small Inn), which is run completely by animals. Annie Lamb is a reporter for The Bethlehem Chronicle and snooping around for clues regarding Caesar's Census. However she---along with the others---is about to have a life-changing night. Major Moo runs a tip-top motel, accompanied by Miss Dovie (Front Desk Clerk), Ladybug Lacey (maid), and Cecil R. Caterpillar (bellhop). The Innkeeper is the only human that ever comes in among the animal visitors, but rumor has it he's bringing a human couple in to stay the night, and the animals are afraid they'll ruin everything! But they all eventually learn a certain 'Stranger on the straw' came to earth to change the world, and that even people and things we don't understand can sometimes be miracles in disguise. Recommended for grades K-6. Approximately 20 minutes. / Choeur

Par MAZE PHILIPPE. Soyons clair dès le départ... On n\'apprend pas la musique à coup de méthodes, de traités, de livres et ... \'d\'Inventions\' (même si celles composées par le génial J-S. Bach dépassent de très loin le simple aspect pédagogique). Il faut en effet l\'aide bienveillante et attentive d\'un professeur, lui-même formé et rompu aux disciplines qu\'il enseigne. Il faut également une pratique patiente et humble qui n\'hésite pas à se remettre en question... Comment faire ' : Ce recueil part d\'exercices simples, avec ou sans paroles, pour aboutir à des pièces élaborées, en tentant de parcourir beaucoup d\'aspects que peuvent rencontrer les futurs chefs de choeur, les chefs plus confirmés ainsi que les choeurs désireux de se perfectionner sur tel ou tel paramètre. Pas de \'recettes\' donc ! Seulement une aide pour aller plus loin, toujours plus loin, sans oublier le principal : la musique !/ Etude / Choeur