Par BENJAMIN GEORGE. A beguiling 20-minute work for countertenor, women's voices and orchestra, Dream of the Song, George Benjamin's first work since his ground-breaking opera Written on Skin, was premiered in 2015 by the countertenor Bejun Mehta, the Netherlands Chamber Choir and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by the composer. Employing a reduced orchestra (two oboes, four horns, two percussionists and two harps and strings), the work sets verse by three major poets who spent formative years in Granada- two Hebrew poets of mid-11th century, Samuel HaNagid and Solomon Ibn Gabirol (sung by solo countertenor in English versions by Peter Cole), and Gabriel Garcia Lorca (sung by the female chorus in the original Spanish). This inspired pairing of texts creates a rich, melancholy and strange poetic conjunction, expressed most beautifully in the final movement which, overlaying soloist and choir, offers two simultaneous visions of dawn, conceived a millennium apart./ Répertoire / Choeur

3Stimmig/Klavier Und 10 Chorpartituren. Par WILLIAMS ROBBIE. hits4school ist für den Einsatz im Musikunterricht wie auch im Chor bestens geeignet und bietet allen interessierten Chor- und Ensembleformationen topaktuelle groovige Arrangements der größten Hits der Rock & Popgeschichte in den verschiedensten Besetzungsvarianten. Jeder Titel dieser neuen Chorserie ist in zwei Versionen erhältlich: als 3-Part-Version für 1-3 Stimmen oder als Mixed-Voices-Version für SSA(T)B. 'Let me entertain you' von Robbie Williams und dem Songwriter und Producer Guy Chambers wurde 1997 auf seinem Debutalbum 'Life Thru A Lens' veröffentlicht. Er avancierte zum Konzertopener von William's Shows, thematisiert er doch genau das, was der Superstar seinen Fansbieten will. Unterhaltung und Spaß um jeden Preis. Der Song rangierte in Großbritannien einen Monat lang unter den Top Ten./ Recueil / Choeur

Commissioned by Gavin Bryars' long-standing collaborators, ensemble Aventa, and with a libretto by author and poet Marilyn Bowering, Bryars' Marilyn Forever examines the inner life of Marilyn Monroe, and her intellectual and emotional relationships with death and love.Often seen as a victim, fantasy and sex object, the character of Monroe is fleshed out in this chamber opera: 'We are given through Monroe's own voice her combination of sensitivity and exhibitionism, allied to the narrative of the 'chorus', a view from the 'inside' of the conflicting emotion and ambitions of this compelling and timeless personality.' (Aventa) / Choeur

This exuberant rendition of a favorite French carol will live in your library for years to come. Dynamic choral parts, a thrilling piano accompaniment, and a colorful chamber orchestration equally showcase the talents of your choir, your accompanist, and the arranger. A magnificent pièce de résistance for the concert hall or sanctuary! Instrumental parts available as digital download. / Choeur