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Laughing
The Choir of Ormond College
Singing can be a serious business. Indeed a great deal of effort goes into striving for perfection in the performance of all classical music. There is however a lighter side to all this. We trust that you laughed with us on I Can Tell the World, and now we want you to laugh with us again; well, at least smile a lot. If you don't laugh with the comrades on track 14 you surely need to lighten up.
Many of these pieces have been sung in concert or at parties after concerts. Especially in Germany where we have been hosted many times; choirs love to get together to sing and to laugh. So laugh away, smile at the madrigals and perhaps even feel a little sad with Vaughan Williams and William Shakespeare. - Douglas Lawrence Press quotes:
“Highlights include the jazzy Java Jive, a delicious version of Goodnight Sweetheart (1950s doo wop hit for the Spaniels) ... This is a highly enjoyable album by a virtuoso choir in marvellous form.”
— New Classics, UK “...sung a capella with considerable choral virtuosity, but also a light and musical touch. Singing is and always has been a simple but key human pleasure, and this collection across eight centuries of songs popular in their time will indeed make you smile”— Barney Zwartz, The Sunday Age “the choir handles close harmony singing effortlessly ... I think its an excellent presentation by the Ormond Choir ... certainly it performs well”— John Worcester, 3MBS FM Libretto Audio previews:
Track Listing:
Jazz, doo wop and bossa nova
1 Java Jive - words and music: Milton Drake and Ben Oakland, arr. Manhattan Transfer & Kirby Shaw 2 Chili Con Carne- words and music: Anders Edenroth 3 Goodnight Sweetheart - words and music; Calvin Carter, James Hudson, arr. Lachlan Mackenzie-Spencer 4 Soul Bossa Nova (theme from 'Austin Powers') - music: Quincy Jones, arr. Alexander L'Estrange Three Elizabethan Part Songs - music Ralph Vaughan-Williams 5 A Sweet Day or Virtue - George Herbert 6 The Willow Song - William Shakespeare from 'Othello' 7 O Mistress Mine - William Shakespeare from 'Twelfth Night' Madrigals and older songs 8 Dame Vailans - anon 14th century French 9 Allegez moi - music: Josquin Desprez 10 Charm Me Asleep - words: Robert Herrick, music: Henry Leslie, arr. the King's Singers 11 Lay a Garland - words: Francis Beaumont, music: Robert L. Pearsall 12 Sweet and Low - words: Alfred, Lord Tennyson, music: Joseph Barnby 13 In einem kühlen Grunde - words: Karl Eichendorff, music: Friedrich Glück, arr. Harry Frommermann 14 Laughing (Lachen) - words: G. Hesekial music: Franz Abt Afro-American spirituals 15 Didn't my Lord Deliver Daniel? - arr. Moses Hogan 16 I Want Jesus To Walk With Me - arr. Moses Hogan 17 Calvary- arr. Vaughan McAlley 18 Abide With Me - words: Henry F. Lyte, music: William H Monk, arr. Moses Hogan 19 My Soul's been Anchored in the Lord - arr. Moses Hogan Catalogue Number: MD3306
Price: AU$26.00
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Melbourne organist Douglas Lawrence is, Director of Music at The Scots' Church and Teacher of the Organ at the University of Melbourne and was the founding director of Choir of Ormond College, a position he held from 1982 to 2006.
He frequently performs as a soloist for major music organisations within Australia and his concert career has taken him throughout most of the western world. He has released a number of recordings through the Move label which have received outspoken praise from reviewers. Since its inception in 1982 the Choir of Ormond College under the direction of Douglas Lawrence, has become the first Australian choir to receive ongoing international recognition. The choir is now directed by John O'Donnell
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