Laughing
This CD from the internationally acclaimed Choir of Ormond College, celebrates the fun side of singing! Directed by Douglas Lawrence.
Ben Oakland composer
Anders Edenroth composer
Calvin Carter composer
James Hudson composer
Quincy Jones composer
Ralph Vaughan Williams composer
Josquin Des Prez composer
Henry Leslie composer
Robert Lucas Pearsall composer
Joseph Barnby composer
Friedrich Glück composer
Franz Abt composer
William H. Monk composer
George Herbert songwriter
William Shakespeare songwriter
Robert Herrick songwriter
Francis Beaumont songwriter
Alfred Lord Tennyson songwriter
Karl Eichenforff songwriter
G Hesekial songwriter
Henry F. Lyte songwriter
The Manhattan Transfer arranger
Kirby Shaw arranger
Lachlan Mackenzie-Spencer arranger
Alexander L'Estrange arranger
King's Singers arranger
Harry Frommermann arranger
Moses Hogan arranger
Vaughan McAlley arranger
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
Artists
The Choir of Ormond College
Since its inception in 1982 under the direction of Douglas Lawrence, the Choir of Ormond College has become the first Australian choir to receive ongoing international recognition.
Douglas Lawrence
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.
Audio previews
Track Listing
- Java Jive Milton Drake Ben Oakland Arr: The Manhattan Transfer Kirby Shaw 2:28
- Chili Con Carne Anders Edenroth 4:16
- Goodnight Sweetheart Calvin Carter James Hudson Arr: Lachlan Mackenzie-Spencer 2:23
- Soul Bossa Nova [theme from 'Austin Powers'] Quincy Jones Arr: Alexander L'Estrange 2:41
- A Sweet Day or Virtue Ralph Vaughan Williams George Herbert 2:24
- The Willow Song Ralph Vaughan Williams William Shakespeare 2:10
- O Mistress Mine Ralph Vaughan Williams William Shakespeare 1:15
- Dame Vailans [anon 14th Century French] 1:54
- Allegez moi Josquin Des Prez 1:51
- Charm Me Asleep Henry Leslie Robert Herrick Arr: King's Singers 2:41
- Lay a Garland Robert Lucas Pearsall Francis Beaumont 2:23
- Sweet and Low Joseph Barnby Alfred Lord Tennyson 2:45
- In einem Kühlen Grunde Friedrich Glück Karl Eichenforff Arr: Harry Frommermann 2:38
- Laughing (Lachen) Franz Abt G Hesekial 1:30
- Didn't my Lord Deliver Daniel? (Spiritual) Arr: Moses Hogan 3:02
- I Want Jesus To Walk With Me (Spiritual) Arr: Moses Hogan 3:29
- Calvary (Spiritual) Arr: Vaughan McAlley 2:46
- Abide With Me William H. Monk Henry F. Lyte Arr: Moses Hogan 3:34
- My Soul's been Anchored in the Lord (Spiritual) Arr: Moses Hogan 3:29
Performers
- The Choir of Ormond College
- Douglas Lawrence · director
Composers
Vaughan McAlley
Vaughan is a composer and arranger, alto and tenor, a capable flautist and French horn player, as well as engineer for countless Move releases.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ralph Vaughan Williams was born on 12 October 1872 in Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, where his father, the Reverend Arthur Vaughan Williams (the surname Vaughan Williams is an unhyphenated double-barrelled name of Welsh origin), was vicar.
King's Singers
The King's Singers is a British a cappella vocal ensemble. Their name recalls King's College in Cambridge, England, where the group was formed by six choral scholars in 1968.
Contributors
Photography
Howard Birnstihl
Where to listen
Laughing is available for streaming through Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
Product details
- Catalogue number
- MD 3306
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 49 minutes 39 seconds
- Recording Engineer
- Martin Wright
Vaughan McAlley - Credit
- Howard Birnstihl
- Release date
- 6 Dec 2006
- Musical work
copyright - © 2006 Move Records
- Sound recording
copyright - ℗ 2006 Move Records
- Category
- Choral
- Barcode
- EAN 9314574330625
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