CHORAL CHIHUAHUA

Eamonn Dougan kicks-off our eighth season, talking choral conducting with guests Patrick Russill, Hilary Campbell and Jack Apperley.TRACKS : (1) Tomás Luis de Victoria - Tantum Ergo; Choir of the London Oratory / Patrick Russill (2) Judith Weir - Love Bade Me Welcome; Eric Ericson Chamber Choir / Fredrik Malmberg - Listen on Apple Music https://apple.co/3U3H5pg (3) Caroline Shaw - The Isle, III. Caliban; Roomful of Teeth - Listen on Apple Music https://apple.co/49BcFAm (4) Herbert Howells - Regina caeli; Choir of the London Oratory / Patrick Russill (5) James MacMillan - Tu es Petrus; London Brass / Westminster Cathedral Choir / Martin Baker - Listen on Apple Music https://apple.co/3vWbY6ISupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/choral-chihuahua. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Christian service performed on only three days of the year: just before Easter, focussing on the darkness of life without Christ. Insightful chat from Sammy, Robert and (finally) Eamonn with brilliant performances from I Fagiolini (Victoria), Tenebrae (Gesualdo), Les Arts Florissants (Couperin), Trinity Cambridge (Poulenc) and Gesualdo Six (Joanna Ward).TRACKS : (1) Tomás Luis de Victoria - Tenebrae Responsories: Matins Responsories for Holy Saturday, Nocturn III; I Fagiolini / Robert Hollingworth - Listen on Apple Music https://apple.co/3x2X5zW (2) Carlo Gesualdo - Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday, First Nocturn: Tristis est anima mea; Tenebrae / Nigel Short - Listen on Apple Music https://apple.co/3Tpn3Fb (3) François Couperin - Troisième Leçon de Ténèbres pour le Mercredi Saint; Les Arts Florissants / William Christie - Listen on Apple Music https://apple.co/4a0L4JO (4) Francis Poulenc - 4 Motets pour un temps de pénitence, FP 97; The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge / Stephen Layton - Listen on Apple Music https://apple.co/3Tmf2kh (5) Joanna Ward - Christus factus est; The Gesualdo Six / Owain Park - Listen on Apple Music https://apple.co/494d0Lo For more about the podcast and to Donate head to www.choralchihuahua.comSupport the show on Patreon www.patreon.com/ChoralChihuahuaSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/choral-chihuahua. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Revd Canon Dr Victoria Johnson - outgoing precentor at York Minster and incoming to St John's College Cambridge - gives Sammy and Robert some context on Lent while they listen to plangent and powerful tracks by Dobrinka Tabakova, Buxtehude, Tallis (natch) and Bairstow. (THIS EPISODE DOES NOT CONTAIN JAMES MACMILLAN'S MISERERE. BUT IT SHOULD.)Follow Victoria Johnson on XFollow Dobrinka Tabakova on XTRACKS : (1) Edward Bairstow - The Lamentations; The Choir of York Minster / Philip Moore - Listen on Apple Music https://apple.co/3TrCyxI (2) Thomas Tallis - Lamentations of Jeremiah; Aperi Animam / Daniel Koplitz (3) Dietrich Buxtehude - Membra Jesu Nostri (excerpt); Ricercar Consort / Philippe Pierlot - Listen on Apple Music https://apple.co/3Peeb4a (4) Dobrinka Tabakova - Turn Our Captivity, O Lord; The Sixteen / Harry Christophers - Listen on Apple Music https://apple.co/3V9JGQsFor more about the podcast and to Donate head to www.choralchihuahua.comSupport the show on Patreon www.patreon.com/ChoralChihuahuaSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/choral-chihuahua. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert tries to understand where singing and music are in schools in 2024 and gets a summary from Tim Burnage on how things have changed. He talks to Thomas Leech, director of the Diocese of Leeds Schools Singing Programme and we also hear from Eamonn in Dublin on a new initiative run by Chamber Choir Ireland.Follow Thomas Leech on XFind out more about the Diocese of Leeds Schools Singing ProgrammeCheck out Chamber Choir IrelandFollow Huntington School Music Department on XTRACKS : (1) John Sheppard - In pace (extract); Leeds Cathedral Girls Choir and Scholars / Thomas Leech (2) Plainchant: Alleluia tollite jugum (extract); Leeds Cathedral Senior Girls' Choir / Thomas Leech (3) Thomas Tallis - Loquebantur variis linguis; Leeds Cathedral Girls Choir and Scholars / Members of The Sixteen / Harry Christophers (4) Fintan O’Carroll - Suantrái ár Slánaitheora; Chamber Choir Ireland / Paul Hillier - Listen on Apple Music https://apple.co/48xV8s1 (5) Levente Gyöngyösi - Ubi caritas; Pro Musica - Szabó Dénes - Listen on Apple Music https://apple.co/3uMVoppFor more about the podcast and to Donate head to www.choralchihuahua.comSupport the show on Patreon www.patreon.com/ChoralChihuahuaSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/choral-chihuahua. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clare Wilkinson, Sammy and Robert chat about what matters when singing or listening to polyphony - mostly in Renaissance music but relevant more widely. Some good tips in this one for singers - and even conductors!Follow Clare Wilkinson on XFind out more about Cambridge Early Music Summer SchoolsTRACKS : (1) William Byrd - Mass for Three Voices: V. Agnus Dei; The Tallis Scholars / Peter Phillips - Listen on Apple Music https://apple.co/498J41K (2) Jacobus Clemens non Papa - Ego Flos Campi; Henry's Eight - Listen on Apple Music https://apple.co/3waLIp7 (3) Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur - Le cantique des cantiques: II. La voix du bien-aimé; I Fagiolini / Robert Hollingworth https://apple.co/3HVwDKOFor more about the podcast and to Donate head to www.choralchihuahua.comSupport the show on Patreon www.patreon.com/ChoralChihuahuaSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/choral-chihuahua. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

...or IMPENDING DOOM. Nicholas has an actually very light-hearted chat with Ellie Slorach of Kantos Chamber Choir and Harry Bradford of Recordare about the journey with their young choirs so far, while Robert tries to remember what it felt like back in 1986 with I Fagiolini...www.kantoschamberchoir.comwww.recordarechamberchoir.co.ukTRACKS : (1) Gustav Holst - I Love My Love; Recordare / Harry Bradford - Listen on Apple Music https://apple.co/4baLizc (2) Rebecca Dale - Materna Requiem: 10. In paradisum: If I Should Go; Kantos Chamber Choir / Clark Rundell - Listen on Apple Music https://apple.co/3S82uwf (3) Lisa Robertson - To Tell It Like It Is; NYCGB Fellowship / Ben Parry https://apple.co/3ScwIOGDonate to the show at www.choralchihuahua.comSupport the show on Patreon www.patreon.com/ChoralChihuahuaSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/choral-chihuahua. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back! Our spring season ('spring' is a bit 'hopeful' at the moment and also autumn for southern hemisphere listeners) opens with a look at vocal jazz in the cool company of the sextet, STANDARD DEVIATION. Ever tried it yourself and wondered just how it works? Now you can. Robert is joined by Tegan Eldridge, Olivia Hugh-Jones, Nell Norman, Hugh Beckwith, Harry Baker and Tom Lowen.www.standarddeviationjazz.comTRACK LISTING :Swingin' Till The Girls Come HomeOscar Pettiford & Jon Hendricks, arr. Harry BakerA Red Red Rosetrad./Burns, arr. Edward Randell (ex-Swingle)I Know You KnowEsperanza Spalding, arr. Aled WalkerDonate to the show at www.choralchihuahua.comSupport the show on Patreon www.patreon.com/ChoralChihuahuaSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/choral-chihuahua. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eamonn, Robert and Sammy finally make it to the same room for mulled wine, mince pies and some intriguing Christmas tracks. Virtual champagne is opened to celebrate 50 episodes of the podcast.TRACK LISTING :Trad. Arr. Stephen Sametz - GaudeteChanticleerPeter Warlock - The Rich CavalcadeAllegri Singers / Louis HalseyJohn Rutter - What Sweeter MusicTenebrae / Nigel ShortJuan Frances de Iribarren - Xacara de NavidadI Fagiolini / Robert HollingworthAna Beard-Fernandez - soprano / Nicholas Mulroy - tenorJoanna Marsh - In Winter’s HouseGesualdo SixJ.S.Bach - Kyrie 2 & Gloria from Lutheran Mass in F BWVGabrieli Consort & Players / Paul McCreeshWith thanks to Voces8 and Standard Deviation for etymology and semantic jingles!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/choral-chihuahua. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charlotte Mobbs and Dr. Jenevora Williams are back to talk to Eamonn about how the menopause affects singing. A REALLY USEFUL episode. [See also 3 eps back: ''Everything you wish you’d known about hormones and the voice"]TRACK LISTING:Vivaldi - Gloria: Gloria in excelsisSchola Pietatis Antonio Vivaldi / Richard VendomeTrio Bulgarka - Nauchil Sai DobriTim Lea Young - Three WingsVoice TrioJoni Mitchel - Both Sides NowSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/choral-chihuahua. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are we all a teeny weeny bit obsessed with slow-moving choral music? Isn't it fun to sing something fast? Robert and Sammy go for a short ride in a fast choral machine, with the help of Stef Conner, Joanna Marsh, Roderick Williams, Cheryl Frances-Hoade and Bernard Hughes.TRACK LISTING : (mostly 'sections from')Monteverdi - Io mi son giovinettaConsort of Musicke / Anthony RooleyFlintstones Theme tuneArr. & performed / Jacob CollierPoulenc - MarieI Fagiolini / Robert HollingworthBritten - Let Nimrod (from 'Rejoice in the Lamb')Tippett - The WindhoverFinzi Singers / Paul SpicerRavel - RondeEnsemble Vocal Philippe CaillardVaughan-Williams - Over hill, over daleSwingle IIDaniel-Lesur - Le SongeI Fagiolini / Robert HollingworthByrd - VigilateVoces8Machaut - Amen from Gloria (Messe de Notre Dame)Hilliard EnsembleRobert Heppener - Del iubilo del coreNetherlands Chamber Choir / HeppenerSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/choral-chihuahua. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert and Eamonn finally meet and talk: commissioning, a South African project 25 years on and at the National Youth Girls Choir course introduce Carris Jones (the first female back row singer at St Paul's Cathedral) and Joanna Tomlinson. Also why you should blow bubbles into your drinks after all.TRACK LISTING :Monkitsi Seoketsa - uJehovaI Fagiolini / SDASA ChoraleMendelssohn - Hear my prayerSt.Paul's Cathedral Choir and choristers from over the UK / Andrew Carwood (dir) / Nathaniel Morley (treble)Patrick Gowers - Viri Galilaei (final section)Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge / Stephen Layton (dir) / Harrison Cole (organ)Joanna Marsh - A short story of fallingNational Youth Girls Choir of GB / Joanna Tomlinson (dir) / Michael Higgins (piano)David Bednall - Lux orta est iustoEpiphoni Consort / Tim ReaderSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/choral-chihuahua. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert talks to vocal coach / young voice specialists Charlotte Mobbs and Dr Jenevora Williams about physical and mental issues facing young females as they go through puberty and voice development.TRACK LISTING :Carole King - (You make me feel like) A Natural WomanAretha FranklinGustav Holst - Ave MariaNational Youth Training Choir / Greg BeardsallVivaldi - Salve ReginaMhairi Lawson - soprano, La Serenissima / Adrian ChandlerThe Blooming Heather Arr. Esther Jones / Rachel StauntonNational Youth Girls' Choir of Great BritainLucy Joy Morris (Violin), Dan Moriyama (Piano) Esther Jones (Conductor)Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/choral-chihuahua. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nicholas goes to St Paul's Cathedral to talk to master of the choristers Andrew Carwood and Byrd scholar Dr Katie Bank (of Byrd Central) about their passion for William Byrd's music. Is Peter Phillips right? Do audiences like Tallis while singers prefer Byrd?TRACK LISTING :Byrd - Fantasia BK62 (excerpt)Christian Wilson, organByrd - Lord, in they wrath, correct me notAlamire / David SkinnerByrd - Magnificat (excerpt) from The Great ServiceOdyssean Ensemble / Colm Carey  Christian Wilson, organByrd - Infelix Ego (last section)The Cardinall's Musick / Andrew CarwoodByrd - Ad Dominum cum tribularer (2nd half)I Fagiolini / Robert HollingworthByrd - O salutaris hostia a6Marian Consort / Rory McCleerySupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/choral-chihuahua. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A rather tired Robert and Nicholas chat with Julia Doyle immediately after sessions for a premiere recording of a fabulous four-choir mass from 17th century Rome. [Recorded July 1st] TRACK LISTING:Orazio Benevoli – Missa Tu es Petrus (Various sections) - I Fagiolini / HollingworthOrazio Benevoli – Missa Si Deus pro nobis (two excerpts) - Le concert spirituel / Hervé NiquetBonifazio Graziani – Domine, ne in furore tuo - I Fagiolini: Rebecca Lea, Julia Doyle, Frederick LongBonifazio Graziani – Iustus ut palma (excerpt) - I Fagiolini / HollingworthSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/choral-chihuahua. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meet Robert Quinney, director of music at New College, Oxford: also young professional singer Ellie Stamp. Thomas Guthrie, Nicholas Mulroy and Robert Hollingworth continue to muse on creativity and STUFF.TRACK LISTING:Howells - Magnificat from New College service New College Choir, Robert QuinneyDeborah Pritchard - Nunc Dimittis from New College ServiceNew College Choir, Robert QuinneyLeighton - excerpt from God's Grandeur (I Fagiolini)Theme tune to BodDerek GriffithsJohn Blow - Mourn for thy servantChoir of Clare College, Cambridge, Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/choral-chihuahua. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An improbable sixth season begins with an oblique response to the recent John Eliot Gardiner incident. Singer/opera director Thomas Guthrie joins Nicholas Mulroy and Robert Hollingworth to mull things over. In New York, Nicholas talks to director Aria Umezawa and singer Isaiah T Bell with an alternative view on hierarchy in the rehearsal room. Also featuring a thrilling new mini-series: 'In the car with Martha McLorinan'.TRACK LISTING:Porpora - Come nave in mezzo all'ondeCecilia Bartoli, Il Giardino armonico, Giovanni Antonini Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/choral-chihuahua. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert drops in on the Sixteen’s Genesis 16 programme for young choral singers and talks to the singers and grumpy old Eamonn, and the ep ends with an interview with Sarah Latto of Echo Vocal Ensemble, former G16 and now running her own choral groups. TRACK LISTING :Trad. arr. Gustav Holst - I love my loveGenesis 16 / Eamonn Dougan (in rehearsal)William Byrd - Ne irascaris, DomineThe Sixteen / Harry ChristophersSamuel Barber - The Coolin’  Genesis 16 / Olivia Shotton (in rehearsal)Trad. arr. Undine Smith Moore - Daniel, DanielEcho Vocal Ensemble / Sarah LattoSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/choral-chihuahua. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eamonn is running a singing course in Italy with some older singers who have a post-Covid perspective on singing in choirs. Lots of interesting technical tips in this one plus lovely and unfamiliar late 16th century Italian music.TRACK LISTING :Luca Marenzio - Iniquos odio habuiThe Sixteen / Eamonn DouganClaudio Monteverdi - T'amo, mia vita’I Fagiolini / Robert HollingworthLuca Marenzio - Magnificat a 8The Choir of King’s College Cambridge / Stephen CleoburyAsprillio Pacelli - Christus resurgensThe Sixteen / Eamonn DouganSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/choral-chihuahua. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While we all enjoy the musicianship and the inevitably brief treble career of Malakai Bayoh, Nicholas talks to Scott Price, Director of Music at Cardinal Vaughan Memorial [state] School, London, and Anita Morrison, who has taught boys (brilliantly) at London Oratory School, St John's Cambridge, Westminster Cathedral and St George's Chapel Windsor. Fascinating insights throughout the programme and will surely inspire more programmes on similar subjects.TRACK LISTING :Andrew Lloyd Webber - Pie JesuMalakai Bayoh - treble / Scott PriceOrlandus Lassus - Resonet in laudibus (outer sections)Schola of London Oratory School / Charles Cole Owain Park - Cradle LullabySchola of Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School / Scott Price Zita Silva - harp / Oliver Smith - trebleWilliam Harris - Bring us, O Lord GodSt George's Chapel, Windsor / James VivianSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/choral-chihuahua. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert and Nicholas meet up after a few weeks off to mispronounce Norwegian (twice), talk Monteverdi (again) and to 'get Marian' with Victoria (natch) Song of Songs and Cecilia McDowall.Te' Jondalen Og FriTrad.etter Ivar T.Dahl / Agnes Buen Garnds Arr.Henrik Ødegaard / Grete P.HelgerødOslo Chamber Choir / Grete PedersenCecilia McDowall - There is no roseThe Oxford Choir / Ben ParryClaudio Monteverdi - Vuoi vi doleste (L'Orfeo Act V)Marc Mauillon (Orfeo), Le Concert des Nations / Jordi SavallTomás Luis de Victoria - Vadam et circuiboOxford Camerata - Jeremy SummerlySupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/choral-chihuahua. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.