Duruflé: 'Ubi caritas' Sung by the Chamber Singers of Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges, Dr. Marian Dolan conducting, Erika Bohne soloist. Recorded in The Great Hall, Bryn Mawr College (PA, USA).

Durufle: Ubi Caritas

A gentle, reassuring lullaby sung by a refugee Sephardic-Jewish mother to her child as they fled the Spanish Inquisition to exile in a safer country. This is the premiere of Alice Parker's SSAA arrangement sung by the 2000 New York All-State Women's Choir; Dr. Marian Dolan, conductor.

'Durme, Durme'

The Latvian Youth Choir Balsis sings Rihards Dubra's setting of Psalm 25: "Lugsana / A Prayer" from their cd 'red|Sarkans.'
• Balsis - http://www.balsis.lv/en/ 
• USA East Coast Tour info - http://bit.ly/BalsisUS2014


Dubra: Lugsana/A Prayer (Youth Choir Balsis)

The Latvian Youth Choir Balsis sings the 'Sanctus' from Latvian composer Uģis Prauliņš' Missa Rigensis.
• Balsis - www.balsis.lv/en/ 
• USA East Coast Tour info - bit.ly/BalsisUS2014

Prauliņš: Sanctus from Missa Rigensis (Balsis)

The Latvian Youth Choir Balsis sings the Latgalian folk song "Gaismeņa ausa / Morning has Broken" (arr. Ilona Rupaine).
• Balsis - www.balsis.lv/en/ 
• USA East Coast Tour info - bit.ly/BalsisUS2014

Balsis: Gaismena ausa

The Latvian Youth Choir Balsis sings Adolfs Abele's "Lugsana / A Prayer" from their cd 'red|Sarkans.'
• Balsis - www.balsis.lv/en/ 
• USA East Coast Tour info - bit.ly/BalsisUS2014

Abele: Lugsana / A Prayer

James Erb's arrangement of 'Shenandoah' sung by The Chamber Singers of Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges (Dr. Marian Dolan, director). 

Shenandoah (arr. Erb)

The Latin American folk-lullaby from the Venezuela-Colombia region, “Duerme Negrito,” was made popular by the famed Argentine musician Atahualpa Yupanqui. Spanish-born Venezuelan musician Emilio Solé arranged 'Duerme' for chorus. Here the SSAA score is sung by the 2000 New York All-State Women's Choir; Dr. Marian Dolan, conductor.

Duerme Negrito (SSAA)

'Happiness' - a beloved song from the Sweet Tones / SBC tradition, sung here by the 1976 group. "Happiness is singing together when day is through, and happiness is those who sing with you."  
• text (Clark Gesner):
Happiness is two kinds of ice cream,
finding your skate key, 
telling the time. 
Happiness is tying your shoelace,
learning to whistle the very first time. 
Happiness is playing the drum 
in your own school band,
and happiness is walking hand in hand. 

Happiness is five different crayons, 
knowing a secret,
climbing a tree. 
Happiness is finding a nickel,
catching a firefly,
setting it free. 
Happiness is being alone every now and then,
and happiness is coming home again. 

Happiness is having a sister, 
sharing a sandwich,
getting along. 
Happiness is singing together 
when day is through, 
and happiness is those who sing with you. 

Happiness is morning and evening, 
daytime and nighttime too. 
for happiness is anyone and anything at all 
that's loved by you. 
(by Clark Gesner from "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown")

Happiness - Tones76

Canadian Paul Nash's lyric arrangement of this classic French carol is sung here by the Chamber Singers of Haverford & Bryn Mawr Colleges (Dr. Marian Dolan, cond.); Janine Guglielmino, solo.
"Where is that goodly fragrance flowing
to steal the senses all away?
adorns the air, and nothing like it
the shepherds sensed in fields in May?
Where is that goodly fragrance flowing
to steal the senses all away?
A light so bright, a beam so piercing
it turns our darkness into day...."

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