Opus 8 Live in Concert, in St. Clement's Eglinton, Toronto, 2017.

Marenzio - Crudele Acerba Inesorabil' Morte

Opus 8 singing live in concert at St. Mary Magdalene's Church, Toronto, January 2017

Howells - Take Him Earth For Cherishing (LIVE)

Opus 8, live in concert, December 2016 at St. Bart's Church, Toronto

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Jingle Bells (Arr. Allwood)

Opus 8 Live in concert, 'After Dark', February 2018, Heliconian Hall, Toronto.

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Takemitsu - Handmade Proverbs 3 & 4

Text:
Media vita in morte sumus
Quem quaerimus adjutorem nisi te, Domine?
Qui pro peccatis nostris juste irasceris
Sancte Deus, Sancte fortis,
Sancte et misericors Salvator,
Amaræ morti ne tradas nos.

In the midst of life we are in death:
Of whom may we seek for succour, but of Thee,
O Lord, which for our sins justly art moved?
Yet, O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mighty,
O holy and most merciful Saviour,
Deliver us not into the bitter pains of eternal death.

Recorded live in concert on 5th May 2018 at St. Martin in the Fields, Toronto.

Gombert - Media Vita (Live)

Opus 8 Live in Concert, Saturday 5th May, 2018 at St. Martin in the Fields, Toronto.

Arrangement of tune 'Londonderry Air' by Robert Busiakiewicz

Arr. Busiakiewicz - Danny Boy (Live)

As sung by Opus 8 in February 2018, live at the Heliconian Hall, Toronto, in the presence of the composer.

Cherry Road - Martina Sorbara arr. Busiakiewicz

This recording is taken from a live concert given by Opus 8 in St. Martin in the Fields, Toronto in May 2018.

Text: 
Weit, weit aus ferner Zeit
Aus grüner Jugendwildniß
Grüßt mich in Lust und Leid
Ein wundersames Bildniß.
  Wohl kenn' ich gut
  Der Lippe Glut,
  Die mit mir pflag zu kosen,
  Das Auge so hold,
  Der Locke Gold
  Der Wange bleiche Rosen.
Denn ob in Kampf und Schmerz
Kein Hauch der Jugend bliebe:
Nie doch vergißt das Herz
Den Traum der ersten Liebe.

From a far, far distant time,
From a young green wilderness
A miraculous vision greets me
In pleasure and sorrow.
I know well
The lip of embers,
Which kiss me,
The eyes so sweet,
The golden locks,
The cheeks’ pale roses.
For though in struggle and pain
No hint of youth remains:
The heart never forgets
The dream of first love.

Max Bruch - Weit, Weit Aus Ferner Zeit

Opus 8 Live in concert, 24th November 2018 at Royal St. George's Chapel.

Text:
Alix had a bad toothache
and could no longer bear the pain.
Her lover came, with graceless tongue,
and promised to relieve her,
saying: I know what you are feeling,
love-sickness cures toothache.

Thomas Crecquillon - Alix Avoit aux Dents la Male Rage

Opus 8 singing Ligeti's 'The Alphabet' live at the Heliconian Hall, Toronto, May 2019.

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Opus 8 sings 'The Alphabet' by György Ligeti

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Sopranos: Katy Clark & Clara MacCallum Fraser
Altos: Rebecca Claborn & Veronika Anissimova
Tenors: Jamie Tuttle & Robert Busiakiewicz
Basses: Bryan Martin & Martin Gomes

Max Bruch - Weit, Weit Aus Ferner Zeit

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