Amnesty Concert song material
Songs for Amnesty Concert June 20th.
Please do not share these resources with friends / other choirs etc. People outside Blue Sky should source their materials direct so that composers of songs and arrangers are rewarded and supported in their work. Consult Maggie and Pauline as to the best way to do it.
Sao Roma
Roma Gypsy song, arrangement by Stephen Taberner. Erdelezi is a Roma Gypsy festival for St George on May 6th involving all night singing/eating/dancing fests.
The girl wants to g, Grandfather says yes but father no. "All my friends are dancing, where has the night gone?" For futher information see the film "Time of the Gypises' by Goran Bregovic"
Mawa
Background to be confirmed.
Love is the power
A song by Helen Yeomans. This song was inspired by the speech given at the 2018 Royal Wedding by Rev Michael Curry of the American Episcopal Church.
Freedom is coming
TBD
Gole Sangam
Click here for a link to the Persian Song we are going to learn for the Amnesty Concert. The site has lyrics, teaching tracks and a vocal score. This is a traditional Iranian song in the Farsi language . It is very popular across the Middles East, Afghanistan, Kurdistan, Iraq as well as in Iran. (You can find lots of versions of it on You Tube.)
Comes from the heart
A song By Suzanne Clarke, originally sung by Melanie Harold.
A song by Tommy Sands, arrangement by Bruce Knight, parts by Pauline McWilliams.
Hine Matov
Hine (or Hinay or "Hineih") Mah Tov is a Jewish hymn traditionally sung at Shabbat feasts. Its lyrics are the first verse of Psalm 133, which reads, "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!"
Three little birds
A song by Bob Marley
The rain song "Rain Rain Rain"
A song originally by Mark Growden, click here for the song performed by the Calling All Choir, at the Women's Building in San Franciso in the Summer of 2014
Tea and buns
Song by Nickomo and Russallah, based on a quotation by Kenneth Grahame "WE'LL SEE IF TEA AND BUNS CAN MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE"
Please do not share these resources with friends / other choirs etc. People outside Blue Sky should source their materials direct so that composers of songs and arrangers are rewarded and supported in their work. Consult Maggie and Pauline as to the best way to do it.
Sao Roma
Roma Gypsy song, arrangement by Stephen Taberner. Erdelezi is a Roma Gypsy festival for St George on May 6th involving all night singing/eating/dancing fests.
The girl wants to g, Grandfather says yes but father no. "All my friends are dancing, where has the night gone?" For futher information see the film "Time of the Gypises' by Goran Bregovic"
- For Soprano part click here
- For Alto part click here
- For Tenor click here
- For Bass click here
- For an MS Word document of the lyrics click here
- For a pdf of the lyrics click here
- For a pdf of the score click here
Mawa
Background to be confirmed.
- For first part click here
- For second part click here
- For second percussion part click here
- For bass click here
- For top click here
Love is the power
A song by Helen Yeomans. This song was inspired by the speech given at the 2018 Royal Wedding by Rev Michael Curry of the American Episcopal Church.
- For an MP3 of the combined recording of the song click here
- For a PDF of the score click here
- For an MP3 of the Soprano backing practice recording of the song click here
- For an MP3 of the Alto tune practice recording of the song click here
- For an MP3 of the Tenor backing practice recording of the song click here
- For an MP3 of the Bass practice recording of the song click here
Freedom is coming
TBD
Gole Sangam
Click here for a link to the Persian Song we are going to learn for the Amnesty Concert. The site has lyrics, teaching tracks and a vocal score. This is a traditional Iranian song in the Farsi language . It is very popular across the Middles East, Afghanistan, Kurdistan, Iraq as well as in Iran. (You can find lots of versions of it on You Tube.)
- For all click here
- For lead click here
- For harmony one click here
- For harmony two click here
- For instrumental click here
- For a PDF of the lyrics click here
- For a PDF of the vocal score click here
Comes from the heart
A song By Suzanne Clarke, originally sung by Melanie Harold.
- For the tenor tune part, click here here
- For a word document of the lyrics click here
- For a pdf of the score, click here
- For a word document of the score, click here
A song by Tommy Sands, arrangement by Bruce Knight, parts by Pauline McWilliams.
- For Tune (bass) click here
- For Soprano part click here
- For Alto click here
- For Tenor click here
- For Words click here
Hine Matov
Hine (or Hinay or "Hineih") Mah Tov is a Jewish hymn traditionally sung at Shabbat feasts. Its lyrics are the first verse of Psalm 133, which reads, "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!"
- For an MS Word document of the words, click here.
- For a PDF document of the words, click here.
- For a recording of the song, click here. (Source tbd.)
- For an MP3 recording by Pauline, of the Soprano practice recording of the song click here
- For an MP3 recording by Pauline, of the Alto practice recording of the song click here
- For an MP3 recording by Pauline, of the Tenor practice recording of the song click here
- For an MP3 recording by Pauline, of the Bass recording of the song click here
Three little birds
A song by Bob Marley
- For Full track of all parts, click here
- For Top part click here
- For Lead part click here
- For Backing click here
- For Bass click here
- For a pdf of the words click here
- For a Word document of the words click here
The rain song "Rain Rain Rain"
A song originally by Mark Growden, click here for the song performed by the Calling All Choir, at the Women's Building in San Franciso in the Summer of 2014
- For an MP3 of the alto tune practice recording of the song click here
- For an MP3 of the Soprano backing practice recording of the song click here
- For an MP3 of the Tenor backing practice recording of the song click here
- For an MP3 of the Bass practice recording of the song click here
Tea and buns
Song by Nickomo and Russallah, based on a quotation by Kenneth Grahame "WE'LL SEE IF TEA AND BUNS CAN MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE"