A Taste of the Repertoire
Choirs usually set off from a classical repertoire and then widen it including new styles, lighter but not at all easy or silly instrumentation. The Vocal Group did it the other way around: they tasted the classical choir literature besides light genres.
Christmas, 2021. Hangvilla
Folksongs and arrangements from Hungary and all corners of the world
Bárdos Lajos:
Dana-dana
Szellő zúg
Tiszai dallamok
Üszküdárá
Vavrinecz Béla:
Széles a Balaton
Marosszéki dalok
Africa:
Siyahamba – zulu folksong
North America:
This little light of mine - spiritual
I’ve got peace like a river – spiritual
Swing low, sweet charriot - spiritual
Scandinavia:
Who can sail/Vem kan segla
Slovakia:
Tancuj, tancuj…
South-America:
Barrabba-ba,
Un poquito cantas
Christmas repertoire from five continents in original languages and in translation
Canons
Bárdos Lajos:
Kínai kánon
Canons by W.A. Mozart, J. Haydn, G.F. Händel,
Carl Orff:
Tapsrondó
„Orchestra quodlibet”
Singing all together (jazz-canon)
Rock-and-roll canon
Kezdjed hát az ujjal – csett
Song is like an apple – apple is like a song
I like the flowers, I like the daffodils
Tumbay-tumbay – roundabout-canon from Israel
Accessible vocal music for young voices, from the Renaissance period
Anonymus:
Tavaszköszöntő
T. Arbeau:
Tourdion
P. Certon:
Víg dal zeng
J. Dowland:
Come again
King Henry VIII:
Pastime with good company
T. Morley:
Though Philomela lost her love
G.O. Pitoni:
Boldog, aki énekel
M. Praetorius:
Szép vagy, muzsika
Classical choral repertoire
G.F. Händel:
Canticorum iubilo
Kodály Zoltán:
Pange lingua
F. Mendelssohn:
Ballagásra
W.A.Mozart:
Noktürnök
G.P.Palestrina:
Jesu, rex admirabilis
J. Rutter:
The Lord bless you and keep you
„Light Muse” for young voices, vocal jazz
Bernstein, Leonard:
West Side Story – medley
Cohen, Leonard:
Hallelujah (from the movie Shrek)
Gershwin, George:
Somebody loves me, Strike up the band
Jobim, Antonio Carlos:
Aqua de beber
Somewhere over the rainbow – (from the movie Wizard Oz)
Ja-da
Java Jive
Goodnight, sweetheart
Blue moon
