This exquisite collection of vocal solos features folk songs from China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Thailand. Appropriate for both developing singers and mature vocalists, each of the ten beautiful arrangements is sung largely in English and a phonetic pronunciation guide is included for the phrases in Asian languages.

Songlist: Japanese Snow Song, Jasmine Flower, Kangding Love Song, Loy Krathong, Arirang, Burung Kakak Tua, Flower Drum Song, High Green Mountain, Sakura, Uji River

This exquisite collection of vocal solos features folk songs from China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Thailand. Appropriate for both developing singers and mature vocalists, each of the ten beautiful arrangements is sung largely in English and a phonetic pronunciation guide is included for the phrases in Asian languages.

Songlist: Kangding Love Song, Burung Kakak Tua, Flower Drum Song, High Green Mountain, Japanese Snow Song, Jasmine Flower, Loy Krathong, Sakura, Uji River, Arirang

This exquisite collection of vocal solos features folk songs from China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Thailand. Appropriate for both developing singers and mature vocalists, each of the ten beautiful arrangements is sung largely in English and a phonetic pronunciation guide is included for the phrases in Asian languages.

Songlist: Uji River, Arirang, Burung Kakak Tua, Flower Drum Song, High Green Mountain, Japanese Snow Song, Jasmine Flower, Kangding Love Song, Loy Krathong, Sakura

This exquisite collection of vocal solos features folk songs from China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Thailand. Appropriate for both developing singers and mature vocalists, each of the ten beautiful arrangements is sung largely in English and a phonetic pronunciation guide is included for the phrases in Asian languages.

Songlist: High Green Mountain, Uji River, Arirang, Burung Kakak Tua, Flower Drum Song, Japanese Snow Song, Jasmine Flower, Kangding Love Song, Loy Krathong, Sakura

This disc by this exemplary girls' chorus is an assortment of songs from around the world, from traditional folk music to works by composers such as Pergolesi, Schubert and Lloyd-Webber to spirituals. Many of the songs were arranged for Cantamus by their accompanist Michael Neaum. The chorus shows great skill in their mastery of a wide variety of styles and languages. This recording showcases pieces under the topics of Morning Joy, Meditation, Love's Delights, Love's Lament, Dancing and Goodnight. This CD features "Songs from a Bare Mountain" by Nigel Osborne, which was commissioned by Cantamus.

Songlist: Gaudete, Christus est natus, My Lord, What a Mornin', The Nightingale, Gaude Mater Polonia, Sanctus (Petite Messe Sainte Cecile), Didn't it Rain!, Allelujah!, Quando corpus: Amen (Stabat Mater), Cantique de Jean Racine, Songs from a Bare Mountain, Pie Jesu (Requiem), Calino custore me, Sakura, Standchen, Op. 135, Danny Boy, John's gone to Hilo, The Water of Tyne, Der Wasserman, Dancing Song, Dance to your Daddy, A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square, Leka Nosht

Songlist: Kyrie, Gloria, Santus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei, The Lord Is My Shepherd, The Ships of Arcady, Fly, Singing Bird / Three Folk Songs, Dao Inang Sarge, Shalom Chaverin, Sakura, In the Beginning, I Will Sing With The Spirit, Ave Maria, I Am My Brother's Keeper, Cantique de Jean Racine, Cantate Domino, Jehovah, Hear Our Prayer, Ride On, King Jesus

The Tapiola Children's Choir was founded as a school choir by Erkki Pohjola in 1963. It rapidly developed into one of Finland's leading choirs, touring Japan, Europe and the US and winning competitions. "Sounds" is a rich, varied collection of 19 songs by outstanding Finnish composers such as Jean Sibelius ("Finlandia Hymn," "Song of My Heart," "The Snow is Falling"), Pekka Hannikainen ("Summer Twilight," "Sleep, my Child, Sleep"), Fredrik Pacius ("Song of Finland," "Our Country"), Aulis Sallinen ("The Winter Was Hard"), Toivo Kuula ("Evening"), Jukka Koskinen ("To Us a Festival is Given"), Michael Praetorius ("Let Us Chant") and others. Other favorites are Bach's "A Son is Born in Bethlehem" and "Let Me Praise Jesus," Handel's "Rejoice, Daughter of Sion" and the lively traditional folk tune "Burro Matti, Lapin joiku." Light accompaniment on two songs. A beautiful, ringing collection by one of our favorite children's choirs!

Songlist: Finlandia hymn, Song of my Hear, Summer Twilight, Sleep, my Child, Sleep, Prayer, To Us a Festival is Given, Evening, Evening Song, Burro Matti, Song of Finland, Our Country, The Winter Was Hard, Hotaru koi, Sakura, Kompira-Fune-Fune, Maira, the Lord's Little Maiden, A Son Is Born in Bethlehem, Let Me Praise Jesus, Rejoice, Daughter of Sion, Let Us Chant, In the Hay by the Oxen's Trough, Oh Nightingale, Come!, The Snow is Falling, I Kneel Down at your Manger, Majatta, lowly Maiden, Finnish Mystery

Another fine collection of classic songs from this world-class choir. Also includes extensive liner notes.

Songlist: Amazing Grace, Edelweis, Tiritomba, Das Wandern Ist Des Mullers Kust, Sakura, Sur Le Point D'Avignon, Auld Lang Syne, Wien De Stadt Meiner Traume, Santa Lucia For Voice & Orchestra, Kalinka Greensleeves, In Orater Bluh Wieder Die Baume, Hevenu Shalom Aleichem, Muss I Denn Zum Staftelel Hinaus