At 9am GMT on each day of Advent, I’ll be posting a YouTube video of a piece which, in my opinion, celebrates the best of music made by the human voice. You can access the full Choral Christmas here. This is an opportunity to be reminded of what we are capable of when we sing. I hope you enjoy it, do let me know in the comments.
Thomas Tallis: If Ye Love Me, performed by the Cambridge Singers
The beauty of the opening few chords of this piece reach in to my chest and instil a deep sense of elation… and it just keeps getting better.
In this increasing secular (western) world, the words from scripture seem to me to take on a new, plaintive edge. If ye love me.
At 9am GMT on each day of Advent, I’ll be posting a YouTube video of a piece which, in my opinion, celebrates the best of music made by the human voice. You can access the full Choral Christmas here. This is an opportunity to be reminded of what we are capable of when we sing. I hope you enjoy it, do let me know in the comments.
Orlando Gough: Fuse, performed by The Shout
Orlando Gough is one of Britain’s most prominent contemporary composers for vocal ensembles, principally his own group The Shout. This piece demonstrates their amazing vocal dexterity and also how they use their ears as much as their mouths. Theirs is a tightly intertwined performance of many individual lines.
I head up the online work for the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants – we’re a global body which educates financially qualified, ethical, business leaders.
We produce a fair amount of video in house, and I am looking for someone to provide us with pockets of support over the next couple of months while a key member of my team is on sabbatical.
I think this will be particularly suited to a videographer or videojournalist seeking work experience, or perhaps in these difficult times you are an established talent who has found yourself suddenly and unexpectedly available for hire.
There will be fifteen to twenty days of shooting and editing over a two month period, using CIMA’s equipment. A successful period spent working with us could lead to more ad hoc work in the future.
You will spend your time producing a few interview-led interviews and/or promotional videos for us, based in our office in Westminster. The job involves the full range of skills – interviewing, camera operation, and editing. A small amount of domestic travel may be involved (at our expense).
Here are a couple of examples of the sort of videos you will be producing:
If you watched those videos and thought “I can do that” or “I can do better than that” then I am keen to hear from you.
We use a Sony HVR-A1E camera, and Final Cut Express on a MacBook Pro to produce our videos. Experience with that kit is a definite advantage, though I will be on hand to work with you and supplement your knowledge with my own home-grown video experience.
We will be looking for someone to start in the next couple of weeks, and the right person can expect to earn about £3.5k (pre tax, obviously!) over the period.
If you think you might be the person I’m looking for, please drop me an email at robin.fenwick@cimaglobal.com telling me a little bit about yourself, and including a link to a video showreel or other examples of your work. We’ll take it from there. I look forward to hearing from you!
At 9am GMT on each day of Advent, I’ll be posting a YouTube video of a piece which, in my opinion, celebrates the best of music made by the human voice. You will be able to access the full Choral Christmas here.
There will be a mix of sacred and secular, modern and ancient, seasonal and not. This is just an opportunity to be reminded of what we are capable of when we sing. I hope you enjoy it, do let me know in the comments.
Senfl’s Merry Bells of Speyer, performed by I Fagiolini
For some of the pieces which are particularly special or important to me, I’ll be recording a short Audioboo introduction. Here’s today’s.
And here’s the video:
Today sees the first of two appearances by I Fagiolini, and though the piece was not composed with Christmas in mind it has a distinctively festive feel for me. You can download a score from CPDL.
Last week I filmed a talk and Q&A by Professor Tim Jackson, Professor of Sustainable Development at the University of Surrey. Professor Jackson was the after-dinner speaker at a work dinner, so I probably should stress that the views expressed are his, and not those of my employers!
It was a very dark room so apologies if, like me, you’re not watching on the best screen on the market.
Professor Jackson’s talk was a fascinating look at how tomorrow’s companies should be run, the values they should embrace, and how they should measure success. Professor Jackson particularly tackles the weaknesses of GDP as a measure of success.
The moment that really stayed with me as I left the room was topical, however. Watch Tim Jackson’s view of the UK Government’s 2010 Comprehensive Spending Review below:
