We sing a variety of harmonies in various styles from around the globe. We often sing songs in the language they were originally written. Many of the arrangements are by our current musical director Andra East or previous Musical Director Jake Alexander.
Each term we learn new songs. This is selection from those we have done recently.
Folk
Oi Khodyt Son Kolo Vikon – Ukrainian
Soualle – Congolese
Wild Mountain Thyme – Scottish
The Diggers’ Song – British
New this year:
Sakura (Cherry Trees) – Japanese
The Birch Tree (Beryozka) – Russian
Down in the River to Pray – American
Citizen Shanty – British
Leave her Johnny – Sea Shanty
Didn’t Leave Nobody But the Baby – American
Bella Ciao – Italian
Rock and Pop
California Dreaming
Here Comes the Sun
Feeling Good
New this year:
Together in Electric Dreams
99 Red Balloons (99 Luftballons)
I Believe That One Fine Day
I’ve Just Seen a Face – The Beatles
Festive
Bright Morning Star
Gaudete
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Winter Wonderland
New this year:
The King (The Wren)
Winter Song
Classical
Baracarolle
Mozart Canon’
Songs we are adding this term are:
Lean on Me
Pleasant and Delightful
I Open My Arms Wide
Now is the Month of Maying
I hold you in My Heart and
Bridge over troubled water
We are also returning to Shosholoza
Shosholoza at the end of term performance July 2023
Here Comes the Sun at the Afril Allotment summer party June 2022
Wild Mountain Thyme
The Digger’s Song