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The Music Never Ends

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Details

Composer
Various
Artist
Jocelyn Somerville, Jennifer Griffin, Daniel Burges, Matthew Wood, Gareth Huw Davies, Gareth Giles
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Jul 11, 2025
Catalog #
8574699
UPC
747313469970

About

Close harmony singing is the vocal equivalent of a jazz big band, and this programme is the Vasari Singers' personal tour of a style in which they have excelled for years. Their connection with Ward Swingle and the pioneering Swingle Singers is explored in arrangements ranging from traditional folk songs such as the haunting Danny Boy, to favourites by The Beatles and the delicious harmonies of Stephen Sondheim. George Shearing's English musical background and American jazz influence combine in his Songs and Sonnets from Shakespeare, and the album closes with a cleverly integrated and up-beat version of Duke Ellington's classic It don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing).

Tracklist 21 tracks

  1. 1 Waltzing Matilda (arr. J. Rathbone for choir) 03:51
    Track
    1
    Title
    Waltzing Matilda (arr. J. Rathbone for choir)
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Vasari Singers
    Conductor
    Jeremy Backhouse
  2. 2 Danny Boy, "Londonderry Air" (arr. J. Rathbone for choir) 03:39
    Track
    2
    Title
    Danny Boy, "Londonderry Air" (arr. J. Rathbone for choir)
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Vasari Singers
    Conductor
    Jeremy Backhouse
  3. 3 Vem kan segla förutan vind? (Who Can Sail Without the Wind?) (arr. J. Rathbone for choir) 03:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    Vem kan segla förutan vind? (Who Can Sail Without the Wind?) (arr. J. Rathbone for choir)
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Vasari Singers
    Conductor
    Jeremy Backhouse
  4. 4 El Paisanito (arr. W. Swingle for choir) 04:24
    Track
    4
    Title
    El Paisanito (arr. W. Swingle for choir)
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Vasari Singers
    Conductor
    Jeremy Backhouse
  5. 5 Romance, "I will make you brooches" 03:10
    Track
    5
    Title
    Romance, "I will make you brooches"
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Ward Swingle
    Performer
    Matthew L. Wood
    Ensemble
    Vasari Singers
    Conductor
    Jeremy Backhouse
  6. 6 The Fool on the Hill (arr. J. Rathbone for choir) 05:09
    Track
    6
    Title
    The Fool on the Hill (arr. J. Rathbone for choir)
    Duration
    05:09
    Composer
    John Lennon, Paul McCartney
    Ensemble
    Vasari Singers
    Conductor
    Jeremy Backhouse
  7. 7 Penny Lane (arr. J. Rathbone for choir) 03:30
    Track
    7
    Title
    Penny Lane (arr. J. Rathbone for choir)
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    John Lennon, Paul McCartney
    Ensemble
    Vasari Singers
    Conductor
    Jeremy Backhouse
  8. 8 Blackbird - I Will (arr. J. Rathbone for choir) 04:55
    Track
    8
    Title
    Blackbird - I Will (arr. J. Rathbone for choir)
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    John Lennon, Paul McCartney
    Ensemble
    Vasari Singers
    Conductor
    Jeremy Backhouse
  9. 9 Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (The Young Girls of Rochefort): You Must Believe in Spring (arr. G. Giles for choir, double bass and piano) 04:03
    Track
    9
    Title
    Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (The Young Girls of Rochefort): You Must Believe in Spring (arr. G. Giles for choir, double bass and piano)
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Michel Legrand
    Performer
    Gareth Giles, Gareth Huw Davies
    Ensemble
    Vasari Singers
    Conductor
    Jeremy Backhouse
  10. 10 Best Friends: How Do You Keep the Music Playing? (arr. A. L'Estrange for choir) 04:28
    Track
    10
    Title
    Best Friends: How Do You Keep the Music Playing? (arr. A. L'Estrange for choir)
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Michel Legrand
    Performer
    Jocelyn Somerville
    Ensemble
    Vasari Singers
    Conductor
    Jeremy Backhouse
  11. 11 Summer of '42: The Summer Knows (arr. G. Giles for choir, double bass and piano) 06:33
    Track
    11
    Title
    Summer of '42: The Summer Knows (arr. G. Giles for choir, double bass and piano)
    Duration
    06:33
    Composer
    Michel Legrand
    Performer
    Gareth Giles, Gareth Huw Davies
    Ensemble
    Vasari Singers
    Conductor
    Jeremy Backhouse
  12. 12 A Summer Sonnet 05:03
    Track
    12
    Title
    A Summer Sonnet
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Kevin Olson
    Performer
    Daniel Burges
    Ensemble
    Vasari Singers
    Conductor
    Jeremy Backhouse
  13. 13 No. 1. Live with me and be my love 02:50
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 1. Live with me and be my love
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    George Shearing
    Performer
    Gareth Giles, Gareth Huw Davies
    Ensemble
    Vasari Singers
    Conductor
    Jeremy Backhouse
  14. 14 No. 2. When daffodils being to peer 01:46
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 2. When daffodils being to peer
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    George Shearing
    Performer
    Gareth Giles, Gareth Huw Davies
    Ensemble
    Vasari Singers
    Conductor
    Jeremy Backhouse
  15. 15 No. 3. It was a lover and his lass 02:20
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 3. It was a lover and his lass
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    George Shearing
    Performer
    Gareth Giles, Gareth Huw Davies
    Ensemble
    Vasari Singers
    Conductor
    Jeremy Backhouse
  16. 16 No. 4. Spring 02:13
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 4. Spring
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    George Shearing
    Ensemble
    Vasari Singers
    Conductor
    Jeremy Backhouse
  17. 17 No. 5. Who is Silvia? 04:31
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 5. Who is Silvia?
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    George Shearing
    Performer
    Gareth Giles
    Ensemble
    Vasari Singers
    Conductor
    Jeremy Backhouse
  18. 18 No. 6. Fie on sinful fantasy 01:19
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 6. Fie on sinful fantasy
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    George Shearing
    Performer
    Gareth Giles, Gareth Huw Davies
    Ensemble
    Vasari Singers
    Conductor
    Jeremy Backhouse
  19. 19 No. 7. Hey, ho, the wind and the rain 02:38
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 7. Hey, ho, the wind and the rain
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    George Shearing
    Performer
    Gareth Giles, Gareth Huw Davies
    Ensemble
    Vasari Singers
    Conductor
    Jeremy Backhouse
  20. 20 A Little Night Music, Act II: Send In the Clowns (arr. W. Swingle for choir) 04:07
    Track
    20
    Title
    A Little Night Music, Act II: Send In the Clowns (arr. W. Swingle for choir)
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Stephen Sondheim
    Performer
    Jennifer Griffin
    Ensemble
    Vasari Singers
    Conductor
    Jeremy Backhouse
  21. 21 It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) - Swing Time (arr. B. Parry for choir) 03:51
    Track
    21
    Title
    It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) - Swing Time (arr. B. Parry for choir)
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Duke Ellington, Ben Parry
    Ensemble
    Vasari Singers
    Conductor
    Jeremy Backhouse