LIBERA HISTORICAL TIMELINE: PART 10A (June 11th, 2017-Present)
Last Revised/Updated December 31st, 2017
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Table of Contents:
(St. Louis Cathedral photos)
(Libera Broadcast Interview)
(Libera Portraits)
(USA Tour Blogs)
(China Visit This Fall)
("Big Sing" Videorecording)
(The Moon Represents My Heart" Release)
OFF TO CHINA
CONCERTS & ACTIVITIES IN CHINA
(China Photo Gallery)
(St. George's Christmas Concert changed to Westminster Cathedral)
CHRISTMAS CONCERT AT WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL
THE BIG SING
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(This is the tenth year of the Libera Historical Timeline, which is now read in over 90 countries (top dozen last year: the US, UK, Canada, Japan, South Korea, The Netherlands, Hungary, Germany, Indonesia, Russia and Slovakia).
For all those who would like to know more about the individual boys of Libera, I continue to recommend the wonderful Libera Passion site, stewarded by Patrick FandeLok and Quentin (aka The Furby). This site (in French, but fairly easy for non-Francophones to decipher) maintains an up-to-date photo, media, tour and concert record of:
• "Membres Réguliers" (Current Members) — Boys who have participated in the most recent concert or tour.
• "Miniboys" — This is Libera lingo for young singers in training. Names are not paired with faces unless the boys have been positively identified by photo.
• "Absents du Dernier Concert" — Singers who have performed regularly with the group, but were absent from the previous concert or tour.
• "Anciens Membres" — Former Libera singers, going back to the 1980s, when the group was known as "Angel Voices."
• "Staff" — Staff members (often Libera alumni) and their roles with the group.
• "Liens" — Family groupings of brothers or cousins who have been members of Libera.
If a name appears in blue, you can click on it to see additional photos and statistics on that singer. The site also hosts an active fan forum (in French) with reviews, photos, and discussions.
Go to: http://libera-passion.exprimetoi.net/t1110-apercu-des-membres-actuels-maj-decembre-2016#24512
On July 9th, as mentioned in Part 10, the Libera Passion Site unveiled a stunning new set of databases. This was primarily the work of "The Furby," long-time co-host of the site, and was a marvelous boon to Libera fans.
http://libera-passion.exprimetoi.net/t1272-la-discographie-st-philip-s-boy-choir-angel-voices#26744 (Discography of St. Philip's Boys' Choir and Angel Voices releases/1987-1999)
On August 11th, the St. Louis Cathedral Facebook site posted some lovely photos of the August 9th concert in the Cathedral Basilica.
Sanctus (based upon the Pachelbel Canon)
Angeli Dei by Robert Prizeman from their new album HOPE
Wayfaring Stranger from their new album HOPE
Joyful Joyful we adore Thee Beethoven/ Prizeman
The stations: KHJ 930 AM & KCEO 1000 AM
On August 14th, the podcast became available.
https://soundcloud.com/surpinto/music-from-the-tower-guests-are-robert-prizeman-and-libera
(Podcast interview with host John Romeri, Robert Prizeman, Leo Barron, Peter Kielty, and Alex Gula/48:00)
The broadcast was especially interesting because, unlike many interviews two choir directors were able to discuss the logistics and musical training of the group at some length, and the boys to add their viewpoint to the perspective.
SOME LIBERA PORTRAITS
Taken by Jay_S at the M&G following the St. Louis Cathedral concert, and posted on the Libera Dreams Fan Forum.
The complete series can be seen at (scroll down):
http://www.forum.libera-dreams.com/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=2844&start=405
PARTY IN HOUSTON, TEXAS (From USA Tour)
NEW LIBERA CONCERT
On August 20th, Libera announced a second UK concert, the first one in 2018. The tickets for the Ely Cathedral concert were to become available in 2018.
Also on August 20th überfan Yuki, host of the Dear Libera site, proudly tweeted her collection of autographs from the USA tour...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOF1lH21O3Y
(Final bow
from concert in Tulsa, USA tour 2017/1:09)
USA TOUR BLOG AND GALLERY
On August 21st, Libera posted Part One of their US tour blog, and a gallery of tour photos that, in terms of subject matter, quality, variety, and composition, may be one of the best collections yet. The boys are shown not only in performance, but while shopping, swimming, bowling, eating, traveling, playing tourist, rehearsing and just generally goofing around.
https://libera.org.uk/blog/libera-in-america-2017-part-1/
https://libera.org.uk/gallery/usa-tour-2017/
On August 23rd, the second part of the Libera Blog appeared, covering the tour through the Houston appearance:
On August 26th, Libera posted Part Three of what appeared to be a longer series of blogs (still in Texas, promises of more). https://libera.org.uk/blog/libera-in-america-2017-part-3/
Also on August 27th, Libera members Camden Stewart, Gabriel Collins, Tadgh Fitzgerald, and Leo Barron accompanied Aled Jones on a rendition of "Deep Peace" on a Songs of Praise program commemorating the 20th anniversary of the death of Diana Princess of Wales. The segment, available only on UK BBCiPlayer, was filmed in the Conservatory of Syon Park, one of the great houses of London.
On August 28th, a YouTube version of the performance was posted by Sanctissima422.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4Cjfwt1Cyc (Deep Peace/Aled Jones with Libera members Camden Stewart, Gabriel Collins, Tadgh Fitzgerald and Leo Barron/2017/8:40/Libera segment is from 2:09 to 5:22)
On August 30th, Libera posted the fourth (Tulsa) installment of the USA Tour Blogs.
https://libera.org.uk/blog/libera-in-america-2017-part-4/
On September 1st, the St. Louis Cathedral Concerts Facebook page posted a number of photos from the August 9th Libera concert there.
https://www.facebook.com/StLouisCathedralConcerts/photos/a.178079100561.250972.177873905561/10159008465405562/?type=3&theater
On September 2nd, Libera posted detailed information on their December 1st concert in St. George's Cathedral, London, referring to it officially as the "Christmas Concert."
On September 3rd, the fifth installment of the wonderfully written USA tour blog appeared.
https://libera.org.uk/blog/libera-in-america-2017-part-5/
LIBERA TO APPEAR ON BIG SING EVENT
On September 5th, Libera Dreams posted the following announcement;
The official twitter account of BBC Songs of Praise announces that Libera will be among the artists that will perform this Sunday 10 September at the Royal Albert Hall, London, at the Big Sing 2017 event.
https://twitter.com/BBCSoP/status/905090292986109957
More information on the R.A.H page:
https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets ... e-big-sing
And on the S.o.P. page:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/article ... e-big-sing
For those not familiar with the "Big Sing" phenomenon, the event is held in a vast venue, Here's an excerpt from Part Four of this Timeline, detailing the 2012 Sing, held in the vast Alexandra Palace (the "Ally Pally") in London.
Unlike the 2012 event, this one was announced as a "Christmas/New Year's concert."
Come and be part of the celebration at Songs of Praise – The Big Sing
Join the five thousand-strong congregation at this popular annual event, singing hymns old and new and some traditional Christmas Carols plus, of course, some very special guests.
This show is recorded to be broadcast on BBC ONE on Sunday 24 December and Sunday 31 December 2017.
On October 14th, the resourceful Patrick FandeLoK posted quite a bit of information, along with excellent photos of all the Libera in China venues, on Page 5 of:
http://www.forum.libera-dreams.com/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=2903&start=60
There are two kinds of concerts: - 2 paid concerts, on October 24th at Wuxi Grand Theatre and October 28th at the SHOAC, and 3 free concerts, October 25th, 26th and 27th, in the 'Art Sky' series.
The 'Art Sky' series designates events that are free, but tickets can be
required, in order to regulate the crowd.
The exact Art Sky venues' names and addresses are now clearly visible on some sites that offer the tickets.
Also on the festival official site, see this PDF or here, search for "英国天使之翼童声合唱团音乐会" for 'British Angel Wings Children's Choir Concert'.
Here a map that shows the 5 venues' locations.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1yZCsV ... sp=sharing
If you think the venues are close to each other, you are wrong.
From downtown to the 3 most remote theatres, it requires 1h30 to 2h00 of driving.
The 1st and 5th venues are paid concerts, in beautiful great halls that can seat 1680 and 1979 people.
The 2nd, 3rd and 4th venues are free concerts, performed in local district theatres, that can seat about 500 persons.
NEW RELEASE OF "THE MOON REPRESENTS MY HEART
On October 18th, surpinto posted the following on Libera Dreams:
English and Hanyu Pinyin Lyrics
The Moon Represents My Heart (Yue Liang Dai Biao Wo De Xin (月亮代表我的心) By: Teresa Teng
English Translation
You ask me how deep my love for you is,
How much I really love you…
My affection is real. My love is real.
The moon represents my heart.
You ask me how deep my love for you is,
How much I really love you…
My affection does not waver,
My love will not change. The moon represents my heart.
* Just one soft kiss is enough to move my heart.
A period of time when our affection was deep,
Has made me miss you until now.
* You ask me how deep my love for you is,
How much I really love you.
** Go think about it. Go and have a look [at the moon],
The moon represents my heart.
OFF TO CHINA
ON OCTOBER 21st, the Libera boys and entourage boarded a flight to China.
Set List
1. San Damiano
2. Sanctus
3. I'm Dreaming of Home (Solo by Taichi Shinokubo)
4. From a Distance (Solo by Merlin Brouwer
5. Stay With Me (Solo by Oliver Mycka)
6. Far Away (Solo by Gabriel Collins)
7. Sacris Solemnis
8. Wonderful World (Solo by Gabriel Collins)
9. Libera (Duet by Alex Gula and Rocco Tesei)
10. Arirang
11.Majestatis (a new song, apparently not performed)
12. Joyful, Joyful
13. Angel (Solo by Ben Bywater)
14. Salva Me (Descant by Taichi Shinokubo)
15. Amazing Grace (Solo by Rocco Tesei)
16. Orinoco Flow
17. Wayfaring Stranger (Solo by Alex Gula)
18. Smile (Solo by Gabriel Collins)
19. Exsultate (Solo by Merlin Brouwer)
20. The Moon Represents my Heart (Solo by Victor Wiggin)
A REVIEW FROM JOHN45
Three angels earned their wings at Wuxi tonight.
Victor Wiggin was not unexpected, having been almost certainly positively identified as the new soloist in the MP3 release of “The Moon Represents My Heart.” Sure enough, he performed the final solo perfectly – and that broad smile did no harm.
It was not a huge surprise to see Ben Bywater take over the solo role in
“Angel.”Along with Leo Barron and Adam Izghouti, he has been one of the principal
back-up singers for quite some time. He did a great job. Well done, Ben.
The real surprise came from Oliver Mycka, who has never worn a mike at
previous concerts yet tonight gave one of the best solo performances of
“Stay With Me” ever – and I have heard many. Why has he been left out in
left field for so long? I cannot wait to hear him again tomorrow.
It’s 2.00 AM here so just a few brief notes : impressive venue – not a full house but a good attendance with many young children. Audience seemed a little reserved compared with others but perhaps that is the Chinese way, though they did show extra appreciation for “Arirang” and “ Moon.”
The concert started with a selection of songs from a local mixed children's choir. They numbered about 70 with perhaps 80% girls. They looked very smart in their blue velvet dresses trimmed with silver. The boys wore matching blue velvet suits. They were very impressive , especially when they returned and assembled in the area in front of the stage to accompany the boys for a magnificent finale of “Moon.”
Speeches were few, not surprising since they were in Mandarin. Alex Gula and Peter Kielty gave a short welcome and Alex G. and and Victor Wiggin gave a short thank you and farewell.
In between, other than as noted above, there were no major changes to the usual concert repertoire except that Taichi Shinokubo replaced Camden Stewart for the “Dreaming of Home” solo part and there was a welcome return of “Far Away,” with Gabriel Collins adding it to his extensive solo collection.
Overall an excellent first concert in China. Congratulations to all thirty on stage.—John45
"MOON" NOW ON YOUTUBE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUE7c896W74 (The Moon Represents My Heart (audio only)/solo by Victor Wiggin/October 2017/3:19)
Download from the UK iTunes Store
Download from the China iTunes Store
Download from the US iTunes Store
Or you can click here to download from Amazon
NOTE: Because of the fast pace of this tour, reviews have been spotty. No doubt several concertgoers will write about the combined experience at length. More to come.
SHANGHAI JINSHAN DISTRICT CULTURE MUSEUM
and
SHANGHAI CHONGMING DISTRICT THEATRE
Apparently the October 26th Chongming concert was marred by disruptive behavior on the part of the audience. John45 reported:
For Part 11 (January 1st, 2018 – Present, please go to: https://lib-er-ahistorical-timelinepart11.blogspot.com/
Greetings to all new readers. If you are unfamiliar with Libera, you may wish to go to Part One (link below) of this Timeline for an overview and history of the group, including the story of its beginnings. I welcome corrections, suggestions and comments at:For Part One (introduction to Libera and to the Timeline, extensive overview & 1981-2007), please go to: http://liberatimeline.blogspot.com/
For Part Two (2008-2009) http://liberatimeline2.blogspot.com/
For Part Three (2010) http://liberatimeline3.blogspot.com/
For Part Four (2011)http://liberatimeline4.blogspot.com/
For Part Five (2012)http://liberatimeline5.blogspot.com/
For Part Six (January-May 2013):http://libera-timeline-6.blogspot.com/
For Part 6A (May-December 2013)http://libera-historicaltimeline6a.blogspot.com/
For Part Seven (January-July 2014)http://libera-historicaltimelinepart7.blogspot.com
For Part 7A (August-November 2014)http://libera-historical-timelinepart7a.blogspot.com
For Part 7B (December 2014)http://libera-historical-timeline-part7b.blogspot.com
For Part 8 (January-March 2015)https://lib-erahistorical-timeline-part-eight.blogspot.com
For Part 8A (January-March, 2015)http://liberahistorical-timeline-part-8-a.blogspot.com
For Part 8B (August-December,2015)http://liberahistoricaltimelinepart8b.blogspot.com/
For Part 9 (January-July, 2016)http://liberahistoricaltimeline-part-9.blogspot.com/
For Part 9A (July through December, 2015)http://lib-erahistorical-timelinepart9a.blogspot.com/
For Part 10 (January 1st, 2017 August 11th, 2017) https://li-berahistoricalt-imelinepart1a.blogspot.com/
For Part 10A (August 12th to December 31st, 2017) https://lib-era-historic-altimelinepart10a.blogspot.com/
Please note: new additions are made to the END of each section, rather than the beginning.
Table of Contents:
(St. Louis Cathedral photos)
(Libera Broadcast Interview)
(Libera Portraits)
(USA Tour Blogs)
(China Visit This Fall)
("Big Sing" Videorecording)
(The Moon Represents My Heart" Release)
OFF TO CHINA
CONCERTS & ACTIVITIES IN CHINA
(China Photo Gallery)
(St. George's Christmas Concert changed to Westminster Cathedral)
CHRISTMAS CONCERT AT WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL
THE BIG SING
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(This is the tenth year of the Libera Historical Timeline, which is now read in over 90 countries (top dozen last year: the US, UK, Canada, Japan, South Korea, The Netherlands, Hungary, Germany, Indonesia, Russia and Slovakia).
For all those who would like to know more about the individual boys of Libera, I continue to recommend the wonderful Libera Passion site, stewarded by Patrick FandeLok and Quentin (aka The Furby). This site (in French, but fairly easy for non-Francophones to decipher) maintains an up-to-date photo, media, tour and concert record of:
• "Membres Réguliers" (Current Members) — Boys who have participated in the most recent concert or tour.
• "Miniboys" — This is Libera lingo for young singers in training. Names are not paired with faces unless the boys have been positively identified by photo.
• "Absents du Dernier Concert" — Singers who have performed regularly with the group, but were absent from the previous concert or tour.
• "Anciens Membres" — Former Libera singers, going back to the 1980s, when the group was known as "Angel Voices."
• "Staff" — Staff members (often Libera alumni) and their roles with the group.
• "Liens" — Family groupings of brothers or cousins who have been members of Libera.
If a name appears in blue, you can click on it to see additional photos and statistics on that singer. The site also hosts an active fan forum (in French) with reviews, photos, and discussions.
Go to: http://libera-passion.exprimetoi.net/t1110-apercu-des-membres-actuels-maj-decembre-2016#24512
On July 9th, as mentioned in Part 10, the Libera Passion Site unveiled a stunning new set of databases. This was primarily the work of "The Furby," long-time co-host of the site, and was a marvelous boon to Libera fans.
(Discography of official Libera
releases/1999-present)
(Discography of alternative releases for St. Philip's/Angel Voices/Libera/1988-present)
http://libera-passion.exprimetoi.net/t1280-les-morceaux-interpretes-par-le-st-philip-s-boy-choir-angel-voices-libera#26871
(Alphabetical listing of all songs sung
by St. Philip’s/Angel Voices/Libera, with links to videos for each)
Libera fan Jay_S contributed the following on the Libera Dreams Forum:
I recently visited the Libera website https://libera.org.uk/music/hope/ and I was very happy to see the lyrics to the songs on Hope. I hadn't noticed this feature before now. Click the little blue page icon to the right of the songs and the lyrics show up!
Libera fan Jay_S contributed the following on the Libera Dreams Forum:
I recently visited the Libera website https://libera.org.uk/music/hope/ and I was very happy to see the lyrics to the songs on Hope. I hadn't noticed this feature before now. Click the little blue page icon to the right of the songs and the lyrics show up!
I have visited the
[German site hosted by mawi]] http://www.libera-songs.de/ for lyrics of
previous albums. I think mawi's site is [excellent] regarding the information
about songs. It not only provides the lyrics, but also indicates which parts
are sung by soloists and which by the choir. Additionally there is data about
different versions of the song (authors, recording/first publishing year,
soloist, lineup and so on) plus in many cases some interesting remarks about
the song or its background (this is in German only).—Jay S.
The excellence of the non-English sites, combined with a request from reader E. Wick for help in translation, led to this small tutorial on:
Translation Assistance
I find that much of the information on the
Libera Passion site and Die Deutsche Libera Songseite http://www.libera-songs.de/ is pretty accessible because of its context (lists of
songs, videos, singers, etc.
However, for more clarity, especially on reviews, comments, etc., go to "Google Translate," https://translate.google.com/. There you'll see a blank to enter the material you want translated, and buttons to indicate the original language and the language you want to read.
However, for more clarity, especially on reviews, comments, etc., go to "Google Translate," https://translate.google.com/. There you'll see a blank to enter the material you want translated, and buttons to indicate the original language and the language you want to read.
(See above screenshot from Libera Passion for an example of the more accessible content; it details video appearances by Alessandro
Mackinnon-Botti, translated from French to English. Note how similar the two
pages are.)
Sometimes the translations of more complicated
paragraphs are a little off, but one can generally figure them out, as with
the second screenshot here, the opening paragraph of Die Deutsche Libera Songseite's introduction to Libera:
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LIBERA RADIO INTERVIEW |
| L to R: Radio Host John Romeri, Leo Barron, Robert Prizeman, Peter Kielty, Alex Gula |
On August 12th, an interview by radio host John Romeri with Robert Prizeman, joined by Peter Kielty, Alex Gula and
Leo Barron, was broadcast by the Christ Cathedral Radio Station's "Music from the Tower" series, and included excerpts from the following songs:
Angeli Dei by Robert Prizeman from their new album HOPE
Wayfaring Stranger from their new album HOPE
Joyful Joyful we adore Thee Beethoven/ Prizeman
The stations: KHJ 930 AM & KCEO 1000 AM
On August 14th, the podcast became available.
https://soundcloud.com/surpinto/music-from-the-tower-guests-are-robert-prizeman-and-libera
(Podcast interview with host John Romeri, Robert Prizeman, Leo Barron, Peter Kielty, and Alex Gula/48:00)
The broadcast was especially interesting because, unlike many interviews two choir directors were able to discuss the logistics and musical training of the group at some length, and the boys to add their viewpoint to the perspective.
SOME LIBERA PORTRAITS
Taken by Jay_S at the M&G following the St. Louis Cathedral concert, and posted on the Libera Dreams Fan Forum.
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Top Row: Adam Izghouti, Alex Gula, Rocco Tesei.
2nd Row: Joseph Cranitch, Camden Stewart.
3rd Row: Arthur Palmer, Laurence Taylor, Peter Kielty with Leo Barron
http://www.forum.libera-dreams.com/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=2844&start=405
PARTY IN HOUSTON, TEXAS (From USA Tour)
NEW LIBERA CONCERT
On August 20th, Libera announced a second UK concert, the first one in 2018. The tickets for the Ely Cathedral concert were to become available in 2018.
Also on August 20th überfan Yuki, host of the Dear Libera site, proudly tweeted her collection of autographs from the USA tour...
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| ...displayed an elegant new profile photo... |
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| ...and posted a souped-up version of Libera's rapturous reception in Tulsa |
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| Performing in the Cathedral of St. Louis |
On August 21st, Libera posted Part One of their US tour blog, and a gallery of tour photos that, in terms of subject matter, quality, variety, and composition, may be one of the best collections yet. The boys are shown not only in performance, but while shopping, swimming, bowling, eating, traveling, playing tourist, rehearsing and just generally goofing around.
https://libera.org.uk/blog/libera-in-america-2017-part-1/
https://libera.org.uk/gallery/usa-tour-2017/
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| Tired boys: Joseph Cranitch, Nathaniel Bates-Fisher, Alex Montoro, Isaac London, Gregor Lumsden, and Gabriel Collins. |
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| Camera antics: Front: Neo Parson, Leo Barron, Marc Alvares, Alex Gula, Peter Kielty, Taichi Shinokubo, and Arthur Palmer. Top: Romeo Tesei, Oliver Mycka, Ben Bywater, |
On August 23rd, the second part of the Libera Blog appeared, covering the tour through the Houston appearance:
On August 26th, Libera posted Part Three of what appeared to be a longer series of blogs (still in Texas, promises of more). https://libera.org.uk/blog/libera-in-america-2017-part-3/
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| Romeo Tesei practicing for his recorder solo in "Smile." |
Also on August 27th, Libera members Camden Stewart, Gabriel Collins, Tadgh Fitzgerald, and Leo Barron accompanied Aled Jones on a rendition of "Deep Peace" on a Songs of Praise program commemorating the 20th anniversary of the death of Diana Princess of Wales. The segment, available only on UK BBCiPlayer, was filmed in the Conservatory of Syon Park, one of the great houses of London.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4Cjfwt1Cyc (Deep Peace/Aled Jones with Libera members Camden Stewart, Gabriel Collins, Tadgh Fitzgerald and Leo Barron/2017/8:40/Libera segment is from 2:09 to 5:22)
On August 30th, Libera posted the fourth (Tulsa) installment of the USA Tour Blogs.
https://libera.org.uk/blog/libera-in-america-2017-part-4/
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| One fan posted "This should be their next album cover!" Left to right after a game of laser tag in Tulsa: Marc Alvares, ?, Rocco Tesei, ?, Romeo Tesei, Nathaniel Bates-Fisher, Mathias Montoro, Gabriel Collins. Gregor Lumsden, Joseph Cranitch, with Alex Montoro on floor. |
https://www.facebook.com/StLouisCathedralConcerts/photos/a.178079100561.250972.177873905561/10159008465405562/?type=3&theater
On September 2nd, Libera posted detailed information on their December 1st concert in St. George's Cathedral, London, referring to it officially as the "Christmas Concert."
London, United Kingdom
- Date:
- Venue: St George's Cathedral
- Please Note - Tickets will go on sale at 2pm BST on 3rd September
- Price: £12.50 - £37.50
- Tickets: Ticketsource or call 0333 666 3366
On September 3rd, the fifth installment of the wonderfully written USA tour blog appeared.
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| In the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis |
https://libera.org.uk/blog/libera-in-america-2017-part-5/
LIBERA TO APPEAR ON BIG SING EVENT
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| Libera at 2012 Big Sing |
The official twitter account of BBC Songs of Praise announces that Libera will be among the artists that will perform this Sunday 10 September at the Royal Albert Hall, London, at the Big Sing 2017 event.
https://twitter.com/BBCSoP/status/905090292986109957
More information on the R.A.H page:
https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets ... e-big-sing
And on the S.o.P. page:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/article ... e-big-sing
For those not familiar with the "Big Sing" phenomenon, the event is held in a vast venue, Here's an excerpt from Part Four of this Timeline, detailing the 2012 Sing, held in the vast Alexandra Palace (the "Ally Pally") in London.
Come and be part of the celebration at Songs of Praise – The Big Sing
Join the five thousand-strong congregation at this popular annual event, singing hymns old and new and some traditional Christmas Carols plus, of course, some very special guests.
This show is recorded to be broadcast on BBC ONE on Sunday 24 December and Sunday 31 December 2017.
The last Libera Big Sing appearance was in 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCrFzL_uf-s (Silent Night/solo by Tom Delgado-Little/2013/3:18)
On September 8th, the Liberaverse was buzzing with some startling news, some of it contradictory:
To ease your search, you may use the Chinese characters for Libera.
The name varies but the second looks to be the most often used:
天使之翼童声合唱团 : Angel Wings Children's Choir
天使之翼合唱團 : Angel Wings Chorus
Also useful for search :
上海国际艺术节参演剧目 : Shanghai International Art Festival
On the Shanghai Int. Art Festival site, if you use the Chinese pages, you will see one performance noted, with day, time and venue
http://www.artsbird.com/NEWCMS/artsbird ... 22168.html
http://sh.sina.cn/news/2017-09-07/detai ... 088.d.html
Read the page, it gives a list of 13 songs —Patrick
China Shanghai International Arts Festival - Friends Club Teams up with Volvo Cars
The 19th China Shanghai International Arts Festival signed with Volvo Cars, which will help organize three programs. They are a concert by the #British children's choir Libera, modern dance from Sydney Dance Company which took part in the festival 12 years ago, and an educational symphony from Germany for children under 5. That fits in with this year's theme of family and children's #music education.
The festival will run from October 20th to November 19th.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCrFzL_uf-s (Silent Night/solo by Tom Delgado-Little/2013/3:18)
On September 8th, the Liberaverse was buzzing with some startling news, some of it contradictory:
Libera will be making their first
trip to the People's Republic of China for the 19th annual Shanghai International Arts Festival. This
month-long event is supposed to foster cultural exchange and this year some of
the focus will be on the UK.
There is a video on the Facebook page of the ICS Shanghai Live news agency (an English language news service in China) advertising their visit which was posted by Jimmy Riddle on Twitter, and which allowed me to find some of the other information.—surpinto
There is a video on the Facebook page of the ICS Shanghai Live news agency (an English language news service in China) advertising their visit which was posted by Jimmy Riddle on Twitter, and which allowed me to find some of the other information.—surpinto
To ease your search, you may use the Chinese characters for Libera.
The name varies but the second looks to be the most often used:
天使之翼童声合唱团 : Angel Wings Children's Choir
天使之翼合唱團 : Angel Wings Chorus
Also useful for search :
上海国际艺术节参演剧目 : Shanghai International Art Festival
On the Shanghai Int. Art Festival site, if you use the Chinese pages, you will see one performance noted, with day, time and venue
http://www.artsbird.com/NEWCMS/artsbird ... 22168.html
http://sh.sina.cn/news/2017-09-07/detai ... 088.d.html
Read the page, it gives a list of 13 songs —Patrick
1、《圣达米安诺》San Damiano
2、《梦回故里》I’m Dreaming of Home
3、《在远方》 From A Distance
4、《与我相随》Stay With Me
5、《遥远歌声》Far away
6、《庄严的神圣》Sacris Solemnis
7、《世界何等美好》Wonderful World
8、《欢乐颂》Joyful
9、《天使》Angel
10、《奇异恩典》Amazing Grace
11、《奥里诺科河》Orinoco flow
12、《飘零客旅》Wayfaring stranger
13、《微笑》Smile
China Shanghai International Arts Festival - Friends Club Teams up with Volvo Cars
The 19th China Shanghai International Arts Festival signed with Volvo Cars, which will help organize three programs. They are a concert by the #British children's choir Libera, modern dance from Sydney Dance Company which took part in the festival 12 years ago, and an educational symphony from Germany for children under 5. That fits in with this year's theme of family and children's #music education.
The festival will run from October 20th to November 19th.
Thank you for the additional information, FDL.
The set list differs from that on the official site for the event and,
as you say, looks more legitimate. So I would agree that this is the
correct list. You are far more resilient than I am trying to navigate Chinese websites. I always become frustrated, but at least now we have a date, time, and venue:
October 28 at 19:30 in the Shanghai Oriental Art Center Concert Hall.—surpinto
The Shanghai Oriental Art Center (Chinese: 上海东方艺术中心,
p Shànghǎi
Dōngfāng Yìshù Zhōngxīn), abbreviated SHOAC, is one of the leading performance
and cultural facilities in Shanghai, China. The five interconnected hemispherical halls or
"petals" are shaped to resemble a butterfly
orchid from above.[1]
They comprise the Entrance Hall, the Concert
Hall, the Opera Hall,
the Performance
Hall, and the Exhibition
Hall. The high-tech ceiling changes color during the night to reflect the
nature of the performances inside. Located off Century
Avenue in Pudong,
the SHOAC was opened with a New Year's Eve concert in 2004 and officially
opened on July 1, 2005.
The Concert Hall has 1953 seats, a computer-controlled elevating stage, and an 88-diapason 5-layer organ by Austria's Reagel Pipe Organ. It houses 2 VIP and 7 regular dressing rooms.
Concert Hall
On September 10th, Libera took part in the videorecording of the Christmas/New Year's Songs of Praise "Big Sing," at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The event will be broadcast in late December.
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| Photo by Yuki as the capacity audience filed in; no photography allowed during the concert. |
Patrick summarizes what was written tonight on twitter about the Songs of Praise 'Big Sing:'
Libera performed one song, on their own : 'From A Distance;' Speculations were right for a recent song from the Hope CD. They were the first artists on stage, probably so they could leave early and go back home not too late before school tomorrow.
The song was sung twice. I have not noticed any issue on the first take, I can't say what justified to have it redone but anyway it was good for the public. Btw almost every song was sung twice.
For the second.take Aled Jones was on stage to introduce them.
They were 28 on stage, the same 26 as the US tour plus Victor Wiggin and Alexandre Menuet.
At first, not easy to identify everyone, lots of new hairstyles. They were spread a bit everywhere on the stage, all facing the audience.Merlin Brouwer was at the center front, singing the solo of course.
High notes by Taichi Shinokubo and Leo Barron.
The song was a bit abridged, surely to fit some TV timing constraint. The second sentence that Merlin usually sings alone before the others join him was removed. The same near the end, a bit of solo missed.
Robert Prizeman was at the very center of the arena, conducting both the numerous musicians and the Libera choir.
The song will be broadcast on Songs of Praise on New Year's eve, December 31.—Patrick
On September 13th, Libera posted a short video of the action behind the scenes at the making their two most recent music videos, Salve Regina" and "Smile."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1BrsQwmLFs
(Behind the scenes at the making of "Salve Regina"and "Smile"videos/2017/3:23)
On September 18th, bachmahlerfan posted the following on the Libera Dreams Forum:
This
new video from Libera's twitter account has persuaded me that the tour to China
is indeed happening. I mean, why else would they suddenly post a video of one of their members
attempting to use chopsticks? https://twitter.com/officiallibera/stat
... 5783566336
On September 23rd, fans from three continents weighed in with their concerns over this tour.
[...] this concert schedule will no doubt be a challenging one for the group. I expect that their sound/light crew will be absolutely overwhelmed having to set up at a new venue every single day. Although everything seems as though it is in relatively close proximity, it's really not; with some venues being over 2 hours away from the city center. If they stay in a central part of Shanghai they will still travel a great distance to some venues and less so to others. So their travel times will depend heavily on where they choose to get accommodations. Nevertheless, several hours each way is no joke if it's happening every day. And it will still be tough to perform that much with no breaks.—Surpinto
On October 2nd, katyafan posted the following note on the Libera dreams Forum
On October 12th, the following was posted on Libera Dreams by bachmahlerfan
Libera performed one song, on their own : 'From A Distance;' Speculations were right for a recent song from the Hope CD. They were the first artists on stage, probably so they could leave early and go back home not too late before school tomorrow.
The song was sung twice. I have not noticed any issue on the first take, I can't say what justified to have it redone but anyway it was good for the public. Btw almost every song was sung twice.
For the second.take Aled Jones was on stage to introduce them.
They were 28 on stage, the same 26 as the US tour plus Victor Wiggin and Alexandre Menuet.
At first, not easy to identify everyone, lots of new hairstyles. They were spread a bit everywhere on the stage, all facing the audience.Merlin Brouwer was at the center front, singing the solo of course.
High notes by Taichi Shinokubo and Leo Barron.
The song was a bit abridged, surely to fit some TV timing constraint. The second sentence that Merlin usually sings alone before the others join him was removed. The same near the end, a bit of solo missed.
Robert Prizeman was at the very center of the arena, conducting both the numerous musicians and the Libera choir.
The song will be broadcast on Songs of Praise on New Year's eve, December 31.—Patrick
On September 13th, Libera posted a short video of the action behind the scenes at the making their two most recent music videos, Salve Regina" and "Smile."
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| Arthur Palmer, Romeo Tesei, and Taichi Shinokubo appear onscreen during the filming process. |
On September 18th, bachmahlerfan posted the following on the Libera Dreams Forum:
CHINA TOUR OFFICIAL
On September 22nd, the China tour became official, with a posting of the demanding schedule (five concerts in five days, plus travel time) on the OfficialLibera website. The "Libera in China" link under each date led to a map showing respective concert sites and other information as it became available. |
| The Wuxi Grand Theater, site of Libera's first concert in China. |
Concert Calendar
Upcoming Concerts
- 24 October, 2017
Wuxi
Grand Theatre
- 25 October. 2017
Jinshan
Culture Museum
- 26 October, 2017
Shanghai
Chongming District Theatre
Time:
- 27 October, 2017
Shanghai
Post and Telecommunications Club Theater
Time:
- 28 October, 2017
Shanghai
Oriental Art Center: Concert Hall
On September 23rd, fans from three continents weighed in with their concerns over this tour.
[...] this concert schedule will no doubt be a challenging one for the group. I expect that their sound/light crew will be absolutely overwhelmed having to set up at a new venue every single day. Although everything seems as though it is in relatively close proximity, it's really not; with some venues being over 2 hours away from the city center. If they stay in a central part of Shanghai they will still travel a great distance to some venues and less so to others. So their travel times will depend heavily on where they choose to get accommodations. Nevertheless, several hours each way is no joke if it's happening every day. And it will still be tough to perform that much with no breaks.—Surpinto
I agree. What a packed week! As great as I
find the idea of a chance of giving so many concerts, now I am worried!
Speaking about the boys (and for everyone else it will be stress, too): A very
long flight, a large time shift, a concert each day at a different venue so
that they must travel and have soundcheck rehearsal every day - when can they
rest their voices? When can they rest themselves? When can they have free time
for some fun? And all this is pressed between school days: When they return
after flight and time shift, they must go to school immediately.
Did they think about all that? I'm nervous, really. It seems like a week only consisting of work,
how will they handle that? Three concerts would have been fine and enough, I
find ...—filiarheni
I am sure that they very much did think about that and have
probably worked out how to manage the tour so that it is minimally stressful.
It is also extremely likely that they have an agent or organization responsible
for arranging both their performances and their leisure time; with the
particular needs of a group of young people taken into account.
But I still cannot help but think that they are overreaching with such an
intense schedule. Obviously, as fans, there is no place for us to question what
Libera or any other group does as they have a right to their own agenda. But as
a fan I do share some of your disquiet, filiarheni, as it concerns such a
schedule.
Be that as it may, I am certain that it will be a fantastic tour for them and
will open them up to new fans in China. The cultural experience for the choir
members will hopefully be just as enriching.—Emily_kr
On September 26th and 27th, fan kinda_kOOl posted the results of research on the concerts in China. Information had been in short supply and difficult to find because of Chinese Internet differences and regulations.
So after hours (but not that many hours) of digging for more, I've received this precious piece of information:
Apparently, you must make appointments ahead if you want to go to the 3 free concerts on the 25-27th. As said by a fellow Chinese fan, you can either call 021-62720455 or use some websites like 大麦网，文化上海云，艺术节官方票务平台, bookings will be opened on Oct 9th. (There's nothing in those sites for now, but he said there will be from Oct 9th onwards.) It's rather complicated, but that's how it works.—kinda_kOOl
On September 28th, fan Yuki tweeted a link to a Chinese website advertising the Libera appearances. It included a clip from the 2008 video of "Orinoco Flow," and information about the group, including (Google Translate):
These elf who want to make debut in China!
where is it? where is it? where is it?
The 19th China Shanghai International Arts Festival!
On September 26th and 27th, fan kinda_kOOl posted the results of research on the concerts in China. Information had been in short supply and difficult to find because of Chinese Internet differences and regulations.
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| Interior of Jinshan Culture Museum |
GOOD
NEWS EVERYONE!!
The 3 concerts on October 25, 26 & 27 are open to the public & no tickets required (as shared by a fellow Chinese fan).
Edit: reservations for those 3 can be made after October 9th, via call.
The 3 concerts on October 25, 26 & 27 are open to the public & no tickets required (as shared by a fellow Chinese fan).
Edit: reservations for those 3 can be made after October 9th, via call.
So after hours (but not that many hours) of digging for more, I've received this precious piece of information:
Apparently, you must make appointments ahead if you want to go to the 3 free concerts on the 25-27th. As said by a fellow Chinese fan, you can either call 021-62720455 or use some websites like 大麦网，文化上海云，艺术节官方票务平台, bookings will be opened on Oct 9th. (There's nothing in those sites for now, but he said there will be from Oct 9th onwards.) It's rather complicated, but that's how it works.—kinda_kOOl
On September 28th, fan Yuki tweeted a link to a Chinese website advertising the Libera appearances. It included a clip from the 2008 video of "Orinoco Flow," and information about the group, including (Google Translate):
These elf who want to make debut in China!
where is it? where is it? where is it?
The 19th China Shanghai International Arts Festival!
On October 2nd, katyafan posted the following note on the Libera dreams Forum
A part of Libera's "Ave Maria" is featured in a
gymnast's floor routine at this year's world championships! I don't have any
other details, but I will ask around. No video, but you can hear it in the
background of this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-lkz5CnvaM
A note from Jimmy Riddle on the complexities of booking tickets for the concerts in China:
A note from Jimmy Riddle on the complexities of booking tickets for the concerts in China:
Good
to see things are finally clarifying for booking tickets for the Libera
concerts in China. Thanks to Yuki who has tweeted the latest blurb to come from
the Shanghai International festival;
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5NT ... t_redirect
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/L7tB14pl7I-6cnd_LHuheA
...all of the concerts apart from their opening one in Wuxi are being supported by the festival. The next three concerts are 'free' and the final one is chargeable. Hopefully Libera won't be needing to finance this tour as it's being sponsored by Volvo and they are invited guests to perform for the festival. Interesting to note that Dresden Boys Chorus are also performing a few concerts, maybe something to look out for those that are going.
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5NT ... t_redirect
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/L7tB14pl7I-6cnd_LHuheA
...all of the concerts apart from their opening one in Wuxi are being supported by the festival. The next three concerts are 'free' and the final one is chargeable. Hopefully Libera won't be needing to finance this tour as it's being sponsored by Volvo and they are invited guests to perform for the festival. Interesting to note that Dresden Boys Chorus are also performing a few concerts, maybe something to look out for those that are going.
Copied from the links above:
Note:
tickets will be held on September 27 to make an appointment, you can directly
visit the official festival ticket platform, barley net, cultural Shanghai
cloud or call the telephone 021-62720455 to make an appointment.
September 27 The first batch of tickets : October 25 before the performance of
October 9 The second batch of billing : November 1 before the performance of
October 19 The third installment : November 1 - 20 of the performance
The above is a free scheduled rperformance; it does not include 12 hours of special events with the Shanghai Forest Music Festival ticket sales activities!
LIBERA TWEETs
September 27 The first batch of tickets : October 25 before the performance of
October 9 The second batch of billing : November 1 before the performance of
October 19 The third installment : November 1 - 20 of the performance
The above is a free scheduled rperformance; it does not include 12 hours of special events with the Shanghai Forest Music Festival ticket sales activities!
LIBERA TWEETs
On October 14th, the resourceful Patrick FandeLoK posted quite a bit of information, along with excellent photos of all the Libera in China venues, on Page 5 of:
http://www.forum.libera-dreams.com/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=2903&start=60
There are two kinds of concerts: - 2 paid concerts, on October 24th at Wuxi Grand Theatre and October 28th at the SHOAC, and 3 free concerts, October 25th, 26th and 27th, in the 'Art Sky' series.
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| Wuxi Grand Theatre |
The exact Art Sky venues' names and addresses are now clearly visible on some sites that offer the tickets.
Also on the festival official site, see this PDF or here, search for "英国天使之翼童声合唱团音乐会" for 'British Angel Wings Children's Choir Concert'.
Here a map that shows the 5 venues' locations.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1yZCsV ... sp=sharing
If you think the venues are close to each other, you are wrong.
From downtown to the 3 most remote theatres, it requires 1h30 to 2h00 of driving.
The 1st and 5th venues are paid concerts, in beautiful great halls that can seat 1680 and 1979 people.
The 2nd, 3rd and 4th venues are free concerts, performed in local district theatres, that can seat about 500 persons.
NEW RELEASE OF "THE MOON REPRESENTS MY HEART
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| A glimpse of the never-released 2013 video of "The Moon Represents My Heart" |
On October 18th, surpinto posted the following on Libera Dreams:
Per Yuki and Jimmy Riddle on Twitter a new single will be
released in just a few days (October 20) titled "The Moon Represents My
Heart." by Teresa Teng. This is very exciting because this is a song that they previously
sang while in Taiwan during their 2013 tour there. It was highly anticipated by
fans but was never released at that time apparently because it ran into copyright
issues (you can see some of the discussion of this matter on page two of this
Libera Dreams thread).
The big question now is whether they are releasing a new recording or are bringing back the old recording. If it is the old recording then it will be Michael Ustynovych-Repa as the soloist. If not, then it could be just about anyone. Any guesses?
Here are two videos from that time period concerning the song and its production.
The big question now is whether they are releasing a new recording or are bringing back the old recording. If it is the old recording then it will be Michael Ustynovych-Repa as the soloist. If not, then it could be just about anyone. Any guesses?
Here are two videos from that time period concerning the song and its production.
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| A discussion from the first video, with Isaac London, JudeCollins, Michael Ustynovych-Repa and Cassius O' Connell-White. |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKP3iJxzpAM
You can find this unique atmospheric recording at iTunes:
Download from the UK iTunes Store
Download from the China iTunes Store
Download from the US iTunes Store
The release date is 20th October. We hope it will also be available at other iTunes stores, so please check your own country iTunes store.
Or you can click here to download from Amazon
New Release
To mark our very first tour to mainland China, we have recorded a special version of the well-known Chinese song – ‘The Moon Represents My Heart’.
为了庆祝他们首次探访中国，国际知名的伦敦英国男童合唱团Libera将为您呈现经典歌曲 <月亮代表我的心>，这也是演唱会在中国的高潮。You can find this unique atmospheric recording at iTunes:
Download from the UK iTunes Store
Download from the China iTunes Store
Download from the US iTunes Store
The release date is 20th October. We hope it will also be available at other iTunes stores, so please check your own country iTunes store.
Or you can click here to download from Amazon
October 27th Concert Canceled
On October 19th, a Shanghai news site announced that the concert scheduled at the
Shanghai Post and Telecommunications Club Theater has been canceled "for technical reasons." No other explanation was given, but it appeared the cancellation was not due to lagging ticket sales. It seemed a blessing in disguise, giving the Libera singers a full day of R&R mid-tour. The announcement from https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/39EeunjWCl_qCx-wRpiSSg:
Dear audience friends:
The 19th China Shanghai International Arts Festival "Art Sky" series of activities will be kicked off on October 19 . Thank you to the audience friends, over the years for your China Shanghai International Arts Festival concern and support.
The British Angel Wing Children's Choir [Libera] concert, originally scheduled for October 27 at 19:00 at the Shanghai Posts and Telecommunications Club Theater, has been canceled for technical reasons. The performance is changed to the Czech National Symphony Orchestra concert.
NEW RECORDING OF "THE MOON REPRESENTS MY HEART'
On October 20th, the audio of "The Moon Represents My Heart" was made available for downloading. It was definitely a newly recorded version, with new harmonies and lush orchestration. There was much online discussion as to the identity of the final soloist, obviously a younger singer, with most guesses going to Romeo Tesei, and others choosing Leo Barron, Tadgh Fitzgerald, or Koji Shinokubo.
Victor C. provided the Mandarin and Pinyin lyrics, here as (loosely) interpreted. Chinese speakers reported that the boys' accent and pronunciation was excellent.
Libera Version of "The Moon Represents My Heart."
You ask me how deeply I love you; my affection is real,
ni wen ao ni you duo shen, wo ai ni you ji fen
My love, my love does not change: the moon represents my heart.
wo di qing bu yi, wo di ai bu bian, yue liang dai biao wo di xin.
Just one soft kiss is enough to move my heart.
qing qing di yi ge wen, yi jing da dong wo di xinA period of time when our affection was deep, has made me miss you until now.
shen shen di yi duan qing jiao wo si nian dao ru jin
You ask me how deeply I love you; My affection is real.
ni wen ao ni you duo shen, wo ai ni you ji fen
My love, my love does not change, the moon represents my heart.
wo di qing bu yi, wo di ai bu bian, yue liang dai biao wo di xin.
(bridge)You ask me how deeply I love you; My affection is real.
ni wen ao ni you duo shen, wo ai ni you ji fen
My love, my love does not change, the moon represents my heart. (same as previous verse)
wo di qing bu yi, wo di ai bu bian, yue liang dai biao wo di xin.
wo di qing bu yi, wo di ai bu bian, yue liang dai biao wo di xin. (repeat)
My love, my love does not change, the moon represents my heart. (solo)
wo di qing bu yi, wo di ai bu bian, yue liang dai biao wo di xin.
Shanghai Post and Telecommunications Club Theater has been canceled "for technical reasons." No other explanation was given, but it appeared the cancellation was not due to lagging ticket sales. It seemed a blessing in disguise, giving the Libera singers a full day of R&R mid-tour. The announcement from https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/39EeunjWCl_qCx-wRpiSSg:
Dear audience friends:
The 19th China Shanghai International Arts Festival "Art Sky" series of activities will be kicked off on October 19 . Thank you to the audience friends, over the years for your China Shanghai International Arts Festival concern and support.
The British Angel Wing Children's Choir [Libera] concert, originally scheduled for October 27 at 19:00 at the Shanghai Posts and Telecommunications Club Theater, has been canceled for technical reasons. The performance is changed to the Czech National Symphony Orchestra concert.
NEW RECORDING OF "THE MOON REPRESENTS MY HEART'
On October 20th, the audio of "The Moon Represents My Heart" was made available for downloading. It was definitely a newly recorded version, with new harmonies and lush orchestration. There was much online discussion as to the identity of the final soloist, obviously a younger singer, with most guesses going to Romeo Tesei, and others choosing Leo Barron, Tadgh Fitzgerald, or Koji Shinokubo.
Victor C. provided the Mandarin and Pinyin lyrics, here as (loosely) interpreted. Chinese speakers reported that the boys' accent and pronunciation was excellent.
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| From the original 2013 unreleased video of "The Moon Represents My Heart." The only singer still with the group is Isaac London, at left in first row. |
You ask me how deeply I love you; my affection is real,
ni wen ao ni you duo shen, wo ai ni you ji fen
My love, my love does not change: the moon represents my heart.
wo di qing bu yi, wo di ai bu bian, yue liang dai biao wo di xin.
Just one soft kiss is enough to move my heart.
qing qing di yi ge wen, yi jing da dong wo di xinA period of time when our affection was deep, has made me miss you until now.
shen shen di yi duan qing jiao wo si nian dao ru jin
You ask me how deeply I love you; My affection is real.
ni wen ao ni you duo shen, wo ai ni you ji fen
My love, my love does not change, the moon represents my heart.
wo di qing bu yi, wo di ai bu bian, yue liang dai biao wo di xin.
(bridge)You ask me how deeply I love you; My affection is real.
ni wen ao ni you duo shen, wo ai ni you ji fen
My love, my love does not change, the moon represents my heart. (same as previous verse)
wo di qing bu yi, wo di ai bu bian, yue liang dai biao wo di xin.
wo di qing bu yi, wo di ai bu bian, yue liang dai biao wo di xin. (repeat)
My love, my love does not change, the moon represents my heart. (solo)
wo di qing bu yi, wo di ai bu bian, yue liang dai biao wo di xin.
English and Hanyu Pinyin Lyrics
The Moon Represents My Heart (Yue Liang Dai Biao Wo De Xin (月亮代表我的心) By: Teresa Teng
English Translation
You ask me how deep my love for you is,
How much I really love you…
My affection is real. My love is real.
The moon represents my heart.
You ask me how deep my love for you is,
How much I really love you…
My affection does not waver,
My love will not change. The moon represents my heart.
* Just one soft kiss is enough to move my heart.
A period of time when our affection was deep,
Has made me miss you until now.
* You ask me how deep my love for you is,
How much I really love you.
** Go think about it. Go and have a look [at the moon],
The moon represents my heart.
OFF TO CHINA
ON OCTOBER 21st, the Libera boys and entourage boarded a flight to China.
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| Circle up the baggage: It's Libera. |
It wasalso noted that the 27th October concert was still displayed on Libera's page,
updated with: "Please note new venue: Shanghai Symphony Hall."
The concert was previously scheduled to take place at the Shanghai Post and Telecommunications Club Theater.
Patrick FandeLoK, on the scene noted that despite the huge number of seats in the new prestigious venue, this will be a private
concert, not open to the public.
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| Ready to go: Romeo Tesei, Laurence Taylor, Mathias Montoro, and Neo Parson. |
CHINA DAYS
On October 24th, Libera tweeted their first photos from China. (Thanks to Patrick FandeLoK, Furby, Jimmy Riddle, padmachou, Emily k, Libera Passion and Libera Dreams for on-the-spot-coverage.)
https://twitter.com/officiallibera/stat ... 8660574208
Singers:
Marc Alvares
Leo Barron
Nathaniel Bates-Fisher
Emanuele Borrelli
Ciaran Bradbury-Hickey (returning)
Merlin Brouwer
Ben Bywater
Gabriel Collins
Samuel-Francis Collins
Joseph Cranitch
Tadhg Fitzgerald
Alex Gula
Adam Izghouti
Peter Kielty
Isaac London
Gregor Lumsden
Alessandro McKinnon-Botti
Alexandre Menuet
Alex Montoro
Mathias Montoro
Oliver Mycka
Arthur Palmer
Neo Parson
Taichi Shinokubo
Camden Stewart
Laurence Taylor
Rocco Tesei
Romeo Tesei
Oliver Watt-Rodriguez (returning)
Victor Wiggin (returning)
A few pictures from The Chinese site Weibo; the boys visited a rose garden, rode bikes,
played on a trampoline, and learned to make Chinese rose cakes.
https://m.weibo.cn/status/4166276542674474
On October 24th, Libera tweeted their first photos from China. (Thanks to Patrick FandeLoK, Furby, Jimmy Riddle, padmachou, Emily k, Libera Passion and Libera Dreams for on-the-spot-coverage.)
https://twitter.com/officiallibera/stat ... 8660574208
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| Making rose cakes: LEFT: A very grown-up Ciaran Bradbury-Hickey; TOP R: Romeo Tesei and Victor Wiggin; BOTTOM R: Peter Kielty and Leo Barron |
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| The 30 boys on tour, with names. |
Marc Alvares
Leo Barron
Nathaniel Bates-Fisher
Emanuele Borrelli
Ciaran Bradbury-Hickey (returning)
Merlin Brouwer
Ben Bywater
Gabriel Collins
Samuel-Francis Collins
Joseph Cranitch
Tadhg Fitzgerald
Alex Gula
Adam Izghouti
Peter Kielty
Isaac London
Gregor Lumsden
Alessandro McKinnon-Botti
Alexandre Menuet
Alex Montoro
Mathias Montoro
Oliver Mycka
Arthur Palmer
Neo Parson
Taichi Shinokubo
Camden Stewart
Laurence Taylor
Rocco Tesei
Romeo Tesei
Oliver Watt-Rodriguez (returning)
Victor Wiggin (returning)
A few pictures from The Chinese site Weibo; the boys visited a rose garden, rode bikes,
played on a trampoline, and learned to make Chinese rose cakes.
https://m.weibo.cn/status/4166276542674474
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| Boys and roses; Robert Prizeman is at left. |
Set List
1. San Damiano
2. Sanctus
3. I'm Dreaming of Home (Solo by Taichi Shinokubo)
4. From a Distance (Solo by Merlin Brouwer
5. Stay With Me (Solo by Oliver Mycka)
6. Far Away (Solo by Gabriel Collins)
7. Sacris Solemnis
8. Wonderful World (Solo by Gabriel Collins)
9. Libera (Duet by Alex Gula and Rocco Tesei)
10. Arirang
11.Majestatis (a new song, apparently not performed)
12. Joyful, Joyful
13. Angel (Solo by Ben Bywater)
14. Salva Me (Descant by Taichi Shinokubo)
15. Amazing Grace (Solo by Rocco Tesei)
16. Orinoco Flow
17. Wayfaring Stranger (Solo by Alex Gula)
18. Smile (Solo by Gabriel Collins)
19. Exsultate (Solo by Merlin Brouwer)
20. The Moon Represents my Heart (Solo by Victor Wiggin)
A REVIEW FROM JOHN45
Three angels earned their wings at Wuxi tonight.
Victor Wiggin was not unexpected, having been almost certainly positively identified as the new soloist in the MP3 release of “The Moon Represents My Heart.” Sure enough, he performed the final solo perfectly – and that broad smile did no harm.
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| Victor Wiggin |
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| Speakers/soloists Alex Gula, Oliver Mycka, Peter Kielty and Ben Bywater. |
It’s 2.00 AM here so just a few brief notes : impressive venue – not a full house but a good attendance with many young children. Audience seemed a little reserved compared with others but perhaps that is the Chinese way, though they did show extra appreciation for “Arirang” and “ Moon.”
The concert started with a selection of songs from a local mixed children's choir. They numbered about 70 with perhaps 80% girls. They looked very smart in their blue velvet dresses trimmed with silver. The boys wore matching blue velvet suits. They were very impressive , especially when they returned and assembled in the area in front of the stage to accompany the boys for a magnificent finale of “Moon.”
Speeches were few, not surprising since they were in Mandarin. Alex Gula and Peter Kielty gave a short welcome and Alex G. and and Victor Wiggin gave a short thank you and farewell.
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| Gabriel Collins and Taichi Shinokubo |
In between, other than as noted above, there were no major changes to the usual concert repertoire except that Taichi Shinokubo replaced Camden Stewart for the “Dreaming of Home” solo part and there was a welcome return of “Far Away,” with Gabriel Collins adding it to his extensive solo collection.
Overall an excellent first concert in China. Congratulations to all thirty on stage.—John45
A NOTE FROM PATRICK
As you now know, on the last song ("The Moon Represents My Heart") Libera was joined by a very large choir of 90 local
kids. The combined performance was outstanding.
The thing I would like to mention is the funny difference of attitude between the two choirs towards Robert Prizeman.
The Libera boys paid attention to Robert.
The Chinese kids eagerly scrutinized Robert.
They were intently staring at him, like it was absolutely essential to not miss a single millisecond of his conducting. They were all smiling and obviously very pleased to perform the song.
The singing went fantastic, the fact they were two choirs was not something audible; they all sang in perfect unison, with of course a totally accurate pronunciation of the Chinese words.
Of course the cherry on the cake was Victor Wiggin. The Libera boys were arranged in two arcs, Victor being located on the outside one, and he was not wearing an individual microphone.
When arrived the time of his last sentence, he quickly move forward, cutting directly through the 1st arc, to reach one of the two small microphone installed on center front stage.
With his incomparable smile he performed his lines brillantly and the whole song was greeted by a thunderous applause and yells off appreciation.—Patrick FandeLoK
The thing I would like to mention is the funny difference of attitude between the two choirs towards Robert Prizeman.
The Libera boys paid attention to Robert.
The Chinese kids eagerly scrutinized Robert.
They were intently staring at him, like it was absolutely essential to not miss a single millisecond of his conducting. They were all smiling and obviously very pleased to perform the song.
The singing went fantastic, the fact they were two choirs was not something audible; they all sang in perfect unison, with of course a totally accurate pronunciation of the Chinese words.
Of course the cherry on the cake was Victor Wiggin. The Libera boys were arranged in two arcs, Victor being located on the outside one, and he was not wearing an individual microphone.
When arrived the time of his last sentence, he quickly move forward, cutting directly through the 1st arc, to reach one of the two small microphone installed on center front stage.
With his incomparable smile he performed his lines brillantly and the whole song was greeted by a thunderous applause and yells off appreciation.—Patrick FandeLoK
"MOON" NOW ON YOUTUBE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUE7c896W74 (The Moon Represents My Heart (audio only)/solo by Victor Wiggin/October 2017/3:19)
Download from the UK iTunes Store
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NOTE: Because of the fast pace of this tour, reviews have been spotty. No doubt several concertgoers will write about the combined experience at length. More to come.
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| Photo by Yuki |
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SHANGHAI CHONGMING DISTRICT THEATRE
Apparently the October 26th Chongming concert was marred by disruptive behavior on the part of the audience. John45 reported:
For
those of you not following the Twitter running commentary, and for a
more permanent record, here are a few notes about the second and third
concerts.
The second concert was held at the Jinshan Cultural Centre, a very nice building and facility about two hours' drive from downtown Shanghai but still very much an urban area. An almost full house (capacity around 600), including many young children, enjoyed an excellent concert. Nice acoustics and some very nice lighting effects but otherwise not much new to report about the performances themselves which were all up to the usual high standard. Speeches were longer with familiar content in both Mandarin and English with English translation on side-screens.
Almost the same could be said for concert number three – also about a two drive from downtown Shanghai but in a predominately rural area on Chongming Island in the mouth of the Yangtze river north-east of the city. The facility itself was very similar to Jinshan. The audience composition too, but in this case the children were totally out of control chattering constantly, bouncing around on their seats, rolling on the floor, mimicking Robert’s arm movements - all with the apparent approval of their parents, one of whom spent most of the evening talking on her cellphone with a finger stuck in the other ear to block out the obviously annoying music. It was a huge test of the boys' concentration which they passed with flying colours. True professionals as they are, it didn't affect their performance - only our enjoyment.
Hoping for a more sophisticated audience tonight at the Shanghai Symphony Hall.—John45
The second concert was held at the Jinshan Cultural Centre, a very nice building and facility about two hours' drive from downtown Shanghai but still very much an urban area. An almost full house (capacity around 600), including many young children, enjoyed an excellent concert. Nice acoustics and some very nice lighting effects but otherwise not much new to report about the performances themselves which were all up to the usual high standard. Speeches were longer with familiar content in both Mandarin and English with English translation on side-screens.
Almost the same could be said for concert number three – also about a two drive from downtown Shanghai but in a predominately rural area on Chongming Island in the mouth of the Yangtze river north-east of the city. The facility itself was very similar to Jinshan. The audience composition too, but in this case the children were totally out of control chattering constantly, bouncing around on their seats, rolling on the floor, mimicking Robert’s arm movements - all with the apparent approval of their parents, one of whom spent most of the evening talking on her cellphone with a finger stuck in the other ear to block out the obviously annoying music. It was a huge test of the boys' concentration which they passed with flying colours. True professionals as they are, it didn't affect their performance - only our enjoyment.
Hoping for a more sophisticated audience tonight at the Shanghai Symphony Hall.—John45
Ludwig1874 had additional comments:
SHANGHAI SYMPHONY HALL
On October 27th, by all reports, the concert at the Shanghai Symphony Hall was a resounding success, to judge from Twitter, with prolonged applause and "Bravos" marking the final bows of the night. The lobby display featured the Chinese audiences' new little hero/heartthrob, Victor Wiggin, who sang the final solo line of "The Moon Represents My Heart."
Now might be the time to thank Camden Stewart for his wonderful past solos. His speaking voice is still quite high but it would seem that his previous solos are now beyond his range. Many thanks, Camden.
Great “Salvas’ from the hooded Taichi Shinokubo were followed by “Amazing Grace” – and if we’re using wine similes, Rocco Tesei must be “Dom Perignon.”
Next was “Orinoco Flow," which is always a crowd pleaser, followed by Alex Gula’s intense “Wayfaring Stranger,” which always gives me goosebumps.
“Exultate” always marks the end of the show and seems to arrive much too early. The encore was, of course, “The Moon Represents my Heart” with stunning harmonies from all thirty on stage and receiving welcoming applause at its start and thunderous applause on its conclusion.
Yesterday’s concert will be memorable for the wrong reasons but today’s will be memorable as one of the best. Thanks Libera.—John45
Thanks for the Posts, I really enjoy them!
I am working here in China for nearly three years and I also see the behavour of some chinese children, especially in buses and the underground. Some parents have a "free-style" of education for the children (they are all little Prince/Princess to them; they can do what they want). I ask myself why they are attending a concert, when they aren`t really interested?? I have seen that, with many students in the Chinese School where I am working, the parents carry the schoolbags for their children...
I wish I could hear Oliver's first solo...—Ludwig1874
I am working here in China for nearly three years and I also see the behavour of some chinese children, especially in buses and the underground. Some parents have a "free-style" of education for the children (they are all little Prince/Princess to them; they can do what they want). I ask myself why they are attending a concert, when they aren`t really interested?? I have seen that, with many students in the Chinese School where I am working, the parents carry the schoolbags for their children...
I wish I could hear Oliver's first solo...—Ludwig1874
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| Robert Prizeman receiving flowers at the end of the Shanghai Chongming District Theatre Concert. |
SHANGHAI SYMPHONY HALL
On October 27th, by all reports, the concert at the Shanghai Symphony Hall was a resounding success, to judge from Twitter, with prolonged applause and "Bravos" marking the final bows of the night. The lobby display featured the Chinese audiences' new little hero/heartthrob, Victor Wiggin, who sang the final solo line of "The Moon Represents My Heart."
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| L to R: Mathias Montoro, Marc Alvares,Gabriel Collins, Ben Bywater, Gregor Lumsden, PeterKielty, Victor Wiggin, Merlin Brouwer, Ciaran Bradbury-Hickey, Camden Stewart, Rocco Tesei, Alessandro Mackinnon-Botti, Oliver Mycka, Adam Izghouti, Leo Barron, Taichi Shinokubo. |
John 45 provided excellent coverage:
The
fourth concert was indeed a private event by invitation from the
sponsors, Volvo, with only ten seats available for the general public by
lottery. However, thanks to the efforts of Libera staff, nine seats
were made available to international fans. The allocated seats were
situated high up on the far left at the rear of the hall, however, the
1200-capacity hall was only about two thirds full so we were able to
move forward to vacant seats in the first and second rows.
The symphony hall itself is magnificent with perfect acoustics and sightlines – and also the most comfortable seats! Once again there were many young children in the audience but in contrast to last night’s bedlam, their behaviour was exemplary. The adult audience too was much more generous with their applause and there were even some US style whoops and yells in appreciation for “The Moon.” There was also a nicely illustrated bilingual programme.
The concert opened as usual with "San Damiano," followed by "Sanctus" with Merlin Brouwer providing the main descant and the final “Sanctus.” Peter Kielty and Alex Gula delivered the welcoming speech and introduced “Dreaming of Home.” Great work by Taichi Shinokubo,
The symphony hall itself is magnificent with perfect acoustics and sightlines – and also the most comfortable seats! Once again there were many young children in the audience but in contrast to last night’s bedlam, their behaviour was exemplary. The adult audience too was much more generous with their applause and there were even some US style whoops and yells in appreciation for “The Moon.” There was also a nicely illustrated bilingual programme.
The concert opened as usual with "San Damiano," followed by "Sanctus" with Merlin Brouwer providing the main descant and the final “Sanctus.” Peter Kielty and Alex Gula delivered the welcoming speech and introduced “Dreaming of Home.” Great work by Taichi Shinokubo,
who has now taken over the entire solo part from
Camden Stewart.
Next was Merlin’s customary flawless delivery of “From A Distance” followed by Oliver Mycka with “Stay with Me.” Oliver has a very pleasing voice to my ear; a fine wine which I think will mature well.
Talking of fine wines, Gabriel Collins has now surely reached Premier Cru
status. Superb performances of his three solos “Far Away,” “Wonderful
World,” and “Smile,” all filled with emotion. I can’t help looking back to
the very young Gabriel in Washington in 2014, so wrapped up in the song
that he forgot to move positions and was left alone at the side of the
stage. He always puts heart and soul into his singing.
“Sacris Solemnis,” “Libera,” and the beautiful “Arirang” completed the first half.
Second half opened as usual with “Dies Irae” segueing into “Joyful, Joyful” – and there is indeed much joy to be had in watching the joyful exuberance of Victor Wiggin giving it his all.
Ben Bywater once again excelled with a beautiful performance of “Angel.”
Next was Merlin’s customary flawless delivery of “From A Distance” followed by Oliver Mycka with “Stay with Me.” Oliver has a very pleasing voice to my ear; a fine wine which I think will mature well.
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| Photo from Jinshan Concert |
“Sacris Solemnis,” “Libera,” and the beautiful “Arirang” completed the first half.
Second half opened as usual with “Dies Irae” segueing into “Joyful, Joyful” – and there is indeed much joy to be had in watching the joyful exuberance of Victor Wiggin giving it his all.
Ben Bywater once again excelled with a beautiful performance of “Angel.”
Now might be the time to thank Camden Stewart for his wonderful past solos. His speaking voice is still quite high but it would seem that his previous solos are now beyond his range. Many thanks, Camden.
Great “Salvas’ from the hooded Taichi Shinokubo were followed by “Amazing Grace” – and if we’re using wine similes, Rocco Tesei must be “Dom Perignon.”
Next was “Orinoco Flow," which is always a crowd pleaser, followed by Alex Gula’s intense “Wayfaring Stranger,” which always gives me goosebumps.
“Exultate” always marks the end of the show and seems to arrive much too early. The encore was, of course, “The Moon Represents my Heart” with stunning harmonies from all thirty on stage and receiving welcoming applause at its start and thunderous applause on its conclusion.
Yesterday’s concert will be memorable for the wrong reasons but today’s will be memorable as one of the best. Thanks Libera.—John45
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| At left: Leo Barron; TOP R: Nathaniel Bates-Fisher, Oliver Wat-Rodriguez, LaurenceTaylor and Mathias Montoro; BOTTOM R: Merlin Brouwer, Joseph Cranitch, Romeo Tesei, Oliver Mycka,Neo Parson, Ciaran Bradbury-Hickey, Ben Bywater, Leo Barron. |
SHANGHAI ORIENTAL ART CENTER CONCERT HALL
On October 28th, Libera performed their fifth and last concert at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center. This was a paid-admission performance, and the 1953-seat hall was filled to capacity. The audience reception was enthusiastic.
There were no notable changes in the set list, but the final solo of "The Moon Represents My Heart" was sung by Oliver Mycka, and the boys appeared to be joined (at right in photo below, by a girls' chorus.) A very young lady presented Robert Prizeman with the traditional bouquet at the end of the concert.
On October 29th, fan kinda_kOOl contributed a personal and emotional review:
At first, I thought that I was so overwhelmed that I wept so much at the 25th's concert, and that I wouldn't shed as many tears at the next two. I was wrong, as I also cried (perhaps even more?) at the next concerts. So, I've carefully recollected my feelings to come up with a list of the songs that still haven't got me to a crying mood... (yet.)
On October 30th, Patrick FandeLoK tweeted a number of news sites with articles and/or reviews of Libera's appearances at the Shanghai Arts Festival (all very positive). The following, from Wuxi contained many photos from that concert, as well as information about the children's choir that joined in on "The Moon Represents My Heart." The text (translated from Chinese) is typical of that on most of the other sites.
060694.com/p/c0h3gx.html City Palace Choir and the British Angel Wings of the children's chorus on the same stage
Wuxi City Children 's Palace 2017-10-25 14:49:15
On the evening of October 24, the Wuxi Children's Palace Choir and the British Angel Wings Children's Choir performed at the Wuxi Grand Theater on the same stage. Vice Mayor Liu Xia, People's Government of Wuxi City, came to the performance scene.
British Libera Angel Wings Chorus's predecessor was founded in 1984 as the San Philip’s Children's Choir. In 1988, the group released its first album "SingForEver;" in 1990, they released "AngelVoices-NewDay," followed in a few years by AngelVoices series of three albums and their re-arranged version (1996 AngelVoices- Peace On Earth), the whole The group began to be well known. In 1999, the group was renamed Libera.They were also nominated for the best song of the year in the British classical music awards. Their music has appeared in the films "Indiana Jones 4", "Romeo and Juliet", "future mobilization", "demons" and other Hollywood blockbusters, and the TV show "When Will I Be Famous."
They wear pure white robes, and sing wonderful harmonies to bring people into the paradise of the world, giving a quiet, sacred feeling. This sound is heavenly, beautiful and totally natural, without a trace of deliberate modification. This group of children have a totally different sound, almost as if the sky had a voice.
In addition to the inherent simplicity of the children's voices, clear and translucent, there was also the integration of the of the church choir chant, creating a memorable, mysterious and quiet atmosphere that lingers in the mind long after listening.
Wuxi City Children's Palace choir was established in 1982, thirty-five years to cultivate a large number of artistic talent. Over the past three years, won the Jiangsu Province, "five-star project award" Silver Award, China Central "Chorus Pioneer" National annual six strong, the seventh session of the Chinese charm of the campus choral festival gold medal (first), the seventh Chinese children choral festival was National Ministry of Culture named the "National Excellent Demonstration Children's Choir" title, Jiangsu Province, Zijin Chorus Festival bronze medal, the sixth China Children's Choir Festival Gold Award. Chorus is committed to the creation, singing a number of original children's chorus works, "Little Wuxi King" and other original works by the Central Television shooting MTV in the CCTV music channel many times to play. The choir has become a beautiful man with first-class team at home and abroad, with the German Augsburg Cathedral Children's Choir, Shanghai Spring Children's Choir, China National Symphony Orchestra, Romania Bucharest State Opera House Children's Choir Wuxi city culture card. 2016 by the Chinese record company published the first song of the city singer album fever album "my heart singing", the Chinese chorus master Yan Liang Kun master is pleased for the choir inscription "the voice of the United States and the long wisdom."
After the end of the performance, a big thumbs up to the British children and teachers, and to the Wuxi City Children's Palace choir members and teachers! Mr. Robert Prizeman bowed to the City Children's Palace Choir, and said: "I am very surprised and moved."
MOVIE NOTE FROM THE FURBY
The Lost City of Z is an American production released in 2016.
From IMDb : A true-life drama, centering on British explorer Col. Percival Fawcett, who disappeared while searching for a mysterious city in the Amazon in the 1920s.
A surprisingly familiar face caught my eye in three scenes, a face which matches the name displayed in the credits ...
Nathaniel Bates-Fisher plays the part of Brian (at age seven), the youngest son of the main character. Too bad his role is practically silent.—Furby
On November 3rd, long-time Libera friend Aled Jones released a CD called One Voice: Believe, which features two tracks with Libera singing backup.
PHOTO SHOOT AND NEW MINIBOY
On November 5th, Libera (and Moose) tweeted the following:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Embbs4WoA8
(The Moon Represents My Heart/Solo by Victor Wiggin/China 2017/2:53)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDRcqbTuaOc (Libera/China 2017/duet by Alex Gula and Rocco Tesei/3:36)
On November 8th, Brazilian fan Eugênio Agular) requested a mention of his YouTube channel for Portuguese speakers.
https://www.youtube.com/user/ggiggs
(Libera Brazil Channel/ Libera videos with subtitles in Portuguese/Eugênio
Agular)
On November 15th, Surpinto posted on Libera Dreams:
CHONGMING CONCERT REVIEW
On November 22nd, Korean fan Emily_kr published her own very detailed review, with photos, of the Chongming concert from the 2017 China tour. It supplied many missing elements (such as content of speeches and lighting effects) and many wonderful personal observations on individual performances, what the boys did between songs, interesting segués, audience reactions, and other small tidbits (Ben Bywater, continuing the Big Ben/Mini-Ben/Nano-Ben tradition, is now apparently known as "Pico-Ben."
In a later post, she noted that Rocco Tesei sang the solo on"Wayfaring Stranger " for the second and third concerts, and Alex sang it for the first, fourth, and fifth).
http://blog.naver.com/angdooemily/221146109922 (Review of 2017 Chongming concert/Shanghai Arts Festival by Emily_kr)
On November 29th, the following appeared on the OfficialLibera Events Page:
Change of Venue
Due to unforeseen structural work at our original venue which would have had a significant impact on Friday’s concert, Westminster Cathedral have kindly agreed to host our concert on the 1st December which will now begin at 8pm with doors opening at 7.15pm.
Westminster Cathedral is situated in Victoria Street London SW1P 1LT, a short walk from Victoria Mainline Train and Underground station. Click here for directions
Regrettably the boys will not be able to sign autographs on this occasion; however we hope to have available Libera CDs and other items for sale, including a new photo book and a calendar.
All tickets sold for St George’s will be valid at Westminster Cathedral. You do not need to take any action.
We look forward to seeing everyone on Friday.
As a result of this change some more seats will be available shortly. Please visit our Ticket Website. Please do not contact either St Georges or Westminster Cathedral regarding tickets.
CHRISTMAS CONCERT AT WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL
On December 1st, Libera performed their annual concert of Christmas music and favorites at Westminster Cathedral in London. Faithful fan John45 provided an information-filled summary of a program that included several new arrangements of old favorites and introduced eight new miniboys (Photos by Patrick and occasional notes by Johan, from the Netherlands).
The usual former members, Jonathan Barrington, Kavana Crossley, and Simon Lewis were in the technical department helping Sam Coates.—Johan
Concert opened with a lively performance of “Do you Hear what I Hear” followed by “Sanctus” with Merlin Brouwer on the final Sanctus.
Next came a very nice version of “Gaudete“, the main theme prefaced by a delightful solo from Gabriel Collins – much better than the Christmas DVD I think.
Lovely performance of “Carol of the Bells” (over six million plays on YouTube) came next with new miniboy (and certain future star performer) Daniel White singing the final “Ding Dong.” He later gave a very confident speech about the “miniboys,” relating that they were all aged eight but that he had just turned nine!
Alex Gula followed with a very moving performance of my favourite hymn “How Great Thou Art.”
Very nice performance of “Stay With Me” by Oliver Mycka – but there seemed to be something wrong with his mike (or the mixing) as his sweet voice was drowned out by the French horn at times.
First half then finished with what has recently been the start of the second half: “Dies Irae” segueing into “Joyful, Joyful” with China poster-boy Victor Wiggin once again providing much joy.
Second half opened with Alex Gula flanked by Oliver Mycka and Peter Kielty with a wonderful new arrangement of “I Am the Day.” This was the highlight of the evening for me. Beautiful arrangement; perfect harmony from the original three and then a wonderful high/low exchange between Leo Barron and an unknown bass (couldn’t see).
“I’m Dreaming of Home” with great solo work from Taichi Shinkubo.
“San Damiano” with lots of heart and soul from the full choir.
“Salva Me” well performed as usual.
“Amazing Grace” —the amazing Rocco redeems this, to my taste, less than amazing hymn.
“Orinoco Flow” performed with the usual gusto.
“Wayfaring Stranger:” Loved this. Alex Gula sings with such feeling and his maturing voice is now just perfect for this song.
“Smile:” Scorned by me before it got the Libera treatment, but will now always be a favourite. Gabriel Collins and Alessandro Mackinnon-Botti were just perfect. Was there a glint of a tear in Alessandro’s eye? Could this be his last Libera concert? I hope not.
“Libera” marked the formal ending of the concert and was followed by a standing ovation with prolonged applause and many “Bravos”
At first it looked like there would be no encore as RP moved away from his podium.
Then it became clear that he was moving towards the piano on the far left. The
room quietened. Gabriel Collins and Leo Barron moved to the front left and
front right of the stage respectively. Robert began to play and Gabe began to
sing the most heartfelt rendition of “Do
Not Stand at my Grave and Weep” that I have ever heard and Leo provided
beautiful counterpoint. A most emotional experience which, for me, whatever its
intent may have been, was a moving tribute to the late Steven Phillip.
There was just time to wipe my eyes as RP moved back to his podium and brought the mood back to one of joy leading the choir in a lively performance of “In Dulci Jubilo” as the finale.
I have not mentioned the speeches, which were mostly new, very entertaining and expertly delivered. Towards the end, about a dozen different boys wished us Christmas greetings in the language of their heritage – culminating in our favourite half- “All American Boy” (Peter Kielty) wishing us Happy Holidays.
A wonderful evening. Thank you Libera.
PS. About the mini-boys: there were eight of them and they participated in a number of songs, standing in groups of four at the front of the stage. It seems that two of them might be brothers of current members: Ethan (Leo Barron) and Nicholas (Laurence Taylor).—John45
https://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/862012Nov17group.jpg
On December 15th, a collection of Westminster Cathedral photos appeared on the Libera Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialLibera ... 2749402992 (Photos from 12/1/17 Westminster Cathedral concert)
On December 17th, the choir of St. Philip's Church, Norbury, including many present and former Libera members, took part in the annual service of "Nine Lessons and Carols." Mince pies and hot mulled wine were served to those waiting outside before the doors opened.
https://libera.org.uk/gallery/china-tour-2017-2/
END OF PART 10A
There were no notable changes in the set list, but the final solo of "The Moon Represents My Heart" was sung by Oliver Mycka, and the boys appeared to be joined (at right in photo below, by a girls' chorus.) A very young lady presented Robert Prizeman with the traditional bouquet at the end of the concert.
On October 29th, fan kinda_kOOl contributed a personal and emotional review:
I was there, at the 3 concerts from
the 25th to the 27th - thanks to the help of international fans (seriously,
without their help, I wouldn't have been able to attend even one of them, so...
thank you!). My heart was filled with joy and now I have the broadest smile
whenever I think about that wonderful experience. My eyes got wet and my nose
got red at all the 3 concerts - they were truly touchingly amazing.
I may write a full review or so (because this is my first time), but it's going to take a while. I'll just leave a few notes here first (some of you may have already mentioned these things though):
I may write a full review or so (because this is my first time), but it's going to take a while. I'll just leave a few notes here first (some of you may have already mentioned these things though):
- Victor Wiggin is the new smile of Libera - just looking at him smiling makes me happy. Especially in 'Joyful Joyful', which I bet it's one of his favorites, he looked as if he didn't care about any other things in this world!
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| Victor Wiggin sings the last line of "Moon" in the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Hall |
- Taichi Shinokubo and Leo Barron showed their big ambition towards the high notes (especially Leo, from what I've seen). Whenever it came to their high parts, their faces were illuminated by passion.
- Gabriel Collins & small Oliver Watt-Rodriguez always had their head inclined to the side.
- Tadhg Fitzgerald walked really fast. I noticed it as I was sitting close to him on the 25th (& then I noticed it in the next two days too).
- Their live singing skills were fantastic! They really sang in perfect unison throughout most of the time (there were sometimes that one voice stood out a little bit, but those were just minor). Plus, I found some songs even better than their studio versions.
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| In Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Hall |
- The lower part was spectacular (especially on the 27th where I could hear Isaac London's voice pretty clearly) - I would have even given them a separate applause if I'd had the chance.
- The three crowds from the three concerts all gave the boys generous applause when they started singing some Chinese words of 'The Moon Represents My Heart.'
- The lights for the 25th & 26th were stunning - they really added to the atmospheric mood(s) of the song. For the 27th, there was no additional lighting except for the built-in system of the venue, so the mood on the 27th was kind of different; personally I found it more 'classical'.
- I enjoyed all songs (including the songs I didn't really like at first). And I've added some more songs into my 'Brought-me-to-tears' category.
- There were some kids behind me on the 25th too, and they were somewhat annoying, but that was nothing compared to the 26th, on which they even had to announce something like 'Please take care of your own children' on the speakers.
- There were a lot of giggles on stage on the 26th, perhaps because of the kids in the venue. But as we've come to expect, Libera boys overcame it with undoubted professionalism.
- Meeting & hanging out with other fans was totally a pleasant and unforgettable experience!!
- Eimear's McGeown’s playing was hypnotizing. And she was really friendly too.
At first, I thought that I was so overwhelmed that I wept so much at the 25th's concert, and that I wouldn't shed as many tears at the next two. I was wrong, as I also cried (perhaps even more?) at the next concerts. So, I've carefully recollected my feelings to come up with a list of the songs that still haven't got me to a crying mood... (yet.)
- “Stay with me:” I felt really relaxed at this one, there was no urge to cry.
- “Libera:” creepy atmosphere, with the serious faces of the boys...
- “Dies Irae:” same as above, but it was close on the 27th, so I guess if I listen to it live once again, I may lose it.
- “Orinoco Flow:” too joyful, and I didn't quite like this song (well, I do like to listen to it live now, I blame Libera!)
- “Exsultate:” To be honest, I don't dislike this one (I even think it's better than “Adoramus, “sue me!), but it's too joyful to cry about.—kinda_kOOl
On October 30th, Patrick FandeLoK tweeted a number of news sites with articles and/or reviews of Libera's appearances at the Shanghai Arts Festival (all very positive). The following, from Wuxi contained many photos from that concert, as well as information about the children's choir that joined in on "The Moon Represents My Heart." The text (translated from Chinese) is typical of that on most of the other sites.
060694.com/p/c0h3gx.html City Palace Choir and the British Angel Wings of the children's chorus on the same stage
Wuxi City Children 's Palace 2017-10-25 14:49:15
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On the evening of October 24, the Wuxi Children's Palace Choir and the British Angel Wings Children's Choir performed at the Wuxi Grand Theater on the same stage. Vice Mayor Liu Xia, People's Government of Wuxi City, came to the performance scene.
British Libera Angel Wings Chorus's predecessor was founded in 1984 as the San Philip’s Children's Choir. In 1988, the group released its first album "SingForEver;" in 1990, they released "AngelVoices-NewDay," followed in a few years by AngelVoices series of three albums and their re-arranged version (1996 AngelVoices- Peace On Earth), the whole The group began to be well known. In 1999, the group was renamed Libera.They were also nominated for the best song of the year in the British classical music awards. Their music has appeared in the films "Indiana Jones 4", "Romeo and Juliet", "future mobilization", "demons" and other Hollywood blockbusters, and the TV show "When Will I Be Famous."
They wear pure white robes, and sing wonderful harmonies to bring people into the paradise of the world, giving a quiet, sacred feeling. This sound is heavenly, beautiful and totally natural, without a trace of deliberate modification. This group of children have a totally different sound, almost as if the sky had a voice.
In addition to the inherent simplicity of the children's voices, clear and translucent, there was also the integration of the of the church choir chant, creating a memorable, mysterious and quiet atmosphere that lingers in the mind long after listening.
The group is
conducted by Robert Prizeman, who graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts
(Royal Academy of Music), and has worked to make the choir more modern and
popular, adding new elements in the process of creation and arranging, making
the whole song richer and more ethereal.
Wuxi City Children's Palace choir was established in 1982, thirty-five years to cultivate a large number of artistic talent. Over the past three years, won the Jiangsu Province, "five-star project award" Silver Award, China Central "Chorus Pioneer" National annual six strong, the seventh session of the Chinese charm of the campus choral festival gold medal (first), the seventh Chinese children choral festival was National Ministry of Culture named the "National Excellent Demonstration Children's Choir" title, Jiangsu Province, Zijin Chorus Festival bronze medal, the sixth China Children's Choir Festival Gold Award. Chorus is committed to the creation, singing a number of original children's chorus works, "Little Wuxi King" and other original works by the Central Television shooting MTV in the CCTV music channel many times to play. The choir has become a beautiful man with first-class team at home and abroad, with the German Augsburg Cathedral Children's Choir, Shanghai Spring Children's Choir, China National Symphony Orchestra, Romania Bucharest State Opera House Children's Choir Wuxi city culture card. 2016 by the Chinese record company published the first song of the city singer album fever album "my heart singing", the Chinese chorus master Yan Liang Kun master is pleased for the choir inscription "the voice of the United States and the long wisdom."
After the end of the performance, a big thumbs up to the British children and teachers, and to the Wuxi City Children's Palace choir members and teachers! Mr. Robert Prizeman bowed to the City Children's Palace Choir, and said: "I am very surprised and moved."
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| A joyous finale (Photo by Humphrey) |
MOVIE NOTE FROM THE FURBY
The Lost City of Z is an American production released in 2016.
From IMDb : A true-life drama, centering on British explorer Col. Percival Fawcett, who disappeared while searching for a mysterious city in the Amazon in the 1920s.
A surprisingly familiar face caught my eye in three scenes, a face which matches the name displayed in the credits ...
Nathaniel Bates-Fisher plays the part of Brian (at age seven), the youngest son of the main character. Too bad his role is practically silent.—Furby
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| Libera member Nathaniel Bates-Fisher in The Lost City of Z |
On November 3rd, long-time Libera friend Aled Jones released a CD called One Voice: Believe, which features two tracks with Libera singing backup.
PHOTO SHOOT AND NEW MINIBOY
On November 5th, Libera (and Moose) tweeted the following:
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| These photos were presumably for a new program. |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDRcqbTuaOc (Libera/China 2017/duet by Alex Gula and Rocco Tesei/3:36)
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| The "big people" in the back row: Alex Montoro, Ciaran Bradbury-Hickey, Alessandro Macinnon-Botti, Isaac London, and Gregor Lumsden provided the lower voices in Shanghai.
NEW LIBERA GALLERY
On November 5th , Libera posted a gallery of photos from the China tour at
https://libera.org.uk/gallery/china-tour-2017/
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On November 8th, Brazilian fan Eugênio Agular) requested a mention of his YouTube channel for Portuguese speakers.
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| Camden Stewart captioned in Portuguese in "Voca Me." |
On November 15th, Surpinto posted on Libera Dreams:
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Per
information acquired by fan_de_LoK and Yuki on twitter, this album has now been
released as an LP in Japan and the UK. The LP is to have the same cover art as the
international release version.
I am surprised by this move and am wondering if it is a byproduct of them being involved with the Invisible Hands music label. This is plausible as I am not aware of any Libera album being released on LP prior. Being that Invisible Hands is an independent label they may do things that are considered more "trendy" such as releasing LP's whereas other labels would not have normally done that with a choir as the music artist.
There is an ongoing debate as to the advantages and disadvantages of LPs vs CDs, but at least this way fans of either format will be satisfied. —Surpinto
I am surprised by this move and am wondering if it is a byproduct of them being involved with the Invisible Hands music label. This is plausible as I am not aware of any Libera album being released on LP prior. Being that Invisible Hands is an independent label they may do things that are considered more "trendy" such as releasing LP's whereas other labels would not have normally done that with a choir as the music artist.
There is an ongoing debate as to the advantages and disadvantages of LPs vs CDs, but at least this way fans of either format will be satisfied. —Surpinto
CHONGMING CONCERT REVIEW
On November 22nd, Korean fan Emily_kr published her own very detailed review, with photos, of the Chongming concert from the 2017 China tour. It supplied many missing elements (such as content of speeches and lighting effects) and many wonderful personal observations on individual performances, what the boys did between songs, interesting segués, audience reactions, and other small tidbits (Ben Bywater, continuing the Big Ben/Mini-Ben/Nano-Ben tradition, is now apparently known as "Pico-Ben."
In a later post, she noted that Rocco Tesei sang the solo on"Wayfaring Stranger " for the second and third concerts, and Alex sang it for the first, fourth, and fifth).
http://blog.naver.com/angdooemily/221146109922 (Review of 2017 Chongming concert/Shanghai Arts Festival by Emily_kr)
On November 29th, the following appeared on the OfficialLibera Events Page:
December 1st Concert Update: Change of Venue
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| Interior of Westminster Cathedral |
Due to unforeseen structural work at our original venue which would have had a significant impact on Friday’s concert, Westminster Cathedral have kindly agreed to host our concert on the 1st December which will now begin at 8pm with doors opening at 7.15pm.
Westminster Cathedral is situated in Victoria Street London SW1P 1LT, a short walk from Victoria Mainline Train and Underground station. Click here for directions
Regrettably the boys will not be able to sign autographs on this occasion; however we hope to have available Libera CDs and other items for sale, including a new photo book and a calendar.
All tickets sold for St George’s will be valid at Westminster Cathedral. You do not need to take any action.
We look forward to seeing everyone on Friday.
As a result of this change some more seats will be available shortly. Please visit our Ticket Website. Please do not contact either St Georges or Westminster Cathedral regarding tickets.
CHRISTMAS CONCERT AT WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL
Last-minute change of venue went remarkably well, though it seems the British
have forgotten one of their most basic skills – how to queue. Perhaps the
weather had something to do with that.
Anyway, once we were all inside, all went smoothly – CDs, calendars and a magnificently illustrated Year Book were [available]. Unsigned programs were sold by Sam Wiggin and Matt Madine, both looking very tall and very dapper. Signed programs were also available for an extra two pounds.
Anyway, once we were all inside, all went smoothly – CDs, calendars and a magnificently illustrated Year Book were [available]. Unsigned programs were sold by Sam Wiggin and Matt Madine, both looking very tall and very dapper. Signed programs were also available for an extra two pounds.
The usual former members, Jonathan Barrington, Kavana Crossley, and Simon Lewis were in the technical department helping Sam Coates.—Johan
Concert opened with a lively performance of “Do you Hear what I Hear” followed by “Sanctus” with Merlin Brouwer on the final Sanctus.
Next came a very nice version of “Gaudete“, the main theme prefaced by a delightful solo from Gabriel Collins – much better than the Christmas DVD I think.
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| Gabriel Collins in the solo spot. |
Rocco Tesei then aced his moving rendition of “Angele Dei” and was followed by an equally flawless “From a Distance” by Merlin Brouwer. Robert
Prizeman stood from his usual seated position for part of this and a number of
other songs. Not sure why, the stage was relatively high so perhaps those at
the back were not seeing his direction well.
A note from Netherlands fan Johan: The first half before the interval the choir was not its usual perfect self. In fact Robert had to rise a few times to a standing position in order to 'restore order' as it were. Not that there was any unruly behaviour, but it did not sound right all the time. I do not know what he told them during the interval, but afterwards they were perfect.
Last time I already saw Rocco Tesei as an upcoming soloist. Now
he is a soloist to reckon with. It showed in his body language, he is
self-confident and has leadership qualities. He is the natural successor
of Isaac London. Of course he has still to grow and develop.—Johan
Lovely performance of “Carol of the Bells” (over six million plays on YouTube) came next with new miniboy (and certain future star performer) Daniel White singing the final “Ding Dong.” He later gave a very confident speech about the “miniboys,” relating that they were all aged eight but that he had just turned nine!
Alex Gula followed with a very moving performance of my favourite hymn “How Great Thou Art.”
Very nice performance of “Stay With Me” by Oliver Mycka – but there seemed to be something wrong with his mike (or the mixing) as his sweet voice was drowned out by the French horn at times.
First half then finished with what has recently been the start of the second half: “Dies Irae” segueing into “Joyful, Joyful” with China poster-boy Victor Wiggin once again providing much joy.
Second half opened with Alex Gula flanked by Oliver Mycka and Peter Kielty with a wonderful new arrangement of “I Am the Day.” This was the highlight of the evening for me. Beautiful arrangement; perfect harmony from the original three and then a wonderful high/low exchange between Leo Barron and an unknown bass (couldn’t see).
“I’m Dreaming of Home” with great solo work from Taichi Shinkubo.
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“San Damiano” with lots of heart and soul from the full choir.
“Salva Me” well performed as usual.
“Amazing Grace” —the amazing Rocco redeems this, to my taste, less than amazing hymn.
“Orinoco Flow” performed with the usual gusto.
“Wayfaring Stranger:” Loved this. Alex Gula sings with such feeling and his maturing voice is now just perfect for this song.
“Smile:” Scorned by me before it got the Libera treatment, but will now always be a favourite. Gabriel Collins and Alessandro Mackinnon-Botti were just perfect. Was there a glint of a tear in Alessandro’s eye? Could this be his last Libera concert? I hope not.
“Libera” marked the formal ending of the concert and was followed by a standing ovation with prolonged applause and many “Bravos”
There was just time to wipe my eyes as RP moved back to his podium and brought the mood back to one of joy leading the choir in a lively performance of “In Dulci Jubilo” as the finale.
I have not mentioned the speeches, which were mostly new, very entertaining and expertly delivered. Towards the end, about a dozen different boys wished us Christmas greetings in the language of their heritage – culminating in our favourite half- “All American Boy” (Peter Kielty) wishing us Happy Holidays.
A wonderful evening. Thank you Libera.
PS. About the mini-boys: there were eight of them and they participated in a number of songs, standing in groups of four at the front of the stage. It seems that two of them might be brothers of current members: Ethan (Leo Barron) and Nicholas (Laurence Taylor).—John45
For much more detailed reviews, information on speeches, and many photos:
Patrick tweeted a [GoogleTranslated) link to his review and those of other french fans on the French
forum Libera Passion at https://t.co/HSgNP7ctBj
Reviews of the concert were also shared on the Libera Dreams Forum, beginning on page 11of the topic:
http://www.forum.libera-dreams.com/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=2858&start=165 (Reviews of 12/1 concert on Libera Dreams Forum)
TWEETS FROM LIBERA
Two new items were announced for sale at the Libera online "shop:" a 2018 full-color calendar and a 128-page photo book called A Libera Year.
libera.org.uk/shop/jp/
https://libera.org.uk/shop/us/
Also new on the Libera Passion site: An historically (and comically) accurate bio of the Libera mascot, "Moose."
http://libera-passion.exprimetoi.net/t1309-actuel-moose#27400
On December 7th, a very short video on the production of the Hope vinyl LP appeared.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHEEXbVArBM&feature=youtu.be (45-second YouTube video showing the making of a vinyl LP record).
Members of the Libera Dreams Forum also noted the appearances of Alessandro Mackinnon-Botti in the role of "Tommy"on a CD of Pickwick: A Dramatic Cantata, and Gabriel Collins as a soundtrack singer on the film Paddington II.
December 12th: See photos of all new miniboys at the end of the 12/1 concert review above. Although Cassius Collard and Koji Shinokubo sang the entire concert (as opposed to the miniboys, who only participated in certain numbers), they are still classified as miniboys because they have not yet appeared on tour with the group.
On December 14th, a photograph of all Libera singers at the December 1st Westminster Cathedral concert appeared, with all names in full, and miniboys designated by green numbering. (The photo appears to have been taken in November.) A larger image may be viewed at:
Reviews of the concert were also shared on the Libera Dreams Forum, beginning on page 11of the topic:
http://www.forum.libera-dreams.com/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=2858&start=165 (Reviews of 12/1 concert on Libera Dreams Forum)
TWEETS FROM LIBERA
Two new items were announced for sale at the Libera online "shop:" a 2018 full-color calendar and a 128-page photo book called A Libera Year.
libera.org.uk/shop/jp/
https://libera.org.uk/shop/us/
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| Recent alumni Sam Wiggin and Matt Madine sold programs at the 12/1 concert |
http://libera-passion.exprimetoi.net/t1309-actuel-moose#27400
On December 7th, a very short video on the production of the Hope vinyl LP appeared.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHEEXbVArBM&feature=youtu.be (45-second YouTube video showing the making of a vinyl LP record).
Members of the Libera Dreams Forum also noted the appearances of Alessandro Mackinnon-Botti in the role of "Tommy"on a CD of Pickwick: A Dramatic Cantata, and Gabriel Collins as a soundtrack singer on the film Paddington II.
https://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/862012Nov17group.jpg
On December 15th, a collection of Westminster Cathedral photos appeared on the Libera Facebook page.
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| The tiniest: Cassius Collard and Koji Shinokubo. |
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialLibera ... 2749402992 (Photos from 12/1/17 Westminster Cathedral concert)
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| Large photo: Nicholas Taylor and Johnny Gardner; Top Right:Ethan Barron |
On December 22nd, OfficialLibera posted a marvelous gallery of photos from the December 1st Westminster Cathedral concert. (Although the link reads "china-tour," it's the correct one.)
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| Oliver Mycka and Camden Stewart in a confidential moment. |
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| From left: Ben Bywater. Neo Parson, Peter Kielty, Mathias Montoro, Romeo Tesei. Alessandro Mackinnon-Botti (top), Laurence Taylor, Isaac London (top), Gabriel Collins |
A CHRISTMAS GREETING
On December 23rd, the annual Libera "Christmas Greeting" appeared on YouTube. Usually a haphazard jumble of seasonal wishes from various choristers, collected during their annual Christmas party, this year's offering featured a slightly more formal approach, showcasing the voices of inddevidual boys.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPgTFD1qCMw
(2017 Libera Christmas Message, with: (Top)
Merlin Brouwer,
Leo Barron, Taichi Shinkubo, Oliver Mycka; (Bottom ) Jack Spicha?, Victor Wiggin, Alexandre Menuet, Calam Virk Tamana.
THE BIG SING
On December 31st, Libera appeared on the Songs of Praise "Big Sing" BBC broadcast, singing at their best on "From a Distance" in front of a live audience of 5000 and a TV audience of millions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eBzTyiPMfo&feature=share
(From a Distance/solo by Merlin Brouwer/ The
Big Sing/New Year’s Ever, 2017/3:49)
END OF PART 10A
Just to clarify, the disruptive behaviour was at Chongming - not Jinshan. The picture uploaded by Emily is from the Jinshan concert - not the 27th Oct Shanghai concert.
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