VOICES ON THE WIND

Can't Buy Me Love was first released by the Beatles in 1964. This "lively, Madrigallian" a cappella arrangement was later popularised by The King's Singers. As with our other outputs since the start of the pandemic, we recorded our parts separately at home before blending them together (and adding this tongue-in-cheek video to round it off!). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Singers: London Humanist Choir (https://london.humanistchoir.org) - the official choir of Humanists UK, registered charity 285987 Musical Director: Laurel Neighbour (http://www.laurelneighbour.com) Assistant Musical Director, Audio & Video Editor: Alexander Jaye (http://www.alexanderjaye.com) Words & music: John Lennon & Paul McCartney Arrangement: Keith Abs Copyright 1992 Northern Songs / MCA Music Publishing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #virtualchoir #onlinechoir #choir #singer #singers #singing #choirantine #humanist #humanism #beatles #madrigal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you like what you hear, and the work that we do in promoting Humanism through music, please consider supporting us by way of a small donation. You can support us and/or sign up to our mailing list here: https://humanism.org.uk/civi/contribute/transact/?reset=1&id=129&civiwp=CiviCRM

For The Fallen - also known as We Will Remember Them - is our remembrance song, performed live in the past at several annual events hosted by Humanists UK and the Defence Humanists. It was originally composed in October 1971 for the annual Remembrance Day service at Westminster Abbey. This version was recorded by LHC singers separately and blended together like our other 2020 productions, and featured in the virtual Humanists UK Remembrance Day Ceremony 2020, broadcast online on 07/11/2020 (https://humanism.org.uk/community/defence-humanists/humanist-remembrance-day-ceremony/). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Singers: London Humanist Choir (https://london.humanistchoir.org) - the official choir of Humanists UK, registered charity 285987 Musical Director: Laurel Neighbour (http://www.laurelneighbour.com) Assistant Musical Director and Audio Editor: Alexander Jaye (http://www.alexanderjaye.com) Music: Douglas Guest Words: Robert Laurence Binyon Video Editor: Ken Richman ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #virtualchoir #onlinechoir #choir #singer #singers #singing #choirantine #humanist #humanism #HumanismAtHome #remembrance #forthefallen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you like what you hear, and the work that we do in promoting Humanism through music, we would be grateful if you would consider supporting us by way of a small donation. You can donate to us here: https://london.humanistchoir.org/donate/

Underneath The Stars is the latest physically-distanced recording to be produced by the London Humanist Choir. The song was written by English folk singer-songwriter Kate Rusby, and featured on her fourth studio album, originally released in 2003. This recording, like our lockdown productions, was made by digitally combining singers' individual versions. This tender and heart-rending song was chosen with Humanist UK's annual remembrance ceremonies in mind (Trans Remembrance and Defence Humanists Remembrance), at which the choir sings every year. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Singers: London Humanist Choir (https://london.humanistchoir.org) - the official choir of Humanists UK, registered charity 285987 Musical Director: Laurel Neighbour (http://www.laurelneighbour.com) Assistant Musical Director and Audio Editor: Alexander Jaye (http://www.alexanderjaye.com) Music: Kate Rusby Arrangement: Jim Clements for VOCES8 Video Editors: Laurel Neighbour & Ken Richman Images: NASA Image Galleries (https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/index.html) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #virtualchoir #onlinechoir #choir #singer #singers #singing #choirantine #humanist #humanism #HumanismAtHome #underneaththestars #katerusby #nasa #stars ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you like what you hear, and the work that we do in promoting Humanism through music, we would be grateful if you would consider supporting us by way of a small donation. You can donate to us here: https://london.humanistchoir.org/donate/

Dance With Somebody - and Whitney Houston - need little introduction! Like our other #virtualchoir projects, we recorded the audio in isolation during the coronavirus pandemic, but decided to have a bit of fun with the video. With choir members, partners (we call them our "WAGs"), pets, props, costumes and impeccable physical distancing, this video features dancing of all styles, plus some lockdown activities, both everyday and more unusual! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Singers: London Humanist Choir (https://london.humanistchoir.org) - the official choir of Humanists UK, registered charity 285987 Musical Director: Laurel Neighbour (http://www.laurelneighbour.com) Assistant Musical Director and Audio Editor: Alexander Jaye (http://www.alexanderjaye.com) Music: George Merrill & Shannon Rubicam for Whitney Houston, © Irving Music, Inc. and Boy Meets Girl Music Arrangement: Greg Link Video Editor: EJ Smith ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #virtualchoir #onlinechoir #choir #singer #singers #singing #choirantine #humanist #humanism #HumanismAtHome #dancewithsomebody #whitneyhouston #dance #somebodywholovesme ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you like what you hear, and the work that we do in promoting Humanism through music, we would be grateful if you would consider supporting us by way of a small donation. You can donate to us here: https://london.humanistchoir.org/donate/

The second #VirtualChoir video from the London Humanist Choir features an adaptation of the famous #DoctorWho theme, specially arranged in 2018 by one of our own members as a wedding gift for another! After surprising our #Whovian alto and her groom with it at their reception, Doctor Who became a firm favourite with the choir and made its way into our regular repertoire. We've sung it everywhere, from a surprise birthday bash to the streets of Stavanger, Norway. Nobody can claim to forget the lyrics! This version, like our first video Pokarekare Ana (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4KJRp-VWFk), was created by combining individually recorded video and audio, whilst normal rehearsals remain impossible due to COVID-19. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Musical Director: Laurel Neighbour (http://www.laurelneighbour.com) Assistant Musical Director and Audio Editor: Alexander Jaye (http://www.alexanderjaye.com) Video Editor: Jonathan Cronin (http://www.jonathancronin.co.uk/) Original music by Ron Grainger and Delia Derbyshire, © Warner Chappell Music Arranged (with permission) by Laurie Tvedt for the London Humanist Choir Singers: London Humanist Choir (https://london.humanistchoir.org) - the official choir of Humanists UK, registered charity 285987 (https://humanism.org.uk/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #virtualchoir #onlinechoir #choir #doctorwho #drwho #thedoctor #whovian #tardis #dalek #singer #singers #singing #sociallydistanced #stillconnected #selfisolation #quarantine #choirantine #stayhome #stayhomesavelives #stayhomestaysafe #COVID19 #coronavirus #lockdown #humanist #humanism #HumanismAtHome ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you like what you hear, and the work that we do in promoting Humanism through music, we would be grateful if you would consider supporting us by way of a small donation. You can donate to us here: https://london.humanistchoir.org/donate/

Celebrated as an unofficial national anthem of New Zealand, Pokarekare Ana is a love song in Māori, thought to have been written during World War I. It rose to popularity amongst soldiers near Auckland, expressing longing for their lovers as they prepared to leave for Europe. This version was created by members of the London Humanist Choir separately in spring 2020, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic having made traditional rehearsals impossible. Each singer recorded their part whilst watching a video of the conductor and listening to piano accompaniment through earphones. The resulting audio was synchronised and mixed, and the videos brought together using iMovie, allowing us to sing 'together' once again in an uplifting message of love and hope. The musical arrangement we used was created and made freely available by Craig McLeish after the tragic terrorist attack that occurred in Christchurch in March 2019. In 2020, Pokarekare Ana was selected as an official song for the 'Sing For Water' outdoor choral concert due to go ahead in London on September 13th 2020, in support of charity WaterAid. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Musical Director: Laurel Neighbour (http://www.laurelneighbour.com) Assistant Musical Director, audio & video editor: Alexander Jaye (http://www.alexanderjaye.com) Arrangement: Craig McLeish (https://www.choircommunity.net) Singers: London Humanist Choir (https://london.humanistchoir.org) - the official choir of Humanists UK (https://humanism.org.uk/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #virtualchoir #onlinechoir #choir #satb #singer #singers #singing #sociallydistanced #stillconnected #selfisolation #quarantine #choirantine #stayhome #stayhomesavelives #stayhomestaysafe #COVID19 #coronavirus #lockdown #humanist #humanism #maori #newzealand #lovesong #love #pokarekareana #kiwi ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pōkarekare ana (Stormy are the waters) ngā wai o Waiapu (of restless Waiapu) Whiti atu koe hine, (but if you cross over them) marino ana e. (they will become calm) E hine e, (Maiden of mine) hoki mai ra. (return again) Ka mate ahau (My heart is yearning) I te aroha e. (I miss you so) My words and tokens speak of my heart, my love forever remains your own Maiden of Mine return again, my heart is yearning, I miss you so. E hine e, (Maiden of mine) hoki mai ra. (return again) Ka mate ahau (My heart is yearning) I te aroha e. (I miss you so) Ka mate ahau (My heart is yearning) I te aroha e. (I miss you so) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you like what you hear, and the work that we do in promoting Humanism through music, we would be grateful if you would consider supporting us by way of a small donation. You can donate to us here: https://london.humanistchoir.org/donate/