That Choir Remembers - November 8, 2015 (conducted by Craig Pike) Metropolitan United Church, toronto ON Recorded by Kris O'Reilley All Night Vigil, Op 37 ('Vespers') - Sergei Rachmaninoff VII. Glory to God in the Highest www.thatchoir.com

Exultate Singers performs 'Mother of God, here I stand' by the great British composer Sir John Tavener who died on 12 November 2013. the recording is taken from Exultate Singers' new album, A Sense of the Divine, to be released in December 2013 and was re...  moreExultate Singers performs 'Mother of God, here I stand' by the great British composer Sir John Tavener who died on 12 November 2013. the recording is taken from Exultate Singers' new album, A Sense of the Divine, to be released in December 2013 and was recorded in St George's Bristol Mother of God, here I stand now praying before this ikon of your radiant brightness, not praying to be saved from a battlefield; not giving thanks nor seeking forgiveness for the sings of my soul, nor for all the souls. Numb, joyless and desolate on earth; but for her alone, whom I wholly give you.  less

I Thank You God was commissioned by the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and premiered at the National ACDA Convention in February, 1999. the text is adapted from the E.E. Cummings poem of the same name. Composer Gwyneth Walker writes: "Thi...  moreI Thank You God was commissioned by the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and premiered at the National ACDA Convention in February, 1999. the text is adapted from the E.E. Cummings poem of the same name. Composer Gwyneth Walker writes: "This is a poem of grandeur and of praise. therefore it might be expected that this musical setting would aim at vastness, grandeur and awakening." Walker accomplishes this through a variety of means. First, the piano introduction includes slowly unfolding piano arpeggios which focus on open intervals of octaves, fifths and fourths, exploiting the full range of the piano keyboard. the composer also takes the singers on a harmonic journey which begins in a low register in C minor, and then travels through a number of other key areas until it reaches the distant key of G-flat. At this point, the voices are drawn closely together into a tone cluster containing the pitches G-flat, A-flat and B-flat, only to open apart into the glorious C major chords which conclude the ...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   At the end of each of my one-day workshops I’ve recently started to record all the songs I’ve taught during the day. It’s nice for peopl...

Recorded by Quorum in Leicester Cathedral on Saturday 11th February 2017

the internationally acclaimed London Chamber Choir Vasari Singers perform the beautiful and moving anthem Give us this day, composed by Ward Swingle. This stunning music is set to the powerful words of tony Vincent Isaacs and speaks of the beauty and frag...  morethe internationally acclaimed London Chamber Choir Vasari Singers perform the beautiful and moving anthem Give us this day, composed by Ward Swingle. This stunning music is set to the powerful words of tony Vincent Isaacs and speaks of the beauty and fragility of Earth and nature. http://www.vasarisingers.org  

there might be readers of this blog who want to mount a really big work with a relatively small choir. In which case I thought I’d share some thoughts on our current project to perform Verdi’s Messa di Requiem in Guildford on November 24th 201...

Chicagoland Voices 2016 Winter Concert Great God Almighty by Stacey V. Gibbs Guest conductor - Dana Floor

Alive and Singing™ sing "Lovely Day" (arranged by its director Jamie Serafi) at St Andrew's C of E Church, Ampthill, on Sunday 2nd December 2012 as part of the annual Christmas Tree Festival. for more information about Alive and Singing™ go to http://www....  moreAlive and Singing™ sing "Lovely Day" (arranged by its director Jamie Serafi) at St Andrew's C of E Church, Ampthill, on Sunday 2nd December 2012 as part of the annual Christmas Tree Festival. for more information about Alive and Singing™ go to http://www.aliveandsinging.com Alive and Singing's debut album "Don't Look Back" can be found on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/album/dont-look-back/id560810247?v0=9988&ign-mpt...  

Have you ever wonderd if there is a good tool out there for assisting in managing the day to day running of the chorus or vocal group?   Our managment team has! we tried writing our own web based management application.  It worked pretty well bu...