The Girl Choir of South Florida presents the compelling sound of young women’s voices in outstanding performances through a quality music education program. The Girl Choir of South Florida is the premier singing ensemble for young women in the tri-coun...  moreThe Girl Choir of South Florida presents the compelling sound of young women’s voices in outstanding performances through a quality music education program. The Girl Choir of South Florida is the premier singing ensemble for young women in the tri-county area. The Girl Choir, led by Artistic Director Wallis Peterson, has been extolled by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel as “imaginative, accessible, expressive, and entertaining”, gaining a reputation for delivering compelling concert programming. The Girl Choir’s repertoire is broad, from ancient to modern, classical to popular, sacred to secular, and folk to Broadway, encompassing many cultures, faiths, and traditions. Over the past seven seasons, the Girl Choir has commissioned and premiered works by noted choral composers, including Eleanor Daley, Bob Chilcott, and David Brunner. The Girl Choir regularly presents concerts at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts and as part of many concert series throughout South Florida. The Girl Choir brings musi...    less

"Who Is Silvia?" by Mary Carmichael. Text from "Two Gentlemen of Vernoa" by William Shakespeare. Recorded live on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir...  more"Who Is Silvia?" by Mary Carmichael. Text from "Two Gentlemen of Vernoa" by William Shakespeare. Recorded live on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese. Who is Silvia? what is she, That all our swains commend her? Holy, fair, and wise is she; The heaven such grace did lend her, That she might admirèd be. Is she kind as she is fair? For beauty lives with kindness. Love doth to her eyes repair, To help him of his blindness; And, being helped, inhabits there. Then to Silvia let us sing, That Silvia is excelling; She excels each mortal thing Upon the dull earth dwelling; To her let us garlands bring  less

"Go Tell It on the Mountain", traditional American spiritual, arr. John Gardener. Recorded live on December 15, 2013, at The Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir o...  more"Go Tell It on the Mountain", traditional American spiritual, arr. John Gardener. Recorded live on December 15, 2013, at The Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese.  

"Lullaby" from "Rossetti Songs for Women's Voices" by Nicola LeFanu. Text by Christina Rossetti. Recorded live on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of the Girl Cho...  more"Lullaby" from "Rossetti Songs for Women's Voices" by Nicola LeFanu. Text by Christina Rossetti. Recorded live on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson. Lullaby, oh, lullaby! Flowers are closed and lambs are sleeping; Lullaby, oh, lullaby! Stars are up, the moon is peeping; Lullaby, oh, lullaby! While the birds are silence keeping, (Lullaby, oh, lullaby!) Sleep, my baby, fall a-sleeping, Lullaby, oh, lullaby!  less

"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" arranged and directed by Jessica Loman. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble. Recorded live at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on December 9, 2011. Jessica Loman is a senior chorister with the Gi...  more"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" arranged and directed by Jessica Loman. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble. Recorded live at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on December 9, 2011. Jessica Loman is a senior chorister with the Girl Choir of South Florida, where she has sang since the choir's inception in 2005. In the fall, she plans to major in music at Florida State University in Tallahasse.  

"Eu e Você", Brazilian folk song, arr. J. Edmund Hughes, piano accomp. Mary Ellen Loose. Recorded live on Friday, May 17, 2013, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of the ...  more"Eu e Você", Brazilian folk song, arr. J. Edmund Hughes, piano accomp. Mary Ellen Loose. Recorded live on Friday, May 17, 2013, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese. Ah bem, berere bem, Dei a você meu coração, Outro amor en guistar, mas foi pura ilusão, Mandei arrumar uma casa linda para, com você, meu bem morar, Sou feliz porque sei que terei você, ah, Eu e você. Ah, dear, my beloved one, I gave to you my heart Other love existed, but it was pure illusion I had a beautiful house prepared for us to live in together I am happy because I know that I will have you.  less

"Jubilate Deo" by Michael Praetorius, arr. Doreen Rao. Recorded live on January 19, 2014, at First Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the combined choirs of the Girl Choir of South Florida and the Gulf Coast Girl Choir ensemb...  more"Jubilate Deo" by Michael Praetorius, arr. Doreen Rao. Recorded live on January 19, 2014, at First Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the combined choirs of the Girl Choir of South Florida and the Gulf Coast Girl Choir ensemble of the Gulf Coast Youth Choir. Artistic Directors: Wallis Peterson and Judy Romera.  

"Ave Maria" by J. S. Bach and Charles Gounod. Recorded live on March 15, 2014, at Plantation United Methodist Church in Plantation, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson,...  more"Ave Maria" by J. S. Bach and Charles Gounod. Recorded live on March 15, 2014, at Plantation United Methodist Church in Plantation, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese.  

"There Is No Rose" by Z. Randall Stroope. Text anonymous, 15th century British. Recorded live on Friday, December 21, 2012, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South F...  more"There Is No Rose" by Z. Randall Stroope. Text anonymous, 15th century British. Recorded live on Friday, December 21, 2012, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese, Oboe: Lisa Gelfand. There is no rose of such virtue As is the rose that bare Jesu; Alleluia. For in this rose contained was Heaven and earth in little space; Res miranda. By that rose we may well see That he is God in persons three, Pari forma. The angels sungen the shepherds to: Gloria in excelsis deo: Gaudeamus. Leave we all this worldly mirth, And follow we this joyful birth; Transeamus. Alleluia, res miranda, Pares forma, gaudeamus, Transeamus.  less

"Full Fathom Five" by Paul Carey. Text "Ariel's Song" from "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare. Recorded live on Friday, May 17, 2013, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble o...  more"Full Fathom Five" by Paul Carey. Text "Ariel's Song" from "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare. Recorded live on Friday, May 17, 2013, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese. Full fathom five thy father lies; Of his bones are coral made; Those are pearls that were his eyes; Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell: Ding-dong. Hark! now I hear them — Ding-dong, bell.  less