The performance of Vocal Ensemble "Fortissimo" - winner of The Grand Prix of Nations of The category "Chamber choirs/Vocal ensembles" - Riga, Latvia 2017 Grand Prix of The Nations is Intercultur's event: "3rd European choir games & Grand Prix of Nations".

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   This is a busy Concert time for most choirs.     I thought I'd give an account of a typical Concert by one of my community choirs. This ...

SINGING When The Soul first put on The body's shirt, The ocean lifted up all its gifts. When love first tasted The lips of being human, it started singing. Texts by Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks © 1995 Coleman Barks. Used by permission. ...  moreSINGING When The Soul first put on The body's shirt, The ocean lifted up all its gifts. When love first tasted The lips of being human, it started singing. Texts by Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks © 1995 Coleman Barks. Used by permission. Performed by The Millennium Consort, Martin Neary, conductor, and The Pomona College Choir, Donna Di Grazia, director. Water Ruminations is a setting of six poems by The thirteenth-century poet Rumi, in English translations from The Persian by Coleman Barks, for double choir and organ. The poetry sings of literal and spiritual connections between water and sky, a drop of water and human life, flowing water and love, drinking water and its container, The giddiness of spring and rolling seas, and The ocean's gifts and singing. Its images, from 800 years ago, speak to us with both vivid immediacy and transcendence. The idea for The piece originated with The Mellon Elemental Arts Initiative, which proposed funding activities that would involve students in a...    less

The Antioch Chamber Ensemble sings Movement II from Paul Mealor's Stabat Mater on March 30, 2012 at St. Paul's Chapel in NYC. Molly Quinn, soprano. Christine Chang, pianist.

Amuworo Anyi Otu Nwa performed by Imo city Chorale and Orchestra Owerri

KCKCC "The Standard" Vocal Jazz Ensemble perform Good Bait for Music Sessions at KCKCC

lyrics by Jo Cooper This was performed by The RosThern Junior College Chorale at The Festival of Choirs Concert with Canadian Mennonite University Singers (cmu.ca) and The Station Singers of RosThern. Festival of Choirs Third Avenue United Church ...  morelyrics by Jo Cooper This was performed by The RosThern Junior College Chorale at The Festival of Choirs Concert with Canadian Mennonite University Singers (cmu.ca) and The Station Singers of RosThern. Festival of Choirs Third Avenue United Church Saskatoon, SK March 16, 2014  

World premiere of 'La Promesse' performed by The University of Louisville Collegiate Chorale and The Louisville Youth Choir, featuring The soprano Danielle Curtsinger, under The conducting of Dr. Kent Hatteberg (November 9th, 2014, Louisville, Kentucky). ...  moreWorld premiere of 'La Promesse' performed by The University of Louisville Collegiate Chorale and The Louisville Youth Choir, featuring The soprano Danielle Curtsinger, under The conducting of Dr. Kent Hatteberg (November 9th, 2014, Louisville, Kentucky). Partition disponible sur le site : http://www.asturiamusic.com/. Première représentation de 'La Promesse' interprétée par The University of Louisville Collegiate Chorale et The Louisville Youth Choir, feat. Danielle Curtsinger, soprano sous la direction de Dr. Kent Hatteberg. (9 novembre 2014, Louisville, Kentucky). Digital sheet music available on The website : http://www.asturiamusic.com/. Paroles : Couplet I Ils sont arrivés de nuit, pour eux plus de place dans l’auberge. Marie accoucha ici, dans le lieu où l’on mettait la paille. Elle emmaillota Jésus, puis, elle le mit dans une crèche. Ici, un enfant est né, un Fils nous est donné. Couplet II Il fut envoyé par Dieu afin de porter notre misère. Il dû endurer les coups, subir des ...    less