Viva was founded as "Sandnes Music School's Girls Choir" in 1968, and was opened for boys in 1997, with the new name Sandnes Musikkskoles Ungdomskor (SMUK). In 2007 the name was changed to"VIVA, Sandnes Kulturskolekor", Viva for sh...  moreViva was founded as "Sandnes Music School's Girls Choir" in 1968, and was opened for boys in 1997, with the new name Sandnes Musikkskoles Ungdomskor (SMUK). In 2007 the name was changed to"VIVA, Sandnes Kulturskolekor", Viva for short, when we talk about us. Our leading text for working with the children is what Pablo Casals once said: "Each second we live is a new and special moment, a never returning moment. We should tell every child: "Do you know what you are? You are a miracle! You are wonderful! In the whole wide world there is no-one like you!""  less

Gurt Lush Choir & Opera Anywhere present: "The Gurt Mikado", (One Night Only!) The Colston Hall, Feb 2nd 2013. Featuring Opera Anywhere, Bristol Schools Philharmonia & The Gurt Lush Choir. Musical Director Mark Finch. Theatrical Director Paula Chitt...  moreGurt Lush Choir & Opera Anywhere present: "The Gurt Mikado", (One Night Only!) The Colston Hall, Feb 2nd 2013. Featuring Opera Anywhere, Bristol Schools Philharmonia & The Gurt Lush Choir. Musical Director Mark Finch. Theatrical Director Paula Chitty. Cast List: The Mikado/Pish-Tush Edwin Pitt Mansfield Nanki-Poo Lawrence Olsworth-Peter Ko-Ko Mike Woodward Pooh-Bah David Ireland Katisha Vanessa Woodward Yum-Yum Paloma Bruce Pitti-Sing Sarah-Ann Cromwell Peep-Bo Katie Blackwell Ping-Pong Sian Millett Profits to St Peters Hospice.  less

Music and the Spoken Word broadcast with The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. 1. When In Our Music God Is Glorified 2. For the Beauty of the Earth 3. Prelude on Pisgah (Organ Solo) 4. “Happy and Blest Are They,” from St. Paul 5. T...  moreMusic and the Spoken Word broadcast with The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. 1. When In Our Music God Is Glorified 2. For the Beauty of the Earth 3. Prelude on Pisgah (Organ Solo) 4. “Happy and Blest Are They,” from St. Paul 5. The Greatest Battle of Life (Spoken Word) 6. Oh, Peter, Go Ring Them Bells 7. May the Good Lord Bless and Keep  

'Noȅl nouvelet', a contemporary setting of a traditional French carol arranged for mixed Choir in 2014 by Swedish conductor Sofia Söderberg. Recorded by Cuore Chamber Choir in Dublin on Thursday 23rd November 2023 under conductor Amy Ryan. https://linktr....  more'Noȅl nouvelet', a contemporary setting of a traditional French carol arranged for mixed Choir in 2014 by Swedish conductor Sofia Söderberg. Recorded by Cuore Chamber Choir in Dublin on Thursday 23rd November 2023 under conductor Amy Ryan. https://linktr.ee/CuoreChoir Score published by Gehrmans and Walton (also available for TTBB).  

Founded by Maestro Jae-Joon Lee as a vocal ensemble in 1980, Pilgrim Mission Choir demonstrates the essence of church music with refined harmony and commitment to music. This is a Choir for mission through praising. Pilgrim Mission Choir gives regular c...  moreFounded by Maestro Jae-Joon Lee as a vocal ensemble in 1980, Pilgrim Mission Choir demonstrates the essence of church music with refined harmony and commitment to music. This is a Choir for mission through praising. Pilgrim Mission Choir gives regular concert once a year with ever new and differentiated church music leading the circle of choral music as a pioneer. The Choir is also recognized with its performance. It manages concerts more than 10 times a year like rush of invitation, local tour and church tour concert. Focusing on church music, repertoires of the Choir cross over every age like renaissance, motet, baroque and classic, and every genre like spirituals, gospel and modern music. The singing of the Choir is always enough to excite the audience. PMC, at the 2002 2nd Busan International Choir Olympic, won the champion with dignity in the 'Musica sacra a cappella' almost dominated by European choral music. The Choir won again the champion at the 2004 3rd Bremen Contest in Germany and the two co...    less

This is based on the anonymous English poem (with added 2nd verse by David Dunning) about a centipede who loses her concentration: Verse 1 A Centipede was happy quite Until a frog in fun said "Pray tell which leg comes after which?" (with a left r...  moreThis is based on the anonymous English poem (with added 2nd verse by David Dunning) about a centipede who loses her concentration: Verse 1 A Centipede was happy quite Until a frog in fun said "Pray tell which leg comes after which?" (with a left right right left right) This raised her mind to such a pitch she lay distracted in a ditch Considering how to run. Verse 2 She stopped and thought and, mystified, Soliloquized on this; Put right foot first and found it left Her left leg wrong right side This raised her mind to such a pitch she lay distracted in a ditch Considering how to run.  less

Mass Choir piece at the 1st Lebanese International Choral Festival. April 26, 2015. Tripoli, Lebanon

Exultate Chamber Choir, Thomas D. Rossin, Conductor performs Eric Whitacre's Lux Aurumque, December 2009

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Sometimes the last thing I want to do is to drag myself off the sofa and go to Choir. photo by Ed Van Brunt But it’s my job so I make the effort and u...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] When a nervous singer turns up to your Choir or someone comes to your singing workshop who’s never sung in public before, it’s all too easy for th...