African-American choral music grew out of the oral tradition of spirituals that was created by African slaves.  These Songs, influenced by Christianity and rooted in African culture, expressed the hardship and Hope of African slaves in the United Sta...

Ottawa choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform Earth Song written in 2007 by Frank Ticheli, a contemporary American composer. If you love our music, a Donation would be appreciated. Please DONATE to our 40th fundraising goal of $15,000 to celebrate thi...  moreOttawa choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform Earth Song written in 2007 by Frank Ticheli, a contemporary American composer. If you love our music, a Donation would be appreciated. Please DONATE to our 40th fundraising goal of $15,000 to celebrate this milestone! http://www.stairwellcarollers.com/Donate.html. All Donations receive a charitable tax receipt ! Get our professional recordings here... http://www.stairwellcarollers.com/Purchases.html All Stairwell Carollers CDs benefit charities and are available on our website in both CD and MP3 formats. This non-profit organization raises funds for local charities through concert, CD and cookbook sales. The Stairwell Carollers, an a cappella group formed in 1977 by director Pierre Massie, has earned the distinction of being ranked amongst the best of Ontario choirs. The group took first place in both the 2010 and 2013 Ontario Music Festival Association provincial competition. This non-profit organization raises funds for local charities through con...    less

Live performance at the Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake, IL on May 18th, 2015

Stanzas in English 1. Now, in a Song of grateful praise, To my dear Lord my voice I'll raise; With all His saints I'll ioin to tell-My Jesus has done all things well. Chorus And above the rest this note shall swell, This note shall swell, this n...  moreStanzas in English 1. Now, in a Song of grateful praise, To my dear Lord my voice I'll raise; With all His saints I'll ioin to tell-My Jesus has done all things well. Chorus And above the rest this note shall swell, This note shall swell, this note shall swell, And above the rest this note shall swell, Jesus has done all things well. 2. Though Satan hurls his darts To pierce my heart With Songs of Praise Will I drive his anger away Jesus has done all things well 4 And when on that bright day I rise, And join the anthems of the skies, Above the rest this note shall swell, Jesus has done all things well. @Hopechannelghana5916 @3abn @3abnpraisehim976 @VOCES8 @thetenebraechoir @HARMONIOUSCHORALEGHANA @TheSymphonialsGhana @hisvoicegh941 @ONEVOICECHOIRGHANA Afei Ayeyi Nwomto Mu - Samuel Medley (Now in A Song of Praise) | N4 |  less

Last open session on Monday 14 September at Brighton and HOve High School, after that we get down to the serioius work of learning a Song about seaweed, a contemporary scottish Song about borders and an amazing arrangement of a John Coltraine number 'Lady...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I teach a Song in the morning and it’s sounding pretty good.   photo by kalavinka   Then after lunch I get the group to stand f...

El Coro "Santa María" de Coria del Río (Sevilla) interpreta Song of MARY de Faye López basada en la obra para piano "Vocalise" Op. 34 nº 14 de S. Rachmaninoff, bajo la dirección de Sergio Asián junto al Quinteto de Cuerdas "Da Capo" , Óscar Vicente al pia...  moreEl Coro "Santa María" de Coria del Río (Sevilla) interpreta Song of MARY de Faye López basada en la obra para piano "Vocalise" Op. 34 nº 14 de S. Rachmaninoff, bajo la dirección de Sergio Asián junto al Quinteto de Cuerdas "Da Capo" , Óscar Vicente al piano, y Carmen Romero soprano solista, durante el XVIII Concierto de Navidad "A Festival of Christmas Carols" celebrado el Domingo 17 de diciembre de 2017 en la Parroquia de San José (Coria del Río-Sevilla). Síguenos en: https://www.facebook.com/asociacioncorosantamaria Twitter: https://twitter.com/amcsantamaria Más información en: www.corosantamaria.org  less

Street Requiem : For those who have died on the street

  by Kathleen McGuire, Andy Payne & Jonathon Welch Friday, 12 June 07:00PM  Street Requiem is a new choral work that aims to bring a sense of peace, remembrance and Hope to many communiti...

"Famine Song" by VIDA, arr. Matthew Culloton. Recorded live on Friday, May 16, 2014, 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 Direc...  more"Famine Song" by VIDA, arr. Matthew Culloton. Recorded live on Friday, May 16, 2014, 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. Written by the women's quartet VIDA and inspired by the stories of Sudanese basket weavers who expressed the pain and Hope experienced by those in the famine of the 1980s. Ease my spirit Ease my soul Please free my hands from this barren soil Ease my mother Ease my child Earth and sky be reconciled Rain Weave my mother Weave my child Weave your baskets of rushes wild Weave my mother Weave my child Weave your baskets of rushes wild Under the sun comes the hunger to everyone Famine's teeth Famine's claws On the sands of Africa Rain Weave my mother Weave my child Weave your baskets of rushes wild Weave my mother Weave my child Weave your baskets of rushes wild Rain  less

"From Where We Stand"  is a stirring, patriotic anthem that is especially needed at this time.  It is the finale Song from the upcoming musical American Twistory with executive producer, Larry King,  and it is available at no charge in...