ENTERING the SHELL Love is alive, and someone borne along by it is more alive than lions roaring or men in their fierce courage. Bandits ambush others on the road. they get wealth, but they stay in one place. Lovers keep moving, never the sam...  moreENTERING the SHELL Love is alive, and someone borne along by it is more alive than lions roaring or men in their fierce courage. Bandits ambush others on the road. they get wealth, but they stay in one place. Lovers keep moving, never the same, not for a second! What makes others grieve, they enjoy! When they look angry, don't believe their faces. It's spring lightning, a joke before the rain. they chew thorns thoughtfully along with pasture grass. Gazelle and lioness, having dinner. Love is invisible except here, in us. Sometimes I praise love; sometimes love praises me. Love, a little shell somewhere on the ocean floor, opens its mouth. You and I and we, those imaginary beings, enter that shell as a single sip of seawater. 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...    less

 [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   Some time ago I tried a new idea (for me any way) for helping people to learn songs.   Photo by Ramesh Lalwani   I decided to associa...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   Staring at a blank page waiting for the muse to strike. Slumped in a chair waiting to feel energised enough to go jogging. Feeling down and the last ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   there are some workshop and choir leaders who work through fear. they are not particularly nice people, but they do get good results.   phot...

'City called Heaven' by Josephine Poelinitz 1 take LIVE on cell phone from May 3, 2025 performance Angela Boudreau - Soloist Cantores Celestes Maritimes Saint John Men's Chorus Rebecca Burrill: Piano Director Kelly Galbraith Special thanks to ...  more'City called Heaven' by Josephine Poelinitz 1 take LIVE on cell phone from May 3, 2025 performance Angela Boudreau - Soloist Cantores Celestes Maritimes Saint John Men's Chorus Rebecca Burrill: Piano Director Kelly Galbraith Special thanks to our soloist Angela Boudreau who filled in for our scheduled soloist. This is a piece from the repertoire of our Spring Concert 'Divine Light' performed by Cantores Celestes Maritimes and the Saint John Men's Chorus under the direction of Kelly Galbraith in the beautiful acoustics of Stella Maris Church in Saint John. www.cantorescelestes.com Facebook: Cantores Celestes Saint John Men's Chorus YouTube: Kelly Galbraith cantorescelestes@hotmail.com  less

On July 7, 2012 Chor Leoni sang a concert in the stunning San Salvatore Church in Venice, Italy. That afternoon we took the time to record and video one of our all-time favourite works. Founder and Artistic Director Diane Loomer, C.M. leads us here, and i...  moreOn July 7, 2012 Chor Leoni sang a concert in the stunning San Salvatore Church in Venice, Italy. That afternoon we took the time to record and video one of our all-time favourite works. Founder and Artistic Director Diane Loomer, C.M. leads us here, and incoming Artistic Director Erick Lichte is in the front row (far left) singing bass. music: Pavel Chesnokov, arr. Vladimir Morosan text: Psalm 74:12 Spaseniye sodelal yesi posrede zemli, Bozhe. Alliluiya, alliluiya, alliluiya. Salvation is created in the midst of the earth, O God. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. You are invited to visit Diane's memorial page at http://www.ilasting.com/dianeloomer.php Video by Phil Jack, http://philmetaljacket.com Audio by Byron Hanson  less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   I love to sing harmony. In fact, that’s pretty much the only time I sing!     WorldSong choir, Coventry   But to do that you ne...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   I want to share with you how I view open-access community choirs.     I’d like to think that the choirs I run are a bit different from...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   I’m going to fess up here: I’ve never really been in a choir.     Choir of the Munich University of Applied Sciences by Mark Kam...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   I’m often asked by concert-goers and choir leaders alike:   “Where do you get all your songs from?”     Well, here...