The story of “Venezia in Musica” started in 2003! Sing! In concerts beside the palaces, romantic buildings, lagoons and gondolas of Venice. Find you safe in competition at the clean and tiny charm of the City of Caorle to only name some of the...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many Community Choir members enjoy practising at home. And so they should.   Ernest Williams, tenor, Croydon Male Voice Choir by Philip Talmage ...

When I was a junior in College, my mother was fighting breast cancer and my way of coping with it was to write a choral piece for her. I wrote “Pour Toi, Mère” (For You, Mother) which premiered at my senior composition recital. A few years later, Kevin F...  moreWhen I was a junior in College, my mother was fighting breast cancer and my way of coping with it was to write a choral piece for her. I wrote “Pour Toi, Mère” (For You, Mother) which premiered at my senior composition recital. A few years later, Kevin Fenton programmed that piece for his Choir at FSU. He shared with me his strong connection with the piece at a time when his sister-in-law, Peggy Fenton was also fighting breast cancer. Sadly, Peggy Fenton lost her fight with cancer in 2009. That same year Kevin contacted me and asked if I would write a piece in her memory for her husband and her two daughters. He shared with me a video of a presentation she did at the Mother’s Day banquet at her church, just a few days before her passing. The title of her presentation was “From Hats to Crown”. She shared stories about her life and the many relationship roles one plays: as a daughter, a sister, as a wife, a mother and a teacher. As she talked about each role she wore a different hat. She ended with a crown, shar...    less

performed by RJC ManChoir and A Buncha Guys at the annual RJC Guys & Pies Fundraiser. April 2016

Men of Faith Passing on the Faith through Songs of Praise: Continuing the Gospel Quartet tradition at Augsburg College (Minneapolis, Minn., U.S.A.), the mission of the Augsburg Centennial Singers is to present concerts that personalize a Christian faith a...  moreMen of Faith Passing on the Faith through Songs of Praise: Continuing the Gospel Quartet tradition at Augsburg College (Minneapolis, Minn., U.S.A.), the mission of the Augsburg Centennial Singers is to present concerts that personalize a Christian faith and encourage listeners to establish and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ and to provide a fellowship for men who find joy in singing songs that have musical excellence, address the heart and reflect a variety of musical traditions. This video was recorded in September 2008. For more information about the Centennial Singers, go to: http://centennialsingers.org/.  less

A concert staged as part of the 2014 Yorkshire Festival, welcoming the Tour de France to the UK. Songs from Britain and Ireland are performed by 80 singers from across the City of Sheffield led by ALBION. Recorded in March 2014 at Sheffield's Millennium...

The Oakland Symphony Chorus, member of the East Bay Performing Arts, is the premier Community resource for choral performance and learning. In addition to collaborating with the Oakland East Bay Symphony and other fine performing arts groups, we offer edu...  moreThe Oakland Symphony Chorus, member of the East Bay Performing Arts, is the premier Community resource for choral performance and learning. In addition to collaborating with the Oakland East Bay Symphony and other fine performing arts groups, we offer educational opportunities to the general singing Community.  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Choir leaders often ask me where I source my songs. I’ve written about this in previous posts: Finding songs for your Choir and Easy songs for ...

My old upload accidentally was deleted SO here it is again... (SORRY!!) USC Thornton Chamber Singers Dr. Jo-Michael Scheibe, conductor Aram Arakelyan, accompanist Sheet Music: www.sbmp.com/SR2.php?CatalogNumber=1277