Cantabile Chamber Singers Toronto, Trinity College Chapel, University of Toronto Composer in residence: Ben Jisoo Kim Conductor: Cheryll Chung Photographer: RJ CHUNG Audio: John Gray More of Ben's music here: https://soundcloud.com/b-67/

The concert "ACH! PG Carnivalesque" under the patronage of Prof. Krzysztof Wilde, rector of Gdańsk Tech, attracted several hundred people who listened to daring performances of popular pop music hits. During the performance we heard choral arrangements of...  moreThe concert "ACH! PG Carnivalesque" under the patronage of Prof. Krzysztof Wilde, rector of Gdańsk Tech, attracted several hundred people who listened to daring performances of popular pop music hits. During the performance we heard choral arrangements of hits such as: "Dancing Queen", "Memory", "California Dreamin'" and "Maria". This time it was not Mozart or Bach, but ABBA, Queen and songs from the musical West Side Story that graced the walls of the Gdansk University of Technology in carnivalesque musical artistic creations. Jazz musicians performed along with the choir, and the musical effects were accompanied by a unique lighting arrangement, which required appropriate space and audience arrangement. The more-than-hour-long performance by the Academic Choir of the Gdańsk University of Technology, conducted by Prof. Mariusz Mróz and accompanied by musicians from the Music Academy in Bydgoszcz, ended with joint singing, encores and a standing ovation.  less

The CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) performs the first 3 pieces in Claudio Monteverdi's Sestina. Lagrime d'Amante al Sepolcro dell' Amata. The recording takes place in the superior acoustical environment at Central Washington University's McI...  moreThe CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) performs the first 3 pieces in Claudio Monteverdi's Sestina. Lagrime d'Amante al Sepolcro dell' Amata. The recording takes place in the superior acoustical environment at Central Washington University's McIntyre Music Education Building Concert Hall.. The conclusion of the Sestina, sections 4-6, are found at this URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G786-GV1NT8 Follow the choir on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CWU.Chamber.Choir  

The CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) performs the final 3 pieces in Claudio Monteverdi's Sestina. Lagrime d'Amante al Sepolcro dell' Amata. The recording was made in the superior acoustical environment at Central Washington University's McInty...  moreThe CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) performs the final 3 pieces in Claudio Monteverdi's Sestina. Lagrime d'Amante al Sepolcro dell' Amata. The recording was made in the superior acoustical environment at Central Washington University's McIntyre Music Education Building Concert Hall.. The first part of the Sestina, sections 1-3 are found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5_qClRojFw The choir has also recorded YouTube videos that feature music of Ola Gjeilo, John Muehleisen, Einojuhani Rautavaara., Vijay Singh, and Thomás Luis da Victoria Follow the choir on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CWU.Chamber.Choir  less

The Samford University A Cappella Choir singing "I am the secret fire in all things" by John Ratledge at the Florilege Vocal de Tours: International Song Competition, May 25-27, 2012. Philip Copeland, conductor. This piece was commissioned for Philip Cope...  moreThe Samford University A Cappella Choir singing "I am the secret fire in all things" by John Ratledge at the Florilege Vocal de Tours: International Song Competition, May 25-27, 2012. Philip Copeland, conductor. This piece was commissioned for Philip Copeland and the Samford A Cappella Choir and premiered at the competition.  

The concert "ACH! PG Carnivalesque" under the patronage of Prof. Krzysztof Wilde, rector of Gdańsk Tech, attracted several hundred people who listened to daring performances of popular pop music hits. During the performance we heard choral arrangements of...  moreThe concert "ACH! PG Carnivalesque" under the patronage of Prof. Krzysztof Wilde, rector of Gdańsk Tech, attracted several hundred people who listened to daring performances of popular pop music hits. During the performance we heard choral arrangements of hits such as: "Dancing Queen", "Memory", "California Dreamin'" and "Maria". This time it was not Mozart or Bach, but ABBA, Queen and songs from the musical West Side Story that graced the walls of the Gdansk University of Technology in carnivalesque musical artistic creations. Jazz musicians performed along with the choir, and the musical effects were accompanied by a unique lighting arrangement, which required appropriate space and audience arrangement. The more-than-hour-long performance by the Academic Choir of the Gdańsk University of Technology, conducted by Prof. Mariusz Mróz and accompanied by musicians from the Music Academy in Bydgoszcz, ended with joint singing, encores and a standing ovation.  less

"Luminous Night of the Soul" (Ola Gjeilo) is sung by The Central Washington University Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) joined by Ola Gjeilo on the piano and the Kairos String Quartet (comprised of CWU string faculty). In May, 2013, composer Ol...  more"Luminous Night of the Soul" (Ola Gjeilo) is sung by The Central Washington University Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) joined by Ola Gjeilo on the piano and the Kairos String Quartet (comprised of CWU string faculty). In May, 2013, composer Ola Gjeilo spent 3 days on the Central Washington University Campus, joining the choir in recording 4 of his pieces. This performance of Gjeilo's "Luminous Night of the Soul" is from that session. The other pieces were "Sanctus" for a cappella choir, and "Across The Vast, Eternal Sky", also with the composer at the piano and joined by the Kairos Quartet. The final piece, "Ubi Caritas II: Through Infinite Ages", was recorded both in an unaccompanied rendition (how it is written and published) and in a version with Mr. Gjeilo improvising an accompaniment to the choir. This was Ola's second time on CWU's campus. His first visit was in the spring of 2011 and yielded 5 videos of his music, a wide-ranging interview with the composer and other bonus material...    less

Soloists: Petra Jurič, Antonela Pilić Burić, Marijana Markotić, Lana Ćebo, Jelena Grubišić-Čabo A part of the choir's performance at the International Choral Competition of Folcloristic Music ADRIA CANTAT 2016, awarded Golden Prize and 1st Place in the r...  moreSoloists: Petra Jurič, Antonela Pilić Burić, Marijana Markotić, Lana Ćebo, Jelena Grubišić-Čabo A part of the choir's performance at the International Choral Competition of Folcloristic Music ADRIA CANTAT 2016, awarded Golden Prize and 1st Place in the respective category. Recorded on May 28, 2016, in the Croatian National Theatre in Šibenik. camera operator: Monika Kasalo recording and production: Bernard Kahle - b.kahle@yahoo.com www.facebook.com/BKrecordings  

A part of the choir's performance at the International Choral Competition of Folcloristic Music ADRIA CANTAT 2016, awarded Golden Prize and 1st Place in the respective category. Recorded on May 28, 2016, in the Croatian National Theatre in Šibenik. camer...  moreA part of the choir's performance at the International Choral Competition of Folcloristic Music ADRIA CANTAT 2016, awarded Golden Prize and 1st Place in the respective category. Recorded on May 28, 2016, in the Croatian National Theatre in Šibenik. camera operator: Monika Kasalo recording and production: Bernard Kahle - b.kahle@yahoo.com www.facebook.com/BKrecordings  

Composer/pianist Ola Gjeilo joins the CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) in presenting Gjeilo's "Northern LIghts". In mid-April, 2011, Ola spent 3 days on the Central Washington University Campus for a project in which he joined the choir in ...  moreComposer/pianist Ola Gjeilo joins the CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) in presenting Gjeilo's "Northern LIghts". In mid-April, 2011, Ola spent 3 days on the Central Washington University Campus for a project in which he joined the choir in recording 3 of his compositions. On this video, Gjeilo adds an improvised accompaniment (in a one-take rendition) to his composition "Northern Lights"-- which is published as an unaccompanied piece. Because of his view that improvising is a wonderful snapshot of artists "at that moment", the project was entitled "In the Moment". The other composition to which he created an improvised accompaniment was "Ubi Caritas". He also accompanied the choir on "The Ground", which includes CWU's resident faculty quartet -- the Kairos String Quartet. Here are the other "In the Moment" YouTube URL's: The project's trailer/preview video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrvEgQl57b0 Ubi Caritas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_7mcGqsKP8 The Ground: http://www.yo...    less