Live performance with The Hutt Valley Singers. Words and music David Paich, Jeff Porcaro. Arranged by Roger Emerson. Musical Director -Joanne Roelofs Soloist Claire Jaurique. Karen Boyce, Ming Shi on keys, Philip Kananghinis on drums.

"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

Only Women Aloud  - women’s project choir   The School of Hard Knocks is excited to launch The 2015 Melbourne International Singers Festival season of Only Women Aloud, starting Sunday 3rd May.   Only Women Aloud is...

The Vocal Art Ensemble of Davis, California, in a joint concert with The Garda Male Voice Choir and The Carrigaline Singers of Ireland, a performance of Eric Whitacre's "Sleep." This was The fifth concert on VAE's performance tour of Ireland, September 2-11, 2010.

"Song to The Moon (La Luna)" by Z. Randall Stroope. Based upon an aria from The opera "Rusalka" by Antonín Dvořák. Performed by The Chamber Singers ensemble of The Girl Choir of South Florida at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, ...  more"Song to The Moon (La Luna)" by Z. Randall Stroope. Based upon an aria from The opera "Rusalka" by Antonín Dvořák. Performed by The Chamber Singers ensemble of The Girl Choir of South Florida at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on May 18, 2012. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese, Oboist: Lisa Gelfand, Flutist: Emma Mellinger. In this song, a water nymph has fallen in love with a human prince and beckons The moon to find him and tell of her longing for him. Text: La Luna, La Luna, Your light sees through endless time, Tell, o tell me where my love lies. O moon e'er you pass, Wake my dreaming lover, I am waiting, I am calling, Tell him, light his place. Ah, moon, help him remember And dream of me, Tell him, O tell him, Who is waiting, who is longing! I am waiting, longing! Longing! Tell him come, tell him, O moon. Help to remember our laughter and tears, Mem'ries of summer nights. Help him remember our triumphs and fears, May this rememb...    less

Andreas Christi Famulus by swiss composer Ivo Antognini. Cappella Nova (Scotland) : dir. Alan Tavener 21st November, 2010 : St. Andrews-in-The-square, Glasgow - Scotland **Finalist in The 2011 Simon Carrington Chamber Singers Composition Competition**...  moreAndreas Christi Famulus by swiss composer Ivo Antognini. Cappella Nova (Scotland) : dir. Alan Tavener 21st November, 2010 : St. Andrews-in-The-square, Glasgow - Scotland **Finalist in The 2011 Simon Carrington Chamber Singers Composition Competition** Andreas Christi Famulus Dignus Dei Apostolus germanus Petri et in passione socius. Videns Andreas Crucem, cum gaudio dicebat: Salve, crux preciosa, quae in corpore Christi dedicata es. O bona crux. Now this Andrew was a worthy Apostle of God, for being a servant of Christ and a broTher to Peter, he was in death made like unto Them both. When holy Andrew sax The cross, he said with joy: Hail, O precious Cross, Sacred to The body of Christ. O gracious cross.  less

"Faith is The bird that feels The light" by Elizabeth Alexander. Text from "Fireflies" by Rabindranath Tagore. Recorded live on May 3, 2015, at All Saints Episcopal Church in CITY, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by The Chamber Singers ensemble of ...  more"Faith is The bird that feels The light" by Elizabeth Alexander. Text from "Fireflies" by Rabindranath Tagore. Recorded live on May 3, 2015, at All Saints Episcopal Church in CITY, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by The Chamber Singers ensemble of The Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson. Faith is The bird that feels The light And sings when The dawn is still dark.  

"Hope is The thing with feaThers," No. 1 from "Hope Is The Thing" by Emma Lou Diemer. Text by Emily Dickinson. Recorded live on May 3, 2015, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by The Chamber Singers ensemble of The Gi...  more"Hope is The thing with feaThers," No. 1 from "Hope Is The Thing" by Emma Lou Diemer. Text by Emily Dickinson. Recorded live on May 3, 2015, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by The Chamber Singers ensemble of The Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese. “Hope” is The thing with feaThers - That perches in The soul - And sings The tune without The words - And never stops - at all - And sweetest - in The Gale - is heard - And sore must be The storm - That could abash The little Bird That kept so many warm - I’ve heard it in The chillest land - And on The strangest Sea - Yet - never - in Extremity, It asked a crumb - of me.  less

"Mashed Potato/Love Poem," No. 2 from "Play with Your Food" by Paul Carey. Text by Sidney Hoddes. Recorded live on May 16, 2014, at The Broward Center for The Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by The Chamber Singers and Men's Auxil...  more"Mashed Potato/Love Poem," No. 2 from "Play with Your Food" by Paul Carey. Text by Sidney Hoddes. Recorded live on May 16, 2014, at The Broward Center for The Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by The Chamber Singers and Men's Auxiliary ensembles of The Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson. If I ever had to choose between you and a third helping of mashed potato, (whipped lightly with a fork not whisked, and a little pool of butter melting in The middle...) I think I’d choose The mashed potato. But I’d choose you next.  less

Richard Janzen, director Audrey Falk Janzen, piano Emma Gillingham, solo Video by Craig Bauman Audio Engineering by Zac Schellenberg Sound Mixing by Brandon Janzen Filmed in Marysburg Assumption Church, Marysburg, Saskatchewan, Canada