"Stars I Shall Find" by Jessica Loman, text by Sara Teasdale. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Directed by Jessica Loman. Recorded live at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida...  more"Stars I Shall Find" by Jessica Loman, text by Sara Teasdale. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Directed by Jessica Loman. Recorded live at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Sunday, May 6, 2012. Text: There will be rest, and sure stars shining Over the roof-tops crowned with sNow, A reign of rest, serene forgetting, The music of stillness holy and low. I will make this world of my devising, Out of a dream in my lonely mind, I shall find the crystal of peace,--above me Stars I shall find.  less

"Dance into the Day" by Mark Patterson. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of The Girl Choir of South Florida on May 18, 2012, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese.

"Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor" arr. Valerie Long. Traditional folk song of Newfoundland and Labrador. Recorded live on July 1, 2011, at Christ Lutheran Church in Oakland Park, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South ...  more"Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor" arr. Valerie Long. Traditional folk song of Newfoundland and Labrador. Recorded live on July 1, 2011, at Christ Lutheran Church in Oakland Park, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Susan Dodd. About the composer: Valerie Long's academic background includes undergraduate degrees in music and music education from Memorial University in Newfoundland. She received her Master's of Music in Choral Music Education and a Doctorate in Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 2008, Valerie was awarded Music Educator of the Year, from the Music Industry in Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2010, she received the Founder's Award for achievement in the arts from Holy Heart of Mary High School. In 2012, Valerie received the Torch Bearer's Award from World Harmony Run, a global initiative recognizing her commitment to the importance of bringing harmony i...    less

"True Colors" by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, arr. Deke Sharon. Made popular by Cyndi Lauper. Recorded live on Sunday, May 4, 2014, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of the Girl Choi...  more"True Colors" by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, arr. Deke Sharon. Made popular by Cyndi Lauper. Recorded live on Sunday, May 4, 2014, 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. You with the sad eyes Don't be discouraged Oh I realize It's hard to take courage In a world full of people You can lose sight of it all And the darkness inside you Can make you feel so small But I see your true colors Shining through I see your true colors And that's why I love you So don't be afraid to let them show Your true colors True colors are beautiful, Like a rainbow Show me a smile then, Don't be unhappy, can't remember When I last saw you laughing If this world makes you crazy And you've taken all you can bear You call me up Because you kNow I'll be there And I'll see your true colors Shining through I see your true colors And that's why I love you So don't be ...    less

"Santa's Hoedown" by Saundra Berry Mueller and Lon Beery. Recorded live on Sunday, December 15, 2013, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Apprentice Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Flori...  more"Santa's Hoedown" by Saundra Berry Mueller and Lon Beery. Recorded live on Sunday, December 15, 2013, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Apprentice Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Robert Todd, Accompanist: Susan Dodd. LYRICS  

"Christmas Crossword" by Hank Beebe. Recorded live on Friday, December 14, 2012, at The Sanctuary Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Apprentice Choir ensemble of The Girl Choir of South Florida. Associate Director: Robert Todd, Accomp...  more"Christmas Crossword" by Hank Beebe. Recorded live on Friday, December 14, 2012, at The Sanctuary Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Apprentice Choir ensemble of The Girl Choir of South Florida. Associate Director: Robert Todd, Accompanist: Susan Dodd, Choreographer: Lucia Deus.  

"Gloria" from "Messe brève" by Léo Delibes. Recorded live on Sunday, December 7, 2014, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Lyric Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peter...  more"Gloria" from "Messe brève" by Léo Delibes. Recorded live on Sunday, December 7, 2014, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Lyric Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Susan Dodd.  

"In Flanders Fields" by John Jacobson and Roger Emerson. Text by John McRae. Recorded live on May 7, 2016, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Lyric Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Di...  more"In Flanders Fields" by John Jacobson and Roger Emerson. Text by John McRae. Recorded live on May 7, 2016, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Lyric Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Susan Dodd. In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and Now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.  less

"The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy". Trinidadian carol, arr. Stephen Hatfield. Recorded live on December 8, 2013, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Art...  more"The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy". Trinidadian carol, arr. Stephen Hatfield. Recorded live on December 8, 2013, 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.  

"The Green Man" by Martin Donnelly, arr. Ron Jeffers. Recorded live on May 4, 2014, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peters...  more"The Green Man" by Martin Donnelly, arr. Ron Jeffers. Recorded live on May 4, 2014, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese. Among the many figures carved on medieval cathedrals, one may find examples of foliate heads—a figure in which leafy foliage sprouts and elaborately ornaments a frieze, façade, or column. This figure is kNown as "The Green Man" and was mainly a northern European and Celtic symbol of the regeneration of life, a symbol of May, and the return of spring. The Eostre Sun It cuts my eyes Open to the wind and rain All around, the Earth breathes deep I come alive again I am the Green Man of the woods The wounded and the broken land I am the fire in the red stag's eye The touch of lover's hand Of a lover's hand Oh, let me speak Lend me your tongue To sing the trees and streams Sing the dark blood of the hills The Moon ...    less