MY RED BOOTS for mixed chorus: world premiere recording performed by members of the Rocky Mountain Chamber Choir - Virtual Singers. MY RED BOOTS is based on one of only several poems written by my mother, Jewish Holocaust survivor Rita Hoffman of bless...  moreMY RED BOOTS for mixed chorus: world premiere recording performed by members of the Rocky Mountain Chamber Choir - Virtual Singers. MY RED BOOTS is based on one of only several poems written by my mother, Jewish Holocaust survivor Rita Hoffman of blessed memory (1927–2018). Both she and my late father, Josef Hoffman, were Jewish Holocaust Survivors. My mother’s brief memoirs are housed at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. I have been trying to hear music for MY RED BOOTS for decades. It is fitting that my muse cooperated with me when I was seeking a text to set to music for the Rocky Mountain Chamber Choir’s 2024 call for scores, because global anti-Semitism has not been this rampant since the 1930s. During the events of October 7, 2023 in Israel, "Babies were taken from their mother's arms" just as in my mother's poem. Those with a conscience in the world must keep this evil from "happening again, and again, and again!" MY RED BOOTS My red boots and ruby earrings were s...    less

A short piece based on a folk tune for two-voice youth choir. Pretty good performance here.

[Dum transisset] Sabbatum, Maria Magdalene et Maria Jacobi et Salome emerunt aromata, ut venientes ungerent Jesum. AlleluiA. [When] the Sabbath [was past], Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome had bought sweet spices, that th...  more[Dum transisset] Sabbatum, Maria Magdalene et Maria Jacobi et Salome emerunt aromata, ut venientes ungerent Jesum. AlleluiA. [When] the Sabbath [was past], Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint Jesus. AlleluiA. Sung at Canterbury Cathedral during our Royal School of Church Music Summer Course in 1986, under Martin How. I (David W Solomons) was one of the altos. John Huntley - a fellow alto - recorded this performance.  less

From our INTERSTELLAR concert in Saskatoon, SK Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, November 16, 2025 North Sky Chorale is directed by Richard Janzen Audrey Falk Janzen, collaborative pianist Leah Klaassen, soprano Finn Nichol, tenor https://norths...  moreFrom our INTERSTELLAR concert in Saskatoon, SK Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, November 16, 2025 North Sky Chorale is directed by Richard Janzen Audrey Falk Janzen, collaborative pianist Leah Klaassen, soprano Finn Nichol, tenor https://northskychorale.ca  

From our FALL POPS concert in Saskatoon, SK Knox United Church November 3, 2024 North Sky Chorale is directed by Richard Janzen Audrey Falk Janzen, collaborative pianist Michelle McKinnell, solo https://www.northskychorale.ca

The Noblemen is a men’s chorus ensemble and open to all men in the University community from all disciplines that love to sing and enjoy camaraderie through great music. Music from every music epoch will be performed from serious to more pop/contemporary ...  moreThe Noblemen is a men’s chorus ensemble and open to all men in the University community from all disciplines that love to sing and enjoy camaraderie through great music. Music from every music epoch will be performed from serious to more pop/contemporary a cappella forms. This ensemble is offered every fall and spring semester, and satisfies the fine arts requirement when enrolled for a minimum of three semesters.  

48 Singers,

A mini documentary, featuring Sydney Vocal Project (www.tsvp.org) a unique contemporary chamber choir. Footage was taken from a recent rehearsal at Knox Grammar School on the North Shore of Sydney, AustraliA. This superb venue has a naturally occurring 5 ...  moreA mini documentary, featuring Sydney Vocal Project (www.tsvp.org) a unique contemporary chamber choir. Footage was taken from a recent rehearsal at Knox Grammar School on the North Shore of Sydney, AustraliA. This superb venue has a naturally occurring 5 second reverb, this recording was not enhanced in any way and was taken straight from a JVC HD Camera mixing in Final Cut Pro.