The Hofstra Chamber Choir specializes in the study of traditional, contemporary and multicultural Choral repertoire, extending from the Renaissance to the 21st century. This smallest and most select of the Hofstra choirs comprises the best singers at the ...  moreThe Hofstra Chamber Choir specializes in the study of traditional, contemporary and multicultural Choral repertoire, extending from the Renaissance to the 21st century. This smallest and most select of the Hofstra choirs comprises the best singers at the University, both within and outside the Department of Music, and focuses on the distinct art of unaccompanied, or a cappella, ensemble singing, presented in carefully chosen performance spaces that are uniquely attuned to celebrate the human voice's potential. From an educational standpoint, the ensemble serves two main functions for the University. First, it acts as a laboratory for Hofstra’s future music educators, both undergraduate and graduate, providing outlets for the exploration of the art of ensemble preparation through the study of the highest-quality Choral literature. Second, it provides all qualified students with the experience of singing in a professional-level ensemble (as well as the associated "real-world" responsibilities of the ...    less

This piece, "Alleluia" by Andrew Miller, is really catching fire in the collegiate and professional Choral realm.    Miller was commissioned to write this piece in 2015 when he was named ND's composer of the Year, NDMTA.    Free to...

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Salvacosta sing this Chilcott/Jennings masterpiece with such conviction and passion - you can feel that they believe every word! He is so small the stars bow down the fierce winds ease their breath, And careful shepherds look upon the one unsullied bi...  moreSalvacosta sing this Chilcott/Jennings masterpiece with such conviction and passion - you can feel that they believe every word! He is so small the stars bow down the fierce winds ease their breath, And careful shepherds look upon the one unsullied birth. They kneel and stare while time seems gone and goodness rules the earth. The blight on man is all undone, and there will be no more death, For though this child will be nailed on a cross, He'll be so since he is the jewel of untold worth. For him all stars have shone, have shone, have shone, shone........... Music - Bob Chilcott Lyrics - Elizabeth Jennings Copyright Oxford University Press 2012 Performed by Salvacosta Keys - Alvin Allison Recorded Live at St Aldhelms 10/12/16 Video Creation - Kingsbere Designs www.darrenbartlett.co.uk Copyright DMB MUSIC 2016  less

FINAL ROUND Helsinki Music Centre September 22, 2012 Gabaq-an Ruben Federizon Conducted by Emmanuel P. de Leon, Jr.

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   People sometimes welcome a distraction from watching rows of identically dressed choristers singing with books in front of their faces.   Photo by...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   It’s only September, but many choirs are already thinking of their Christmas Concerts. Christmas is also the time of year when choirs release new CDs...