"Songs of the Lights" by Imant Raminsh. Text Algonquin and Navajo. Algonquin text translated by Nellie Barnes. Navajo text translated by Eda Lou Walton. Performed by the Concert CHOIR ensemble of The Girl CHOIR of South Florida on May 18, 2012, at All ...  more"Songs of the Lights" by Imant Raminsh. Text Algonquin and Navajo. Algonquin text translated by Nellie Barnes. Navajo text translated by Eda Lou Walton. 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. 1. Song of the Stars (Algonquin) We sing with our light. We are the birds of fire. We fly o'er the sky. Our light is a voice. We make a road for the spirits to pass over. Among us are three Hunters who chase a bear. There never was a time when they were not hunting. We are the stars which sing. We sing with our light. We look down on the mountains. This is the song of stars. [The Hunters are three stars in the constellation Ursa Major (The Great Bear). They form the handle of the highly visible formation commonly called The Big Dipper. As the Earth travels around the Sun, the three Hunters appear to pursue the Great Bear a...    less

Written for the 2023 Ocean Grove CHOIR Festival Robert Cohen, Composer/Ronald Cadmus, Text Recorded on the 69th Annual Ocean Grove CHOIR Festival July, 9, 2023 The Great Auditorium (Ocean Grove, NJ Jason C. Tramm, Conductor Dr. Gordon Turk, Orga...  moreWritten for the 2023 Ocean Grove CHOIR Festival Robert Cohen, Composer/Ronald Cadmus, Text Recorded on the 69th Annual Ocean Grove CHOIR Festival July, 9, 2023 The Great Auditorium (Ocean Grove, NJ Jason C. Tramm, Conductor Dr. Gordon Turk, Organ The Ocean Grove Festival CHOIR For more information on the music program of Ocean Grove, Please visit: https://www.oceangrove.org/great-auditorium-CHOIR  

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the CHOIR]   There are many CHOIR leaders whose priority is to create as perfect a rendition of a written musical score as they can (see Music lives in flawed humans and...

Since our first practice on 14 February 2013 the CHOIR has grown to over 80 members with around 60 attending each Thursday.

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the CHOIR]   I lived in Coventry in the Midlands of the UK for almost 13 years (gosh, doesn’t time fly!), although I’m originally from South London. In 2010...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the CHOIR]   When I was a student, I’d sit in lectures scribbling down everything that the lecturer wrote on the board. Like most people there, I understood...

Виконує – Академічний камерний хор «Хрещатик» Диригент – Павло Струць, Аранжування – Євген Петреченко, Режисер-постановник – Анастасія Гнатюк, Хореограф-постановник – Олена Столярова, Оператор, монтаж – Віктор Бондаренко.

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the CHOIR]   It’s the final rehearsal before your big concert. The warm up is over and everyone is ready to go. But a handful of singers (the usual suspects...

Greetings to all SSAA CHOIRs and conductors,   Are you on the lookout for an extraordinary piece that will elevate your CHOIR's repertoire and leave an indelible mark on your audience? As a composer deeply passionate about choral music, I've always...

The Bismarck State College Concert CHOIR is a 50 voice non-audition mixed collegiate CHOIR that performs medium to advanced choral literature. Primary goals are to obtain a strong foundational choral training and raise the standard of non-audition CHOIRs ...  moreThe Bismarck State College Concert CHOIR is a 50 voice non-audition mixed collegiate CHOIR that performs medium to advanced choral literature. Primary goals are to obtain a strong foundational choral training and raise the standard of non-audition CHOIRs to the level of auditioned 4-yr collegiate CHOIRs.