Elmhurst Choral Union's 2009 performance of "Les Voici" from Bizet's opera "Carmen", directed by James MacDonald. This opera Chorus contains a quotation from the "Toreadors Song" from the same opera. Come to http://www.elmhurstchoralunion.org to hear ...  moreElmhurst Choral Union's 2009 performance of "Les Voici" from Bizet's opera "Carmen", directed by James MacDonald. This opera Chorus contains a quotation from the "Toreadors Song" from the same opera. Come to http://www.elmhurstchoralunion.org to hear sound clips from past concerts and to learn about upcoming performances. Concert news and free MP3 downloads to those on our email list. Join our musical conversation on Facebook. The Elmhurst Choral Union performs in Elmhurst, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago. We also appear regularly with the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra. Video recording copyright City of Elmhurst, 2009. Used with permission.  less

A Prayer for Chanukah for Baritone Solo, SATB Chorus and Chamber Orchestra Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (2001) NotePerformer 3 Audio, Scrolling Score Video Words: "Al hanisim" Traditional Hebrew Prayer for Chanukah English singing translation by...  moreA Prayer for Chanukah for Baritone Solo, SATB Chorus and Chamber Orchestra Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (2001) NotePerformer 3 Audio, Scrolling Score Video Words: "Al hanisim" Traditional Hebrew Prayer for Chanukah English singing translation by Stanley M. Hoffman Music and Translation: © Copyright 2002 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing Group. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 5906 --- A Prayer for Chanukah We thank you for the wonders, for the liberation, for the powerful actions and deeds of deliverance, performed by you, and for the victories of our ancestors in their struggles in ancient times at this time of year. In the days of the Hasmonean, Mattathias, child of Johanan the High Priest, and his children, a tyrant rose up against the people of Israel to make them forget your laws and violate the rules of your commandments, then, in your abounding compassion, you rose up for them in their time of distress;...    less

Morgen! - Music by Richard Strauss - Arranged for SATB Chorus (divisi) and Chamber Orchestra by Stanley M. Hoffman - NotePerformer 3 audio and scrolling score in search of live performances - Arrangement © Copyright 2015 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of...  moreMorgen! - Music by Richard Strauss - Arranged for SATB Chorus (divisi) and Chamber Orchestra by Stanley M. Hoffman - NotePerformer 3 audio and scrolling score in search of live performances - Arrangement © Copyright 2015 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing Group. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 7775 - https://youtu.be/u4W7BdswP-E  

(Kol ha’olam kulo gesher tsar me’od) Hebrew words by Rabbi Nachman of Breslov and from Isaiah 41:10 (Sung in Hebrew) Words: Public Domain. Music: © Copyright 2018 by Stanley M. Hoffman. www.stanleymhoffman.com All rights reserved. NotePerformer ...  more(Kol ha’olam kulo gesher tsar me’od) Hebrew words by Rabbi Nachman of Breslov and from Isaiah 41:10 (Sung in Hebrew) Words: Public Domain. Music: © Copyright 2018 by Stanley M. Hoffman. www.stanleymhoffman.com All rights reserved. NotePerformer 3 audio and scrolling score video in search of live performances. --- TEXT The whole world is a very narrow bridge, and the main thing to recAll is to not be afraid at All. ---(Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav) Do not be afraid, for I am with you; do not be discouraged, for I am your God. ---(Isaiah 41:10)  less

Behold, God Is My Salvation (Isaiah 12) Music and Translation by Stanley M. Hoffman (2001) Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Jennifer Lester, conductor Heinrich Christensen, organ Music and Translation: © Copyright 2002 by Ione Press, Inc., ...  moreBehold, God Is My Salvation (Isaiah 12) Music and Translation by Stanley M. Hoffman (2001) Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Jennifer Lester, conductor Heinrich Christensen, organ Music and Translation: © Copyright 2002 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. Photograph: Pipe Organ, Spanish Synagogue, Prague © Jorge Royan www.royan.com.ar CC-BY-SA-3.0 Used under the following license: Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unreported License. Recording: © Copyright 2002 by ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission.  less

A Psalm Beyond the Silences (a piece for Jewish Holocaust remembrance) for SATB Chorus and Piano Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (1994) Words by Joseph H. Albeck The Seraphim Singers Jennifer Lester, conductor Music: © Copyright 1999 by Ione Press, I...  moreA Psalm Beyond the Silences (a piece for Jewish Holocaust remembrance) for SATB Chorus and Piano Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (1994) Words by Joseph H. Albeck The Seraphim Singers Jennifer Lester, conductor Music: © Copyright 1999 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 5322 "A Psalm Beyond the Silences by Joseph H. Albeck, © Copyright by Joseph H. Albeck All rights reserved. Used by permission. Recording © Copyright 1999 by ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission.  less

A Prayer for the World for SATB Chorus unaccompanied Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (2004) Words by Harold S. Kushner Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Jennifer Lester, conductor Music: © Copyright 2004 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publi...  moreA Prayer for the World for SATB Chorus unaccompanied Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (2004) Words by Harold S. Kushner Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Jennifer Lester, conductor Music: © Copyright 2004 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 6328. Words: first published March 23, 2003 in PARADE Magazine. Used by permission from PARADE, © Copyright 2003. Also used with permission from Harold S. Kushner and Curtis Brown, Ltd., his literary agents. Recording: © Copyright 2004 by ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Photograph of Harold S. Kushner Courtesy of Temple Israel of Natick, MA www.tiofnatick.org  less

Land of Crystal Dreams for SATB Chorus and optional Percussion (Glockenspiel and Vibraphone) Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (2002) Words by Erica L. Hoffman Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Jennifer Lester, conductor (unaccompanied performance) ...  moreLand of Crystal Dreams for SATB Chorus and optional Percussion (Glockenspiel and Vibraphone) Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (2002) Words by Erica L. Hoffman Performed by The Philovox Ensemble Jennifer Lester, conductor (unaccompanied performance) Music: © Copyright 2004 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. Words: © Copyright by Erica L. Hoffman. Adapted and used by permission. Recording: © Copyright 2004 by ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved.  less

Johann Sebastian Bach: Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4 Sinfonia, Versus 1: Christ lag in Todesbanden (Chorus) The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford Musicians of the Dreaming Spires Douglas Knight (organ) David Crown (conductor) St. Michael at...  moreJohann Sebastian Bach: Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4 Sinfonia, Versus 1: Christ lag in Todesbanden (Chorus) The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford Musicians of the Dreaming Spires Douglas Knight (organ) David Crown (conductor) St. Michael at the North Gate, Oxford 9 March 2012 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoir Website: http://www.somervillemusicsociety.com  

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