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

Mar. 15, 2014 Soloists: Sydney Baldwin and Nikyla Toews -------------------------------------------- http://www.prairieVoices.ca https://www.facebook.com/PrairieVoices https://twitter.com/_PrairieVoices

While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Again today, he has shown us how ready he is to come to our aid when we let him into our lives. May this rendition bring you to the realization that you have be called to be fishers of men for Christ ou...  moreWhile we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Again today, he has shown us how ready he is to come to our aid when we let him into our lives. May this rendition bring you to the realization that you have be called to be fishers of men for Christ our dearest redeemer!! #choir #catholicchurch #nfcsouth  

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Mar. 15, 2014 Soloist: Joshua Enns Guitar: Walker Rambo --------------------------------- http://www.prairieVoices.ca https://www.facebook.com/PrairieVoices https://twitter.com/_PrairieVoices

May 11, 2013 Soloists: Wayne Carrier and Ainsley Check Dancers: Catherine Marshall, Ainsley Check, Buffy Cowtan, and Olivia Peters Percussion: Scott Reimer and Adrian Pecold --------------------------------------------- http://www.prairievo...  moreMay 11, 2013 Soloists: Wayne Carrier and Ainsley Check Dancers: Catherine Marshall, Ainsley Check, Buffy Cowtan, and Olivia Peters Percussion: Scott Reimer and Adrian Pecold --------------------------------------------- http://www.prairieVoices.ca https://www.facebook.com/PrairieVoices https://twitter.com/_prairieVoices  

Nov. 15, 2014 Soloists: Abby Craton and Walker Rambo Percussion: Alec Beatty and Adrian Pecold Choreography: Ainsley Check http://www.prairieVoices.org https://www.facebook.com/PrairieVoices https://twitter.com/_PrairieVoices

In 2012, Travis Branam started a group that has redefined Denver’s dynamic choral scene.  The non-auditioned community choir comprised of 6th-12th grade students is part of the Colorado Children’s Chorale program.  The name of the ch...