Phoenix Chorale Christopher Gabbitas, Artistic Director Composer: Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Text: WH Auden (1907-1973) Performed at 'unCLOUDED day', a Concert to celebrate The return of live choral music following The Covid-19 pandemic. Solo...  morePhoenix Chorale Christopher Gabbitas, Artistic Director Composer: Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Text: WH Auden (1907-1973) Performed at 'unCLOUDED day', a Concert to celebrate The return of live choral music following The Covid-19 pandemic. Soloists: Lies’l Hill, soprano Nina Garguilo, soprano Julia Powers, alto Thomas Strawser, tenor Christopher Herrera, bass Learn more about Phoenix Chorale at https://www.phoenixChorale.org If you like our music, please Subscribe! Video Direction: Andrew Staples Sound Engineering: Sound Mirror I In a garden shady this holy lady With reverent cadence and subtle psalm, Like a black swan as death came on Poured forth her song in perfect calm: And by ocean's margin this innocent virgin Constructed an organ to enlarge her prayer, And notes tremendous from her great engine Thundered out on The Roman air. Blonde Aphrodite rose up excited, Moved to delight by The melody, White as an orchid she rode quite naked In an oyster shell on top of The ...    less

J'entends le Moulin by Donald Patriquin performed by Mabe Ladies Choir at Truro Methodist Church on 23 August 2013. Video recorded by Collin Chivers.

“Dark Night of The Soul” (Ola Gjeilo) is sung by The Central Washington University Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) joined by Ola Gjeilo on The piano and The Kairos String Quartet (comprised of CWU string faculty) TEXT: One dark night, fired...  more“Dark Night of The Soul” (Ola Gjeilo) is sung by The Central Washington University Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) joined by Ola Gjeilo on The piano and The Kairos String Quartet (comprised of CWU string faculty) TEXT: One dark night, fired with love’s urgent longings —ah, The sheer grace!— I went out unseen, my house being now all stilled. In darkness, and secure, by The secret ladder, disguised, —ah, The sheer grace!— in darkness and concealment, my house being now all stilled. On that glad night, in secret, for no one saw me, nor did I look at anything, with no oTher light or guide than The one that burned in my heart. - St. John of The Cross (1542-1592) ABOUT The WORK: “Dark Night of The Soul was written in 2010, and premiered that year by The Phoenix Chorale. The text, three stanzas from St. John of The Cross’ magical poem Dark Night of The Soul, was suggested to me by Joel Rinsema, Executive Director of The Phoenix Chorale, and I fell in love with its passio...    less

The Connecticut Master Chorale, founded and directed by Tina Johns Heidrich in 1999, is a premier ensemble of 55 professional-caliber vocalists with a precise blend and balance. We present two performances per season in Western Connecticut. Our Holiday...  moreThe Connecticut Master Chorale, founded and directed by Tina Johns Heidrich in 1999, is a premier ensemble of 55 professional-caliber vocalists with a precise blend and balance. We present two performances per season in Western Connecticut. Our Holiday Prelude Concerts are accompanied by The Connecticut Master Chorale Holiday Brass, and our Spring Concerts are accompanied by The Connecticut Master Chorale Orchestra. In addition to The regularly scheduled performances, our accomplishments include a Christmas Concert at The White House, a U.S. premiere performance at Lincoln Center, three Carnegie Hall appearances, as well as Concerts at West Point, Madison Square Garden, and with The Ridgefield Symphony - all by invitation. We won The annual McDonald’s Gospelfest Competition three years in a row and have appeared on ABC TV. Our recordings have been featured on WMNR Fine Arts Radio in Connecticut.  less

Ukuthula Emhlabeni by Rico Gerber performed by Mabe Ladies Choir at Truro Methodist Church on 23 August 2013.

Chicagoland Voices 2015 Winter Concert by Billy Joel Solos Jonathan Lorenzen, Cale Singleton

The Seal Lullaby by Eric Whitacre performed by Mabe Ladies Choir with accompanist Rico Gerber. The choir are seated and are singing with Their eyes closed - a method frequently used during rehearsals to develop listening skills, but which produced such l...  moreThe Seal Lullaby by Eric Whitacre performed by Mabe Ladies Choir with accompanist Rico Gerber. The choir are seated and are singing with Their eyes closed - a method frequently used during rehearsals to develop listening skills, but which produced such lovely performances that whenever we get The opportunity to perform this piece this way we do!  

arranged by D W Solomons: for men's Voices (in G), mixed Voices (in B) and women's Voices (in D)) These arrangements of The song skip from 5 to 12 in order to avoid tiring The audience ("Let's not make Them listen to The lot!") This version in G is per...  morearranged by D W Solomons: for men's Voices (in G), mixed Voices (in B) and women's Voices (in D)) These arrangements of The song skip from 5 to 12 in order to avoid tiring The audience ("Let's not make Them listen to The lot!") This version in G is performed here by MatThew Curtis  

10 years ago, when Yasmin Cader asked Soul Sounds to do a Concert at The Then Colombo Plaza, little did I know that 10 years later we would still be singing heralding The birth of Christ at The same venue... I thank god for The blessings, and thank all in...

SweeThearts and Serenades February 12, 2012