Fingal Chamber Choir was founded in 2006 by Director, David Maxwell. Currently numbering 18 Singers, FCC has a broad repertoire featuring everything from early music and traditional pieces to the works of contemporary composers such as Whitacre, Pärt, Lau...  moreFingal Chamber Choir was founded in 2006 by Director, David Maxwell. Currently numbering 18 Singers, FCC has a broad repertoire featuring everything from early music and traditional pieces to the works of contemporary composers such as Whitacre, Pärt, Lauridsen and McMillan, and is highly regarded at home and abroad. In 2011, we travelled to Trondheim, Norway, to take part in Sangforening, a major festival featuring hundreds of Norwegian choirs, and were the first ever foreign choir invited to take part. 2012 saw us visit Languedoc, France, where we gave concerts in beautiful old churches in Alzonne and Montréal, near Carcassonne. We are active in radio and television, having featured in many broadcasts of recorded and live services by the Irish national broadcaster RTE, including one recorded in Swords CoI church which was broadcast on Christmas day, 2010 and Easter and Advent services in 2012 and 2013. We are frequently asked to perform at weddings and corporate events and recently had the pleasure of ...    less

Glorious Ensemble has been ministering to churches, nursing homes, baseball games and other venues around NJ and PA since 2012. We are a fun group of Singers that love to worship with our voices. We strive for excellence and do traditional choir music (...  moreGlorious Ensemble has been ministering to churches, nursing homes, baseball games and other venues around NJ and PA since 2012. We are a fun group of Singers that love to worship with our voices. We strive for excellence and do traditional choir music (hymn based) and contemporary arrangements either with background tracks or a cappella. Lots of opportunities for solo work!  

Named after Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburg, Kansas (population approx. 20,000) was settled in 1876 near the border of Missouri.  The city’s primary employer was Pittsburg & Midway Company, a coal mining company created in 18...

This is the story of a woman feeling old and weary and dreaming of the past she had, wondering where those good years have gone. Here, our lovely Singers have made it into a conversation – a shared experienced between the women. It’s been beautifully arra...  moreThis is the story of a woman feeling old and weary and dreaming of the past she had, wondering where those good years have gone. Here, our lovely Singers have made it into a conversation – a shared experienced between the women. It’s been beautifully arranged by Moira Smiley and Vida, but was written by John Prine, a Chicago folk musician. There are two new Singers in this ensemble: Rosi, a deep dark bass, standing back left, and Marie, sitting at the front right with the cowboy hat on. Both Singers have been a wonderful addition to our choir. Adele in the rocking chair, Annabelle standing right, and Katherine with baby Erin (who LOVES harmony!) complete the group, all of which you have seen many times in concert! We love the song and hope you do too. With this song, we are raising money for a charity close to our hearts, Dartmoor Search and Rescue Ashburton. Throughout both lockdowns they have had a huge number of call outs, as more people have been exploring the moors and getting into difficulties. As...    less

The CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) performs the first 3 pieces in Claudio Monteverdi's Sestina. Lagrime d'Amante al Sepolcro dell' Amata. The recording takes place in the superior acoustical environment at Central Washington University's McI...  moreThe CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) performs the first 3 pieces in Claudio Monteverdi's Sestina. Lagrime d'Amante al Sepolcro dell' Amata. The recording takes place in the superior acoustical environment at Central Washington University's McIntyre Music Education Building Concert Hall.. The conclusion of the Sestina, sections 4-6, are found at this URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G786-GV1NT8 Follow the choir on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CWU.Chamber.Choir  

The CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) performs the final 3 pieces in Claudio Monteverdi's Sestina. Lagrime d'Amante al Sepolcro dell' Amata. The recording was made in the superior acoustical environment at Central Washington University's McInty...  moreThe CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) performs the final 3 pieces in Claudio Monteverdi's Sestina. Lagrime d'Amante al Sepolcro dell' Amata. The recording was made in the superior acoustical environment at Central Washington University's McIntyre Music Education Building Concert Hall.. The first part of the Sestina, sections 1-3 are found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5_qClRojFw The choir has also recorded YouTube videos that feature music of Ola Gjeilo, John Muehleisen, Einojuhani Rautavaara., Vijay Singh, and Thomás Luis da Victoria Follow the choir on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CWU.Chamber.Choir  less

Twenty years after showing its marvelous performances on stage, the Biayenda Choir of Dakar was able to build its own réputation as one of the most committed choir in Senegal. This intercultural choir comprises fifteen amateur Singers from several african...  moreTwenty years after showing its marvelous performances on stage, the Biayenda Choir of Dakar was able to build its own réputation as one of the most committed choir in Senegal. This intercultural choir comprises fifteen amateur Singers from several african countries. It was first establishments in 1996 in Dakar by a group of youth who adored the art of singing. The choir consistently performed varions type of music, gathering between both classical and modern music (folklore and international). It transcended continents, surpassed réas and diversified its origins from spiritual music, through romantic, to religious and reaching comic music, with a tendency towards african melodies and rythms. It urges us to re-discover and unveil the musical treasures of african continent that dates back to ancestors and to the native people of the Black continent. On the stage, the Choir collaborated with famous conductors such as Michel Piquemal with Choeur Vittoria (Île de France)de Paris or Dr Intessar Abdel Fattah, Egypti...    less

The Samford University A Cappella Choir singing "I am the secret fire in all things" by John Ratledge at the Florilege Vocal de Tours: International Song Competition, May 25-27, 2012. Philip Copeland, conductor. This piece was commissioned for Philip Cope...  moreThe Samford University A Cappella Choir singing "I am the secret fire in all things" by John Ratledge at the Florilege Vocal de Tours: International Song Competition, May 25-27, 2012. Philip Copeland, conductor. This piece was commissioned for Philip Copeland and the Samford A Cappella Choir and premiered at the competition.  

The Outer Banks Chorus is a group of 80+ Singers dedicated to bringing excellent choral music of all kinds to Dare County, North Carolina and the surrounding areas. Initially formed in 1987 simply as a means for those interested to gather together to sing...  moreThe Outer Banks Chorus is a group of 80+ Singers dedicated to bringing excellent choral music of all kinds to Dare County, North Carolina and the surrounding areas. Initially formed in 1987 simply as a means for those interested to gather together to sing, more formal concerts were later organized and presented. In addition to two planned concerts a year (a Christmas concert in the Fall and a Spring concert), there are frequently requests from local organizations for appearances. For example, in the spring of 2011, the group performed at the Wright Brothers Monument for the Centennial of the Wright Brothers Glider Flight. The repertoire of the Outer Banks Chorus ranges from the Classical to Broadway, and spirituals of all kinds and in different languages. Recently the chorus has sung a number of premiere performances of pieces by contemporary composers. All are invited to hear the chorus sing exceptionally lovely and wonderful choral music.  less

As part of my 2017 www.communtiesinharmony.com blog project.  I'm featuring one choir from each of the 50 states and highlighting the ways in which community choruses are changing the world one community at a time.  This week, I'm feat...