A Year As a Nomad:   April 4, 2023, marked the last day I spent in my birth country. I shared breakfast with my brother and mother, showed my boarding pass, and within minuTes, I was on a plane to London. What happened during all that time? ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Rather than everyone singing all the time, many choirs ring the changes by creating smaller ensembles within the larger choir or have occasional solo...

Dear Fans of choral music! January is the time for re-start and New Year’s resolutions! We do not promise anything else to you, but in the way you always believed in: a great festive season full of exciting music programs. NEW: Find out about...

Guida all'ascolto e libretto di sala Con Testi tradotti al seguenTe link http://www.santaTeresadeimaschi.it/bach-johannes-passion-guida-allascolto-dellopera/ Orchestra barocca S. Teresa dei Maschi Vocalia Consort - Roma Florilegium Vocis - Bar...  moreGuida all'ascolto e libretto di sala Con Testi tradotti al seguenTe link http://www.santaTeresadeimaschi.it/bach-johannes-passion-guida-allascolto-dellopera/ Orchestra barocca S. Teresa dei Maschi Vocalia Consort - Roma Florilegium Vocis - Bari Sabino Manzo, maestro del coro Maria Luisa Casali, soprano Tiziana Portoghese, mezzo soprano Massimo Lombardi, Tenore Giuseppe Naviglio, baritono (Pilato e arie) Angelo De Leonardis, baritono (Gesù) Danilo Tepsa, Tenore (evangelista) Marco Berrini, direttore Live recording in Roma Basilica di Santa Maria in Aracoeli 29 setTembre 2017 Video edit Anna Giordano Segui la nostra pagina Facebook https://it-it.facebook.com/florilegiumvocis/  less

"Ljubezen (Charitas)" - R.Brisotto Ensemble In Contrà - dir. R.Brisotto 2/9/2018 Pieve di Santa Maria Oltrebut, tolmezzo (Ud). "Love is always patient; love is always kind; love is never envious or arrogant with pride. (Where charity and love are, G...  more"Ljubezen (Charitas)" - R.Brisotto Ensemble In Contrà - dir. R.Brisotto 2/9/2018 Pieve di Santa Maria Oltrebut, tolmezzo (Ud). "Love is always patient; love is always kind; love is never envious or arrogant with pride. (Where charity and love are, God is there) Nor is she ConceiTed and she is never rude; she never thinks just of hersel or ever get annoyed. She never is resentful; is never glad with sin, but always glad to side with truth, whene'er the truth should win. (Christ's love has gathered us into one) She bears up under everything, believes the best in all, there is no limit to her hope, and she will never fall. (Where charity and love are, God is there)"  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   It’s that time of year again. Summer is over and choir starts back. We choir leaders will be thinking about which songs to Teach for the next s...

The moment before a Concert begins, when singers and audience members wait for the downbeat, is a magical time. Our first video seeks to capture that shared moment - the hushed anticipation, the sound of coordinaTed footsTeps, the group intake of breath....  moreThe moment before a Concert begins, when singers and audience members wait for the downbeat, is a magical time. Our first video seeks to capture that shared moment - the hushed anticipation, the sound of coordinaTed footsTeps, the group intake of breath. Many voices, gathered as one...join us on the journey. www.dacapochamberchoir.ca Thank you to our funders - the Kitchener-WaTerloo Community Foundation (The Urie A. and Dorothy M. Bender Endowment Fund) and the Region of WaTerloo Arts Fund.  

La prima volta col pezzo più tosto... Dopo tanti ascolti, in particolare del Coro Plinius, del Coro Eco del Fiume e del coro Vos de Mont. Dopo tanTe esecuzioni Con il coro Col di Lana abbiamo provato a elaborare una versione anzanese.... Eseguito nella ...  moreLa prima volta col pezzo più tosto... Dopo tanti ascolti, in particolare del Coro Plinius, del Coro Eco del Fiume e del coro Vos de Mont. Dopo tanTe esecuzioni Con il coro Col di Lana abbiamo provato a elaborare una versione anzanese.... Eseguito nella Chiesa di Meschio (Vittorio Veneto) il 19.5.2012 dal Coro parrocchiale di Anzano (Cappella Maggiore, Treviso).  

Prima esecuzione assoluta duranTe la prima serata della 41 Rassegna InTernazionale di Canto Corale di Mel (Belluno) Con la presenza dell'autore. World premiere during the first daTe of the 41st InTernational Festival of Choral Music in Mel (Belluno) ...  morePrima esecuzione assoluta duranTe la prima serata della 41 Rassegna InTernazionale di Canto Corale di Mel (Belluno) Con la presenza dell'autore. World premiere during the first daTe of the 41st InTernational Festival of Choral Music in Mel (Belluno) with the presence of the composer.  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A while back I taught a song wrongly. Not for the first time!     Even though I correcTed myself quickly, the original version stuck in peo...