The Manx voices Ladies Choir Conductor: Angela Stewart Manx voices, formally the Manx Girls Choir, was formed 60 years ago by Harry Pickard, and the choir has undergone many changes since then, including its name and the membership and audition rules ...  moreThe Manx voices Ladies Choir Conductor: Angela Stewart Manx voices, formally the Manx Girls Choir, was formed 60 years ago by Harry Pickard, and the choir has undergone many changes since then, including its name and the membership and audition rules which are now much more flexible. We live in the Isle of Man, a small island with a population of about 80,000 situated in the Irish Sea, between England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland. It is a Crown Dependency which means it is a self governing possession of the British Crown. We are very proud of our parliament, Tynwald which claims to be the world's oldest parliament in continuous existence, dating back to 979. We also issue our own bank notes, coins and stamps and enjoy a unique perspective in terms of our language, (Manx Gaelic), history, music and art. It is a beautiful island with very varied scenery. The choir is SSA, (soprano, mezzo-soprano and alto) and has a membership base of around 40 members under the watchful eye of Musical Director, Angela Stew...    less

voices New Zealand Chamber Choir was formed in 1998 by the New Zealand Youth Choir Board, with Dr Karen Grylls as its first and only Artistic Director. As a nationally selected choir of the highest calibre, voices is a chamber choir that is flexible in s...  morevoices New Zealand Chamber Choir was formed in 1998 by the New Zealand Youth Choir Board, with Dr Karen Grylls as its first and only Artistic Director. As a nationally selected choir of the highest calibre, voices is a chamber choir that is flexible in size, and capable of performing a wide repertoire. Many of the singers are alumni of the New Zealand Youth Choir.  

Live performance, November 9th, 2013 Cochrane Street United Church www.newmansound.ca

A setting for four equal voices of the parody by Rev George Strong on Longfellow's Hiawatha poem. The music is almost, but not quite, a canon... Versions are available in B flat mixolydian and in C mixolydian. (ie major with flattened 7th) When ...  moreA setting for four equal voices of the parody by Rev George Strong on Longfellow's Hiawatha poem. The music is almost, but not quite, a canon... Versions are available in B flat mixolydian and in C mixolydian. (ie major with flattened 7th) When he killed the Mudjokivis, Of the skin he made him mittens, Made them with the fur side inside, Made them with the skin side outside. He, to get the warm side inside, Put the inside skin side outside; He, to get the cold side outside, Put the warm side fur side inside. That's why he put the fur side inside, Why he put the skin side outside, Why he turned them inside outside  less

The singing girls had alot of fun performing to a massive audience at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton when UK Olympic medallist Diver Pete Waterfield made a special appearance. Lots of Laughs from the audience, and much amusement in the chorus!

Arrangement: Laura Jēkabsone www.laurajekabsone.com Video: Kaspars Teilāns https://www.facebook.com/KasparsTeilansFOTO/ Sound: Gustavs Ērenpreiss Make-up: Ilona Zariņa Style: Ineta Medne- Bernāne Performed by Latvian voices www.latvianvoices.lv h...  moreArrangement: Laura Jēkabsone www.laurajekabsone.com Video: Kaspars Teilāns https://www.facebook.com/KasparsTeilansFOTO/ Sound: Gustavs Ērenpreiss Make-up: Ilona Zariņa Style: Ineta Medne- Bernāne Performed by Latvian voices www.latvianvoices.lv https://www.facebook.com/Latvianvoices/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/54mSCDWB34Q2WPfEHWJru5 https://www.instagram.com/latvianvoicesofficial/ https://twitter.com/latvianvoices  

The Blue Bird Poem by Mary Coleridge Music by Charles Villiers Stanford (also known under the pseudonym Karel Drofnatski!!) Performed (transposed down a bit) by the dwsChorale (one-man multitrack choir)

Ottawa choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform "Iesous Ahatonnia" - the first Canadian Christmas Carol - arranged by Pierre Massie. The Carollers, an a cappella group, formed in 1977 by director Pierre Massie, is ranked amongst the best of Ottawa choirs ...  moreOttawa choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform "Iesous Ahatonnia" - the first Canadian Christmas Carol - arranged by Pierre Massie. The Carollers, an a cappella group, formed in 1977 by director Pierre Massie, is ranked amongst the best of Ottawa choirs by choral critics. We are a non-profit organization, and raise funds for local charities through concert, CD and cookbook sales. This version of "Iesous Ahatonnia" will be included in our next Xmas CD. Expected release date will be October 2015. All our CDs are available on our website in both CD form and as MP3 downloads. Buy our CDs and help other charities reach their goals!!! http://www.stairwellCarollers.com/Purchases.html Visit our blog http://www.stairwellCarollers.blogspot.com/ or our website http://www.stairwellCarollers.com/ for updates. Audio: Tom Barnes. Recorded at St. Columba Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Dec 17th, 2011. Videographer: Andrew Mason. Editing: Pierre Massie  less

Recorded October 2020 Traditional Basque Carol Arr: Barlow Bradford Audio Engineer: John Paul Hayward Video Engineer: Carter Durham Program Notes: http://www.utahchamberartists.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CHRISTMAS-CarolS-notes-rev.pdf ...  moreRecorded October 2020 Traditional Basque Carol Arr: Barlow Bradford Audio Engineer: John Paul Hayward Video Engineer: Carter Durham Program Notes: http://www.utahchamberartists.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CHRISTMAS-CarolS-notes-rev.pdf ...... The angel Gabriel from heaven came His wings as drifted snow his eyes as flame "All hail" said he "thou lowly maiden Mary, Most highly favored lady," Gloria! "for know a blessed mother thou shalt be, All generations laud and honor thee, Thy Son shall be Emanuel, by seers foretold Most highly favored lady," Gloria! Then gentle Mary meekly bowed her head "To me be as it pleaseth God," she said, "My soul shall laud and magnify his holy name." Most highly favored lady. Gloria! Of her, Emanuel, the Christ was born In Bethlehem, all on a Christmas morn And Christian folk throughout the world will ever say:1 "Most highly favored lady," Gloria!  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]Many community choirs have mixed tenor sections with men and women singing the same part. photo by Stefan Karpiniec That’s when things can get weird!...