For close to two decades, Ensemble Laude women’s choir has enchanted audiences on Vancouver Island with its creative blend of medieval repertoire and contemporary choral works from around the world. Ensemble Laude is a community of women united by a passi...  moreFor close to two decades, Ensemble Laude women’s choir has enchanted audiences on Vancouver Island with its creative blend of medieval repertoire and contemporary choral works from around the world. Ensemble Laude is a community of women united by a passion for choral music and the vision of our Artistic Director, Elizabeth MacIsaac. We celebrate the beauty and resilience of women’s vocal traditions through the ages and seek to share this art form through joyful, soulful, and life-enhancing performances that gladden the heart, lift the spirit, and expand the mind. Ensemble Laude began in 1998 with a group of 12 Singers focused solely on medieval music. It has since expanded into a vibrant community choir of over 50 vocalists. Today, our concerts offer an eclectic repertoire, mostly unaccompanied, encompassing early music, sacred and secular works, and folk and world music. We are committed to expanding choral repertoire for women’s voices and regularly commission new Canadian works that preserve and revitaliz...    less

We are a group of women singing a cappella four-part harmony music arranged in barbershop style. The style of singing is more 'pop' than classical and the choice of music reflects this, with the repertoire including show-tunes, popular songs from the 1930...  moreWe are a group of women singing a cappella four-part harmony music arranged in barbershop style. The style of singing is more 'pop' than classical and the choice of music reflects this, with the repertoire including show-tunes, popular songs from the 1930s to today, as well as classic barbershop arrangements. There are strong links to musical theatre in that most songs are choreographed, and performing skills are a key element in making a song work. We rehearse every Tuesday, 6:30pm-9:00pm, in central London between Kings Cross and St Paul's. We are always on the look out for enthusiastic and talented women so if you're interested in joining, do drop a line to hello@londoncitySingers.co.uk for details.  less

12th International Chamber Choir Competition Marktoberdorf, Germany, www.modfestivals.org; June 10-15, 2011; Live recording; This is a service of Choral Festival Network www.choralfestivalnetwork.org; Competition Round 2, June 12

The Sounds of Pittsburgh chorus is an award-winning women’s a cappella chorus from the Greater Pittsburgh area. Sweet Adelines International LogoWe are a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, a worldwide organization of women Singers committed to adva...  moreThe Sounds of Pittsburgh chorus is an award-winning women’s a cappella chorus from the Greater Pittsburgh area. Sweet Adelines International LogoWe are a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, a worldwide organization of women Singers committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop four-part harmony. While our chorus offers educational opportunities to its members, we also serve the community through shows and other events throughout the Pittsburgh area.  

Beatus Vir RV 597 Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Coro Academia Concerto Altamiro Bernardes Madrigal Mackenzie Parcival Módolo Catedral Metropolitana de Sorocaba 15 de agosto de 2007

IV - EXORTUM EST Beatus Vir RV 597 Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Coro Academia Concerto Altamiro Bernardes Madrigal Mackenzie Parcival Módolo Catedral Metropolitana de Sorocaba 15 de agosto de 2007

2013.5.20 北歐音畫夏季音樂會 2 大東文化藝術中心演藝廳 指揮: 科勒.漢肯 Kåre Hanken Da pacem Domine - Arvo Pärt 請賜平安 - 佩爾特 愛沙尼亞當代著名作曲家佩爾特（Arvo Pärt, 1935-），1976年起，他創造出以單一和弦支撐全曲結構的作曲手法，如教堂的單一鐘聲般，稱為「鐘」（tintinnabuli）手法，代表作為〈聖母讚主曲〉（Magnificat, 1989）。〈請賜平安〉是2004年受西班牙古樂專家沙瓦爾（J...  more2013.5.20 北歐音畫夏季音樂會 2 大東文化藝術中心演藝廳 指揮: 科勒.漢肯 Kåre Hanken Da pacem Domine - Arvo Pärt 請賜平安 - 佩爾特 愛沙尼亞當代著名作曲家佩爾特（Arvo Pärt, 1935-），1976年起，他創造出以單一和弦支撐全曲結構的作曲手法，如教堂的單一鐘聲般，稱為「鐘」（tintinnabuli）手法，代表作為〈聖母讚主曲〉（Magnificat, 1989）。〈請賜平安〉是2004年受西班牙古樂專家沙瓦爾（Jordi Savall, 1942-）委託而作，他在女中音聲部置入葛利果聖歌素材，其餘聲部尾隨作和聲變化，安靜地呈現樂曲，佩爾特也特別將這首禱詞獻給2004年馬德里車站爆炸案的犧牲者。 Da pacem Domine, in diebus nostris quia non est alius qui pugnet pro nobis nisi tu Deus noster. 主啊！在我們活著的每一天，請賜我們平安 因為除你以外 再沒有誰 會為我們而爭戰  

12th International Chamber Choir Competition Marktoberdorf, Germany, www.modfestivals.org; June 10-15, 2011; Live recording; This is a service of Choral Festival Network www.choralfestivalnetwork.org; Competition Round 1, June 11

The Vision of Peace Youth Choir are a group of Singers from the ages of 13-30 who use their voices to expres their belief in Toil and Peaceful Life and the Welfare of the World is not Worth the Life of one Child! The choir was formed in 2002 under the dir...  moreThe Vision of Peace Youth Choir are a group of Singers from the ages of 13-30 who use their voices to expres their belief in Toil and Peaceful Life and the Welfare of the World is not Worth the Life of one Child! The choir was formed in 2002 under the directorship of Ellie Davidoff. Choir membership consists of youth from the 8th grade through to college age students. Now in their 13th season, this choir has grown in membership as well as experience. There are still several original members, and every season they are joined by their younger siblings and new friends, who add strength and spirit to the group. The repertoire of the Vision of Peace Youth Choir consists of hymns and folk songs sung in the traditional Doukhobor acapella style that has been passed from generation to generation for over 200 years. The hymns and folk songs as well as the contemporary numbers in their program selection reflect their Doukobor beliefs as well as their steadfast wish for a peaceful existence on this earth.  less

IV. THE SWEET COLD WATER We are the mirror as well as the face in it. We are tasting the taste this minute of eternity. We are pain and what cures pain, both. We are the sweet cold water and the jar that pours. Texts by Rumi, translated by Colem...  moreIV. THE SWEET COLD WATER We are the mirror as well as the face in it. We are tasting the taste this minute of eternity. We are pain and what cures pain, both. We are the sweet cold water and the jar that pours. Texts by Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks © 1995 Coleman Barks. Used by permission. Performed by the Millennium Consort, Martin Neary, conductor, and the Pomona College Choir, Donna Di Grazia, director. Water Ruminations is a setting of six poems by the thirteenth-century poet Rumi, in English translations from the Persian by Coleman Barks, for double choir and organ. The poetry sings of literal and spiritual connections between water and sky, a drop of water and human life, flowing water and love, drinking water and its container, the giddiness of spring and rolling seas, and the ocean's gifts and singing. Its images, from 800 years ago, speak to us with both vivid immediacy and transcendence. The idea for the piece originated with the Mellon Elemental Arts Initiative, which propo...    less