"Alleluya: A nywe werke" from "On Yoolis Night". 15th century British carol, arr. Anonymous 4 http://www.anonymous4.com Recorded live on Friday, December 21, 2012, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Sin...  more"Alleluya: A nywe werke" from "On Yoolis Night". 15th century British carol, arr. Anonymous 4 http://www.anonymous4.com Recorded live on Friday, December 21, 2012, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson. Alleluya... A nywe werke is come on honde Þorw my3t & grace of Godys sonde: To saue þe lost of euery londe, For Now is fre þat erst was bonde; We mowe wel synge, alleluya. Alleluya... Nowe is fulfylled the prophecie of Dauid and of Jeremie and al-so of Ysaie. Synge we ther-fore, both laude & hye, alleluya, alleluya. Alleluya... Alleluya, this swete songe, oute of a grene branche hit spronge. God sende vs the lyf þat lasteth longe; Nowe ioye & blysse be hem a-monge þat thus cunne synge, alleluya. Alleluya... Alleluia... A new work has come on hand, through the might of grace of God's messenger, to save the lost of every land. ...    less

"Faith is the bird that feels the light" by Elizabeth Alexander. Text from "Fireflies" by Rabindranath Tagore. Recorded live on May 3, 2015, at All Saints Episcopal Church in CITY, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of ...  more"Faith is the bird that feels the light" by Elizabeth Alexander. Text from "Fireflies" by Rabindranath Tagore. Recorded live on May 3, 2015, at All Saints Episcopal Church in CITY, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson. Faith is the bird that feels the light And sings when the dawn is still dark.  

"Hope is the thing with feathers," No. 1 from "Hope Is the Thing" by Emma Lou Diemer. Text by Emily Dickinson. Recorded live on May 3, 2015, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of the Gi...  more"Hope is the thing with feathers," No. 1 from "Hope Is the Thing" by Emma Lou Diemer. Text by Emily Dickinson. Recorded live on May 3, 2015, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese. “Hope” is the thing with feathers - That perches in the soul - And sings the tune without the words - And never stops - at all - And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard - And sore must be the storm - That could abash the little Bird That kept so many warm - I’ve heard it in the chillest land - And on the strangest Sea - Yet - never - in Extremity, It asked a crumb - of me.  less

"Mashed Potato/Love Poem," No. 2 from "Play with Your Food" by Paul Carey. Text by Sidney Hoddes. Recorded live on May 16, 2014, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers and Men's Auxil...  more"Mashed Potato/Love Poem," No. 2 from "Play with Your Food" by Paul Carey. Text by Sidney Hoddes. Recorded live on May 16, 2014, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers and Men's Auxiliary ensembles of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson. If I ever had to choose between you and a third helping of mashed potato, (whipped lightly with a fork not whisked, and a little pool of butter melting in the middle...) I think I’d choose the mashed potato. But I’d choose you next.  less

"Butterfly" by Mia Makaroff and Anna-Mari Kähärä. Originally recorded by Rajaton. http://www.rajaton.net Recorded live on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of the ...  more"Butterfly" by Mia Makaroff and Anna-Mari Kähärä. Originally recorded by Rajaton. http://www.rajaton.net Recorded live on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson. Men's Ensemble: Bradley Peterson, Joshua Peterson, Cameron Robertson, Malcolm Rogers, Peter Strouss, and Josh Thomas. Sweet is the sound of my newborn wings I stretch them open, and let them dry I haven't seen this world before But I'm excused, I'm a butterfly Sweet is the touch of your newborn wings We fly in circles, we play with the sun We haven't seen this world before So fair, so bright, so blue the sky Love me, love me on the leaves Before we say goodbye Love me, kiss me with the breeze You will be my lullaby Tomorrow I'll die Tomorrow I'll die Tomorrow I'll die Tomorrow I'll die Be my lullaby Love me, kiss me with your breeze Love me, love me on the leaves Lov...    less

"For the Beauty of the Earth" by John Rutter. Text by Folliott S. Pierpoint. Recorded live on Friday, March 15, 2013, at First Presbyterian Church, Pompano Beach, Florida. Performed by the Saint Mary's College Women's Choir and the combined ensembles o...  more"For the Beauty of the Earth" by John Rutter. Text by Folliott S. Pierpoint. Recorded live on Friday, March 15, 2013, at First Presbyterian Church, Pompano Beach, Florida. Performed by the Saint Mary's College Women's Choir and the combined ensembles of The Girl Choir of South Florida. Conductor: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Susan Dodd. http://www.saintmarys.edu/music-womens-choir  

"Amor Vittorioso" was written in 1591 as part of a musical Commedia dell'arte. What could that have to do with half hour TV comedies? Well, I'll tell you. Did you kNow that Renaissance Madrigals helped birth Opera and Operettas? Yeah, I didn't e...

"Rainbow Connection" by Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher, arr. Audrey Snyder. Originally from "The Muppet Movie". Recorded live on Friday, May 16, 2014, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Primes ...  more"Rainbow Connection" by Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher, arr. Audrey Snyder. Originally from "The Muppet Movie". Recorded live on Friday, May 16, 2014, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Primes Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Assistant Director: Nicole Straussman, Accompanist: Gayle Giese.  

"Auld Lang Syne," traditional Scottish song, arr. Mairi Campbell and David Francis, setting by Michael Hanawalt and Justin Sansafar. Text by Robert Burns. Recorded live on December 7, 2014, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Pe...  more"Auld Lang Syne," traditional Scottish song, arr. Mairi Campbell and David Francis, setting by Michael Hanawalt and Justin Sansafar. Text by Robert Burns. Recorded live on December 7, 2014, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Concert Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese. ORIGINAL TEXT Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and auld lang syne? CHORUS: For auld lang syne, my jo, for auld lang syne, we’ll tak' a cup o’ kindness yet, for auld lang syne. And surely ye’ll be your pint-stoup! and surely I’ll be mine! And we’ll tak' a cup o’ kindness yet, for auld lang syne. We twa hae run about the braes, and pou’d the gowans fine; But we’ve wander’d mony a weary fit, sin' auld lang syne. We twa hae paidl’d in the burn, frae morning sun till dine; But seas between us braid hae roar’d sin' auld lang syne. An...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   It’s the final rehearsal before your Big concert. The warm up is over and everyone is ready to go. But a handful of singers (the usual suspects...