"Ubi Caritas" (Ola Gjeilo) is sung by The CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director). In mid-April, 2011, composer Ola Gjeilo spent 3 days on the Central Washington University Campus to join the Choir in recording 3 of his pieces, (the teaser/traile...  more"Ubi Caritas" (Ola Gjeilo) is sung by The CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director). In mid-April, 2011, composer Ola Gjeilo spent 3 days on the Central Washington University Campus to join the Choir in recording 3 of his pieces, (the teaser/trailer URL is found below) This performance of Gjeilo's "Ubi Caritas" is from that session, following a rendition in which the composer joined the Choir and improvised an accompaniment (URL below). In this video the Choir sings the piece in its published (unaccompanied) version. One behind-the-scenes comment: On the last page of the piece, when the first melodic material occurs again - Ola, who was sitting in the hall, asked half the Choir to hum while the other half sang to create a more ethereal effect. The CWU Chamber Choir also has recorded videos of the music of Monteverdi, Muehleisen, Singh, Victoria, and Rautavaara on YouTube Gjeilo "In the Moment" teaser/trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrvEgQl57b0 "Ubi Caritas" (with the composer ...    less

Robin Adair arranged for SATB Choir (sung, transposed down in this video, by the one-man multitrack Choir dwsChorale) [Note: a few textual errors have crept into the performance - but the score has the correct words] The original tune was composed...  moreRobin Adair arranged for SATB Choir (sung, transposed down in this video, by the one-man multitrack Choir dwsChorale) [Note: a few textual errors have crept into the performance - but the score has the correct words] The original tune was composed with the words Eibhlin a Ruin (Ellen Aroon or Eileen Aroon) by the Irish bard Carroll O'Daly (14th Century), although it was later attributed to the 18th century Irish composer Charles Coffey (this was presumably an arrangement of the original). The words of "Robin Adair" itself are understood to be by Lady Caroline Keppel, who was in love with a surgeon by that name. (This seems more likely than the theory that Robert Burns wrote it, although Burns certainly knew Keppel's lyrics and made his own parodies upon the words). Some later versions of the melody contain "Scotch snaps" but this version follows the simplest melodic line, without the Scotch snaps - possibly O'Daly's original tune? - and with quite romantic choral harmonies.  less

A rehearsal turned into an impromptu performance outside Jammie Hall.

A special African Prayer as performed by the UP Youth Choir 2012

Barnsley Youth Choir. Winners of the Grand Prix for Pop/Jazz/Gospel/Spiritual European Choir Games 2015. This is live footage taken in the closing ceremony at Johanneskirche in Magdeburg, Germany on 11/07/15

"Blue Jay" by Vijay Singh. Recorded live on Friday, May 16, 2014, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Apprentice Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Associate Director: Robert Todd,...  more"Blue Jay" by Vijay Singh. Recorded live on Friday, May 16, 2014, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Apprentice Choir ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Associate Director: Robert Todd, Accompanist: Susan Dodd. LYRICS  

The Shir El Choir performs "Geshem Mishamayim (Rain From Heaven) under the direction of Nomi Teplow at a choral convention in Jerusalem. Arr: Gil Aldema מקהלת שיר-אל בניצוחה של נעמי טפלו מבצעת את "גשם משמים (היורה)" בכנס מקהלות בירושלים. עיבוד: גיל אלדמע) "

That Choir performs Lux Aurumque by Eric Whitacre on December 20th, 2010 with soloist Marie Jones. DONATE TODAY : http://www.rockethub.com/projects/2204-help-thatChoir-record-our-first-album

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   For the last two weeks I've been sharing a series of 'Frequently asked questions' that I wrote as a result of questionnaires that I used to send round my ...

The Surrey Youth Chamber Choir sings "Gamelan" by R. Murray Schafer at the 2010 Choral Kathaumixw in Powell River. (Youth Choir competition.)