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The Song of Ruth, a setting of the most famous passage from the Book of Ruth (Ruth 1:16–17), opens with a gentle polyphonic section for the chorus. (“Do not ask me to leave you, or to stop following you; for where ever you go, I will go, and where you sta...  moreThe Song of Ruth, a setting of the most famous passage from the Book of Ruth (Ruth 1:16–17), opens with a gentle polyphonic section for the chorus. (“Do not ask me to leave you, or to stop following you; for where ever you go, I will go, and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God my God.”) The soprano joins the choir for the twice-repeated middle section of the piece. The music here is contrastingly homophonic and intense. (“Where you die, I will die and be buried.”) The tune and harmonies are borrowed from a passage in my piece Selections from “The Song of Songs” for male voice and band. That piece is dedicated to my wife, Ruth, hence the connection. If that were not enough, our daughter is named Naomi! The Song of Ruth closes with a recapitulation of the music from the opening, but with new words assigned to it, and with the soprano soloist providing a descant for it. (“May the Lord cause ill fate to befall me, and more, if anything but death separates me and you.”) Appropriat...    less

Performed by Universitair Koor Antwerpen at their Spring Concert "Evolution Of Music" on May 10, 2016. Piano: Peter Jeurissen Camera: Jelmer Lokman, Robin Van Limbergen, Ben Verhaegen, Jordan De Deken Sound: Johan De Cock

Singing Circle   Meditation, Mantras and Singing For Well-Being     Find Your Voice and Sing From The Heart   at Aux Beaux Parleurs, Rennes   "Keep singing, it uncovers the Love. The Love of who we truly are." - Krishna ...

"Shopping" Song/music was composed by Sabine Wüsthoff (2014). The Song/music is written for equal voices and bodypercussion. The Berlin Girls' Choir, conducted by Sabine Wüsthoff, performed the Song during the annual rehearsal week in Kröchlendorff Castle...  more"Shopping" Song/music was composed by Sabine Wüsthoff (2014). The Song/music is written for equal voices and bodypercussion. The Berlin Girls' Choir, conducted by Sabine Wüsthoff, performed the Song during the annual rehearsal week in Kröchlendorff Castle, 1st of April 2015.  

Live recording 4/12/2016 Chiesa dei Santi Ermacora e Fortunato - Trieste (ITALY) Ensemble "Vikra" Petra Grassi (conductor) "Love is patient, Love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not ...  moreLive recording 4/12/2016 Chiesa dei Santi Ermacora e Fortunato - Trieste (ITALY) Ensemble "Vikra" Petra Grassi (conductor) "Love is patient, Love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." "Where Charity and Love are, God is there".  

he BIG Sing is based in Essex, London and Kent and has choirs for people of all ages, backgrounds and cultures including community choirs, kids choirs, advanced choirs, baby singing groups and office choirs! For more info go to www.big-sing.com The BI...  morehe BIG Sing is based in Essex, London and Kent and has choirs for people of all ages, backgrounds and cultures including community choirs, kids choirs, advanced choirs, baby singing groups and office choirs! For more info go to www.big-sing.com The BIG Sing - uniting our community with MUSIC!  

Just in case your choir hasn't already participated in this new research from Canterbury Christ Church University in the UK, this is a reminder that the survey is open until the beginning of September. The study is exploring why people sing in choirs, ch...

Parody of the traditional German folk Song about the life of the farmer (Im Märzen der Bauer). In this version the farmer takes advantage of many of the technological and biotechnical opportunities of science but the world changes strangely. This is t...  moreParody of the traditional German folk Song about the life of the farmer (Im Märzen der Bauer). In this version the farmer takes advantage of many of the technological and biotechnical opportunities of science but the world changes strangely. This is the English version. The German original is also available on this site.  

Why would anyone bother to join a choir? Why would somebody ever want to do that? Most of us will remember some experience singing at school- be it good or bad- the national anthem, some Song for a concert or a play with a Song, a teacher strumming a ...