"There will come soft rains" by Ivo Antognini ECU Chamber Singers - Andrew Crane, conductor Peace Presbyterian Church - Winterville NC - USA February 23rd, 2012 There Will Come Soft Rains There will come soft rains and the smell of the groun...  more"There will come soft rains" by Ivo Antognini ECU Chamber Singers - Andrew Crane, conductor Peace Presbyterian Church - Winterville NC - USA February 23rd, 2012 There Will Come Soft Rains There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground, And swallows circling with their shimmering sound; And frogs in the pools singing at night, And wild plum trees in tremulous white; Robins will wear their feathery fire, Whistling their whims on a low fence-wire; And not one will know of the war, not one Will care at last when it is done. Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree, If mankind perished utterly; And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn Would scarcely know that we were gone. Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)  less

https://www.santiagoveros.site The Virtual choir of “When Neruda Dreamed” singing "Cuando Neruda Soñó", a work written by Santiago Veros. The history of the work: Cuando Neruda Soñó is dedicated to people who want to find inner Peace in order to s...  morehttps://www.santiagoveros.site The Virtual choir of “When Neruda Dreamed” singing "Cuando Neruda Soñó", a work written by Santiago Veros. The history of the work: Cuando Neruda Soñó is dedicated to people who want to find inner Peace in order to share the best version of oneself with the people around them. This piece is an adventure of someone who is disconnected from himself and his environment, and undertakes a journey in total solitude, into an immense space carrying all of his uncertainties. It is that space that teaches him to find himself, to ask questions and reflect. In the process, he may get lost, but he knows that he will struggle to find the way, and ends up revealing to himself a truth that transcends him. A truth so powerful that it dazzles him. It makes him see life where he once saw loneliness. Finally, feeling at Peace and harmony with himself, he finds the help of great guides who sail at his side. This piece leaves us with the teaching that we will never be completely alone. Only...    less

Nova! Nova! by Bob Chilcott Performed by Exultate Singers http://www.exultatesingers.org Conducted by David Ogden This piece appears on Exultate Singers' Visions of Peace CD http://www.exultatesingers.org/recordings.php

Arvo Pärt: Nunc dimittis Luke 2:29-32 Downtown Voices - http://DowntownVoices.net Stephen Sands, Conductor - http://StephenSands.net TRANSLATION Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in Peace: according to thy word. for mine eyes have seen:...  moreArvo Pärt: Nunc dimittis Luke 2:29-32 Downtown Voices - http://DowntownVoices.net Stephen Sands, Conductor - http://StephenSands.net TRANSLATION Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in Peace: according to thy word. for mine eyes have seen: thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared: before the face of all people; To be a light to lighten the Gentiles: and to be the glory of thy people Israel. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen. The Book of Common Prayer, 1662 ORIGINAL TEXT Nunc dimittis servum tuum, Domine, secundum verbum tuum in pace: Quia viderunt oculi mei salutare tuum Quod parasti ante faciem omnium populorum: Lumen ad revelationem gentium, et gloriam plebis tuae Israel. Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto: Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in sæcula sæculorum. Amen.  less

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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   The average age of people who attend the Choirs and workshops that I run must be around 50. I would say that about a third of any group is of retirement ag...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community Choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community Choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community Choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...