All Choir ensembles, regardless of the Members’ gender and age can apply for participation at the Festival. the limit of the chorister is maximum 35-37 per Choir (including the conductor and the Choir’s leader). the program of the Choir ensemble must be ...  moreAll Choir ensembles, regardless of the Members’ gender and age can apply for participation at the Festival. the limit of the chorister is maximum 35-37 per Choir (including the conductor and the Choir’s leader). the program of the Choir ensemble must be on the category of CLASSICAL, POP, ROCK, JAZZ, or FOLK music. the choice of program it’s free without limit of the instruments that may accompany the Choir ensemble. the duration of performance shall not exceed 20 minutes per performance. the Choir ensembles may have tree performances during the Festival. the following application documents must be provided by the closing date June, 01.Accommodation shall be organized from the organizers in student hostels in Skopje. the participants shall be placed in rooms with 2 or 3 beds, breakfast is included. the accommodation for the participants is free  less

Conductor: Meng-Hsien PENG Audio Recording Engineer: Chao-Hui WANG Performance: Müller Chamber Choir Performed at National Concert Hall, Taipei, Taiwan 14 June 2018

the Russian Chamber Choir performs together with the children's Choir Pearls of Odessa from Ukraine with Larissa Garbuz, live from the Amstelkerk in Amsterdam.

the CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) performs O Vos Omnes by Tomás Luis da Victoria. the recording was made in the Central Washington University's McIntyre Music Education Building Concert Hall. the video includes subtitles. the Choir has ...  morethe CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) performs O Vos Omnes by Tomás Luis da Victoria. the recording was made in the Central Washington University's McIntyre Music Education Building Concert Hall. the video includes subtitles. the Choir has also recorded YouTube videos that feature music of Claudio Monteverdi, Ola Gjeilo, John Muehleisen, Einojuhani Rautavaara., and Vijay Singh. Monteverdi's Sestina can be found on the following two videos: (pieces 1-3 & 4-6): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5_qClRojFw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G786-GV1NT8 Follow the Choir on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CWU.Chamber.Choir  less

the CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) sings John Muehleisen's "Eat Your Vegetables!" -- a set of three humorous pieces for Choir and clarinet. the set was recorded and produced in December of 2010 by Allen Larsen in the CWU music building conce...  morethe CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) sings John Muehleisen's "Eat Your Vegetables!" -- a set of three humorous pieces for Choir and clarinet. the set was recorded and produced in December of 2010 by Allen Larsen in the CWU music building concert hall. the poems, by Joanne Gunnerson, were set by composer John Muehleisen. Bounty and Aversion to Carrots were written for the Seattle Choir Opus 7, the third song, RAH!, was commissioned by CWU. the Choir has also recorded YouTube videos that feature music of Claudio Monteverdi, Ola Gjeilo, Einojuhani Rautavaara., Vijay Singh, and Tomás Luis da Victoria Monteverdi's Sestina can be found on the following two videos: (pieces 1-3 & 4-6): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5_qClRojFw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G786-GV1NT8 Follow the Choir on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CWU.Chamber.Choir  less

"Away in a Manger” (arranged by Ola Gjeilo) is sung by the Central Washington University Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) ABOUT the WORK: W.J. Kirkpatrick's “Away in a Manger” is one of seven carols arranged by Mr. Gjeilo in his Christmas Car...  more"Away in a Manger” (arranged by Ola Gjeilo) is sung by the Central Washington University Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) ABOUT the WORK: W.J. Kirkpatrick's “Away in a Manger” is one of seven carols arranged by Mr. Gjeilo in his Christmas Carols Vol. 1 & 2 (published by Walton Music). Megan McCormick is the soprano soloist on this video. ABOUT the COMPOSER: Ola Gjeilo (pronounced Yay-lo) was born in Norway in 1978, and moved to the United States in 2001 to begin his composition studies at the Juilliard School in New York City. Ola’s concert works are performed all over the world, and his debut recording as a pianist-composer, the lyrical crossover album Stone Rose, was followed by its 2012 sequel, Piano Improvisations. Many of Ola’s choral works are featured on Phoenix Chorale’s bestselling Northern Lights album, which is devoted entirely to his music for Choir. All three albums are available on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, etc. A full-time concert music composer based in New York City, Ola is als...    less

"Sanctus" (Ola Gjeilo) is sung by the Central Washington University Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director). In May, 2013, composer Ola Gjeilo spent 3 days on the Central Washington University Campus, joining the Choir in recording 4 of his pieces. T...  more"Sanctus" (Ola Gjeilo) is sung by the Central Washington University Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director). In May, 2013, composer Ola Gjeilo spent 3 days on the Central Washington University Campus, joining the Choir in recording 4 of his pieces. This performance of Gjeilo's "Sanctus" is from that session. the other pieces were "Luminous Night of the Soul", & "Across the Vast, Eternal Sky", accompanied by the composer at the piano and joined by the Kairos Quartet -- the resident faculty string quartet at CWU. the final piece, "Ubi Caritas II: Through Infinite Ages", was recorded both in an unaccompanied rendition (how it is written and published) and in a version with Mr. Gjeilo improvising an accompaniment to the Choir. This was Ola's second time on CWU's campus. His first visit was in the spring of 2011 and yielded 5 videos, a wide-ranging interview with the composer and other bonus material. It resulted in a DVD entitled "In the Moment", available for purchase at http://goo.gl/Xld0o) ...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I occasionally run workshops for Members of my Choir to help improve their singing technique. photo by Intel Free Press I realised whilst teaching that al...

[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...

I Love My Love Arr. by G. Holst, Cornish Folksong CorISTAnbul Chamber Choir Dir.: Arda Ardaşes Agoşyan Lecture-Concert: "Stanford to Britten: A Musical Lineage" britten100.org British Consulate-General Istanbul Pera House / Ball Roo...  moreI Love My Love Arr. by G. Holst, Cornish Folksong CorISTAnbul Chamber Choir Dir.: Arda Ardaşes Agoşyan Lecture-Concert: "Stanford to Britten: A Musical Lineage" britten100.org British Consulate-General Istanbul Pera House / Ball Room December 14, 2013