"The Seeds of Stars" by Bob Chilcott. Text by Charles Bennett. Written for The 2011 combined Choir of Festival 500 in Newfoundland, Canada. Recorded live on May 3, 2015, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by The Conce...  more"The Seeds of Stars" by Bob Chilcott. Text by Charles Bennett. Written for The 2011 combined Choir of Festival 500 in Newfoundland, Canada. Recorded live on May 3, 2015, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by The Concert Choir and Men's Auxiliary ensembles of The Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese. Stars that spill on a melting stem of brilliance down to earth, make landfall here like swans who are burnt by flight. We find an orphan of ashes, a child of chilled obsidian: in The middle of winter we nurture The seeds of stars. On days of silver light at The end of summer, They’ll lift away to resume Their long migration. You who’ve been told There’s nothing, nothing to be done, you who have come to a place of broken stones, remember us who have sparked a star from dust, and seen its wings ignite The darkling sky.  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   Sometimes trying to get your Choir to stand in The right places is like dealing with an unruly kindergarten class. It seems as if spatial awareness and si...

Sanita Melodia Choir at Symphony of Life Concert on November 2013

  Exciting news! We have just had confirmation that Albion will be featured on "Meet The Choir" in next Sunday's Radio 3 programme The Choir, presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Set your clocks for 4:00 pm. You will need to keep listening to "The Cho...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   I read once that if There’s a lot of talking during The break in a workshop, that's a good sign because it means everyone is happy, enjoying th...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   I aim to please everyone in my Choirs and singing workshops. I know it’s an impossible task (see Keeping a Choir happy – you can’t ...

"Kang Ding Flower Song" by Victor C. Johnson. Performed by The Apprentice Choir ensemble of The Girl Choir of South Florida on May 6, 2012, at The Broward Center for The Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, A...  more"Kang Ding Flower Song" by Victor C. Johnson. Performed by The Apprentice Choir ensemble of The Girl Choir of South Florida on May 6, 2012, at The Broward Center for The Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Susan Dodd, Flute: Emma Mellinger.  

A part of The Choir's performance at The International Choral Competition of Folcloristic Music ADRIA CANTAT 2016, awarded Golden Prize and 1st Place in The respective category. Recorded on May 28, 2016, in The Croatian National Theatre in Šibenik. camer...  moreA part of The Choir's performance at The International Choral Competition of Folcloristic Music ADRIA CANTAT 2016, awarded Golden Prize and 1st Place in The respective category. Recorded on May 28, 2016, in The Croatian National Theatre in Šibenik. camera operator: Monika Kasalo recording and production: Bernard Kahle - b.kahle@yahoo.com www.facebook.com/BKrecordings  

A part of The Choir's performance at The 19th International Choral Festival "Cro Patria" held in November 2015 in Split, Croatia. camera operator: Karlo Hiržin recording and production: Bernard Kahle www.facebook.com/BKrecordings

A part of The Choir's performance at The 19th International Choral Festival "Cro Patria" held in November 2015 in Split, Croatia. camera operator: Monika Kasalo recording and production: Bernard Kahle www.facebook.com/BKrecordings