When I was a junior in college, my mother was fighting breast cancer and my way of coping with it was to write a choral piece for her. I wrote “Pour Toi, Mère” (For You, Mother) which premiered at my senior composition recital. A few years later, Kevin F...  moreWhen I was a junior in college, my mother was fighting breast cancer and my way of coping with it was to write a choral piece for her. I wrote “Pour Toi, Mère” (For You, Mother) which premiered at my senior composition recital. A few years later, Kevin Fenton programmed that piece for his choir at FSU. He shared with me his strong connection with the piece at a time when his sister-in-law, Peggy Fenton was also fighting breast cancer. Sadly, Peggy Fenton lost her fight with cancer in 2009. That same year Kevin contacted me and asked if I would write a piece in her memory for her husband and her two daughters. He shared with me a video of a presentation she did at the Mother’s Day banquet at her church, just a few days before her passing. The title of her presentation was “From Hats to Crown”. She shared stories about her life and the many relationship roles one plays: as a daughter, a sister, as a wife, a mother and a teacher. As she talked about each role she wore a different hat. She ended with a crown, shar...    less

Toronto Mass Choir - Anthem of Praise From the live DVD "Made for Worship" (available at http://tmc.ca/store) Recorded live in Toronto on October 5, 2013

Jesus calls us is a hymn originally composed by William H. Jude. Performed by the Inspirational Praise Chorale Ghana during Inspia' Praise '21. Arranged by the Executive Director, Ehud Kwabena Obu. Sound by andy K Productions Video by DaniBet Media Consult

A non auditioned choir singing a hugely eclectic range of arrangements, mainly bespoke, but also

World premiere performance of Agnus Dei by Chris Artley, given in August 2015 by the Metropolitan Chorus of Tokyo conducted by Ko Matsushita. Agnus Dei won 3rd prize in the 1st Japan International Choral composition Competition 2015.

Live by Bel Canto Choir Vilnius (January 2015). Buy our music on iTunes & Amazon. "O Quam Tristis", a composition by Giedrius Svilainis. Performed Live by the Bel Canto Choir Vilnius at its special concert, entitled "Bel Canto Choir Vilnius: Delicate a...  moreLive by Bel Canto Choir Vilnius (January 2015). Buy our music on iTunes & Amazon. "O Quam Tristis", a composition by Giedrius Svilainis. Performed Live by the Bel Canto Choir Vilnius at its special concert, entitled "Bel Canto Choir Vilnius: Delicate and Personal” on January 23, 2015 at St. Catherine Church in Vilnius, Lithuania. For more information on the Choir, please visit its web site at http://www.chorasbelcanto.lt Credits: Artūras Dambrauskas (Artistic Director & Chief Conductor of Bel Canto Choir Vilnius); Audrius Valatkevičius (Executive Producer); Vytautas Drazdauskas (Video Producer at ARTBOX production house); Jonas Juozapaitis (Director); Šarūnas Burža (Director of Photography); Laura Jurgelionytė (Recording Director); Dainius Kazilionis (Sound Designer); Mykolas Lėckas (Lightening Design); Jonas Juozapaitis (Video Editor at VRS WPI Vilnius).  less

Many years before Lloyd Webber's "Cats" I created my own setting for TS Eliot's "Song of the Jellicles" (from Old Possum's book of practical cats) The estate of T S Eliot would not let me use the poem itself as a choral piece. So this is the choral ...  moreMany years before Lloyd Webber's "Cats" I created my own setting for TS Eliot's "Song of the Jellicles" (from Old Possum's book of practical cats) The estate of T S Eliot would not let me use the poem itself as a choral piece. So this is the choral version of the Jellicle music as a drinking song for SATB choir, with new words by Jill Mitchell called "Praise to the Vine"  

CROSSING THE BAR music: Nilo Alcala poem: Alfred, Lord Tennyson WINNER: IGNITE composition Commissioning Competition 2017-18 performed by: C4: The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective “Water Music” concert conducted by: Benjamin Arendsen solo...  moreCROSSING THE BAR music: Nilo Alcala poem: Alfred, Lord Tennyson WINNER: IGNITE composition Commissioning Competition 2017-18 performed by: C4: The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective “Water Music” concert conducted by: Benjamin Arendsen soloists: Soloists: Artemisz Polonyi and Maya Webne-Behrman recording: Noriko Okabe Recorded live June 9, 2018 Church of St. Luke in the Fields, Manhattan, NY  

"Qui creavit celum", written by their director, Pierre Massie and performed by The Stairwell Carollers on Dec 15, 2007 at their "30 Year of Song" concert. The Stairwell Carollers are an a cappella Ottawa choir, formed in 1977 by director Pierre Massie. A ...  more"Qui creavit celum", written by their director, Pierre Massie and performed by The Stairwell Carollers on Dec 15, 2007 at their "30 Year of Song" concert. The Stairwell Carollers are an a cappella Ottawa choir, formed in 1977 by director Pierre Massie. A non-profit organization, they raise funds for local charities through concert, CD and cookbook sales. Buy our CDs!!! This version of "Qui creavit celum" is available on our "Qui creavit celum" CD. http://www.stairwellcarollers.com/Purchases.html  

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