This was recorded during St Peter's Singers' lunchtime recital on 28th October 2009 in The beautiful Basilica de Sant Francesc, Palma de Mallorca, which formed part of The choir's acclaimed concert tour of Mallorca. The organist is David Houlder, Sub-Orga...  moreThis was recorded during St Peter's Singers' lunchtime recital on 28th October 2009 in The beautiful Basilica de Sant Francesc, Palma de Mallorca, which formed part of The choir's acclaimed concert tour of Mallorca. The organist is David Houlder, Sub-Organist of Leeds Parish Church and The Singers' regular accompanist. Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum et benedicta fructus ventris tui, Jesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae, ora pro nobis peccatoribus. Amen. [Translation: Hail Mary, full of grace, The Lord is with Thee. Blessed art thou, and blessed is The fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, MoTher of God, pray for us sinners now and at The hour of our death. Amen] Simon Lindleys setting of The Angelic Salutation, Ave Maria, was devised for The Choir of Leeds Parish Church in The late 1970s and has since achieved widespread performance by choirs throughout The English-speaking world. The work has been recorded and broadcast many times and was chosen to ...    less

This lovely Lententide motet was performed at The Parish Church of St Michael and All Angels, Thornhill, West Yorkshire, as part of The Singers' recital of Passiontide Polyphony and organ solos given on Sunday 2nd April 2017. Dr Simon Lindley, The choir...  moreThis lovely Lententide motet was performed at The Parish Church of St Michael and All Angels, Thornhill, West Yorkshire, as part of The Singers' recital of Passiontide Polyphony and organ solos given on Sunday 2nd April 2017. Dr Simon Lindley, The choir's Music Director since its foundation in 1977, directed and also played The organ solos. Thomas Morley 1557/8-1602 Nolo mortem peccatoris Nolo mortem peccatoris; haec sunt verba Salvatoris.[I desire not The death of a sinner; These are The words of The Saviour.] FaTher, I am thine only Son, sent down from heav’n mankind to save.FaTher, all things fulfilled and done according to thy will, I have.FaTher, my will now all is this: Nolo mortem peccatoris.FaTher, behold my painful smart, taken for man on ev’ry side;Ev'n from my birth to death most tart, no kind of pain I have denied,but suffered all, and all for this: Nolo mortem peccatoris. Thomas Morley’s contribution to British music was inestimable and included The publication of England’s first musi...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   It can be tough joining a new choir, especially if you’re an under-confident singer.   Painting ("Little little girl 29") by susie mendelss...

Community choirs are often built with The best intentions: warmth, connection, and belonging. But for neurodivergent Singers - including those with autism, ADHD, sensory processing differences, and social anxiety - some of The most common "welcoming" beha...

Scores abailable at: bit.ly/GalaxiaS Performed by The Sunday Night Singers November 5, 2023 Artistic Director: Mike McCullough Guest Conductor: Santiago Veros Concert: Galaxias Filmed: Alex Arreola Editing: Jose Meza Galaxias by Santiago Veros...  moreScores abailable at: bit.ly/GalaxiaS Performed by The Sunday Night Singers November 5, 2023 Artistic Director: Mike McCullough Guest Conductor: Santiago Veros Concert: Galaxias Filmed: Alex Arreola Editing: Jose Meza Galaxias by Santiago Veros The work narrates The idea that each person is a light that is part of The galaxy. The text describes an eternal being that receives The ancestral light to form part of The stellar mantle. It provides support and guidance to those who are looking for a path. Lyrics And The shadow of twilight fades when The light of The ancestors forms a mantle that protects and guides us. A being illuminating The galaxies The certainty on The shipwrecked path The glint of existence, time and distance. The ancient aurora of golden light at The awakening of The dawn The eyes radiant with certainties condensed into rays of light. The eternal radiance of The soul: an instant of infinite distances and The birth of a million dawns.  less

Deep river Academic choir "Ivan Goran Kovačić" Conductor Michael Mitchell Concert "African American spiritual songs" St. CaTherine Church, Zagreb, 02.12.2012.

"Unclouded Day", from "Heavenly Home: Three American Songs" Arranged by Shawn KIrchner TTBB 2018 Performed January 2020

PRAIRIE SPRING by Greg Bartholomew A setting for SAB choir of The poem by Willa CaTher. With optional piano accompaniment. Recording by MatThew Curtis (Choral Tracks). Willa CaTher (1873-1947) was an American writer best known for her novels of fron...  morePRAIRIE SPRING by Greg Bartholomew A setting for SAB choir of The poem by Willa CaTher. With optional piano accompaniment. Recording by MatThew Curtis (Choral Tracks). Willa CaTher (1873-1947) was an American writer best known for her novels of frontier life on The Great Plains. Prairie Spring was first published in 1913 as The prologue to The novel O Pioneers! Sheet music is available from J. W. Pepper: https://www.jwpepper.com/11208222.item PRAIRIE SPRING Evening and The flat land, Rich and sombre and always silent; The miles of fresh-plowed soil, Heavy and black, full of strength and harshness; The growing wheat, The growing weeds, The toiling horses, The tired men; The long empty roads, Sullen fires of sunset, fading, The eternal, unresponsive sky. Against all this, Youth, Flaming like The wild roses, Singing like The larks over The plowed fields, Flashing like a star out of The twilight; Youth with its insupportable sweetness, Its fierce necessity, Its shar...    less

Presented by Ponte Singers and Ponte Orchestra in 2013 Ponte Singers Concert - Der Zyklus 「生．息」(Hong Kong) in The Concert Hall, Hong Kong City Hall

www.lanovaSingers.co.uk La Nova Singers are a UK-based female vocal ensemble who perform using The Bel Canto technique. Here They perform Eric Whitacre's piece 'The Seal Lullaby' at Their concert 'Light is my Heart', in Bournemouth. Conducted by Miche...  morewww.lanovaSingers.co.uk La Nova Singers are a UK-based female vocal ensemble who perform using The Bel Canto technique. Here They perform Eric Whitacre's piece 'The Seal Lullaby' at Their concert 'Light is my Heart', in Bournemouth. Conducted by Michelle Nova. Accompanied by Celia Cologne on piano.