April 23, 2016 Cantores Celestes presents: Songs of the Universe Cantores Celestes Women's Choir Kelly Galbraith, Director Ellen Meyer, Piano Emperor String Quartet Peter Stoll, Clarinet Andy Morris, Percussion www.cantorescelestes.com http://www....  moreApril 23, 2016 Cantores Celestes presents: Songs of the Universe Cantores Celestes Women's Choir Kelly Galbraith, Director Ellen Meyer, Piano Emperor String Quartet Peter Stoll, Clarinet Andy Morris, Percussion www.cantorescelestes.com http://www.facebook.com/CantoresCelestes http://www.youtube.com/user/cantorescelestes http://twitter.com/Cantores_Choir  

For close to two decades, Ensemble Laude women’s choir has enchanted audiences on Vancouver Island with its creative blend of medieval repertoire and contemporary choral works from around the world. Ensemble Laude is a community of women united by a passi...  moreFor close to two decades, Ensemble Laude women’s choir has enchanted audiences on Vancouver Island with its creative blend of medieval repertoire and contemporary choral works from around the world. Ensemble Laude is a community of women united by a passion for choral music and the vision of our Artistic Director, Elizabeth MacIsaac. We celebrate the beauty and resilience of women’s vocal traditions through the ages and seek to share this art form through joyful, soulful, and life-enhancing performances that gladden the heart, lift the spirit, and expand the mind. Ensemble Laude began in 1998 with a group of 12 singers focused solely on medieval music. It has since expanded into a vibrant community choir of over 50 vocalists. Today, our concerts offer an eclectic repertoire, mostly unaccompanied, encompassing early music, sacred and secular works, and folk and world music. We are committed to expanding choral repertoire for women’s voices and regularly commission new Canadian works that preserve and revitaliz...    less

Valley Women’s Ensemble is a local Phoenix choir that performs across Arizona. Our members are talented and experienced singers who have a passion for music and the performing arts. A tuition-based women’s chorus made up of singers from the entire Phoe...  moreValley Women’s Ensemble is a local Phoenix choir that performs across Arizona. Our members are talented and experienced singers who have a passion for music and the performing arts. A tuition-based women’s chorus made up of singers from the entire Phoenix area, Valley WE performs Selections from a broad range of musical genres and styles, giving audiences a fun mix of all their favorites – both modern and classic. Find out more about us on our website, or check us out on Facebook!  

Vocal Ensemble Kerkrade is a secular Women's choir with 18 enthusiastic members. Directed by Louise Deal the Ensemble stives for perfection in vocal technique and choral sound. The Ensemble sings an extensive repertoire ranging from religous to secular an...  moreVocal Ensemble Kerkrade is a secular Women's choir with 18 enthusiastic members. Directed by Louise Deal the Ensemble stives for perfection in vocal technique and choral sound. The Ensemble sings an extensive repertoire ranging from religous to secular and from classical to popular music..  

Choir Matrix is a community Women's vocal Ensemble open to all self-identified women with no audition, devoted to empowering and building community among womxn in northeastern Connecticut through choral music. Our mission as an Ensemble is to connect...  moreChoir Matrix is a community Women's vocal Ensemble open to all self-identified women with no audition, devoted to empowering and building community among womxn in northeastern Connecticut through choral music. Our mission as an Ensemble is to connect with the community and each other through the exploration of quality choral music, including the promotion of women composers, within an engaging, encouraging, and intergenerational environment focused on healthy vocal technique and artistic excellence. We encourage those with children to join us as we have a tandem youth choral program (Consonare Youth Choirs) that rehearses at the same time.  less

Kitka Women's vocal Ensemble 2/17/11 Oakland, California St. Paul's Episcopal Church Marikela Jashis kalo from Guria province, Republic of Georgia (arranged by Tamar Buadze, director of Tutarchela Women's Ensemble) This song features a Georgi...  moreKitka Women's vocal Ensemble 2/17/11 Oakland, California St. Paul's Episcopal Church Marikela Jashis kalo from Guria province, Republic of Georgia (arranged by Tamar Buadze, director of Tutarchela Women's Ensemble) This song features a Georgian yodeling style called krimanchuli. Corinne is playing a chonguri, a traditional Georgian instrument. "Woman, Marikela Jashi! You are so beautiful! I will gather rose and violet for you, my Marta tsitsunia. If you were not in this world, I would not be born. Girl, dressed in red, when you go and get married, what will I do? Now I need your comfort. Smile and make me glad! Marikela Jashi, woman! You are so beautiful!"  less

Kitka Women's vocal Ensemble 2/17/11 Oakland, California St. Paul's Episcopal Church Kirialesa from Samegrelo province Kitka learned this New Year's song in Tbilisi from Tutarchela Women's choir, directed by Tamar Buadze. It is sung in Megreli...  moreKitka Women's vocal Ensemble 2/17/11 Oakland, California St. Paul's Episcopal Church Kirialesa from Samegrelo province Kitka learned this New Year's song in Tbilisi from Tutarchela Women's choir, directed by Tamar Buadze. It is sung in Megrelian , a language related to Georgian. "We wish you a Happy New Year. God bless the past year and the new one. Prosperity to you and yours. May your storehouses be filled with corn. May the bird of your dreams flap its wings. May you soon see your loved ones who are far away. Now, I am going to the mountains, and will not see you for five years."  less

Kitka is an American Women's vocal arts Ensemble inspired by traditional songs and vocal techniques from Eastern Europe. Dedicated to developing new audiences for music rooted in Balkan, Slavic, and Caucasian Women's vocal traditions, Kitka also strives t...  moreKitka is an American Women's vocal arts Ensemble inspired by traditional songs and vocal techniques from Eastern Europe. Dedicated to developing new audiences for music rooted in Balkan, Slavic, and Caucasian Women's vocal traditions, Kitka also strives to expand the boundaries of folk song as a living and evolving expressive art form. Kitka's activities include an Oakland-based home series of concerts and vocal workshops; regional, national, and international touring; programs in the schools; recording, publication, and broadcast projects; master artist residencies; commissioning; community service work; and adventuresome collaborations.  less

Polyhymnia is a small Select Ensemble of singers focusing on historically informed performance of sacred music from the courts and cathedrals of the Renaissance world. The Ensemble has been in residence at The Church of St. Ignatius of Antioch since 2003....  morePolyhymnia is a small Select Ensemble of singers focusing on historically informed performance of sacred music from the courts and cathedrals of the Renaissance world. The Ensemble has been in residence at The Church of St. Ignatius of Antioch since 2003. Polyhymnia's singers are drawn from many sources, including some of the finest church choirs in New York Since 2000, director John Bradley has been creating original editions of music for the Ensemble, some of it secreted in manuscript collections since the 16th century. Working in concert with libraries, liturgical historians and institutions, Polyhymnia hopes to both preserve and reintroduce choral masterworks of the Renaissance and early Baroque in ways that both entertain and elucidate. In addition to the concert series, the Ensemble's unique relationship with Saint Ignatius of Antioch, a forerunner in the preservation of historical liturgy, provides opportunities to perform Renaissance and Baroque music in a liturgical context, while fostering musical ...    less