Stellarum is a new San Diego based amateur Chamber Choir. Led by British composer and choral director Benjamin Thiele-Long, the Choir’s repertoire blends early and renaissance European sacred choral music with modern spiritual and secular polyphony fro...  moreStellarum is a new San Diego based amateur Chamber Choir. Led by British composer and choral director Benjamin Thiele-Long, the Choir’s repertoire blends early and renaissance European sacred choral music with modern spiritual and secular polyphony from around the world. Stellarum is founded on the principles of encouraging amateur musicianship of all levels. Our aim is to provide a safe and encouraging space to develop and learn a challenging and engaging repertoire while delighting audiences with a beautiful, evocative, and technically excellent performance.  less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I teach songs without using any kind of musical notation. Like other Members of the Natural Voice Practitioners’ Network I believe that singing should...

Barlow Bradford's Utah Chamber Artists perform "the Spheres" by Ola Gjeilo at their college concert "Crossings" at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, September 23, 2014.

Modern Sparkles Conductor: Meng-Hsien PENG Performance: Müller Chamber Choir Soloist: Huan-Wei LIN Performed at National Concert Hall, Taipei, Taiwan June 2017 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mullertaiwan Website: http://www.muller.org.tw/

Composer/pianist Ola Gjeilo joins the CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) in presenting a second accompanied rendition of Gjeilo's "Ubi Caritas". This one was recorded 15 minutes after the first version, found at this YouTube URL: www.youtube....  moreComposer/pianist Ola Gjeilo joins the CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) in presenting a second accompanied rendition of Gjeilo's "Ubi Caritas". This one was recorded 15 minutes after the first version, found at this YouTube URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_7mcGqsKP8  

Formed in 2002, VerSeS is a semi-pro Chamber Choir that focuses heavily on Acappella music both sacred and secular.

the highly regarded Choir boasts upwards of 100 Members under the direction of Sydney Birrell. World-class, professional Canadian soloists enjoy performing with with the Choir time and again. Each season, the Choir presents four or five concerts, incor...  morethe highly regarded Choir boasts upwards of 100 Members under the direction of Sydney Birrell. World-class, professional Canadian soloists enjoy performing with with the Choir time and again. Each season, the Choir presents four or five concerts, incorporating a blend of repertoire from gospel to sacred to pop to oratorio. Classical highlights include St. Matthew Passion, Elijah, the annual Messiah, Carmina Burana, and Bach's B Minor Mass, which was a crowning achievement for the Choir’s 10th and 20th anniversaries. Other popular concerts have featured the musical and comedic talents of Natalie Choquette, the famous and charismatic Michael Burgess, and the stirring sounds of spirituals under the direction of Brainerd Blyden-Taylor, whose own professional Chamber Choir, the Nathaniel Dett Chorale, headed for Washington to join the celebrations around President Obama’s inauguration.  less

Widely regarded as one of the finest professional choral music ensembles in the United States, the Antioch Chamber Ensemble is currently celebrating its 14th season of exceptional music-making, having made its debut at the gala opening of the New Jersey P...  moreWidely regarded as one of the finest professional choral music ensembles in the United States, the Antioch Chamber Ensemble is currently celebrating its 14th season of exceptional music-making, having made its debut at the gala opening of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in 1997. Under the leadership of founding Artistic Director Joshua Copeland, the ensemble strives to present as diverse a program as possible of the world’s greatest choral literature, both sacred and secular, and has performed works ranging from Renaissance polyphony to contemporary masterpieces with a core group of ten to twelve of the New York metropolitan area’s finest singers. In 2008, Antioch was awarded first-place honors in the highly prestigious Tolosa International Choral Competition in Spain, establishing them among the top rank of professional Choirs in the world. In recent seasons, Antioch has been called “stellar,” “flawless,” “an exceptional group,” and “a spectacular example of what a classical Choir should sound like” by th...    less

the Surrey Youth Chamber Choir sings "Gamelan" by R. Murray Schafer at the 2010 Choral Kathaumixw in Powell River. (Youth Choir competition.)

We have recently relaunched under our new name and recruited new Members to triple the size of the Choir. We believe that anyone can sing and are an open-access Choir - no auditions, all needs catered for. We have just done two small performances after on...  moreWe have recently relaunched under our new name and recruited new Members to triple the size of the Choir. We believe that anyone can sing and are an open-access Choir - no auditions, all needs catered for. We have just done two small performances after only rehearsing for 6 weeks!