I. A WATER WHEEL TURNS Inside water, a water wheel turns. The star circulates with the moon. We live in the night ocean wondering, What are these lights? Texts by Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks © 1995 Coleman Barks. Used by permission. ...  moreI. A WATER WHEEL TURNS Inside water, a water wheel turns. The star circulates with the moon. We live in the night ocean wondering, What are these lights? Texts by Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks © 1995 Coleman Barks. Used by permission. Performed by the Millennium Consort, Martin Neary, conductor, and the Pomona College choir, Donna Di Grazia, director. Water Ruminations is a setting of six poems by the thirteenth-century poet Rumi, in English translations from the Persian by Coleman Barks, for double choir and organ. The poetry sings of literal and spiritual connections between water and sky, a drop of water and human life, flowing water and love, drinking water and its container, the giddiness of spring and rolling seas, and the ocean's gifts and singing. Its images, from 800 years ago, speak to us with both vivid immediacy and transcendence. The idea for the piece originated with the Mellon Elemental Arts Initiative, which proposed funding activities that would involve students in ar...    less

This sanctuary of my soul, Unwitting I keep white and whole, Unlatch'd and lit, if Thou should'st care To enter or to tarry there. With parted lips and outstretch'd hands, and list'ning ears Thy servant stands. Call Thou early, call Thou late, to...  moreThis sanctuary of my soul, Unwitting I keep white and whole, Unlatch'd and lit, if Thou should'st care To enter or to tarry there. With parted lips and outstretch'd hands, and list'ning ears Thy servant stands. Call Thou early, call Thou late, to Thy great service dedicate. My soul, keep white, and whole. (poem by Charles Hamilton Sorley) Sung at Canterbury Cathedral during our Royal School of Church Music Summer Course in 1986, under Martin How. I (David W Solomons) was one of the altos. John Huntley - a fellow alto - recorded this performance.  less

As part of our In the Moment video series with Ola Gjeilo, Mr. Gjeilo talks about improvising on the piano with choir, in an interview with Dr. Gary Weidenaar. for more info about the In The Moment series or purchase the DVD with the full half-hour inter...  moreAs part of our In the Moment video series with Ola Gjeilo, Mr. Gjeilo talks about improvising on the piano with choir, in an interview with Dr. Gary Weidenaar. for more info about the In The Moment series or purchase the DVD with the full half-hour interview, click here: http://goo.gl/Xld0o  

Michael Haydn: 'Gloria' from 'Missa Sancti Aloysii' Cantores Celestes Women's Choir Kelly Galbraith, Director Emperor String Trio Matthew Coons, organ LIVE performance April 21, 2018 'Wrapped in Light' www.cantorescelestes.com

Gabriel Fauré - Requiem St. Paul's Chapel, New York City Trinity Church Wall Street (TrinityWallStreet.org) Downtown Voices (DowntownVoices.net) NOVUS NY Stephen Sands, conductor (StephenSands.net) forrest Eimold, organ 0:00 - Introit et Kyrie...  moreGabriel Fauré - Requiem St. Paul's Chapel, New York City Trinity Church Wall Street (TrinityWallStreet.org) Downtown Voices (DowntownVoices.net) NOVUS NY Stephen Sands, conductor (StephenSands.net) forrest Eimold, organ 0:00 - Introit et Kyrie 6:13 - Offertory 14:31 - Sanctus 17:49 - Pie Jesu - Alexis Brown, soprano 20:54 - Agnus Dei 26:31 - Libera me - Malcom Merriweather, baritone 31:29 - In Paradisum  

"It is Well with my Soul" Arr. John Ness Beck Dr. Cindy Bell, Conductor Dr. Gordon Turk, organ The 68th Annual Ocean Grove Choir Festival Recorded: July 11, 2021 The Great Auditorium (Ocean Grove, NJ) for more information on the ministries of th...  more"It is Well with my Soul" Arr. John Ness Beck Dr. Cindy Bell, Conductor Dr. Gordon Turk, organ The 68th Annual Ocean Grove Choir Festival Recorded: July 11, 2021 The Great Auditorium (Ocean Grove, NJ) for more information on the ministries of the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, please visit: www.OceanGrove.org  

The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford Douglas Knight (organ) David Crown (conductor) Somerville College Chapel, Oxford 9 June 2013 Website: http://www.somervillechoir.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somervillechoir

Sung at Canterbury Cathedral during our Royal School of Church Music Summer Course in 1986, under Martin How. I (David W Solomons) was one of the altos. John Huntley - a fellow alto - recorded this performance.

O Lord, look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: Where is Thy zeal and Thy strength, Thy mercies towards me? Are they restrained? (Isaiah 63 v. 15) Sung at Canterbury Cathedral during our Roya...  moreO Lord, look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: Where is Thy zeal and Thy strength, Thy mercies towards me? Are they restrained? (Isaiah 63 v. 15) Sung at Canterbury Cathedral during our Royal School of Church Music Summer Course in 1986, under Martin How. I (David W Solomons) was one of the altos. John Huntley - a fellow alto - recorded this performance.  

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem (Lacrimosa and Hostias). Mendelssohn Singers conducted by Jennifer Min-Young Lee. Michael Bloss, organ. Performed at the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir's Symposium concert on January 26, 2013 at Yorkminster Park Baptist Chur...  moreWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem (Lacrimosa and Hostias). Mendelssohn Singers conducted by Jennifer Min-Young Lee. Michael Bloss, organ. Performed at the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir's Symposium concert on January 26, 2013 at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. This concert concluded the TMC's 2013 Choral Conductors' Symposium led by Noel Edison. Webcast produced by Inline Digital.