SInce 1962 The Fairfax Choral Society has been deliverIng excellent Choral programs and music education to The metropolitan WashIngton, DC area. This auditioned choir has 150 adult mixed voices and 300 youth mixed voices rehearsIng weekly to brIng various...  Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreSInce 1962 The Fairfax Choral Society has been deliverIng excellent Choral programs and music education to The metropolitan WashIngton, DC area. This auditioned choir has 150 adult mixed voices and 300 youth mixed voices rehearsIng weekly to brIng various masterworks, origInal pieces, collaborations and new arrangements to The ears of many. Doug Mears is The Artistic Director with Patrick Vaughn as Youth Director. Youth Choruses have two convenient campuses with The professional support of CarolIne Crocker and Bonny Tynch and Youth Chorus Directors. Additionally, full time accompanists and music educators meet The rehearsal and music education portions of this semi-professional chorus. FCS is honored to work with renown musicians, conductors and orchestras to present The fInest Choral programs available. Sometimes we joIn oTher choruses to produce even larger musical works. The Choral offerIngs of The Fairfax Choral Society are diverse though always presented after concerted rehearsal and production. Y...    Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

"InVICTUS" by Swiss composer Ivo AntognIni (...a tribute to Nelson Mandela) The piece was written for Defrost Youth Choir (Norway) Thomas CaplIn, conductor (soon published by Alliance Music Publications, Inc.) a Poem by William Ernest Henl...  Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">more"InVICTUS" by Swiss composer Ivo AntognIni (...a tribute to Nelson Mandela) The piece was written for Defrost Youth Choir (Norway) Thomas CaplIn, conductor (soon published by Alliance Music Publications, Inc.) a Poem by William Ernest Henley Out of The night that covers me, Black as The pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In The fell clutch of circumstance I have not wInced nor cried aloud. Under The bludgeonIngs of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but The Horror of The shade, And yet The menace of The years FInds and shall fInd me unafraid. It matters not how strait The gate, How charged with punishments The scroll, I am The master of my fate, I am The captaIn of my soul.  Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

We are a polyphonic Choral ensemble based In Grosseto, Italy and perform maInly Renaissance polyphonic Choral music. The female choristers perform with an Italian Renaissance costume designed by a stylist. We have performed at major festivals In Europe an...  Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreWe are a polyphonic Choral ensemble based In Grosseto, Italy and perform maInly Renaissance polyphonic Choral music. The female choristers perform with an Italian Renaissance costume designed by a stylist. We have performed at major festivals In Europe and Choral Italian obtaInIng acknowledgments and appreciation.  

Trio by Robert Schumann lamentIng The death of a songbird, performed by The dwsChorale (D W Solomons multi-trackIng) (transposed) I've used images of meadow saffron sInce those are The flowers mentioned In The Poem, although They are not strictly speakIn...  Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreTrio by Robert Schumann lamentIng The death of a songbird, performed by The dwsChorale (D W Solomons multi-trackIng) (transposed) I've used images of meadow saffron sInce those are The flowers mentioned In The Poem, although They are not strictly speakIng red... The sources of The images are as follows Canaries In cage (In Treviso) taken by me Wikimedia sIngle meadow saffron Luc Viatour (Lviatour) group of meadow saffron Chris Dixon (Stemonitis) Canary - (Magnus Colossus) Rosebud - (Amada44)  

The Mishawum Choral Society is a community chorus for experienced sIngers with a love of Choral music who wish to rehearse and sIng In our concerts. We give you The pleasure of enjoyIng fIne music and knowIng you are a part of a musical community - a team...  Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreThe Mishawum Choral Society is a community chorus for experienced sIngers with a love of Choral music who wish to rehearse and sIng In our concerts. We give you The pleasure of enjoyIng fIne music and knowIng you are a part of a musical community - a team that enriches The life of all of us. We currently have about 50 members. We feature a variety of music from popular to classical. Our selections are fun and challengIng for sIngers and entertaInIng and rewardIng for audiences. Open rehearsals for potential new members are held In September and January at The begInnIng of The rehearsal seasons. No formal auditions are held, but we do expect new members to be experienced In four part Choral sIngIng, and to have some ability to read along with sheet music. We are always concerned with maIntaInIng a good balance of voices, and we cannot promise to accept all applicants. More Information at: Choral.org/how-to-joIn.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.mishawumChoral.org/h...    Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

I thInk I’ve started a new project that is goIng to keep me learnIng new musical skills for a long time….. I love workIng on Choral arrangements, however The more I do and The more I thInk about Them, The more I actually learn. I am extremel...

Choral Chameleon's chorus premiered this colorful piece of Choral StorytellIng by our composer-In-residence at our concert 'The Telephone Hour' on November 18 (and 19) 2016. The concert Theme focused on The damagIng nature of gossip and The larger mea...  Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreChoral Chameleon's chorus premiered this colorful piece of Choral StorytellIng by our composer-In-residence at our concert 'The Telephone Hour' on November 18 (and 19) 2016. The concert Theme focused on The damagIng nature of gossip and The larger meanIng of how words are powerful and have greater impact than we realize. Based on a well-known Jewish folk tale, The piece is largely sung In Yiddish, featurIng narrated passages In English, with The moral resolution In Hebrew. Performed: November 19 2016 Location: Studios of The Paul Taylor Dance Company, LES, NYC. Piano: Sam Shull Double Bass: Genevieve ChapIn  Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less