The Ingenium Academy Choir forms once a year at the Ingenium Academy International Summer School for Music, based in Winchester College, England. Our diverse vocal programme is for 14-18 year olds who love to sing, are keen to develop their choral tech...  moreThe Ingenium Academy Choir forms once a year at the Ingenium Academy International Summer School for Music, based in Winchester College, England. Our diverse vocal programme is for 14-18 year olds who love to sing, are keen to develop their choral technique, improve their ensemble singing and explore a diverse range of vocal styles. We sing a challenging and exciting repertoire encompassing many genres, and ensure that students gain a deep understanding of these musical styles through the guidance of sectional tutors and voice specialists.  less

RJC High School Christmas Concert, December 2021 Richard Janzen, director Charlotte Yung, piano

Z. Randall Stroope's Lamentations of Jeremiah Performed by by The Hong Kong Virtuoso Chorus 香港合唱新力量2011 HK International Youth and Children's Choir Festival

"Pater Noster" by Jonathan Adams, performed by the Arkansas State University Concert Choir, Dr. Dale Miller at the 2014 Arkansas All-State Music Conference.

The Sounds of Pittsburgh Chorus is an award-winning women’s a cappella Chorus from the Greater Pittsburgh area. Sweet Adelines International LogoWe are a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, a worldwide organization of women singers committed to adva...  moreThe Sounds of Pittsburgh Chorus is an award-winning women’s a cappella Chorus from the Greater Pittsburgh area. Sweet Adelines International LogoWe are a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, a worldwide organization of women singers committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop four-part harmony. While our Chorus offers educational opportunities to its members, we also serve the community through shows and other events throughout the Pittsburgh area.  

When I was a junior in college, my mother was fighting breast cancer and my way of coping with it was to write a choral piece for her. I wrote “Pour Toi, Mère” (For You, Mother) which premiered at my senior composition recital. A few years later, Kevin F...  moreWhen I was a junior in college, my mother was fighting breast cancer and my way of coping with it was to write a choral piece for her. I wrote “Pour Toi, Mère” (For You, Mother) which premiered at my senior composition recital. A few years later, Kevin Fenton programmed that piece for his choir at FSU. He shared with me his strong connection with the piece at a time when his sister-in-law, Peggy Fenton was also fighting breast cancer. Sadly, Peggy Fenton lost her fight with cancer in 2009. That same year Kevin contacted me and asked if I would write a piece in her memory for her husband and her two daughters. He shared with me a video of a presentation she did at the Mother’s Day banquet at her church, just a few days before her passing. The title of her presentation was “From Hats to Crown”. She shared stories about her life and the many relationship roles one plays: as a daughter, a sister, as a wife, a mother and a teacher. As she talked about each role she wore a different hat. She ended with a crown, shar...    less

During the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic, alumni and friends of RJC High School produced a Virtual Choir for an online Fundraiser for Rosthern Junior College High School. Video came in from Canada, USA, and Mexico. Show More for song lyrics. directed and vide...  moreDuring the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic, alumni and friends of RJC High School produced a Virtual Choir for an online Fundraiser for Rosthern Junior College High School. Video came in from Canada, USA, and Mexico. Show More for song lyrics. directed and video edited by Richard Janzen music mastered by Brandon Janzen This Still Room text by John Greenleaf Whittier music by Jonathan Adams And so I find it well to come for deeper rest to this still room; for here the habit of my soul feels less the outer world's control. The strength of mutual purpose pleads more earnestly our common needs; and from the stillness, multiplied by these still forms on either side. The world that time and sense have known fall off, and leaves us God alone.  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I run singing workshops all over the place (why not book me and try one?).   Photo by C. Moses   At some places the workshops are full and...

The Noblemen is a men’s Chorus ensemble and open to all men in the University community from all disciplines that love to sing and enjoy camaraderie through great music. Music from every music epoch will be performed from serious to more pop/contemporary ...  moreThe Noblemen is a men’s Chorus ensemble and open to all men in the University community from all disciplines that love to sing and enjoy camaraderie through great music. Music from every music epoch will be performed from serious to more pop/contemporary a cappella forms. This ensemble is offered every fall and spring semester, and satisfies the fine arts requirement when enrolled for a minimum of three semesters.  

The choir "Diocesan Boys' School Choir" from Hong Kong at the Closing concert of the 7th International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival & Competition 2011 in Wernigerode, Germany. Read more about the event: http://blog.interkultur.com