"Stella" is dedicated to my friend Kristina, who introduced me to this remarkable French poem by Victor Hugo written while in exile on the Isle of Jersey. It is a complex layered poem exploring a multitude of interactions with the morning star - in na...  more"Stella" is dedicated to my friend Kristina, who introduced me to this remarkable French poem by Victor Hugo written while in exile on the Isle of Jersey. It is a complex layered poem exploring a multitude of interactions with the morning star - in naturalistic, religious, spiritual and seemingly political terms. Sincere thanks to Matthew Curtis (choraltracks.com) for recording "Stella." To purchase the sheet music for this song, please contact: info@leadingnote.com. I would like to acknowledge the a cappella choir that I sing in, The Stairwell Carollers, and our director Pierre Massie, for their musical inspiration these past 26 years. I would also like to thank my friends in our "Ad hoc Chorale" for testing out this piece in one of our informal workshops and offering valuable comments. And with deepest appreciation to my brother Adam Rain and my friend Geneviève Lajoie for their invaluable support throughout my composing journey.  less

Handog Concierto The San Nicolas 2nd Chorale with Band 31

Jayson Wilson sings Ola Gjeilo's 'Sanctus' with multitracking, performing all the parts himself.

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   “I love singing, but I haven’t sung for years and I really miss it.”     So why haven’t you joined a choir or co...

The idea for our Vocal Group goes back to the musical notions and ideas that we learned over the years as part of the choir of the Liceo “A. Mariotti”, Perugia. The school choir itself has, over the years, gone from strength to strength despite the need ...  moreThe idea for our Vocal Group goes back to the musical notions and ideas that we learned over the years as part of the choir of the Liceo “A. Mariotti”, Perugia. The school choir itself has, over the years, gone from strength to strength despite the need for constant renewal caused by the inevitable “turnover” as new students took the places of those who left. However, after this experience, which has included many concerts in the region, participations in choir Festivals in Italy and artistic exchanges with youth choirs from Germany, Hungary, Spain, Denmark and the Czech Republic, our desire to continue singing and, of course, the joy which singing together gave us all made it obvious that the time had clearly come to establish a group which could allow us to continue our musical journey together. Thus, once formed, the joy of singing together stimulated our vocal group to initiate a musical journey of exploration of study which, we hope, will lead us on to ever more emotional musical experiences while, of cou...    less

ENCORE! is a small, auditioned group of Twin Cities Women’s choir. Members bring their gift of song to the larger community by performing at venues or events too small for the entire choir.

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Many choirs will be starting back soon after a long break.   photo by velkr0   This is the perfect time to shake things up a bit if y...

We are a traditional Welsh Male choir singing classical Male Voice pieces, welsh and film and show numbers. Visit our YouTube channel to see us in action

A soldier's 'CALL OF DUTY' in pictures, set to the awesome composition 'Lord Keep Us Safe' by Darren Marc Bartlett and superb choral vocals from Salvacosta. ''This brand new video is a tribute to all the men and women who serve to keep us safe. Thank y...  moreA soldier's 'CALL OF DUTY' in pictures, set to the awesome composition 'Lord Keep Us Safe' by Darren Marc Bartlett and superb choral vocals from Salvacosta. ''This brand new video is a tribute to all the men and women who serve to keep us safe. Thank you to all the outstanding individuals who work tirelessly to dedicate their lives to protect us. You are true HEROES and because of your sacrifice, we are able to enjoy many freedoms that most of us take for granted. Please share and view on all social media sites to raise awareness and show our appreciation.; Darren Bartlett ''Lord, keep us safe this night, secure from all our fears; may angels guard our sleep, till morning light appears.'' Music Credits Composer - Darren Marc Bartlett Vocals - Salvacosta Lyrics - John Leland, 1792 Producers - Alvin Allison & Darren Bartlett Video creation - Kingsbere Designs Copyright DMB Music 2003 www.darrenbartlett.co.uk www.salvacosta.co.uk .....................................................    less

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