Coming about through a blessed confluence of events, the Solemne Ministry is the collaborative brainchild of musical prodigy Alejandro Consolacion II and long-time choirmaster Eugene Calimag. Having been friends and in the choral scene for twenty years, t...  moreComing about through a blessed confluence of events, the Solemne Ministry is the collaborative brainchild of musical prodigy Alejandro Consolacion II and long-time choirmaster Eugene Calimag. Having been friends and in the choral scene for twenty years, the two have been talking about a project like this for around fifteen years. Spurred by the release of the revised English missal, Alejandro and Eugene both thought it a good time to finally restart the project that they had shelved for some time. Only now, the idea wasn’t just to end with a single album; the idea was now to establish a ministry that would introduce a new generation of music to Philippine Catholics. The new ministry would have as its aim the creation of beautiful music to help the faithful to a more prayerful, solemn state of mind. Springing from that, they both decided that the new ministry would be called Solemne Ministry. For its first project, Misa Solemne, the ministry features Solemne, Solemne Ministry’s flagship choir and the one Al...    less

We will be joined by the Ulster Orchestra under the baton of our chorus master Stephen Doughty and the following wonderful soloists;   Rebecca Murphy - Soprano Lynda-Jane Nelson - Alto Brian McNamee - Tenor Aaron O'Hare - Bass   In Fisher...

THAT CHOIR REMEMBERS conducted by Craig Pike featuring the Toronto premiere of Dark Night of the Soul by Ola Gjeilo with string quartet and piano Sunday, November 10 2013 - 8pm Metropolitan United Church Toronto, ON Tickets available at: www.t...

In the Way to Santiago, in the village of Betanzos, is located the church of San Francisco. The main nave of the temple is presided over by the tomb of the ancient Lord of these lands, Fernán Pérez de Andrade. The Gothic vaults of San Francisco have been ...  moreIn the Way to Santiago, in the village of Betanzos, is located the church of San Francisco. The main nave of the temple is presided over by the tomb of the ancient Lord of these lands, Fernán Pérez de Andrade. The Gothic vaults of San Francisco have been erected since the middle of the 14th century in the ancient Betanzos dos Cabaleiros...  

This free online workshop presented by the Royal School of Church Music with acclaimed conductor David Hill (director of the Bach Choir, Principal Conductor of Yale Schola Cantorum, and conductor of the BBC Singers from 2007-17) will offer practical advic...

Performance of Imant Raminsh's In The Night We Shall Go In at the 2013 Tennessee ACDA conference, First Baptist Church, Chattanooga, TN (Live)

SATURDAY 23 APRIL at 7.30pm ST ANDREW'S Church, BEDFORD, MK40 2PF - website www.standrewsbedford.orgTickets £10 / £8 / £4 / free.  Call 01234 216881 or email musa@saintandrewsbedford.org

Come try us out for 3 free rehearsals, and then it's a quick voice check (not really an audition) and you're one of us! We're a group of about 20 men & women, and sing in 3 or 4 (or more) part harmony. Quorum love to raise money for local causes - ...  moreCome try us out for 3 free rehearsals, and then it's a quick voice check (not really an audition) and you're one of us! We're a group of about 20 men & women, and sing in 3 or 4 (or more) part harmony. Quorum love to raise money for local causes - covering all sorts of charities, in all sorts of venues. Quorum Singers of St Albans has been singing for over 25 years, and perform around 3 times a year in St Albans or locally in Hertfordshire. We rehearse once a week on Wednesdays, throughout the term time, and can often be found performing in Christopher Place around Christmas time!  less

Zulu church/ protest song: "The walls of Jericho are falling." Understood to be a reference to the fall of apartheid. As sung by the Polokwane Choir, taught by Northern Harmony. This is from The OK Chorale's first ever public concert in Woodbridge, Suf...  moreZulu church/ protest song: "The walls of Jericho are falling." Understood to be a reference to the fall of apartheid. As sung by the Polokwane Choir, taught by Northern Harmony. This is from The OK Chorale's first ever public concert in Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK on 24 March 2012. Not the best of lighting! Also a bit shouty in places as it was many of the singers' first time in front of an audience. www.chrisrowbury.com  

African-American choral music grew out of the oral tradition of spirituals that was created by African slaves.  These songs, influenced by Christianity and rooted in African culture, expressed the hardship and hope of African slaves in the United Sta...