"Aurum, aurum!" is dedicated to Asira Shukuru. It is a musical search for the meaning of gold, a Choral exploration of our human relationship to this precious metal. In Latin and English. As always, comments are most welcomed. Sincere thanks to Matt...  more"Aurum, aurum!" is dedicated to Asira Shukuru. It is a musical search for the meaning of gold, a Choral exploration of our human relationship to this precious metal. In Latin and English. As always, comments are most welcomed. Sincere thanks to Matthew Curtis (Choraltracks.com) for recording "Aurum, aurum!" Email me at rain@magma.ca, if you'd like more info, or to obtain a copy of the score. 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

Acappellago presented the world premiere of "Christmastide" by Australian composer Matthew Orlovich. Sunday, December 6, 2015. Congregational Church of Batavia, IL.

The Wellensian Consort perform John Rutter's 'Choral Fanfare' in the Choir of the Year Grand Final 2010.

5 - 8 June 2015 Queen's Birthday weekend 'An unforgettable experience, not just a festival'   Now in its 6th year, Australia's most exciting singers festival for choirs and individual singers, is proud to present internationally renowned composer...

Music and Lyrics by Santiago Veros https://www.santiagoveros.site Commissioned by The Cantabile Singers - Chris Bowman, conductor Kings Chorale - Bill Perrot, conductor Dedicated with a deep feeling to Bill Perrot, Chris Bowman, Christine Crofu...  moreMusic and Lyrics by Santiago Veros https://www.santiagoveros.site Commissioned by The Cantabile Singers - Chris Bowman, conductor Kings Chorale - Bill Perrot, conductor Dedicated with a deep feeling to Bill Perrot, Chris Bowman, Christine Crofut Carpenter, Elaine Farrar Kondrat, Howard Dawson, Joy Hewitt and Marti Dawson Galaxias We are all stars, we are to illuminate and be illuminated by those around us. This piece will always remain in my heart because it has been the result of the commission of very luminous people who have given me warmth while I was recovering from a hard setback of health. This work is the adventure of mutual support. We are lighting our way but the neighboring stars -those people who are our loved ones on any plane of existence- create and guide that way with more light than we are capable of perceiving. Lyrics And the shadow of twilight fades when the light of the ancestors forms a mantle that protects and guides us. A being illuminating the galaxies The c...    less

World Premiere of "Softly Snowing" by Northbrook, IL composer, Douglas Lieberman. Saturday, December 2, 2017 Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL

The St. Olaf Choir, with 75 mixed voices, is the pioneer a cappella choir in the United States. For nearly a century, the choir has set a standard of Choral excellence and remained at the forefront of Choral artistry. Conducted since 1990 by Anton Armstro...  moreThe St. Olaf Choir, with 75 mixed voices, is the pioneer a cappella choir in the United States. For nearly a century, the choir has set a standard of Choral excellence and remained at the forefront of Choral artistry. Conducted since 1990 by Anton Armstrong, the St. Olaf Choir continues to develop the tradition that originated with its founder, F. Melius Christiansen. Since its founding in 1912, the St. Olaf Choir has set a standard in the Choral art, serving as a model for choirs of all levels. The ensemble’s annual tour brings its artistry and message to thousands of people across the nation and around the world. The St. Olaf Choir has taken 13 international tours and performed for capacity audiences in the major concert halls of Norway, France, South Korea, New Zealand, Australia, New York City, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas, and the Twin Cities. In addition to being an artistic force, the St. Olaf Choir has a full calendar of events and a growing library of recordings. The choir’s mis...    less

Moanin' (Blues) by Amazonia Vocal Ensemble Robert Timmons / John Hendricks Emilio Solé-Sempere, Choral arrangement and conductor Celeste Johnson, solo May 2013

Performed by Singing OUT at A Sky Full of Stars on December 2, 2017. Based on Walt Whitman's poem Leaves of Grass, Composer: Rich Campbell

Volti, Robert Geary, conductor. 5/6/12 performance VOLTI: SOPRANO Yuhi Aizawa Combatti Lindsey McLennan Diana Pray TJ Togasaki Christa Tumlinson ALTO Marjorie Gömez Verah Graham Emily Ryan Celeste Winant Jessica Winn TENOR Artyom Chelba...  moreVolti, Robert Geary, conductor. 5/6/12 performance VOLTI: SOPRANO Yuhi Aizawa Combatti Lindsey McLennan Diana Pray TJ Togasaki Christa Tumlinson ALTO Marjorie Gömez Verah Graham Emily Ryan Celeste Winant Jessica Winn TENOR Artyom Chelbayev Michael Eisenberg Paul Ingraham Roderick Lowe Eric Tuan BASS Jeff Bennett Sidney Chen E.E. "Chip Grant IV Philip Saunders Cole Thomason-Redus Artistic Director: Robert Geeary Executive Director: Barbara Heroux Composer in Residence: Mark Winges Artistic Advisor: Sidney Chen Delusional Paths is a setting of five Stephen Crane poems concerned with paths and destinations. Here paths taken lead to unexpected places. Carefully considered goals prove to be illusive, unattainable, or not what they seemed. Expectations of preconceived outcomes prove futile ("I saw a man"), naively optimistic ("A learned man"), foolhardy ("There was set before me a mighty hill"), or at best unrealistic ("The wayfarer"). In "Once, I knew a fine song" the path is...    less