Erik Satie's Sarabande No. 1 is one of my favourite piano pieces. For a long time, I felt There was an a cappella choral piece hiding within it, in plain sight. One day I got inspired and gave it a try. Creating a choral adaptation of a piano piece ha...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreErik Satie's Sarabande No. 1 is one of my favourite piano pieces. For a long time, I felt There was an a cappella choral piece hiding within it, in plain sight. One day I got inspired and gave it a try. Creating a choral adaptation of a piano piece has its challenges. I tried to keep faithful to Satie's original musical inspiration and created lyrics to go with my arrangement that evoke an early summer morning, one of my favourite times of The year. Several months later, I applied to be a participant at one of The Vancouver Chamber Choir's interplay workshops funded by The SOCAN Foundation and to my delight I was accepted. "As dawn breaks" was one of The pieces that this amazing Choir sight read for me on The spot. VCC director Jon Washburn and Choir members Then provided me with valuable feedback, for which I am very grateful. NB: One day I woke up to The realization that I had independently written four choral works, each of which had evoked a different season, and so it seemed natural to group ...    ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

Ottawa Choir, The Stairwell Carollers perform Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen, arranged by tenor, David Rain. Premiere performance at The Stairwell Carollers 40th anniversary concert, “An all Canadian Christmas”. Buy our CDs and help many Ottawa/Gatineau ...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreOttawa Choir, The Stairwell Carollers perform Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen, arranged by tenor, David Rain. Premiere performance at The Stairwell Carollers 40th anniversary concert, “An all Canadian Christmas”. Buy our CDs and help many Ottawa/Gatineau charities :) http://www.stairwellcarollers.com/Purchases.html Visit our blog http://www.stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/ or our website http://www.stairwellcarollers.com/ for updates. The carollers, an a cappella group, formed in 1977 by director Pierre Massie, has earned The distinction of being ranked amongst The best of Ontario Choirs in both The 2010 and 2013 Ontario Music Festival Association competition. A non-profit organization, we raise funds for local charities through concert, CD and cookbook sales. Audio: Tom Barnes. Recorded at Knox Presbyterian Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Dec 15th, 2017. Videographers: Matthieu Brennan, Andrew Mason Editing: Pierre Massie  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

Sep 16, 2022 SAinT JOHN Dr. Kevin Langford - Baritone Soloist Rebecca Burrill - Accompanist Saint John Men's Chorus Kelly Galbraith - Director & Producer ‘Devon, O Devon, in Wind and Rain’ celebrates Drake and The bravery of Devon men attempt...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">more Sep 16, 2022 SAinT JOHN Dr. Kevin Langford - Baritone Soloist Rebecca Burrill - Accompanist Saint John Men's Chorus Kelly Galbraith - Director & Producer ‘Devon, O Devon, in Wind and Rain’ celebrates Drake and The bravery of Devon men attempting to relieve Ladysmith. The Devonshires’ defense took place in a violent thunderstorm, when Rain and hail fell in sheets to impede visibility. The line ‘Fetter and Faint for England’s neck, Faggot and FaTher, Saint and chain’ graphically talks about what would have happened if The faggot (a bundle of sticks) had burned The English because The Spanish thought of Them as heretics. We are always welcoming new members! For more info: sjmenschorus@gmail.com Saint John Men's Chorus: Facebook, instagram, Twitter, YouTube  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

(1988, rev. 1999) Music: © Copyright 1999 by Ione Press, inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 5315 Text: Used by permission of Haim Guri with The kind...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">more(1988, rev. 1999) Music: © Copyright 1999 by Ione Press, inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. Used by permission. ECS Publishing Catalog No. 5315 Text: Used by permission of Haim Guri with The kind assistance of ACUM, Tel Aviv, Israel. English translation by Mark Elliott Shapiro.  

(adapted from a post in The Stairwell Carollers Choir Blog) David Rain, tenor:  How on earth  do you hear everyone, including our mistakes, while singing along at full throttle?   Pierre: I'm not sure, but you're definitely right...

9th World Choir Festival on Musicals Spot

University of Pretoria Youth Choir (aged 14 - 19) Conducted by Lhente-Mari Pitout - 17 September 2016 - Musaion Theater, University of Pretoria www.upyouthChoir.com upyouthChoir@gmail.com

BYC add dramatic Rain, thunder and lighting in Barnsley!

The Shir El Choir performs "Geshem Mishamayim (Rain From Heaven) under The direction of Nomi Teplow at a choral convention in Jerusalem. Arr: Gil Aldema מקהלת שיר-אל בניצוחה של נעמי טפלו מבצעת את "גשם משמים (היורה)" בכנס מקהלות בירושלים. עיבוד: גיל אלדמע) "