This lovely anthem by the German composer, conductor and pianist Otto Goldschmidt (1829 - 1907) was made famous by its regular inclusion at the Advent Carol Services at St John's College, Cambridge under the direction of the late Dr George Guest. This ...  moreThis lovely anthem by the German composer, conductor and pianist Otto Goldschmidt (1829 - 1907) was made famous by its regular inclusion at the Advent Carol Services at St John's College, Cambridge under the direction of the late Dr George Guest. This performance was recorded on 5th December 2010 in the Harvey Nichols Espresso Bar in Leeds' magnificent Victoria Quarter in the first of St Peter's Singers' now-traditional annual series of Sunday evening Carol concerts there. The choir is directed by Dr Simon Lindley, its Music Director since the Singers' formation in June 1977. More information about St Peter's Singers, including details of forthcoming concerts, recitals and liturgical performances, may be found on the choir's website http://www.stpeters-singers.org.uk and on its Facebook group page 'St Peter's Singers of Leeds'. https://www.facebook.com/groups/111143267532/  less

"We Wish You a Merry Christmas," trad. English Carol, arr. Emily Crocker. Recorded live on December 11, 2015, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the combined ensembles of the Girl Choir of South Flor...  more"We Wish You a Merry Christmas," trad. English Carol, arr. Emily Crocker. Recorded live on December 11, 2015, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the combined ensembles of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Susan Dodd.  

Birds' Lullaby, 3 Canadian Nocturnes, movement III) text: Emily Pauline Johnson music: Nathaniel Barnes singer: Matthew Curtis I Sing to us, cedars; the twilight is creeping With shadowy garments, the wilderness through; All day we have Carol...  moreBirds' Lullaby, 3 Canadian Nocturnes, movement III) text: Emily Pauline Johnson music: Nathaniel Barnes singer: Matthew Curtis I Sing to us, cedars; the twilight is creeping With shadowy garments, the wilderness through; All day we have Carolled, and now would be sleeping, So echo the anthems we warbled to you; While we swing, swing, And your branches sing, And we drowse to your dreamy whispering. II Sing to us, cedars; the night-wind is sighing, Is wooing, is pleading, to hear you reply; And here in your arms we are restfully lying, And longing to dream to your soft lullaby; While we swing, swing, And your branches sing, And we drowse to your dreamy whispering. III Sing to us, cedars; your voice is so lowly, Your breathing so fragrant, your branches so strong; Our little nest-cradles are swaying so slowly, While zephyrs are breathing their slumberous song. And we swing, swing, While your branches sing, And we drowse to your dreamy whispering. http://www.choirplace.com...    less

Men of Faith Passing on the Faith through Songs of Praise: Continuing the Gospel Quartet tradition at Augsburg College (Minneapolis, Minn., U.S.A.), the mission of the Augsburg Centennial Singers is to present concerts that personalize a Christian faith a...  moreMen of Faith Passing on the Faith through Songs of Praise: Continuing the Gospel Quartet tradition at Augsburg College (Minneapolis, Minn., U.S.A.), the mission of the Augsburg Centennial Singers is to present concerts that personalize a Christian faith and encourage listeners to establish and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ and to provide a fellowship for men who find joy in singing songs that have musical excellence, address the heart and reflect a variety of musical traditions. This video was recorded in September 2008. for more information about the Centennial Singers, go to: http://centennialsingers.org/.  less

Taken during our residential rehearsal weekend at Loretto School. Photo by Gordon Smith

The Choir at St Mary’s Cathedral is one of Scotland’s finest. It is made up of boys, girls, women and men from all walks of life and with many levels of musical expertise and experience, who give of their time and talent on an entirely voluntary basis to ...  moreThe Choir at St Mary’s Cathedral is one of Scotland’s finest. It is made up of boys, girls, women and men from all walks of life and with many levels of musical expertise and experience, who give of their time and talent on an entirely voluntary basis to sing to a professional standard. Membership of the choir currently stands at around thirty-five adults and sixteen to twenty children. The choir’s principal function is to provide the music and help lead the worship at the Cathedral’s two main services every Sunday: Sung Eucharist at 10.30 am and Choral Evensong at 6.30 pm. Services are preceded by a rehearsal, and there is a rehearsal once a week, currently on Thursday evenings. In addition to these important duties, the choir also sings for regular special services, occasional concerts, broadcasts regularly on BBC Radio, has appeared on TV, and every year they sing in one of the great British Cathedrals for a weekend, or sometimes a week. St Mary’s Cathedral Choir performs a very wide range of music, ...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Lots of mixed choirs don’t have enough male singers, and many established male voice choirs are not managing to find younger recruits (see my series of ...

We have a varied repertoire of songs to suit all tastes and, from the very many letters of appreciation and thanks we receive, we clearly achieve our aim of audience entertainment. Although we are a Welsh male voice choir, we are able to perform music in...  moreWe have a varied repertoire of songs to suit all tastes and, from the very many letters of appreciation and thanks we receive, we clearly achieve our aim of audience entertainment. Although we are a Welsh male voice choir, we are able to perform music in English; French; German; Latin and even the Zulu Xhosa dialect.  

Since 2008 we've built an enviable reputation as one of the country’s finest and most versatile a cappella groups. We possess a wealth of experience from the worlds of classical, sacred and popular music and balance our love for the old renaissance master...  moreSince 2008 we've built an enviable reputation as one of the country’s finest and most versatile a cappella groups. We possess a wealth of experience from the worlds of classical, sacred and popular music and balance our love for the old renaissance masters with a passion for exciting contemporary composers through commissioning and performing our own original material. Regardless of what we sing we believe the universal principles of perfect tonal blend, colour, and precise intonation, shine through in every performance.  less