We take pleasure in singing Songs of joy, struggle, liberation, celebration and peace from around the world. We are a mainly secular, community choir where everyone is welcoMe. No audition. No need to read music (unless you want to). We're a friendly bun...  moreWe take pleasure in singing Songs of joy, struggle, liberation, celebration and peace from around the world. We are a mainly secular, community choir where everyone is welcoMe. No audition. No need to read music (unless you want to). We're a friendly bunch - why not coMe along and give us a go?  

The CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) performs moveMents 1 & 2 of "Songs for Braithwaite" by CWU Faculty Member and composer Vijay Singh. "Songs for Braithwaite" was inspired by soMe of the poems of William Stanley Braithwaite. A two minute com...  moreThe CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) performs moveMents 1 & 2 of "Songs for Braithwaite" by CWU Faculty Member and composer Vijay Singh. "Songs for Braithwaite" was inspired by soMe of the poems of William Stanley Braithwaite. A two minute comMentary (at 7:45 of the video) by the composer follows the performance of the two pieces. The choir has also recorded YouTube videos that feature music of Claudio Monteverdi, Ola Gjeilo, John Muehleisen and Einojuhani Rautavaara., and Tomás Luis da Victoria. Monteverdi's Sestina can be found on the following two videos: (pieces 1-3 & 4-6): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5_qClRojFw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G786-GV1NT8 Follow the choir on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CWU.Chamber.Choir  less

Feel the love of the Lord See His love everywhere It's in our hearts in all we do His love is like a burning star It Mends our hearts and gives us peace His love is a gift to you Your Son caMe to us And he showed us how to love He Taught u...  moreFeel the love of the Lord See His love everywhere It's in our hearts in all we do His love is like a burning star It Mends our hearts and gives us peace His love is a gift to you Your Son caMe to us And he showed us how to love He Taught us to care for each other To love people everywhere He gave his life so that we all could live Sing praise to the Son of God Give us the power of your love Let us serve you Lord our God Give us your strength and your wisdom To be disciples for all tiMe Let us not forget your teaching Give love in the naMe of the Lord Feel the love of the Lord See His love everywhere I contacted Bill Sveglini through the "Composers’ forum" and he was very interested in My multivocal efforts. So I decided to have a go at performing soMe of his works.They are in a style that I’ve not sung for over 20 years (evangelical church choir), but the old fervour still coMes out in the performance: I was transported back to those good old days as I sang. This piece i...    less

LET IT BE Let it be×4 whisper words of wisdom, let it be, let it be×4 whisper words of wisdom, let it be, when I find Myself in tiMes of trouble, Mother Mary coMes to Me, Speaking words of wisdom, Let it be, And in My hour of darkness she is, sta...  moreLET IT BE Let it be×4 whisper words of wisdom, let it be, let it be×4 whisper words of wisdom, let it be, when I find Myself in tiMes of trouble, Mother Mary coMes to Me, Speaking words of wisdom, Let it be, And in My hour of darkness she is, standing right in front of Me, Speaking words of wisdom, let it be, Let it be×4 Whisper words of wisdom, let it be, Let it be×4 Whisper words of wisdom, let it be, when the broken hearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be, for though they may be parted, there is still a chance that they will see, there will be an answer, let it be, let it be×4, whisper words of wisdom, let it be, let it be×4, whisper words of wisdom, let it be, and when the night is cloudy there is, still a light that shines on Me, shine until tomorrow, let it be, I wake up to the sound of music, Mother Mary coMes to Me, speaking words of wisdom, let it be, let it be×4, whisper words of wisdom, let it be...  less

Another great gift idea for the singer in your life - 5 beautiful Songs suitable for any solo voice! Our music is available worldwide from any manner of sources, but if you order 'Songs from the British Isles, Vol 1' via this link, then we will giftwrap...

[The views expressed in this blog are from My personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of Songs from traditions across th...

[The views expressed in this blog are from My personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of Songs from traditions across th...

Hello everyone,   I wanted to let you know about a book/ cd set that Ive just published. It's a collection of Makwayera style Songs from Zimbabwe and includes 12 transcriptions and an accompanying CD of field recordings (24 tracks). Makwayera singi...

In choral music, I found My tool for social change. Growing up in a Latin AMerican country with a sociologist Mother, I witnessed social injustice firsthand. I gained class consciousness and experienced crises personally. I'm talking about financial crise...

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on My blog From the Front of the Choir]   First I need to fess up: I have a low boredom threshold and always try to squeeze in as many Songs as possible. Not always a good idea!  ...