The internationally acclaimed Wartburg choir performs sacred music from all historical periods and styles and often premieres new works of contemporary composers. Called a “mighty fortress of skill” by the Washington Post, the Wartburg choir is one of thr...  moreThe internationally acclaimed Wartburg choir performs sacred music from all historical periods and styles and often premieres new works of contemporary composers. Called a “mighty fortress of skill” by the Washington Post, the Wartburg choir is one of three college musical ensembles that tour internationally on a triennial basis. Beyond tours, the choir receives invitations for special appearances in the United States and abroad, most recently to participate in the December 2011 White House Holiday Concert Series. As part of that trip to Washington, D.C., the choir also sang at the National Cathedral’s Bethlehem Prayer Service, which was simulcast worldwide. In 2006, the choir performed with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra in Prague at the invitation of Maestro Paul Freeman, CNSO music director and chief conductor, who had attended Wartburg choir concert at Orchestra Hall in Chicago. During the past 20 years, the choir has appeared in such prestigious concert halls as the Kennedy Center in Washington, D...    less

A setting for women's choir of the Renaissance carol by Canadian composer Jeff Smallman. Available in both SSA and SATB versions from Lighthouse Music Publications. ww.lighthousemusicpublications.com

A recent performance by the UH Moores Concert Chorale under the direction of Dr. Betsy Weber at the university of Houston Moores Opera House. "Les Quatrains Valaisans" are a set of poems by Rainer Maria Rilke in which he expresses his poetic admiration ...  moreA recent performance by the UH Moores Concert Chorale under the direction of Dr. Betsy Weber at the university of Houston Moores Opera House. "Les Quatrains Valaisans" are a set of poems by Rainer Maria Rilke in which he expresses his poetic admiration of the Valais Region of Switzerland while he was living there. Out of a set of 5 poems set to music, two are performed here: III. Vois-tu, là-haut IV. Quel calme nocturne  

Awake O North Wind, set by Daniel Pinkham. J. Steven Walker, conductor. Recorded November, 2018. From the Wedding Cantata.

Recording: Bowling Green State university Collegiate Chorale Richard Schnipke, conductor B. Michael Perry, tenor soloist

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I read an article in the latest Sounding Board (the journal of community music from Sound Sense) about the university of Sunderland’s new BA in...

Witch-Wife composed by Melissa Dunphy Poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) Performed by choir Matrix women's Ensemble Poem: She is neither pink nor pale, And she never will be all mine; She learned her hands in a fairy-tale, And...  moreWitch-Wife composed by Melissa Dunphy Poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) Performed by choir Matrix women's Ensemble Poem: She is neither pink nor pale, And she never will be all mine; She learned her hands in a fairy-tale, And her mouth on a valentine. She has more hair than she needs; In the sun 'tis a woe to me! And her voice is a string of colored beads, Or steps leading into the sea. She loves me all that she can, And her ways to my ways resign; But she was not made for any man, And she never will be all mine. This work was commissioned and recorded remotely by choir Matrix women's Ensemble in March 2021, sponsored by Consonare Choral Community who holds all rights to this recording. Sound/Video Engineering by Sarah Kaufold, Artistic Director. For more information about this ensemble, please visit: www.consonare-sing.org For more information about this choral work, please visit the composer and publisher website at http://www.melissadunphy.c...    less

"Full Fathom Five" by Paul Carey. Text from "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare. Commissioned by the 2012 women's choir Commission Consortium of the American Choral Directors Association. Recorded live on Friday, March 15, 2013, at First Presbyterian ...  more"Full Fathom Five" by Paul Carey. Text from "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare. Commissioned by the 2012 women's choir Commission Consortium of the American Choral Directors Association. Recorded live on Friday, March 15, 2013, at First Presbyterian Church, Pompano Beach, Florida. Performed by the Saint Mary's College women's choir and the Concert choir ensemble of the Girl choir of South Florida. Conductor: Nancy Menk, Accompanist: Hyeja Chong Ganahl. http://www.saintmarys.edu/music-womens-choir  

My women's choir The Merry Poppins performed the song Matchmaker, from Fiddler on the roof. (I'm playing and directing, outside the frame) See: https://singwell.eu/workshops/choir-merry-poppins/

"How Can I Keep from Singing," arr. Gwyneth Walker. Based upon a Quaker hymn. Recorded live on Friday, March 15, 2013, at First Presbyterian Church, Pompano Beach, Florida. Performed by the Saint Mary's College women's choir and the Concert choir ensem...  more"How Can I Keep from Singing," arr. Gwyneth Walker. Based upon a Quaker hymn. Recorded live on Friday, March 15, 2013, at First Presbyterian Church, Pompano Beach, Florida. Performed by the Saint Mary's College women's choir and the Concert choir ensemble of the Girl choir of South Florida. Conductor: Wallis Peterson, Accompanist: Gayle Giese. http://www.saintmarys.edu/music-womens-choir