Rachel L. Jackson, Minister of Music. conducts the Fremont Presbyterian Choir and Orchestra. Sacramento, California, December 10, 2022. Arranged for SATB by John Whittaker From FOLKSONGS OF THE FOUR SEASONS - IV. WINTER (1949, arr. 2020) CELEBRATIN...  moreRachel L. Jackson, Minister of Music. conducts the Fremont Presbyterian Choir and Orchestra. Sacramento, California, December 10, 2022. Arranged for SATB by John Whittaker From FOLKSONGS OF THE FOUR SEASONS - IV. WINTER (1949, arr. 2020) CELEBRATING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF RALPH VAUGHN WILLIAMS Instructed by the greats including Sir Charles Villiers Stanford and friend Gustav Holtz, Composer Ralph Vaughn Williams was one of the first to gather folk songs and carols from around the countryside of England in the early 20th century. He found his identity as a national composer with his synthesis of folk music, classical training and the experience gained as Musical Editor of the English Hymnal. Composed over the span of four decades culminating in 1949, Folksongs of the Four Seasons is a cantata of 16 songs commissioned by The Women’s Institute; four for each season. The Winter section take the listener on a journey through the Christmas practices of the working poor in Victorian England. A...    less

An excerpt from movement IV of my Requiem (2007) as performed by the Orlando Chamber Singers under the direction of Gregory Ruffer. text: Keats (from Ode to a Nightingale) Darkling I listen; and, for many a time I have been half in love with e...  moreAn excerpt from movement IV of my Requiem (2007) as performed by the Orlando Chamber Singers under the direction of Gregory Ruffer. text: Keats (from Ode to a Nightingale) Darkling I listen; and, for many a time I have been half in love with easeful Death, Call'd him soft names in many a musèd rhyme, To take into the air my quiet breath; Now more than ever seems it rich to die, To cease upon the midnight with no pain  

Performed at St Nicholas Roman Catholic Church, East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Jan 2020 This is a Choral adaptation by Matt Robbins of Billy Childs' arrangement of Nyro's 1968 protest song on his 2014 Album 'Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro'.

A Choral Composition by Roberto Brisotto (1972); text by Emily Dickinson (Lyric n.193) - Coro "Giovani del Contrà" - direttore: Roberto Brisotto - Sheet music: Porfiri & Horváth Publishers http://www.ph-publishers.com

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I wrote about Audiences at Choral concerts.   Sangstream rehearsal by fiddledidee   But what if your Choir doesn’t perform?...

From the Chorale Symphony, "In Repentance". Conducted by Peter Hendrickson.

  LEARN HOW YOU CAN STand A CHANCE TO WIN UP TO SGD $25,000! Event: 12th International Choral Festival Orientale Concentus, Singapore 2019 Date: 29 July - 1 August 2019 (4 Days) Location: Singapore Orientale Concentus, conceptualized in ...

Kantorei Choral Ensemble performing the Gloria from Ariel Ramirez's Misa Criolla live at Visitation Catholic Church in Kansas City. (The work was performed in its entirety.) David Adams performs the tenor solo. This piece was an audience favorite on our...  moreKantorei Choral Ensemble performing the Gloria from Ariel Ramirez's Misa Criolla live at Visitation Catholic Church in Kansas City. (The work was performed in its entirety.) David Adams performs the tenor solo. This piece was an audience favorite on our recent "Music of Latin America" concert. Hear more from Kantorei at www.kantoreikc.org Chris Munce-Artistic Director Beau Bledsoe-Charango Trilla Ray-Carter-Cello Charlie Metz- Harpsichord Will Braune and Josh Williams-Percussion  

Sergei Rachmaninoff - The Bells, Op. 35 The Learners Chorus The Learners Orchestra Apollo Wong, conductor Yuki Ip, soprano David Quah, tenor Albert Lim, baritone Chapters: 0:00 I. Allegro, ma non tanto (The Silver Sleigh Bells) 6:50 II. L...  moreSergei Rachmaninoff - The Bells, Op. 35 The Learners Chorus The Learners Orchestra Apollo Wong, conductor Yuki Ip, soprano David Quah, tenor Albert Lim, baritone Chapters: 0:00 I. Allegro, ma non tanto (The Silver Sleigh Bells) 6:50 II. Lento (The Mellow Wedding Bells) 16:43 III. Presto (The Loud Alarum Bells) 25:22 IV. Lento lugubre (The Mournful Iron Bells)