English Translation: Full of tears will be that day When from the ashes shall rise the guilty man to be judged; therefore spare him, O God, Merciful Lord, grant them Eternal rest. Amen Taghkanic Chorale https://www.taghkanicchorale.org/ May 2020

Thomas Aquinas writes in the Summa theologica: "Music is the exaltation of the mind derived from things Eternal, bursting forth in sound." the quotation most aptly describes the repertoire on the Norwegian chamber choir Schola Cantorum's recording of hymn...  moreThomas Aquinas writes in the Summa theologica: "Music is the exaltation of the mind derived from things Eternal, bursting forth in sound." the quotation most aptly describes the repertoire on the Norwegian chamber choir Schola Cantorum's recording of hymns to Mary, the Mother of God, in which tranquillity, eternity and 'bursting forth into sound' are encountered in many different guises. the composers represented here have often chosen to allow their music to evolve in stable structures and remain within static harmonic spaces even when the music becomes expressive and dramatic: Benjamin Britten, Francis Poulenc, Maurice Duruflé, Eric Whitacre, Morten Lauridsen, Martin Ødegaard, Kjell Mørk Karlsen, Anton Bruckner, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Arvo Pärt, Ola Gjeilo, Andrew Smith and Trond Kverno. https://shop.klicktrack.com/2l/420085/ Throughout its existence the chamber choir Schola Cantorum has had high ambitions. the choir has built up an international reputation and has made it a trademark to include newly wri...    less

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve Heard that “music is math.” Whether in relation to something simple (counting), or something more esoteric (highly-developed, academic analyses of harmony and structure), or whether it is a misg...

It is fun and challenging to truly listen.  When you allow the sound you Hear to connect with the brain, some interesting synapses are formed.  Whether you are listening to a recording, live performance or a conversation, using the energy to tru...

the California Redwood Chorale performs the music of Ola Gjeilo in Santa Rosa, California.

(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...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Sometimes I only have to Hear two notes of a song and I know what it is.   Photo by bishib70   Often I join in with someone singing a song...

I just added 3 more scrolling score videos on YouTube for Jewish choral works - seeking live performances.   Adon olam (God is the Eternal one) for SATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied Sung in Hebrew Synthesized performance...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   there is a time of blissful ignorance before you Hear a song for the first time.   Later on, there comes a time when you know the song thoroughly, y...

One of our newest pieces. Well worth a listen... Come and Hear it in full in the coming weeks. Dates here: http://albionchoir.org.uk/joomla/index.php/live