2009 Destination Opera! Festival Ocean Grove Great Auditorium

for SATB Chorus unaccompanied Words by Mary Elizabeth Frye: Public Domain Music by Stanley M. Hoffman © Copyright 2018 by Stanley M. Hoffman. www.stanleymhoffman.com All rights reserved. The poem above is sometimes called “I Am” due to its repet...  morefor SATB Chorus unaccompanied Words by Mary Elizabeth Frye: Public Domain Music by Stanley M. Hoffman © Copyright 2018 by Stanley M. Hoffman. www.stanleymhoffman.com All rights reserved. The poem above is sometimes called “I Am” due to its repetition of the phrase. Was the poem inspired? The Hebrew name for God, YHWH, means “I am” or “I am that I am.” And there does seem to be something magical about the poem, as it was written by a woman who, to our knowledge, had never written a poem before. Mary Elizabeth Frye was an orphan with no formal education. In 1932 she and her husband hosted a young Jewish woman, Margaret Schwarzkopf, who was fleeing the Holocaust. When she received news that her mother had died in Germany, the heartbroken houseguest told Frye in despair that she had never had the chance to “stand by my mother’s grave and shed a tear.” Frye found herself composing the poem above on a ripped-off section of a brown paper shopping bag. She said the words “just came to her.”  less

Far from professional, but good.

Based in the heart of the city, London City Singers is a lively and ambitious small Sweet Adelines Chorus. We’re after a musical director who has the skills and knowledge to help us develop our great sound and fresh style. Barbershop experience woul...

Huddersfield Piazza on Saturday 12/5/12 @ 11am - A group of singers from the Gledholt Male Voice Choir, Marsh Ladies Choir and other choirs from as far a field as Cheshire and Harrogate plus a few willing Hollybank trust staff surprised the onlooking sho...  moreHuddersfield Piazza on Saturday 12/5/12 @ 11am - A group of singers from the Gledholt Male Voice Choir, Marsh Ladies Choir and other choirs from as far a field as Cheshire and Harrogate plus a few willing Hollybank trust staff surprised the onlooking shoppers by performing an impromptu performance of Handel's Hallelujah Chorus. The rousing performance was part of Gledholt MVC's Gala day which included performances from Elvis, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Pipe Band and also a Zumba class. There was also a concert in Huddersfield town hall in the evening. Money collected on the day went to local charity - The Hollybank Trust - whose website can be found below... http://www.hollybanktrust.com - aiming to provide Quality of Life, for Life... Their facebook site can be found here - http://www.facebook.com/#!/hollybank.trust Also if you would like to know more and support the work the Hollybank trust do please visit the following page too - http://www.justgiving.com/hbt/eurl.axd/cb13f6245bb56f46a...    less

Highlights from the City of Derry International Choral Festival, 21-25 October 2015. Includes guest artists The King's Singers and the Ulster Orchestra, international competitors Academic Choir of Carinthia Mohorjan (Slovenia), Härlanda Voces (Sweden)...  moreHighlights from the City of Derry International Choral Festival, 21-25 October 2015. Includes guest artists The King's Singers and the Ulster Orchestra, international competitors Academic Choir of Carinthia Mohorjan (Slovenia), Härlanda Voces (Sweden), Salutaris Chamber Choir (Belarus), Polifonica Chamber Choir (Belarus) and Saint Nicholas Choir Litija (Slovenia), and national choirs Momentum (Derry) and Lisburn Harmony Ladies' Choir (Lisburn). Venues include St. Columb's Hall and The Gasyard Centre  less