Tiptipa Kemmakem (Nilo Alcala) 28th LA Master Chorale HS Choir Festival Grant Gershon, conductor April 21, 2017 - Walt Disney Concert Hall The Los Angeles Master Chorale has proudly presented its annual High School Choir Festival for more than 25 ye...  moreTiptipa Kemmakem (Nilo Alcala) 28th LA Master Chorale HS Choir Festival Grant Gershon, conductor April 21, 2017 - Walt Disney Concert Hall The Los Angeles Master Chorale has proudly presented its annual High School Choir Festival for more than 25 years. In 1989 we began the great tradition of offering students a chance to deepen their exposure and understanding of the choral art through a year-long experience leading up to the celebratory Festival Day. We partner with selected high Schools for a year of fun and memorable musical experiences as choir students work collaboratively with their peers from around the Southland. The 2017 Festival culminated in a monumental performance at the awe-inspiring Walt Disney Concert Hall. Choir students from 29 Schools joined together to sing as a massive ensemble, experiencing the power of choral music under the direction of Grant Gershon, Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Master Chorale.  less

Ola Gjeilo's Contrition is sung the by CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director). Written for 8 part unaccompanied choir and soprano soloist by composer Ola Gjeilo, the piece is not yet published (as of July, 2011). The composer was in attendance ...  moreOla Gjeilo's Contrition is sung the by CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director). Written for 8 part unaccompanied choir and soprano soloist by composer Ola Gjeilo, the piece is not yet published (as of July, 2011). The composer was in attendance at its U.S. premiere, where the choir was featured at the Northwest American Choral Directors Association 2010 Conference held in Seattle, Washington Follow the choir on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CWU.Chamber.Choir  

The University of British Columbia University Singers (Dr. Graeme Langager) performing Matthew Emery's "Kyrie" from Missa Brevis. Matthew Emery (b.1991) is a Canadian composer whose music has been performed across North America and has been heard on na...  moreThe University of British Columbia University Singers (Dr. Graeme Langager) performing Matthew Emery's "Kyrie" from Missa Brevis. Matthew Emery (b.1991) is a Canadian composer whose music has been performed across North America and has been heard on national television and radio. Emery's choral works have been performed by renowned vocal ensembles including the Vancouver Chamber Choir, Canadian Chamber Choir, choirs at the University of Louisville, University of Western Ontario, University of British Columbia and the Nova Scotia Youth Choir. Matthew currently studies with Dr. Stephen Chatman at the University of British Columbia and is published by: Alliance Music Publications, GIA Publications and Pavane Publishing. http://www.music.ubc.ca/ Recorded March 30, 2013 in Vancouver, Canada at the Chan Center for Performing Arts at UBC  less

This is a beautiful interpretation of "Life's Mystery" by the Johansen Viking Singers in Modesto, CA. The simplicity of the text and melody contrast the deep and inexplicable understanding of life's mystery: Love. Thank you to conductor Jennifer Perier-...  moreThis is a beautiful interpretation of "Life's Mystery" by the Johansen Viking Singers in Modesto, CA. The simplicity of the text and melody contrast the deep and inexplicable understanding of life's mystery: Love. Thank you to conductor Jennifer Perier-Champeaux for treating the piece with such care and creating some amazing musical moments!  

The entry for the Mainport Barbershop Singers, singing "Brother can you spare a dime" and "You don't know me"

Music by David Ogden http://www.davidogden.co.uk Performed by Exultate Singers http://www.exultateSingers.org and the Lochrian Ensemble http://lochrianensemble.co.uk/

Sunday morning mass in local church in Montecatini, request of the local priest.

Utah Chamber Artists performs Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind, from John Rutter's "When Icicles Hang." Recorded December 2017 at Libby Gardner Concert Hall in Salt Lake City. The words were taken from "As You Like It" by William Shakespeare (Act II Scene V...  moreUtah Chamber Artists performs Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind, from John Rutter's "When Icicles Hang." Recorded December 2017 at Libby Gardner Concert Hall in Salt Lake City. The words were taken from "As You Like It" by William Shakespeare (Act II Scene VII): Blow, blow, thou winter wind, Thou art not so unkind As man’s ingratitude; Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Although thy breath be rude. Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly: Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly: Then, heigh-ho, the holly! This life is most jolly. Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky, That dost not bite so nigh As benefits forgot: Though thou the waters warp, Thy sting is not so sharp As friend remembered not. Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly...  less

Spectrum Singers, a new vocal ensemble under the direction of Amy Saari, will be having auditions on August 19, August 26, and September 9 starting at 7:30 p.m. at Drayton Avenue Presbyterian Church (2441 Pinecrest Dr., Ferndale 48220). Out of a desire to...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Three years ago, for the first time in over 13 years, I started a choir from scratch. I put a call out to my readers for advice on how to recruit Singers t...