Choosing exactly the right repertoire for an ensemble is one of the most essential responsibilities of a conductor.  We want music that stimulates growth within the ensemble, and also enriches the musical palette of the singers and of the audience me...

Choral competition in Kork (Ireland), May 2013

#M.i.C #agbadzaMedley #Harmonious #GhChoralMusic #ChoralExtra

We want to touch and surprise. We want to surpass the boundaries of ourselves and Choral music. Philomela is a wonderful experience that will linger in your mind even after the music has died down. Philomela has become one of the most highly rega...  moreWe want to touch and surprise. We want to surpass the boundaries of ourselves and Choral music. Philomela is a wonderful experience that will linger in your mind even after the music has died down. Philomela has become one of the most highly regarded choirs in Finland. Marjukka Riihimäki has acted as the choir´s conductor since it was established in 1984. Philomela is one of the most original choirs in Finland. It is a group of 40 unprejudiced, music-loving women who together form a graceful, polyphonic musical instrument. The choir performances are intensive and surprising experiences which combine theatrical elements to music. Philomela’s rehearsals are held in Helsinki but the choir gives several concerts per year all over Finland as well as abroad. Musical profile of Philomela is composed of contemporary Scandinavian choir music with flavours of world music, especially Finnish folk music.  less

An award-winning Choral work by Canadian composer Jeff Smallman. Available through Kelman Hall publishing.

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

Chicago area premiere of "Completing the Circle" by Dale Trumbore. Sunday, December 6, 2015. Congregational Church of Batavia, IL

The Word was God by Rosephayne Powell Saturday, December 2, 2017 Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL

A La Nanita Nana arranged by Patty Gartshore Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL December 2, 2017