When I was a junior in college, my mother was fighting breast cancer and my way of coping with it was to write a choral piece for her. I wrote “Pour Toi, Mère” (For You, Mother) which premiered at my senior composition recital. A few years later, Kevin F...  moreWhen I was a junior in college, my mother was fighting breast cancer and my way of coping with it was to write a choral piece for her. I wrote “Pour Toi, Mère” (For You, Mother) which premiered at my senior composition recital. A few years later, Kevin Fenton programmed that piece for his choir at FSU. He shared with me his strong connection with the piece at a time when his sister-in-law, Peggy Fenton was also fighting breast cancer. Sadly, Peggy Fenton lost her fight with cancer in 2009. That same year Kevin contacted me and asked if I would write a piece in her memory for her husband and her two daughters. He shared with me a video of a presentation she did at the Mother’s Day banquet at her church, just a few days before her passing. The title of her presentation was “From Hats to Crown”. She shared stories about her life and the many relationship roles one plays: as a daughter, a sister, as a wife, a mother and a teacher. As she talked about each role she wore a different hat. She ended with a crown, shar...    less

Omnia Sol (Let Your Heart Be Staid) Z. Randall Stroope Western High School Fort Lauderdale, FL US Select Women's Ensemble Brandon Monse, director Gary Stroh, piano Florida Vocal Association 2012 South State Choral Music Performance Assessmen...  moreOmnia Sol (Let Your Heart Be Staid) Z. Randall Stroope Western High School Fort Lauderdale, FL US Select Women's Ensemble Brandon Monse, director Gary Stroh, piano Florida Vocal Association 2012 South State Choral Music Performance Assessment Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, FL May 2, 2012  

Earth Song Frank Ticheli Western High School Fort Lauderdale, FL US Western Singers Brandon Monse, director Florida Vocal Association 2013 South State Choral Music Performance Assessment American Heritage School Plantation, FL April 30, 2013

Manolo Da Rold conducts the Corale Zumellese and the Oklahoma State University Concert Chorale (Z. Randall Stroope conductor) in the Chiesa Arcipretale of Mel - Belluno (ITALY) on June 27, 2017 O magnum mysterium : Ivo Antognini

This Little Babe from A Ceremony of Carols Benjamin Britten Western High School Fort Lauderdale, FL US Select Women's Ensemble Brandon Monse, director Gary Stroh, piano Florida Vocal Association 2012 South State Choral Music Performance Asse...  moreThis Little Babe from A Ceremony of Carols Benjamin Britten Western High School Fort Lauderdale, FL US Select Women's Ensemble Brandon Monse, director Gary Stroh, piano Florida Vocal Association 2012 South State Choral Music Performance Assessment Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, FL May 2, 2012  

Only 2 Spaces Left SING FROM THE HEARTSinging & Meditation Retreat HolidayAgon Coutainville, France7-14 September 2024"Singing connects the Mind with the heart and the heart with the soul. So sing. I dare you!"Take a deep breath of the fresh sea air, rel...

Nizhny Novgorod State University Choir - "Wait For Me" (music by Aleksandr Baraev, lyrics by Konstantin Simonov). Contest performance at the Final of Russian Choral Festival (Moscow, 06.05.2015).

Il est bel et bon Pierre Passereau Western High School Fort Lauderdale, FL US Western Singers Brandon Monse, director Michele Cabeza, piano Florida Vocal Association 2011 South State Choral Music Performance Assessment Wertheim Performin...  moreIl est bel et bon Pierre Passereau Western High School Fort Lauderdale, FL US Western Singers Brandon Monse, director Michele Cabeza, piano Florida Vocal Association 2011 South State Choral Music Performance Assessment Wertheim Performing Arts Center Florida International University Miami, FL April 28, 2011  

Nizhny Novgorod State University Choir (NNSU Choir). Contest performance @ the Musica Sacra category of 2012 World Choir Games in Cincinnati. Antonio Lotti - Crucifixus. Народный коллектив России Академический Хор Нижегородского государственного универ...  moreNizhny Novgorod State University Choir (NNSU Choir). Contest performance @ the Musica Sacra category of 2012 World Choir Games in Cincinnati. Antonio Lotti - Crucifixus. Народный коллектив России Академический Хор Нижегородского государственного университета им. Н.И. Лобачевского (Хор ННГУ). Конкурсное выступление в категории "Духовная музыка" Всемирных Хоровых Игр 2012 года в Цинциннати. Антонио Лотти - Crucifixus.