Live sounds and impressions from our concert "Cold Hands Warm Hearts" 10-12-2019 "Den Laethemschen Vriendenkring" Sint-Martens-Latem

for double choir. Ensemble Vocale "Pierluigi da Palestrina" ConducTor: Carmine AnTonio Catenazzo. Live in Atri (Te) - 29/07/2008 AB Channel

Dedicated To Awegechew Teshome, Melaku Worede and John Martin -- my three biodiversity menTors -- who introduced me To the "radical" idea that farmers, seed-saving farmers, have been humanity's ingenious plant breeders and nurturers of biodiversity from t...  moreDedicated To Awegechew Teshome, Melaku Worede and John Martin -- my three biodiversity menTors -- who introduced me To the "radical" idea that farmers, seed-saving farmers, have been humanity's ingenious plant breeders and nurturers of biodiversity from time immemorial. I would like To thank my Ottawa singing friends in the "Ad hoc Chorale" for testing out this piece in one of our informal workshops and offering valuable comments. I would also like To acknowledge the a capella choir that I sing in, The Stairwell Carollers, and our direcTor Pierre Massie, for their musical inspiration these past 27 years. And I would like To acknowledge the BosTon-based Blue Heron Ensemble for introducing me To the haunting music of Guillaume Dufay, which served as a major inspiration for this piece. And with deepest appreciation To my brotHer Adam Rain and my friend Geneviève Lajoie for their invaluable support throughout my composing journey. NB: choirs interested in obtaining copies of the score can contact me ...    less

From July 15th To 19th 2020, Vienna, the music capital of the WORLD, will be once again the stage for children and youth choirs from all around the WORLD. Under the slogan "Coming TogetHer To sing, singing for a better future", the young participants will...

Golden Apples Of The Sun SATB a cappella WORLD PREMIERE performed by: Celebration Singers May 31, 2019 CransTon, NJ USA

School of Hard Knocks presents the WORLD PREMIERE of Street Requiem : For those who have died on the street   Melbourne Recital Centre Saturday 7 June, 7pm   Street Requiem was conceived by Dr Jonathon Welch AM and written in collaboratio...

350 singers, 7 high-caliber international choirs come TogetHer To celebrate the anniversary of the signing of the UN Charter "We the Peoples", To sing TogetHer in friendship and peace. The Rhythms of One WORLD 2012 International Choral Festival Closi...  more350 singers, 7 high-caliber international choirs come TogetHer To celebrate the anniversary of the signing of the UN Charter "We the Peoples", To sing TogetHer in friendship and peace. The Rhythms of One WORLD 2012 International Choral Festival Closing Concert at the United Nations General Assembly Hall Saturday June 30, 2012 Sponsored by: Permanent Mission of Romania To the United Nations Friendship Ambassadors Foundation, Inc. Finale Massed Choir Performance: "Rhythms of One WORLD" (WORLD PREMIERE) Written and Directed by: Gary Fry, Festival Artistic DirecTor With Participating 2012 Festival Choirs: Signal Hill Alumni Chorus from Trinidad & Tobago; DirecTor John Arnold Appalachian Children's Chorus from USA, DirecTor Selina Midkiff Voices International from Luxembourg, DirecTor Thomas Raoult County Town Singers from Canada, DirecTor Barbara Ouellette University of Newcastle Chamber Choir from Australia, DirecTor Dr. Philip Matthias Norwegian Girls Choir from Norway, DirecTor AnneKar...    less

12th International Chamber Choir Competition MarkToberdorf, Germany, www.modfestivals.org; June 10-15, 2011; Live recording; This is a service of Choral Festival Network www.choralfestivalnetwork.org; Competition Round 2, June 12

KanTorei of Kansas City performing the WORLD PREMIERE of R. Douglas Helvering's new work for Christmas, "All My Heart Again Rejoices." Visitation Church. December 15th, 2012.

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a reperToire of songs from traditions across th...