"Away in a Manger” (arranged by Ola Gjeilo) is sung by the Central Washington University Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) ABOUT THE WORK: W.J. Kirkpatrick's “Away in a Manger” is one of seven carols arranged by Mr. Gjeilo in his Christmas Car...  more"Away in a Manger” (arranged by Ola Gjeilo) is sung by the Central Washington University Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) ABOUT THE WORK: W.J. Kirkpatrick's “Away in a Manger” is one of seven carols arranged by Mr. Gjeilo in his Christmas Carols Vol. 1 & 2 (published by Walton Music). Megan McCormick is the soprano soloist on this video. ABOUT THE COMPOSER: Ola Gjeilo (pronounced Yay-lo) was born in Norway in 1978, and moved to the United States in 2001 to begin his composition studies at the Juilliard School in New York City. Ola’s concert works are performed all over the world, and his debut recording as a pianist-composer, the lyrical crossover album Stone Rose, was followed by its 2012 sequel, Piano Improvisations. Many of Ola’s choral works are featured on Phoenix Chorale’s bestselling Northern Lights album, which is devoted entirely to his music for Choir. All three albums are available on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, etc. A full-time concert music composer based in New York City, Ola is als...    less

The Student Union Choir of the University of Turku (TYY Choir for short, established in 1987) is a mixed Choir of approximately 60 singers from all the faculties and even outside the University. In August 2009, Mikko Sidoroff started his work as the c...  more The Student Union Choir of the University of Turku (TYY Choir for short, established in 1987) is a mixed Choir of approximately 60 singers from all the faculties and even outside the University. In August 2009, Mikko Sidoroff started his work as the Choir’s conductor. The Choir’s repertoire mainly consists of a wide variety of a cappella songs. The Choir can be found performing in Turku as well as other cities many times throughout the year. Traditionally, there is a quartet concert in January, a spring concert right after May Day (Vappu) and an advent concert in December. The TYY Choir has participated in many venues outside of Turku. The Choir represented Finland in the international Choir competition in Coleraine, Ireland in 2006. The competition could not have gone any better as the Choir won in the category of mixed Choir and was given the award as best Choir. In addition to this, Slavonic Tractor, a group of Choir members, won in the female Choir category and the Kanske quartet won in the Light E...    less

Lenten Meditation Seton Hall University Chamber Choir Dr. Jason C. Tramm, Dir. of Choral Activities Byung Kook Kwak, Violin Andy Lin, Viola Nan-Cheng Chen, Cello Patrick Jones, Continuo Filmed as Edited by Quinton Tramm class of 2021 www.shu.edu ...  moreLenten Meditation Seton Hall University Chamber Choir Dr. Jason C. Tramm, Dir. of Choral Activities Byung Kook Kwak, Violin Andy Lin, Viola Nan-Cheng Chen, Cello Patrick Jones, Continuo Filmed as Edited by Quinton Tramm class of 2021 www.shu.edu www.JasonTramm.net  

"DREAM LAND" on a poem by Christina Rossetti by Swiss/Italian composer Ivo Antognini East Carolina University Chamber Singers Dr. Andrew Crane, conductor Peace Presbyterian Church - Winterville NC - USA April 30th, 2013 ***WORLD PREMIERE***

The CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) performs O Vos Omnes by Tomás Luis da Victoria. The recording was made in the Central Washington University's McIntyre Music Education Building Concert Hall. The video includes subtitles. The Choir has ...  moreThe CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) performs O Vos Omnes by Tomás Luis da Victoria. The recording was made in the Central Washington University's McIntyre Music Education Building Concert Hall. The video includes subtitles. The Choir has also recorded YouTube videos that feature music of Claudio Monteverdi, Ola Gjeilo, John Muehleisen, Einojuhani Rautavaara., and Vijay Singh. Monteverdi's Sestina can be found on the following two videos: (pieces 1-3 & 4-6): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5_qClRojFw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G786-GV1NT8 Follow the Choir on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CWU.Chamber.Choir  less