All-Night Vigil, Op.37 (Rachmaninoff) - The Giovanni Consort, with guest conductor Carl Crossin. This is a recording of The Giovanni Consort's performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff's 'All-Night Vigil' on Saturday 24th August, 2013 in the Church of the Res...  moreAll-Night Vigil, Op.37 (Rachmaninoff) - The Giovanni Consort, with guest conductor Carl Crossin. This is a recording of The Giovanni Consort's performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff's 'All-Night Vigil' on Saturday 24th August, 2013 in the Church of the Resurrection, Swanbourne. Carl Crossin, director of the Adelaide Chamber Singers, was the guest conductor for this performance. Michael Grebla (YouTube: GreblaMusic) provided this audio-visual recording. The Giovanni Consort is based in Perth, Western Australia, and is one of the city's most accomplished chamber choirs. The Consort is comprised of a group of 12 core singers each of whom are experienced musicians, with many having studied (or currently studying) music at university and several others singing professionally around Perth. In addition to presenting stunning performances of sacred and secular choral music from the Renaissance right through to the present day, the Consort also acts as a training ground for aspiring conductors, composers and profes...    less

Elaine Hagenberg - By Night Lassenne Vocale Ivan Yohan, conductor Rafael Núñez Velázquez, violin Michael Vychytil, cello Myrto Sifaki, piano Alexis Bourdon, percussion Baptiste Poussin, percussion Audio recording: Rebecca Lefèvre Video recording:...  moreElaine Hagenberg - By Night Lassenne Vocale Ivan Yohan, conductor Rafael Núñez Velázquez, violin Michael Vychytil, cello Myrto Sifaki, piano Alexis Bourdon, percussion Baptiste Poussin, percussion Audio recording: Rebecca Lefèvre Video recording: Michael Saedler  

“Dark Night of the Soul” (Ola Gjeilo) is sung by The Central Washington University Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) joined by Ola Gjeilo on the piano and the Kairos String Quartet (comprised of CWU string faculty) TEXT: One dark Night, fired...  more“Dark Night of the Soul” (Ola Gjeilo) is sung by The Central Washington University Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) joined by Ola Gjeilo on the piano and the Kairos String Quartet (comprised of CWU string faculty) TEXT: One dark Night, fired with love’s urgent longings —ah, the sheer grace!— I went out unseen, my house being now all stilled. In darkness, and secure, by the secret ladder, disguised, —ah, the sheer grace!— in darkness and concealment, my house being now all stilled. On that glad Night, in secret, for no one saw me, nor did I look at anything, with no other light or guide than the one that burned in my heart. - St. John of the Cross (1542-1592) ABOUT THE WORK: “Dark Night of the Soul was written in 2010, and premiered that year by the Phoenix Chorale. The text, three stanzas from St. John of the Cross’ magical poem Dark Night of the Soul, was suggested to me by Joel Rinsema, Executive Director of the Phoenix Chorale, and I fell in love with its passio...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Most choirs rehearse for months to perfect their songs before they perform.   the Big Night Out Community Choir for BBC Children in Need 201...

Water Night, the new album on iTunes. US: http://bit.ly/WNiTunesUS UK: http://bit.ly/WNiTunes Germany: http://bit.ly/WNiTunesDE Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 3, 'Water Night' To be among the first to receive updates on Virtual Choir 4, sign up to t...  moreWater Night, the new album on iTunes. US: http://bit.ly/WNiTunesUS UK: http://bit.ly/WNiTunes Germany: http://bit.ly/WNiTunesDE Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 3, 'Water Night' To be among the first to receive updates on Virtual Choir 4, sign up to the Fanzone: http://ericwhitacre.com/fanzone/signup 'Water Night' for Strings can be heard on Eric's latest album on Decca, 'Water Night' iTunes US (deluxe): http://bit.ly/WNiTunesUS Amazon US: http://amzn.to/xEL0oL iTunes UK (deluxe): http://bit.ly/WNiTunes Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/yT3oHw Amazon Germany: http://amzn.to/xV6APo iTunes (deluxe) Germany: http://bit.ly/WNiTunesDE Water Night for Choir can be heard on Eric's GRAMMY award winning album, 'Light & Gold' iTunes UK: http://bit.ly/hceBU9 Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/HyBSZd iTunes US: http://bit.ly/H3etAX Amazon US: http://amzn.to/H3ACn5 iTunes Germany: http://bit.ly/Hs2r72 Amazon Germany: http://amzn.to/Hs2JLf Official site: http://ericwhitacre.com Facebook: http://on.fb....    less

KSCI Choral Scholars under the direction of Kantorei KC Artistic Director Chris Munce. "Be Music, Night," by Bradley Ellingboe. These 29 college students represent 12 schools around the country. The met and prepared a program in 3 days at our Choral Inst...  moreKSCI Choral Scholars under the direction of Kantorei KC Artistic Director Chris Munce. "Be Music, Night," by Bradley Ellingboe. These 29 college students represent 12 schools around the country. The met and prepared a program in 3 days at our Choral Institute. June 28th, 2014 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in KC MO. www.kantoreikc.org/choral-institute www.twitter.com/kantoreikc www.facebook.com/kantoreikc  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A few years ago I was asked by BBC Radio Suffolk to create a choir from scratch to perform in a concert in aid of Children in Need: The Big Night Out...

Morten Lauridsen's "Sure on this shining Night" (3rd and last of the Nocturnes cycle) as performed by the East Central University Chorale. Dr. J. Steven Walker, conducting. Rudy Lupinski, accompanist

Composer: Darius Lim Greendale Chorale sings 'Light of the Night' in Orientale Concentus III, held in Yilan, Taiwan. Greendale Chorale was awarded 'Gold' and 'Category Champions of Youth Choir (Equal Voices)' category.

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Somebody asked me the other day if I do workshops on songs from the musicals. I don't like musical theatre, so the answer was a resounding “No&rdquo...